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Dress code |
Uniforms required: White or dark green shirts, black pants or skirts, plaid jumpers or skirts for girls, dark green sweaters or vests. |
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School Mission
- Leonard R. Flynn, a multilingual, multicultural elementary school, dedicates itself to maintaining high achievement expectations for all students; cultivate and celebrate the intellectual, creative and humanitarian potential of each student in a caring community that practices mutual respect, embraces diversity and inspires passion for learning through inquiry and critical thinking. Students will leave Flynn Elementary School with intellectual development, international mindedness, a character based on morals and compassion for others and will be world citizens, future leaders and promoters of international peace and understanding.
| Curriculum |
- Dual immersion programs in Spanish.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- L.R. Flynn is completing the process of becoming a candidate school as part of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, a rigorous international academic program that focuses on critical thinking, an international viewpoint and looking at the relations between subject areas. ( This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Flynn believes is important for our students. Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as IB World Schools can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme. Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IBO and its programmes, visit http://www.ibo.org.)
- -API scores up 9.4% between 2005 & 2007.
| Activities and Sports |
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Visual Arts, Music & Percussion, Dance, Theater Arts and Spoken Word Programs are offered to every child. Programs vary depending on grade; 3rd-5th graders participate on a voluntary basis in annual Carnaval Parade as part of the Loco Bloco ensemble; Annual Read-A-Thon, Multi-cultural picnic, Science, Literacy, Math and Health Nights,
Multi-cultural student performances; Weekly Physical Education with instructor and Soul Shoppe works with the children on communication and conflict resolution.
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Parent and Community Support
- - Strong parental involvement is encouraged through a variety of activities such as classroom volunteering and tutoring, PTA meetings, and a parent-led visual art program.
-English classes available for parents whose first language is other.
-Onsite Family Resource Center
Other news or notes
- -Built in 1924-25, the historic classical style building was designed by architect John Galen Howard who also designed the UC Berkeley campus.
-In 1977 the exterior walls facing Precita Park became the canvas of local muralists who later founded Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center. The building is graced by many beautiful murals and mosaics.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- District provides transportation to this school.
- This school was built between 1920-1929.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: -One of ten new play structures in the state awarded to Flynn by CaliforniaVolunteers & KaBOOM! in honor of Cesar Chavez. (2007)
-Prop H funding in the amount of $125,000 for schoolyard greening and outdoor classroom construction. (for 2007-08)
-Recent ADA facility upgrades. (2006-07)
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: -Large outdoor space, and access to Precita Park across the street.
-Weekly sessions with a P.E. teacher funded by PTA, in addition to some teacher-led P.E.
- Library facilities: -Dedicated Library Media Center created in 2005 and staffed by full time credentialed librarian and technology assistant.
-Large, sunny, comfortable space.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Students at this school are chosen by a lottery system.
- About half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- Regular classroom hours: 8:35 to 2:35.
- Principal has been at this school for 2 years.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 10/29/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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