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Quick Facts
Awards TBEC Honor Roll School (2006), TBEC Honor Roll School (2007)
Special features before- and after- school care
Dress code Uniforms required

School Mission
  • The mission of the A. W. Brown-Fellowship Charter School is to provide a learning environment in which dhilren are trained, prepared and equipped for life leadership and academic excellence.

Curriculum
  • Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
  • This school has a particular instructional focus on accelerated learning, honors, college preparation.
  • Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
 
 
Instructional Program Highlights
  • The Brown-Fellowship student experiences a curriculum designed to open children to the richness of their own intellect, as well as content are mastery.
  • Every subject area, every teaching method, every attitude, every action of student or teachers is a means of training character.
  • Teachers maintain orderly, structured classrooms and expect the students to work hard to learn content, love wisdom, respect authority, pay attention, and obey willingly.
  • Personal responsibility and responsibilities toward the wider community is taught through public and community service and dedication to honoring one's commitments.

Activities and Sports
  • Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, soccer and volleyball.
  • Boys sports: basketball, soccer and track.
  • Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Chess Club; Girls and Boys Basketball; Girls and Boys Track; Parent and Staff Flag Football; Parent and Staff Basketball tournament and Student Council.
  • This school has the following art(s) programs: chorus, Hand bells, recorder and sports.
 
 
Parent and Community Support
  • 1. Canned Food Drives for donation to the Bethlehem Foundation
    2. Angel Tree donations for the purpose of providing Christmas presents to underprivileged students
    3. Walk-a-Thons and nutrition classes to promote family health

Other news or notes
  • I would like to correct the erroneous information regarding our teaching staff: years of experience and years at this school.

Technology and Facilities
  • 2 students per computer.
  • 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
  • This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
  • This school was established in 1999.
  • No transportation is provided to this school.
  • Recent or upcoming renovations: Third building phase, including fine arts center and additional classrooms will begin the summer of 2008.
  • Gymnasium and physical education facilities: Elementary campus has a regulation size gymnasium with an electronic scoreboard and bleachers that will seat 400.
 
 
Admissions and Enrollment
  • Students at this school are chosen by a lottery system.
  • Less than half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
 
 
Safety, Discipline and Support
  • Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; In-school suspension. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: Mentor Programs.
 
 
Other Features and Highlights
  • 91-95% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
  • Regular classroom hours: 8:00 to 3:30.
  • Principal has been at this school for 2 years.
 
 
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 03/12/2008. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.  

 
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