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Awards |
TBEC Honor Roll School (2006), TBEC Honor Roll School (2007) |
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Special features |
before- and after- school care |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required |
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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
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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.
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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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 03/12/2008. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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