Open enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year is open and ongoing. The deadline for open enrollment for all CITY Center Schools- Paulo Freire Freedom School – University, Paulo Freire Freedom School – Downtown, and City High School is February 1st. All enrollment forms submitted by Feb. 1st will be entered into a lottery to determine… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Downtown Highlights
Transform Childhood Series
Rebel Shift Childhood is offering another powerful class and discussion on transforming parenting practices to empower children without control or passivity. Register online for the Zoom link. Emily McCrea will lead parents through strategies to grow healthy relationships, communicate compassionately, and support children to make safe and thoughtful choices. Parents who have attended these conversations… Read more »
Enrollment Tours
Both Paulo Freire campuses are hosting a series of enrollment tours for interested parents, students, and community members. Enrollment tours are a great way to see our schools, talk to the principal, and learn more about our engaging and rigorous curriculum. Please check our enrollment tour page for dates and times of upcoming tours. You… Read more »
Advisories Are Essential: Now More Than Ever!
This blog was first posted in 2014. This year, as we helped our students process the unusual circumstances and how it was impacting their lives, our advisories were critical to monitoring and supporting their social and emotional well-being. We anticipate that will be the case next year as well as they acclimate to a new… Read more »
Enrollment Available at City High School
City High School is accepting enrollment for available spots this fall. You may complete an enrollment form for City High School here. City High School is an award-winning small high school that focuses on engaging, authentic, personalized learning with a focus on relationships and an understanding of place. Learn more about City High School’s programs,… Read more »
PFFS Still Accepting Enrollment for Fall
Both Paulo Freire Freedom School Downtown and Paulo Freire Freedom School University have open spots for students for fall enrollment. Our schools support the whole student through personalized, engaging, hands-on, rigorous, creative, joyful, and just community building and learning opportunities. Through small class sizes and powerful relationships, our teachers know all students and their families… Read more »
Intersession Redux
Our Intersession program is a favorite of all and something that sets us apart from everyone else. Like everything else, we have had to model creative problem-solving this year as we planned to make the week special, but safe. In the end, in addition to a variety of virtual experiences, we managed to offer a… Read more »
Why We Love PFFS!
Watch these 2 videos of parents sharing why they choose Paulo Freire Freire Freedom Schools for their children. University Campus Downtown Campus
Spots are still available for School year 2021-2022
We have a few spots available for the coming school year. If you are interested please submit a registration form. Enroll You are also welcome to contact Carman Ryken at carmanr@cityccl.org for more information about the PFFSU campus or Joann Groh at joann@cityccl.org for more information about the PFFSD campus.
Building a Virtual Community
We know it is super hard for students to build social connections with each other virtually. In addition to strengthening our on-line pedagogy, we have worked hard to provide students with opportunities. Here are some of the strategies we are using: 1) Classroom instruction – As a project-based learning school, we have successfully transitioned to… Read more »