Our Paulo Freire Freedom school board will be meeting this Wednesday 3/23/22 from 6-7:30 on Zoom Our board meetings are open to the public, please email Carmanr@cityccl.org for the zoom link. Agenda: Student petition to remain at PFFSU-closed session Voting on new board member Karen Yrigoyen Accepting the resignation of current board members
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Open Enrollment for 2022 – 2023 Ends Feb. 1st.
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 »
New Schedule for 2021-2022
Here is the final draft of the new schedule. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UqunBplm9tiwTDhH9boeuQIW2ivmFG-5Ay60CU4iVsA/edit?usp=sharing
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 »
Student Demonstrations of Learning: Family Histories
On Thursday, September 30th, PFFSU will host a two-part exhibition of student learning focused on family history and stories from 5:40 – 8:00 pm at our downtown space located at 37 E. Pennington. Here is how the students describe their work: “Beauty is everywhere, it just takes the right angle to see it. In the… Read more »
World of Words: A PFFSU Expedition
Adventures in place-based learning. By Tadeo Pfister. PFFS-U’s Expedition program provides learners, teachers andparent chaperones with exciting opportunities to engage thecommunity and the natural world around us. Through thisengagement, our learners develop leadership and outdooreducation skills that will serve them in the future. We will beexpanding our leadership and outdoor education program duringthe course of… Read more »
The Stories We Tell
To look at any thing, If you would know that thing, You must look at it long –John Moffitt For the past several weeks, PFFSU students at every grade levelhave been tasked with examining the richness of their ownfamily history and culture. Culture can be a slippery concepteven for adults. When asked whether they had… Read more »
New school year: Principal’s zoom Q and A for all families
On Monday, August 2 at 5 PM Principals Lin and Carman will be hosting a zoom meeting for any families that have questions about the schedule or the first days of school. We will be sending out a link to families. If you need it please email us at Carmanr@cityccl.org or Linl@cityccl.org
Welcome [Back]
Thank you for choosing to spend another year as part of our learning community. We know that there are many questions about the coming school year and have attempted to answer some of the more pressing questions in the information provided below. Our team looks forward to providing your children with dynamic, culturally responsive learning… Read more »