Paulo Freire Freedom School — Downtown Campus

Paulo Freire Freedom School – Downtown is located in Downtown Tucson at City High School.  PFFS-Downtown opened in 2014 as a full-immersion STEM middle school (see Arizona STEM Network’s STEM Immersion Guide) and the vanguard demonstration site/lab school of  CITY Center for Collaborative Learning.  STEM education means many things to many people.  STEM education at PFFS-Downtown is about empowering students to tackle the real world challenges faced by the larger community. Our students are practiced problem solvers who think creatively and analytically; who propose solutions both in the classroom and the community.  By embedding our STEM curriculum in real world societal challenges we mold engaged citizens who are committed to the collective good.

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Blogs


October 31, 2019

Project-based Learning and Climate Change Activism

JoAnn Groh, CITY Center for Collaborative Learning’s Director of Academics and a national facilitator for PBLWorks, recently published an article about how project-based learning and climate change activism made for powerful learning at PFFSD. You can read her article on the PBLWorks website here.
August 20, 2019

Kelly Fryer appointed Interim Executive Director of City Center for Collaborative Learning

February 6, 2019

Important Update from the CITY Center for Collaborative Learning Board Chair & Executive Director

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