Aprendamos!

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The Aprendamos Program was adopted by the Institute of Popular Education of Southern California, (IDEPSCA), on January 2008 with the purpose of developing a Family Literacy Project. Where parents, children, and all community members could work together for the academic growth of the entire community with the concept of “Communal Learning” under popular education methodology, where everyone learns from each other.

Originally, Aprendamos worked within cycles of five weeks with the estimated capacity of 80 students from K-3. These five-week cycles took place during intercession periods under the year-round track system in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools.

Recently, in accordance with LAUSD’s efforts to reduce year-round schools by 2012, some of the local schools we work with no longer function under a year-round track system. Therefore Aprendamos is currently functioning in an after school hour schedule from 3:30pm-6:00pm.

Program Description:

Aprendamos is an academic and cultural enrichment program that provides quality-education experiences for children and their families to enhance literacy and analytical skills in reading, writing, math, science, and multi-media. Every program cycle is thematically organized around a collaborative project that involves all students in learning for social justice, with an emphasis on arts, digital media, and cultural pride. Aprendamos employs popular education methodology in which each student is both a learner and teacher. Our curriculum is aligned with California state standards for each grade level.

Summer Daily Schedule:

Monday through Thursday
8:30am - 12:30pm

Thematic Units:

While the students learn to use arts and multimedia to document their realities, tell personal stories, and change their communities, they will be learning to use these tools with a thematic unit model of education. Themes such as community, identity, and social justice, are used to make connections in their lives between the various art forms and the themes.

Work Areas of Parent Involvement:

a) Family Literacy – parents and children learn together in the same classroom space.
b) Parent Civic Engagement

Parent Summer Leadership Workshops:

1. July 6, 2010: Zona de Opciones
2. July 13, 2010: Aprendices de Ingles
3. July 20, 2010: Derechos y Responsabilidades de Padres
4. July 27, 2010: Estandares para los Padres
5. August 3, 2010: Estandares Educativos
6. August 10, 2010: Camino a la Universidad/ AB540

Location:

Our program’s current site location is at the CARECEN building (Central American Resource Center) Ground Floor on 2845 W. 7th St. Los Angeles, CA 90005.

Registration:

For more information about Aprendamos, enrollment information, events, or volunteering opportunities please contact:

Mariella Saba
Program Coordinator
aprendamos@idepsca.org
Aprendamos: (213) 385-7800 ext. 131
IDEPSCA Main Office: (213) 252-2952