Although Mary Jo Capra is an Alabama native, and a current Florida resident, she knows what it means to miss New Orleans. Capra first visited New Orleans in 1975 and has loved the city ever since. “I’ve been going to Jazz Fest for 35 years, since 1985, and have only missed three weeks of Jazz…
During the 2016-17 academic year, CCS began its Aurora Program, an alternative education program that provides additional educational and behavioral support to some of its highest-need students. The program initially served scholars from kindergarten through 3rd grade but has expanded to include scholars up to 8th grade. After three years in temporary facilities, the Aurora…
Crescent City Schools has partnered with the Verizon Innovative Learning Initiative to provide 1,250 Chromebooks with built-in WiFi to all scholars in grades 5-8 at all of its campuses. “It is the game changer,” Akili Academy Principal Allison Lowe said. “We’re now able to make sure all our families are connected and ready to learn.”…
Born September 8th, 1954, Ruby Bridges was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in the Upper 9th Ward. Ruby was escorted to the William Frantz School, now home to Akili Academy, by federal marshals and through more than 500 protestors on November 14th, 1960. She spent most of her…
Top Growth data for the 2018-19 school year was released today by the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). This measurement assesses individual students’ academic growth towards mastery. All three of Crescent City Schools, Harriet Tubman Charter School, Akili Academy of New Orleans, and Paul Habans Charter School, continue to outperform the state average in ELA…
Andrew Boyce, a third grade teacher at Tubman, was contemplating a service learning opportunity for students that integrated community service and civic responsibility when he heard two scholars talking about the sudden death of one of their favorite rappers. They expressed their sense of helplessness and that there was nothing anybody could do to change…
On May 7th, nearly 350 donors raised more than $25,000 for Crescent City Schools on GiveNOLA Day, a regional day of online giving organized by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. These funds will go directly to the three schools in the network: Harriet Tubman Charter School, Akili Academy, and Paul Habans Charter School. The schools…
Teachers and school staff work long hours and are committed to helping their scholars succeed. May 6-13 was National Teacher Appreciation Week, and it was a chance for school leaders and parents to thank them for their dedication. “I want to recognize the incredible work you do each day with our scholars. Every day, you…
In May we celebrated the accomplishments of our scholars at our annual Moving Up ceremonies for our youngest students and – with smiles, cheers, and tears – said farewell to our 8th graders as they begin their high school journeys. Harriet Tubman Charter School. K-1-2 Moving Up Celebration!
Every spring, our schools offer students the opportunity to travel outside of New Orleans and experience places that impact their lives. This annual right of passage often includes many “firsts” from taking airplane flights to riding a subway, to experiencing national monuments after sundown to interactive exhibits that place them at a lunch counter sit-in…