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Mission & Vision

Mission is to provide a world-class education to every student through an inquiry and investigation school model that will prepare students to meet the challenges of a global 21st century.

Vision is to create a center for higher learning in Southeast Los Angeles where students learn to exceed expectations, to be self-aware and aware of others, to be responsible, inquisitive, prepared, passionate, inspired, engaged, independent, and love to have fun.

Statement of Purpose

Academia Moderna’s vision is to create a center for higher learning in Southeast Los Angeles where students learn to exceed expectations, to be self-aware and aware of others, to be responsible, inquisitive, prepared, passionate, inspired, engaged, independent, and love to have fun.

Academia Moderna will apply the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IBPYP) tools and processes to be a school where partnerships for continuous improvement between teachers, parents, community and students are authentic and seek to prepare each student from Kindergarten to fifth grade for the challenges of the 21st century.

An International Baccalaureate

Academia Moderna is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School authorized to offer the IB Primary Years Program. The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Program is recognized world-wide as providing the highest quality of education of education to prepare students to succeed at any college or any career they choose.

The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Primary Years Programme is a curriculum framework designed for students aged 3 to 12.The PYP transdisciplinary framework focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both at school and beyond. Informed by research into how students learn, how educators teach, and the principles and practice of effective assessment, the programme places a powerful emphasis on inquiry-based learning.

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Our Team

Head of School

Dear Families of Academia Moderna Charter School,

It is with great pride that I welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year at Academia Moderna Charter School (AMCS). You chose to be a part of the AMCS Family and we are very excited and greatly appreciative to embark on this new school year together.

We are an International Baccalaureate (IB) school, and we believe in educating the whole child through an inquiry-based model that focuses on interdisciplinary themes and character education through the IB Learner Profile. Our goal is to develop the academic, social and emotional wellbeing of kind individuals focusing on international-mindedness and strong personal values. The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is a Transitional Kindergarten to fifth grade programme that fosters independent thinking skills encouraging students to take responsibility for their learning and actions. In addition, the PYP incorporates local and global issues into the standards-based curriculum through interdisciplinary themes.

Assistant Head of School

Assistant Head of School Message

Administrators

Offering World Class Education For Every Child

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program Is Recognized World-Wide As Providing The Highest Quality Of Education Of Education To Prepare Students To Succeed At Any College Or Any Career They Choose. Alta Public Schools Brings This World-Class Education To Your Children.

Alta Public Schools

Teachers/ Classified Staff

Academia Moderna will be a model school of life-long learning through the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program in the United States. We will create a dynamic environment where all staff cultivate, model, nurture, and promote our organizational values of real-world learning and application, servant leadership, inclusiveness, discovery, continuous improvement and accountability.

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Academia Moderna is approved by LAUSD as a community IB School

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