oh
wow there's so many reasons that this school is unique
a really cool fact about our school
it's like in the absolute center
of LA-- we're like at the very top
I love the community of the school. I like it's just
really small. You can know all the families.
It's a small cozy environment
All the kids know the other teachers' names, they have friends in other classes,
or siblings or their siblings' friends
so it's nice to see that you know say hi to
I think more than anything it's a family
and I tell everybody that I meet
it's a family, it's a small school
and everybody works together as a team to make
sure that the kids most importantly
are learning something
We have 200 students that come from
various zip codes across the city
and they genuinely like each other
When we first
came onto this campus and walked around with
the principal to see
what was here I was blown away
by the greenery. I like the grass because it has
so much flowers for the Spring.
This used to be an orphanage many
many years ago. The owner sold
it to an organization many years ago
and organization sold it to the district so
it's actually the only school in
LAUSD that
has this kind of landscape. It was like different than any
other school I'd seen a lot more cement a
lot more you know having to put planters out
here we have trees everywhere, we have green
everywhere we now have a beautiful native
California Plant garden
and when we drive up the hill that's what we get to see in
the morning. I walk around I would probably look
for squirrels because
there's always squirrels somewhere
in this part. The kids have an
area where they can have
yoga mats and a picnic and then there's
another area that you can have your
playground. It's a beautiful little break they get to
have in the day when they get to go out
and do their garden class and get their hands in the dirt
learning where their food comes from and there's
seeing it grow over time and then they
get to go out and pick. Ah, it's amazing.
You can just be yourself, express yourself with the plants
You know they have lives
and they have feelings
too.
There's California Poppies, we're growing corn, we're growing squash
-- butternut squash.
They're not always in the classroom. There's gardening,
music, so there's all these different auxiliary courses
that help them to expand and learn in
different ways I think that's what also
creates buy-in with the kids.
My favorite thing about my teacher
is that she's kind
and she's helpful
Well they have some of the nicest teachers
It's a very nice diverse
group of teachers that are strong
they challenge their students
and it's been it's been a very nice
learning community. I think the kids like
that it's a small environment, it's cozy
and the teachers are
very personable. I love the teachers. They're
just so kind and caring and when you're like feeling
down, they just lift you up
I like class because it's real colorful
It has a lot of positive energy.
A lot of parents also feel comfortable
to talk to teachers who are not their kids' teachers at
the moment and once again that comes from the energy
that the teachers are given to the parents and the parents appreciate
that and they feel welcome, they feel part of
We have a good group of parents that are like
partners-- partners with parents and they
share what they would like to have and
see in the school and I work with them and
they work with me but who better than a parent
to say this is my child's school and I want to get involved.
We were delighted to
have a wonderful community, a
beautiful group of parents. Having the PTO
has allowed the parents to become friends
Exactly. Yeah it's really nice just pop into
the Parent Center whenever you want just like a very
welcoming campus. It's just nice to have that community
When
you come to the events here in Mid-City you
really feel like you're
a part of the school. Because this is such a beautiful
space it's a great place to
have people gather. During all of our events like
the Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month festival,
the kids get to watch each other and show each other
My highlight for this past year was the Halloween part
Scary! That was so scary.
I love how everything was
so detailed. You know it was meant for the kids like everybody
participated. I really like that for the kids.
It's such a beautiful gathering. It's like
a reunion of sorts, right?
We get together with the family, our school family,
at these events
It's what brings us together and that's what I love the
most about this school is that we
really, as parents, as the PTO
as staff and teachers who really
work together to bring that that fun and that joy.
And it's all about teamwork
because it's all about the kids.
For me, it's the quality of education, the small class sizes
It's very important and
also just to just for support. I really do
feel supported by the staff here as well. There's so
many layers to this little school
It's very complex, but it's beautifully complex and I
love that about Mid-City. If you're interested in a small, community
private feel type
school right in LA,
we're that school. We start with first
grade and we go all the way to fifth grade
and then our students move on over to LACES.
They get to be with their friends not
here just for years but
transition over to the next milestone
for the next seven years also.
They become a family.
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