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Welcome to Accelerated Charter Elementary School (ACES)!

A Message From Our Leadership

Dear ACES community,

I am the proud principal at ACES, which serves a diverse group of TK through 6th grade students in South Los Angeles. We strive to create a vibrant academic environment where students are encouraged to do their best while being supported by a nurturing, inclusive community. ACES’ dual-language immersion program is a pioneering model of bilingual education in the 21st century and among the only schools in California using this model. We are giving our students critical skills to prepare them to be successful in all their future endeavors.

At ACES, I’m passionate about cultivating a lifelong culture of learning for our scholars. I believe in working closely with our teachers and parents to continue to provide the kind of education our students deserve, in an environment that is both academically challenging and culturally rich. Our diverse ACES community can only do its best when students feel connected to their teachers and each other.

ACES’ approach is close to my heart and mirrors my own work history. As a fully bilingual and bicultural teacher and administrator, I am excited to continue contributing to and innovating the ACES approach to learning.

Click on my photo below to see the many reasons I love ACES.

Warmly,
Karin Figueroa
Principal, ACES K-6

Karin Figueroa

What Makes ACES Unique

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ACES features a distinctive dual language immersion model – providing 50 percent of classroom instruction in Spanish and 50 percent in English. The only one of its kind in Los Angeles, this specialized curriculum uses the Gomez & Gomez Dual Language Enrichment model, which enables students to not only develop English and Spanish language skills, but also important self-expression and multicultural skills. Thanks to ongoing partnerships with The American Heart Association, Lorax Teaching gardens and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, ACES students get unique opportunities to work on real-world problem solving and sustainability issues.

In addition, ACES teachers attend specialized workshops at Inner City Arts to gain meaningful strategies for incorporating visual and performing arts into the classroom curriculum.

The unique curriculum and learning opportunities all help ensure our students are prepared for greater participation in the larger Los Angeles community and for a more diverse workforce of the future.

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ACES SPOTLIGHT:

Learning Outside the Classroom

Our students were over the MOOn with today's learning activity! The Mobile Dairy Classroom came to ACES today featuring a real cow, teaching students in a fun and interactive way where food comes from and how to make healthy choices. Students learned new vocabulary, anatomy, and more.
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teachers and students dressed up in Harry Potter costumes

ACES SPOTLIGHT:

ACES Students Reach for the Moon!

Our faculty and staff strive to ensure all our students reach for the stars and beyond in their academic and personal pursuits.
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teachers and students dressed up in Harry Potter costumes

ACES SPOTLIGHT:

Random Act of Kindness Week

At TAS, we believe kindness is contagious. Good deeds inspire others to pay it forward. And even the smallest act of kindness can have a big impact.
Our ACES students expressed through their art how kindness makes our community stronger.
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teachers and students dressed up in Harry Potter costumes

ACES SPOTLIGHT:

ACES Featured in LA Times for “Teaching Kids how to create a safe space”

ACES was featured in the LA Times today for its innovative approach to helping students develop as many tools as possible to respond to stress. ACES mindfulness classes empower scholars with techniques from yoga, meditation and deep breathing to cope with their emotions and feelings of anxiety.
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teachers and students dressed up in Harry Potter costumes

ACES SPOTLIGHT:

ACES’ 6th Grade Culmination Showcases Bilingual Artistry

Several of our ACES students performed “A Million Dreams” from The Greatest Showman as part of ACES’ end-of-year events. Students performed their hearts out, and we were once again reminded how bright our future is in their hands. Congratulations to all of our 6th graders who promoted from ACES!
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teachers and students dressed up in Harry Potter costumes

ACES SPOTLIGHT:

Experts from UCLA’s Department of Education comes to ACES

ACES students in Ms. Galicia’s 2nd Grade and Mr. Aquino’s 3rd Grade were thrilled to welcome Professor Megan Franke and colleagues from UCLA’s Department of Education to learn about how we are developing biliterate mathematicians!

Recently, the CA Department of Education rated Accelerated Charter a 10 out of 10 in growing students in math.
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teachers and students dressed up in Harry Potter costumes

ACES SPOTLIGHT:

The Accelerated Schools is on Instagram!

TAS has joined Instagram! Give us a follow @TheAcceleratedSchools. We’ll be showcasing what our Accelerators are learning, special events on campus and photos of daily life at TAS, ACES and WAHS.
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After School Education & Safety Program (ASES)

Serving grades K-6
3pm – 6pm daily

Students receive homework assistance and participate in activities, such as art, science and dance.

With ongoing partnerships with The American Heart Association, Lorax Teaching gardens and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, ASES students get unique opportunities to work on real-world problem solving and sustainability issues.

Applications available in the main office.

Get in touch with our team!

Email us at:   askaces@accelerated.org