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Founded in 2006, Lusher Charter School offers learning opportunities for students in kindergarten through grade 12. It focuses on a college preparatory curriculum and is operated by the Advocates for Arts-Based Education board. The school also offers an award-winning performing arts program that includes the study of history and theory of creative writing, dance, theater, music and visual arts. Its athletic activities include football, swimming, basketball, tennis, baseball, golf, volleyball, soccer and cross country. Lusher Charter School provides advanced placement courses in English literature, U.S. government and politics, European history, psychology, calculus, French, Spanish and biology. Its college counseling program informs and supports the high school community of students and parents. Lusher Charter School is located in New Orleans.
Operational since 2005, Martin Behrman Charter Elementary School is a learning institute that serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. It offers classes in math, reading, art, computer applications, performing arts, music and physical education. The school additionally provides instructive sessions related to band, drama, dance, poetry, keyboarding and technology education. It offers special education programs for students with developmental disabilities. The school provides opportunities for students to participate in a range of sports activities, including basketball, football, softball, volleyball, cheerleading, and track and field. It conducts several parent-teacher meetings and conferences. The school also organizes various field trips and outdoor activities. It offers guidance and counseling sessions, as well as coordinates after-school programs to assist students with their homework. Martin Behrman Charter Elementary School is a part of the Algiers Charter Schools Association.
The International School of Louisiana (ISL) was founded in 2000 by a group of parents eager to make a contribution toward improving the quality of public education in Louisiana. The school's founders envisioned a public school offering a foreign language-based academic program with a global perspective. ISL was Louisiana's first language immersion charter school and is the only Louisiana school to be named a "Charter School of the Year" by the Center for Education Reform, the nation's leading education advocacy organization. From their first day of school, students are taught core academic subjects in either French or Spanish. At ISL children learn a second language naturally, through everyday conversation and classroom instruction. The mission of the International School of Louisiana is to provide a challenging education emphasizing language immersion, international awareness, the celebration of diversity and community responsibility.
