Academia Semillas del Pueblo Xinaxcalmecac ( en, Seeds of the People Academy) is an
Indigenous Mexican
Indigenous peoples of Mexico ( es, gente indígena de México, pueblos indígenas de México), Native Mexicans ( es, nativos mexicanos) or Mexican Native Americans ( es, pueblos originarios de México, lit=Original peoples of Mexico), are those ...
public
charter school
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of the
Los Angeles Unified School District
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(LAUSD). It offers instruction in grades
Kindergarten
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through eighth, and is located in the community of
El Sereno, on the east side of
Los Angeles
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. The school, which opened in 2002, was founded by
Marcos Aguilar, a former teacher at
Garfield Senior High School.
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El Sereno, Los Angeles
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Mexican-American culture in Los Angeles
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Educational institutions established in 2001
2001 establishments in California
Native Americans in Los Angeles
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