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Amigos Por Vida Friends For Life Charter School ("Amigos por Vida" is "Friends for Life" in Spanish) is a state charter school located in the Sierra Vista Apartments in Gulfton, Houston.Charter School Located At Apartment Complex
(). '' KPRC-TV''. October 10, 2007. Retrieved on January 7, 2011.
The school first opened in 1999.About Us
." Amigos Por Vida Friends For Life Charter School. Retrieved on January 7, 2011. In 2006, due to high Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) scores, the school received the Governor's Excellence Award. In September 2007 the U.S. Department of Education gave the school an award for helping remove the achievement gap between socioeconomically wealthy students and socioeconomically poor students. As of 2007 the school had 430 students. During that year the school was located within several converted two and three bedroom apartment units in the Sierra Vista complex. A former clubhouse served as a cafeteria. Two efficiency units served as a library. A series of fences partially separated the school area from the residential area. As of 2007 the school rented 27 units and paid $33,500 per month. Jennifer Radcliffe of the '' Houston Chronicle'' said "The proximity is ideal for the impoverished immigrant community: Kids have few excuses for missing class and, when they do, teachers are a short walk from their front doors."Radcliffe, Jennifer.
Amigos Por Vida charter school eyes expansion
" '' Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday November 20, 2007. Retrieved on January 7, 2012. In addition, parents could easily attend school meetings and functions. As of 2007 the school had a long waiting list, and was engaging in a capital campaign to raise funds so it can move into a new building. The school hoped to establish a permanent campus with science laboratory facilities and a soccer field. The lease in Sierra Vista was scheduled to expire in May 2009.
Amigos por Vida Friends for Life Charter School
{{Harris County, Texas Schools Bilingual schools in Houston Charter schools in Houston 1999 establishments in Texas Educational institutions established in 1999 Charter K–8 schools in Texas Public K–8 schools in Houston
(). '' KPRC-TV''. October 10, 2007. Retrieved on January 7, 2011.
History
The school first opened in 1999.." Amigos Por Vida Friends For Life Charter School. Retrieved on January 7, 2011. In 2006, due to high Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) scores, the school received the Governor's Excellence Award. In September 2007 the U.S. Department of Education gave the school an award for helping remove the achievement gap between socioeconomically wealthy students and socioeconomically poor students. As of 2007 the school had 430 students. During that year the school was located within several converted two and three bedroom apartment units in the Sierra Vista complex. A former clubhouse served as a cafeteria. Two efficiency units served as a library. A series of fences partially separated the school area from the residential area. As of 2007 the school rented 27 units and paid $33,500 per month. Jennifer Radcliffe of the '' Houston Chronicle'' said "The proximity is ideal for the impoverished immigrant community: Kids have few excuses for missing class and, when they do, teachers are a short walk from their front doors."Radcliffe, Jennifer.
Amigos Por Vida charter school eyes expansion
" '' Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday November 20, 2007. Retrieved on January 7, 2012. In addition, parents could easily attend school meetings and functions. As of 2007 the school had a long waiting list, and was engaging in a capital campaign to raise funds so it can move into a new building. The school hoped to establish a permanent campus with science laboratory facilities and a soccer field. The lease in Sierra Vista was scheduled to expire in May 2009.
Curriculum
The school uses a dual-immersion bilingual education program, teaching students in English and Spanish. As of 2007, first and second graders alternate between English and Spanish with one half of the day dedicated to one language, and one half dedicated to the other. With third graders and higher, each week uses one language.See also
*List of state-chartered charter schools in Houston
This is a list of charter schools in Greater Houston directly administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). This list does not include charter schools administered by local school districts such as Houston ISD and Spring Branch ISD.
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* Language/culture-based charter school A language/culture-based charter school is a charter school whose curriculum is based on the language and culture of a specific ethnic nation or group of nations, although the schools are open to students of all ethnic backgrounds.
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* SER-Niños Charter School
SER-Niños Charter School ("Niños" means children in Spanish) is a PreK-8 state charter school in the Gulfton area of Houston, Texas. The school has three campuses: An elementary school, a middle school, and SER-Niños Charter School II.
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* https://www.greatschools.org/texas/houston/8541-Amigos-Por-Vida-Friends-For-Life-C/
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Amigos por Vida Friends for Life Charter School
{{Harris County, Texas Schools Bilingual schools in Houston Charter schools in Houston 1999 establishments in Texas Educational institutions established in 1999 Charter K–8 schools in Texas Public K–8 schools in Houston