Education

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy. We are super excited to welcome them to Baton Rouge in 2023! Would you like a visual of what the school will look like? Check out a tour of an identical school in New Orleans HERE.  What a Health Sciences Approach to Learning Means  The Discovery approach to education introduces health sciences into meaningful projects that prepare students for the real world. Health sciences are infused across all subjects using cutting-edge educational technology, experiential learning, inquiry instruction, and problem-solving through observation, inferencing, synthesis, and evaluation.   Our goal is to give students a solid academic foundation for career and college readiness and lifelong learning. The curriculum prepares students for the...

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by East Baton Rouge Parish Library.  FREE Literacy Program Available Via East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s Press Start! Ready, Set, Read! program seeks to equip children ages 2-4 with early literacy skills that will enable them to enter school with confidence. Parents and caregivers may stop by the children’s room of any Library location to pick up a booklet that focuses on beginning literacy concepts that can be incorporated into their daily routines. The booklets are full of fun activities that the children will enjoy while learning basic concepts that build a firm foundation for math and reading. Each monthly booklet will feature a new letter, number, color or concept, while also building on the previous month’s concepts....

Disclosure :: This post is sponsored but we are thrilled to hear about the importance Basis Materra is putting on investing in local teachers.  Basis Materra is Investing in Impact There are several important relationships in a student’s life: caregivers, peers, siblings, and perhaps the people they spend the most time with - teachers. Students walk into classrooms everyday with backpacks full of school supplies, but often, kids are also carrying unspoken anxiety, stress, and trauma. In almost every classroom, there are students facing food and housing insecurities which often de-prioritize their eagerness to learn. These stressors and setbacks compile and can lead to students suffering learning loss; however, when a student is under the care of a high quality teacher, those gaps can be lessened. Basis Materra is Funded by Families Great educators...

Disclosure: This post is sponsored however we hope that this post may be helpful to anyone in the Baton Rouge education community seeking new employment!  Community School For Apprenticeship Learning (CSAL) is Now Hiring Baton Rouge Teachers Who is CSAL? CSAL, Community School For Apprenticeship Learning, is one of the oldest charter schools in the state. CSAL first opened its doors in 1997 and recently celebrated their 25 year anniversary. Currently operating 3 charter schools in Baton Rouge: CSAL Middle School, Madison Preparatory Academy, and Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy, CSAL is one of the few charter school organizations that operates more than one school in the same city. Did you know that CSAL takes the time to interview with families to establish expectations? CSAL is proud to have remained...

Disclosure: This post is sponsored however we are super excited to share that a NEW high quality educational option is coming to Baton Rouge. Currently, Great Hearts in Arizona is the highest performing charter school in the state. We can't wait to share more about this new option coming to Baton Rouge in 2023!  A New Baton Rouge School Allows Students To Be Agents of Their Own Learning Why is Great Hearts coming to Baton Rouge? Great Hearts currently exists in Dallas Fort Worth and Phoenix. The school is now coming to Baton Rouge! Why Baton Rouge you may ask? Quite simply, the school system looks forward to being a part of a city that has a high concentration of people that...