News & Announcements
Enrolling at Chavez
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 71 days ago on 03/04/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep
Applying to Cesar Chavez Charter Schools
We are accepting applications for the 2008-2009 school year. The application period will begin October 29, 2007 and end March 11, 2008. If there are more students applying than spaces available, we will conduct a public lottery on March 12, 2008. Letters will be mailed on March 18, 2008—no phone calls, please.
- Chavez Capitol Hill is now accepting grades 9 and 10
- Chavez Parkside is now accepting grades 6 through 10
- Chavez Prep is now accepting grades 6, 7, and 8.
(mark “Chavez Columbia Heights” on the application)
Please note that Chavez does not enroll students in 11th and 12th grades.
Cesar Chavez is a public school free of charge serving students who reside in the District of Columbia. We do not discriminate against anyone because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
Download the Student Application
Please complete the application below and mail or bring them to Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools, Attn: Home Office – 709 12th Street SE.
- Student Application
Microsoft Word Version: (English | Spanish)
- Student Application
Adobe Acrobat Version: (English | Spanish)
Open House Schedule
Chavez Capitol Hill
Open House: Tuesday, February 19 at 7:00pm
Shadow Days: First Tuesday in March, April, & May Call Campus to RSVP
Chavez Prep
Open Houses: Thursday, Feb. 21, March 20, and April 17 at 5:00pm
Shadow Days: Tuesdays 8:00 – 10:00am Call Campus to RSVP
Chavez Parkside
Open House: Saturday, February 23 at 10:00am
Shadow Days: 9:30 – 10:30am Call Campus to RSVP
An open house is a presentation at one of our schools.
A shadow day permits you to see what a school day is like for our students.
DC Association of Chartered Public Schools Recruitment Fair March 29th
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 64 days ago on 03/11/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep
Find out all of the great things that Chavez has to offer at the:
DC Association of Chartered Public Schools
2008 Annual Charter School Recruitment Fair
Saturday, March 29 10:00am – 4:00pm
Kennedy Recreation Center
1401 7th Street, NW
www.dcpcsa.org
Ise Lyfe visits Parkside
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 64 days ago on 03/11/08
tags: homeoffice, parkside
One of the nation’s premier spoken word Emcees, Ise Lyfe, from Oakland California, delivered a powerful spoken word workshop with forty high school students in honor of our Black History Month celebration on February 29th 2008. Fusing the art of Spoken Word and Hip Hop, Ise Lyfe has opened for Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, KRS-ONE, Saul Williams, Dead Prez, Ben Harper and more. The 25 year old has also been a featured poet on Russell Simmon’s HBO Def Poetry Jam and was hailed as one of the Bay Area’s Top 25 under 35.
The scholars were incredibly engaged and learned a lot from the workshop. They created many personal free writes and learned a lot about a variety of social issues including education, power, drugs, race, stereotypes, diversity, the media, poverty, misogyny, patriarchy, homophobia, racism, police brutality, youth violence, and the parallel lives of Tupac and Malcolm X. Many scholars shared their personal stories and their poetry, and it was a very moving day.
Each scholar had about 5 minutes to free write to each of the prompts in bold below throughout the day. At the very end, scholars raised their hands and shared sections or words of their own pieces, and everything was copied down onto the board. Each word or phrase from this group poem is from a different scholar who shared a fragment of their piece.
Therefore, the poem represents fragmented pieces, thoughts, and words, from about 20 people, and yet, when compiled, also seems to hold together strongly.
Group Free Write: Spoken Word From Ise Lyfe and Chavez Scholars
They see young, black, doing what we can.
Another female destined to be
another statistic.
Naive.
Someone dying,
but I got a lot to live for.
My father was 21 when he died.
I am that.
Nobody can tell me different,
a black girl.
Critically acclaimed higher heights,
Intelligent.
I wrote a force, a torch, a flame,
My hair coarse.
Surpassing Others.
I am Smarter than the Average Bear Because
I’m free,
Not boxed.
My choice,
Not a zoo but I wake up to a zoo every day.
I am not a bear.
My people now regaining insight,
I am my Mother’s child,
No whore,
somebody important,
that grew up,
still a baby in the eyes of,
The Street took me in.
Peace and Love.
I am my own obstacle.
Parkside Alumna selected for Congressional Internship
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 71 days ago on 03/04/08
tags: homeoffice, parkside
Chavez Parkside Alumna, Adriana Gonzales Rodriquez (2007), was recently selected by the congressional office to do an internship with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s office starting in January 2009. This is a highly competitive internship. Adriana is currently a freshman at Trinity in DC. Adriana was also the recipient of the Irasema Salcido Public Policy Scholarship last year for her commitment to the school’s vision – and this internship proves again that she is determined to lead and make a difference through public policy.
Parkside Homework Help!
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 90 days ago on 02/14/08
tags: homeoffice, parkside
Parkside grade level teams have designed programs to provide additional homework support for students. Find out more below:
February Open House Schedule
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 99 days ago on 02/05/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep
Chavez Capitol Hill
Open House: Tuesday, February 19 at 7:00pm
Shadow Days: First Tuesday in March, April, & May Call Campus to RSVP
Chavez Prep
Open Houses: Thursday, Feb. 21, March 20, and April 17 at 5:00pm
Shadow Days: Tuesdays 8:00 – 10:00am Call Campus to RSVP
Chavez Parkside
Open House: Saturday, February 23 at 10:00am
Shadow Days: 9:30 – 10:30am Call Campus to RSVP
An open house is a presentation on one of our schools.
A shadow day permits you to see what a school day is like for our students.