Puente Learning Center

PUENTE LEARNING CENTER ("PUENTE") HAS SERVED AS A BRIDGE TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION

EARLY CHILDHOOD - PRESCHOOL READINESS PROVIDES AN INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AGED THREE YEARS, NINE MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS OLD AND PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN. PUENTE CHARTER SCHOOL, AN LAUSD AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOL SERVING ELEMENTARY-AGED STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILEIS, CONSISTENTLY RECEIVES HIGH SATISFACTION RATINGS FROM ITS PARENT COMMUNITY AND FROM THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE STUDENT MASTERY OF COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT FOR STUDENT LEARNING. PRE-SCHOOL READINESS - 41 SERVED & 82 FAMILY MEMBERS; CHARTER SCHOOL - 244 STUDENTS SERVED & 320 FAMILY MEMBERS; AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT - 80 STUDENTS SERVED.

ADULT PROGRAMS ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LITERACY & CITEZNESHIP CLASSES, THROUGH A COMBINATION OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCITON AND TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED CURRICULUM, STUDENTS ATTAIN AQUISTION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & CITIZENSHIP STATUS. THE ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM AND THE HISET TEST PREPARATION PROGRAM SUPPORT ACHIEVEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITHIN THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEM TO ATTAIN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BY COMPLETING THE A-G REQUIRED COOURSES. THE PUENTE DIGITAL INITIATIVE CLASSES PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE THROUGH COMPUTER CAREER TRAINING, INCLUDING GOOGLE SUITE, MICROSOFT OFFICE, AND A+ COMPUTER CERTIFICATION OFFERING. COMMUNTY ENGAGEMENT SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BY PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO FINANCIAL, LEGAL & HEALTH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR THE PUENTE STUDENT AND FAMILY COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE. YOUTH PROGRAMS A COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAM, WITH CURRICUM AND ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS, DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS. SAT PREPARATION EXPANDS LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SAT PREP CLASSES AND COLLEGE TRANSITION WORKSHOPS. APPROXIMATELY 85% OF COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE. THE PUENTE SUMMER PROGRAM ENABLES ELEMENATRY-AGED STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM ACHIEVED DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR, AND TAKE CLASSES THAT ARE ENGAGING, ENRICHING, AND INCREASE SKILLS IN AREAS THAT MAY BE A CHALLENGE. SUMMER PROGRAM - 425 CHILDREN AND ADULTS SERVED. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUGE 850 STUDENTS SERVED; HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 280 STUDENTS SERVED; DIGITAL INITIATIVE 52 STUDENTS SERVED; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 2750 INDIVIDUALS SERVED; YOUTH PROGRAMS 350 STUDENTS SERVED.