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Objectives:
- Support each student in
meeting the California State
Content Standards - Create a climate that supports
each student's love of learning,
academic achievements, and
social and emotional growth - Include each child's parents in
the process of their education - Support the students in being
healthy, safe role-models of the
WAYS community and local
communities around them - Teach our students to become
leaders of their friends, family
and society at large - Empower them to always
perform their best so that
when they graduate from
WAYS they have leadership
skills to successfully progress
to middle school
| Wisdom Academy for Young Scientists (WAYS) is a LAUSD authorized elementary charter by LAUSD in South, Los Angeles. We are committed to educating and empowering the children of our community so they may become our future leaders. |
Mission:
Our mission is to create a
transformational learning climate
in which students can become
empowered to be leaders,
self-responsible learners, agents
of change, and true scientists.
Our mission is to create a
transformational learning climate
in which students can become
empowered to be leaders,
self-responsible learners, agents
of change, and true scientists.
Founder:
Wisdom Academy for
Young Scientists was
founded by Kendra
Okonkwo, an urban
educator who has taught
for 22 years in LAUSD,
private schools, and now
charter schools. Kendra's
motivation for creating a
charter was in to make
educational programs
available to all children in
the surrounding
community.
Wisdom Academy for
Young Scientists was
founded by Kendra
Okonkwo, an urban
educator who has taught
for 22 years in LAUSD,
private schools, and now
charter schools. Kendra's
motivation for creating a
charter was in to make
educational programs
available to all children in
the surrounding
community.
School Records: Our API
Academic Performance Index
2006-2007: 782/1000
Academic Performance Index
2006-2007: 782/1000
Board of Directors:
Loretta McDonald - Board Chair
Sheryl P. Turner - Finance Chair
Karen Hayes - Secretary
Mario Ordonez- Board Member
Mrs. Queen - Parent Representative
Staff:
Kendra Okonkwo - Executive Director
Alake Watson - Principal
Loretta McDonald - Board Chair
Sheryl P. Turner - Finance Chair
Karen Hayes - Secretary
Mario Ordonez- Board Member
Mrs. Queen - Parent Representative
Staff:
Kendra Okonkwo - Executive Director
Alake Watson - Principal