Grades

Preschool - 5th

Enrollment

School Hours

Elementary: (8:00am - 4:00pm)

Academy Leader

Academy Leader: Dr. Maggie Grove
maggiegrove@CAPCS.org

Assistant Academy Leader: Ms. Masi Preston
masipreston@CAPCS.org

CAPCS Programs

Early Childhood
Full-time ESOL/LCD instructors
Special Needs Education
Kids House

Campus Infomation

Campus information:

Community Academy Public Charter School: Helen and Addison Rand campus is an early childhood and elementary campus located in Northeast Washington DC. The campus serves children in preschool through fifth grade. Rand is a Core Knowledge campus, participates in the Responsive Classroom program and provides extensions for learning through an extended day schedule. The Rand campus has adopted Core Knowledge as its academic focus this year. The Core Knowledge curriculum offers a sequence of specific content from early childhood through fifth grade. Because the specific content spirals year over year teachers are able to plan across grade levels and to anticipate what will be taught at the grade levels that precedes and follows their own. Teachers at Rand have participated in Core Knowledge professional development in order to further their work with the curriculum. During the 2009-2010 school year, Rand teachers continue to focus on using the Core Knowledge texts in conjunction with the Balanced Literacy program. Teachers use Everyday Math to provide a “spiral curriculum,” in which students learn skills and understanding of math concepts. In addition, teachers focus on bringing more Social Studies and Science topics into their classroom instruction. Students demonstrate what they have learned by participating in project-based assessments, particularly in Social Studies. Since teachers believe that the social curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum, the Rand campus uses the Responsive Classroom model of teaching and learning. Teachers work with students to understand how to respect themselves and others. Teachers and students participate in the morning meeting, which lays the foundation for a caring learning community each day. The Responsive Classroom also focuses on the first six weeks of school as a critical time to teach procedures for classroom success. Great things are going on at the Rand campus!

Message from Leader

Message from Academy Leader:

Hello and thank you for visiting the webpage for the Helen and Addison Rand campus of Community Academy Public Charter Schools! As Academy Leader, it is my privilege to work with a dedicated and professional staff of educators at the Rand campus. We serve preschool through 5th grade. Our academic strand is the Core Knowledge curriculum, which focuses on English-Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Visual Arts and Music. We use the Core Knowledge curriculum, in addition to Balanced Literacy and Everyday Math to build skills and create understanding of math and literature concepts. Students at the Rand campus participate in special classes throughout the week, which include physical education, Spanish and music. Students also participate in an extended day program, which enables teachers to delve more deeply into the curriculum and provide students with the time to participate in project- based assessments. Teachers will also participate in interest-based clubs and activities with the students after school during the upcoming school year. As you can see, there are many exciting things happening at the Rand campus. Thank you for taking the time to visit our webpage. Please feel free to contact me or any of our dedicated staff to answer any questions you might have.

Best,
Dr. Maggie Grove
Academy Leader