Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School
Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School is a charter school for adults in Washington D.C..
History
Carlos Rosario Adult Education Center origins started in 1930's at Gordon Junior High at 35th and T Streets NW at in Burleith, Washington, D.C.,
In 1970 was founded the "Program of English Instruction for Latin Americans" (PEILA) and Marcelo Fernandez as its first. In 1972 Sonia Gutierrez is named director of PEILA. In 1978 PEILA merges with Gordon Junior High operated and Americanization School was merged with Program of English Instruction for Latin Americans (PEILA) forming the Gordon Center, this was the beginning of current school.
In 1992 the Gordon Center was renamed to Carlos Rosario Center in memoriam of Carlos Manuel Rosario, the school served until 1996 when had 1,600 students.
In 1996, the District of Columbia closed the Carlos Rosario Center due to a District-wide financial crisis that eliminated all DCPS adult education programs. Gutierrez raised enough money to open a small, private nonprofit program in Calvary Baptist Church in Chinatown.[1]
Sonia Gutierrez raise 150,000 working from her basement and reopened the center as private non+profit school and reopen the center 1997. In 1998 was get approval to be a Charter School, being the first charter school for adults in the United States.
In 1997, the Carlos Rosario International Career Center opened as a nonprofit organization under Sonia Gutierrez's leadership.[2] In 1998, Gutierrez won approval from the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board to establish the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School [3] The school continued to grow and expand under Gutierrez's leadership. In 2013, the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School opened the Sonia Gutierrez Campus,[4][5] a workforce development satellite site serving an additional 500 students located in the Eckington, Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. The school won the E Pluribus Unum Award from the Migration Policy Institute.[6] With the opening of this second campus, the school now provides more than 2,500 students annually with comprehensive support services and courses including English as a Second Language, GED in Spanish and English, technology essentials, citizenship and career training.
In 2004 Carlos Rosario opens a new building at 1100 Harvard Street, Columbia Heights NW. In 2006 Carlos Rosario Career Center and Carlos Rosario Charter School merged to become Carlos Rosario International Public Carter School. In 2013 was inaugurated "Sonia Gutierrez campus", a workforce development school.
Campus
The school has two main campus:
- Carlos Rosario International Career Center, located at 1100 Harvard St NW, Washington, DC.
- Sonia Gutierrez campus, located at 514 V St NE, DC.
Curriculum
Career training Academies
Some of the careers offered are the following:
- Culinary Arts Academy: Culinary Arts Fundamentals, International Cuisines and Baking and Pastry.
- Health Academy: Nurse Aide Training for English Language Learners and Nurse Aide Training.
- Technology Academy: IT Fundamentals and Computer Support Specialist Career Training.
English classess
- English As a Second Language (ESL)
- ESL for Families
Other classes and programs
- itizenship Test Preparation
- GED Program
- Math for Life and Work
Student life
More than 2500 students attend to Carlos Rosario and more than 350 students are graduated from Carlos Rosario every year.[7] [8]The school has many extracurricular activities and volunteer opportunities.
Multi-lingual education
Carlos Rosario has a multi-lingual team that provides many services to help students address and overcome these barriers with information on Amharic, French, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Extracurricular activities
Some extracurricular activities at Carlos Rosario are:
- Math clubs,
- Latin groups
- Zumba dance groups,
- Legal clinics,
- Remedial computer instruction.[9]
Awards
- In 2005 was awarded by D.C. Mayor as one of the best 10 charter schools in Washington D.C.
- In 2009 received Gold Star Award for 100% compliance with all applicable D.C. codes and regulations and Charter School Board regulations.
See also
- Carlos Manuel Rosario
- Sonia Gutierrez
- Hispanics and Latinos in Washington, D.C.
- La Clinica del Pueblo
- Charter school
- District of Columbia Public Schools
- Columbia Heights (Washington, D.C.)
- Arts and culture of Washington, D.C.
References
- ↑ Constable, Pamela (July 6, 2002) "Language of the Heart" The Washington Post.
- ↑ Serving Our Children: Charter Schools and Reform of American Public Education. Capital Books, Inc. 2004. ISBN 1-931868-69-7.
- ↑ Constable, Pamela (May 15, 1997) "Reopening Helps Students Realize Dreams; Carlos Rosario School Rises From the Ashes To Continue Teaching English to Immigrants" The Washington Post
- ↑ Halzack, Sarah. "New workforce development center opens in Northeast Washington". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ↑ Caycho, Victor. "Sonia Gutierrez ya tiene su campus". Washington Hispanic. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 E Pluribus Unum Prize Winner". Migration Policy Institute
- ↑ http://www.carlosrosario.org/
- ↑ http://watchdog.org/280305/adult-charter-school-helps-immigrant-thrive-u-s/
- ↑ http://www.dcpcsb.org/sites/default/files/untitled folder5/untitled folder5/2012-2013 Annual Report(QO6)(CarlosRosariInternPCS).pdf