Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus is an in-district constitution faculty at San Antonio ISD, in partnership with Democracy Prep Public Faculties, that’s devoted to educating accountable citizen-scholars for achievement in a university of their alternative and a lifetime of lively citizenship. They’re accepting purposes for enrollment for the 2024–25 faculty yr by way of the SAISD Alternative Faculties enrollment course of. We’ve put collectively this information that will help you be taught extra about Democracy Prep Stewart and take steps to enroll your little one for the approaching faculty yr.
About Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus
Democracy Prep Public Faculties was based in 2005 in New York and now serves over 5,000 college students throughout greater than a dozen colleges in New York, Las Vegas, and San Antonio. The success of Democracy Prep exhibits that college students, no matter what zip code they’re born into, can carry out at excessive tutorial ranges.
As a result of Democracy Prep is a nationally acknowledged community with confirmed success in rising scholar achievement and serving to college students to achieve their full potential, leaders at SAISD sought a partnership that might rework Stewart Elementary, a campus that previous to changing into a Democracy Prep faculty was prone to closing resulting from low tutorial efficiency. Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus opened in 2018 as an in-district constitution faculty in SAISD with Democracy Prep as its accomplice.
Democracy Prep Stewart offers college students with a rigorous, college-prep tutorial program together with co-curriculars that assist them develop into higher learners. Civic schooling begins in kindergarten, and is taught each within the school rooms and out locally. The purpose is for students to be taught that they’ve a voice and follow utilizing their voices to impact optimistic change. The twin language program builds cognitive expertise in Spanish and English. Each scholar participates in effective arts schooling, together with visible arts, theater arts, and can even take mariachi.
Throughout the advisory block every day, college students construct examine habits, be taught organizational expertise, and follow social emotional studying. The varsity tradition is constructed on the DREAM values: D for Self-discipline, R for Respect, E for Enthusiasm, A for Accountability, and M for Maturity.
Democracy Prep at Stewart is a neighborhood faculty. There may be an emphasis on group engagement and culturally responsive practices. Month-to-month household occasions convey dad and mom and caregivers onto campus for celebrations.
Democracy Prep in San Antonio
Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus serves college students from pre-Okay by way of eighth grade. The campus is situated at 1950 Rigsby Ave., San Antonio, TX 78210 (map). The principle telephone quantity is 210-438-6875, and you may attain the varsity by e-mail at dpsc_info@democracyprep.org.
On their most up-to-date report card, Democracy Prep Stewart earned a B ranking. For the district-level report card, they’re included with SAISD, which earned a B ranking.
Obtain the free San Antonio Constitution Faculties app for an interactive map that features Democracy Prep Stewart and extra. You may as well discover campus details about Democracy Prep (and plenty of different colleges of alternative, together with SAISD Alternative Faculties) in our Information to Constitution Faculties in San Antonio.
Enroll at Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus
Households can apply to Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus by way of the enrollment course of for SAISD Alternative Faculties. The best approach is to use on-line. In line with SAISD’s faculty alternative timeline, the appliance window for 2024–25 opened on December 1, 2023. The deadline to submit an utility for lotteries is February 15, 2024; households will nonetheless be capable to submit purposes after this date, however they are going to be added to the ready record based mostly on after they utilized. The primary spherical of 2024–25 gives will likely be introduced by March 1, 2024; the deadline to simply accept these gives is March 22, 2024. College students on ready lists will start receiving gives as early as March 19, 2024, and that can proceed into the brand new faculty yr. Discover extra info on the SAISD Alternative Faculties FAQ and in our SAISD Alternative Faculties enrollment information.
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Information About Democracy Prep
Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus has partnerships with Gardopia Gardens, the UTSA Arts, the San Antonio Public Library, After-Faculty All-Stars, and the Tobin Heart for the Performing Arts.
All college students take part in planting and sustaining the varsity backyard by way of the varsity’s partnership with Gardopia Gardens. They find out about crops and wholesome meals by way of hands-on expertise. College students and households labored collectively to plant a pollinator backyard, as seen on this video.
The campus additionally hosts a wide range of extracurricular golf equipment together with Pupil Council, Artwork Membership, Cinema Membership, Chess Membership, LEGO Membership, and Anime Membership. Even kindergarteners can take part in golf equipment.
At Democracy Prep Stewart, all grade ranges take three subject journeys a yr—one to start with, one within the center, and one on the finish of the varsity yr. Among the enriching journeys embrace the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Nation, Pure Bridge Caverns, the Science Mill, and the LEGOLAND Discovery Heart.
By offering college students with a rigorous, college-prep tutorial program together with co-curriculars that can assist college students develop into higher learners, Democracy Prep Stewart is educating accountable citizen-scholars for achievement in a university of their alternative and a lifetime of lively citizenship. We encourage you to be taught extra about Democracy Prep Stewart and contemplate enrolling your college students at this partnership faculty.
Constitution Mothers Chats
Watch Virginia Boyce, Govt Director and Principal at Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus, and Michelle Herrera, Director of Operations at Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus, communicate with Inga Cotton on Constitution Mothers Chats on March 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM Central stay on Fb and YouTube.
Virginia Boyce is the Govt Director and Principal of Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus. She has labored as an Assistant Principal and Tutorial Coach in San Antonio ISD, and is a former Educate For America corps member. She graduated from Georgetown College with a level in English literature, Spanish, and historical past.
Michelle Herrera is a first-generation born in the USA to Guatemalan dad and mom. Michelle was born within the Bronx and raised in Washington Heights. Michelle attended the general public faculty system till highschool, attending Mom Cabrini Excessive Faculty by way of the Pupil Sponsor Program (SSP), which supplies at-risk college students in NYC the chance to attend a top quality non-public faculty by way of the monetary help of a sponsor. In 2004, Michelle launched into her scholarly journey at Syracuse College by way of the Greater Training Alternative Program (HEOP) that gives scholarships to economically and educationally deprived college students. She began her profession in schooling with Democracy Prep in 2012 at Harlem Prep Elementary, and in 2018 she determined to maneuver to San Antonio as a part of the founding workforce of Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus. She can also be a proud mum or dad of Charly, a seventh grade scholar at YWLA, and Mia, a fifth grade scholar at Stewart.
Learn Extra About Democracy Prep on the Stewart Campus
“SAISD Enrollment Information for Alternative Faculties in 2023–24,” San Antonio Constitution Mothers, December 13, 2023
“Constitution Mothers Chats — Democracy Prep At The Stewart Campus, With Virginia Boyce And Michelle Herrera,” YouTube, March 30, 2023
“SAISD Board of Trustees approve renewal for 18 in-district constitution colleges,” Ben Spicer, KSAT, January 24, 2023
“Basquiat Artwork Undertaking: Make a Portrait within the Fashion of Jean-Michel Basquiat,” Katie Malette, San Antonio Constitution Mothers, February 26, 2021
“Constitution Mothers Chats — Democracy Prep At The Stewart Campus, With Virginia Silva And Michelle Herrera,” YouTube, February 4, 2021
“Stewart Welcomes Democracy Prep to the Neighborhood with Numerous Questions,” Bekah McNeel, San Antonio Constitution Mothers, April 11, 2018
“With Democracy Prep, SAISD Is Making New Pals. Can It Hold the Previous?,” Bekah McNeel, San Antonio Constitution Mothers, April 4, 2018
“Rumblings Proceed within the Battle Over SAISD-Constitution Partnership,” Bekah McNeel, San Antonio Constitution Mothers, February 19, 2018
“San Antonio ISD’s District-Constitution Partnership with Democracy Prep at Stewart Elementary,” San Antonio Constitution Mothers, January 20, 2018
