Summary
Organization name
French American School of Denver
2021
Tax id (EIN)
84-4652195
Category
Education
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
2350 N. Gaylord StreetDENVER, CO 80205
Denver, CO, US
French American School of Denver
A nonprofit organization
$39,274 raised by 38 donors
100% complete
$35,000 Goal
FASDenver has BIG dreams for its future. These dreams need significant resources and investment to grow. Keep Soaring, FASDenver! Support your school today!
Now in its 4th year, The French American School of Denver is skyrocketing on its journey to educational excellence. Our highly qualified French and English teachers provide a rigorous French immersion curriculum for all our students. It's clear -- together -- our community achieves BIG results. Recently:
- We were commended by DPS for our superior academic results - we are ranked #1 in English Language Acquisition, and #5 in Math for our CMAS results, among all DPS K-8 schools!
- We have recently been awarded the LabelFranc, a seal of excellence from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recognizing exceptional quality in French Bilingual education.
- ...And, we'll never forget the incredible recognition we received last Fall from 9News as their December "Cool School" highlighting our achievements.
Did you know? As a charter school, we carry expenses that district-run schools don't have, yet the per-pupil revenue we receive from DPS is not increased to help offset these? As an example, unlike district schools, we are responsible for covering 100% of costs related to our facilities -- nearly $450K this year alone. In addition, we have costs directly related to our unique curriculum that are over and above what most DPS schools offer. Our materials are brought directly from France, we require work Visas for many of our teaching staff, and we hope to offer additional elective and after school programs. Launching a high quality school requires enormous investment - in our facility, our staffing, and our curriculum.
Charter schools require significant reserves to plan and build the best possible future for our students and programs. We simply cannot continue our growth without successful fundraising efforts.
Support today, and you'll help:
- EXPAND, RETAIN, and SUPPORT our high caliber teaching staff, fund necessary work Visas for our teachers from France and other Francophone countries, and enhance professional development in language immersion techniques for all our staff.
- SECURE our unique curriculum materials which come directly from France.
- SUPPORT enrichment programs and collaborations with neighboring institutions like the Denver Zoo and Museum of Nature and Science. With your support, FASDenver engaged a part-time music teacher for the 2024-25 school year, we aspire to add a part-time visual arts teacher and provide sustained exposure to the arts.
- EXPAND our facility, and ENHANCE classroom technology.
Your participation in Colorado Gives Day helps us reach our overall fundraising goal of $100,000 for the 2024-25 school year. A donation of any amount is deeply meaningful and supports the people and programs that make FASDenver so special. Please donate today to help our dreams of offering a superior French immersion program that is accessible to all, continue to reach new heights!
Mission
The mission of the French American School of Denver is to develop bilingual, bi-literate learners through a French language-immersion curriculum meeting the highest educational standards of the United States and France delivered in a highly diverse learning environment that promotes critical thinking, creativity, and empathy.
Background Statement
In the fall of 2018, a group of motivated parents sought to create Denver's first public, language-immersion school for students wanting to acquire French as a second language. After 3 years of hard work, and most importantly, the unfailing belief of many families in our vision and mission to offer an unparalleled bilingual education to our students, FASDenver opened its doors in August 2021. Today, we offer 229 kids grades K-6, a premier bilingual education and we are just getting started!
To achieve our mission we established these core values for the French American School of Denver:
Rigor. Our language-immersion curriculum in French and English will prepare students for top-performing high schools and universities worldwide.
Well-roundedness. Our students will be encouraged to pursue their unique strengths, passions and talents through a globally minded curriculum that promotes multiculturalism, the arts and technology.
Diversity. Our students and staff will reflect the diversity of the communities our school serves, and we will recruit and retain a diverse community through continual civic engagement and global outreach.
Collaboration. Students, parents, faculty and administrators will have unique and distinct roles and responsibilities for the purposes of building a strong and vibrant school community. Students in particular will be invited into some decision-making processes to give them the opportunity to develop leadership, communication and conflict management skills.
Educational equity. Additional support will be provided to all students with demonstrated need to help ensure they can achieve academic success.
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DENVER, CO 80205