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
$37,087 raised by 51 donors
100% complete
$35,000 Goal
Donate any amount today to help the French American School of Denver continue to thrive and grow!
In August 2021, the French American School of Denver opened its doors to students grades K-3, making Denver history as the first and only public French immersion elementary program to serve the Denver area.
Now in its 3rd year, FASDenver continues to take flight! We have grown into a full K-5 elementary school with a faculty of exceptionally qualified French and English teachers who provide a rigorous French immersion curriculum to all our students. It's clear that, together, the FASDenver community is achieving BIG results.
FASDenver also has BIG dreams, which require significant resources and investment in our future. As we prepare to launch our middle school program next year, we are working overtime to ensure that we provide a superior, well-rounded education to our students and achieve our vision of a K-8 school. Because we offer a specialized learning environment, we rely on fundraising efforts help bridge the gap between the funding DPS can provide and what is truly needed to implement our unique curriculum and ensure our success. This year, the gap FASDenver faces is $750 per student.
Please support us today!
You’ll help:
- BUILD and RETAIN the highest caliber teaching staff, and secure necessary work Visas for our teachers from France and other Francophone countries.
- PROVIDE engaging enrichment programs like our wonderful Visiting Artist Program, and collaborations with neighboring institutions like the Denver Zoo and Museum of Nature and Science, and Next year, FASDenver aspires to engage a part-time art teacher so that we can provide sustained exposure to the arts.
- SECURE our unique curriculum materials which come directly from France.
- EXPAND our facility, and ENHANCE classroom technology.
- SUPPORT PTO activities that build our community and support our teachers throughout the year.
Your participation in Colorado Gives Day helps us reach our overall fundraising goal of $80,000 for the 2023-24 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 take flight!
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 nearly 200 kids grades K-5, a premier bilingual education and we are just getting started! Next year, we launch our middle school program, bringing us one monumental step closer to realizing our vision of a K-8 school.
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