The newly renovated Dufrocq School opens in August.
June 23rd, 2009
New Neighborhood School Opening in August!
By Honey East,
Retired EBR Principal
Beautifully refurbished and enlarged, and offering new programs, the Dufrocq School will soon give Garden District residents the chance to once again send children to a neighborhood school.
Once slated for closure, the old Dufrocq Elementary was instead saved thanks to the advocacy of local residents and community leaders. More recently, neighbors successfully lobbied for the inclusion of the Garden District in the Dufrocq School’s attendance zone.
The school will offer an enlarged Montessori component; a traditional education component; and the newest, an academic magnet. The state and district comprehensive curriculum will drive all teaching and learning at Dufrocq.
The enhanced comprehensive curriculum of the academic magnet component will provide rigor for high-achieving students, who must apply by July 6 and meet academic requirements to enter a selection pool. Applications and information are available from the EBR Parish Schools Magnet Office, or online at ebrschools.org. Residents of the attendance zone will receive top priority, as will siblings.
Starting in the 2010-2011 academic year, the MicroSociety will be an exciting school-wide addition that puts learning theory into practice by incorporating real-world experiences into basic curriculum, helping students apply classroom learning to real life. Students create a microcosm of the real world, and each has a role in running it.
The EBR Magnet Office welcomes your questions and hopes the Garden District will support this new school and help it become another crowning jewel in our public school system.