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SCHOOL OPENHOUSESCHEDULE
PRE-SCHOOL,ELEMENTARY, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA
ArdenCahillAcademy
Grades: (Infant-HS)
Open House: October24, 2024 4:00pm-7:00pm
Website: ardencahillacademy.com Register Online
AudubonSchools
Grades: Broadway Campus (PK3-3) MilanCampus(4-8) Gentilly Campus (PK4-6)
Website: Auduboncharter.org
BenjaminFranklinElementary Mathematicsand ScienceSchool Grades: Jefferson Campus (PK-5)
Live OakCampus(6-8) Website: babyben.org
BenjaminFranklin HighSchool
Grades: (9-12)
Open House: October10, 2024 5:30pm Website: bfhsla.org
ChristianBrothersSchool Grades: (PK-7)
CanalSt. Campus LowerSchool
SchoolTours: October19, 2024 9:00am-11:00am GirlsMiddleSchool
Open House: April5,2025 City Park Campus
SchoolTours: Tuesday, October22, 2024 4:30 &6:30pm
NewOrleansCharterScience andMathHighSchool
Grades: (9-12)
Open House: November 9, 9:00-11:00 am Website: noscihigh.org
DeLaSalle Grades: (8-12)
Open House: October29, 4:00-7:00pm Website: delasallenola.com
DiscoverySchools
Kenner Discovery Grades: Lower(PK-4)
Open house: January22, 2025, 5:30pm-7:30pm Grades: Middle/High(5-12)
Open house: November 12,2024, 5:00pm –7pm
Dr.JohnOchsner Discovery Grades: (PK-8)
Open house: January15, 2025, 5:30-7:30pm
BatonRouge Discovery Grades: (PK-7)
Open house: November 20,2024, 6:00pm-7pm Website: discoveryhsf.org
EinsteinCharterSchools
Einstein CharterVillage de L’Est Grades: (PK-5)
Sherwood Forest Elementary Grades: (PK-5)
Einstein CharterMiddle at SarahT.Reed Grades: (6-8)
Open House: TBD Website: einsteincharterschools.com
HynesCharterSchools
Hynes–Lakeview Grades: (GiftedPK, K-8)
Hynes–UNO Grades: (K-4)
Hynes–Parkview Grades: (K-8) SchoolTours: Nov. 14,21&Dec. 5, 8:00am Allcampuses RSVP hynesschool.com Website: hynesschool.com
InternationalHighSchool ofNewOrleans(IHSNO)
Grades: (9-12)
Open House: November 6, 5:00-7:00pm Website: ihsnola.org
StJohnLutheranSchool
Grades: (K-8)
Toursavailable upon request. Year roundenrollmentavailable Website: stjohnlutherannola.com
InternationalSchool ofLouisiana(ISL)
DixonCampus
Grades: (K-12)
Westbank Campus Grades: (K-5)
Open House: November 16,2024, 10:00am Website: isl-edu.org
MorrisJeffCommunitySchool
Grades: (PK-12)
Open House: November 7, 2024, 5:30pm-7:00pm Website: www.morrisjeffschool.org
TheWillowSchool
Grades: (K-12)
Open house: (K-4) November 2, 2024 10:00am (5-7)November7,20245:00pm (8-12) Decmeber 5, 2024 5:00pm Website: willowschool.org
WarrenEastonCharterSchool
Grades: (9-12)
Open House: October23, 5:00pm Website: warreneastoncharterhigh.org
YoungAudiencesCharter Schools
Little YACS Campus
Grades: (PK4-K)Westbank
Open House: January30, 2025
Kate MiddletonCampus Grades: (1-5)Westbank
Open House: January28, 2025,5:30pm BurmasterCampus Grades: (6-12)
Open House: November 19 & January23, 2025,5:30pm Lawrence D. Crocker Campus
Grades: (PK4-8)Uptown
Open House: November 14 & January16, 2025,5:30pm Website: yacs.org
MountCarmelAcademy Grades: (8-12)
Open House: October10, 2024, 3:00-7:30pm Website: mcacubs.com
LutheranHighSchool
Grades: (8-12)
Open House: October19, 2024, 1:00pm-4:00pm Website: lutheranhighschool.net
NewOrleansMilitaryand MaritimeAcademy(NOMMA) Grades: (8-12)
Open House: November 7, 2024, November 19,2024, December 12, 2024,January 14,2025, January23, 2025.All arefrom6:00pm-7:30pm Website: nomma.org
St.Stanislaus
Grades: (7-12)
Open House: November 19,2024, 5:00pm-7:00pm Website: ststan.com/open-house/
EcoleBilingueDeLa Nouvelle-Orléans
Grades: (Pre-K-8)
Open House: November 6, 2024, 5:00pm-7:00pm Website: www.ebnola.net
HolyCross
Grades: (Pre-K-12)
Open House: October16, 2024,6:00pm Grades: (Pre-K-7)
Open House: December 5, 2024, 5:00pm Website: holycrosstigers.com
UniversityViewAcademy
Grades: (K-12) Online charterschool AcceptingApplicationsfor 2024-25
Submit your applicationnow Limitedspace is available. Website: universityview.academy
McGeheeSchool
Grades: (K-8)
Website: mcgeheeschool.com
Visitwebsite or call to schedule tour
NEW TULANE YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR
ACADEMY AIMS TO HELP STUDENTS
START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES
BYJOHNSTANTON
Gambit editor
BUDDINGYOUNGSMALL BUSINESSOWNERS AREN’TLIMITEDTO LEMONADESTANDS
orbakesalesanymore,thankstothe TulaneInnovationInstitute’snewYoung EntrepreneursAcademy,a30-week programdesignedtohelpkidsdevelop theirideasfornewbusinesses.
Thegoalisn’tjusttoexplainhowa businessworks,saystheinstitute’s CommunityProgramManagerJalen Carter,butrathertohelpstudents developtheirideasintoactualbusinesses.Theprogramisabout“starting kidsthinkingaboutentrepreneurship asacareerpathandnotjustajob,” Cartersays
Theacademyiscurrentlyinitsfirst yearandhas318thto12thgradersfrom 15schoolsacrossthecity,withaparticularfocusonreachingoftenunderserved communities,particularlyBlackyouth andyoungwomen.
TheTulaneacademyisbasedon a2004programattheUniversity ofRochester.Followingitssuccess, universitiesandcollegesacrossthe countryhavebegunopeningtheir ownacademies.
Theextracurricularprogramisbroken upintoseveralsegmentswhichtrack thetypicaldevelopmentcycleofsmall businesses.First,studentscomeupwith andfleshouttheirindividualideaswhile alsolearningthefundamentalsofcreatingtheirownbusiness,whatCartercalls “Entrepreneurship101.”
Studentsthenworkingroupstoflesh outtheirbusinessideas.Forinstance, thisyear’sgroupofstudentideasruns thegamutfrom“teenhydration”and nutritionbusinessestothecreationofa marketingfirmforteens.Thereareeven pitchesbeingdevelopedaroundcreating
apetambulanceserviceandacompany thatwoulddesignmoreefficientand comfortableprosthetics.
Duringtheirweeklyclasses,students willlearnfromtheacademy’sinstructorsaswellasavarietyoflocalexperts, includingCEOs,taxadvisors,accountants,e-commerceexperts,mediaand publicrelationsprofessionalsandothers Therearealso12entrepreneurs workingasmentorsforthestudentswho advisethemonthedevelopmentoftheir pitches.Studentswillalsoparticipatein an“elevatorpitch”competitiontohelp honetheirskillsatattractinginvestors. Additionally,studentsaregettinga lookathowtheideasthey’relearningare putintopracticethroughmeetingswith businessownersinthecity.Thisyear’s
classrecentlytookatouroftheDew DropInnledbyownerCurtisDoucette Jr Theywillalsomeetwithmembersof theChasefamily
Thefinal10weeksoftheprogramwill bededicatedtotakingthelessonsthe studentshavelearnedtoputtogether formalpitchesforatradeshowtheacademyisputtingonMay4attheClaiborne InnovationDistrict.Studentswillreceive between$700and$1,000eachinseed moneytothenlaunchtheirbusiness
“It’snotjustabouteducation [they] willbecomesmallbusinessownersatthe endofit,”Cartersays.
TheInstitutewillbegintakingapplicationsfornextyear’sacademyinMarch. Formoreinformation,visitalways tulane.edu/innovation-institute.
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StudentsatTulane’sYouth EntrepreneurAcademy
CRICOS 00025B
Open Housesfor 2025-26 School Year
The GreaterNew Orleans CollaborativeofCharter Schoolsinvites youtolearn moreabout our amazingschools! Gotognocollaborative.com fordirectlinks to our schools’ websites.Visiteachschool fordetailedinformation on open house dates.
AUDUBON SCHOOLS
auduboncharter.org
(K-3)Audubon Uptown Broadway Campus November 4, 6pm (4-8)Audubon Uptown Live OakCampus November 11,6pm (K-8)Audubon Gentilly November 18,6pm
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICSAND SCIENCESCHOOL babyben.org
(6-8)LaurelCampus (PK-5) JeffersonCampus Checkwebsite forupdates andinformation.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL bfhsla.org (9-12) October10, 5:30pm
DISCOVERYSCHOOLS discoveryhsf.org
(PK-4) Kenner Discovery- Lower January22, 5:30pm (5-12) Kenner Discovery- Middle/High November 12,5pm (PK-8) Dr.JohnOchsner Discovery January15, 5:30pm (PK-7) BatonRouge OchsnerDiscovery November 20,6pm
EINSTEIN CHARTERSCHOOLS einsteincharterschools.com
(PK-5) Einstein CharterVillage de l’Est (PK-5) Sherwood Forest Elementary (6-8)EinsteinCharter Middle at SarahT.Reed (9-12) Einstein CharterHighatSarah T. Reed Checkwebsite forupdates andinformation
HYNESCHARTER SCHOOLS
hynesschool.com
*Frenchimmersion option at Lakeview and UNOcampusesonly (GiftedPK, K-8) Hynes- Lakeview (K-6)Hynes -UNO (K-8)Hynes -Parkview November 14,21and December 5, 8am at allcampuses. Sign up at hynesschool.com/admissions
INTERNATIONALHIGHSCHOOL OF NEWORLEANS (IHSNO) ihsnola.org
Statewideschool, IB diploma (9-12) November 6, 5pm
INTERNATIONALSCHOOLOFLOUISIANA (ISL) isl-edu.org
StatewideK-8th gradeFrenchand Spanish ImmersionwithOrleans Parish Eastbank and Westbank locations. November 16,10am
Kindergarten Open House(Eastbank and Westbank)
Fordetails isl-edu.org/admissions or email admissions@isl-edu.org
MORRIS JEFF COMMUNITYSCHOOL morrisjeffschool.org
IB WorldSchool, IB diploma (PK4-12) LowerSchool& UpperSchool November 7, 5:30pm
NEWORLEANS CHARTERSCIENCE ANDMATHHIGHSCHOOL(SCIHIGH) noscihigh.org (9-12) November 9, 9am
WARRENEASTONCHARTER SCHOOL
warreneastoncharterhigh.org (9-12) October23, 5pm
THEWILLOWSCHOOL willowschoolnola.org
(K-4)WilliamsCampus
November 2, 10am and November 20,6pm (5-7)MarsalisCampus - November 7, 5pm (8-12) BrimmerCampus- December 5, 5pm
YOUNGAUDIENCES CHARTERSCHOOLS
yacs.org
AllWestbankYACScampuses: November 19, 5:30pm at BurmasterCampus (PK4-8)Uptown: Lawrence D. Crocker November 14,5:30pmand January16, 5:30pm (PreK4-K)Westbank: Little YACS Campus January30, 5:30pm (1-5)Westbank: Kate Middleton January28, 5:30pm (6-12) Westbank:Burmaster Campus January23, 5:30pm
gnocollaborative.com
TheGreater NewOrleans Collaborativeof CharterSchools andits member charter schools do notdiscriminateinthe rendering of services to,orregarding employment of, individualsbecause of race,color,religion, sex, gender,age,nationalorigin, disability, veteranstatus, or anyother legally protectedbasis
GNOCCS
APROVEN ONLINE SCHOOLEXPERIENCE FOR LOUISIANA FAMILIES.
University View Academy is aLouisiana-based K-12 tuition-freeonline public charter school availabletostudentsstatewide from anyparish. As one of themostinnovative virtual charter schoolsinLouisiana, we offeraunique online environmentwith certified teachersand provencurricula that allowstudentfamilies theflexibility andfreedom to learn in away that fitstheirlifestyle needs.University View Academy also offers an earlycollege high school program thatallows our students to earn afreetwo-year associatesdegree froma partnercommunity or technicalcollege by either attending classes on campus or onlinevia dual enrollment. This incredibleprogram offersUVA students theopportunity to getahead on their four-year degree while still qualifying for TOPS when they graduate from high school.
4.7STARS
*2023 StudentFamily Survey
NewOrleans Militaryand Maritime Academy
GRADES8-12
Seatsinall grades automatically reserved forActive-Duty Militaryfamilies.
NOMMA is atop-rated, open-enrollmentpublic charterschoolserving students grades 8-12 from allmetro NewOrleans parishes. StudentsatNOMMA are requiredtoparticipate in theMarine CorpsJunior ReserveOfficerTraining Program (MCJROTC). NOMMAhas been designated aNaval Honor School forour superior performanceinthe MCJROTCprogram
Thementoring supportprovidedby theJROTC instructors, as well as the academic facultyatNOMMA,ensures that cadets achievetheir personal and academic potential. NOMMA cadets study in afocused,college andcareer preparatory environmentguidedbya team of teachers andretired militaryinstructors whobring unparalleledexperiencetothe classrooms. Cadets mayearna TOPS University or
TOPS Tech Career diploma. NOMMA offers honors courses, AP courses,CLEPtesting, dualenrollmentcourses,aswellasafterschool tutoring,support fordiverse learners, andparticipation in Class4Asports.
NOMMA encourages interested families enrollingfor the24-25 School Year to register foranopenhouse by completingan Interest Form at nomma.net/admissions. Prospectivecadetsand alegal parent or guardianmustattend oneofthe open housedates scheduledinNovember, December,orJanuary. Attendanceis requiredfor eligibilitytoapplyfor the20242025 schoolyear through Enroll NOLA Pleaseemail registration@nomma.net with anyquestions or call(504) 227-3810.
OPENHOUSE DATES:
November 7and 19,December 12,2024; January14and 23,2025. Reserve your seat! Doorsopenat5:30p.m.; no admissions oncedoorsclose at 6p.m.All open houses areheldinthe NOMMA Cafeteria
TheWillow School
At TheWillowSchool, we prideourselves on being thehighest performing K-12 public school in New Orleans,hereacademicexcellence, artistic expression, andathletic achievementcometogetherto cultivatefutureleaders.Our rigorous academicprogramschallenge studentstothink critically and innovate,preparing them forsuccess in higher educationand beyond.
In addition to strong academics,our vibrant arts program nurtures creativity, offering opportunities in visual arts, music, dance, and theater. Students exploretheir passions, developtheir talents, and gain confidence in theirabilities
Ourathletics programexcelledthispast year with four statechampionships, emphasizingteamwork,discipline, andresilience. Our44competitive sports teamsfosterschool spirit while encouragingphysical fitnessand lifelong healthyhabits.
Join ourthrivingcommunity whereevery child is empoweredtoreach theirfull potential. Experiencethe difference at TheWillowSchool-where learning is a journey, creativity knowsnobounds,and championsare made!
GradesK-4: Nov. 2- 10am /Nov.20- 6pm.
Grades5-7: Nov. 11 -5pm
Grades8-12: Dec5.5pm
LouiseS.McGehee School
Discover theLouiseS. McGeheeSchool,where girls in Pre-Kthrough 12 thrive througha holisticapproach that integrates social, emotional, andintellectual growth in everyaspectoftheir lives. At McGehee, studentsflourish by buildingmeaningful relationships, engaging in diverselearning experiences, and developing essentialvalues-based skills that extend farbeyond the classroom.Here, learning is adynamic journeythat prepares girlsfor alifetime of success. Ignite your daughter’s passion foreducationand leadership at theLouise S. McGeheeSchool
Come seefor yourself what makesour campus so specialbyschedulinga personalized tour today. Visit www.mcgeheeschool.com,call504274-3980,oremail admissions@ mcgeheeschool.com to arrangeyour visit. Your daughter’s future starts now, at McGehee!
TheLouiseS.McGehee School is open to allqualified girlsregardlessofrace, religion, nationalorethnicorigin. PLEASE
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENT:
Pleasejoinusfor aWelcome Wednesday,small groups tours that take placeat8:30a.m.onWednesdays. Schedulebyemail: admissions@mcgeheeschool.com
sexual orientation, gender, genderidentityorexpression, pregnancy, age, disability, or anyother legally protected characteristic.
INFANTSTO GRADE 12
OPEN HOUSES AT A GLANCE
OCTOBER2024
BenjaminFranklinHighSchool
October 10
5:30 PM
MountCarmelAcademy
October 10
3:00 PM - 7:30 PM
HolyCross
October 16
6:00 PM
WarrenEastonCharterSchool
October 23
5:00 PM
ArdenCahillAcademy
October 24
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
DeLaSalle
October 29
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
LutheranHighSchool
October 19
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ChristianBrothersSchool
October 19 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CityParkCampus(ChristianBrothers School)
October 22 4:30 PM & 6:30 PM
NOVEMBER2024
InternationalHighSchoolofNew Orleans(IHSNO)
November 6 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
EcoleBilingueDeLaNouvelle-Orléans
November 6 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MorrisJeffCommunitySchool
November 7 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
NewOrleansMilitaryandMaritime Academy(NOMMA)
November 7 Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
ACE/ARETE/Sonofa
SmallClass Sizes
Multicultural
BatonRougeDiscovery
November 20 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
InternationalSchoolofLouisiana(ISL)
November 16 10:00 AM
St.Stanislaus
November 19 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
YoungAudiencesCharterSchools
November 14 5:30 PM
DECEMBER2024
HolyCross
December 5 5:00 PM
TheWillowSchool
December 5 5:00 PM
JANUARY2025
LowerDiscoverySchools (KennerDiscovery)
January 22
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Dr.JohnOchsnerDiscovery
January 15 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
LittleYACSCampus
January 30 5:30 - 6:30 PM
KateMiddletonCampus
January 28 5:30 PM
BurmasterCampus
January 23 5:30 PM
LawrenceD.CrockerCampus
January 16 5:30 PM
