Hillcrest
Drive Elementary School is a public t k
through 5th grade Elementary School located
in the heart of the Crenshaw District in the Baldwin village
community
we are comprised of three schools we are
Community School a Spanish dual-language school and
a music Magnet School
ramalinga hit the wall we have a K-5
dual-language program and
our goal is for the students to develop bilingual
ISM by literacy social
cultural competence and high
academic achievement
a b o a Spanish dual-language
program is a 70/30 model
where students learn to speak English and
Spanish at the same time to dual language program
serves as a pathway to prepare our
students to receive the Seal of bye
letter C on their graduation to Flomaton High
School
our music magnet program at Hillcrest Drive
is the only Elementary music magnet
in all of LAUSD it is
a unique program in that are students
receive music instructions integrated into
the Gen Ed curriculum and they also
receive instruction with a certificated music
teacher I'm in the music Megan here
and I'm here because ever since I
listen to music
I was a baby I loved it and
I was like whatever I'm doing I want
to go to a school that has this stuff and
now my dream came true because I'm at the best
school ever student come
to music twice
weak in some instances three times a week something
great about our program is that
we are k-25 and so students
are exposed to music at a very
early age we also incorporate
off-campus experiences for our
where we have Partnerships with the
LA Opera and they get to experience
performances we also have Partnerships
with the Colburn School of Music where
we get to visit their campus
and experience music
do we perform for our parents and
it's really really cool I
like that against you show my parents
when I learn
every year school-wide we do have a Visual and Performing Arts
Cadre that students are able to participate in
and that's comprised of art music
and dance students are able to rotate through
a different activity every six to eight weeks which
helps to keep them excited and engage
about school last year we had art class
and I enjoyed it because we
got to paint and draw different things
and to see we have PE and I love it
because our PE teacher. He
teaches us about our body
and we get to have fun without friends
what I love most about the school as a
parent is the teachers there
the children be able to express
myself and teach
our children that
anything is possible
the back says
your brain you are a
we have teachers that have
started their career here and have been here 30
years plus they give
everything of themselves so that our
Scholars can reach their full potential our
population of students is about 50%
an American at 50% Latino so with
that we do believe and being culturally relevant and responsive
and that's because we know
that students learn better when they're able to relate to
the experiences when they're able to see
reflections of them self within the material
and curriculum in order to meet the needs of
our students we are beef at school and
Beast that stands for black student achievement
plan and with this program we have a
cultural and climate Advocate and
she helps with the students who
I need of that assistance the school teachers
are students lifelong skills
restorative justice how
to handle conflict we have
a student store in the kids learn Eagle
bucks if he just say I'll try not to
Literacy for students to stay after school
we do partner with LA space and they provide snacks
for the students they also do activities
and field trips for students
I recommend the school because
it's like a really cool and fun this
is a school where love
exists here it's just full
of support for all stakeholders involved