Bullis Charter School Invitational Junior Olympics

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Today's Date: 8/29/2008 News and Events

Bullis Charter School's Invitational Junior Olympics

Sunday, June 8, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at

Stanford University's Cobb Track and Angell Field

Olympians Presenting Medals

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Participating Charter Schools

	Bullis Charter School Los Altos Grades: K-6	Mission: Bullis Charter School offers a collaborative, experiential learning environment that emphasizes individual student achievement and inspires children, faculty and staff to reach beyond themselves to achieve their full potential. Using a global perspective to teach about the interconnectedness of communities and their environments, the BCS program nurtures mutual respect, civic responsibility and a lifelong love of learning.
	Charter School of Morgan Hill Morgan Hill Grades: K-8	Mission: Through strong family involvement, community interaction, and project-based learning, the Charter School of Morgan Hill will develop lifelong learners prepared to be innovative participants in the global community.
	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning San Jose Grades: K-4	Mission: As a family learning center, our mission is to provide all children, adults and families with the opportunity to engage in purposeful, stimulating and enriched educational experiences to meet their basic needs and to go beyond them.
	KIPP Heartwood San Jose Grades: 5-8	Mission: Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Heartwood Academy is a public, college-preparatory middle school committed to providing our students with the knowledge, skills, character, and intellectual habits needed to excel in college and to make positive change every single day.
	Livermore Valley Charter School Livermore Grades: K-8	Mission: Livermore Valley Charter School will provide an exemplary education to K - 8 students by fostering the development of each child's analytical ability, social skills and creativity to prepare them to become productive members of their society.
	Making Waves Academy Richmond Grades: 5	Mission: Honoring and utilizing our rich history and culture, Making Waves Education Program will prepare young people to help revitalize and construct healthy, sustainable communities. Through rigorous academic preparation, Making Waves Education Program will ensure that our youth acquire the skills necessary to gain acceptance to and graduate from four-year colleges and universities. Ultimately, a quality education will enable Wave-Makers to become productive and contributing members of our community.
	Rocketship One Public School San Jose Grades: K-3	Mission: Rocketship One Public School ("ROPS") will eliminate the achievement gap by bringing our students to grade level in Literacy and Math by second grade and graduating them above grade level in fifth grade.
	Voices-College Bound Language Academy San Jose Grades: K-1	Mission: Voices College-Bound Language Academy will prepare all students for the challenges of higher education through the context of an academically rigorous dual-language program. In addition we will ensure students demonstrate high academic achievement and apply critical thinking skills while making sense of their role within their own culture and the greater society.