Who is Academias La Paz
Academia Cesar Chavez and El Colegio High School, two independent charter schools as of July 1, 2024 merged into one unified district: Academias La Paz. The name “La Paz,” inspired by the national historical landmark, The National Chavez Center, the grounds where civil rights leader, César Chávez, spent his last years and also the home of the César E. Chávez National Monument. This historical landmark symbolizes the place of refuge, peace and empowerment. It reflects our vision, a district where scholars find knowledge and a sense of belonging and purpose.
Academias La Paz is a PreK - 12th grade unified district for community-based, student-centered education that intently focuses on building critical consciousness and establishes high expectations for all students’ academic and social growth. Our program is tailored to children’s individual needs, readily accessible to families, culturally relevant, and equipped with the curricular and instructional tools necessary to ensure that students achieve high standards.
At Academias Laz Paz, our bilingual program is dedicated to creating the necessary learning environment that cultivates academic excellence to strengthen, recognize, and honor our students’ dignity, critical consciousness, identity, ancestral language, and bilingualism to become lifelong learners and authentic, powerful human beings. Using a mixture of language development strategies, our primary focus is on developing strong foundational skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in the Spanish and English languages for our multilingual community.
Academias La Paz currently has two campuses, one located in the Eastside of St. Paul, Academia Cesar Chavez Prek - 8th grade and one located in South Minneapolis, El Colegio High School 9th - 12th grade.
