 | Walter Reed Middle School |
4525 Irvine Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91602, (818) 487-7600
Humanities Academy
Designed for:
Students working at grade level or above, with a strong interest in performing and visual arts. If you enjoy reading, performing, discussions, and open-end inquiry, this is the program for you!
Criteria for Acceptance:
- Students working at grade level or above, with a love of learning and a passion for culinary arts
- Strong teacher recommendation indicating suitability for the program.
- Grades and achievement test scores indicating student is working at grade level.
Honors Class:
- State Identified Gifted or ability to be identified Gifted according to LAUSD criteria.
Special Features:
- Academic rigor and differentiated instruction combined with innovative, project-based, cross-curriculum assignments.
- Two academy teachers share sixth grade core academic classes.
- Four separate subject academy teachers teach two year sequential curriculum for the 7th and 8th grades.
- Mandatory 3 year sequential enrichment class: environmental stewardship, global issues, application of environmental values into the daily lives of the students, greenhouse and garden-based activities.
- Additional enrichment opportunities may include music, art, technology, and leadership, schedule permitting.
Tomer Kleinman, SLC Coordinator
phone: 818-487-7614; email txk3090@lausd.net
Debbie Vodhanel, SLC Assistant
phone: 818-487-7600 ex. 306; email djv4258@lausd.net
Read the Smaller Learning Communities FAQ
Friends of Humanities Academy – FOHA website (parent organization)
Download Smaller Learning Communities Application