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Cultural Arts Program Funding Benefits TECS Students
Cultural Arts Program Funding Benefits TECS Students The Cultural Arts Passport (CAP) program promoted by LAUSD during the last school year, was by all measures, a succes
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By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
Parent Volunteers—More Than a Fly on The Wall
Assisting in a classroom provides an experience that enables parent volunteers to be more than just a fly on the wall. “Topanga Elementary is a great exampl
... (Read More)
By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
Give Teachers The Gift of Time
When I first started teaching, I spent hours after my students left preparing lessons, cleaning my classroom, and setting up for the next day of class. As I got
... (Read More)
By Amy K. Weisberg
Return of the Raptors
November 19th marked the return of the raptors at Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS). Raptor Day has become a tradition where education and exposure to wi
... (Read More)
By TECS News Team
A Ghoulishly Good Time
Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) held their annual Halloween Festival at the Topanga Community Center on Saturday, October 25, for the first time since
... (Read More)
By TECS News Team
New face and familiar friends
Fall is in full gear at Topanga Elementary. On campus, we have many returning students and teachers as well as some new faces. Welcome Ms. Garza! The school ex
... (Read More)
By TECS News Team
Sen. Henry Stern to Chair Holocaust & Genocide Education Council
On October 6, Governor Newsom announced a historic $40 million investment to combat rising anti-Semitism and other acts of hate, with a particular emphasis on t
... (Read More)
By The Canyon Chronicle
What Is Transitional Kindergarten?
We are in the second month of school and my class is settling into a comfortable routine and friendships are forming. I am learning the personalities and prefer
... (Read More)
By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
Back to School!
Kids, parents, and teachers were geared up and ready for the start of the school year at Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) when the front gates opened on
... (Read More)
By TECS News Team
From the Sublime to the Downright Cranky
SCE’s Undergrounding project that came to a halt in 2015, just as the crossover was about to complete it, is now scheduled to begin in the Topanga Town Center
... (Read More)
By Flavia Potenza
The Legacy Families of TECS*
Our last school year has been completed and we sit in the middle of summer. Soon it will be time to gear up for another year filled with learning, growing and c
... (Read More)
By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
Ditchschool in the Canyon
While many local high school juniors were finishing up their AP exams and readying to apply for college, there is a group of local Topanga teens who are skippin
... (Read More)
By Haille Trimboli
A Special Visit
On Wednesday, June 2nd, Topanga Elementary Charter School had a special visitor, LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner! Having met him a few times, I extended the
... (Read More)
By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
Lessons in Leadership
Additional reporting by Phoenix Rodan School’s out for Summer! As all alumni of Topanga Elementary know, the last year is always bittersweet. Many of the s
... (Read More)
By TECS News Team
Celebrating School Traditions
With children being back in their classrooms, it was a wonderful time to celebrate the staff at TECS. Teacher Appreciation Day is a national event and at To
... (Read More)
By TECS News Team
TECS Alumnus, Zennon Ulyate-Crow
Zennon Ulyate-Crow had a great start to his education at Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) and has many paths to choose from as he starts college. Zen
... (Read More)
By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
Treasure
Teachers look for treasure. Not the typical chests filled with gold, but the gems found within their students. Children enter kindergarten as diamonds in the ro
... (Read More)
By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
Welcome Back to Campus!
It has been a long wait for the Return to Campus. In-person instruction ended over a year ago but on April 20 and 21, there was a staggered re-opening of Topang
... (Read More)
By TECS News Team
School Reopening Offers Options, Excitement Grows
Envisioning the future as schools across the state plan their reopening, many of our young students cannot wait to be there: “I’m so excited to see all my f
... (Read More)
By TECS News Team
From Topanga to Mars
Additional reporting by Phoenix Rodan On February 18th, the teachers of Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) made space in their daily schedules for a sp
... (Read More)
By TECS News Team
Arts, Science, and Community
By TECS News Team; Additional reporting by Phoenix Rodan As Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) teachers continue to find innovative ways to engage thei
... (Read More)
By TECS News Team
Happy Anniversary Children’s Corner!
In spite of the challenges of the past eight months, local Topanga treasure, Children’s Corner Play Center is open for business and its business is play. The
... (Read More)
By Kathie Gibboney
Art Will Go On
Distance learning at Topanga Elementary Charter School is running smoothly. Of course, there are a few technology glitches, and we all realize this is not the o
... (Read More)
By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
Don’t Open Schools
Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District will not be opening on time as planned. On July 29, LAUSD superintendent Austin Beutner gave a press release
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By Victoria Tralies
Congratulations, you have been accepted to Zoom university!
I don’t think I will ever forget the day I received an email from the University of California, Santa Cruz, informing me that Spring Quarter of 2020 would now
... (Read More)
By Miranda Anapol
Charter Pods to Enrich Learning
We are going somewhere new and we are not going back to “normal.” The Covid19 pandemic of 2020 has created a sea change. It’s like we are in the Panam
... (Read More)
By Paula Labrot
Positive Changes for Education
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” —Nelson Mandela On June 27, Governor Gavin New
... (Read More)
By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
LAUSD Update
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) agreed to distance learning as the model for opening the school ye
... (Read More)
By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
Back to School
I unlocked the door, set my school bag and purse on my desk, and prepared to meet my new class of Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten (TK/K)students. The
... (Read More)
By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.
Homeschool Options
I want to homeschool my children…but how? These past few months, many parents were forced to learn how to homeschool, virtually (pun intended) overnight. For
... (Read More)
By Megan Griego
K-12 Open Enrollment
Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS), a Transitional Kindergarten (TK)/Kindergarten to Fifth grade school, has begun open enrollment for the 2020-2021 schoo
... (Read More)
By The Canyon Chronicle