Founded by Semillas del Pueblo in 2008, Anahuacalmecac is the only successful Indigenous charter high school in Los Angeles. LAUSD is on the verge of closing Anahuacalmecac due to a “Papers Please” policy against Mexican Indigenous charter school petitioners and parents Let LAUSD Superintendant and Board Members know our community demands renewal of the charter of Anahuacalmecac through 2018 and stop the violation of civil and Indigenous Peoples' rights to education based upon maternal langauge, community autonomy, autocthonous culture and access to all levels of education.

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Fundada por Semillas del Pueblo en 2008, Anahuacalmecac es la única escuela autonoma indígena enfocado en la preparación de jóvenes indígenas en Los Angeles. El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles (LAUSD) está a punto de cerrar Anahuacalmecac debido a una política "Papeles primero" en contra de peticionarios y padres de la escuela "charter" de origen mexicanos indígenas.  Deja al Superintendente Deasy y a los miembros de la mesa directiva del LAUSD saber que nuestra comunidad exige renovación del charter de Anahuacalmecac hasta 2018 y exige un paro a la violación de los derechos civiles e derechos indígenas a la educación autonoma inclusive de idiomas maternas, la autonomía de la comunidad, la cultura autóctona indigena y el acceso a todos los niveles de la educación.

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UPCOMING ENROLLMENT

ORIENTATION

2013-2014 school year ONLY

June 8, 2013 

Kinder to 5^_th Grade (9:00 - 10:00 AM)

6 to 9^_th Grade (10:00 - 11:00 AM)

4736 Huntington Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90032

(323) 352-3148

If you would like enroll your child(ren) at Semillas Community Schools, please follow these few simple steps:

1. Fill out the online request for admissions form which will be routed to the appropriate school new parent liaison.
2. Participate in the upcoming Enrollment Orientation scheduled May 18, 2013.
   
3. Please stay informed and connected through our schools' newsletter and website.

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Xinaxcalmecac Academia Semillas del Pueblo will not discriminate against any student on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, gender or disability.

Support four indigenous young women and student leaders from Anahuacalmecac attend the United Nation Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Welcome ● Bienvenidos ● 歡迎 ● Tlanextlihqueh Nohcnihuan

Semillas represents two community-based charter schools in East Los Angeles, Xinaxcalmecac Academia Semillas del Pueblo for grades kinder through eighth and Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory High School of North America for grades ninth through twelfth. Semillas students receive instruction in four languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin and Nahuatl (the indigenous language of Mexico), in order to graduate students that are internationally-minded, culturally wise community members.

As the first International Baccalaureate World School to be authorized in the city of Los Angeles and the only World School in East L.A., Semillas goes beyond the minimal standard of instruction, to meet the rigor of international standards of education, as well as internationally recognized rights of children, and Indigenous Peoples through our houses of higher learning. Semillas is decisively paving the way for university success on the international stage for twenty-first century students based upon the wisdom of millenarian Indigenous knowledge. Semillas also provides a haven for students to cultivate intellectual and social potential to become future doctors, lawyers, artists, entrepreneurs and educators. Semillas strives to provide a strong foundation for future generations through a powerful education so they become conscious, whole and capable individuals that can guide with ancestral clarity for the coming seven generations.

Through our work, we have supported the education of over 400 students from kinder through ninth grades, touched the lives of up to one thousand other people through their family members and reached thousands more through community cultural events we organize regularly. Semillas students perform exceedingly well on standardized tests and have continued on an upward trend. We are also proud to report that Semillas students continue to prove that the longer they have studied in Semillas’ programs the better they perform on standardized tests. More importantly, Semillas has developed deep roots in the entire community of Los Angeles, and our parents and students have strengthened our community’s grasp of our languages and our cultures.