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Natalie Zensius
Envision Schools
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Metropolitan Arts & Technology High School
holding Open House for Bayview/Hunters Point community
October 10, 2011, San Francisco, CA – In celebration of its recent move to San Francisco’s Bayview/Hunter’s Point neighborhood, Metropolitan Arts & Technology High School (Metro), a public charter school run by Envision Schools, will be holding an Open House on October 13th at the school’s permanent new home on 1195 Hudson Avenue from 10am until noon. The Open House promises to be a fun and informative morning. City officials and community leaders–Supervisor Malia Cohen among them–are expected to be in attendance mingling with students, parents and other community members as they tour campus, attend classes, and meet faculty.
Metro is housed on the Gloria R. Davis campus, named for the San Francisco educator, city commissioner and political activist. Ms. Davis devoted her teaching career to helping children achieve academic excellence and continued to advocate for them throughout her public life. Envision’s partnership with the school district to bring a public charter high school–the first of its kind–to the Bayview neighborhood, is seen as the beginning of a new era of educational opportunity for local residents, many of whom will be the first in their families to attend college.
Metro Principal, Nick Kappelhof said: “We’re thrilled to be part of the Bayview community and it feels great to have a long-term home for the students who come to Metro from all corners of San Francisco. We feel privileged to be building on the legacy of so many educators, like Gloria R. Davis, that have gone before us, and we’re immensely grateful for the volunteer support and welcome we’ve had from the community. The Open House is our way of saying thank you.”
Like its three sister schools in the Envision Schools public charter school network, Metro is built around intentional diversity, rigorous academic discipline and excellence at every level, where compassion and high expectations inspire and empower students. The Envision network of schools, is creating exemplary results for students: 89% of the class of 2011 graduated, and more than 86% of the class of 2010 remain enrolled in college after their first year.
For more information about the Open House, call (510) 451-2415 or visit the Metro Open House web page.
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About Envision Schools (www.envisionschools.org)
Envision Schools is a non-profit school reform and charter management organization in the San Francisco Bay Area. Envision Schools’ mission is to transform the lives of students, especially those who will be the first in their family to attend college, by preparing them for success in college and in life. Envision operates four innovative college-preparatory high schools in San Francisco, Oakland and Hayward and disseminates its model through Envision Learning Partners, a research, development and training entity. 95% of Envision’s graduates have enrolled in college.
Location of New Metro Campus
1195 Hudson Ave, San Francisco
