
CLAE Spring Break Packet
CLAE Families, Please find the 2018 CLAE Spring Break packet attached here. CLAE 2018 Spring Break Packet If you need to receive a paper copy yourself, CLAE will be open April 2nd from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Weekly Family Update 3/19/18
Greetings CLA-EAST Families! Last week was a truly humbling experience for me as a school leader. I watched as our scholars put aside their differences in order to come together as one and make their voices heard. Despite the cold weather, every one of our scholars and staff members marched from the school to…

Weekly Family Updates 3/12/18
Greetings CLA-EAST Families! With each new week comes new possibilities. Our staff operates with a growth mindset and welcomes the challenge of creating new possibilities for all of our scholars. The Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget was quoted saying, “The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities…

Weekly Family Update (3/5/18)
Greetings CLA-EAST Families! Welcome to the third and final trimester of our first year together. Can you believe that we are we have made it this far and are now headed toward the finish line? I can’t write anything else without mentioning the tremendous growth we have made as a school and school community. All…

Weekly Family Updates – February 26, 2017
Greetings CLA-EAST Families! We are in our final week of the 2nd trimester and headed for the final trimester of the school year. Yes! Can you believe it? Our first year together is nearly over. This last trimester is a very important one for use as a school. Beginning in April, our scholars will…

Peaceful Protest on Gun Violence
Dear CLA Community – Faculty, Staff, Students, Families, and Alumni, Since its very beginning, Citizens Leadership Academy has been a school grounded in the value of civic engagement. Our sixth-grade essential question is, “What makes a community thrive?” In seventh grade, it is, “What makes a morally courageous person?” and in eighth grade we…

Weekly Family Update 2/12/18
Happy Monday CLA-EAST Families! We are looking forward to a great week here in the building and for you as well. This week’s schedule is not a typical one and we ’ll need your assistance this week managing the change for our scholars. The biggest change comes on Monday and Tuesday. On both days…

Weekly Family Updates 2/5/2018
Welcome to the month of February! There is so much to be excited for and I hope every family is able to join us for the various activities and events happen at our school. History is created by the life’s work of individuals and the legacy they leave behind whether good or bad. This is…