“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
– William Butler Yeats

We have such a small window of time to hook a student in the learning process — igniting a passion that will carry them throughout their educational career and through life.. It’s critical the strategies we implement are effective — rigorous, relevant and real-world. We only have one chance to get it launched in the right direction!

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Here is the proposed layout for PSoE land use. With your support we atheistically envision the following:

• Admin Space
o A 9,000 sq. ft. matching addition on the back of the basic structure for gym/auditorium space. In adding this we will be able to maximize the current building for classrooms.

• Gym Addition
o A 10,000 sq ft matching addition on to(…)

Imagine a school where intuitive technology and discovery guides learning. A classroom with computers built within the child’s desk and where teachers’ interactive white boards prompt student engagement and response. Imagine a school campus with a commitment to operating as a ‘green’ initiative that teaches children the importance of respecting their environment; developing knowledge and wisdom as a foundation for learning. This is the vision of Paramount School of Excellence (PSoE), an innovative urban charter(…)

The first thing that strikes me about education is knowledge gain. Education gives us the knowledge of the world around us. It develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and have points of view on everything in life.

People debate over the subject of whether education is the only thing that gives knowledge. Some say, education is the process of gaining information about the surrounding world while knowledge

Today’s kindergarteners will be retiring in the year 2067.  We have no idea of what the world will look in five years, much less 60 years, yet we are charged with preparing our students for life in that world.  Our students are facing many emerging issues such as global warming, famine, poverty, health issues, a global population explosion and other environmental and social issues.  These issues lead to a need for students to be able