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Making Changes FOR Our Community WITH Our Community
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About Us

ELARA will create a vibrant community of scholarship and rigorous interdisciplinary studies in order to provide our community's diverse learning population with an integrated, research-based curriculum that prepares students for, and inspires them to, leadership roles in the 21st century. ELARA will, through its focus on Urban Planning and Public Policy, generate direct connections between the academic program and the present and future environments of its students. The faculty and its university and community partners will work collaboratively and engage regularly in focused professional development to maintain an environment responsive to all of its students' needs, interests, and aspirations.

News & Announcements

Winter Academy

Winter Academy/Academia de Invierno

Renaissance Students join us for Winter Academy on December 16-18 where you will get assistance to boost your grades!
*If you have a D or F you must attend to boost your grade!*

Estudiantes de Renaissance, acompáñenos a la Academia de Invierno del 16 al 18 de Diciembre, donde recibirán ayuda para mejorar sus calificaciones!
*Si tienes una D o F, ¡debes asistir para mejorar tu calificación!*
AP English

Discover the Benefits of AP Courses/Descruba los Beneficios de los Cursos AP

Join us online on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 6:00–7:00 p.m. to learn how AP classes can boost skills, enhance college applications, and save on future college costs. Spanish and sign language interpretation available (advance request required).
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Únase a nosotros en línea el miércoles 11 de diciembre de 2024, de 6:00 a 7:00 p.m. para aprender cómo los cursos AP pueden desarrollar habilidades, mejorar solicitudes universitarias y ahorrar en costos universitarios futuros. Habrá interpretación en español y de lenguaje de señas (se requiere solicitud anticipada).
Big Smiles Poster

Big Smiles

Free dental services for students. Location will be in the Parent Center on December 6. Servicios Dentales gratis para estudiantes Diciembre 6.
college wear

Renaissance! Wear your College gear on Wednesdays

Show off your school pride every Wednesday by wearing your favorite college shirts or sweaters! Representing colleges adds to our school spirit and reminds us of the exciting possibilities ahead. Let’s make College Gear Wednesday a fun weekly tradition!
Shake out

School Safety Plan/Drill Next week

A ShakeOut drill is scheduled for October 17, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM at Torres, with the campus closed to visitors. The 2024-25 safety plan emphasizes enhancing school climate, addressing absenteeism, staff training for active shooter situations, and improving emergency response procedures.

Calendar

Dec 16

Winter Academy-8:30-3:30pm

Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: Enter at Garden Gate

Dec 17

Winter Academy-8:30-3:30pm

Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: Enter at Garden Gate
Front of the school building

Our Mission

East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy (ELARA) will be a center of community life and learning, whose students see themselves as architects of their own, and their community's future. The college-ready graduates of ELARA will have the broad-based knowledge, collaborative skills, and personal confidence to become innovators and leaders in their communities and professions.