Located in the Eastside neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Academia Cesar Chavez is a culturally-affirming, public charter school serving grades PreK through 8th. ACC recognizes, values, and strives to develop our students’ gifts and abilities through bilingualism. Our students consistently utilize their skills of critical analysis, cross cultural communication, innovation, teamwork, and adaptability to transform our community.
Our Mission
In community, Academias La Paz is dedicated to creating the necessary learning environment that cultivates academic excellence to strengthen, recognize, and honor our students’ dignity, critical consciousness, multiple identities, original language and bilingualism to become lifelong learners and authentic, powerful human beings.
Core Values
At Academia Cesar Chavez, we share a commitment to modeling values with a focus on
honoring the lived experiences and cultural backgrounds of all students
and their families through our core values of Identity, Solidarity,
Intellect, and Justice.
Identity
We support our students and their families in recognizing and embracing their own unique ancestral histories, cultures, and languages.
Solidarity
We recognize that we all live in connection with each other; we must honor and support our youth to honor and embrace our communities.
Intellect
Success: in life and community change requires critical thinking and a deeper level of consciousness.
Justice
We pursue our work not solely for the individual benefit of the youth and families we serve, but because we believe their role is critical in securing equity and opportunity for all members of society.
