Helms Community Learning
Center is a
Dual-Language
Houston Independent
school District
Magnet School offering
Pre-Kindergarten through
5th grade
education. Our
campus is conveniently
located in the Historic
Houston Heights area.
We are designated by the
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
as a “Recognized”
school.
What is Dual Language?
In Helms’ Pre-Kindergarten
through Fifth Grade Dual
Language Program, native English
and native Spanish speaking
students are integrated in the
same classroom.
Through content area instruction
students become bilingual and
biliterate, developing positive
cross-cultural attitudes and
behaviors. Helms’ goal is
that all students will perform
at or above grade level in both
languages by the fifth grade.
Celebración
Multicultural
Helms
Community
Learning
Center is
dedicated to
providing a
nurturing,
safe
environment
for all
students,
parents,
teachers and
staff. In
order to
ensure the
on-going
development
and support
of a safe,
bully-free
school where
all
individuals
are valued
and
supported,
Helms will
follow this
specific
plan
throughout
the
2009-2010
school
year. The
efficacy of
this plan
will be
evaluated
throughout
the year and
updates or
additions
will be made
according to
the needs of
the school
community.
Multicultural
understanding
and
appreciation
must be
developed
amongst all
stakeholders.
Therefore,
the plan
targets
three groups
within the
community:
teachers and
staff,
parents and
community
members, and
the student
body. The
goal within
each
category is
to ensure
that each
person at
Helms takes
personal
responsibility
for
fostering
and
maintaining
a safe,
bully-free
school.
Center
Source
Systems
provides
professional
development
that
prepares
teachers and
support
staff in the
process of
integrating
the core
academic
curricula
with Tribes
strategies
that include
team
performance
and peer
assessment,
project
learning,
group
inquiry,
cooperative
learning
strategies,
conflict
resolution,
multicultural
appreciation,
research and
composition
projects,
and
reflection.
(Center
Source
Systems,
LLC, 2003).
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