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Baldwin Hills School Staff Meet with VG Parents

6/9/2019

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​BY GABRIELA WORREL
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Baldwin Hills Elementary has been Village Green’s neighborhood elementary school since 1943, just two years after our complex opened. Yet many of today’s VG parents do not know much about today’s Baldwin Hills Elementary Pilot School and drive through rush hour traffic to bring their kids elsewhere.

To begin closing the information gap, Villagers with children at the school organized a meeting for parents last month and invited parents and school staff to the Clubhouse. The principal, community representative, and three classroom teachers came and presented information about the unique aspects and many offerings of their school. Then the parent organizers shared their experiences with the other families.

As an LAUSD pilot school, it operates with more autonomy in hiring and curriculum than a traditional school, while aligned with the California Standards and achieving the required performance standards. Two programs run side by side at the same location – the Community Program and the Gifted Magnet Program – and, importantly, students from both programs participate in the STEAM programs such as performing arts, robotics, chess, and more.
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After the short presentations, there were lots of questions and answers, and the principal encouraged parents to visit the school during regularly scheduled tours or to arrange a visit at another convenient time. Please call (323) 937-7223 with questions of interest.
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VG Resident & Latin Music Expert

6/9/2019

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By Lucy Fried

Did you know more than 65 languages are spoken in Mexico, other than Spanish, and that each region has its own instruments and musical traditions? And that Mexican and Latin American musical sounds and styles have been influenced not only by each other, but also by immigrants from Africa, Europe, Asia, and the United States, and vice-versa?

African slaves brought the marimba, and now it is the national instrument of Guatemala – and also popular in Colombia and Ecuador. Europeans brought violins, horns and the polka. The popular Colombian cumbia style and dance was popularized by musicians who loved listening to U.S. big bands in the 1930’s and ‘40’s. Mariachi music is known as the national music of Mexico, but it’s a style from one small region in the state of Jalisco. And on and on.
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Huge appreciation to longtime VG resident Betto Arcos – music critic, journalist, and regular contributor to NPR, KPCC and the BBC – for a fascinating Clubhouse talk on Saturday, May 25. Many thanks to the Cultural Affairs Committee; may they sponsor many more such events!
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