Alternative Education Program

• Young Adult Corps High School
• EcoAcademy
• YO High School

Young Adult Corps High School
Young Adult Corps High School caters to the 18- to 24-year-old youth enrolled in the Young Adult Corps who come to us for a second chance at a high school diploma and applicable work experience that will make them competitive for living wage jobs. This site fulfills the Young Adult Corps' school/work model by offering eight-week blocks of high school classes that are separated by alternating blocks of paid on-the-job training on work projects.
Academic instruction at Young Adult Corps High School involves small classes of 15-20 students who study the required core subjects needed to pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) including mathematics, English (reading and writing), science, history, computer technology and a number of elective courses (e.g., economics, speech, government or foreign language).

Click the link below for Young Adult Corps High School's calendar for 2009-10
Young Adult Corps High School Calendar 09-10

EcoAcademy
Located in Pico-Union, EcoAcademy High School is a vibrant part of the local community and serves approximately 130 14- to 18-year-old students each year. EcoAcademy was founded in 2002 in a call to action from the City of Los Angeles to address the needs of high school-aged youth. Today, the school remains housed at the site of an old fire station. The majority of students at EcoAcademy are between 15 and 17 years of age; 90% of the student body is Latino/Hispanic and 10% is African American.

Click the link below for the EcoAcademy's calendar for 2009-10
Eco & YOHS Calendar 09-10

EcoAcademy is another of the three Western Association of Schools and Colleges-accredited charter school sites operated in partnership with the Los Angeles Education Corps for the youth of the LA Conservation Corps. EcoAcademy has a unique identity and program model that combines a high-quality educational setting, mental health services and an emphasis on the environment. Our hallmark curriculum emphasizes environmental stewardship and students must complete an environmental awareness course and participate in community beautification projects in order to graduate. One recent project involved students converting a vacant lot near the school into a community garden.

Academic instruction at EcoAcademy involves small classes of 15 students who study the required core subjects needed to pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) including mathematics, English (reading and writing), science, history, computer technology and a number of elective courses (e.g., economics, speech, government or foreign language).

New Orientation Flyer (English)
New Orientation Flyer (Spanish)

YO High School
Located in Watts, Youth Opportunities High School (YO Watts) is part of the larger City of Los Angeles Youth Opportunities Movement and currently housed at the Pitts Community Center. YO Watts was founded in 2000 in response to the growing need for educational and supportive services for low-income young people from this South LA neighborhood. Today YO Watts serves approximately 100 14- to 18-year-old students who were unsuccessful in their local public high schools. The majority of these students are 16 and 17 years old; approximately 56% of the student body is Hispanic and 44% is African American.

Click the link below for the YO High School's calendar for 2009-10
Eco & YOHS Calendar 09-10

YO Watts has a unique identity and program model that combines a high-quality educational setting, mental health services and an emphasis on the performing and creative arts. Students work on murals, participate in drama or take part in video film production, in addition to other core academic subjects. We have seen how the arts can engage previously reluctant learners while providing them with a therapeutic outlet. Such an outlet is needed for these students who have witnessed gang violence or experienced the negative results of gang activities in their communities.

Academic instruction at YO Watts involves small classes of 15 students who study the required core subjects needed to pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) including mathematics, English (reading and writing), science, history, computer technology and a number of elective courses (e.g., economics, speech, government or foreign language).