The Habans Stormwater and Nature Center gives enrichment teacher Kevin McDunn many opportunities to use nature itself as his classroom. From identifying bird calls to keeping outdoor journals, scholars are able to engage with the outdoors in new ways. To learn more about how Kevin uses the Stormwater and Nature Center as part of the…
This year, in honor of Black History Month, Habans is highlighting the Harlem Renaissance, which took place from the 1920s to the 1930s in New York. This period was filled with the intellectual and cultural revival of Black music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics, scholarship, and more. Keep reading to learn more about this…
Paul Habans Charter School’s music program just got a major upgrade! Thanks to the Save The Music Foundation, Habans will soon receive $49,000 worth of new musical instruments and related materials to enhance its existing band program. Habans will receive 36 instruments as part of this grant, including flutes, clarinets, alto saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and…
After serving as Resident Principal at Paul Habans Charter School for the last year, LaKeysha Arthur is excited to begin serving as Principal in the 2021-22 school year. LaKeysha is a founding teacher at Habans and has been at the school for eight years. When LaKeysha first joined the CCS network, she served as a…
Paul Habans Charter School is excited to announce that construction of the Habans Stormwater and Nature Center is nearing completion, and the school anticipates that the Center will open this fall for its scholars and children from the surrounding Algiers community. The Stormwater and Nature Center was made possible as a result of the Sewerage…
Habans parent, Lakeisha Green, eagerly made the decision to serve as a CCS board member. Although her work with the Department of Health keeps her busy, the mother of two describes herself as a “school mom,” saying “I was already always at the school and involved.” Green is referring to her time spent at Habans,…
Habans staff members were excited to welcome middle schoolers back to in-person learning in late October. Due to the abrupt closure of school buildings in mid-March, distance learning was the only option for Spring 2020 and for the first months of Fall 2020. The teaching staff began strategizing for the return to in-person learning over…
During the 2016-17 academic year, CCS began its Aurora Program, an alternative education program that provides additional educational and behavioral support to some of its highest-need students. The program initially served scholars from kindergarten through 3rd grade but has expanded to include scholars up to 8th grade. After three years in temporary facilities, the Aurora…
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