La Causa Charter School

La Causa Charter School is a vibrant center for learning, where we prepare today's generation of youth for a bright future full of possibilities.

We are located on Milwaukee's south side, and serve a community of 640 students and their families. Our grades are K5 through 8th. Come back to our Web page often as we'll be bringing you more news and exciting stories about our school community.

The goal of La Causa Charter School is to prepare our students for success in high school, college, and the ever-changing global workplace.

At La Causa Charter School, strong parental and community involvement is key to our success. The goal is to provide our students with innovative, foundational, bilingual and multi-cultural learning experiences. Our school focuses on a Math and Reading instruction with a strong emphasis on Fine Arts and Vocational Education. We are proud to offer Music, Art, Physical Education, Video Production, Robotics, Project Lead the Way, Math Lab, and the brand new Language Lab.

To view the La Causa Charter School 2011-2012 calendar, click here.

Latest News!

PLTW Students on TV! - Jan. 17, 2012

On January 12, 2012, our 8th Grade PLTW students spoke on live TV about their work with aquaponics design and engineering. You can view the video clip at the following link: http://beta.realmilwaukeenow.com/2012/tony-checks-out-an-urban-farm-in-bay-view/. (The La Causa students are featured in the second video on the page).

LCCS Winter Concert 2011 - Jan. 5, 2012

On December 15, 2011, we had our school's Winter Concert with the theme "Rejoice, Give Thanks, Give Back." The concert was a SPECTACULAR event that truly illustrated the many talents our students carry with them. We have Winter Concert DVD's on sale now, so pick up your copy today!

1st Grade Diorama's - Dec. 7, 2011

We love to showcase La Causa students work and the following is just one of the wonderful things that are being taught here at our school. Ms. Gandolfo's first grade classroom were studying habitats and decided to create habitats of their own! The following is an explanation from Ms. Gandolfo:

"We are studying habitats in science. I thought how fun it would be to create a habitat instead of only reading about it. One student brought a small toy animal to show to the class and I told him; "Where does your animal live, can you make a home for him?' So then it began. Everyone brought toy animals and created habitats for them. The kids seemed so exited that they themselves came up with many more ideas! They used recycled materials like boxes, paper, sticks, rocks, etc... Even parents participated and had fun creating the dioramas with their children!"

- Ms. Gandolfo, 1st Grade Teacher

We are proud of our students beautiful work! Their pictures are showcased on our photo gallery. If you would like to view Ms. Gandolfo's class dioramas click here!

Below, under the "File Attachments" heading, you will find the school supply list and the school calendar.