Program Overview


Family, Achievement, Motivation, Excellence

Overview

Located in the heart of downtown Fremont, this program currently provides instruction for students in Kindergarten through the 10th grades. Over the next two years we will add 11th and 12th grades. A rigorous academic program structured around the California Content Standards is implemented using the most up-to-date teaching methods and strategies. At the lower grades there is significant emphasis on project based and multilingual/multicultural learning. All students receive weekly language enrichment in Arabic or French and spend time in our modern computer lab. Unit studies provide ample opportunities for hands-on and cooperative learning. Our college preparatory high school program prepares students for entrance into a four year university. There is significant emphasis on acquiring analytical and critical thinking abilities along with a commitment to community involvement. A four year high school plan is developed for every student ensuring that the appropriate college preparatory sequence is completed.

Our Students

FAME students come from diverse socioeconomic, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. On any given day an observer may hear students speaking in Arabic, Punjabi, Hindi, French, or Spanish. Many students are recent immigrants to the Bay Area and speak little or no English. Our students have a broad range of academic abilities, interests and talents. Because many of our student’s religions are in conflict with the traditional school system, we have established an innovative schedule that includes an extended school day on Monday through Thursday, and a half-day on Friday. FAME’s emphasis on multicultural and multilingual learning and on breaking down cultural barriers enables us to blend this diverse group of students and their parents into one successful educational community.

Our Facilities

Fremont is a community school. Situated in downtown Fremont, we are centrally located for easy access to students throughout Alameda County. Our newly renovated facility boasts the most up to date safety features, a modern computer lab, a cafeteria with hot lunch program, and state of the art classrooms. Plans for constructing a playground are well underway.

Our Program

The innovative educational plan of FAME @ Fremont synthesizes four distinct program goals:

  1. Rigorous Academic Preparation and College Readiness
  2. Bilingualism and Multi-cultural Literacy
  3. 21st Century Technological Literacy
  4. Independent, self directed learning

In order to meet these goals we combine several progressive instructional methods and ideologies into an overall rigorous standards-based program that prepares students to succeed in a diverse, multicultural world. Highlights of our program include:

  1. Foreign Language Enrichment: Students receive enrichment classes in Arabic and French at every grade level. The focus of the foreign language program is to reinforce the home language of students, and to expose students to new languages and cultures.
  2. Academic Discovery Lab: Students spend time in our high tech computer lab which offers opportunities to personalize learning by enabling students to pursue educational interests or to accelerate in specific areas of learning depending on their English language fluency.
  3. Project Based Learning: From the White House to our schoolhouse, there is agreement that students must be taught to construct complex understandings, to become independent thinkers, problem solvers, and develop self-efficacy. Standards-based project learning is a systematic teaching method that engages students in learning through extended inquiry process. Students learn through the process rather than by the product.
  4. College Preparation: Students begin learning about college and college admissions in middle school. As they progress towards graduation they receive group instruction on preparing for college as well as individualized support for setting and meeting their post-secondary aspirations.
  5. Integrated Technology Education: Technology is integrated into core content courses and teachers and students alike use technology in daily instruction and learning. Students learn to apply technological solutions by preparing multi-media presentations or project management tools to their school work.
  6. Student Advisement and Mentoring: Positive and supportive interaction between students and teachers is essential to ensuring the success of all students. FAME strongly believes that cooperative learning, an understanding and appreciation for each person’s uniqueness, and celebrating each young person’s strengths and importance to self and others is the cornerstone of developing life long learners and productive members of society. We have established a system of mentoring for staff and peer support that provides guidance to all students so that none slip through the cracks.
  7. Parental Involvement: FAME understands that parents play an essential role in the education and development of every child. We are committed to integrating parents in every aspect of school planning and governance. In addition to having opportunities to participate in the Parent Teacher Organization and School Site Council, parents are asked to contribute at least 20 hours per year of volunteer work at the school site.
At FAME @ Fremont you can expect your child to receive a rigorous, well-rounded education through progressive instructional and program strategies. By combining the latest methodologies on how children learn with the diverse talents and skills of our student and parent community we provide an educational experience that enables us to optimize each child’s learning potential assuring the overall academic excellence of our students.

 

If you would like to learn more about our Fremont Program please call our office at 510-687-1500.

 

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