Partner Schools

David Starr Jordan High School

2265 E. 103rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90002 _

School Contacts:
Dr. Martin Avila, Assistant Principal
Dana Escalante, Lead Faculty, VAPA Small Learning Community
Kori Hamilton, Classroom Teacher (Drama/Language Art)

Community and UCLA Partners:
Martin Cheeseborough, Media Aid Center
Rogelio Acevedo, Watts Towers Art Center
Gina Hall, Fowler Museum of Cultural History

Dorsey High School

3037 Farmdale Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 91016

School Contacts:
Catherine Webb, Assistant Principal
Dr. Fahashima Butler, 9th Grade Academy Director
Joy Downing, Classroom Teacher (Dance and Physical Education)
Felicia Edwards, Classroom Teacher (Dance and Physical Education)
Veronica Franco, Classroom Teacher (Visual Arts)
Akeba Jackson-Green, Classroom Teacher (Drama and Language Arts)
Cynthia Nalbach, Classroom Teacher (Visual Arts)

Community and UCLA Partners:
Gina Hall, Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Nancy Papalexius, Design for Sharing Program
Tamica Washington, Lula Washington Dance Theater
Ami Motavelli, William Grant Still Art Center

Culver City High School

4401 Elenda Street
Culver City, CA 90230

School Contact:
Kristine Hatanaka, Lead Faculty (Visual Art)

Community Partners:
Culver City Unified School District Education Foundation
Helmuth, Obata + Kassebaum Architectural Firm

Santa Monica High School

601 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405

School Contacts:
Norm Lacy, Physical Education Director
Liane Sato, Classroom Teacher

Community Partner:
Linda Gross, Director, SMMUSD Education Foundation

George Washington Carver Middle School

4410 McKinley Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90011

School Contacts:
Evelyn Wesley, Principal
Thomas Turner, Lead Faculty (Visual Arts/Language Arts)
Sonja Williams, Partner Teacher (AVID/Science, Math, History)

Community and UCLA Partners:
Nancy Papalexius, Design for Sharing Program
Dr. Reginald Chapple, Dunbar Community Economic Development Corporation

John Muir Middle School

5929 S. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90044

School Contact:
Lorien Eck, Lead Teacher (Visual Arts)

Community and UCLA Partners:
Nancy Papalexius, Design for Sharing Program
Leigh Ann Hahn, Grand Performances

Millikan Middle School

5041 Sunnyslope Avenue
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

School Contacts:
Leah Bass-Bayliss, Assistant Principal
Kim Read, ESL Coordinator
Betty Poncin, Classroom Teacher (Directed Reading and Writing)
Anabel Rahamin, Classroom Teacher (English as a Second Language)

Community Partner:
Leigh Ann Hahn, Grand Performances

UCLA Campus Partners

Center for Community Learning
Arts-In, Academic Advancement Program
Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Design for Sharing Program
Hammer Museum

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