La Tierra Community Blog

In the mission statement of La Tierra Community School, we articulate a commitment to social and environmental justice, as well as a desire for our students to promote positive change in the community. True to our...

If there is one thing we have all come to appreciate more in the last 18 months of pandemic restrictions, it’s the joy of the great outdoors. There is nothing comparable to spending time outside under the expansive...

Barbara Braswell, known to La Tierra students as Ms. Barbara, is our fabulous fourth grade teacher. She is in her 7th year of teaching at LTCS and has a passion for social justice. Her fourth grade’s class motto is...

Health and Safety has always been a part of our ethos at La Tierra Community School, but this year it involves more analysis than usual, as well as new expectations, since the world around us has changed during the...

Because we do a lot of experiential learning at LTCS, getting out of classroom chairs and moving is a regular occurrence for all our students. We are focused on experiencing the world, in order to learn the world. But...

What can turn a typical school day into something special? PE, Art, and Spanish! These are what we call our “Specials” at La Tierra Community School and they make our students jump for joy! We are educating the whole...

La Tierra Community School is a free, public charter school that puts students at the center of everything we do. Our desire for a student-centered school, with expeditionary learning as a major component, was a...

STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) is a hot topic these days wherever you look. You hear about it from grade school to graduate school and into the wider world of career selection. It causes parents to...

Our teachers are the heart of the exceptional education we provide our students at La Tierra Community School. Their love for students and the learning process shines through in everything they do. As a team, they are...