Grimmway Schools Celebrates the Opening of New Campus in Shafter With Ribbon Cutting

SHAFTER, Calif, Sept. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., local charter school management organization, Grimmway Schools, will celebrate the culmination of a goal set years ago with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony presenting Grimmway Academy Shafter. The ceremony will take place at the new campus in Shafter, located at 471 West Los Angeles Street, Shafter, California 93263.

Grimmway Academy Shafter was funded in part through an investment from NewSchools Venture Fund and is modeled after the network's first school, Grimmway Academy Arvin. Grimmway Academy Arvin embraces a unique blended learning model of instruction, combining best practices in education with wellness and healthy lifestyle principles, including an on-site edible schoolyard. Construction work began on December 12, 2016 for the Shafter campus. The school opened to serve 400 students on August 7, 2017 with grades K-4, and is projected to grow to 700 students by 2021, with grades K-8.

"Our pioneering work in Arvin is already reaching scores of students each day. The development of Grimmway Academy Shafter will allow us to reach even more students across Kern County.  We are thrilled about the opportunity to inspire more children to achieve their dreams," explains Paul Escala, Executive Director of Grimmway Schools. 

"The launch of a new school means new opportunities for students.  Every young person deserves a school that prepares them to graduate prepared and inspired to reach their most ambitious dreams and plans," said Arielle Rittvo Kinder, Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund. "That's why we're so thrilled to support the launch of Grimmway Academy, which will bring new, innovative ways to reimagine learning for students in the Shafter community."

Grimmway Schools is a growing network of high-performing, college-prep public charter schools in Kern County, California, led by a home-office in Bakersfield. For more information, visit www.grimmwayschools.org and www.newschools.org.

Who: Grimmway Schools, Public Charter School Management Organization

What:  Ribbon Cutting of new campus - Grimmway Academy Shafter

Where:  471 W. Los Angeles Street  Shafter, CA 93263

When:  Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 10:30 A.M.

Contact: Michael Bobadilla, Communications Manager - (661) 241-7027

SOURCE Grimmway Schools

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