The Amazing Charter School Race Highlights National School Choice Week at New Spirit Charter Academy- Feb. 1

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Jan 28, 2014, 08:45 ET

FRESNO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Student, teachers and special guests will work against each other and the clock in New Spirit Charter Academy's "Amazing Charter School Race" event on February 1. Entrants will form teams and seek out clues, scavenger-hunt style, like the popular television The Amazing Race series. The event is just one of 5,500+ independently planned ones taking place during National School Choice Week 2014 – the nation's largest-ever celebration of educational opportunity.

WHO:

Students, teachers, parents and community members.

WHAT:

The Amazing Charter School Race at New Spirit Charter Academy
The event is part of National School Choice Week celebrations.

WHEN:

Saturday, February 1 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Note: Media are invited to attend

WHERE:

New Spirit Charter Academy
3973 North Cedar Avenue
Fresno, CA 93726

New Spirit Charter Academy is a public, tuition-free school serving 91 students in grades K-5. For more information about the school and NSCW events, visit www.newspiritfresno.org.

"We're thrilled that New Spirit Charter Academy is participating in National School Choice Week," said Andrew Campanella, NSCW president. "We hear a lot about education in the news, but the students, teachers, and school leaders at NSCA remind us that every single day, there are great things happening in schools of choice across America."

National School Choice Week shines a positive spotlight on effective education options for children – including traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, online academies, and homeschooling. For more information, visit www.schoolchoiceweek.com

CONTACT:
Steven Bell
[email protected]
559-321-6300

SOURCE National School Choice Week