Sankofa Academy
581 61st St.
Oakland, CA 94609 (Map & Directions)
510-654-7787 office
510-735-1501 cell
Monique F. Brinson, Principal
monique.brinson@ousd.k12.ca.us
http://sankofa.ousd.k12.ca.us/
Read our Newsletter: Sankofa Reflections
Summer 2010: English | Español
Download a copy of our brochure:
English | Español
Sankofa in the News!
• "Focusing on the Positive," Oakland Post, February 2010
• Check out Oakland North's feature story on our school.
• "Sankofa Celebrates Student Achievement" - Oakland North, January 2010 (with video!)
• "Sankofa to Remain Open Next Year" - Oakland North, December 2009
Meet Sankofa's New Principal: Monique Brinson
Sankofa Academy is excited to welcome its new principal, Monique Brinson. Ms. Brinson comes to Sankofa after years of experience as an assistant principal at Fruitvale Elementary in Oakland (2007-2008) and at John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica, California (2005-2007). In 2008 she was the summer school principal at New Highland Academy.
Before that, she spent ten years teaching in Massachusetts, nine of those as a founding teacher at one of Boston's first elementary pilot schools.
She holds a master's degree in teaching from Wheelock College, and earned her principal's credential from Northeastern University, where she took part in the Principal Residency Network (PRN) program, one of the first in the country to implement a "residency model" for administrators. PRN played a key role in developing small/pilot school leaders in Boston. She spent her undergraduate years at Boston College, where she majored in Sociology and Black Studies.
Vision
Sankofa Academy emphasizes student empowerment and academic achievement. All students are empowered to master literacy, numeracy, science, social studies, and technology. Our students become critical thinkers, strong leaders, and positive members of their local and global communities.
What we offer
• Rigorous, standards-based curriculum
• Small class size
• Student exhibitions and performances
• Community service learning projects
• Family Partnership Program
• Comprehensive Extended Day program
• Arts integration
• High expectations for academic and social success
Sankofa students are:
• Respectful Individuals
Our students develop their character by learning to be Respectful Individuals. We explicitly teach and model being kind and polite, appreciating others, using conflict resolution skills to solve problems, and teamwork.
• Responsible Leaders
We focus on student empowerment by showing students how to use their many skills and talents to contribute positively to their classroom, their family and their community. Through hands-on learning activities, arts-integrated lessons and projects, and opportunities to demonstrate what they know and can do, students become responsible for their own learning.
• Reflective Achievers
At Sankofa Academy, we believe that every child can achieve at high levels when families and school staff work closely together. Teachers keep a sharp focus on the skills that are required at each grade level, and work with families and the Extended Day program to provide interventions for students who need extra help.