Elysian Charter School
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Elysian Charter School of Hoboken (also known as ECS), is a public charter school
located in Hoboken, New Jersey
. It was founded in 1997 by a group of Hoboken residents including parents and educators (the Mile Square Families). After a charter was granted in January 1997, the school opened in September 1997. It is based on the Bank Street College of Education
philosophy of learning. Elysian's charter has been renewed twice by the New Jersey Department of Education
, first in 2001 and again in December, 2005. Elysian Charter School was originally housed in the Wallace Elementary School building, and remained there for several years after its creation.
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! Building(s)
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|Rue Building 4th floor (Only) || K-6 (originally K-2) || 1999–2002
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|Rue Building 4th floor and the Hoboken Boys & Girls Club || K-4 (only Rue), 5 (only B&G), 6-7 (Rue and B&G) || 2002–2003
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|Rue Building 4th floor and the OLG (Our Lady of Grace) Building 4th floor|| K-2, 6-8 (Rue), 3-5 (OLG) || 2003–2009
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Rue Building, 4th Floor and the 2nd Floor of the Demarest Building, K-8, 2010 – present
There is a proposal to move the school to purpose-built accommodation within a large residential building on Park Avenue.
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
located in Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
. It was founded in 1997 by a group of Hoboken residents including parents and educators (the Mile Square Families). After a charter was granted in January 1997, the school opened in September 1997. It is based on the Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education is located in Manhattan, New York City.-History:Bank Street was founded in 1916 by Lucy Sprague Mitchell as the "Bureau of Educational Experiments"....
philosophy of learning. Elysian's charter has been renewed twice by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
, first in 2001 and again in December, 2005. Elysian Charter School was originally housed in the Wallace Elementary School building, and remained there for several years after its creation.
Buildings used by Elysian
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! Building(s)
! Grades
! Time used
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|Rue Building 4th floor (Only) || K-6 (originally K-2) || 1999–2002
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|Rue Building 4th floor and the Hoboken Boys & Girls Club || K-4 (only Rue), 5 (only B&G), 6-7 (Rue and B&G) || 2002–2003
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|Rue Building 4th floor and the OLG (Our Lady of Grace) Building 4th floor|| K-2, 6-8 (Rue), 3-5 (OLG) || 2003–2009
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Rue Building, 4th Floor and the 2nd Floor of the Demarest Building, K-8, 2010 – present
There is a proposal to move the school to purpose-built accommodation within a large residential building on Park Avenue.