Housing
grades K-5, Lusher Charter School's Willow Campus has been the home
of Lusher Elementary School since its founding in 1917. Under a canopy
of oaks, children gather each morning in the yard for a school-wide
Morning Meeting of performances and announcements. The community-oriented
Morning Meeting - a diverse gathering of students, parents, grandparents,
faculty, and administration - sets a child-centered tone of inclusion
and celebration of diversity that permeates the building. At the top
of the entrance stairs is a grand gallery surrounded by the library,
classrooms, and administrative suite. Parents often gather in the
gallery to check in with teachers and staff, volunteer in classrooms,
or put together the weekly Lusher
Letter.
The
nearly 50,000 square foot facility includes 33 classrooms, a library/media
center, a full cafeteria, studio space and offices. Lusher Charter
School's annual Crawfish Boil is hosted on the grounds of the Willow
Campus each spring, and serves as a celebration of the whole Lusher
community.
