OUR HISTORY
Established in 1981, Audubon quickly became an outstanding school within our community. Demand lead to a two-week campout in order to gain admission. This resulted in a very strong partnership between parents and the faculty.
The school was the vision of four teachers who met while attending Montessori certification classes at Tulane University. Two of the four teachers petitioned the Orleans Parish School Board for support of this concept and Audubon Montessori School was created. This highly unique inception from the bottom-up guaranteed the success of the school - as the teachers took ownership and responsibility for its ultimate success.
In 1986, a French component opened within the school that has been extremely effective for a new cadre of students. The French government took note, and in 1990, Audubon became an official French School in an historical agreement between the French Government and the State of Louisiana. In 2002, the French government designated our school as a center for effective strategies in the teaching of a foreign language.
In the wake of Katrina, the Audubon community requested the Orleans Parish School Board re-open the shuttered school as a charter. In January 2006, Audubon Montessori became Audubon Charter School, operating under the governance of the Board of French and Montessori Education, Inc. or FAME, Inc. In May 2006, the Orleans Parish School Board granted Audubon Charter School an additional building. The upper school is currently located at 1111 Milan St., and the lower school is located at 428 Broadway St., New Orleans, LA.
OUR VISION
Audubon students are actively and purposefully involved in learning so they become responsible citizens in a changing world. Our vision for Audubon Schools is to provide an opportunity for students in New Orleans to take part in an educational environment that will not only provide them with a high-quality, well-rounded education, but also develop the skill set needed to be successful in a shifting, globalized career landscape and society: creative thinking, problem-solving skills, collaboration, and intrinsic motivation.
We are proud of Audubon Schools and envision even greater possibilities for our Rarebird community.
OUR MISSION
Audubon Charter School’s mission is to foster a culturally rich and academically rigorous program using the French and Montessori Curriculum and a comprehensive arts curriculum. Audubon students are actively and purposefully involved in their learning so they become responsible citizens in a changing world.