Knowledge gives your child power. At Freire Charter School, our goal is to offer your child an array of challenging courses to maximize their powerful potential.
Freire Charter School’s rigorous college-preparatory curriculum is designed to ensure that every Freire student graduates with the credits required for acceptance at any top college in the US.
This includes four years each of English, math, science, and social studies, as well as three years of language study. In addition to these intensive requirements, we offer a variety of courses that engage students deeply with their learning and bring to life connections between students’ classwork, their communities and real-world issues. The passing grade for all classes at Freire Charter Schoool is 75%.
Freire Middle School
5th Grade
Math: Illustrative Mathematics
TCI: Social Studies Alive! America’s Past
Science: Amplify (NGSS-Aligned)
ELA: EL Education
6th Grade
Math: Illustrative Mathematics
TCI: Social Studies Alive! The United States Through Modern Times
Science: Amplify (NGSS-Aligned)
ELA: EL Education
7th Grade
Math: Illustrative Mathematics
TCI: History Alive! The Ancient World
Science: Amplify (NGSS-Aligned)
ELA: EL Education
8th Grade
Math: Illustrative Mathematics
TCI: History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond
Science: Amplify (NGSS-Aligned)
ELA: EL Education
- Students also engage in quarterly electives in all grades, such as Health, Physical Education, Art, and Character Development/High School Career Readiness.
- 5th grade classes are subject specialized into ELA/Social Studies, Math, and Science. Students have separate teachers for each of these core classes.
- 6th grade classes are subject specialized into ELA/Social Studies and Math/Science. Students have separate teachers for these core classes.
- 7th and 8th grade classes are all subject specialized. Students have every subject every day.
Freire High School
9th Grade
*Crew
*Elective or Responsive Algebra
Algebra I or Honors Algebra I
Biology I
English I
World History
*Elective or Responsive Literacy
10th Grade
*Crew
Algebra II or Geometry
Biology II
English II
U.S. History
Spanish I
Health & Wellness
11th Grade
*Crew
*Elective or Math Analysis & Investigation
Geometry or Pre-Calculus
Chemistry
English III
Civics
Spanish II or *Honors Spanish II
12th Grade
*Crew
*Elective
Physics or Anatomy & Physiology
Senior Project
AP English Literature or English IV
AP Statistics or Pre-Calculus or Personal Finance & Entrepreneurship
AP United States History or Communications
Peace and Social Change
*Electives may include the following and vary per grade: Intro to African American Studies, African American Studies, Intro to Art & Design, Art & Design, Intro to Spanish, Intro to Creative Writing, Scales: Literary Magazine, Creative Writing, Intro to Theater/Acting.
*Crew is an advisory course that houses our socio-emotional curriculum, builds school culture and community, and teaches the soft skills essential for college preparation.
Outside of Freire Charter School, advanced Juniors and Seniors may also take classes for both college credit and high school credit at local colleges and universities such as the Community College of Philadelphia, Drexel, Cheyney, Saint Joseph’s, Eastern, and Penn.