J. Graham Brown School
in Louisville, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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546 S 1st St, Louisville, KY 40202, USA Print route »
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The J. Graham Brown School, usually called The Brown School, is a small public school located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It has approximately 750 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, and attracts students (and teachers) from all over Louisville. It is a part of the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) system. The vision of the J. Graham Brown School is that their “students have ‘reasoned minds and educated hearts’ of self-directed life-long learners. Students are critical, open-minded, and creative thinkers who are willing to take risks and are eager for new knowledge. Students are compassionate, tolerant, and respectful human beings who value cultural diversity and contribute to the community.” The mission of the J. Graham Brown School community is to cultivate critical thinking and foster independence, empathy, and intrinsic motivation within a culturally responsive learning environment.The school tries to maintain an informal and relaxed atmosphere despite its exclusiveness. Students can call their teachers by their first names, and every other Friday teachers escort the seniors to lunch at a nearby entertainment facility. The school's location facilitates attending on-site college classes, job shadowing, community service, and walking field trips. Other features are extensive community interactions, cross-age groupings, and a highly diverse student population.
The J. Graham Brown School, the Original Magnet School, is a district-wide magnet school for students who thrive in a Self Directed Learning environment. Brown was recognized by the Kentucky Department of Education as a Distinguished school at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
J. Graham Brown students engage in an aligned college preparatory liberal arts curriculum based on their three tenets of Self-Directed Learning: Independence, Empathy, and Initiative. The academic program cultivates critical, open-minded, and creative thinkers who are willing to take risks and are eager for new knowledge. The learning environment develops compassionate, tolerant, and respectful human beings who value cultural diversity and contribute to the community. Grade level academic performance and age appropriate social skills are expected for success in this informal educational setting.
