The Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) is a charter school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under the authority of Milwaukee Public Schools.Hmong American Peace Academy, Milwaukee Public Schools website, accessed February 11, 2011 It includes the HAPA K-8 program, and it has an affiliated high school program.Pabst, Georgia. "Report shows growth in Hmong community." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. January 6, 2013. Retrieved on March 2, 2014. The National Center for Education Statistics classifies it as a full K-12 school.
Chris Her-Xiong, Jeff Nha Yia Yang, Gwaub Thao, Jay Chong Zeb Xiong, and Dr. Douglas Vue were the co-founders of the school in 2004. HAPA was established in 2004 for Hmong-American childrenSarah Platt, Milwaukee's fastest-growing charter school celebrates new, larger location, Fox6Now website, September 17, 2010 and other children with southeast Asian heritage. Initially it enrolled students up to fifth grade, but later extended from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade.The History of Hmong American Peace Academy, Ltd. , Hmong American Peace Academy, Ltd. website, accessed February 11, 2011 Enrollment is about 1000 students, of whom 98 percent speak a language other than English.
An affiliated school, the International Peace Academy, is a charter high school.
Curriculum The school provides its academic instruction in English, while it has its heritage classes in Hmong.
Programs The school has a Saturday academy for enrichment and extra support, an extended day program, after school tutoring.
Demographics As of 2013, 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
See also Hmong in Wisconsin Language/culture-based charter school
References
External links Hmong American Peace Academy Ltd.