Albert Einstein Academy Charter School

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{{Infobox school|image=Albert Einstein Academy Charter School.jpg}}Albert Einstein Academy Charter School is an IB Primary Years Programme–certified charter school[http://www.ibo.org/school/003024/ Albert Einstein Academy Charter School], International Baccalaureate Organization, retrieved 2008-04-21 in San Diego, California, United States. It is a part of San Diego Unified School District. Established in 2002,[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604215011/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/239556891.html?dids=239556891:239556891&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+16,+2002&author=&pub=The+San+Diego+Union+-+Tribune&desc=Charter+school+holds+open+house&pqatl=google San Diego Union Tribune, November 16, 2002] it is the only school in the district authorized as an IB-PYP school.[https://archive.today/20130129195058/http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/carlsbad/article_d55b6b81-252a-508f-a079-e279820f28b2.html North County Times, January 23, 2009] The school serves grades kindergarten through 8th grade. It is actually chartered as two schools: an elementary school (K-5) of about 826 students and a middle school (6–8) of about 596 students. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[http://www.aeacs.org/history.jsp?rn=5084729 School website: history]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The school teaches via a language immersion program in which classes are taught partly in English and partly in German. Spanish was later added to the mix.{{Cite web |url=http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080422/news_1m22mandarin.html |title=San Diego Union Tribune, April 22, 2008 |access-date=March 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302044846/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080422/news_1m22mandarin.html |archive-date=March 2, 2010 |url-status=dead }} The German-English immersion program has attracted visits from members of the German Parliament.[http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__PR/GKs/LOSA/2010/03/15AKL,archiveCtx=1998708.html www.germany.info]{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

As with all charter schools in San Diego, the school is free; admission is by application and a lottery. Originally, preference was given to students who speak German. However, that policy was challenged by the school board as possibly discriminatory{{Cite web |url=http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070227/news_1m27einstein.html |title=San Diego Union Tribune, February 27, 2007 |access-date=March 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313181841/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070227/news_1m27einstein.html |archive-date=March 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }} and is no longer in place.{{Cite web |url=http://www.aeacs.org/Home/about-us/enrollment |title=School website: enrollment |access-date=2010-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904141043/http://www.aeacs.org/Home/about-us/enrollment |archive-date=2010-09-04 |url-status=dead }}