{"id":41240,"date":"2024-12-30T13:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T18:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cap4kids.org\/columbus\/?p=41240"},"modified":"2025-09-19T17:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T21:20:02","slug":"the-graham-family-of-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/the-graham-family-of-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"The Graham Family of Schools &#8211; Charter School Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Graham Family of Schools offers three public charter schools for students in Central Ohio to receive a free education. They are EL Schools, which use curriculum that incorporates Common Core State Standards with character building, hands-on experiences, and social-emotional learning. Admission to one school does not guarantee admission to another school, students must apply to each program individually. Admissions information and online applications can be found online.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GEMS: Graham Elementary and Middle School<\/strong><br \/>\nServes K-8 students, with enrollment open to any student residing in Ohio. Their goal is to establish a clear path of success for students from middle school to high school.<br \/>\n140 East Sixteenth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201<br \/>\n(614) 253-4000<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrahamfamilyofschools.org\/gems_home.aspx\">thegrahamfamilyofschools.org\/gems_home.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Graham School (TGS)<\/strong><br \/>\nA public secondary school open to Ohio students in grades 9-12. They focus on preparing students for the workforce through hands-on, experiential learning in small group settings. The culminating experience is the Walkabout Program, where seniors participate in community internships, college classes, or work-based experiences that fit their goals.<br \/>\n3950 Indianola Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43214<br \/>\n(614) 262-1111<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrahamfamilyofschools.org\/default.aspx\">thegrahamfamilyofschools.org\/default.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University (TCS@ODU)<\/strong><br \/>\nA five-year, early college high school for academically-motivated Ohio students who have completed the 8th grade. Students complete accelerated high school courses and graduate with up to 62 credit hours (equivalent of an Associate&#8217;s Degree) from Ohio Dominican University or Columbus State Community College for free. Students also participate in a small group advisory program.<br \/>\n1270 Brentnell Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219<br \/>\n(614) 258-8588<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrahamfamilyofschools.org\/thecharlesschool_home.aspx\">thegrahamfamilyofschools.org\/thecharlesschool_home.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Graham Family of Schools offers three public charter schools for students in Central Ohio to receive a free education. They are EL Schools, which use curriculum that incorporates Common Core State Standards with character building, hands-on experiences, and social-emotional learning. Admission to one school does not guarantee admission to another school, students must apply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[371,368,375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-choosing-and-finding-a-school","category-education","category-ged-and-high-school-graduation-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41241,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41240\/revisions\/41241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}