The mission of extera public schools is to ensure the success of children in boyle heights/EAST LOS angeles by providing a rigorous and effective standards-based education built on the pillars of excellence, equity, and engagement. Through a school theme focused on the natural world and the inter-connectedness of ALL living things children at extera public schools will engage in hands-on, minds-on project based learning that offers "real world" relevance, impact and self-empowerment.