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THE GUIDE to YELLOW SPRINGS 2012–13
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project as graduation requirements. Students in grades seven and eight attend McKinney Middle School under the same roof as the high school, but McKinney School students have their own band and orchestra programs and participate in seasonal interscholastic sports activities. Emphasis is placed on assessing and accommodating the uniqueness of the early adolescent child in a middle school environment. Considerable effort is made to incorporate interdisciplinar y studies through thematic units. McKinney students are afforded a variety of other cocurricular opportunities including: Power of the Pen, Student Council and other activities.
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Mills Lawn School focuses on excellence and quality in its mission to educate students in grades kindergarten through sixth. The school offers a safe and engaging environment that promotes inquir y and problem-solving. Mills Lawn School encourages students to “own” their learning and take pride in their work, as well as their school. The school ensures that its students develop strong reading and math skills by focusing on the individual and using data to drive instruction. Mills Lawn School comprises a dynamic staff of educators who excel at teaching and dedicate themselves to improving students’ lives through education. Parents and community members are encouraged to engage with students and play an active role in the school community through numerous volunteer opportunities. Mills Lawn School pursues an integrated academic approach that helps students see the connections between subject areas. The school’s focus on arts education and problem-based learning allows students to learn by doing, thinking and creating. Classes regularly leave the building to explore nature or visit important places that inspire their learning. The school actively recruits and welcomes guests to the school to help students understand their world from many perspectives. Mills Lawn School continues to enhance learning through the use of classroom technology, mobile devices (iPods and iPads), computer labs and quality educational software. The advent of new protocols for assessment and inter vention also help to ensure that all student needs will be noticed and addressed.