Teaching and Learning 2015-2016 Parent Survey Results of parents believe the school district offered projects, trips and other handson learning opportunities that interested their child.
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109 students from the 8th grade class visited 22 monuments and museums during their 3-day trip to Washington, D.C.
World Languages • A comprehensive world language program that includes traditional instruction in Spanish, Latin and Mandarin, and online instruction in all other languages. • Introductory Spanish instruction provided for all students in grades 3-7 and credited courses available for students in grades 8-12. • Introductory Mandarin instruction provided to all students in grade 7 and credited courses available for students in grades 8-12. • Credited courses in Latin available for students in grades 8-12. • Mandarin & Spanish enrichment for all students in grades 3-6.
Service Learning 11 high school students participated in a service-learning trip to Nicaragua, where they gained insight into the challenges locals face throughout the country as they worked side by side building sustainable solutions, hopefully empowering communities for generations to come.
Global Student Leaders Summit This year, 10 high school students participated in one of two tours: “Leveraging STEM to Protect Human Rights” or “Education as a Human Right” which both culminated at the 2016 EF Global Student Leaders Summit in The Hague, Netherlands and focused on the theme “Exploring Human Rights.” This once-in-a-lifetime leadership conference brought young leaders from around the world together to inspire each other and collaborate to solve global challenges, allowing students to expand their global understanding and strengthen 7 their voices.