NINTH WEEK AND ARTS PRACTICUM

Ninth Week and Wednesday Arts Practicum are long-standing traditions at Renaissance School. These school requirements are part of our commitment to developing lifelong learners. We believe it is imperative in this mission to take our students outside of the traditional learning environment.

Ninth Week: Each fall (grades 9 and 10) and spring (grades 11 and 12) students and faculty spend time outside of the classroom learning about our local community, or traveling to a new environment to learn more about our greater community at hand. Ninth Week trips may also include college visitation, service work, and research opportunities. Ninth Week trips and projects are cell phone free and are not optional. It is the expectation that all students fully participate in Ninth Week activities. Should a student miss Ninth Week for healthrelated reasons, an at-home curriculum corresponding with the Ninth Week curriculum may be provided by the school.

Arts Practicum: Each Wednesday all Renaissance School students engage in an Arts Practicum. This is a moment where the full school community learns and works on a particular subject at hand. This is a program that is organized and run by the school as part of the Community Collaboration Center. Arts Practicum is a required component of the Renaissance School curriculum.