Schools and Academic Options

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Find your niche in a 澳门六合彩 school

澳门六合彩 students build foundational academic, social and emotional skills from the start in traditional neighborhood schools, schools with a specialized program or focus, and 100% choice schools. There is no one path to success – each child’s educational journey is as unique as they are. With 54 schools (including five charter schools) and a career exploration program through the 澳门六合彩 Career Tech Center, there’s a perfect place for every student.

 

澳门六合彩 At-a-Glance

Schools and academic options are listed in this 澳门六合彩 At-a-Glance brochure. Brief descriptions of the options are presented below on this web page as a reference for you.  

A listing of 澳门六合彩 schools and the academic focus and programs they offer. Information is listed in the linked document.

 

Academic Options

Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide students the opportunity to take college-level courses and exams while enrolled in high school. AP courses are college courses taught by 澳门六合彩 faculty, using the same content and requirements as those that are taught at universities. 

 

Alternative Education Campus

澳门六合彩 is dedicated to offering a variety of educational environments for students who may need a non-traditional setting. Learn more on the Alternative Schools/Programs web page.

 

Arts and Technology

澳门六合彩’s curriculum is delivered through a focus on arts and technology using visual, literary and performing arts projects along with technology. Both are infused into the classroom instruction and used as resources to enhance student engagement and learning. 

 

AVID

AVID (Advanced Via Individual Determination) is an elementary through postsecondary college readiness system designed to increase and accelerate school-wide learning and performance using research based methods of effective instruction.

 

Bilingual/Dual Language Immersion

These programs offer a dual language program with 50% of the day being taught in English and 50% in Spanish. Both English and Spanish speakers are in the program, enhancing the linguistic and cultural significance of the programs.

 

Career Exploration and Concurrent Enrollment

Concurrent Enrollment allows students to earn college credit at the high school level. All 澳门六合彩 comprehensive high schools offer concurrent enrollment courses. Learn more about earning college credit, and career exploration options on the .

 

Core Knowledge

The Core Knowledge sequence presents a specific and sequential academic learning process for students to build knowledge and skills from year to year.   

 

Early Childhood Education

Many 澳门六合彩 elementary schools have preschool classes. Learn more about ECE and services on the Early Childhood Education web section.

 

Expeditionary Learning

Expeditionary Learning is a hands-on curriculum that incorporates real-life experiences into everyday learning.  Students engage in interdisciplinary, in-depth study of compelling topics, in groups and in their community, with assessment coming through cumulative products, public presentations, and portfolios. The model emphasizes high levels of student engagement, achievement, and character development.

 

Gifted and Talented

While all elementary schools offer gifted and talented support, this specialized program provides alternatives for students with a full-time gifted teacher in the building. Learn more on the 澳门六合彩 Gifted and Talented web page.

 

Hybrid Learning

(online/in-person)

Students create individualized learning experiences while receiving instruction and support from 澳门六合彩 teachers through a combination of online and on-campus classes.

 

International Baccalaureate

澳门六合彩 offers three International Baccalaureate (IB) programs: Primary Years Program (grades K-5), Middle Years Program (grades 6-10) and Diploma Program (grades 11-12). The 澳门六合彩 standards-based curriculum is taught through the IB programs, which foster the development of the whole child, and encourage international-mindedness in students as they develop an understanding of their own cultural and national identity and learn about the world around them.

  • The Primary Years Program encourages elementary students to be globally active citizens through inquiry‐based learning that makes real life, purposeful connections. 
  • The Middle Years Program helps students become critical and reflective thinkers in subject areas, including foreign language, and a personal project.
  • The Diploma Program is a demanding two-year curriculum for highly motivated students and leads to a qualification that is recognized by leading universities around the world.

 

Leader in Me

Leader in Me is an innovative, school-wide model that emphasizes a culture of student empowerment and helps unleash each child’s full potential. Applying The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People?, by Stephen Covey, teachers and students internalize leadership principles that nurture skills that help students be successful.

 

Neighborhood Schools

Students attending neighborhood schools (located in the neighborhood in which they live) grow up in a culture of academic excellence, community, and character development. Neighborhood schools teach 澳门六合彩's rigorous standards-driven curriculum, along with gifted, enrichment, and accelerated options.

 

Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning is an instructional approach built on authentic learning experiences. Projects are designed to answer a relevant question or solve a real problem that reflects the learning and work people do in the everyday world. Students share their learning through creative products such as book publications, websites, multimedia presentations, plays and learning expositions. 

 

STEAM and STEM

Both STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) offer a framework for teaching the interconnected nature of the various disciplines of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Grounded through the 澳门六合彩 standards-based curriculum, these programs encompass problem solving, critical thinking, scientific reasoning, inquiry and innovation into the application of learning.