Mission and Objectives

Mission:

This program is offered to any high school student who is interested in an integrated approach to education.  This interdisciplinary project will seek to present links across and within the traditional curriculum of Science, English, Math, and History.  Students will ask critical questions and engage in problem solving that utilizes verbal/linguistic, logical/mathematical, visual/spatial, body/kinesthetic, musical/rhythmic, interpersonal and intrapersonal styles of learning. Additionally, students will be asked to actively engage in the community, both with peers and the community-at-large.  This involvement is intended to cultivate positive relationships to their selves, their social milieu, and their physical environment.

Objectives

(Tied to the Vermont Framework of Standards)

1. Students will develop a broad range of reasoning and problem solving skills.

• Students will ask meaningful questions.
• Students will choose effective means for problem solving.
• Students will think abstractly and creatively.
• Students will approach problem solving with an open mind, healthy skepticism, and persistence.

2. Students will engage in personal development.

• Students will learn how to make healthy choices.
• Students will make informed decisions.
• Students will develop satisfying relationships with others.
• Students will develop the skills necessary to participate in the workplace.
• Students will develop a sense of unique worth and personal competence.

3. Students will develop effective communication skills.

• Students will  understand how to critically look at a variety of  materials.
• Students will learn to express themselves with power and purpose.

4. Students will develop a strong sense of civic and social responsibility.

• Students will learn by serving others and will participate in the democratic process.
• Students will understand continuity and change.
• Students will respect and value human diversity as part of a multi-cultural society and world.