Overview
Our students are challenged to think critically and creatively through a project based, interdisciplinary curriculum. Students learn how to effectively approach their work both individually and in teams. We ask students to actively engage in ideas and examine topics through multiple perspectives.
Our students learn to recognize the connections between academic disciplines and applications to the outside world. Skills and concepts are not taught in isolation; students and staff collaborate to form a highly connected community of learners. We hold a belief that increased connection and collaboration in our school fosters a richer learning experience.
For a thorough look at our academic program, read our full program of studies. At Innovation, we put a high priority on student's personalizing and taking ownership of their work. In the high school, we build on the middle school traditions of Quality Night, Portfolios, and Juries in a number of important traditions and structures. Digital PortfoliosStudents keep a digital portfolio throughout their high school careers reflecting on their classwork and connecting it to their personal goals. Students are expected to have at least one piece in their portfolio for each class for each semester. A complete digital portfolio is a requirement for advancing. Presentations of LearningEach spring, IACS 9th-11th graders create Presentations of Learning. These formal presentations serve to reflect upon important learning, improve public speaking skills, and to revise work to a level of excellence worthy of public presentation. In the presentations, students talk about their personal and academic growth, highlighting several pieces of work as evidence of that growth. Students present to an audience of peers, adults and family members. Senior ProjectAll seniors work on a year-long independent project of their own design: the Senior Project. The project is based around three fundamental components: completing academic research, seeking out a mentor, and creating an "applied piece" that represents the hands-on culmination of their year of learning. In the Spring, Seniors present their work in a formal presentation. Read about past Senior Projects | Go to Senior Project Course Page Exhibition NightExhibition Nights are events held at IACS where the high school becomes museum of student work and performances, open to an audience of all high school students, their families, as well as the general public.
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TEACHERS & STUDENTS One of the things our graduates most often comment on is the closeness of teachers and students at our school. Our goal is for every student to form strong relationships with faculty members over their time here.
Advisories do a mixture of team-building activities, volunteer work, and academic work. The advisor is ultimately responsible for helping students succeed in presenting work in their digital portfolio, presentations of learning, and at exhibition night.
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Other | Academic Support ESL: Content-Based Wellness (Health & Physical Education) Advisory Digital Portfolios POLs Senior Project Endersession Archives (Former Courses) |
