Envision Schools
Envision Schools will eventually encompass eight high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Bill Gates Foundation recently invested $6.9 million in the program.
Envision is dedicated to starting small, academically rigorous high schools that use project-based learning, art and technology to engage students in learning. Studies show that all else being equal, students in small high schools score higher on examinations, pass more courses, and go on to college more frequently than those in large ones.
Envision Schools are based on three R's.
-Rigorous instruction that challenges students with high expectations.
-Relevant curriculum that motives students by giving them the opportunity to apply classroom course work to real world experience (i.e., internships in 11th and 12th grade).
-Meaningful relationships to ensure that a caring adult is involved with every young person's learning experience and to enable teachers to personalize learning based on a student's unique needs.
Current Schools
MSAT-Marin School of Arts of Technology (Marin)
CAT-City Arts and Technology (San Francisco)
Metro- Metrpolotian Arts and Technology (San Francisco)
Academy-Envision Academy of Arts and Technology (Oakland)
Fresno-Soon To Come (Fresno)
Testamonies
"I am in my second year at Metro. I enjoy the learing style here. We do alot of projects and hands on activities. The Envision Schools seem to be a success, with a new high school opening up every year in the Bay Area" ~Andrew Arnold
External links
"Purpose". Retrieved 2006-12-08.
"Teaching and Learning". Retrieved 2006-12-08.
MacDude415 18:21, 8 December 2006 (UTC)