Our students come from various socioeconomic statuses and diverse backgrounds. Our school is one of the oldest buildings in the district and our staff is full of ideas and enthusiasm. We are complimented constantly on the positive and convivial atmosphere we have here. We emphasize design, language, and the arts with all students participating in a second language, design, and band, orchestra, choir, or visual arts classes.
We focus on including world applications across all classes and develop units that transcend the classroom.
Our students need opportunities to interact with the world inside the classroom. The kids are fun, kind, giving, and developing 21st-century skills. They participate in service projects locally and give back to their community. They are a crazy-fun age group ranging from 11 to 14 years old. They are creative and love to have fun. Our staff is amazing. There is a positive attitude that suffuses the school. This is evident in our teaching and our school climate. Students know they have an advocate among our staff. We strive to make their education have value by participating in the International Baccalaureate program.
My Project
I am asking for a boxed set of The Olympians and copies of seven different graphic novels including Ares: Bringer of War and Artemis: Wild Goddess of the Hunt. My students need access to Greek Myths in an easy to read format that catches their eyes and their hearts. In Olympians, author George O'Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell several classic Greek myths. These graphic novels are "action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures, with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions."
Combing these graphic novels with the Percy Jackson series will allow me to offer even more options to my students as they learn about the epic story and eventually write their own, as the hero.
I plan to partner with fellow teachers in social studies to create a multidisciplinary unit around Greek Civilization. With myths, mapping, and food tasting activities, this is sure to be my students' favorite unit as they learn about the original superheroes, the Greek gods.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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