When our students arrive to the Studio School, they begin their day in the Readers and Writers Workshops. In these hour-long courses, students are assigned to one teacher who delivers daily mini-lessons that target specific literacy skills. After the mini-lessons, students set off to read and write in various genres for long blocks of time, while teachers conference and coach individual students on ways they are working to improve their reading and writing skills.
To complement the rigorous work of reading and writing in the morning, all students attend an arts elective Monday through Thursday mornings. In these courses, students transition into a world where they focus on expressing themselves through creation--where they interact with classmates outside their grade-level to engage in team-building and reflection--where they are given the crucial space to experiment and learn from their mistakes. Our current arts elective offerings include introductory courses in Fine Art, Hip Hop Dance, Drama, and Robotics.
In the afternoons, Studio School students attend 80-minute blocks of Science/Health, Math, Social Studies, or Physical Education twice a week, and one 50 minute block on Tuesdays. In these classes, students leanr to master the Common Core standards through their engagement in projects, team-challenges, and whole-group, small-group, and independent learning.
After many hours of learning, we close out our week with a Way of Council. Students and teachers meet with their afternoon cohorts to participate in team-building activities, dedications, storytelling, and witnessesing. Way of Council gives students and teachers the opportunity to come together and develop their social-emotional intelligence outside of the academic setting.
To complement the rigorous work of reading and writing in the morning, all students attend an arts elective Monday through Thursday mornings. In these courses, students transition into a world where they focus on expressing themselves through creation--where they interact with classmates outside their grade-level to engage in team-building and reflection--where they are given the crucial space to experiment and learn from their mistakes. Our current arts elective offerings include introductory courses in Fine Art, Hip Hop Dance, Drama, and Robotics.
In the afternoons, Studio School students attend 80-minute blocks of Science/Health, Math, Social Studies, or Physical Education twice a week, and one 50 minute block on Tuesdays. In these classes, students leanr to master the Common Core standards through their engagement in projects, team-challenges, and whole-group, small-group, and independent learning.
After many hours of learning, we close out our week with a Way of Council. Students and teachers meet with their afternoon cohorts to participate in team-building activities, dedications, storytelling, and witnessesing. Way of Council gives students and teachers the opportunity to come together and develop their social-emotional intelligence outside of the academic setting.
