What sets us apart?
Block Scheduling
Classes are offered in 1 hour 20 minute blocks on rotating days,
giving teachers more time to teach, without cutting the lesson,
and giving students more variety in their weekly schedule.
Democratic Scheduling
The placement of classes, such as what day and time they are offered,
is decided during in-school meetings at the beginning of every
school year. Students decide which classes they would like to
take, and where those classes fit in their schedule, and vote
for what day and time works best. Entry into classes is done in
a "lottery" fashion by drawing and assigning random
numbers to students. This gives all students equal chance in signing-up
for more popular courses. The whole experience feels more like
scheduling for college, rather than the normal "automatic
assignment" which is dominant in today's High Schools. To
learn more about Scheduling at Linworth, click
here.
Original Classes
The staff of the Linworth Program has the freedom to design classes
different than those offered at "normal" High Schools.
Rather than the standard "English II" class, a class
called "Utopian Literature" may be offered, focusing
on books about Utopias and Disutopias, with a heavy basis on discussion.
Instead of your everyday "Woodworking Class," a student
may be able to sign-up for "Canoeing," which teaches
not only the fundamentals of building a canoe, but also includes
an off campus event to test your new creation.
Open Sign-Out
Our program gives all students the unique opportunity to freely
manage their time. Each student is given 60 minutes per day to
do with whatever they choose, whether it be on-campus or off.
Since the Linworth Program does not have an assigned lunch period,
nor a cafeteria, students must use either a block of time in which
no class has been assigned, or use the free time in between classes
to sign out and eat lunch. Of course, students can always opt
to bring a lunch rather than leave campus, or break their time
up into smaller amounts and leave the campus a few times a day.
The vending machine provides students with a wide selection
of snack foods.
Interim
Students in grades 9 through 11 participate in a week long experiential
learning event called "Interim." This is the time where
a student can go and work in a field which most interests them,
or concentrate on a personal project. At the end of the week,
students return to give presentations of what they learned, giving
current students ideas on what to do for next year's Interim.
To learn more about Interim, please click
here.
Walkabout
The Walkabout program is for second semester seniors and is provided
as a transition between school and "the real world."
Students plan two 9 week long off campus activities in which they
go into any field of study they desire, including art, music,
computers, nature, religion, teaching, and much more. Students
keep journals which they share with the staff member of their
choice. This experience is part of the Linworth student's graduation
requirement, and is applied to the related field of study, whether
it be science, math, social studies, etc. For more information
on this program, please click here.
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