Specific programming includes: AP course offerings; college - ready Seminars; ACT courses; grade -
level homerooms; and competitive dance, soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross country and band.
Not exact matches
The researchers found that cortisol
levels were lower after arts classes than after
homeroom, suggesting that taking part in arts programming helped reduce the stress
levels of these children.
Researchers measured cortisol
levels by analyzing 7,000 samples of children's saliva; samples were collected at morning baseline, and after arts and
homeroom classes on two different days at the start, middle, and end of the school year.
She assigned clear owners to necessary tasks (for example,
homeroom teachers were responsible for sharing field trip rules and expectations), and reviewed the list each week with her grade -
level team.
«There's a leadership structure that is organized by grade
level and «homebase» (
homeroom) representatives,» said Toy.
First, every
homeroom has a mixed group of students: the kids are assigned to make sure that every class represents the diversity of the school in terms of achievement
level, race, class, etc..
The teachers are up their necks in assessment paperwork and the «bright» students are divvied up among
homerooms, often given the task of helping the below
level students.
After the 6 - week contest period, they crowned 10 all - star Blue Ribbon winners, an MVP from each grade
level, as well as one top - performing
homeroom per grade
level (3rd — 5th).
The kids have an advisor (
homeroom teacher) and then they break out into groups depending on their reading & math
level.