Freshman Academies on a Shoestring

Autor/inn/en	Clark, Carrie; Hunley, Allen
Titel	Freshman Academies on a Shoestring
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 7 (2007) 7, S.41 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	Social Influences; Grants; Federal Aid; Rural Schools; Anxiety; Block Scheduling; High School Freshmen; Transitional Programs; Student Adjustment; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Einfluss; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Angst; Block teaching; Blockunterricht; Stundentafel; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation
Abstract	Regardless of where they live, incoming freshmen face the same problems nationwide, such as anxiety about entering a new school, social pressure, and increased academic pressure and responsibility. Freshman academies have been introduced in many larger schools to offset these issues. A typical freshman academy isolates freshmen from the rest of the student population using a school-within-a-school model. The goals of a typical academy are to provide structure, to provide a sense of belonging, and to ease the transition into high school while integrating content and increasing communication between teachers and parents. Some large schools have received federal grant money to implement such academies, but these grants do not target rural schools. At Muhlenberg South High School in rural Greenville, Kentucky, a freshman academy has been developed that does not rely on grants or outside resources. The academy uses a modified block schedule. Core subjects are taught using a middle school model and electives are taught in a block schedule model. Increased communication between parents, students, and teachers eases anxiety about starting high school. The academy has shown success in a number ways, but it is constantly evaluated and modified to meet the ever-changing needs of the students. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10