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Palo Alto High School
About Palo Alto Unified School District. Palo Alto High School, engages 600 students each day in media arts programs such as photography, video production, audio music production, and multi-platform journalism (radio/podcast, television, print, web and social media). Students lead a half a dozen world class publications in what is widely…
South Fayette High School
About South Fayette High School, located in McDonald, Pennsylvania, is a public high school renowned for its focus on academic excellence, innovation, and student-centered learning. Serving students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the South Fayette Township School District, the school emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration to…
The Launch High School
About Also known as Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School. The school emphasizes a project-based learning model that integrates teamwork, field trips, and social action. Launch School at Floyd Bennett Field, located in Brooklyn, New York, is a dynamic and innovative high school designed to engage students in hands-on, real-world learning.
High School for Recording Arts
About A public school in St. Paul, pioneered the concept of connecting with at-risk students through music and related businesses. It helps young people develop agency and change-making skills to tackle real-world problems. For the full backstory, see Hip Hop Genius : Remixing High School Education by Sam Seidel (at…
Minnesota New Country School
About Opened a teacher-powered learner-centered secondary school west of Minneapolis in 1994 with the goal of leveraging the power of purposeful relationships, community, student-led project-based learning, and experiential education. An elementary school was added in 2013. MNCS spurred development of the Edvisions network of small teacher-led schools featuring self-directed project-based…
Exploration High School
About Exploration High, a new charter school, is “led by students, powered by teachers, and rooted in community” and believes in “co-creating a diverse, equitable school – by, for, and with the community – where students have a voice in their learning and community”. Students learn through Community Asset Projects…
Art in Motion
About Founded in 2019 as a part of the Distinctive Schools charter network, and backed by rap artist Common, Art in Motion seeks to empower the creative in each child to “provide the resources and opportunities needed for [their] dreams to take flight. Through real-world projects, self-directed learning and small…
Latitude High School
About Intentionally designed their offerings, schedule, and curriculum around a thorough set of competencies. Students develop and refine these competencies through community-engaged project-based learning, and graduate with a portfolio of accomplishments and work products to back up their learning. Latitude High School, located in Oakland, California, is a public charter…
Building 21
About Operates public high schools in Philadelphia and Allentown and has 44 network affiliate schools. The personalized learning model (below) features problem-based learning, real work experiences, and competency-based assessments. Building 21 is a network of innovative public high schools that reimagines education through personalized, competency-based learning. With campuses in Philadelphia,…
Purdue Polytechnic High School
About Created in partnership with Purdue University, awards credit based on student attainment of competencies. The school’s schedule is organized around 6-week project cycles in which teachers “pitch” projects and students are able to select projects based on their interests and needed competencies. The school’s agreement with the University means…