SCHOOL CONCEPTSTEAM = Science + Technology + ART + Engineering + Math STEM = Science + Technology + Engineering + Math HUMANITIES = Language Arts + Social Studies ART+MEDIA = Visual Arts + Interactive Technology |
Pi High is planned as a 24-credit, four-year, STEAM secondary school with an eventual 400-student capacity. Pi High intends to empower its students to succeed with its small school environment, 5-term/year school calendar, daily block schedule, art+media focus, and highly-qualified teaching staff.
The Pi High learning environment will provide:
The Pi High academic year is planned to run from September to June with five discrete seven-week-long Learning Terms; each term will explore a new syllabus and ends with student presentations and assessments. The academic year will conclude with a community-wide “Pi in the Sky Festival” presenting students’ culminating art+tech projects. The Pi High school day is planned to track a typical work day with a half-hour "Home Room" followed by four 90-minute interdisciplinary block periods, scheduled from 8:30am to 4:00pm with a full hour lunch break for student clubs to meet. Learning will be project-based and students will be encouraged to showcase their projects on blogs and videos on the school website. A dedicated adviser will work with each Pi High student to develop a four-year Individual Learning Plan (ILP), as well as their High School & Beyond Plan, which summarizes their long-term goals and aspirations. >Next: What? School Model |