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Alpine Preparatory Academy: Fostering Inquiry and Leadership Through Community Engagement

Alpine Preparatory Academy, under the guidance of educators Scott Godwin, Sandie Grinnell, and Jan Hart, aims to prepare students for participation in Alpine Leadership Academy by instilling core values of inquiry, community, stewardship, critical thinking, and reflection. Our rigorous curriculum integrates these values across subjects, empowering students to engage in collaborative learning and higher-order thinking skills. Opportunities include community service projects, scientific explorations, and leadership activities, ensuring students leave a lasting, positive impact on both their school and community.

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Alpine Preparatory Academy: Fostering Inquiry and Leadership Through Community Engagement

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  1. Alpine Preparatory Academy Scott Godwin Sandie GrinnellJan Hart

  2. To provide rigor within a meaningful context • To prepare students for participation in Alpine Leadership Academy Why APA?

  3. Inquiry • Community • Stewardship • Critical Thinking • Reflection Core Values

  4. Involves posing questions and the subsequent search for answers • Parallels how scientific knowledge is generated • Can be integrated into all subjects: • Language arts • Mathematics • Social studies • Technology Inquiry

  5. Learning through collaboration • Community of learners • Members of local and global communities • Evaluate impacts of actions Community

  6. Respect the environment • Make school and community a better place Stewardship

  7. Use higher-order thinking skills • Engage in academically rigorous problem-solving Critical Thinking

  8. Learn and use metacognitive strategies • Set goals and track progress toward them Reflection

  9. Camp Colton • Plan and conduct a forest clean-up project • Collect field data in cooperation with USGS • Utilize iPod devices for various projects • Visit Glen Canyon Dam and take the float trip to Lee’s Ferry • GK-12 • Camp Colton? Highlights

  10. Band • Orchestra • History extension projects • Science extension explorations • Math intervention • Reading intervention Enrichment

  11. Be respectful • Show academic excellence • Be safe • Take responsibility Expectations

  12. Grade Weights Grading Scale • Social Studies and Science: • Measurement 40% • Performance 40% • Practice 20% • Mathematics: • Measurement 80% • Practice 20% Grading Policy

  13. Due to the collaborative nature of many class projects, regular attendance is very important. Attendance

  14. Field trip chaperone • Guest speaking • Volunteering in the classroom • Fund raising • Donating supplies or tax credit money • Providing snacks Opportunities to Volunteer

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