Whitehead SWAS web

Leona Cameron

Robert Morgan

Carrie Hoffman

To develop a child for the 21st

century world with the ability to

collaborate, critically read and

write, solve real-world

problems, and reason creatively.

Highly rigorous

High expectations

Facilitate opportunities for

academic risk-taking

Work in groups/partners &

independently

SWAS Events: Spelling Bee,

Science/Invention Fair,

AMC8 (Math competition)

Presentations

We offer our

scholars

accelerated math

content that

enables them to

continue through

this trajectory all the

way to graduation.

Organizational Skills

Cooperative Learning

Respect & Responsibility

Gifted Characteristics

Work Ethic

Autonomous learners

• 8:55 am to 3:00 pm

• Grade level lunch and

recess

• Early release Wednesdays

2:15

Music

5/6 choose band, strings, or

general music

P.E.

Computers

Library

All school assemblies

Fund raisers

Sparks Parks and Rec

Clubs and activities:

Chess Club, ORFF, Vocal

Motion

Correlate to our standards

and curriculum

Costs vary

Agendas

Newsletter

Ed Connect

Emails

Family Projects/Events

Edmodo

Project-Based Learning

Differentiated Instruction

Field Trips

Access to intellectual peers

Highly qualified teachers

21st Century Skills