COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS
Middle School Writing Centers
Developing robust and imaginative writers.
Inspired by 826 Valencia in San Francisco, the Writing Centers at Adele Harrison and Altimira Middle School provide a place for students to develop their technical and creative writing skills. Students learn writing strategies, academic language and receive help in planning, drafting, and revising writing assignments and projects. Small group work allows teachers and coaches to give more individualized support to students, sparking their imagination and increasing their writing skills and capacity. The year culminates in a publication of an anthology for each school including a variety of student work.
Read the Index Tribune Article here: http://www.sonomanews.com/news/6858491-181/sonoma-middle-schools-open-unique?artslide=0
Inspired by 826 Valencia in San Francisco, the Writing Centers at Adele Harrison and Altimira Middle School provide a place for students to develop their technical and creative writing skills. Students learn writing strategies, academic language and receive help in planning, drafting, and revising writing assignments and projects. Small group work allows teachers and coaches to give more individualized support to students, sparking their imagination and increasing their writing skills and capacity. The year culminates in a publication of an anthology for each school including a variety of student work.
Read the Index Tribune Article here: http://www.sonomanews.com/news/6858491-181/sonoma-middle-schools-open-unique?artslide=0
Check out the great published student work created with support from the Middle School Writing Centers!
El Avispon: A Collection of Stories, Poems, Essays & More by Adele Harrison Middle Schoolers
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Engineering, Design & Technology AcademyCultivating the problems solvers of the future.
Students experience engaging, hands-on nationally recognized Project Lead the Way (PLTW) engineering curriculum while designing, testing, and redesigning projects in small groups to solve real-world problems. Students also connect with industry professionals while applying their coursework to real-life work in the field through guest speakers, work-site tours, job shadows, and internships. Students attend classes in the Maker Lab, equipped with industry-standard software and technology: CAD, AutoCAD, Revit, Solidworks, a laser cutter, 3D printers, a 3D carving machine, a vinyl cutter, and more. Students graduate with real-life problem-solving skills for college and career success. |
AgriTechnology AcademyBridging the gap between the learning and the doing.
Provides Sonoma Valley High School students with the opportunity to participate in work-based learning in the agriculture field. Students experience work-site visits, job shadows, and internships allowing them to apply academic and technical skills while developing their employability skills. The academy offers the choice of two pathways: AgriScience and Ag Mechanics and includes Career Technical Education classes (CTE) for SVHS students in grades 10-12 who choose agriculture courses as their elective path. |
Freshman Teams
Supporting incoming freshmen at Sonoma Valley High School.
Each year, Sonoma Valley High School divides the freshman class of approximately 350 students into three “teams” or three smaller learning communities designed to help 9th-grade students transition smoothly to the high school environment. The teams provide a collaboration period for team teachers allowing teachers to monitor progress, provide academic support and intervention, arrange field trips and team activities for student engagement, celebration, and recognition of student work.
Each year, Sonoma Valley High School divides the freshman class of approximately 350 students into three “teams” or three smaller learning communities designed to help 9th-grade students transition smoothly to the high school environment. The teams provide a collaboration period for team teachers allowing teachers to monitor progress, provide academic support and intervention, arrange field trips and team activities for student engagement, celebration, and recognition of student work.
