 |
 |
| What is ELS? |
|
At the heart of ELS are learning expeditions, interdisciplinary units aligned with state and district standards. The ELS approach is experiential and project-based, involving students in original research -- with experts -- to create high-quality products for audiences beyond the classroom. The ELS approach to teaching has been proven effective by third-party research conducted by the Rand Corporation, the Academy for Educational Development, the American Institutes for Research and the National Staff Development Council. |
Expeditionary Learning Schools Outward Bound (ELS)
is a national, non-profit organization that opens new elementary, middle and college-oriented secondary schools, and partners with existing schools, to improve student achievement; build student character; enhance teacher practices; and instill a positive school culture. The ELS approach promotes rigorous and engaging curriculum; active, inquiry-based pedagogy; and a school culture that demands and teaches compassion and good citizenship.
|
Film Crew Captures Essence of Excellence: A documentary film crew is visiting King Middle School this week, reminding the students and staff that what they do every day is considered special on the national level. Read the full article in the Portland Press Herald.
ELS was featured on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, November 3rd. Learning Matters, a television production company that partners with PBS, produced the eight-minute piece which explores the role of federal stimulus funds on the Rochester City School District. Click here to view the segment.
Forty-Five Percent of Seniors at The Springfield Renaissance School Earn Full-Tuition College Scholarship: Percentage of Black and Hispanic Scholarship
Recipients is Nearly Five Times the State Average. Read the full press release here.
Results Pave the Way for Dramatic Growth at
Expeditionary Learning Schools: Numbers are Up Significantly in 2009-2010 School Year. Read the full press release here.
"Finding True North: A Portrait of Two Schools in Rochester, New York" by Libby Woodfin, our Senior Staff Writer, has been published in the journal "Schools: Studies in Education" (Fall 2009). Read the full article here.
President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spent an afternoon at Capital City Public Charter School. "This kind of innovative school...is an example of how all our schools should be," President Obama said.
Read more in the press release and in the White House blog.
|
|
Registration for the 2010 ELS National Conference continues. Please check our online registration page for further information.
City Schools of Decatur, Georgia, will be hosting an ELS site seminar February 11-12, 2010. This is a primary (K-3) focused seminar and participants will have experiences at all three of our Decatur EL schools. See the brochure for details and hotel arrangements, and register online.
|
