Lessons are a multidisciplinary collaborative effort. Students are chosen to attend based upon performance in the arts, interest and recommendation. Type I Seven multiage learning sessions are held in the late spring schoolwide, once each week. Topics for research are initiated by students and staff through interest surveys. Students conduct their research as authentic practitioners, presenting products to an audience of fellow students at an Interest Cluster fair.
Emphasis is on authentic research, higher level thinking , and the development of new skills.
This after school activity begins with six weeks of creative performance practice which gives students experiences in creative writing, acting, set, prop, and costume design. In late December students will choose their problem and teams will be formed. Students meet from December to April several times a week. Parents are trained as coaches and judges. Type II Student Representatives from each grade level meet with their advisor to raise and solve issues towards school improvement.