A middle school by design, Auburndale Intermediate is based on the interdisciplinary team concept. Each seventh and eighth grade team consists of teachers in mathematics, language arts, social science, and science, and each team has about 160 students. Teachers coordinate curricular themes, parent conferences, interdisciplinary lessons and units, and extended learning opportunities. Students also receive instruction in physical education, exploratory core, and an academic support class.
Physical education focuses on sportsmanship, physical conditioning, and lifelong activities.
In the the exploratory classes, students rotate through courses in woodworking, foods, arts, typing and computers. Exploratory Core Team 4 Team 4 teachers are ready to begin the new school year with a variety of experiences. Even as we celebrate our successful SAT9 scores of this past spring, we are already initiating programs which will allow our students to be even more successful in their achievements in the 2000-01 school year. Language Arts, Math, and Academic Core classes will be using the Focus Lessons to maximize our students' potential in the areas of reading, language, spelling, vocabulary, and math, including problem solving. Teachers are working together so students will be transferring learning from one academic area to another.