DuPont Hadley's student body is made up of seventh and eighth graders, and each grade level is divided into interdisciplinary teams. Students have to learn how to communicate effectively so they may be able to interact with our global community. A staff which is eager to explore the power and possibilites of multimedia technology has been the key to the program's success at DuPont Hadley Middle School. Teachers use the World Wide Web to do research for instructional presentations, exchange lesson plans and information with fellow teachers, and mark sites for students to explore. The web is their online worldwide information source.
Students journey outside their classrooms to interact with the world.
One student is currently exchanging e-mail with a technician in Antarctica. Students are currently exchanging e-mail with students in Japan. The teachers of the Japanese students visited DuPont Hadley earlier in the year, and an exchange program resulted. Students both in Japan and at DuPont Hadley have personal home pages with pictures, sounds and text that enhance cultural exchanges. Social studies classes make travel brochures using the most current information about countries found on the web.