With their teachers, young people engage in challenging inquiry into topics that matter. Young people are engaged in the life of the community and the world of work. The school day and calendar provide flexible and variable blocks of learning time. Technology and Materials. Contemporary technology and rich materials support students as thinkers, researchers and authors.
Teachers help students to monitor, evaluate and guide their own thinking.
The nation s high schools have been the subject of increased focus since the late 1990s, with a spate of reports scrutinizing high school as a social institution. Average verbal scores reportedly increased from 500 to 505.