At Draper Middle School students learn practical study skills which help short-circuit problems and lay the foundation for lifelong learning and success. They learn about time management and how to budget time for both homework, household chores and recreation. Parents are invited to attend annual workshops that explain the latest study tools their children are learning and offer practical tips about when and how to help their children with homework. A new telecommunications system will network classrooms throughout the school and provide easy access to other computer networks, including the Internet. The labs are used to teach all students basic computer skills such as word processing and development of spreadsheets and databases.
Students also use the lab to do research, create multimedia reports and other assigned class work.
Programs that build career awareness and skills for the 21st century workplace At Draper Middle School, curriculum and instruction are shaped by the district-wide mission of preparing all students for success in college, the workplace and life. Students are encouraged to apply knowledge to real-world problems, think critically, work effectively in teams and become lifelong learners. There is an increasing emphasis on using technology to find, manipulate and present information in new and compelling ways. Armed with this information, parents are better equipped to make sure their children are getting their work done and done on time. Now in its fifth year of operation, the homework hotline logged more than 500 calls last year.