The H-B Woodlawn Program is designed to provide our students with more control over their education than traditional comprehensive schools permit. We focus on students who need less restriction and more freedom to be successful in school. We also work hard to inculcate these habits in our students, incrementally increasing freedom and expectations of responsibility through the grades. The central focus of our system is student choice. Rather, students must decide how to use their time wisely to meet their obligations.
Some students use free time for study, while others spend it socially or away from the building.
Instead of a system of rules governing their use of time and behavior, H-B Woodlawn students are held accountable for the consequences of their actions. Students must monitor themselves on and off campus. To make this offer of freedom work, we must trust the good intentions of our students and they must reciprocate with a sufficient degree of personal responsibility. The second area in which we give students more control is in setting educational goals. When appropriate, students often accelerate through the curriculum and participate in multi-grade level classes.