English

The first class this morning is English. 英语由课堂上的两位内容老师中的一位教授. 课程设置随年级的不同而不同，并且通常与其他课程的内容相关联.

At Ivy Street, 我们相信，当学生努力创造他们引以为傲的东西时，他们学得最好. 我们基于项目的学习模式允许学生在实践中学习. In English class, 这看起来就像是根据学生们读过的一本书制作一部电影, 或者和一个伙伴合作写一个短篇故事.

We all learn in different ways. Many of our students find that the lectures, worksheets, and pop quizzes they had at other schools don’t quite “click.“基于项目的学习使我们的教育工作者能够为每个学生找到最适合的学习方式. 更重要的是，它使我们的学者能够创造出有意义和美丽的作品!

Biology

常青藤高中的学生接受所有核心内容领域的指导. 这使他们能够发展基础教育，为他们的下一步服务——无论下一步是什么.

For students pursuing a high school diploma, 指导团队为满足毕业要求提供支持. 我们与学生一起确定并完成他们的课程要求. 我们的大多数学生都参加MCAS考试，即马萨诸塞州的标准化考试.

当然，州测试只是我们衡量进步的众多方法之一. Everyone is working towards different goals, and in our classrooms, 我们通过各种评估和评价方法帮助我们的学者反思他们自己的工作.

Music Theory

Music is a fan favorite of our students! In music class, our Expressive Arts teacher hits every genre, allowing each student to share their own favorite music.

Music Theory focuses on how music works. 学生学习历史和探索不同的音乐风格，从民谣到重金属. They also get to try their hand at songwriting! 每个班选择一个主题与一个流派配对，并合作写一首歌. Music Theory class has produced lots of hits!

Elective: Gardening

我们的选修课安排让学生在自己的上学时间选择. In our elective catalog, there is something for everyone – whether you like sports, music, Dungeons and Dragons, anime, video games, or gardening, there’s something for you!

在园艺选修课中，学生们在学校后院的花坛上劳作. The group learns about gardening science and techniques, and works together to grow flowers, vegetables, fruits, and herbs. When the season is right, 他们把农产品卖给我们的厨房，这样我们的烹饪团队就可以在他们的烹饪中使用这些农产品.

Mindfulness

Each classroom has 40 minutes of mindfulness daily. The mindfulness block occurs in the middle of the day, before or after lunch time, to allow students a moment to pause, unwind, and reflect.

What happens during mindfulness? 有些学生喜欢独立思考，可能是看书或感官活动. 其他学生将参加由顾问老师领导的专注于正念的活动. 可以是有指导的冥想，日记提示，或者课堂对话.

正念可以让我们在一天的后半段充电. When we engage in mindfulness as a classroom community, 我们相互支持，为我们的心理健康争取所需的空间.

Lunch

It’s lunch time! 午餐时，我们与自己班和合作班的学生一起吃饭. In the cafeteria, students sit with friends and staff. It’s a great time to connect!

While some students bring lunch from home, 大多数学生和教职员工都吃由我们的烹饪人员准备的饭菜. Why? The food is really good! The Culinary team, which includes student Culinary Assistants, prepares fresh food daily for lunch, featuring a variety of cuisines. 饮食需求和偏好总是被纳入其中——建议总是非常受欢迎!

Algebra

Variables, equations, inequalities, functions… there are a lot of topics covered in Algebra, 许多成年人会说，他们不太记得在那堂课上学到的所有东西. Algebra at Ivy Street looks a little different. 在代数和我们所有的课程中，我们力求找出内容在现实世界中的应用. What good is Algebra if you can’t use it in your own life?

In our Algebra class, we might explore:
我们如何用数学概念来制定我们今天要做的每件事的时间表?
Why might we need math when we cook with a recipe?
当我们建立自己的个人预算时，我们需要考虑什么?

通过把我们自己的生活带入课堂，我们可以为我们的学习增添意义.

U.S. History

Each of our classes is taught by a content teacher. 他们也经常得到我们学校其他专业人士的支持.

During World History, 我们的体育与健康老师可能会插嘴讨论美国革命期间美国人是如何看待他们的健康的. Or, 他们可能会讨论第二次世界大战期间人们的饮食习惯是如何改变的, and how that impacted their nutrition.

Our students see many faces during the school day. The members of their classroom team are many. By drawing upon the varied expertise of our educators, we deliver dynamic and exciting classroom content.

Community Planning

At Ivy Street, it’s not just what we do – it’s where we do it. 学习超越了教室的四面墙，进入了社区. 我们的学生每周至少和他们的班级一起进行一次社区旅行, and some leave our building every day.

Our Occupational Therapists often support these trips. During Community Planning block, 学生们和他们班上的OT一起计划一周旅行的各个方面:他们要去哪里, how they’ll get there, and how they’ll pay for it. Together, they plan a trip that everyone agrees upon.

Built into every community trip are social skills, executive functioning skills and confidence-building. With all of those, you can do anything.