• Tag Line

    Rooted in community, cultivated through knowledge, branching into the future

    Instructional Vision

    Students will develop a strong personal agency by demonstrating respect and compassion for others and cultivating awareness of their own strengths and passions. Students will be engaged, community-minded explorers, who possess creative problem-solving skills. Teachers at the Rhodes School of Environmental Studies believe that all students are capable of learning at high levels. Teachers will focus on personalizing instruction through a mastery-based system and providing experiential learning opportunities through performance-based assessments and community opportunities.

    What will the school be known for?

    • Creating an environment where students can seek alternative solutions to problems
    • Promoting environmental stewardship
    • Embracing diversity
    • Promoting positive community change
    • Demonstrating respect and compassion for others
    • High academic standards

    What will the students of this school achieve?

    • Academic and career readiness
    • Creative problem-solving skills
    • Community-minded leadership
    • Global world view
    • Research methodologies
    • Awareness of their own strengths and passions
    • The ability to advocate for what they want to achieve

    What is unique about this school?

    • Focus on leadership and critical thinking skills development
    • Competency based instruction, including honors and AP classes
    • Course sequence will meet the criteria for an honors high school diploma
    • Students will have the opportunity to earn industry credentials through a CTE pathway in Business
    • Multiple learning expeditions outside of the classroom each year
    • STEM rich core curriculum with emphasis on life science experiences

    Belief Statements

    • We believe all students are capable of learning at high levels
    • We believe that all learners are unique
    • We believe that every student has to be equipped with a personalized set of skills in order to find success after graduation
    • We believe that students learn at their own pace
    • We believe that students learn best when they engage in expeditionary (or investigative or experiential) learning
    • We believe that all students have the potential to become change agents in their communities
    • We believe that all students benefit by a shared understanding of and appreciation for culture and diversity
    • We believe that communication and collaboration with others is essential to personal development

    Building Blocks:

    • Develop a strong personal agency
    • Demonstrating respect and compassion for others
    • Give students opportunities to explore passions and demonstrate strengths
    • Promote personal resilience and instill a growth mindset
    • Equipped with a personalized set of skills upon graduation
    • Be community minded
    • Promoting environmental stewardship and awareness
    • Knowledge of the community to be an advocate and leader to promote positive community change
    • Understanding a role as a global citizen
    • Be engaged learners
    • Actively participate in discussions
    • Make learning culturally relevant for yourself
    • Engage in authentic learning
    • Performance-based assessments
    • Be problem solvers
    • Students can persistently seek alternative solutions to problems
    • Learn and implement multiple research methods
    • Develop and practice leadership skills
    • Collaborate and communicate effectively