Any area of the U.S. where college aspirant citizens must drive (one way) more than sixty minutes (some definitions use the parameter of 25 miles) to attend to a 4-year college or university.
A long-term project in which students research the personal histories of an individual of their choice, conduct interviews of the person, and create a presentation which includes artifacts, a feature article, a personal memoir, and a photograph.
A style of writing that uses forms of reasoning, persuasion, as well as factual and other evidence to support one or more claims about a topic or text.
Standards that define the cross-disciplinary literacy expectations that students must meet in order to be properly prepared for a successful experience at college and workforce training programs.
Group efforts which students take on to improve neighborhood conditions or solve issues while getting valuable leadership experience.
Activities in which students take an active leadership role in school improvement projects and decision-making such as monitoring student behavior or solving problems in curriculum selection, classroom rules, safety, or sanitation.
The tutoring of classmates or younger student by gifted students. A leadership activity.
Jobs within the classroom which are undertaken by students and in which they are responsible for monitoring the behavior of classmates or performing other jobs. Leadership activities for students.
Thinking at a higher level. Thinking about the process of thinking.