Major Corporation Seeks to Give Back, Funds Boarding School and Professional Development Center: Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center, Estes Park, Colorado

Autor/in	Stewart, Sarah
Titel	Major Corporation Seeks to Give Back, Funds Boarding School and Professional Development Center: Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center, Estes Park, Colorado
Quelle	In: Independent School, 75 (2016) 4 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-9635
Schlagwörter	Private Schools; Boarding Schools; Professional Development; High Schools; At Risk Students; High School Students; Dropout Prevention; Scholarships; Nontraditional Students; Active Learning; Experiential Learning; Student Projects; Learning Activities; Competency Based Education; Corporate Support; Low Income Students; Colorado + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Private school; Privatschule; Boarding school; Internat; High school; Oberschule; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Scholarship; Stipendium; Aktives Lernen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Schulprojekt; Lernaktivität; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode
Abstract	Eagle Rock, a high school for 15- to 18-year-olds, serves 72 students at risk for dropping out of school. Most come from families who cannot afford any other options. The school provides full scholarships for all students and accepts only students who have not succeeded in traditional settings and want to attend the school. Its programs are nontraditional. Students progress at their own rate in project-based and experiential learning activities. There are no grade levels (e.g., 9, 10, 11, and 12) or grading (e.g., A, B, C, D, and F). Rather, students earn credit by demonstrating proficiency. All students have duties and chores, from cleaning and landscaping to cooking and running the cafeteria. All funding comes from the American Honda Education Corporation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit subsidiary of American Honda Motor Company. Full scholarships cover each student's tuition, room, and board. Eagle Rock is also home to the Professional Development Center, also funded by Honda, which hosts visiting educators; administers an Eagle Rock/Public Allies Teaching Fellowship program; and publishes articles and books. This is one of five case studies from the National Association of Independent Schools about schools that are making nontraditional funding models work for the benefit of low-income students. [Online Feature] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01