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JAGUAR ACADEMY

Inspiring Spaces for Tomorrow’s Leaders

ORGANIZATION

 Syllabus based courses modeled after College Board Advanced Placement

courses

 Humanities Block (2 periods ) 136 minutes of language arts and integrated

social studies

 STEAM focus Science class (1 period) 68 Minutes  Mathematics – students will take the course recommended by Kyrene

District Placement guidelines

 Required full year foreign language in place of one elective (currently

• ffering Spanish)

 One elective  Space in this course is limited to 60 students

GIFTED SERVICES

 Jaguar Academy is not a substitution for gifted services  Gifted services are provided at Kyrene through the cluster model  Gifted Clustering is provided at Kyrene

Humanities Group A Math Group B Humanities Group B Inquiry and Intervention Science Group B Science Group A Math Group A Lunch

MATHEMATICS

 Principles of Algebra  Pre-Algebra  Linear Algebra  HS Algebra  Honors Geometry  Algebra 3/4 (at Corona)

SPANISH

 6th grade-begin full year instruction in Spanish I  7th grade -complete Spanish I curriculum  8th grade-conversational Spanish/advanced language class

EXPLORATORY

 Option 1: One full course - Band, Choir, Orchestra  Option 2: Two semester classes - Theatre, PE*, Art, FACS  Option 3: PE can be taken as a full year course

Wh What at Are re Inspiri nspiring ng Sp Spaces? aces?

HUMANITIES – INSPIRING SPACE

The Humanities Inspiring Space is a classroom where learning activities, curricula, tasks, text, and talk engages and challenges students within the discipline of history/social science. Students should expect a dynamic classroom environment that is built around a community of learners, high expectations and classroom routines.

Creative Thinking / Problem Solving

• Problem/Project-

based learning

• Think, Read and

Write Like a Scientist

• Argumentative

Writing Engaging Curriculum

• Socratic Circles
• Junior Great

Books – Shared Inquiry

• Greek/Latin /

Vocabulary Instruction Technology

• 1:1 Laptops
• Learning

Management System

• Integration with

Google Tools

SCIENCE – INSPIRING SPACE

The Science Inspiring Space is a classroom where students learn while doing. Students should expect a dynamic classroom environment built around a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) framework.

Creative Thinking / Problem Solving

• Integration of

Science and Technology

• Project-Based

Learning

• Solutions for

Society Engaging Curriculum

• STEAM Lab
• Future City

Competition

• 20time Projects

Technology

• 21st Century

Skills

• Learning

Management System

• Integration with

Google Tools

VERIFICATION OF INTEREST FORM

Aprende’s front office will be accepting interest forms May 13 – 21. Our front office hours are 7:45 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. You will receive a receipt of application.