Freshman Academy

2. Freshman Academy Tri-Association Annual Educators Conference Puerto Vallarta Mexico October11, 2007 Steven Hupp & Jeff Mahood

3. “You have brains in your head.You have feet in your shoes.You can steer yourselfany direction you choose.” -Dr. Seuss

4. About Me Steven Hupp

6. About Me 8 Jeff Mahood 4

11. by Rebecca M. Dedmondof The George Washington University from the November 2005 issue of NASSP’s Principal Leadership

13. Aha! FreshmanAcademy

19. What do we need to teach 9th graders to help them have a successful high school career?

21. What do we need to teach 9th graders to help them have a successful high school career?

23. Qualities of the Colegio Bolivar Graduate • The Colegio Bolivar Graduate will utilize the processes, knowledge and values of scholarship. • The Colegio Bolivar Graduate will apply and connect knowledge in order to think critically and creatively. • The Colegio Bolivar Graduate will demonstrate bilingual proficiency in social and academic contexts. • The Colegio Bolivar Graduate will exemplify positive personal values. • The Colegio Bolivar Graduate will demonstrate the moral conscience and social responsibility of a proactive citizen. • The Colegio Bolivar Graduate will interact with the world recognizing and respecting multiple perspectives. • Study skills • Self Awareness • Career Awareness • School Mission and values

30. Standards • The student learns to project into the future and to understand the consequences of their actions and the choices made today. • The student completes formal assessments and surveys to help them establish and consolidate their identity, becoming “identity-achieved.” • The student analyzes the effect of personal interest and aptitudes upon educational and career planning. • The student recognizes the impact of career choice on personal lifestyle. • The student recognizes the impact their commitment to education has on their future lifestyle and life satisfaction. • The student demonstrates the skills to locate, analyze, and apply career information. • The student knows the process for career planning and educational preparation.

31. More Standards • The student can apply the skill sets required to succeed (both in the classroom and the workforce). • The student demonstrates the importance of productive work habits and attitudes. • The student knows that many skills are common to a variety of careers and that these skills can be transferred from one career opportunity to another. • The student knows the process used to locate and secure entry-level employment. • The student knows the effect change has on society and career opportunities.

32. Curriculum

36. Recognizing Your Fellow House Monsters

37. What we Do • Structure and planning • With the Kids

38. Getting From A to B

39. Getting from A to B

40. Administrator Said / Teachers Said • 10 Year Plan • Personal Portfolio • Preparation for High School • Study Skills

41. Benefits - Expected and Un

43. Where we are Going (we think) A More Realistic Curriculum

44. Fold the Line

45. Closure • Insert Clear Bulleted Review Points here

46. Dr. Seuss (from Oh, the places you'll go!, 1990) “You have brains in your head.You have feet in your shoes.You can steer yourselfany direction you choose.”

47. Contact • Steven Hupp • shupp@colegiobolivar.edu.co • Jeff Mahood • jmahood@colegiobolivar.edu.co Colegio Bolívar AA 26300 Calle 5 # 122-21 via a Pance Cali, Colombia 57 2 555 2039

50. Mission Colegio Bolivar is an educational community whose mission is to educate its students in a bilingual, democratic environment to be autonomous, and to demonstrate a spirit of inquiry and collaboration, a commitment to excellence, and the highest aspirations for the welfare of both the individual and society.