This video is a brief look at the exciting, hands-on, learner-centered instruction that is taking place at THS during this ISP period.
What you'll see: The Snow Science ISP is building igloos and working with the ski patrol to study avalanche. The Voc. Ed/Engineering ISP are building Go-Carts and learning about engines and vehicle design. The Performance Arts ISP are writing, planning, and rehearsing thier production (which will be open to the public on Friday, Jan. 16th at 10 AM in the Palm - BE THERE!). The Honors ISP students are focused, directed, and intensively researching topics of their choice in the hopes of earning a "honors" credit for their academic courses. Finally, the AP students are hard at work studying with their AP teachers in the mornings and taking advantage of the "mini-ISPs" in the afternoons.
The music you hear in the background is a bluegrass rendition of "Chalkdust Torture" by Phish. The song writer, Trey Anastasio, wrote this song about how boring his high school experience was with him feeling trapped in his chair as the world passed him by all the while tasting the tortuous "chalk dust on his tongue". I don't think any of our students would write a song like this after their recent experiences at THS.
Enjoy!
Alex Carter
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