CULTURALLY RELEVANT INSPIRATION LAQUASIA COUSAR EDU 692 DR. SHELIA THOMAS 2/2/2016
DANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL o URL: o Location: Hendersonville, North Carolina (Henderson County) o Demographics: K-5, 57% White, 35% Hispanic, 8 % African American, Asian 1%, 63% of students qualify for free lunch (Public Schools K12, n.d.) o 2012 Intel School of Distinction o 2013 National School Change Award o School has implemented the “Leader in Me” model, which promotes leadership and community involvement o School curriculum promotes creativity, collaboration, problem solving o Main areas of focus: Inquiry based learning Student-centered academic discourse Daily non-fiction & fiction reading Writing across all content areas Project based learning in the 21st century Leadership models Problem Solving/Engineering Tasks
HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL o URL: o Location: Trinity, NC (Randolph County) o Demographics: K students total, also houses 30 early childhood aged children (6 weeks- 5 years old) in the Honeycomb program, 51% White, 26% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% other, 17:1 student-teacher ratio (Public School K12,n.d.) o 2003-Recipient of Light House Award o 2009-Selected as a Signature School o 2011-National Finalist for Award For Academic Excellence for Immersion Programs. o st Century Learning Exemplar School Award o Offers Spanish Dual Language Immersion o Community Involvement and Citizenship o Hopewell believes that critical thinking, communication, creativity and collaboration skills are fundamental to students’ college and career aspirations.
NEW CENTURY INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY o URL: o Location: Fayetteville, NC (Cumberland County) o Demographics: PreKindergarten-5 th, 40% African Americans, 33% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Asian, Native Americans, others, 15:1 Student-Teacher ratio (Partnership for 21 st Century Learning, n.d.). o School Goal: Create Global Learners, Global Thinkers, and Global Citizens of the 21st Century. o School Focal Points: o awareness of international and global issues, o skills to work effectively in cross-cultural environments, o ability to communicate in multiple languages and mutual respect for other cultures and people o Full Mandarin Immersion Program
RESOURCES North Carolina Public Schools (n.d.). Dana Elementary School. Retrieved from North Carolina Public Schools (n.d.). Hopewell Elementary School. Retrieved from North Carolina Public Schools (n.d.). New Century International Elementary School. Retrieved from Partnership for 21 st Century Learning (n.d.). Video Case Study. Retrieved from school Public Schools K12 (n.d.). Public Schools K12: Dana. Retrieved from Public Schools K12 (n.d.). Public Schools K12: Hopewell. Retrieved from Public Schools K12 (n.d.). Public School K12: New International. Retrieved from