At Solebury, we celebrate the individual and encourage our students to pursue their passions. 但这些激情从何而来? Certainly some students enter Solebury knowing the areas of study they would like to explore, taking advantage of myriad opportunities to grow an interest. 在其他情况下, though, students discover something within themselves that they didn’t know was there by taking a class or trying a sport, a club, 或者是第一次参加活动.
在学术领域, we keep 韦德娱乐app下载地址’s program fresh and innovative by offering new courses each year. Not only does this provide great variety to our students with the possibility of igniting a new passion for them, it also rejuvenates the faculty members who create new courses. They afford our teachers a chance to share something personal with our students that has resonated deeply with them.
Among our many new electives offered for the 2018-19 school year, “Fighting Fake News” and “Writing for College” are both taught by long-time 社会研究 and ESL teacher, 拉斯卡里克. 辨别事实和谎言, truth from deception has never been more important or relevant for our students. Russ combines history and current events in his “Fighting Fake News” course to address the question “How did we get here?” His students are learning how to spot and defend themselves against media manipulation and how to discern trustworthy news sources. 在创建一个新的课程, teachers must consider how students will be assessed and in this case, student portfolios along with class participation both play a significant role in their assessment.
同样有用, the “Writing for College” course gives our students valuable insights into what can be a daunting task — writing a college-level research paper. 拉斯故意制造了一个, process-based approach that avoids common pitfalls while fostering student curiosity. Russ’ personal experience with this method served him well through his own schooling, 他一直渴望与我们的学生分享. 在课程结束时, student feedback will inform any revisions on this method when it runs during our winter trimester.
A final note: Student input always helps us shape which new electives to offer each year, 所以如果你的学生对课程有想法, encourage him or her to share that suggestion with me or with their advisor. 这不是假新闻——这是可证实的事实.
探索我们的 2018-19学术公报 for a comprehensive list of all 韦德娱乐app下载地址 courses, including descriptions of each.