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The target student-teacher ratio was 10-to-1. [11] Trips usually were composed of students from a given city or county, not from a specific school. Tuition – the fees charged for a trip – ranged from $4,500 for trips to Canada, to more than $7,999 for trips to Australia and South Pacific destinations.
The programs are designed to bring together young and intellectually bright students from around the world who share a passion for learning. The participants, or TASPers, attend an intensive seminar led by college and university faculty members and participate in many educational and social activities outside the classroom.
The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a national non-profit career and technical student organization (CTSO) of over 300,000 middle and high school student members engaged in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). TSA's mission is to enhance personal development, leadership, and career opportunities in STEM, whereby ...
Over 1,000 international AFS students from other countries are hosted in the U.S. annually. AFS-USA is supported by a volunteer base of over 5,000. Study abroad programs range from two week group trips, to traditional year-long exchanges. Students on traditional exchanges live in volunteer host families, and study at a local high school.
The Harvard Strategic Data Project found in 2012 that Teach For America teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District produce 1-2 extra months of English and math learning outcomes relative to the gains produced by other novice teachers. [13] Studies in North Carolina and Tennessee suggest that Teach For America is the most effective ...
A student exchange program is a program in which students from a secondary school (high school) or higher education study abroad at one of their institution's partner institutions. [1] A student exchange program may involve international travel, but does not necessarily require the student to study outside their home country.
A student leader is any student who influences their peers in a positive manner. A student leader acts beyond their standard academic responsibilities in ways that influence their school or community. Leadership can be developed in students of any age. At the elementary age, leadership skills can help young students navigate lifestyle occurrences.
The Senior Project was developed in 2014 by Assistant Director of Student Life Karl Radnitzer, who got the idea from a similar program at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. The project allows second-semester seniors to explore interests in a more career-oriented way than they would in a typical classroom.