Building a 9th Grade Team

     One core belief of Woods is that students are in a better position to learn when they are closely connected to their teachers and peers.  Deeper connections, deeper community yield deeper learning.  It's (almost) that simple!
     Since we bump our class sizes in high school (9th grade generally has 46 students; 8th grade has 40), we always have a wonderful influx of new students joining Woods in 9th grade.  It's a particular challenge, then, to make sure that these new students are quickly integrated with the old (keeping in mind that some of those "old" students have been together for many, many years).  Each year we partner with Triangle Training where we spend a day with their superb facilitators engaging in experiential education at its best!