Advanced Curriculum & Extended Learning: “The Vehicle”
Provides the depth and complexity needed to ensure meaningful academic growth
Our school offerings include:
At Thunder Vista, this looks like teachers meeting weekly in data teams to review student data and create unit plans that offer access and extension for all students through learning opportunities embedded into grade level units of study. Students have opportunities to show advanced understanding of the standards.
Differentiated Learning Pathways: “The Roadmap”
Provides an education at the appropriate level of readiness and challenge
Our school offerings include:
At Thunder Vista, this looks like teachers providing choice and challenge within their lessons through differentiation. Teachers engage in collaborative planning and professional learning to continuously grow themselves as educators and teach in a responsive way using current best practices. Teachers provide learning opportunities in the classroom such as:
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Depth and Complexity
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Collaborative Learning Structures
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3 Act Maths
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Questioning strategies to deepen student thinking and engagement in productive struggle
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Inquiry Structures
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SEL connected to academics
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Morning Meetings
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Culture of Mistakes and Growth Mindset
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Restorative Conversations
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Engaging lessons to teach the standards in a rigorous and relevant way
Individualized Opportunities & Enrichment: “The Customized Options”
Actively engages and motivates through interests and meaningful learning opportunities
Our school offerings include:
At Thunder Vista, this looks like the extra curricular and elective class offerings as well as using student interview information to integrate their interests into regular instruction.
Please visit the Clubs and Activities tab for details on each club and activity.
Our school offerings include:
- Battle of the Books
- Community Service Club
- Coding Club
- Gay-Straight Alliance Club
- Kindness Club
- Science Matters
- Math Counts
- Middle School Athletics
- Mile High Chess Club
- Noetic Math Club
- Thunderstruck grades 4 and 5 percussion ensemble
- Stretch and Grow Yoga Stars
- Student Leadership
- Yearbook Club
- Kids Create Studio Glitter and Glow
- Spanish Language Learning
Offered only for middle school selected students:
- Honor Choir
- Honor Band
- Honor Orchestra
- Student Leadership
Social-Emotional Learning: “The Destination”
Focuses on developing the whole child by balancing empowerment and accountability
Our school offerings include:
At Thunder Vista, this looks like:
- Advisory classes in middle school to support social and emotional growth
- Second Step Social and Emotional Curriculum for K-5
- Restorative, instructional, proactive, and regulatory approach to discipline (i.e. Conscious Discipline)
- Cultures of Dignity Social and Emotional Curriculum
- Access to student family outreach programs
- Positive Behavior Intervention Systems including the common language of Buffalo Beliefs
- House systems with assemblies
- A robust mental wellness team with 2 counselors, a psychologist, and a Social Emotional Learning Specialist (SEL)
- Support through the GT Parents Group
