Have you been hearing about the new Westside middle-high school pilot school, The Incubator School? Want to learn more?
Come to their introductory Town Hall!
Thurs, October 25th, 6:30-8p
826 LA/Sparc Building
685 Venice Blvd,
Venice, CA 90291
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-a new, tuition-free, public LAUSD pilot school supported by Future Is Now Schools led by Rock The Vote pioneer and Green Dot founder Steve Barr
-opening in August 2013 on the Westside with grades 6 & 7, and adding a grade per year until they reach 12th
-real wold project-based learning
-creative, entrepreneurial, design thinking-based instruction
-committed to nurturing children’s social drives and ethical inquisitiveness
-utilizing rich, vibrant technology to facilitate collaborative social learning
-partnerships with Silicon Beach companies
-college- and world-ready curriculum, with an interdisciplinary approach
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“Just as an incubator nurtures hatchlings, and a business incubator grows ideas into ventures, The Incubator School will provide kids with the skills, mentors, resources, social connectivity, and ethics to help their fledgling ideas fly. The school’s focus will be design thinking, a process-oriented way of looking at problems, generating ideas, and finding solutions.”
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Come with your questions to the Town Hall this Thursday. Read more about their vision here: TheIncubatorSchool Or, Join their FB Page.