Methods Merge at Wakefield High
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One Washington area public high school that has combined traditional and progressive teaching methods is Wakefield High School in Arlington County.
It recently won the College Board 2006 Inspiration Award, a $25,000 prize for improving its academic environment and helping students from all backgrounds achieve academic success. The school, where 54 percent of students are from low-income families, offers 28 Advanced Placement courses and has one of the highest AP participation rates in the country.
Wakefield is also the only public school in the region that makes a personal project a graduation requirement. Projects from this year's seniors include:
Yanhan Huang: "Researching Viruses and Vaccines"
Ivan Lopez: "Volunteering with Arlington County Parks and Rec"
Dewan Miles : "College Transition for the Autistic Student"
Grace Rusli: "Event Planning: a Wedding"
Chris Silva: "Apprenticing in the Shoe Repair Business"
Marina Solomon: "Tutoring Oakridge 1st Graders"
Carol Tidd: "Developing My Artistic Abilities: Oil Painting"
Estefania Torres: "Hospital Volunteer: Mother/Infant Care and the Stroke Unit"
William Zurita: "Cooking Authentic Colombian Food"
