Teaching & Learning Details (6th-12th)
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There are six schools that serve Bainbridge Island students in grades 6-12. Sakai Intermediate School serves 5th and 6th graders, and Woodward Middle School serves 7th and 8th graders. At Commodore Options School, Odyssey provides multi-age classrooms for 5th and 6th graders as part of their K-6 program and has multi-age middle school classrooms for 7th and 8th graders. Students in grades 9-12 are served at Bainbridge High School or in the alternative program Eagle Harbor High School. The Mosaic Home Education Partnership program serves students in grades K-8.
Grade 6 at Sakai and Odyssey
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English Language Arts
Sakai
Amplify ELA is a blended English language arts curriculum designed specifically to support students in grades 6–8 and prepare them for high school and beyond. With Amplify ELA, students learn to tackle any complex text and make observations, grapple with interesting ideas, and find relevance for themselves. Students are engaged through dynamic texts, lively classroom discussions, and meaningful digital experiences.
Sakai students also participate in a learning experience entitled Leaving Our Island about the Japanese Internment and its impact on the local Bainbridge Island community..
Odyssey
The curriculum features award-winning books written by contemporary and established authors. The texts and tasks included in Wit & Wisdom present opportunities for students to practice and master the skills the standards require. Instead of addressing standards one by one, in isolation, the tasks and activities associated with each Wit & Wisdom text integrate multiple components from each state’s standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language. Various standards are integrated throughout each module. The materials and instructional methods provide students with opportunities to learn essential literacy skills, knowledge across different fields, and the important values of empathy and perseverance.
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Math
Illustrative Math is fully aligned to the focus, rigor, and coherence of the standards. The scope and sequence of units, activities, and representations are designed to help students develop a deep understanding of mathematical concepts, build fluency with procedures, and solve mathematical problems. Math vocabulary is developed through the process of actively exploring and learning mathematics. Students make sense of mathematical concepts using informal language before academic terms are introduced. Illustrative Mathematics through the Desmos platform.
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Science
OpenSciEd is a high-quality, adaptable, full-course curriculum that supports equitable science learning through phenomenon-based, three-dimensional units that prioritize understanding and unbiased sensemaking. The instructional materials are based on the Next Generation Science Standards and designed for how students learn science best.
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Social Studies
TCI’s social studies curriculum focuses on student-led learning and immersive activities and prepares students to be engaged and thoughtful citizens as they explore social studies using the Inquiry Arc.
Grades 7-8 at Woodward and Odyssey
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Woodward
Woodward Middle School serves students in grades 7-8 and provides a fun learning environment through innovative instruction and engaging activities.
Woodward Course OverviewOdyssey
Odyssey is a K-8 grade education choice program within the Bainbridge Island school district emphasizing a multi-age learning environment and high parent involvement. The program was founded on the belief that all students can become motivated and self-directed, that parent involvement in and outside the classroom is key to academic success, and that involving students meaningfully in their community allows them to connect what they are learning in the classroom to their lives in the outside world.
Odyssey 7th and 8th grade
Grades 9-12 at Bainbridge High and Eagle Harbor High
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Bainbridge High School
Bainbridge High School strives to provide each student an equal opportunity to achieve excellence, to graduate with a quality education, and to contribute to a diverse community as a confident and responsible young adult. Students at Bainbridge High School have access to a challenging college preparatory curriculum that is augmented by a rich and diverse array of elective classes.Eagle Harbor High School
Eagle Harbor High School provides an environment in which students can create and direct their academic program while they explore their role and relevance in the wider community. The EHHS program benefits students who desire more choices in academic schedule and learning opportunities that reach beyond the classroom.Course Catalogs
Bainbridge High School Course Offerings
Eagle Harbor High School Course Offerings
