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Nantucket schools describe applied‑learning pilot, school visits and teacher supports
Summary
Principals presented a district applied‑learning initiative: school visits, a discovery program, grant‑funded curricular resources and teacher coaching to bring project‑based, real‑world learning into classrooms across grade levels.
Cyrus Pierce Middle School Principal Michael Horton and high‑school administrators told the committee the district’s applied‑learning work is moving from visits and discovery into classroom pilots and teacher coaching funded by grants.
Horton described visits to a series of public schools in Boston, Washington and Philadelphia and said those visits influenced a district focus on “real‑world problems” and soft skills such as collaboration and persistence. He said applied learning helps students answer “why am I learning this?” and reported the middle school’s pilot focuses on essential learning outcomes that build across grades 6–8.
The high school is in a discovery phase and has visited Boston and…
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