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Summer Bridge program gives incoming ninth-graders monthlong introduction to high school
Summary
Program staff and students described a monthlong Summer Bridge program that rotates participants through seven courses and draws on 10 years of data showing improved freshman-year outcomes and growth in local CTE and STEM offerings.
Staff member (program staff) described the Summer Bridge program as a monthlong, cross-curricular course designed to ease incoming ninth-graders into high school. “About 10 years ago, we were given the task to create a program for incoming ninth graders transitioning from middle school to high school,” the staff member said. “It's about a month long program where they come in and they rotate between 7 different classes. English, math, science, a STEM robotics class, public speaking, and a leadership course.”
The staff member said the program seeks to teach skills students will need both for high school and beyond, and to familiarize them with campus life: “We have several middle schools that feed into our high school, and so they get to know…
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