欢迎来到 大急流城公立博物馆中学 (6-8)

Bringing community to the classroom and the classroom to the community. 

大急流城公立博物馆中学 serves scholars in grades 6 through 8 with programming that combines design thinking, 实体教育, and museum methods and environmental learning. Scholars experience integrated content across subject areas and blend classroom activities with community-based experiential projects. 拥抱 XQ学院学习目标, 我们追求“激励”的使命, 开发, and educate the next generation of confident, 创造性的思想家, 实干家, 和领导人.”

我们的使命:

The mission of 大急流城 Public Museum School is to use place-bacsed design thinking and the museum context to create learning experiences that 开发 confident, 有创意的, 有能力的思考者, 实干家, 和领导人.

在这里，所有的学习者都将: 掌握基本能力, 通过迭代进行改进, 丰富他们的社区, and understand and pursue their best selves. 

核心竞争力: Read Critically; Reason Quantitatively; Learn Independently; Lead Inquiry; Explore Social Phenomena; Communicate Effectively; Collaborate on Teams; Build Community; Design Solutions; Develop Self-Knowledge; Cultivate Well-Being; and Think and Act Globally

Learners at the 中学 have the unique opportunity to access the programs and exhibits within the Museum. This allows scholars to have a close-up view of the history or science that they are learning in a hands-on way. When our scholars are learning about geography they are able to see items from the various places they are studying not just see the name on a map. 当学者们研究创新的时候, they are able to access artifacts from the archive that give them a full view of how an item evolved into what they know today. When they are exploring photosynthesis they are working with thought leaders in the community to design systems to grow plants in urban environments, 在太空或没有传统的方法.