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 We have general focus curriculum.
 We have traditional views on how people should treat
one another.
 We are EXTREMELY purposeful about culture - peer
culture is a major focus. We believe it is way too
important to leave to chance.
 Students must pass a character grade in order to pass
each class.
 At least 15 hours of service is required of every student
each year.
About Harborside Academy
History - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and
their “Delta Project” decided to fund a new high school in
Kenosha, one of 20 new high schools throughout the
country. Harborside Academy, like all schools that are a
part of the Delta Project, uses the Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound (ELOB) model. ELOB schools combine rigorous academic content and real world projects,
learning expeditions, with active learning and community
service. In 2012, Harborside Academy merged with
Paideia Academy, a charter middle school.
With so many choices for high school, you want to make
sure the school you choose is a good fit for you. Harborside
Academy is an Expeditionary Learning school that offers a
college preparatory, general focus curriculum. At Harborside, students do more than listen to lectures and answer
questions out of a textbook. Instruction is based on active
teaching methodology with traditional learning.
What is Expeditionary
Learning?
Students at Harborside work
both independently and in
groups to find answers. They
are active participants in
learning expeditions. Expeditionary Learning is learning
standards carefully organized
into highly compelling topics.
They include field work, expert speakers, service learning,
culminating with professional quality products. Through hard
work and perseverance, they learn that there is more in them
than they think.
http://harborside.kusd.edu/el.html
College Preparatory - Harborside
Academy’s curriculum is demanding and rigorous. All coresubjects are general focused and
have an honors option. Students
may choose to take Advance
Placement (AP) courses including AP Art, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus, AP Language &
Composition, AP Spanish, AP U.S.
Government their junior and senior
year. A large percentage of our
juniors and seniors participate in Youth Options, earning
college credits while completing their high school careers.
ACT Prep starts in 9th grade. Students take three practice
ACT tests and have the option of taking a practice SAT test
913—57th Street
Kenosha WI 53140
Harborside Academy, a KUSD Charter
school, is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Harborside Academy Offers
Authentic Instruction
Attention 8th Grader: Are you interested in a great choice for a high school? Plan on attending an Info Session on January 4th at 10:30 am or
January 9th at 7:30 pm in our Auditorium
Are You Interested In a Great
Choice For High School?
913 57th Street . Kenosha WI 53140 . (262) 359-8400
Expeditionary Learning School
2013-2014
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Classrooms don’t always have walls!
To learn more about Harborside, visit us @
http://harborside.kusd.edu/
Harborside Character Traits
Outward Bound and
Adventure Education
RESPECTFUL
Respectful Students:
Use Polite Manners
Do not bully or tease others
Do not spread rumors or gossip
about others
Greet others/visitors in the hallway
Apologize when they make a mistake
Talk positively about people who are
not present
Demonstrate self-control
Show compassion for others
COOPERATIVE
Cooperative Students:
Listen carefully & participate in class
Keep a positive attitude & open mind
Follow teacher directions & rules
Work well within a group setting
Help a group to reach consensus
Negotiate but do not argue with adults
Understand when to accept NO as an
answer
Disagree appropriately & politely
Do their part in a group
TENACITY
Students with Tenacity:
Demonstrate GRIT during times of
adversity
Do not give up
Are courageous
Are resilient
Show great determination
Try new things
Learn from failure
HUMOR
What Makes
Harborside
Unique?
We are research based
A joint emphasis on
character and academics
A high quality, program for
professional development
Focus on Character and an
Ethic of Service
Continuing relationships with
a growing system of schools
around the country
Quality control in place
Learning Intensives
Outward Bound
Crew
Engaging Instruction
All students are college
bound
Classrooms must be rigorous places for learning, but they do not
always need to have walls.
At Harborside, adventure education, active pedagogy and field
work all play an important role in our instructional model, and in
our purposeful commitment to maintaining a positive culture.
To start each year, all students participate in a grade level camp
experience. The teambuilding and challenge activities that take
place during these trips sets a powerful cultural foundation for
each year.
“There is more in you than you know”
Kurt Hahn
Humorous Students:
Smile & laugh often
Use humor to make school better for
people
Are able to take a joke
Are not funny at the expense of
others
Time their humor appropriately
Do not disrupt
Know their limit
Harborside
CREW is like
Advisory but for
Credit.
INTEGRITY
Students with Integrity:
Are responsible
Are trustworthy
Complete their school work on time
Are organized & prepared for class
Are punctual
Demonstrate academic & personal
honesty
Follow through on commitments
LEADERSHIP
Students with Leadership:
Take a stand for what is right
Step up in front of the group
Do the right thing even when tempted
not to and serve others
Delegate responsibility
Facilitate the involvement of others
Do not get talked into negative
actions
Take time to gather opinions before
acting
Understand that all failure is not bad
CREW includes:
-Service Learning
-Teambuilding
-Fitness
-Literacy
-Character development
-Bully Prevention
-Academic Monitoring
-Sophomore Passages
-Senior Project/Trips
We are CREW, Not
Passengers!
Interesting Facts About
Harborside Academy
Intensive Electives
At just over 600 students with 440 in high school, Harborside
Academy is a small school. Several elective offerings available
at the large high schools are not available during the regular
school year.
Harborside does offer weeklong elective intensive classes at the
end of each semester. These classes last all day long for one
week. Many students list these engaging electives as their
favorite thing about Harborside.
Recent Intensive Electives:
Water Safety
Celebrating Differences
Fitness
Scientific Forensics
Photography
“Gimme” Shelter
The Holocaust
Guitar
Ceramics
Winter Wildlife
Urban Legends
Harborside Clubs & Intramurals
Art Club
AP Art
Basketball Intramurals
Battle of the Books
Bowling
Chamber Orchestra
Chess Club
Crew Council
Dance Club
Debate Club
FACT Club
Fitness Club
Flag Football
Garden Club
Guitar Club
Jazz Ensemble
Magic Club
National Junior Honor Society
National English Honor Society
National Honor Society
Play Rehearsal
S.A.D.D.
Sailing Club
Ski & Snowboard Club
Soccer Club Intramurals
String Quartet
Swim Club Intramurals
Tae Kwon Do
Technology Club
Trans4mation Club
Harborside Academy maintains a 99.35%
graduation rate among students that finish within the program.
Last year, Harborside CREW classes and clubs
raised and donated $16,600 to various charities.
In the past two years, Harborside seniors have
been awarded $1,900,000 in college scholarships.
Harborside WKCE test scores are consistently
above the KUSD average in all subject areas.
Other Important Information about Harborside:
-There is a more strict dress code at Harborside.
-There is no “D” in our grading scale.
-A passing character grade is required to earn credit
in a class.
-Competitive athletics/extra-curricular activities at
home school.
-Transportation is available for all high school students.
-Club and intramural sports are offered here.
-Fine arts programming is offered at Harborside.
-Honors courses and AP level courses are available.
-Core classes at Harborside last for the full school
year.
-Fee structure is similar to other KUSD schools.
-If there are more than 110 students that apply, we
will use a random lottery.
Want to learn more?
Attend one of these Information
Sessions:
January 4th at 10:30 am
January 9th at 7:30 pm