Brown Pathways: CLOSED
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Start Date: September 21st
Time: 8:30-noon Day(s): Saturdays Location: Brown University Credit Type: Elective |
Meets one Saturday each month (twice in November) from 8:30-noon. The fives dates are; September 21st, October 12th, November 9th, November 23rd, and January 25th. This is a competitive program with a limited number of participants.
Healthy Lifestyles: OPEN
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Start Date: October 17th
Time: 2:30-4:30 pm Day(s): Thursdays Location: Woonsocket High School Credit Type: Gym Credit |
The Healthy Lifestyles curriculum is developed and provided by the Rhode Island Department of Health. Participants of this course will be given the guided opportunity to improve on a health subject of their choice and gain valuable knowledge in areas such as emotional and behavioral health, boundary setting, preventing illness, and nutrition.
RISD Art & Design: OPEN
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Start Date: October 8th
Time: 2:15-6pm Day(s): Thursdays Location: Rhode Island School of Design- Project Open Door Studio Credit Type: Elective |
RISD’s Project Open Door (POD), housed in the Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design. Each semester the course is designed and taught by a graduate student enrolled in this department. The RISD Art & Design course meets weekly at POD’s studio space in Providence. Field trips to exciting campus resources - such as the RISD Museum, Nature Lab, and Fleet Library Special Collections - offer students insight into the materials and experiences that can influence a lifelong art practice. Project Open Door is open to any student with any degree of art experience.
TEACH: OPEN
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Start Date: October 15th
Time: 2:30-4:30 pm Day(s): Tuesdays Location: Woonsocket High School Credit Type: Elective |
TEACH is an acronym for Teens Empowered to Advocate for Community Health. This course is aimed at increasing students' health literacy through a series of healthcare modules with a range of activities including lectures, field trips, and hands-on activities. Students will not only learn about local resources, but gain important skills on how to give back to the community.
M.E.O: OPEN
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Start Date: October 9th
Time: Varies Day(s): Wednesdays and Saturdays Location: Varies Credit Type: Elective |
Movement Education Outdoors. This program allows students to explore the great outdoors through a variety of activities including hiking, camping, canoeing, yoga, and more! Most activities will occur Saturday mornings with some overnight trips possible. Some of the locations we will be traveling to include Mount Wachusett, Diamond Hill Park, and Monastery Trail. Please refer to the ELO calendar for more detailed schedule information
Boating: OPEN
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Start Date: TBD
Time: 2:30-6:30 pm Day(s): TBD Location: Herreshoff Marine Museum Credit Type: Elective |
This program is made possible through a partnership with the Community Care Alliance in Woonsocket. Participants will travel to the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol. Professionals in the business will teach them the skills necessary to build a boat. Upon completion of the boat, they will be able to prove its seaworthiness on the water. This program is unique in that participants receive a paycheck for their work as well as academic credit. Former participants are not able to reapply.
Applied Careers: OPEN
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Start Date: Year Round
Time: Decided between student and mentor Day(s): Decided between student and mentor Location: Decided between student and mentor Credit Type: Elective |
Applied Careers is an individually structured course designed for students who want to go above and beyond. Have an interest you’re not able to explore in school? ELO and your Industry Mentor will help you develop a course surrounding your interests and guide you through a self driven project to answer your own Essential Question. Examples of what students have done in the past include introductions into criminal law, firefighting, public health and advocacy. If you have a career your interested in investigating, contact the ELO office to see if we can work something out.
