BULLETIN BOARD ![]()
Oct. 6-10 ~ Fall Break
LOOKING AHEAD... Proposed Intensives for January 2009
NEW! "ASSIST" District-wide structured tutoring program designed to work seamlessly with your child’s teachers to create a customized tutoring program that addresses strengths and needs observed in the classroom
We are still accepting applications for the 2008-2009 school year, with Grades 9, 10 and 11. Begin the application process online.
Welcome to Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy
A college-prep magnet school
-Gates Foundation funded high school
-Students have 1:1 ibook
-Public high school in Prescott Unified School District
Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy (NELA) opened with room for 100 ninth grade students in the fall of 2006. NELA has added a grade each school year and by the fall of 2009, we will be a 9-12 high school.
Prescott is one of only twelve communities in the United States to receive a major grant from Expeditionary Learning Schools Outward Bound (with funds provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) to create a new, small, rigorous high school based on the highly acclaimed Expeditionary Learning model.
Expeditionary Learning offers:
College Preparation, Compelling Topics, Hands-On Learning, Service Opportunities, Close Relationships
Emphasis on Reading & Writing, Inquiry-Based Math, Science, & Social Studies, Integrated Art
Adventure & Fitness, Opportunities to Explore