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St. Leo the Great School is a private Catholic Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade school serving Silicon Valley. Located in the historic Shasta-Hanchett〔("Shasta Hanchett Park Neighborhood" )〕 and St. Leo neighborhood〔("St Leo Neighbourhood" )〕 that is named after the school. It is blocks from California's first fruit canneries and San Jose's main train station. The campus consists of 5 buildings and 3 play areas. ==Academics== The school is accredited thru WASC, WCEA and the Diocese of San Jose. The school puts a heavy emphasis on using technology throughout the curriculum. Google Android tablets are used for small motor skills and story reading in PreK-2nd Grade. Students in 3rd-8th grade are assigned Google Chromebooks〔("Krause Center for Innovation: Free Technology in the Classroom - Chromebooks in 7th Grade at St Leo" )〕 to access their school email and Google docs throughout the school day. At home students use a web browser to access their homework. Earth sciences are taught through a partnership program with Middlebrook Gardens〔("ASLA Education Session: Opportunities to Design and Build Sustainable Eco-learning Labs on School Campuses" )〕 where students take weekly lessons in the gardens doing hands on experiments and learn about environmental sustainability. Inverted math methodology where students watch the math lesson online as homework and demonstrate their understanding through their class work is used.〔("Differential Learning" )〕 The school runs on a trimester system with letter grades starting in 4th grade. All online homework and group projects are completed using Google Apps for Education (GAFE). All grades are posted weekly on Blackboard Engage(edline). First and second honors are given to top achieving middle school students. The school recognizes students of the month at prayer service. The school has monthly goals for each grade where students achieving the goal are recognized. The school does not teach creationism, sex education or run a summer school program. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Leo the Great School, San Jose」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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