Time and Tides is a unique learning community designed to complement their high school education. Students and faculty from different disciplines will combine science, math, and the humanities to acquire a greater understanding of themselves and our world in Duxbury. Students who continue working with teachers during the year will earn 2.5 credits toward graduation, and the opportunity to pioneer what could potentially develop into a new course at DHS. Throughout the week, students will explore the topic of “Roots” across disciplines and synthesize a common pattern of ideas. As students begin to make connections, they become increasingly capable of asking better questions. As students discover their own distinct voices, they become more effective in providing feedback to both peers and faculty. These skills will evolve into the capacity to cooperate with others as we work as a community toward shared goals.
Activities and objectives for the topic of “Roots” may include planting shrubs and perennials at the new Duxbury Middle/High School, exploring the science behind deep roots and tall growth, searching family ancestry at the Duxbury Free Library, researching historical roots in Duxbury, and understanding the ideals valued in Western traditions as European colonists made their way across the Atlantic into the New World.
If this sounds like something that you could see yourself doing, or being beneficial in anyway towards students, please feel free to sign