Advisory

Advisory is the foundation of the Innovation Academy learning model. During Advisory, students build strong relationships with their advisor and peers while developing important skills such as goal setting, reflection, project planning, and collaboration. Advisors guide students in their academic progress, personal growth, and post-secondary planning through circles, discussions, and project work. We believe that high school graduates must know how to reason, problem-solve, and be active members of the community.  As a Big Picture Learning school, there is no canon of information that all students must know.  In a world where available information is growing exponentially, we believe that the most important thing a student needs to know is how to learn.  Integral to the Big Picture Learning design are five Learning Goals, a framework for looking at concepts, skills, and abilities, and a guide for creating personalized curriculum.  The Five Learning Goals are Personal Qualities, Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Empirical Reasoning, and Social Reasoning.