Welcome to Woodland Hills Academy AVID Program 2012-2013!
Dear Students and Parents,
Welcome to an exciting year of AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination).
AVID is an elective class offered to students who would like to prepare for four-year colleges and universities. Students must have satisfactory work habits and cooperation marks in addition to good attendance. Students must also maintain a minimum 2.0 G.P.A. and be motivated to work towards college eligibility.
The AVID elective class is composed of several different elements, making students more successful in all of their classes. The week is divided into curriculum days, tutorial days, and motivational activity days. The two days devoted to curriculum focuses on the WICO-R methodologies of AVID: Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading. Aside from WICO-R, the curricular days also develop students’ note taking and study skills, while also teaching time management and goal setting. Students participate in weekly collaborative tutorial groups with classmates and college tutors wherein tutors provide content area support in English, math, social studies, and science.
Welcome to an exciting year of AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination).
AVID is an elective class offered to students who would like to prepare for four-year colleges and universities. Students must have satisfactory work habits and cooperation marks in addition to good attendance. Students must also maintain a minimum 2.0 G.P.A. and be motivated to work towards college eligibility.
The AVID elective class is composed of several different elements, making students more successful in all of their classes. The week is divided into curriculum days, tutorial days, and motivational activity days. The two days devoted to curriculum focuses on the WICO-R methodologies of AVID: Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading. Aside from WICO-R, the curricular days also develop students’ note taking and study skills, while also teaching time management and goal setting. Students participate in weekly collaborative tutorial groups with classmates and college tutors wherein tutors provide content area support in English, math, social studies, and science.