Memphi s Academi c

Preparat ory School(MAPS)

Designed by:Cody Lawson

Rat ionale

The design of MAPS is t o cr eat e an envir onment t hat pr ogr esses st udent s t hr ough all dimensions of academic, social, and emot ional gr owt h and pr epar es lif e-long lear ner s wit h compet encies f or making societ al decisions.

Demogr aphics

Ur ban set t ing Gr ades 6, 7, & 8 25:1 St udent Teacher r at io 2 t eams per gr ade Maximum of 600 st udent s

Daily Schedule Opt ion 1

Schedule Opt ion 2

Schedule Opt ion 3

Daily Schedule

Healt h Educat ion ever yday Rot at e:

– Logic/ St udy Skills– Music/ Dr ama– Ar t– For eign Language– Comput er Lit er acy

Healt h Educat ion

Emphasize t he impor t ance of physical act ivit y and nut r it ion.

SPARK (Spor t s, Play, & Act ive Recr eat ion f or Kids)

Addr ess component s of f it ness Gr ade level pacing Mont hly t hemes

Fit ness Facilit y

Resour ces

Advisor y Gr oups Mor al educat ion Pr ogr essive educat ion Exper ient ial educat ion

Advisor y Gr oups

Teacher s assigned homer oom class r ost er (appr ox. 25 st udent s)

Guidance and suppor t f or each st udent at t he school

Home visit s- 2x per year (par ent al involvement )

I ndividual counseling sessions each week (r ot at e)

Mor al Educat ion Quot e: “A man is like a f r act ion whose

numer at or is what he is and whose denominat or is what he t hinks of himself . The lar ger t he denominat or , t he smaller t he f r act ion.” -Tolst oy

Hist or y & Development :ht t p:/ / t igger .uic.edu/ ~

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The Associat ion of Mor al Educat ion (AME) websit e:

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Suggest s school libr ar ies keep cur r ent r esour ces on mor alit y; such as t ossing t he 1960’s video on peer -pr essur e:

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Pr ogr essive Educat ion J ohn Dewey “Lear n by doing” Ref lect t he lif e of

societ y Respect f or diver sit y Cr it ical t hinking Socially engaged Child-cent er ed

Exper ient ial Educat ion"Tell me and I will f or get .Show me and I may r emember .I nvolve me and I will under st and." ~Chinese Pr over b

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The mediocr e t eacher t ells.The good t eacher explains. The super ior t eacher

demonst r at es. The gr eat t eacher inspir es.- William A. War d

School Design and Layout

Energy efficient•Bright and spacious reflects the joy this school with bring to its students.

Funding

Tot al Cost :$ 8,400,000 Building Cost :$ 6,865,000 Sit e Cost :$ 635,000 Cost PSF:$136 ht t p:/ / www.designshar e.com/ index.php

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J oin us at MAPS

Pr oducing compet ent member s of societ y!

Cr eat ing a f un and successf ul lear ning envir onment !

Balancing your physical gr owt h!

Guiding and suppor t ing along t he way!