Cohort
Join the Cohort Crew and be part of an engaging, project-based, academic program designed for early teensCohort – NOUN: Group whose members share a significant experience at a certain period of time or have one or more similar characteristics.
The Cohort is an engaging, project based, academic program designed to develop critical thinkers and learners while expanding social skills during these early teenage years.
The Cohort is designed to build a community of inquiry over the course of a year. 21st century skills will be developed through collaboration, research, questioning, and analyzing with peers in all academic areas from science and math to reading, writing, and philosophy!
Building a Community for Teens
The Cohort program is designed for a small group of early teenagers to move through the yearlong curriculum together. The consistency of the cohort members and the length of time they spend together builds trust and promotes deep learning and lively discussions. The topics are designed to exercise academic muscle and promote critical thinking as well as social and emotional learning.
The Facilitators
As members of the Cohort pursue their studies, they will receive guidance and support from superstar co-teachers, David C. and Trevor. Together, they bring over 45 years of experience as masters of leading constructivist style learning, social-emotional development, and problem solving skills. David and Trevor’s approach combines a student and teacher lead project based learning (PBL) experience for students to develop into joyful learners.
Meet the Facilitators:
Cohort Requirements:
Inclusion in this program is based on an application and a family interview to ensure a good fit. True to our mission statement, class size will be limited to an 8 to 1 teacher:student ratio. The Middle School Cohort is designed to build a community of inquiry over the course of the academic year. As such, students are highly encouraged to attend all four sessions between August to June.
Facilitators:
David or Trevor each teach a Cohort session of different days of the week
Dates:
Session runs during the 2024/2025 academic year
Meeting Days:
2 days per week
Time:
11:30 am to 1:20 pm
Price:
$ 975.00 per session (4 sessions per year)
Meetings:
For Session #1, the Cohort Crew will meet 16 times spanning 8 weeks between August to October. Each meeting is 4 hours for a total of 64 hours of in-person meetings.
Home Practice:
Yes, approximately 1.5 – 3 hours per week
Materials:
Chromebook:
The Cohort will make use of Chromebooks in their project work. If you do not have a Chromebook or access to a computer with a Chrome browser, we have a limited number that can be used while at The LOFT.
Topics covered:
Science, Neuroscience, Reading, Writing, Social & Emotional Learning, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving
Work journal support:
Work samples and description of class progress will be provided via Google Docs for you to fulfill DVC work journals or charter school proof of learning requirements.
Grade Target:
7th – 8th Cohort (6th and 9th with Cohort Director’s approval)
Commitment:
The Cohort is designed to build a community of inquiry over the course of the academic year. As such, students are highly encouraged to attend all four sessions during the academic year.
Please have your student print and complete the “Student Questionnaire” document to bring with them during their interview.