WAY American School

WAY American School WAY American School Welcome to an educational experience that encourages collaboration, achieving excellence, and a clear path to college and careers. Welcome to a place where every student is provided with a personalized, project based student-centered learning experience, unique in-school, and online environments with 24/7 live access to educators. WAY provides young people with a world-class education and the tools for success in life after graduating with an American high school diploma. WAY is changing the way students are being taught, by embracing the way they already learn through a project-based, student-centered approach. American teachers provide dynamic, innovative instructionto Chinese and Brazilian high school students. WAY American School is a network of AdvancED accredited schools throughout the world. We offer a world-class education and tools for success in life after graduation. Through a partnership with elite private schools, our students acquire an American high school diploma without leaving China/Brazil. WAY American School graduates are equipped to enter the best universities in the United States and abroad. Equal Opportunity Employer: W-A-Y is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No W-A-Y employee will discriminate unlawfully against an applicant for employment or fellow employee because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability which is unrelated to the persons ability to do the job, or any other unlawful criteria. Additional Information on Brazil: In Brazil, were partnered with private schools (several different ones) and have classrooms within the school. Our school works more as an after-school program and the average schedule has teachers teach two 2-hour classes from about 2pm-6pm (i.e. 2-4 4-6). Teachers report at 9:00am and mornings are designated for: planning, collaborating (with other teachers or teaching assistant (TA), who acts as more of a team-teacher), grading, meetings, etc.; teachers have an hour lunch, then prepare for students. All our curriculum is online and project-based. Lessons should generally consist of a language developing activity, then content based activities and engagement, and some work time where students are either doing collaborative work or teachers can work with students on individual progress and understanding. Additonal information on China: In China, were partnered with one of the most prominate international schools in China, Bright Scholar,and have classrooms within the school. Our program is embedded into students daily schedule, soteachers teach four forty-minuteclasses. Teachers are also expected to sponsor a student interest or academic club 1-2 times per week. All our curriculum is online and project-based. Lessons should generally consist of a language developing activity, then content based activities and engagement, and some work time where students are either doing collaborative work or teachers can work with students on individual progress and understanding.