Health and Science School (HS2)

An Expeditionary Learning School

Beaverton School DistrictThe Capital Center18640 NW Walker Rd

Mission

We will prepare students for college in a supportive, small school environment that fosters academic success through greater relevance to students’ culture, community, and personal lives. HS2 will serve Beaverton’s diverse population of students and families by working with community partners to provide a rigorous and innovative health and science education.

Health and Science School (HS2)

HS2: Started with partnerships Smart enough to keep the napkin Summer Science Camps

PSU OHSU Intel BSD Welcome Center

HS2 opened in 2007 with 115 ninth graders; currently 684 students, 6-12

Student PopulationThe Health and Science School is located in the Beaverton School District and is a district-wide option school. Approximately 44% of our students are living in poverty. Of these students, 33% are Hispanic, 4% African American, 12% are English language learners, 13% are students with disabilities, and 52% of our students are female (48% of the students in our engineering courses are female).

Through ongoing recruiting efforts, we work to maintain this diversity.

Theories of Action

#1: Depth-over-breadth (graduate school level) experiences in the sciences will engage and motivate more students to strive for college readiness.

#2: Equally important to the teaching of content and skills, HS2 strives to assist each and every student to acquire the identity of a successful college student.

Continuing Partnerships Campus visits to

PSU, OHSU, Pacific, PCC

Student teachers STEM TOSA, 2010 Grant support Dual Credit courses

Campus visits (30+/year)

Student internships at local hospitals, industries, and public agencies

Embedded PSU researcher, 2009-10

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Major Community Partners• City of Beaverton• Intel Corporation• Legacy Emmanuel Hospital• Oregon Department of Transportation• Oregon Health and Science University• Oregon Institute of Technology• Pacific University• Portland Community College• Portland State University• Providence Health Systems• Vernier Software and Technology

Evidence of Success HS2 named

“Outstanding School” by ODE in 2010-11

HS2 selected as site visit school for March, 2011

HS2 selected in Top 20 PLTW schools in the country in 2010

Seniors already accepted at:

Willamette, George Fox, UP, UO, OSU, PSU, PCC, Duke, Lewis and Clark, Pacific, Seattle Pacific, Linfield, Corbin, Simpson, AzuzaPacific, Clark

Mission

We will prepare students for college in a supportive, small school environment that fosters academic success through greater relevance to students’ culture, community, and personal lives. HS2 will serve Beaverton’s diverse population of students and families by working with community partners to provide a rigorous and innovative health and science education.

Health and Science School (HS2)