Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning (Sammamish, Washington)

Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning
Address
400 228th Ave. N.E.
Sammamish, Washington 98074
United States
Coordinates Coordinates: 47°36′48″N 122°01′53″W / 47.613354°N 122.031487°W / 47.613354; -122.031487
Information
School type Choice school
Founded 2006
Status open
School district Lake Washington School District
Principal Chris Bede
Headteacher Karen Amaya
Staff 7
Faculty Jyoti Bawa
Martha Daman
Todd Bohannon
Diane Fabish
Grades 6-8
Age range 11-15
Enrollment 90 (2009)
 • Grade 6 30
 • Grade 7 30
 • Grade 8 30
Average class size 30
Student to teacher ratio 13:1
Language English
Hours in school day 6 (5 on Wednesdays)
Campus Eastlake High School
Color(s) purple, black, silver
Newspaper The Raven Eye[1]
School fees $250 per child per year, plus 25 volunteer hours
Feeder schools all elementary schools in LWSD
Website http://www.lwsd.org/school/RSAR/
[2]

Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning is a public middle school located in Sammamish, King County, Washington, USA. It is a choice school operating in the Lake Washington School District. Renaissance, located on the campus of Eastlake High School, has an arts-based curriculum and a maximum enrollment of 96 students, 32 in each grade. Renaissance accepts student applications from all grade schools in Lake Washington School District, but as there are currently many more applications than there are available spaces at the school, all incoming sixth grade students are chosen by random drawing.

History

Renaissance was founded in 2006[3] by teachers who wanted to create a supportive but challenging academic environment for junior high-age students. The school held its first commencement for graduating ninth grade students in June 2009.[4] However, in 2011, all schools in the Lake Washington School District decided that children would start middle school in sixth grade, and graduate middle school in eighth grade

Curriculum

The Renaissance curriculum is based strongly in the visual and performing arts. The learning environment is one of "artistry, rigor and warmth," and students are encouraged to take multiple approaches and perspectives as they learn to think and act for themselves.[5] The school's total enrollment is deliberately kept small, encouraging teachers and students to get to know each other well.

Renaissance has a four-pronged approach to student learning and achievement:

Community involvement and volunteering

Renaissance cultivates a strong culture of volunteering and contributing to the greater community. Students and their parents are expected to find ways to improve the community in which they live. In addition to school fees, parents agree to volunteer their time and talents to help the school for a set number of hours every school year. Students are given an early-out day each Wednesday, with the expectation that they will use some of this extra time to complete a long-term volunteer project.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Huber, Christopher. "Students turn their 'Eye' on Renaissance." Sammamish Review, December 3, 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.lwsd.org/school/RSAR/Pages/default.aspx
  3. ↑ Tuinstra, Rachel. "Eastside students return to new rules, lunch choices, more", Seattle Times, 2 September 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  4. ↑ Staff Directory page at RSAR website. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  5. ↑ Our Mission page at RSAR website. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
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