• AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is an international program whose goal is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.  In this class, we will teach students how to:

    • Stay organized & increase their time management skills
    • Take effective and meaningful notes
    • Annotate text and become better critical readers
    • Work with others and be open to hearing others' opinions
    • Communicate and have conversational discourse with others through Philosophical Chairs and Socratic Seminars
    • Participate in AVID Tutorials with College Tutors
    • Work together in Collaborative Study Groups
    • Make a 4-year plan for high school that will set them up for a 4-year college or university upon graduation
    • Analyze the benefits of continuing on in higher education
    • Investigate college and career choices
    • Write inquiry letters to colleges requesting materials about the students' prospective major