The Camas High School Freshman Academy is a program whose goal is to facilitate a smooth transition from 8th to 9th grade. The program features smaller class sizes and a unique Lab study support elective where students have the opportunity to receive one-on-one or small group instruction from their English, math and Freshman Focus teachers in a collaboratively team-taught curriculum. The Freshman Academy is the only system in place at CHS for mainstream, college-bound students to receive additional support in math, English and science. While our goal is to maintain class sizes at 18-22, budget constraints during the 2009-10 school may result in classes as large as 24, though this is still smaller than other 9th grade English classes and will facilitate greater one-on-one support for students.

Unlike other programs with the "Academy" in their name, the Freshman Academy is not a remedial program or a program for behavior-problem students. In fact, the curriculum students experience in their Academy English 9, IPS (9th Grade Science), and Math classes is only modified by including the opportunity for more one-on-one teacher-to-student experience. The assessments, assignments, readings, and expectations are at the same academic level as classes outside the Academy. The difference comes in class size and in the Academy Lab study support period—fostering increased student-to-teacher connections.

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Camas High School

26900 SE 15th Street

Camas, WA 98607

(360) 833-5750