LIVE Life
McLain LIVE provides a two year experiential, direct instruction, highly interactive alternative for 14 and 15 year old students needing 9
th and 10
th grade credits.
Program Highlights
- Two Year Commitment
- Ninth and Tenth Grade Only
- Students Apply / Enter With 0 - 4 Credits
- Designed To Create Success For Students Who Struggle In A Traditional Setting
- Average Class Size In Core Academics Is Only Fifteen Students
- Theme-based, Interdisciplinary Classes
- Students Focus On Three Daily Classes (Elective and Two Core Subjects)
- 4.5 Week Grading Terms Keep Students Engaged and Earning Credits
- Life Management (Homeroom) Builds Community
- Integrated Use of Technology to Develop Twenty-first Century Learning Skills
- Additional Teacher-supported Work-time Available
- Frequent Course-related Field Trips
- Traditional grading scale
- 100-90 (A)
- 89-80 (B)
- 79-70 (C)
- Below 70 (F)
- Prepares Students For A Successful Transition to Another McLain Program or School of Choice
Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Period 1: Elective - 8:10-9:05
Period 2: Core - 9:10-10:40
Lunch: 10:40-10:50
Period 3: Life Management - 10:50-11:05
Period 4: Core - 11:10-12:40
Period 5: Academic Recovery - 12:45-1:40
Wednesday - Theme Based Elective
Period 1-3: Activities, Speakers, Trips - 8:10-12:40
Period 4: Academic Recovery - 12:40-1:40
Period 1: Elective - 8:10-9:05
Period 2: Core - 9:10-10:40
Lunch: 10:40-10:50
Period 3: Life Management - 10:50-11:05
Period 4: Core - 11:10-12:40