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

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

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