Charter High School for Architecture and Design CHAD was launched in 1999 in collaboration with local educators as part of AIA Philadelphia’s Legacy 2000 Project, CHAD’s mission is to educate the urban poor (half its students are on welfare and 90 percent qualify for free or reduced-price lunches) and use design instruction to achieve that goal. Curriculum Mapping Assessment 21st Century Skills Performance Outcomes | Students enrolled in Da Vinci Design are preparing for college and 21st century careers in advertising, architecture, digital media, industrial design, product design, user experience design and other jobs that call for skills in art, science and technology. Da Vinci Design engages students in a rigorous and relevant college preparatory curriculum that uses hands-on, project-based learning to give lessons real-world context and meaning. Project-based learning (PBL) is learn-by-doing curriculum that integrates core subjects with real-life problems to be solved. Core subjects include English/History, Math/Science, Humanities, and World Language. Teachers work in teams with one another to identify key California state standards and skills that need to be addressed at the grade-level. Curriculum Mapping Assessment 21st Century Skills Performance Outcomes |
2011 Challenge Clients
Two Design High Schools' Approaches to Teaching and Learning