Program for Academic Successful Students
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At Rodwell Learning Center, we truly believe that ALL students have the potentials to achieve their goals in school when provided with conducive learning environment. We are here to make that happen. Our PASSS program is set up to help and support students from every angle of the academic realm. We not only provide a rigorous core academic programs that include Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Khmer Literature, and History, we make sure that all of our students are able to obtain necessary skills needed to face the world in the 21st century's job market. We have Six Pillars that will help support and guide students through their academic success by enrolling in our elective courses, participating in our trips and activities, joining our student clubs and sport program. The Six Pillars are Leadership Development, Computer and Technology, Music and Arts, Environment Stewardship, Civic Engagement, Sports and Fitness.
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CORE ACADEMICS
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Our Core Academic consists of 6 major subjects that will be on the exam at the end of high school. Students are required to take all the subjects in order to join the P.A.S.S Program because at Rodwell, we value all subjects equally and also because all subjects are on the exam. Therefore, we choose our teachers for each subject very carefully to make sure that our students are well cared for. Our teachers are tough, but fair. They are strict, but care.
MATHEMATICS Because mathematics tend to be viewed as the hardest subject in the science realm, our program introduce the students to the basic operation that gets them interested and understand the true joy of learning mathematics. We make sure that our students not only enjoy working and solving math problems, but they know how to help each other in and outside of the classroom. We focus our curriculum on the Ministry of Education with supplemental materials taken from international resources to give our students a wide range of ability and creativity used to solve problems. PHYSICS Our physics program focuses students on the rigorous formulas and practical skills needed to pass the exam. We offer plenty of time in the classroom for students to practice problems as well as asking questions. We offer almost twice as many hours required by Ministry. Therefore, you can be assured that your child will have plenty of opportunity to practice. CHEMISTRY Our chemistry classes are taught by an amazing teacher who has experience with preparing students for the exam as well as vast background in writing books and testing materials. We spent time in class emphasizing on problems and practices that can boost students understanding the complex world of Chemistry. We also offer students time to explore and do hands-on experiments so they can actually see what their studying with their own eyes. This is very crucial in their studying. BIOLOGY We make sure that our students are not studying biology simply just to prepare for the exam. We understand too well that most teenagers need to gain a deeper understanding of their environment, health, and body. It is very important to us that our students are well-rounded and well-educated about the subject matter so they can become a healthy individual who can and will make sound decisions in life. We want our students to become cognizant of their surroundings as well as their own action and how they affect the world in which they live. KHMER LITERATURE Our Khmer curriculum is not only focused on writing but teaching students how to think critically. Our teachers are equipped with vast knowledge of novels, poetry, music, and more to make sure that our students are well-immersed in the culture of literacy and writing. We do not just teach our students how to write to prepare for the exam, but we show them the love of reading and analyzing characters and the plots. HISTORY Our teacher is an amazing historian who brings past events to life with his deep interest in the subject and his connection with the students. At Rodwell, students are taught to love history and to learn from what happened. Our students learn how to evaluate and debate over what was right and wrong. We bring history to life with movies and presentation to retell stories that should never be forgotten. |
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
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Part of our PASS Program, we require our students to join variety of activities through out the years as a part of their leadership and self development, which includes workshops, seminars, training, and field trips. These activities will allow the students to learn new things and discover creative ideas that no subject in the classroom can offer. They will also allow the students to bond and learn from each other in a different capacity. Students are put into work in a different learning environment, facing various challenges that will push them to grow and development necessary skills and the confidence needed to prepare themselves for the National Exam. These activities are not just for fun; they are skill builders. Our students have shown dramatic changes in their attitude, mindset, and determination to achieve higher goals when they return from these trips. These are life changers.
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COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY
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Technology integration is an essential part of learning in the 21st century, we can't deny that. Our PASS Program makes sure that our students are well-equipped with the technology they need to success in college and beyond. We provide our students with laptops and iPads to use in the classroom to ensure that their learning is interruption free. We use videos and presentations to take advantage of the current technology offered to our students best learning environment possible. We also offer classes on computer including Computer Programming, Powerpoint Presentation, Word Processing, Photoshop, and more.
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MUSIC, Dance, and ARTS
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At Rodwell Learning Center, we make sure that our students are able to participate in variety of activities which involves music, dance, and arts. Most of our students enjoy the music whether it's playing a guitar or from a party. We often seek opportunities to provide our students to engulf themselves in these settings for it is good for the brain development. We will introduce classes that teach the students how to play a guitar, how to dance. Our PASS students will be able to take art classes including basic sketching and drawing and photography. Studies have shown that music and arts have amazing benefits for the brain even for math and science students.
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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
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We teach our students to care for the environment and their surrounding as it is their duties and responsibility to leave this planet better than it is now for the next generation. At our school, we ask our students to recycle and throw their waste away accordingly. We do our best to eliminate the use of plastics, but we could do better, so we continue to learn and grow from it. We take our students to plant trees, to visit national parks to learn about the environment and what they can do to be a part of the solution our country needs. Our students will become the change makers that one day will give back to their community and their country. That's our mission.
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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
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We believe that students do better in school when they have purposes in life. Because grade 12 is an exam year, most students are very caught up with their study and that can be stressful and confusing at times. That's why we seek ways to get their mind off of school by giving them a chance to do something good for others. Civic Engagement is built into the curriculum to provide opportunities for our students to give back and do good for our community. We have done many fund raising events to raise money for local NGO including CCF and Kuntha Bopha Children Hospital. We want to install a sense of giving back in our students, and especially, we want to teach them that doing good and giving back do not need to be big. It can start with them, small acts but powerful.
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FITNESS AND SPORTS
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At Rodwell Learning Center, we offer variety of physical education and fitness programs including Ultimate Frisbee and Soccer. We train our students every Saturday evening for local and regional competitions. Students learn to work together as a team including girls, learning about the value of hard work and integrity of the sportsmanship. Our facility also offers a gym and yoga studio for students to workout and join private classes. We take our students' physical health very seriously because we believe that healthy body is healthy mind. Our students learn to take care of their body as well as their brain to make sure that they grow and develop into a great human being.
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SOCIAL EVENTS
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We believe that fun is an important factor in creating an effective learning environment for our students. We do our best to give our students break time by hosting parties and dances with cultural and formal themes including Sarong Party and Kben Party during Khmer New Year. We want to make sure that our students learn to appreciate our culture and traditions while having a good time. We understand that young people need an outlet to have fun, and we want to ensure that will and can happen in a safe manner. We provide a positive outlet to allow our students to have a good time in the best protected environment positive because their safety is our number one priority.
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