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See the new ARC program website here!
Sagehen is very pleased to team with Program Founder Katie Zanto, & Program Director Jennifer Gurecki in offering
the Adventure-Risk-Challenge Summer Literacy & Leadership Program (ARC) for minority teens. In 2007, we expanded ARC to students from both northern & southern California with our new program at the Sedgwick Reserve, UC Santa Barbara. 2009 saw a new Yosemite program.
This 6-week summer school program has been
designed for motivated, high-level English Language Learner (ELL) students with
leadership potential. ARC combines an intensive literacy focus with outdoor education: place-based, experiential curriculum. The issue: |
- Approximately
25% of our student population in the Truckee, Tahoe School District is designated
as ELL, 90% of these students are achieving below grade level and will not pass
the upcoming High School Exit Exam, and 60% of these students drop out of school
before they graduate. Broader California statistics mirror these trends.
- Motivated, high-level ELL students in California have
virtually no summer school opportunities to raise their literacy skills to test out of ELL
designation and enter mainstream classes.
- Research has proven that literacy
instruction combined with meaningful outdoor leadership curriculum can raise student
grade levels up to 2 grade levels in one 6-week session.
After the intensive summer program, ARC graduates follow through with service projects in their local communities. Graduates also assist with public outreach presentations & new student recruitment. We offer tutoring & reunion opportunities throughout their high school careers. Many of our students are now leaders in their neighborhoods & are college-bound. These students are the first in their families to receive higher education. We couldn't be prouder!
 2008 A.R.C. Program Information --PDF [28K].
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ARC Curriculum
2003. The Regents of the University of California