2011-2012


 * **//The 2011-2012 School Year is our Inaugural Gryphon Year .//**
 * //In the fall of 2011, the student body selected the school mascot, the gryphon, through a process developed and delivered in advisory lessons.//
 * //We began the process of implementing a vision of a four-year comprehensive advisory program woven together of several curricular threads.//
 * //We explored technological resources for supporting students in developing individual learning plans. We envision electronic portfolios administered by students.// || [[image:L&N_Crest.jpg width="80" height="92"]] ||
 * * //In this inaugural year, freshman and sophomore lesson plans were typically the same.//
 * //We interacted with our neighbors in our War Memorial project.//
 * //Each advisory planned a service project.//
 * //We also instituted a tradition of carving out some time for fun. We enjoyed playing the board game Apples to Apples® in advisory from time to time.// || [[image:Apples_to_Apples_cover.jpg width="60" height="56" align="center"]] ||

Calendar of Lessons:
 * Fall 2011 Lessons
 * Spring 2012 Lessons

As the year progressed, we realized that many students needed additional support in managing their academic schedules. As a result, lunch enrichment was reconfigured in the spring semester to enforce dedicated study time, increase opportunities for peer tutoring and extra help from teachers. Students met with their advisors five days a week until the student body caught up on missing work and began to develop the internal structures needed to become self-directed learners. In 2012, we will begin the year using this more structured model and intentionally deliver advisory lessons to help students to organize themselves as learners.