Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center

Description: Eagle Rock is both a school for high school age students and a professional development center for adults, particularly educators. The school is a year-round, residential, and full-scholarship school that enrolls youth ages 15-17 from around the United States in an innovative learning program. The students share two characteristics: They did not expect to graduate from high school (and may have dropped out or been expelled) but they have a passion about making changes in their lives. Otherwise, they are a very diverse population. The Professional Development Center hosts educators from around the world who wish to study how to re-engage these students in learning, keep them in school, get them graduated, and help them go on to make a difference in the world.

Mission: Our Goal: An Eagle Rock student has the desire and is prepared to make a difference in the world. In order to accomplish this goal, students address and progress towards eight themes, five expectations, and ten commitments known as "8 + 5 = 10" The Eight Themes: (Four are related to Individual Integrity) • Intellectual Discipline • Physical Fitness • Spiritual Development • Aesthetic Expression (Four are related to Citizenship) • Service to Others • Cross-cultural Understanding • Democratic Governance & Environmental Stewardship. The Five Expectations: • Developing an expanding knowledge base • Communicating effectively • Creating and making healthy life choices • Participating as an engaged global citizen & Providing leadership for justice. The Ten Commitments: • Live in respectful harmony with others • Develop mind, body, and spirit • Learn to communicate in speech and writing • Serve the Eagle Rock and other communities • Become a steward of the planet • Make healthy personal choices • Find, nurture, and develop the artist within • Increase capacity to exercise leadership for justice • Practice citizenship and democratic living & Devise an enduring moral and ethical code

School Type: Rural Independent school

Serving Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12

Number of Students: 96