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CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Table of Contents 4 Superintendent’s Message 5 CREC School Map 6 How to Apply 7 Athletics and Transportation Elementary Schools 10 CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary School 12 CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary School 14 CREC Discovery Academy 16 Glastonbury-East Hartford Magnet School 18 CREC International Magnet School for Global Citizenship 20 CREC Montessori Magnet School 22 CREC Museum Academy 24 CREC Reggio Magnet School of the Arts 26 CREC University of Hartford Magnet School Secondary Schools 30 CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering 32 CREC Academy of Science and Innovation 34 CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Middle School 36 CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School 38 CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for Global & International Studies 40 CREC Public Safety Academy 42 CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School Superintendent’s Message

Dear Families,

It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to CREC magnet schools and tell you what it means to receive a CREC education. The mission of CREC magnet schools is to empower a diverse population of students to take ownership in meaningful learning and to be successful, lifelong learners in an ever-changing global society. CREC’s 16 magnet schools serve over 8,400 students from over 90 towns throughout Connecticut. We believe that every student possesses unique interests and gifts, and a CREC education is designed to inspire and motivate students to succeed in their personal educational journey. With rigorous theme-based programs, highly-qualified teachers, cutting-edge curricula, access to the latest technology, and state-of-the- art buildings, CREC magnet schools are leading the way in public education. A CREC education offers students a unique, specialized learning experience through specific themes that allow students to identify, refine, and develop their talents and interests. It also offers diverse learning communities that prepare students for living and working as global citizens, career exploration programs that prepare students for higher education and the workforce, real-world experiences that deliver meaningful opportunities to apply new learning, and facilities that are designed to enhance each school’s theme. Our themes include Montessori, Reggio Emilia, International Baccalaureate, public safety, science and innovation, aerospace and engineering, advanced mathematics and science, scientific discovery, museum studies, global studies, and the arts. CREC attributes student growth and success to a strong, dedicated, and exceptionally talented community of educators who accelerate student learning. An intense commitment is put forth by all educators to motivate students to think critically and achieve at high levels. CREC magnet schools are designed to offer all students a well-rounded education, which includes: • State-of-the-art facilities • Early childhood education opportunities for 3 and 4 year olds • Comprehensive core curricula that is driven by the magnet theme • Key 21st century thinking and learning skills • State-of-the-art technology in every classroom • Interscholastic middle and high school athletics • Advanced Placement and early college opportunities • Extensive internship programs in leading industries throughout Greater Hartford • International field study and exchange programs • Gifted programming for exceptional learners Thank you for your interest in CREC magnet schools. It would be our pleasure to educate your child.

Sincerely,

Tim Sullivan, Superintendent of CREC Schools

4 CREC Magnet Schools

Elementary Schools Hartland Suffield Somers Enfield Middle Schools Granby 16 East Middle/High Schools Granby Windsor Ellington Locks East Windsor 1 CREC Academy of Aerospace and 9 CREC University of Hartford Magnet School 15 Windsor 17 Engineering Elementary School 196 Bloomfi eld Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117 Simsbury 12 525 Brook St, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-236-2899 | Pre-K to Grade 5 Canton 860-529-1652 | Pre-K to Grade 5 New Bloomfield South Vernon 10 CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Hartford 5 Windsor 2 CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Middle School 7 Elementary School 75 Van Dyke Ave, Hartford, CT 06106 16 9 20 Security Dr, Avon, CT 06001 860-724-0685 | Grades 6 to 8 8 13 860-677-0380 | Pre-K to Grade 5 2 11 CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School East 6 Manchester Bolton 3 CREC Discovery Academy 337 E River Dr, East Hartford, CT 06108 Avon West Hartford 14 176 Cumberland Ave, Wethersfi eld, CT 06109 860-290-5320 | Grades 6 to 8 Hartford 10 6 Burlington 11 860-296-2090 | Pre-K to Grade 5 Harwinton 8 12 CREC Academy of Aerospace Hartford 4 Glastonbury–East Hartford Magnet School and Engineering Farmington 10 4 95 Oak St, Glastonbury, CT 06033 1101 Kennedy Rd, Windsor, CT 06095 5 9 3 7 860-633-4455 | Pre-K to Grade 5 860-243-0857 | Grades 6 to 12 Wethersfield 5 CREC International Magnet School for 13 CREC Academy of Science and Innovation 15 11 Glastonbury 13 12 Global Citizenship 600 Slater Rd, New Britain, CT 06053 Bristol Rocky Plainville New 625 Chapel Rd, South Windsor, CT 06074 860-223-0726 | Grades 6 to 12 Newington Hill 860-291-6001 | Pre-K to Grade 5 Britain 1 14 CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts 6 CREC Montessori Magnet School High School 1460 Broad St, Hartford, CT 06106 160-172 Huyshope Ave, Hartford, CT 06106 Cromwell 860-757-6100 | Pre-K to Grade 6 860-757-6300 | Grades 9 to 12 Berlin Portland Elementary Schools Southington 7 CREC Museum Academy 15 CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for 11 Turkey Hill Rd, Bloomfi eld, CT 06002 Global and International Studies Middle Schools 860-231-7800 | Pre-K to Grade 5 1551 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfi eld, CT 06002 860-242-7834 | Grades 6 to 12 8 CREC Reggio Magnet School of the Arts

CREC Magnet Schools Magnet CREC Middle/High Schools 59 Waterville Rd, Avon, CT 06001 16 CREC Public Safety Academy 860-674-8549 | Pre-K to Grade 5 1617 King St, Enfi eld, CT 06082 860-253-0274 | Grades 9 to 12 www.crecschools.org | 860-524-4096 last updated Aug 1, 2017 1 CREC Academy of Aerospace and 9 CREC University of Hartford Magnet School Engineering Elementary School 196 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117 525 Brook St, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-236-2899 | Pre-K to Grade 5 860-529-1652 | Pre-K to Grade 5 10 CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts 2 CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Middle School Elementary School 75 Van Dyke Ave, Hartford, CT 06106 20 Security Dr, Avon, CT 06001 860-724-0685 | Grades 6 to 8 860-677-0380 | Pre-K to Grade 5 11 CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School 3 CREC Discovery Academy 337 E River Dr, East Hartford, CT 06108 176 Cumberland Ave, Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-290-5320 | Grades 6 to 8 860-296-2090 | Pre-K to Grade 5 12 CREC Academy of Aerospace 4 Glastonbury–East Hartford Magnet School and Engineering 95 Oak St, Glastonbury, CT 06033 1101 Kennedy Rd, Windsor, CT 06095 860-633-4455 | Pre-K to Grade 5 860-243-0857 | Grades 6 to 12 5 CREC International Magnet School for 13 CREC Academy of Science and Innovation Global Citizenship 600 Slater Rd, New Britain, CT 06053 625 Chapel Rd, South Windsor, CT 06074 860-223-0726 | Grades 6 to 12 860-291-6001 | Pre-K to Grade 5 14 CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts 6 CREC Montessori Magnet School High School 1460 Broad St, Hartford, CT 06106 160-172 Huyshope Ave, Hartford, CT 06106 860-757-6100 | Pre-K to Grade 6 860-757-6300 | Grades 9 to 12 7 CREC Museum Academy 15 CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for 11 Turkey Hill Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002 Global and International Studies 860-231-7800 | Pre-K to Grade 5 1551 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-7834 | Grades 6 to 12 8 CREC Reggio Magnet School of the Arts 59 Waterville Rd, Avon, CT 06001 16 CREC Public Safety Academy 860-674-8549 | Pre-K to Grade 5 1617 King St, Enfield, CT 06082 860-253-0274 | Grades 9 to 12 5 How to Apply

Take time to explore CREC magnet schools and learn what makes a CREC education unique.

For questions regarding the lottery and your CREC options, contact CREC RSCO staff at 860-713-6972 or by email at [email protected]

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1 2 3 4 Review the school Submit the RSCO Accept or decline the Register options and attend lottery application seat offer or waitlist with your an information and receive an e-mail placement with RSCO. child’s school. session at a school, confirmation. or RSCO fair.

Admission to a CREC magnet school is determined by an annual lottery that is administered by the Connecticut State Department of Education Regional School Choice Office (RSCO).

6 Transportation The Connecticut State Department of Education’s Regional School Choice Office partners with CREC to operate a regional transportation system that serves CREC magnet schools. The regional transportation system offers several options, including traditional school bus transport, vans, public bus passes, and parent stipends, where appropriate.

Every year, the Regional School Choice Office and CREC Transportation may alter bus schedules or bus stops. When making such changes, notice will be provided to parents and school personnel.

Q. Do I have to pay for transportation services? A. There is no charge to families. Q. Which students are eligible to receive transportation services? A. Generally, transportation is available during regular school hours for kindergarten through grade 12 students in Greater Hartford who: Athletics • Reside in towns included in the Regional School Choice Office CREC’s interscholastic athletic program is an extension of the transportation zone district’s goal to engage students in healthy lifestyle choices and • Attend out-of-district programs to provide them with the opportunity to participate in team offered through the Regional School activities. Each year, the athletics program continues to grow to Choice Office, including magnet include additional opportunities for our students. Below is a list of schools; the Hartford Region Open current sports offered at CREC magnet schools. Choice Program; Connecticut Technical High Schools; and the Suffield Regional Agriscience Center 2017-2018 Sport Offerings* For students in grades Pre-K3 and Pre-K4, SEASON HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL transportation is available to Hartford FALL Cross Country Cross Country (September - Boys Soccer Boys Soccer resident students who attend an out-of- November) Girls Soccer Girls Soccer district program only. For non-Hartford Girls Volleyball Girls Volleyball resident Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 students, Football a parent or guardian must arrange WINTER Boys Basketball Boys Basketball (December - March) Girls Basketball Girls Basketball transportation. Indoor Track Indoor Track SPRING Baseball Baseball (March - June) Softball Softball Track and Field Track and Field

*Sports offered are subject to change

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9 (Pre-K3 to Grade 5) CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary School About the Theme The STEM Experience CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary School focuses on developing Elementary School uses a thematic, strong foundational knowledge for students in interdisciplinary curriculum to emphasize four interrelated domains of literacy: science, inquiry-based learning. Students who participate technology, engineering, and mathematics in these avenues of learning gain the ability to (STEM). The curriculum provides students perceive relationships among societal, scientific, with significant and meaningful opportunities and technological issues. to conduct investigations, gather and use information, and solve problems using scientific methods of thinking and technology as tools. The Academy of Aerospace Engaging children in these practices helps them and Engineering Continuum to develop a deep understanding of the world Students attending CREC Academy of Aerospace around them. and Engineering Elementary School have the unique opportunity to experience a STEM- The STEM-based theme serves to ignite curiosity, integrated curriculum from preschool to grade 12. promote exploration, and foster collaboration and Students experience a pathway to CREC Academy scientific thinking through hands-on, inquiry- of Aerospace and Engineering (grades 6 through based learning experiences. The interdisciplinary 12). This continuum allows students to build curriculum provides students with strong on their knowledge as they travel through each foundational knowledge and emphasizes an academy, preparing them for higher education understanding of the world around them. and advanced studies in science, technology, Technology in state-of-the-art classrooms engineering, and mathematics. supports and enhances learning. Teachers and students use iPads, Smart Boards, digital cameras, and other resources throughout the curriculum.

Special Features • Science, technology, engineering, and math are • Partnerships with Roaring Brook Nature Center; integrated into all aspects of the curriculum LEGO; The Children’s Museum; The Eli Whitney • Education Development Center: Cultivating Young Museum; Dinosaur State Park; The Peabody Scientists Museum; Auer Farm; New England Air Museum; • Problem-based learning Central Connecticut State University; and the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority • Hands-on materials • Before and after care available for students • Inquiry-based approach: 5E Model of Instruction • Full-day preschool and kindergarten programming 10 Magnet schools are public schools of choice.

Per CT General Statutes, families of newly enrolled preschool students For More Information: whose family income is above 75% of the state median income will Gayle Hills, Principal be required to pay a tuition fee for the 2018-19 school year. The fee for 525 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 preschool students will be determined annually, but will not exceed $4,000 per child. Families whose income is at or below 75% of the state median 860-529-1652 income will not be required to pay tuition. www.crecschools.org

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

(Pre-K3 to Grade 5) CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary School Where About the Theme Community Partnerships CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Academics Elementary School features an integrated Elementary School collaborates with community learning environment for students in preschool partners to develop and enhance a curriculum and the Arts through grade 5, which combines a rigorous that is developmentally appropriate, hands core curriculum that is enhanced by an art- on, inquiry based, and arts infused. Local Intertwine themed focus. The arts curriculum provides organizations support the integration of arts students with the opportunity to explore vocal into the daily curriculum and provide field and instrumental music, visual arts, dance, study opportunities and outreach in CREC’s theatre, creative writing, and interdisciplinary classrooms. arts. The CREC Arts Academy Arts-Infused Curriculum Continuum CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Students attending CREC Ana Grace Academy Elementary School utilizes research-based of the Arts Elementary School have the unique teaching and learning practices in reading, opportunity to experience the arts-integrated mathematics, science, technology, and the arts. curriculum from preschool to grade 12. Students Students make interdisciplinary connections, experience a pathway to CREC Greater Hartford engage in project-based learning, and work with Academy of the Arts (grades 6 through 12). This professional artists as they develop and refine new continuum allows students to build on their skills. Instruction in core academic areas, as well knowledge as they travel through each academy, as participation in live performances and public and it prepares them for higher education and showcases of their work, provides students with advanced curricula. challenging learning activities that allow them to develop their ability to demonstrate creativity, communicate effectively, collaborate with others, and assume leadership roles.

Special Features • Full-day preschool and kindergarten • Opportunities for field studies with programming community partners • Before and after care available for students • State-of-the-art facility is being developed • Comprehensive arts-infused curriculum • Pathway to CREC Greater Hartford Academy of • State-of-the-art classrooms the Arts (grades 6 through 12) • Instruction by well-trained and diverse staff • Recognized as a School of Distinction by Magnet Schools of America 12 Magnet schools are public schools of choice.

Per CT General Statutes, families of newly enrolled preschool students For More Information: whose family income is above 75% of the state median income will Patricia Phelan, Principal be required to pay a tuition fee for the 2018-19 school year. The fee for 20 Security Drive, Avon, CT 06001 preschool students will be determined annually, but will not exceed $4,000 per child. Families whose income is at or below 75% of the state median 860-677-0380 income will not be required to pay tuition. www.crecschools.org

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(Pre-K3 to Grade 5) CREC Discovery Academy Where About the Theme Inquiry-based instruction is infused into language CREC Discovery Academy develops strong arts, mathematics, and social studies lessons. This Discovery foundational knowledge for students in four comprehensive and integrated approach prepares interrelated domains of literacy: science, students to achieve success in today’s rapidly Equals technology, engineering, and mathematics changing world. (STEM). The school provides students Academic with meaningful opportunities to conduct Community Partnerships investigations, gather and use information, CREC Discovery Academy collaborates with Success and to solve problems using scientific methods community partners to develop a hands-on, of thinking and technology as tools. Children inquiry-based, and developmentally appropriate develop a deep understanding of the world STEM curriculum, including: around them through these engaging experiences. • The Connecticut Science Center The STEM Experience • The Children’s Museum CREC Discovery Academy integrates teaching • The Roaring Brook Nature Center methods and instructional strategies to • Connecticut Invention Convention emphasize thematic, inquiry-based learning. The 5E Instructional Model – engage, explore, These partners offer students high-quality explain, elaborate, and evaluate – fosters active science experiences as well as training programs participation in the learning process. Teachers set to teachers on integrating science. Students up problems and monitor student exploration, participate in field studies at the partner locations, guide student inquiry, and promote new patterns and outreach programs bring these field-learning of thinking. Differentiated curriculum increases opportunities and offerings into classrooms. achievement by addressing differences in students’ Association with these groups enriches and prior knowledge, motivation, learning styles, deepens students’ scientific experiences. product preferences, and interests. Scientifically literate children learn to solve problems by thinking creatively and critically. Through outdoor investigation, students begin to understand their environment and its issues.

Special Features • Comprehensive STEM curriculum • Instruction by a well-trained and diverse staff • Opportunities for field studies with community • State-of-the-art facility partners • Recognized as a Magnet School of Excellence in • A pathway to a CREC secondary school 2014, 2015, and 2016 by Magnet Schools of America • Full-day preschool and kindergarten programming • STEM-specific design lab and curriculum • Before and after care available for students • Roof-top garden

14 Magnet schools are public schools of choice.

Per CT General Statutes, families of newly enrolled preschool students For More Information whose family income is above 75% of the state median income will Kurt Stanco, Principal be required to pay a tuition fee for the 2018-19 school year. The fee for 176 Cumberland Ave., Wethersfield, CT 06109 preschool students will be determined annually, but will not exceed $4,000 per child. Families whose income is at or below 75% of the state median 860-296-2090 income will not be required to pay tuition. www.crecschools.org

15 (Pre-K3 to Grade 5) Glastonbury-East Hartford Magnet School About the Theme Through the use of state-of-the-art equipment, A NASA Students at Glastonbury-East Hartford Magnet students are well equipped with the science and School explore science, global studies, and technology tools necessary to become inquisitive Explorer technology through daily, hands-on learning and productive 21st Century learners. experiences. The school provides a rigorous Outdoor field studies are an important part of School environment that encourages academic the science curriculum. Students get to work achievement and a love of learning. as scientists to answer questions about the Taking advantage of young children’s world around them. Students investigate life exceptional language learning ability, children and seasonal changes in their local schoolyard are taught Mandarin Chinese and Chinese and in pond and river ecosystems, or they use customs, which encourage them to be sensitive, the school’s planetarium to learn about the effective, and thoughtful communicators. universe. Other trips involve travel to local rock quarries to study rocks and minerals, or to Long Island Sound to study inter-tidal life. The STEM Experience Teachers use a variety of teaching methods Community Partnerships and instructional strategies to integrate In an effort to enhance the science and thematic, inquiry-based science into the daily technology curriculum, Glastonbury-East curriculum. The school’s model for learning Hartford Magnet School partners with NASA; encourages innovation and high-level thinking Hamilton Sundstrand; Talcott Mountain skills that are aligned with both state and Science Center; Connecticut Invention national standards in the areas of science, Convention, New England Air Museum; and technology, engineering, and math. the National Sea Grant Program. The “Science Lab for Young Children” is As a NASA Explorer School, Glastonbury-East a learning environment that inspires an Hartford Magnet School students participate excitement for science. The specially designed in a variety of video conferences and learning laboratory space provides students and their sessions with astronauts, rocket scientists, teachers with the tools and materials needed and engineers from NASA and other industry to explore biological, physical, and earth-space partners. sciences along with engineering.

Special Features • Community partnerships • Chinese instruction for students in grades 1 • Full-day preschool and kindergarten programming through 5 • NASA Explorer School • Before and after care available for students • Comprehensive science, technology, engineering, • Instruction by a well-trained and diverse staff and math curriculum • Pathway to a CREC secondary school • State-of-the-art technology in classrooms • Recognized as a 2014 and 2015 School of • New, theme-specific building with a planetarium Distinction by Magnet Schools of America 16 Magnet schools are public schools of choice.

Per CT General Statutes, families of newly enrolled preschool students For More Information: whose family income is above 75% of the state median income will Ryan Donlon, Principal be required to pay a tuition fee for the 2018-19 school year. The fee for 95 Oak Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033 preschool students will be determined annually, but will not exceed $4,000 per child. Families whose income is at or below 75% of the state median 860-633-4455 income will not be required to pay tuition. www.crecschools.org

17 (Pre-K3 to Grade 5) CREC International Magnet School for Global Citizenship An About the Theme Students are encouraged to explore their own CREC International Magnet School for Global interests and are taught the concepts and International Citizenship prepares students to become global skills necessary to delve deeper into content. citizens, appreciate diversity, and perform Within the curriculum, there is a strong Baccalaureate academically at the highest level. The school’s emphasis on student action, collaboration, emphasis is on the learner profile, a set of and communication. There is also a focus on School attributes designed to create internationally- research and the use of current technology. minded students who develop the skills needed Instruction is differentiated to meet the needs to flourish as learners and members of a global of all learners. Extended-day programs provide community. support and enrichment opportunities.

Global and International Baccalaureate International Studies CREC International Magnet School for Global The world-standard curriculum at CREC Citizenship is an authorized International International Magnet School for Global Baccalaureate School, offering the Primary Citizenship nurtures students to become Years Programme. thoughtful and inquiring learners. Students This unique approach to curricula integrates study how the world works and the impact learning in all content areas through six of “one” on an ever-changing society. The themes of global significance: interconnectedness of the world is studied • Who we are through the arts, foreign language, and • Where we are in place and time multicultural education, and the school’s focus • How we express ourselves on the whole child prepares students to be • How the world works successful 21st Century citizens. • How we organize ourselves CREC International Magnet School for • Sharing the planet Global Citizenship takes pride in its inquiry- driven approach to teaching and learning.

Special Features • Authorized International Baccalaureate Primary • Full instrumental music and choral program Years Programme • Accessible technology for all students • Full-day preschool and kindergarten programming • Community partnerships • Before and after care available for students • World language instruction begins in preschool • Instruction by a professional and diverse staff • Pathway to a CREC secondary school • After-school enrichment program • Recognized as a 2014 Magnet School of Distinction • New, state-of-the-art facility and a 2015 Magnet School of Excellence by Magnet 18 Schools of America Magnet schools are public schools of choice.

Per CT General Statutes, families of newly enrolled preschool students For More Information: whose family income is above 75% of the state median income will Nguyet T. Tinh, Principal be required to pay a tuition fee for the 2018-19 school year. The fee for 625 Chapel Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 preschool students will be determined annually, but will not exceed $4,000 per child. Families whose income is at or below 75% of the state median 860-291-6001 income will not be required to pay tuition. www.crecschools.org

19 (Pre-K3 to Grade 6) CREC Montessori Magnet School Connecticut’s About the Theme CREC Montessori Magnet School is a diverse CREC Montessori Magnet School provides an community of students and educators, and the First Public authentic Montessori education for students in school features state-of-the-art facilities on the preschool to grade 6, as inspired by Dr. Maria beautiful Learning Corridor campus, which is Montessori Montessori. She observed that children learn located across the street from Trinity College, a best in prepared environments with multi-age collaborative partner. School groupings, given access to tasks and chores Grace & Courtesy that build their confidence.” With its well- Grace refers to the way you control your body recognized early childhood and elementary movements, concentration, and respect for school program, the school’s Montessori environment. Courtesy is showing politeness philosophy of individualizing instruction in your attitude and behavior toward others, as for all children attracts students throughout well as showing respect for your and others’ work Greater Hartford. and opinions. Grace and Courtesy lessons are integrated into daily classroom lessons. A Public Montessori Education Students progress academically and socially Community Partnerships through an integrated curriculum that combines CREC Montessori Magnet School partners the Montessori philosophy with highly-effective with both Trinity College’s art and community instructional strategies. Lessons that focus on program and Trinity’s urban education initiatives interdisciplinary and global connections allow program, which allows college students who students to learn at their own pace and to acquire are studying to be teachers and artists to knowledge that extends beyond the school mentor students in the areas of art, writing, environment. and reading. In addition, the school is affiliated This unique approach to learning pairs high with Association Montessori Internationale. individual expectations with nurturing support. Montessori experts from throughout the world Each classroom has a unique spirit. All are work at CREC Montessori Training Center grounded by the core goals of concentration, Northeast to train teachers. coordination, independence, and order.

Special Features • Full-day kindergarten programming • Before and after care available for students • Comprehensive Montessori curriculum • Instruction by well-trained and diverse staff • State-of-the-art facility and technology • Partnered with the Montessori Training Center • Each classroom teacher holds a Montessori diploma as Northeast well as a State of CT teaching license • Pathway to a CREC secondary school • String or wind instrumental lessons provided for • Named a 2017 Magnet School of Distinction by Magnet students in grades 2 through 6 Schools of America • Computer science for all students • Ranked a Top 100 Elementary School in Connecticut by the Niche website of school rankings in 2016 20 CREC Montessori Magnet School’s newest partnership is service activities. Students explore the process of growing organic with the Bushnell Center for Performing Arts. Through this food, and they gain an understanding of healthy food choices. partnership, students have the opportunity to connect books and lessons to live theatrical performances through workshops that take place in the classroom. Per CT General Statutes, families of newly enrolled preschool students whose family income is above 75% of the state median income will In addition, the school enjoys a partnership with Community be required to pay a tuition fee for the 2018-19 school year. The fee for Farms in Simsbury. A major component of the Community preschool students will be determined annually, but will not exceed Farms program is to build raised bed gardens at each of the $4,000 per child. Families whose income is at or below 75% of the state partner schools, including CREC Montessori Magnet School. median income will not be required to pay tuition. The garden initiative provides an excellent way for students to learn by participating in academic, nutrition, and community

Magnet schools are public schools of choice. For More Information: • Recognized by Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now as a “2014 Success Story School,” an award that Dr. Antonio Napoleone, Principal honors CREC Montessori Magnet School for providing a high-quality education to Connecticut’s most underserved Violet Sims, Assistant Principal students regardless of race, wealth, or zip code 1460 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06106 • Reaccredited in 2017 by the Association Montessori International, the most esteemed affiliation in the 860-757-6100 Montessori community www.crecschools.org • All upper elementary students receive their own laptops 21 (Pre-K3 to Grade 5) CREC Museum Academy Where About the Theme Community Partnerships CREC Museum Academy provides a CREC Museum Academy’s theme draws on Students comprehensive and challenging museums- the splendors of Connecticut’s capitol city based learning environment to students in and surrounding museums to make history, Examine, preschool through grade 5. This approach science, literature, and the arts come alive. enables students to learn naturally in Museum partners are utilized as springboards Experiment, environments that support guided exploration to meaningful exploration in all areas of and discovery, encourages meaningful the curriculum. Our partners include the and Exhibit apprenticeships, and fosters interactions Connecticut Historical Society; the Wadsworth between peers while creating hands-on Atheneum; the Artists Collective; the Eric Carle artifacts. Museum of Picture Book Art; and Roaring Brook Nature Center. The Museum Approach to Learning Awards and Distinctions • Recipient of the 2017 Magnet School of America CREC Museum Academy classrooms, like Merit School of Distinction Award museums, become learning environments where • Recipient of the 2016 Magnet School of America students are immersed in educational experiences, Merit School of Distinction Award filled with primary resources and high standards • Recipient of the 2015 Magnet School of America of presentation. Students participate in academic Merit School of Presidents Award experiences where problems are stated, evidence • Recipient of the 2015 Magnet School of America is cited, and solutions are presented. CREC Merit School of Excellence Award Museum Academy is a project-based school that • Recipient of the 2014 Magnet School of America educates the whole child through partnerships Merit School of Distinction Award with museums; expeditions and field studies; • Recipient of the 2013 Magnet School of America integrated curriculum; Visual Thinking Merit School of Distinction Award Strategies; and student-led exhibitions.

Special Features • Opportunities for field studies with community • Staff trained in museum methodologies, project- partners based learning, and visual thinking strategies • Full-day preschool and kindergarten • Science, technology, engineering, and programming mathematics opportunities • Before and after care available for students • World language for all students • Pathway to a CREC secondary school • Departmentalized approach in grades 3 through 5

22 Per CT General Statutes, families of newly enrolled preschool students whose family income is above 75% of the state median income will be required to pay a tuition fee for the 2018-19 school year. The fee for preschool students will be determined annually, but will not exceed $4,000 per child. Families whose income is at or below 75% of the state median income will not be required to pay tuition.

Magnet schools are public schools of choice.

• Museum artifact building For More Information • Museum magnet theme standards Shandra Brown, Principal • Specialized museum apprenticeship for grade five students • STEAM Lab 11 Turkey Hill Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002 • State-of-the-art facility 860-231-7800 www.crecschools.org

23 (Pre-K3 to Grade 5) CREC Reggio Magnet School of the Arts

About the Theme piazza and atelier serve as a gathering space Endless At CREC Reggio Magnet School of the Arts, each for students where they can showcase their day brings endless opportunities for exploration projects and perform. Opportunities and discovery. The curriculum is designed to respect a child’s point of view, and students are Educators at CREC Reggio Magnet School of for Expression empowered to direct their learning. The teacher the Arts assess each child’s level of development acts as a guide in supporting and challenging when they enter the school to design a customized students, as inspired by the Italian Reggio program that ensures accelerated learning and Emilia Approach. This philosophy encourages future success. The school’s philosophy includes student learning to be expressed in a variety of an arts-integrated approach to acquiring reading, ways, making student work the central focus. math, and science skills. The school’s curriculum Photographs, artwork, and stories adorn the walls pairs high challenge with loving support. Parents and document the learning and creativity of all are involved in every aspect of the curriculum as students. they continue their important role as their child’s first teacher.

The Reggio Emilia Approach Project-based learning inspires problem solving, Children learn through their experiences. critical thinking, and creativity, and a unit Through the use of their senses and by working of study is developed through a collaborative with their peers, students explore the world exchange between the teacher and a child. The around them. The environment plays a role in cooperative nature of project-based learning student learning by transforming, educating, teaches students to dialogue, critique, compare, and inspiring the viewer. The physical negotiate, and hypothesize. structure of both the school and classroom serve to engage interest, inspire creativity, and invite collaboration. The centrally located

Special Features • Gifted program for high-level learners • Instruction by a well-trained and diverse staff • Full-day preschool and kindergarten programming • State-of-the-art facility • Reggio-aligned Common Core Standards curriculum • Pathway to a CREC secondary school • State-of-the-art technology • Recognized as a Magnet School of Distinction by • World language for all students Magnet Schools of America for seven consecutive years • Before and after care available for students 24 Magnet schools are public schools of choice.

Per CT General Statutes, families of newly enrolled preschool students For More Information whose family income is above 75% of the state median income will Josephine Di Pietro Smith, Principal be required to pay a tuition fee for the 2018-19 school year. The fee for 59 Waterville Road, Avon, CT 06001 preschool students will be determined annually, but will not exceed $4,000 per child. Families whose income is at or below 75% of the state median 860-674-8549 income will not be required to pay tuition. www.crecschools.org

25 (Pre-K3 to Grade 5) CREC University of Hartford Magnet School Building About the Theme Students receive ongoing instruction in traditional CREC University of Hartford Magnet School subjects, as well as expanded instruction in the on Each boasts a unique curriculum inspired by eight intelligence areas, both in their classrooms Dr. Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple and during their essentials classes. Students in Child’s Intelligences. Dr. Gardner’s theory encourages kindergarten through grade 5 have two periods students to explore their learning through of visual-spatial, music, and bodily-kinesthetic Strengths the eight intelligences: bodily-kinesthetic; classes each week and one period of library and interpersonal; intrapersonal; linguistic; logical- media. Increased exposure to and experience with mathematical; musical; naturalistic; and visual- the intelligence areas provides opportunities for spatial. At CREC University of Hartford Magnet CREC students to know more about themselves as School, staff work together to identify and teach learners and individuals. to each child’s individual talents and strengths Through CREC’s relationship with the University to ensure that all students are challenged and of Hartford, students visit the college campus to supported. judge a science fair, attend sporting events, and To enhance the theme, the school building meet with the university president. Students also features rooms designed to support the multiple have the opportunity to participate in a variety of intelligences curriculum. university-sponsored programs, including band and strings lessons, dance, the Flying Magnets Running Club, and mentoring. The Multiple Intelligences Approach to Learning CREC University of Hartford Magnet School focuses on identifying and teaching to each child’s individual talents and strengths based on Dr. Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. The school is founded on the belief that each type of intelligence has importance in a child’s life and can lead to greater learning.

Special Features • Unique location on the University of Hartford • Before and after care available for students campus • Pathway to a CREC secondary school • Full-day preschool and kindergarten • Instrumental Program during the school day programming • After school dance program • Comprehensive Multiple Intelligences curriculum • After school Band and Strings Program • State-of-the-art facility and technology • 5th Grade Student Senate

26 Magnet schools are public schools of choice.

Per CT General Statutes, families of newly enrolled preschool students For More Information whose family income is above 75% of the state median income will Tim Barber, Principal be required to pay a tuition fee for the 2018-19 school year. The fee for 196 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, CT 06117 preschool students will be determined annually, but will not exceed $4,000 per child. Families whose income is at or below 75% of the state median 860-236-2899 income will not be required to pay tuition. www.crecschools.org

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29 (Grades 6 to 12) CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering About the Theme subjects, and projects, students explore all aspects of A STEM aerospace, engineering, biomedical technology, and CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering staff mathematics. Simultaneously, staff members help believe it is their duty to help every student explore, students to internalize the school’s values of respect, Education develop, and mature to their highest potential. They growth, and active learning. are passionate about creating a school that sees every student as an individual, and they also help students Rigorous instruction is an essential aspect of both the see themselves as a part of a school community of curriculum and culture. All students receive rigorous active, caring, and innovative learners. They do this by instruction in the humanities and core curriculum creating a unique curriculum that challenges students classes. The humanities encourage creativity, through theme-based experiences. Curriculum inventiveness, and persistence, further preparing is taught by a dynamic staff in a rigorous and students for advanced honors courses at the high encouraging learning environment. Growth happens school level. through the continuous improvement of students, staff, CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering fosters and the school. a number of community partnerships that provide CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering draws middle school students access to hands-on experiences on inspiration from the finest traditions and practices and real-world exposure in the fields of aerospace embodied in Connecticut’s aerospace, engineering, and engineering. The school has unique partnerships mathematics, science, and technology industries. with Birken Aerospace, which gives all students a tour The academy helps students develop both the skills, of their facility, and the Kaman Corporation, which and the confidence, to succeed in the demanding offers grade 8 students mentorship opportunities global marketplace of the 21st Century. The mission within Kaman’s aerospace, business, finance, and data is aided by the academy’s unique affiliation with the divisions. Partnerships with UConn’s engineering nation’s leading aerospace, engineering, medical, ambassadors, St. Joseph’s College engineering and biotechnical companies and institutions that program, and other academic institutions offer provide students with opportunities for guest speakers, students opportunities to work with mentors in the mentors, project engineering support, independent area of robotics, and they allow students to participate research, financial support, and summer employment in programs that focus on women and minorities in through summer internship programs. engineering. A special relationship with the New England Air Middle School Program Museum gives middle school students access to the facility and resources. It also connects students to the (Grades 6-8) museum’s docents, mentors, and experts. These, and In the middle school program, students develop an other assured experiences, bring to life the belief that, understanding of both the academy’s theme and its “Students have to see it, to know that they can be it.” culture. Through numerous collaborative activities, field trips, guest speakers, activities in core curriculum

Special Features • Instruction by a staff of leading scientists and • Traditional and uniquely themed Advanced engineers Placement courses • Partnerships with the nation’s leading aerospace, • Field study experiences in advanced science and engineering, and biotechnical industries mathematics • Theme-based career pathways and internship • Relationships with career mentors and guest speakers program • Hands-on learning experiences

30 The High School Program Students are further prepared for future career challenges by participating in unique programming, (Grades 9-12) such as robotics, drone construction labs and the RV-12 The high school program builds upon the strong project, where students build a passenger plane. They academic and cultural foundation of students’ also learn by conducting independent and Capstone experiences in middle school by ramping up both the research projects in state-of-the-art student labs. CREC rigor and the variety of unique, thematic studies and Academy of Aerospace and Engineering students gain opportunities available to maturing students. The fundamentally important experience by regularly academy’s high-level elective courses are designed to applying classroom lessons to real-world situations offer students compelling alternatives to a traditional during these intensive programs. secondary experience. Students in advanced math and science classes can be paired with industry internships CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering offers that focus on their areas of interest. Other courses are industry partnerships, theme-based career pathways, offered in the areas of medicine, photonics, nuclear and a rigorous core curriculum for students. Students chemistry, computer science, engineering design, gain skills and experiences in science, technology, leadership in science, engineering, and medicine. and engineering, and math that prepare them for There are a variety of biological science courses and college and high-demand professional careers. advanced mathematics electives beyond calculus that Focused student success plans allow students to enter are also available. Throughout all courses the focus is competitive undergraduate programs that match their on continuous improvement. aptitudes, interests, and goals.

Magnet schools are public schools of choice. Families do not pay tuition to attend magnet schools.

• State-of-the-art facility For More Information: • Interscholastic athletics for students in grades Adam Johnson, Principal 6 through 12 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT 06095 • 2014 U.S. News and World Report No. 1 secondary school in Connecticut and No. 15 860-243-0857 secondary school in the nation www.crecschools.org

31 (Grades 6 to 12) CREC Academy of Science and Innovation Academic and About the Theme of the 21st Century through a robust academic CREC Academy of Science and Innovation program where collaboration, innovation, and Hands-on immerses students in rigorous coursework problem solving skills ensure that students are and instruction that is designed to prepare college and career ready. Preparation students for successful futures. The school’s The curriculum in grades 6 through 8 focuses state-of-the-art facility and ample resources on interdisciplinary units of study and hands-on for Careers support student learning in today’s technological learning in both core and theme-based classes. world, and students gain strong foundational Students receive three years of scaffolded, inquiry- in Science, content knowledge and skill sets that will enable based instruction that provides them will full them to succeed in the areas of biotechnology, laboratory-based exposure to the STEM pathways Technology, environmental engineering, and robotics. that are offered. This approach to learning Furthermore, students apply their learning in real prepares students to choose their high school Engineering, world, cutting edge, professional environments pathway to graduation in grade 10. through community partnership and internship Beginning in grade 9, students participate in and Mathematics programs. theme-specific classes that provide them with broad exposure to their chosen theme. All grade College Preparation: CREC 9 students will have the opportunity to take two Academy of Science and science courses and one computer science course. Innovation Students then choose a major in grade 10, which CREC Academy of Science and Innovation’s will be their area of focus through graduation. rigorous science, technology, engineering, Their pathway will provide them with extensive and mathematics (STEM) theme provides course opportunities that can be customized to fit students exposure to the fields of biotechnology, their academic interests. Students benefit from the environmental engineering, and robotics in both wide variety of Advanced Placement and UConn state-of-the-art laboratories and in professional Early College Experience offerings beginning in settings throughout Greater Hartford. Students grade 9. are inspired and prepared to meet the challenges

Special Features • Advanced course pathway in mathematics • Internship opportunities with area community • Rigorous course offerings in biomedical research, partners engineering, and computer science • One-to-one laptop computer environment • Wide range of Advanced Placement and college • Field study experiences that relate to the school’s credit classes beginning in the ninth grade pathways to graduation • Online and virtual learning opportunities • Trans-disciplinary learning environment

32 About Our Building • State-of-the-art technology, including CREC Academy of Science and Innovation is laptops for all students in grades 9 through housed in a new, state-of-the-art, theme-specific 12, laptop carts for students in grades 6 building that features: through 8, SMART boards, document • Dedicated, theme-related instructional cameras, 3D printers, and iPADS spaces, including biotechnology research • Large lecture hall with full screen video laboratories, engineering design suites, conferencing capabilities materials resource laboratories, advanced • Full-size gymnasium, outdoor soccer field, manufacturing laboratories, and computer and basketball courts programming and robotics laboratories

Magnet schools are public schools of choice. Families do not pay tuition to attend magnet schools.

• State-of-the-art, theme-specific building For More Information: • Interscholastic athletics for students in grades 6 Robert McCain, Principal through 12 600 Slater Road, New Britain, CT 06053 • Partnerships with the area’s leading science and technology industries 860-223-0726 www.choosecrec.org

33 G R E A T E R H A R T F O R D

(Grades 6 to 8) CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Middle School Arts-Infused About the Theme are experts in their fields of study. There are also CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts opportunities for continued instruction during Curriculum Middle School features an integrated learning the day and after school. Beyond this, students environment for students, which combines receive a rigorous set of core classes to help a rigorous core curriculum with intensive prepare them for higher education. All students instruction in the arts. are encouraged to achieve at the highest level both artistically and academically through quality instruction and a culture of collaboration. The The Arts-Integrated goal is to prepare students to become 21st Century Experience leaders. Students are taught through a unique balance of a challenging core and arts curriculum. To further The CREC Arts Academy explore the arts, students have the opportunity Continuum to participate in vocal and instrumental music, dance, theater, musical theater, creative writing, Students attending CREC Greater Hartford digital arts, theater design and production and Academy of the Arts Middle School have the visual arts. The experiences children develop unique opportunity to experience an arts- at the middle school prepare them for more integrated curriculum from preschool to grade advanced level work at CREC Greater Hartford 12. Students experience a pathway from CREC Academy of the Arts High School, which strives Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary to prepare students for college and a professional School and a pathway to CREC Greater Hartford career in the arts. Unique to the CREC Arts Academy of the Arts High School. This Academy experience is the opportunity for continuum allows students to build on their students to participate in at least 80 minutes of knowledge as they travel through each academy, art instruction daily from artist instructors, who and it prepares them for higher education and advanced art curricula.

Special Features • A caring environment that emphasizes positive • Highly individualized scheduling tailored to a behavior in a professional learning community student’s needs as well as their interests • Proper arts training that balances technique and • Unique opportunity to learn from both artist creativity in professional quality arts facilities instructors and certified teachers • Challenging core curriculum classes for academic • Personalized instruction in our daily College progress Preparation periods

34 A Dedicated Community of Lifelong Learners At CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Middle School, students and staff foster each other’s learning through a professional learning community, and the focus is on three big ideas: high levels of learning for staff and students, a culture of collaboration, and results. The students and staff at the academy inspire each other to be lifelong learners in all areas of study.

Magnet schools are public schools of choice. Families do not pay tuition to attend magnet schools.

• A Solution Tree Model Professional Learning School and Success Story For More Information: • Direct pathway from CREC Ana Grace Academy Bo Ryan, Principal of the Arts Elementary School and a direct 75 Van Dyke Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 pathway to CREC Greater Hartford Academy of 860 724-0685 the Arts High School www.crecschools.org

35 G R E A T E R H A R T F O R D

(Grades 9 to 12) CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School Where About the Theme Working daily with professional artists and a CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the diverse faculty, students explore their creative Students Arts, provides a rigorous college-preparatory abilities, are challenged to produce works of academy education and pre-professional arts art, and are asked to perform at high levels. An Seek a Path education in an equitable, culturally competent artist-in-residence program brings outstanding environment. This diverse community of artists to the academy for master classes and and Explore students is committed to intense training for presentations that enrich the curriculum in creative writing and media arts; dance; and provide a realistic perspective on careers Opportunities instrumental and vocal music; musical theater; in the arts. theater; technical theater and design; and Students enroll in either a full-day or a half- in the Arts visual arts. The full-day curriculum at CREC day program, and the programs are located Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts features on two campuses in Hartford: the Learning a unique infusion of college preparatory core Corridor (adjacent to Trinity College) and the academic classes and classes focused on the Colt-Gateway complex. The full-day program arts. Half-day students join their full-day provides students with a rigorous academic peers, Monday through Thursday from 1 p.m. curriculum and training in the arts. Students to 4:15 p.m., for 13 hours of arts instruction.* have the opportunity to participate in college preparatory, honors, and Advanced Placement College Preparation: courses. After students audition and are placed The High School Experience in a major, they have the opportunity to take a variety of courses in their art form, as well as For more than 30 years, the focus of CREC other electives. Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts has been to develop the fullest academic and artistic * Hartford residents who are interested in attending the half-day program must be enrolled at Bulkeley High potential in all students, encouraging them School. to be creative, engaged citizens and preparing them to pursue careers in the arts.

Special Features • Offering Uconn’s Early College Experience classes in • Field study experiences in the creative arts both academic and arts programs • Relationships with career mentors and guest speakers • Theme-based career pathways • Hands-on learning experiences • Instruction by highly-trained artists and faculty • Direct pathway from CREC Greater Hartford • State-of-the-art classrooms and performance spaces Academy of the Arts Middle School • Advanced Placement courses 36 Magnet schools are public schools of choice. Families do not pay tuition to attend magnet schools.

• Recognized as a School of Distinction in 2014 and 2015 For More Information: and a School of Excellence in 2016 by Magnet Schools Nick Chanese, Principal of America 15 Vernon Street, Hartford, CT 06106 • Named the 2016 No. 1 Connecticut Magnet School by 160-172 Huyshope Ave., Hartford, CT 06106 Hartford Magazine Reader’s Poll 860-757-6300 www.crecschools.org 37 CREC

METROPOLITAN LEARNING CENTER

(Grades 6 to 12) CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies An About the Theme school’s extensive short- and long-term With the world as their classroom, students at field study programs. These programs have Education CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for Global brought students to five continents and several and International Studies prepare for success in countries. Learning is enhanced by hosting for the 21st both college and careers in the global workplace. international visitors and foreign exchange The school’s specially-designed, global-systems students. Students apply their classroom Century curriculum emphasizes cross-cultural awareness; experiences to service learning field studies, knowledge of the global dynamic; state of the service as action experiences, International planet awareness; and understanding of the Baccalaureate personal projects and extended consequences of human choice. Using state-of- essays, and senior capstone projects. the-art technology, students interact with their With global learning as the main focus, students peers, individuals, and leaders throughout the take initiative and enhance their studies through world. clubs and co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, such as Connecticut Invention The International Studies Convention, Action Club, Model United Nations, Experience (Grade 6-12) Student Abolitionists Stopping Slavery, and Students gain and develop knowledge and National History Day. Students develop the conceptual understanding while becoming adept capacity to examine the world, their place within in the skills of research; analysis; interpretation; that world, and they learn what they can do to and communication in all disciplines. This make the world better. contributes to the development of the student as a whole as they move from the middle to the high International Baccalaureate school curriculum. CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies is an authorized At CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for © Global and International Studies, learning International Baccalaureate World School , and extends beyond the classroom through the it offers the Middle Years Programme in grades

Special Features • The only public school in Connecticut that • An interdisciplinary, integrated curriculum that is is authorized to offer both the International based on international standards Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma • An International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programmes Programme personal project • College credit available for all International • Offers an International Baccalaureate Diploma Baccalaureate, College Board Advanced Placement, Programme theory of knowledge, extended essay, and UConn Early College Experience courses creativity, activity, and service 38 6 through 10 and the Diploma Programme in For more information, visit www.ibo.org. grades 11 and 12. International Baccalaureate CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for Global World schools share a common philosophy—a and International Studies was recognized as one commitment to rigorous high quality of the top eight magnet high schools in America programmes of international education. CREC by the U.S. Department of Education, and it Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and was named as a Magnet School of Excellence by International Studies believes that this powerful Magnet Schools of America. vision is reflected both on-campus and beyond through the success of its students.

Magnet schools are public schools of choice. Families do not pay tuition to attend magnet schools.

• Opportunities for international field study • Senior capstone project For More Information: • State-of-the-art facility and technology Sasha Douglas, Principal • Interscholastic athletics for students in grades 6 1551 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002 through 12 860-242-7834 www.crecschools.org

39 (Grades 9 to 12) CREC Public Safety Academy Focused About the Theme corps that celebrates tenacity, accomplishment, As a values-driven school community, CREC courage, community wellness, and the triumph of Preparation Public Safety Academy prepares servant leaders justice. of the community for success in college and In addition to core academics, CREC Public for College careers with focused and rigorous training in Safety Academy offers students in their first professions that ensure the safety, security, and year at CREC Public Safety Academy access and Careers wellness of the community. The academy offers to exploratory theme classes in various public students exploratory opportunities followed by safety and service focus areas. Courses, such as in Public student-designed public service pathways that “You and the Law;” “Crime & Justice;” “First on are developed in collaboration with advisors, Scene;” and “Leadership in Public Service” enable Service counselors, and teachers. This helps to develop students to discover the diverse opportunities students’ leadership potential and to prepare available to them in the public arena. At the end students to conquer all of the challenges they may of ninth grade, each student, with the help of encounter in college and throughout their lives. their counselor, advisor, and teachers, develops a public service pathway that exceeds Connecticut’s Preparation for the Future: The coursework requirements for earning a high CREC Public Safety Academy school diploma and prepares them for college and career. Experience At CREC Public Safety Academy, individual Within these student-developed learning student commitment promotes community pathways, students have access to high-level, area- achievement. Aligned with public safety career focused courses, including college-level courses expectations and workplace cultures, the school at partner universities and Advanced Placement culture is structured to promote the development course opportunities. Topics include EMR and of interdependent student camaraderie, self- EMT certification, criminal justice, forensic discipline, ethical leadership, and devotion to science, EMS systems, effective communication community. In their academics, field experiences, for public personnel, crime scene and accident and community leadership, CREC Public Safety reconstruction, and fire science. Academy students constantly exhibit an esprit de

Special Features • Partnerships with the area’s leading law, forensic, Certification (National Incident Management and public safety agencies System, an Introduction); emergency medical • Opportunities to obtain relevant public safety responder certification; and emergency medical career certifications, including, but not limited technician certification to, CPR and first aid certification; IS-100 • College-level courses at partner universities Certification (Introduction to Incident Command • Advanced Placement courses System); IS-200 Certification (ICS for Single • Field-based internships in student-selected areas Resources and Initial Action Incidents); IS-700 of public safety 40 About the State-of-the-Art homeland security, law enforcement, and law and Facility government. These theme-specific learning spaces CREC Public Safety Academy is housed in a include: state-of-the-art building in Enfield. With unique • Crime scene lab and mock-up rooms features and educational spaces that bring the • Fire sciences lab theme to life, students are able to participate • Specialty wet lab in hands-on experiences in fire sciences, • Fire sprinkler test booth emergency management, emergency medicine, • EMS lab with an ambulance

Magnet schools are public schools of choice. Families do not pay tuition to attend magnet schools.

• Career mentorship opportunities with experts For More Information: in the field • State-of-the-art equipment, technology, and Jeffrey Larson, Principal learning environments 1617 King Street, Enfield, CT 06082 • Interscholastic athletics for students in grades 9 860-253-0274 through 12 www.crecschools.org

41 (Grades 6 to 8) CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School Science, About the Theme succeed. The principles of engineering design are CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School also utilized—students learn to solve problems by Technology, is a dynamic and diverse science and testing theories and designs, and adjusting technology-based learning community with an as needed. Engineering, environmental theme. The school is committed CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School offers to providing an engaging, rigorous, and relevant encore classes that are science and technology- and program of study through the infusion of based courses such as exploratory science, environmental science and engineering into the think tank, pre-engineering, sustainability, Mathematics core curricula. Through cutting edge learning environmental ethics, hydroponics, game opportunities, students explore, engage, and learn design, animation, production videos, and (STEM) what it means to be an environmental leader. high-level technology skills. Students also have Students are both inspired and prepared to meet a hands-on experience as they explore the the challenges of the 21st century through a properties of simple machines in a robotics and robust academic program where collaboration, pre-engineering course. Through the use of innovation, and critical thinking skills ensure that LEGOs and other building materials, students students are college and career ready. create, learn, and problem solve. In addition to an emphasis on science and technology, students The STEM Experience have a full middle school program available to CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School them, including art, music, physical education, has been a STEM school since its inception. technology education, and foreign language. Science, technology, engineering and math are the foundations of our instruction. Our school Community Partnerships uses a blended learning model, where students At CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School, are given the opportunity to direct their own community partnerships play a significant role learning. We utilize technology to personalize in providing unique opportunities for students. instruction for all students in order to help them The school shares an exciting partnership with

Special Features • Partnerships with the area’s leading science • Interscholastic athletics for students in grades 6 industries through 8 • Field study experience • Platinum award winning drama program, full band, orchestra and chorus • Hands-on learning experiences • National Green Leaf School of Excellence • State of the art technology, including one to one Chromebooks

42 the Connecticut Science Center. Through that technologies. Students conduct hands-on partnership, students have the opportunity to activities at the school and the science center, engage in STEM–related activities that build participate in facilitated activities with energy- on their foundational knowledge of energy related exhibits and building functions at the and energy transformations and move to an science center, and visit other select energy-related understanding of alternative energy sources, STEM companies as part of the experience. energy efficient communities, and fuel cell

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For More Information: Jill E. Wnuk, Principal 337 East River Drive , East Hartford, CT 06108 860-290-5320 www.crecschools.org

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