Martha's Vineyard Public Charter SchoolEnglish Language Art Teacher
Aug. 2024West Tisbury, Massachusetts, United StatesIt is the mission of the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School to create a public school that will cultivate lifelong learners in a multi-age, project-based setting. The English program focuses on critical reading, class discussion, writing in a variety of genres, vocabulary, and grammar instruction. The Writer’s Workshop model and Teachers College Reading and Writing Project both serve as a guide for writing instruction. Class texts include The Outsiders, Animal Farm, Persepolis, A Long Walk to Water, and various short stories, works of nonfiction, and poetry. Weekly Experiential Learning outings focus on Food Equity on Martha's Vineyard in partnership with Island Grown Initiative, Morning Glory Farm, Slough Farm, and The FARM Institute. Innovative, collaborative programs in regenerative farming, food waste reduction, and community education help make good food accessible to everyone.