Greenwood Laboratory School
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901 S. National Ave. Springfield, Missouri United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°12′08″N 93°16′46″W / 37.20210°N 93.27953°WCoordinates: 37°12′08″N 93°16′46″W / 37.20210°N 93.27953°W |
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| Type | Laboratory school |
| Motto | Civitas Discendo-"Citizenship through Learning" |
| Established | 1908 |
| Director | Dr. Janice Duncan |
| Faculty | 36 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 350 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and white (Black or Red Trim) |
| Mascot | Blue Jays |
| Website | Greenwood - Missouri State University |
Greenwood Laboratory School is a comprehensive K-12 laboratory school affiliated with, and located on the campus of, Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.
The school has an enrollment of approximately 374 students, and about 30 or so faculty members. As of 2011, approximately 120 students were enrolled in the high school. The average graduating class is about 30 students. Parents are known to sign their children up on a waiting list to get in as soon as they are born.
The school offers the basic course offerings of any other high school and a comparable course credit system. Over 90% of the college's faculty members have Master's degrees and have an average of 9 years of experience at the school. From 2002 to 2008, the average ACT scores have ranged from about 25 to 26, exceeding state and national averages by 4 to 6 points. In addition, almost 100% of graduates go on to attend college. Greenwood is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and meets the graduation requirements of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. In addition, graduates receive a separate transcript from MSU for their advanced college coursework on campus at Missouri State University.
Students must master all components of this rigorous project including: a research paper on a current topic, a related service project in the community, and a final public presentation including public speaking, a media presentation called a Gamma comparing the search topic to the service learning experience and a Q & A session. Students are responsible for getting a three-person committee to advise them on their project. This committee assesses the public speaking component and the Gamma/media presentation component. A separate writing committee assesses all students written components.
Students can receive a "Public Affairs Diploma" by meeting certain criteria. The diploma is designed to engage students in community service projects over the course of their high school years. The Public Affairs Scholars Diploma will be awarded to all Greenwood graduates based on: 23 units of credit earned, 4 Scholars Merits earned in “designated” courses during the 4-year high school experience. Successful completion of the Graduation Exhibition In addition to the graduation requirements listed above, the Greenwood student may choose to work toward the completion of the Public Affairs Honors Diploma. This diploma will be awarded to students who meet all requirements for the Scholars Diploma and also earn four additional Honors Merits during their secondary school experience. Scholars Merits and Honors Merits will be awarded based on significant volunteering and/or service learning activities. Greenwood graduates may attain additional honors endorsements in the area of sciences, mathematics, public affairs as well as other fields of study. Service learning is a teaching method that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning. Effective service learning activities meet the following guidelines as identified by the Seven Best Practices for Service Learning—adapted from the Maryland Student Service Alliance.
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