One hundred students to enter Bonsall High

BONSALL – Later this month approximately100 ninth grade students will enter Bonsall High School as its inaugural class.

These scholars, in conjunction with passionate teachers, parents, and community members, will redefine the high school experience. As Bonsall’s district boundary (non-charter) high school, Bonsall High School will develop a shared culture of trust, respect, and responsibility amongst all shareholders from the very start.

For the 2014-15 school year, an additional 25 student spaces have been created to accommodate the growing interest in the new high school, which will be unlike any other high school in North County.

• Authentic project-based learning,

• College and career readiness

• Student voice and choice

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) focus

• Professional internships and a college credit requirement for graduation

These are all hallmarks of the New Tech Network (NTN), a non-profit consortium comprised of over 160 schools in 27 states and Australia. In 2012, on the heels of a successful community effort and vote to bring a high school to the Bonsall community, the board of trustees of the Bonsall Unified School District partnered with New Tech and their highly successful, small-school project-based learning model.

Bonsall High School’s principal, Dr. Tim Heck, stated, “The New Tech Network philosophy blends perfectly with our vision for an excellent and cutting-edge community high school. All graduating seniors will be fully prepared for college and the real world.”

Incoming Bonsall High School student Kristi Leung agrees that project-based learning makes perfect sense. “I think that project-based learning will benefit me because our projects will reflect real life work situations, which will prepare us for college and possible jobs after high school.”

For registration information, please contact Georgette Beck at (760) 631-5209 Ext. 1302 or via email at [email protected].