EAST at Gardner is a part of Gardner Magnet School.
Our school's magnet theme is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
We are a part of the Hot Springs School District, home of the Trojans.
We are located in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas.
Did you know that Hot Springs National Park is the ONLY national park where people can live! A part of our downtown acutally makes up the Hot Springs National Park. It has many businesses and homes in the area. We also have a lot of really nice city and state
parks.
What is EAST?
The EAST model of education features student-driven service projects accomplished with the latest in technology. EAST classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art
workstations, servers, software, and accessories, including GPS/GIS mapping tools,
architectural and CAD design software, 3D animation suites, and much more.
Students find problems in their local communities, and then use these tools to
solve them. EAST’s focus, however, is not on technology itself, but on the
unique learning environment of the EAST classroom.
In EAST, students are responsible for creating their own lesson plans. There are no lectures and no tests; instead, the students are guided by an EAST facilitator (a teacher
trained in the EAST process). This radically different approach to learning
yields tremendous results. Students are better-prepared for their future, and
they care more about learning and serving their communities.
Learn MORE about the EASTinitiative by visiting their web site: http://www.eastinitiative.org/
Or to learn more about EAST @ Gardner, contact our facilitator, Mr. Miller at [email protected].
Our school's magnet theme is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
We are a part of the Hot Springs School District, home of the Trojans.
We are located in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas.
Did you know that Hot Springs National Park is the ONLY national park where people can live! A part of our downtown acutally makes up the Hot Springs National Park. It has many businesses and homes in the area. We also have a lot of really nice city and state
parks.
What is EAST?
The EAST model of education features student-driven service projects accomplished with the latest in technology. EAST classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art
workstations, servers, software, and accessories, including GPS/GIS mapping tools,
architectural and CAD design software, 3D animation suites, and much more.
Students find problems in their local communities, and then use these tools to
solve them. EAST’s focus, however, is not on technology itself, but on the
unique learning environment of the EAST classroom.
In EAST, students are responsible for creating their own lesson plans. There are no lectures and no tests; instead, the students are guided by an EAST facilitator (a teacher
trained in the EAST process). This radically different approach to learning
yields tremendous results. Students are better-prepared for their future, and
they care more about learning and serving their communities.
Learn MORE about the EASTinitiative by visiting their web site: http://www.eastinitiative.org/
Or to learn more about EAST @ Gardner, contact our facilitator, Mr. Miller at [email protected].