Junior Portfolio Includes Project-based Research Project based learning

Project based learning

Teaching students to engage in project based learning is critical
to preparing them for college level assignments. Currently both seniors
and juniors in BEST College Prep High School are required to engage
in comprehensive project based research.

Juniors in BEST have three separate research projects that require
them to exceed District standards critical listening, reading, writing,
and oral presentation of information.

The Elder Interview connects standards based research with values
clarification and a poignant understanding of our need to learn from
living role models. The final celebration for the Elder Interview is a
student written tribute to the elder they select to interview followed by
an oral presentation with elders in our community in attendance.

Juniors in BEST engage in a semester long College and Career

Search which involves researching one career path thoroughly

and researching colleges which offer this major. Students are required

to visit at least two local colleges, preferably overnight. They are given

an opportunity to “shadow” college students at U.C. Berkeley and to

experience college life through outreach program involvement.

Currently 100 % of our junior class has been enrolled in

umbrella outreach programs such as College Summit,

Upward Bound, EAOP, or College Track.

The Junior Portfolio requirements include: personal statement (general),
U.C. Berkeley personal statement, resume, mission statement, samples
of their best work including revision and test prep material.
All BEST juniors are required to take the SAT twice and U.C. Bound
juniors are required to take the SAT II.

The final BEST Junior project-driven study connects two core subjects-
History and English Language Arts.

Use of Technology in Project based learning is required in all disciplines.

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