7th-grade CASL is a cross-curricular program that combines Global Studies, Language Arts 7, and Science 7. 

Why are we doing this?

• Making learning cross-curricular increases student engagement.
• We have a large, diverse student population at SEJH and we want to offer diverse learning experiences to fit our students’ needs.
• A larger block of time allows for more flexibility in instruction and activities.

What's different?

• Longer and more flexible block of time (about 135 min. in the program)
• Teachers decide how to divide up the available time and spaces to allow students more choice over their learning (independent, group work, teacher guided)
• Cultivating more community connections
• Cross-curricular projects
• Students satisfy standards and understandings for Global Studies, Language Arts, and Science through student-driven exploration.
• Students have more choice in how they demonstrate their understanding of key concepts
• Shared teachers
• All students in the program will have the same teachers for Global Studies, Language Arts, and Science. 
• Teachers will have opportunities to collaborate and coordinate instruction to best meet  individual students’ needs

What's the same?

• This is not a remedial or gifted program - CASL’s population will be representative of our student population at SEJH.
• Students will continue to receive separate grades for Language Arts, Global Studies, and Science.
• Similar class sizes; similar teacher to student ratio
• Standards and learning objectives are the same in and out of the program
• All classes outside CASL will remain the same.