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Saturday, November 21, 2009

College Hill Elementary
IB World School
Providing a World Class Education
200 Artesian
Texarkana, AR 71854
(870) 774-9111
Marguerite Hillier, Principal


	CHE Named - Blue Ribbon School

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings named 287 schools in the United States as 2007 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools. The No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools award, one of the most prestigious education awards in the country, distinguishes and honors schools for helping students achieve at very high levels and for making significant progress in closing the achievement gap.

"These schools are proving that when we raise the bar our children will rise to the challenge," Spelling said. "It takes a lot of hard work by teachers and students to become a Blue Ribbon school, and it's a privilege to celebrate their great efforts."

The No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools that are either academically superior or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement to high levels. The schools are selected based on one of two criteria: 1) Schools with at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds that dramatically improve student performance to high levels on state tests; and 2) Schools whose students, regardless of background, achieve in the top 10 percent of their state on state tests or in the case of private schools in the 10 percent of the nation on nationally-normed tests.


	About Us

College Hill International Baccalaureate World School invites you to join our school on a journey toward lifelong learning. Our program develops the total child by addressing intellectual, social, physical, emotional and cultural needs using researched based best practices in education.

Teams of teachers collaborate to develop meaningful units of study that provide direction on their journey. These units use an inquiry approach that maximizes students' abilities to ask and develop answers to questions while engaging students in active problem solving.

Our curriculum exceeds the Arkansas State Standards. The pacing will provide a challenging, engaging environment for highly motivated students. Beyond high academic standards, a strong emphasis will be placed on the ideals of international understanding and responsible citizenship.

College Hill International Studies students will become critical and compassionate thinkers, lifelong learners and informed participants in local and world affairs. They will be conscious of the shard humanity that binds all people together while respecting the variety of cultures and attitudes that make for the richness of life.


	Goals achieved by implementing...

Integrated inquiry-based teaching approach
Spanish instruction beginning in kindergarten
Thematic units related to world discovery
Technology instruction including multi-media presentation
Development of leadership skills
Independent study projects
Visual arts, music, and physical educational classes
Student performances and group projects
Field trips to enhance learning
Quality, not quantity, in homework assignments
"Lessons From The Heart" - community service


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	Community Involvement

2005-2006

The entire fourth-grade class spent time at a local nursing home and simultaneously prepped, and painted a mural in a highly visible area in downtown Texarkana. The mural was dedicated at the end of the school year.

Video
View Video: Milken Festival for Youth 2005-2006

Photos
View Photos: February 2006 Site Visit (February 24, 2006)
View Photos: 2006 End of the Year Celebration (May 26, 2006)

2006-2007

Inner and outer beauty was celebrated in word and deed by College Hill fourth graders. At Bobby Ferguson Park, they gained botany skills by identifying trees and planting flowers, and enhanced their artistic skills by turning pond-side wooden benches into works of art. In December, students brought holiday spirit to downtown Texarkana, decorating the windows of empty and abandoned stores in time for a citywide holiday parade and tree-lighting ceremony. And returning by popular demand, students began their second year as mentors for special needs adults at Opportunities, Inc.

Photos
View Photos: 2006 Milken Festival for Youth Kickoff (November 14, 2006)