This project was created by a graduate student in a highly accredited teacher education program. The guidelines for the project are centered around Social Studies curriculum and instruction.

1. Memphi s
Academi c
Preparat ory
School
(MAPS)
Designed by:
Cody Lawson

2. Rat ionale
The design of MAPS is t o cr eat e
an envir onment t hat pr ogr esses
st udent s t hr ough all dimensions of
academic, social, and emot ional
gr owt h and pr epar es lif e-long
lear ner s wit h compet encies f or
making societ al decisions.

3. Demogr aphics
Ur ban set t ing
Gr ades 6, 7, & 8
25:1 St udent Teacher r at io
2 t eams per gr ade
Maximum of 600 st udent s

4. Daily Schedule Opt ion 1

5. Schedule Opt ion 2

6. Schedule Opt ion 3

7. Daily Schedule
Healt h Educat ion ever yday
Rot at e:
– Logic/ St udy Skills
– Music/ Dr ama
– Ar t
– For eign Language
– Comput er Lit er acy

8. Healt h Educat ion
Emphasize t he impor t ance of
physical act ivit y and nut r it ion.
SPARK (Spor t s, Play, & Act ive
Recr eat ion f or Kids)
Addr ess component s of f it ness
Gr ade level pacing
Mont hly t hemes

9. Fit ness Facilit y

10. Resour ces
Advisor y Gr oups
Mor al educat ion
Pr ogr essive educat ion
Exper ient ial educat ion

11. Advisor y Gr oups
Teacher s assigned homer oom class
r ost er (appr ox. 25 st udent s)
Guidance and suppor t f or each
st udent at t he school
Home visit s- 2x per year (par ent al
involvement )
I ndividual counseling sessions each
week (r ot at e)

12. Mor al Educat ion
 Quot e: “A man is like a f r act ion whose
numer at or is what he is and whose denominat or
is what he t hinks of himself . The lar ger t he
denominat or , t he smaller t he f r act ion.”
-Tolst oy
 Hist or y & Development :
ht t p:/ / t igger .uic.edu/ ~
I nucci/ Mor alEd/ over view.html
The Associat ion of Mor al Educat ion (AME)
websit e:
ht t p:/ / www.amenet wor k.or g/
Suggest s school libr ar ies keep cur r ent
r esour ces on mor alit y; such as t ossing t he
1960’s video on peer -pr essur e:

13. Pr ogr essive Educat ion
J ohn Dewey
“Lear n by doing”
Ref lect t he lif e of
societ y
Respect f or diver sit y
Cr it ical t hinking
Socially engaged
Child-cent er ed

14. Exper ient ial Educat ion
"Tell me and I will f or get .
Show me and I may r emember .
I nvolve me and I will under st and."
~Chinese Pr over b
 ht t p:/ / wilder dom.com/ exper ien
t ial/
The mediocr e t eacher t ells.
The good t eacher explains.
The super ior t eacher
demonst r at es.
The gr eat t eacher inspir es.
- William A. War d

15. School Design and Layout
•Bright and spacious  Energy efficient
reflects the joy this
school with bring
to its students.

16. Funding
 Tot al Cost :$ 8,400,000
 Building Cost :$ 6,865,000
 Sit e Cost :$ 635,000
 Cost PSF:$136
 ht t p:/ / www.designshar e.com/ index.php
/ pr oj ect s/ langst on-high/ images

17. J oin us at MAPS
Pr oducing compet ent
member s of societ y!
Cr eat ing a f un and
successf ul lear ning
envir onment !
Balancing your physical
gr owt h!
Guiding and suppor t ing
along t he way!