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What is AVID?
What is AVID?
AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination, and is a regularly scheduled elective class that prepares students in the middle, with academic potential, for success in advanced high school classes and in college.
AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination, and is a regularly scheduled elective class that prepares students in the middle, with academic potential, for success in advanced high school classes and in college.
What are AVID student expectations?
What are AVID student expectations?
- Maintain at least a “C” average
- Show great citizenship & attendance
- Take notes every day, in every class, every year in high school
- Participate in weekly tutorials
- Write, Question, Collaborate, Read
- Take Honors and AP classes
- Take PSAT, SAT, ACT tests
- Remain in program 4 years
- Be a well-rounded student
- Demonstrate leadership
- Volunteer in the community
- Apply to several four-year colleges
What happens in the AVID program?
What happens in the AVID program?
The AVID Four-Year Elective program is three-pronged:
The AVID Four-Year Elective program is three-pronged:
1) Students receive academic instruction in writing, focused note-taking, studying, test-taking, and organizing,
1) Students receive academic instruction in writing, focused note-taking, studying, test-taking, and organizing,
2) Students receive academic support from college tutors through collaborative tutorial groups and peer counseling
2) Students receive academic support from college tutors through collaborative tutorial groups and peer counseling
3) Students are motivated to pursue academic excellence through goal setting, rigorous classes, cultural and college field trips, classroom guest speakers, and AVID team building.
3) Students are motivated to pursue academic excellence through goal setting, rigorous classes, cultural and college field trips, classroom guest speakers, and AVID team building.
Where do our AVID students go after high school?
Where do our AVID students go after high school?
- California State University, Sacramento
- California State University, San Jose
- California State University, East Bay
- California State University, Chico
- California State University, Sonoma
- Cal Poly Pomona
- University of California, Merced
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Regis College, Colorado
- University of the Pacific
My Movie.MOVSee what our current AVID students have to say about the program.
See what our current AVID students have to say about the program.
AVID ALUM.movWe are so proud of our AVID Alumni. Here is what they have to say about the program.
We are so proud of our AVID Alumni. Here is what they have to say about the program.
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