Health Leadership High School: a public charter school dedicated to hands-on, project-based learning that supports youth through rigorous instruction. Health Leadership High School is focused on supporting youth with rigorous academic instruction and opportunities to enter into a Health Career. Our mission is to grow tomorrow’s leaders who will create stronger and healthier communities. This website is designed to showcase student growth in becoming our future leaders in the community.

Teachers take a challenging health problem and design student projects with support from health experts who help them ensure that what they are teaching students is relevant and authentic. Students must demonstrate mastery and project completion publicly in the form of exhibitions. Connecting our students with industry partners through real-life projects, community volunteer work, mentor-ships, shadow-ships, and paid internships gives our students the opportunity to develop 21st Century Skills that include teamwork, problem solving, self-advocacy, and research practice.

The students of Health Leadership High School not only learn the value of strong citizenship, but also become leaders who are able to give back to their families and community. Students engage in collaborative work in a supportive, small school environment that values the overall well-being of young people. Health Leadership High School provides the tools and experience students need to become successful leaders in the health care industry.

HLHS Vipers are excited to share their accomplishments and welcome your feedback!

Health Leadership High School puts student agency, leadership, and wellness at the center of our curriculum. Our project-based learning model fully integrates our pillars of community engagement and student support to create a learning environment that acknowledges each student’s needs and interests. All projects are supported by community partners who help students identify driving questions and real-world problems, and then act as mentors, collaborators, and audience for the student’s ongoing learning and project work. Our teachers design projects to include differentiation, hands-on learning, and scaffolding to ensure that all students can access the curriculum in equitable ways and are supported in their social-emotional learning, as well as mastering competencies. Each student’s journey typically includes real-world experiences that deepen their project work, including internships, shadow-ships, and industry-recognized credentials. Projects culminate in Exhibitions, which provide students with the crucial opportunity to demonstrate and reflect on their learning before an authentic audience. Through our student-centered model, as well as our deep connections with community partners, HLHS students learn to take leadership both within and beyond the classroom walls by developing their skills in a real-world context, and applying their efforts to addressing needs and problems in their communities.

As the new Director of Curriculum for HLHS, I am honored and excited to support our community of students, staff, families, and industry professionals, in the challenging work of designing learning environments and opportunities where every student can pursue the learning and skills that will bring them closer to their goals, so they can develop lives of personal fulfillment and positive impact on their communities. Congratulations to our students on their personal and professional growth this year! Go Vipers!