SpAr Classes
SpArs are designed to give kids an opportunity to do things that students don't normally get to do in school. Tech Ed, for example, is a wood shop class, normally taken in high school as an elective. Or in Art, the teacher teaches students the basics of drawing in 7th grade, and only a little bit more advanced in 8th grade. In Living Arts, the student learn about nutrition and occasionally the students get to cook a food which they can then eat. In Computer Tech, students learn how to use spreadsheets, word documents, how to use a computer, keyboarding, and the basics of web pages and HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), all to prepare them for what teachers will ask them to do in the high school. ALL SpAr classes are mandatory.
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