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OUR MISSION


SCHOOL WIDE LEARNING OUTCOMES


WHY PARENTS RECOMMEND FRCPS


TYPICAL SCHEDULES:
Middle School
High School


FACULTY and STAFF


BOARD of TRUSTEES:
Members
Meeting Notices and Agendas:
Board of Trustees
Development Committee
Finance and Facilities Committee
Accountability Committee
Committee on Trustees and Personnel

EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING:
About EL EDUCATION
EL EDUCATION Design Principles


CURRICULUM:
Current Curriculum Maps (Under Construction for Remote Learning)
Crew Program
Tributaries
Differentiated Instruction
Projects, Investigations, Expeditions


NON-ACADEMIC
Sports and Athletics
Clubs
Intensives

STORIES
Monthly Newsletter
Principals Classroom Observation Blog
Videos
Facebook
In the News
Alumni
"The Mouth" Student Newspaper


COLLEGE ADVISING


EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES


 


Learning at Four Rivers gives students experiences through which they learn about themselves and prepare to make a difference in the world.  Watch this video and explore our website to learn more.  
Video by ANDY WALLACE.

ABOUT ADMISSIONS

ENROLLMENT POLICY (PDF)

ADMISSIONS APPLICATION 2020-2021 (PDF)

ADMISSIONS APPLICATION 2021-2022 (PDF)

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITES IN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS (PDF)

The School Portfolio is a collection of artifacts, evidence, and explainations of student learning at Four Rivers. The 3 catagories below reflect the key domains of learning outcomes.

MASTER OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

CHARACTER

HIGH QUALITY WORK

REPORTS:

FRCPS ANNUAL REPORTS
2020 | 2019 | 2018
2017 |  2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 
2007

FIVE YEAR CHARTER RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
2017 | 2012 | 2007

CHARTER RENEWAL INPECTION REPORTS
2017 | 2015 | 2012 | 2010 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

STATE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 to 2009 | 2008 to 2007

HANDBOOKS

Responsiveble Use of Technology
Student and Family Handbook
Senior Expedition Handbook
Becoming Effective Learners

WEBSITES

MASS DEPT. OF EDUCATION
EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING

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Four Rivers Charter Public School
248 Colrain Rd.
Greenfield, Ma 01301


Phone: 413-775-4577
FAX: 413-775-4578
email: INFO@FOURRIVERSCHARTER.ORG 

DIRECTIONS TO SCHOOL


STAFF AND FACULTY EMAIL (PDF)

 

 

CURRENT and SEMESTER 2 OPENINGS in Grades 9 & 10. Contact Leslie Taylor for details and deadlines:  ltaylor@FourRiversCharter.org


From a Parent:

"It is a most extraordinary school, and every child admitted by the lottery system has indeed won so much more than winning ANY other monetary lottery .They will learn more richly and deeply; they will be inspired to discover and use their own unique gifts to address the various learning projects that they have a hand in designing. These are EXTRAORDINARY opportunities; this is how learning SHOULD take place."


ABOUT US: EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING: ABOUT EL

Four Rivers is affiliated with Expeditionary Learning Schools, a non-profit organization devoted to providing a highly-respected model of comprehensive school reform. Expeditionary Learning emphasizes high achievement through active learning, character growth, and teamwork. Its extensive professional development program provides Four Rivers teachers with powerful instructional methods to strengthen student learning, as well as opportunities to share best practices with an expanding network of over 130 Expeditionary Learning schools across the country. Examples of Four Rivers Expeditions can be found in our School Portfolio, initially created as our Expeditionary Learning Credentialing website.

Expeditionary Learning (EL) promotes five Core Practices:

  • Learning Expeditions: These challenging, interdisciplinary, real-world projects engage students in actively applying their knowledge and skills in ways that serve both their learning and their community. Through learning expeditions, students work on core academic standards, critical thinking and literacy skills, and craftsmanship while creating authentic products that are useful or necessary to others.
  • Active Pedagogy: In EL schools, students are collaborative and active learners who develop skills as inventors, designers, and problem-solvers. They learn to make connections, find patterns, see events from multiple perspectives, experiment, formulate questions, and develop empathy and compassion for others. Active pedagogy means students are actively involved in their learning experiences.
  • School Culture and Character: As an EL school, Four Rivers builds traditions and practices that support and strengthen the values we hold as a school community. Through our crews – small groups of 10-12 students with an advisor – we work to create a climate of physical and emotional safety. Faculty and students work together to be keepers of the school’s norms and culture through community- building, service to others and a commitment to high quality work and behavior.
  • Leadership and School Improvement: Leaders in EL schools create a professional community that focuses on curriculum and instruction as the primary vehicles for improving student achievement and school culture.
  • School Structures: EL schools use longer and more flexible schedule blocks, common planning time, heterogeneous groupings or looping to ensure student success.

 

Four Rivers has contributed significantly to the EL network by sharing exemplary models of our teaching practices and Learning Expeditions. Four Rivers teachers have presented at annual Expeditionary Learning National Conferences, and examples of Four Rivers products and assessment methods have been shown at many new and developing EL schools.

For more information, visit the EL website: www.elschools.org