More than a dozen student teachers from Hong Kong stopped by Northeast Elementary Magnet School in Danville Wednesday. They learned how parents play an active role in their child’s education. The foreign visitors were also told Northeast has again been selected for the National Gold Award through the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Northeast Principal Kelly Truex says the school strives to earn that award…
[In the photos the visitors view activities in one of the classrooms at Northeast.]
John Hart, Associate Superintendent for Elementary Education in Danville District 118, discussed several aspects of the local schools…including the fact that all students get free meals….
Hart and Truex also told the visitors about the AVID program being used in local schools — Advancement Via Individual Determination. Some offerings at Danville High School will be much more advanced, and students are getting a chance to get some classes — such as physical education — out of the way during summer months. This year there has been an emphasis in the local schools to have all students attend summer school.
Leonardus Sudibyo is with the International Program of the University of Illinois College of Education. He traveled to Danville with the international visitors…
Principal Truex says there are 14 different nationalities of students attending Northeast. ‘’We look at the kids. We monitor what they’re doing and we try to give them what they need,’’ said Truex.
