Course Descriptions: Major Concepts/Content: Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is an academic elective course that prepares students for college readiness and success, and it is scheduled during the regular school day as a year-long course. Each week, students receive instruction utilizing a rigorous college preparatory curriculum provided by AVID Center, tutor-facilitated study groups, motivational activities and academic survival skills. The course emphasizes rhetorical reading, analytical writing, collaborative discussion strategies, tutorial inquiry study groups, preparation for college entrance and placement exams, college study skills and test-taking strategies, note-taking and research.
The eleventh-grade AVID Elective course is the first part in a junior/senior seminar course that focuses on writing and critical thinking expected of first- and second-year college students. In addition to the academic focus of the AVID seminar, there are college-bound activities, methodologies and tasks that should be undertaken during the junior year to support students as they apply to four-year universities and confirm their post secondary plans.
Being An AVID Student Is...
Being an AVID student is a choice that you make: take ownership of that choice and work hard at your education. Challenge yourself, be dedicated to academic success, and most importantly DO YOUR BEST each and every day. Do not hesitate to ask me questions. I am here to help you along your path to achievement, and look forward to watching you enhance your academic and life skills this term in AVID! Remember,