Every Student Ready for the World
We believe that preparing globally competent students begins with a rigorous curriculum, including interdisciplinary problem-based learning, cultural awareness, world language immersion, community collaboration, service learning, leadership opportunities, business partnerships, and educationally-based travel.
Upon completion of the program, JAGS students will possess the skills necessary to lead, cultivate, and communicate their own ideas; they will excel in their chosen career paths and work collaboratively to successfully navigate our global society.
As a JAGS student, you will also receive one of the most unique educational experiences in Ohio; rather than a traditional classroom where a teacher lectures students for upwards of 45 minutes, JAGS classrooms are discussion-based in order to best utilize problem-based learning when exploring a new subject.
Additionally, our students are given a myriad of travel opportunities: from as close to home as Maryland to exotic locations like Italy and Hungary. These trips are meant to deepen the bonds between their fellow JAGS members while introducing them to new people, sights, and cultures that other students at Jackson High School rarely have the opportunity to see.
We take great pride in preparing our students for their future careers and for all of the unique challenges the world has to offer. The academy's goal is to go beyond imparting experience to students by taking student ideas, big and small, and creating something brand new and exciting.
The Jackson Academy for Global Studies is a program based around 4 Core Pillars: Investigating the World, Recognizing Perspectives, Communicating Ideas, and Taking Action to better ourselves and our communities.
About Us
JAGS Teachers will:
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Challenge students to grow academically, excel as independent learners, and become globally competent.
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Work through problem-based learning activities to help students meet their individual learning goals.
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Use a variety of assessment methods to determine student progress toward their goals.
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Set clear expectations and manage classrooms well, helping students to feel safe in school when sharing their perspectives.
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Receive top-quality, ongoing professional development from International Studies Schools Network Coaches so that they are well-equipped to help all students succeed.
About Us
The Jackson Academy for Global Studies is a program based around 4 Core Pillars: Investigating the World, Recognizing Perspectives, Communicating Ideas, and Taking Action to better ourselves and our communities.
We take great pride in preparing our students not just for their future careers, but all of the unique challenges the world has to offer, not just by imparting our experience onto them, but by taking their ideas, big and small, and creating something brand new and exciting out of them.