Riverwood high school
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Riverwood International Charter School is a charter school
located in Sandy Springs, Georgia
. Riverwood is one of Fulton County School's four Magnet sites, offering the International Studies and International Baccalaureate Programs. Enrolling 51% of the student body, the International Studies Program is a challenging four-year curriculum that focuses on world issues, global economics, cultural awareness and field experiences such as internships and travel. As part of its International Studies Program, Riverwood also offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, recognized around the world for its high academic, service and examination requirements.
Riverwood offers foreign language instruction in French, Japanese, and Spanish. Advance course offerings include Advanced Placement courses in 15 subjects and 17 different International Baccalaureate courses, all taught by certified IB teachers, in areas from Higher Level Mathematics to 20th Century History to Theory of Knowledge. Riverwood also offers programs of study in several Career and Technical Education areas. These include Broadcast Video Production, Business Education, Family and Consumer Science, Pre-Engineering Technology, and Culinary Arts. Riverwood operates on an eight period day schedule with eight 48 minute classes a day.
The school's mascot is the Raiders
. The school was voted by Newsweek
'148th' in the nation, #1 in Fulton county", and the #2 high school in the state of Georgia in their 2009-2010 annual survey.
Results attest to this commitment: members of the Class of 2010 received more than $12 million in scholarships and were accepted to more than 285 colleges and universities. With eight National Merit Semifinalists and 13 National Merit Commended Scholars, the graduating class of 2011 also has the school's second National Merit Achievement Scholar. Riverwood's diverse student body is 47% white, 29% black, 20% Hispanic, and offers programs to serve every student's needs, from Talented and Gifted to ESOL. International students hail from 49 different countries with 23 different native languages.
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
located in Sandy Springs, Georgia
Sandy Springs, Georgia
Sandy Springs is a city in north Georgia, United States. It is a northern suburb of Atlanta. With a 2010 population of 93,853, Sandy Springs is the sixth-largest city in the state and the second-largest city in Metro Atlanta. Sandy Springs is located in north Fulton County, Georgia, just south of...
. Riverwood is one of Fulton County School's four Magnet sites, offering the International Studies and International Baccalaureate Programs. Enrolling 51% of the student body, the International Studies Program is a challenging four-year curriculum that focuses on world issues, global economics, cultural awareness and field experiences such as internships and travel. As part of its International Studies Program, Riverwood also offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, recognized around the world for its high academic, service and examination requirements.
Riverwood offers foreign language instruction in French, Japanese, and Spanish. Advance course offerings include Advanced Placement courses in 15 subjects and 17 different International Baccalaureate courses, all taught by certified IB teachers, in areas from Higher Level Mathematics to 20th Century History to Theory of Knowledge. Riverwood also offers programs of study in several Career and Technical Education areas. These include Broadcast Video Production, Business Education, Family and Consumer Science, Pre-Engineering Technology, and Culinary Arts. Riverwood operates on an eight period day schedule with eight 48 minute classes a day.
The school's mascot is the Raiders
Raid (military)
Raid, also known as depredation, is a military tactic or operational warfare mission which has a specific purpose and is not normally intended to capture and hold terrain, but instead finish with the raiding force quickly retreating to a previous defended position prior to the enemy forces being...
. The school was voted by Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
'148th' in the nation, #1 in Fulton county", and the #2 high school in the state of Georgia in their 2009-2010 annual survey.
Results attest to this commitment: members of the Class of 2010 received more than $12 million in scholarships and were accepted to more than 285 colleges and universities. With eight National Merit Semifinalists and 13 National Merit Commended Scholars, the graduating class of 2011 also has the school's second National Merit Achievement Scholar. Riverwood's diverse student body is 47% white, 29% black, 20% Hispanic, and offers programs to serve every student's needs, from Talented and Gifted to ESOL. International students hail from 49 different countries with 23 different native languages.