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Utah International Highlight Video<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Utah International is a public charter middle school and high school which opened on August 21, 2013 at a location in the city of South Salt Lake.
Our Current location is
3761 South 1100 East (old Millcreek Elementary School)
Millcreek, UT 84106<\/mark>
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Our Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our mission is to give English learners full access to a rigorous secondary curriculum by providing content-based, sheltered English instruction<\/a> in every class, and to empower refugees, immigrants and American-born students with collaboration skills, critical-thinking skills, and diverse global perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our vision is to honor and celebrate each student\u2019s culture and identity while empowering him or her with language, global literacy, collaboration, leadership, and critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A vast amount of educational and cognitive research indicates that these four factors increase student learning and keep kids in school:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A small school setting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Meaningful relationships between teachers and students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Mixed-ability grouping:  No tracking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Teachers who collaborate<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Our Unique Educational Approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Highly Qualified Teachers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Every math, science, social studies, and language arts teacher is highly qualified and  trained in effective teaching methods pioneered by the Internationals Network for Public Schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructional Cohorts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Students study in untracked cohorts of about 90 students and five teachers (math, science, social studies, language arts, and electives (music, art, physical education).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small Class Size<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Classes are limited to 25 students, with average class size about 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teachers as Mentors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Teachers serve as mentors as well as instructional leaders.  Advisory teachers coordinate with students, guardians, counselors, and administration to ensure student academic and social progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increased Language Acquisition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Teachers understand the process of acquiring academic language for both native and non-native speakers, and incorporate listening, speaking, reading, and writing along with content instruction every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increased Engagement and Student Learning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Project-based interdisciplinary instruction engage students with hands-on learning that is applicable to the real world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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