Linworth Alternative Program (Worthington, Ohio)

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Linworth Alternative Program is located in Worthington, Ohio and is part of the Worthington City School District.

1 History
2 Walkabout
3 Town Meeting
4 External links

[edit] History

The Linworth Alternative Program opened in the Fall of 1973 as another high school option for students who also attended Worthington High School. Later, when the school district created two new schools and closed the original, Linworth became an option for those who went to the new schools; Thomas Worthington or Worthington Kilbourne High School. The goal of the program is to fully engage students in their educations. This is accomplished by creating situations in which students have to make choices, take on more responsibility, and to actively apply what they have learned through Experiential education

[edit] Walkabout

The Walkabout program is designed for seniors who have met graduation requirements prior to the second semester of their senior year. It is provided to help students explore their possible career paths and to help students become more independent. Students plan two 9 week, off campus activities which the they will attend full time. Students may choose anything in a related field of their desire with staff approval. Students are required to keep journals throughout their experience. The purpose of journaling is to have students reflect and think about their experiences away from school and in some cases away from home.

[edit] Town Meeting

Town meeting has been a part of the program since its beginning. Students and teachers have an opportunity to bring up issues that concern the school, main campus or city events that they would like to make known, or Town Meeting provides students an opportunity to get more involved in their school government and decision making. Town Meeting largely replaces Student Council at traditional high schools.