Intrinsic Schools - Christensen Institute : Christensen Institute

Note: The information in this profile represents SY2013-14 unless otherwise indicated.

School Overview

Name	Intrinsic Schools
School type	Public Charter
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Community type	Urban
Grades served	7-12
Enrollment	186
% FRL	86%
% Black or Hispanic	93%
Per-pupil funding	$10,113
Test scores	Not available

School Description

Intrinsic Schools, which opened in Fall 2013, serves 7-12th grade students in Chicago using a blended school model. To reimagine middle and high school, Intrinsic is combining technology-enabled adaptive learning and expert teaching. It is committed to a research and design approach to teaching and learning. Teachers and students regularly pilot, analyze, and evaluate different aspects of the model.

With both a lean school staffing model and CMO, Intrinsic is sustainable and scalable, planning to serve 4,500 students across five schools over the next five years. Intrinsic’s goal is to create a replicable model for preparing students for 21st century college success.

Blended Learning Program

Focus	General
Year launched	SY2013-14
Enrollment	186
Blended grades	7-12
Blended subjects	Math, English Language Arts
Hardware	Laptops: Chrome OS
Curriculum products	ThinkCerca, IXL Learning, Reading Plus, Middlebury Interactive Languages, Curriculet, Mathalicious, Khan Academy
Student information systems	Illuminate Education
Learning management systems	Canvas
Grading products	Jumprope
Assessment products	Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
Data systems	Not available
Professional development products	Not available

Program Model

Program Model: Flex

Model Description
Students are grouped into two pods of about 90 students. At capacity, an Intrinsic school will have 11 pods. Students spend half of the day in a humanities block and the other half in a STEM block. Within each block, students move fluidly between individualized adaptive digital content, multimedia content, small group instruction, seminars, and group and independent project work. Students participate in mixed-ability groups for some activities and at other times receive targeted instruction via on-line content or with peers at the same instructional level.

Other Resources

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/NG1210.pdf
http://nextgenlearning.org/grantee/intrinsic-schools

Contact Information

Name: Mellisa Zaikos
Title: Principal, Founder, and CEO
Email: [email protected]
Website: intrinsicschools.org