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PROGRAM OVERVIEW


Widening Advancements for Youth (W-A-Y) Muskegon is a year-round voluntary educational program for
15-19 year old youths who:

• Have dropped out of high school.
• Are falling behind in the traditional high school.
• Have health problems or behavioral challenges that affect school attendance.

The learning experiences are individualized to meet each student's needs. The program offers project-based on-line learning experiences. Students must access a Learning Lab at the Orchard View Community Education building in Muskegon a minimum of twice a week, and have additional face-to-face meetings with project managers and mentors to ensure students remain engaged in the project-based learning.

At  W-A-Y Muskegon, students are responsible for their education and collaborate and negotiate meaning with peers and experts to broaden their understanding, to construct individual knowledge, and solve real-life problems. Students determine their pace and how they will accomplish their learning activities.

Our program's mentors and experts serve as facilitators of student learning rather than dispensers of information. With their mentor, students develop standard-focused learning plans and projects. Experts evaluate the student's progress and work each week based on the Michigan High School Expectations.

Students have access to a computer workstation and internet connectivity at their home, provided by   W-A-Y Muskegon. Our program is modeled after a program in the United Kingdom, the Not School program, which has successfully operated for more than nine years.

W-A-Y Muskegon will begin in the Summer of 2011.

Students may begin registering - click to APPLY NOW!

For more information, contact:


James Mueller, Team Leader
W-A-Y Muskegon
Muskegon Area ISD
Phone:  231-767-7248
Email:  jmueller@muskegonisd.org OR
james.mueller@wayprogram.net