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We believe strongly in supporting students' mental health as well. We employ two school counselors, providing a ratio of one per 150 students, as well as extensive connections with local organizations and services to provide support for our students.
All of our teachers have Oregon teaching licenses and meet the school's requirements of professional competency. Our teachers are committed to working with your child and demonstrate that commitment every day.
Students say:
"I love the one-on-one attention and academic support"
"I love the safe and very accepting atmosphere"
"A great, successful environment with teachers who make learning fun"
"The teachers are always willing to help the students, no matter what level they are at"
If you think New Urban is the place for you or your student, contact us today for more information.
Welcome to New Urban High School
New Urban High School (NUHS) is a public charter school approved by the State of Oregon and the North Clackamas School District Board of Education. NUHS has an enrollment of 275 students in grades 9-12, and, as a charter school, we can accept students from any local school district. New Urban began in 2003 and is founded on five core beliefs about schools and education:
- We want all of our students to feel that they are known well by our staff and will have meaningful interactions with adults on a daily basis.
- Learning should be challenging, stimulating, and relevant to students' lives.
- Teachers know students' learning styles and provide varied teaching strategies to accomodate for the differences.
- All students can learn with the proper environment and motivation.
- School must be a safe place both physically and emotionally.
At New Urban teachers work in teams, or "houses", assigned to smaller groups of students. This allows for a project based system enabling teachers to integrate their curriculum and students to see the connections between content areas. Students are grouped in houses based on the number of credits they have acquired so that they can continue to progress toward a high school diploma.
We believe that students should learn about and become contributing members of their community. As a requirement for graduation, students will participate in Youth Take Action (YTA), a service learning course and opportunity, as well as Senior Internship, which involves career research and planning and an internship at a local business. Graduates from NUHS earn a North Clackamas School District diploma.