By KIM ESTES, Four Points News
A new College Board program offered in a non-content specific, interdisciplinary format will be available next fall at Vandegrift High School.
Called AP Capstone, the addition is part of the College Board’s Advanced Placement series and is designed to complement all other areas of study.
Students do not have to be in other AP classes to enroll in AP Capstone. “Capstone classes can complement anything for secondary success,” said Lisa Brittain, Leander ISD director of College and Career Readiness.
The program helps students develop the ability to do inquiry, learn about gathering information, find out what information to trust or how to put that information in context, how to form an argument based on data, evidence and information and, finally, how to communicate it. Continue reading