 | The University of Virginia record March 1, 1925 |  |
OBSERVATION, DIRECTED TEACHING AND RESEARCH
STUDIES.
Laboratory facilities are made available through the coöperation of the
school systems of the County of Albemarle and the City of Winchester, the
local school boards in each case having approved such coöperation. This
arrangement gives to students in the Department of Education a splendid
opportunity to study the problems of both city and county school organization
and administration.
The school system of Albemarle County is now organized on the county
unit basis. It consists of the following schools for white pupils: seven accredited
four-year high schools, four junior high schools, five four-room
schools, four three-room schools, fourteen two-room schools and twenty-one
one-room schools. A number of the small schools are recognized by the
State Department of Education as standard in their respective grades. During
the session of 1922-23 there were 4500 white pupils enrolled. These were
taught by 130 elementary school teachers and 36 high school teachers. The
supervision of the county schools is under the direction of the county superintendent
and four full time supervisors.
The total value of sites, buildings and equipment is $435,000. This includes
several new buildings of modern construction.
The school system of the city of Winchester is open for observation,
research and experiment by students of the Department of Education. This
school system is divided into four departments: Primary, consisting of kindergarten
and Grades 1, 2 and 3; Elementary, consisting of Grades 4, 5 and
6; Junior High School, consisting of Grades 7, 8 and 9; and Senior High
School consisting of Grades 10, 11 and 12. Each department is in charge of
a supervisor who gives all of his or her time to supervision except in the case
of the supervisor of the junior high school, who does part time teaching temporarily.
There are twelve teachers in the primary department, ten in the
elementary department, and seventeen in the junior and senior high school
departments.
The new plant opened in 1923 provides many features in addition to the
play court with fresh air ventilation for year-round use; a nature study
court; outdoor classrooms for convalescent and anemic children; and facilities
for hot lunch provided in the high school cafeteria. In the junior and senior
high school division, besides the regular classrooms equipped with movable
desks, there will be a business department with special equipment; science
laboratories and science lecture rooms; sewing and cooking laboratories with
special equipment; art studios; music studios; industrial shops for woodworking,
metal working, electrical working and agriculture; library study and
reference room; gymnasium and swimming pool; teachers' work room and library.
For recreation and community service there will be provided an art
gallery exhibit and history museum, auditorium seating twelve hundred, an
athletic stadium, tennis courts, golf course, arboretum, and public park.
| The University of Virginia record March 1, 1925 | |