HMC Architects’ Sandy Kate and Ariane Lehew will be speaking at the CEFPI Annual World Conference Saturday, September 25. Jeff Ordway, teacher at Hawthorne High School’s Engineering Academy, will be joining Sandy and Ariane to discuss “High Tech and High Touch from the Student’s Perspective.”

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This highly interactive discussion between students and panelists will focus on the study of the development of an engineering academy on a challenged high school campus in densely urbanized L.A. County. Students from Hawthorne High School will discuss their perspective on the role technology, their teacher, program, classmates, and the physical environment play in their education and what has made the difference for them. The students will then explore what types of environments are important to support their academic success.

For more information about small learning communities and career-focused academies, contact Sandy Kate.