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Be a changemaker at Pathways High! Learn about urban ecology, write impactful proposals, and secure funding for your environmental solutions. Develop future-ready writing & advocacy skills. INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS URBAN ECOLOGY Urban Ecology: Proposals For a Better Future Course Description: In this writing seminar, we’re going to learn about urban ecology and what we can do to improve the health of our urban environments. We will use this knowledge to propose our own plans for environmental improvement, beginning with collaborative work on an urban forestry grant and then opening up to individual proposal ideas, with the goal of finding funding sources and convincing funders to support our projects. The writing for this seminar will therefore be focused on technical proposals and proposal arguments. Standards Offered: Communication Arts: Formal Written Expression (Mastery Credit) Supporting Claims Technical Writing Organization in Drafting Use of Techniques Revision Vocabulary Proper Grammar Life Science Ecosystems: Principles/Content Future Readiness: Problem Solving Using Data INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS PAGE URBAN ECOLOGY .

Discover Pathways High's mission to empower ALL learners, vision for impactful graduates, and rich history of celebrating diverse strengths. ABOUT PATHWAYS HIGH MISSION, VISION & HISTORY PATHWAYS HIGH MISSION & VISION . Pathways High Mission To unleash ALL learners' potential. NOW. Pathways High Vision All our graduates will use their unique talents to boldly and positively impact the world. Pathways High Why Pathways High is a world-class public charter high school leading the way in project based learning supporting the development of strong critical thinking, creative problem solving, and necessary networking skills. PATHWAYS CORE VALUES . Trust When we trust students with the skills to make good decisions about their learning and support them through missteps, they become successful, independent decision-makers. Interconnectedness We are committed to fostering the development of relationship building and networking skills. As globalization rapidly increases, students and staff will have the self-knowledge and relationship building skills to thrive in our interconnected world. Diversity by Design We are intentionally bringing together young people and adults from wide-ranging communities with diverse socioeconomic, ethnic, racial, cultural, sexual, and social identity backgrounds in order to provide broader perspectives with which to formulate, view, and solve real world problems. Excellence Through Purpose We strive for excellence by doing work that has purpose and meaning. Furthermore, we believe excellence is determined by assessment of performance on real world projects. Assessment includes teachers, peers, self, and authentic audiences, as often as possible. The goal is to develop future community leaders. Leslie Z; E ngagement Manager at Project Kindred PATHWAYS HIGH HISTORY . Destination Imagination Extracurricular project and team-based competitive creativity program. "Most Likely to Succeed" Book and documentary. Book Link Documentary Link XQ Super School Challenge $10M nationwide grant to reimagine public high school initiated by Laurene Powell Jobs. Four parents co-founded Pathways High School after being inspired by: Over nine months (October 2015 - July 2016) of the XQ grant process, Pathways High advanced to become a semi-finalist, one of only four schools in Wisconsin and the only one to open. The finalists for the XQ grant were announced in July 2016 before charters are authorized in Wisconsin. The founding team moved forward with a charter application submission to UW-Milwaukee in August 2016 and defended the application before the UWM charter review committee in September 2016. The charter was unanimously approved by the review committee in September 2016, a provisional authorization, and then unanimously approved by the UW Board of Regents in February 2017 making the authorization official. The Pathways High team secured a lease of a building on Vel Phillips and Walnut in April 2017 and began the process to recruit staff and students.

Ready to join our vibrant learning community? Learn more about enrolling at Pathways High and unleash your potential through Project-Based Learning. ENROLLMENT ENROLL AT PATHWAYS HIGH . ENROLLMENT PROCESS INQUIRY FORM OUR MISSION FAQs To learn more before enrolling, please download the 'Inquiry Form' Welcome to Pathways High; Thank you for your interest in enrolling your student in our high school. Please read the entire page for information on our enrollment process. 2026-2027 HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT APPLICATION 2026-2027 MIDDLE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT APPLICATION 2025-2026 TRANSFER APPLICATION ENROLLMENT INQUIRY FORM . Want to start your enrollment process with Pathways High? Please fill out the form below, and our Marketing, Recruitment, and Enrollment Manager will contact you within 1-2 business days. THIS IS NOT AN APPLICATION; our application can be found above. What happens next? ENROLLMENT PROCESS Student's Full Name Student Current Grade Student Current School Student's Passions or Interests Does your student have an IEP or 504b Plan? * Required Yes No Guardian Full Name Guardian Phone Number Guardian Email Thank you for submitting! Our Enrollment Manager will be in touch as soon as possible. Submit ENROLLMENT LOTTERY Charter schools are required by WI DPI to hold an annual lottery for enrollment. Applications for the following school year are due on December 31st. For the 2025-2026 Academic Year we will have: 35 9th grade seats 30 10th grade seats 28 11th grade seats 25 12th grade seats 12 IMPACT seats Once these seats are filled, applicants will be added to a waitlist. A lottery will be used to select students from the waitlist. I’ve never been to a high school where students believed so much in their school, and embodied what their school meant. - Leah G; A ssociate Professor of Communication Design at MIAD WILL YOU JOIN US ?

Become a boat builder at Pathways High! Partner with All Hands Boatworks to construct a real wooden boat. Apply math skills, explore design thinking, and gain valuable real-world experience. INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS BUILD-A-BOAT Build A Boat Course Description: Do you like to build things? Are you ready to use the Workshop to its fullest potential? In this seminar, a group of students will work with Mr. Sasveld and the partner organization All Hands Boatworks to build a wooden boat with a capacity of 3 persons. Twice a week, All Hands Boatworks will come to Pathways High and work with the students on the physical building of the boat. On the other days of the week, students will work to sharpen their math skills as they relate to the building of the boat. Math concepts like measurement, scale drawing, and geometry will be explored and used to help build the boat. Students have the capacity to earn both mathematical standards and design thinking standards in this seminar co-taught with a partner organization. Standards Offered: STEM Math: Structure & Generalization (Mastery Credit) Measurement and Dimension Use Geometric Shapes, their Measures, and their Properties to Describe Objects Use Units to Solve Problems Sine, Cosine, Tangent Design Thinking Create Ideate Prototype and Test Future Readiness Negotiating Conflict Constructively Creating Team Roles, Norms, and Responsibilities Foundational Problem Solving Through Inquiry INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS PAGE BUILD A BOAT .

Unleash your inner entrepreneur at Pathways High! Learn business strategy, consult local companies, and launch your own student-run business. Develop future-ready skills while gaining valuable real-world experience. INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS ENTREPRENEURSHIP Entrepreneurship Course Description: Entrepreneurial spirit is strong in young people, and many will appreciate learning the business strategy behind the cost of local goods and services. As teens develop their buying power, it is also important for them to understand how businesses turn a profit and the role consumers play in a company’s success. As market research analysts working for locally owned companies, students will determine the most profitable price point for one of their goods or services. They will gather and analyze data to establish suggested prices and develop and present their reports to the company’s owners. Once we work through consulting the local businesses, students can then turn their entrepreneurial dreams into reality! Students will dive deep into the process of starting their own business. Students will conduct market research, develop a business plan for their product, and run their businesses while tracking sales and costs. These businesses will be created in student teams. Standards Offered: Advanced Design Thinking: Entrepreneurship (Mastery Credit) Business Plan Launching a Business Markets and Branding Future Readiness: Problem Solving Using Data Problem Solving to Solve a Specific Problem Advanced STEM Math: Use technology to build and analyze nonlinear models Model relationships between quantities using nonlinear functions Interpret nonlinear models Use technology to analyze and explain datasets INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS PAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: 3RD STREET MARKET .

Learn more about Pathways High's innovative approach to education. Explore how Project-Based Learning and a focus on diversity empower students to thrive. ABOUT PATHWAYS HIGH ABOUT PATHWAYS HIGH SCHOOL . Learn more about Pathways High School: February 2026 March 2025 January 2025 2 1/4

Unleash your inner fashion designer at Pathways High! Collaborate with MIAD professionals, explore Design Thinking, and create wearable art! Develop future-ready creativity and communication skills. INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS YOU WEAR IT WELL You Wear It Well Course Description: Are you interested in design, fashion, logos, branding, marketing or printmaking? Would you like to see yourself or your peers wearing your unique designs? If so, this seminar is for you! Students enrolled in 'You Wear it Well' will participate in MIAD’s Future Creatives Program and work alongside professionals in the field in order to gain deeper insight into how aesthetically appealing apparel is developed. We will use the Design Thinking process to solve the question: How can we develop our creative voice using printmaking to create well-crafted artwork/designs that communicate our intended ideas? Participants will have several opportunities to work individually and collaboratively as we develop a suite of wearable designs and printed works of art. Be prepared to give and receive feedback frequently in order to push our designs to the next level! Standards Offered: Design Thinking - Technical Skill (Mastery Credit) Observe and Define Interpret Create Design Thinking - Refinement and Presentation (Mastery Credit) Reflect and Refine Present Relate and Extend Future Readiness: Collaboration/Working Together Community Empathy Exploring Perspectives of Local Issues Exploring Perspectives Within Our Student Body INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS PAGE YOUR WEAR IT WELL .

Explore Pathways High's daily structures! Discover our blended learning approach: ALEKS math, interdisciplinary seminars, literacy PUMAs, supportive advisories, and project-focused core blocks. CURRENT STUDENTS DAILY SCHEDULE Daily Schedule at Pathways High Pathways High is a Project-Based High School with consistent class periods every day. The required school hours are from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. We work on a trimester system, with three trimesters in a school year. To learn more about our daily structures, click on each topic below. Click here to download Academic Day Schedule. SEMINARS Students work at their own pace in mixed-grade interdisciplinary, hands-on learning seminars allowing them to pursue credit across multiple standards in multiple topics concurrently. ADVISORY Students are organized into Advisory groups, each led by a teacher and composed of mixed grade levels to foster both learning and relationship-building. Advisory sessions are held once daily to support students in achieving their individual goals. Additionally, students meet one-on-one with their Advisor once a week to receive personalized guidance. GLD GLD or Grade Level Development courses are designed to create time and space for students' unique needs at varying ages. From social and emotional development to project management in underclass years to Defense development and career planning for upperclassmen, this time goes beyond academics to support age-appropriate life skills. Lit./Wellness Block The purpose of our Lit. Wellness Block fosters an understanding of literacy as essential for lifelong learning, empathy, and agency and augments regular literacy instruction by providing additional opportunities to develop reading, discussion, and critical thinking skills. PROJECT BLOCK Students are allotted a dedicated hour each day to work on projects from their seminars. This time is designed for students to develop skills as independent learners and leaders while creating their projects. Initially, all students undergo a project management curriculum to learn how to work independently. Once they complete this training, they can use this time to pursue self-directed projects, collaborating with staff, teachers, and external partners to support them in achieving their goals 25-26 TRIMESTER 2 COLLABORATION FOR STUDENT GROWTH Teachers work collaboratively throughout the school year in order to provide rigorous academics for every student. An essential part of this is utilizing Teacher Action Research Teams. LEARN MORE

Explore Pathways High's innovative Interdisciplinary Seminars! Experience project-based learning that integrates real-world applications, empowers future-ready skills, and fulfills all graduation requirements. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS . Learn more about Interdisciplinary Seminars: SEMINAR COMPONENTS At Pathways High we deliver the state required high school academic standards through multi-subject experiences called Interdisciplinary Seminars. Students' learning is shown through final projects and evidence of standard proficiency. CHECK OUT SEMINARS AT PATHWAYS HIGH . Robotics Entrepreneurship Revolutions on Trial You Wear It Well Computer Programming Urban Ecology Making a Law BUILD-A-BOAT SEMINAR COMPONENTS . Students select seminars that contain the standards they need in order to graduate. Students are supported by their Academic Advisor in selecting the seminars to keep them on track for graduation. Each seminar contains the following components: IMPACT EXPERIENCE: Real-world learning opportunities, including field experiences, industry expert speakers, and community service projects. EMPOWER SKILLS: Seven future-readiness life skills MASTERY STANDARDS: 6-10 Mastery Standards with the ability for students to "kick it up a notch" by adding additional or advanced standards with staff approval. Daily Structures Check Our Seminars Key: Design Thinking Future Readiness STEM Math STEM Science Civic Engagement Communication Arts MILESTONES: Per the syllabus, students periodically submit evidence into our learning management software for staff assessment. FINAL PROJECT: The deliverable that demonstrates a student's understanding of the essential seminar question. Students will select a final project to present during exhibition, held three times a year. 25-26 TRIMESTER 2 ROBOTICS . LEARN MORE WATCH NOW ENTREPRENEURSHIP . LEARN MORE WATCH NOW REVOLUTIONS ON TRIAL . LEARN MORE YOU WEAR IT WELL . LEARN MORE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING . LEARN MORE MAKING A LAW . LEARN MORE WATCH NOW URBAN ECOLOGY: PROPOSALS FOR A BETTER FUTURE . LEARN MORE ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE . LEARN MORE WATCH HERE BUILD-A-BOAT . LEARN MORE Learn more - Real-World Learning PROJECT-BASED LEARNING .

Contact Pathways High about enrollment, seminars, or any other questions you may have. Get In Touch Today! ABOUT CONTACT CONTACT PATHWAYS HIGH . (414) 943-2891 General Questions: office@pathwayshigh.org Enrollment Questions: enrollment@pathwayshigh.org If you have any enrollment related inquiries please visit our enrollment page . 3022 W Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee, WI 53208 Entrance on Wells St. Follow Us: GENERAL INQUIRY FORM . Have any questions about Pathways High? Please fill out the form below and our Community Engagement Coordinator will contact you within 1-2 business days. First name Last name Email Phone Company/Organization Please use this space below for your inquiry: Thanks for submitting! Someone from our team will be in touch as soon as possible. Submit Questions about enrollment? LEARN MORE HERE