Ridgewood+High

Ridgew ﻿ ood High School Ridgewood High School (RHS) is a public school in the Bergen County of the American state New Jersey (Google Maps: Ridgewood High School) and it is funded by the State. RHS was founded in 1892 and has since developed into a school of 1700 students ranging from the age of 14 to 18. The school offers students 200 subjects to choose from and at least 90 extra-curricular activities to take part in.

The Head Teacher of RHS is Jack Lorenz and it his goal to continue to encourage students to work hard and be productive on a daily basis, he aims to create a caring and respectful environment where everyone is a valued member of the learning community. The school day is 7 hours and 11 minutes long with classes lasting a total of 61 minutes.

Ridgewood High School is a highly successful school, with an above State average Graduation at a higher level. 87.3% of RHS Graduates intend on pursuing a 4 year College/University course. Whilst the other 12.7% intend on pursuing paths such as other college courses, the military and some are undecided.



WIth only 3 school weeks and several snow-related delays, we were hard pushed to see and do as much in RHS as we would have liked too; although with so much going on and so many examples of great teaching and learning methods, even with a lot more time we would probably have encountered the same difficulty! Listed below, you will find links to some of the work we observed and carried out in RHS. Our observations have been linked back to our previous research on 'the future of learning, teaching and schools' and we have been inspired by some of the things we have seen.

Case Study - Physics and Art Midterm Case Study - Myth, Legend and the Bible Case Study - Architecture Case Study - AHLISA Case Study - RAHP Program Case Study - US History Midterm Case Study - Environmental House Case Study - Poverty Debate

Thank you to principal teacher Jack Lorenz for his help and direction and Thank you to everyone at RHS for their help and hospitality!