Greetings Washington,

I am so glad to be starting another year with such gifted and focused young people.  Last year was fantastic, whether it was working with Chad and Eileen of Get Ready, creating an amazing show out of the stories of Ms. Pham’s classes, or taking Washington students to the Boundary Water Canoe Area.

This year promises to be bigger and better, with more plays, more dreams and goals, more talk of our futures and special projects.  Monthly workshops are a great time for enthusiastic exploration and evolution.  I am grateful to have had the opportunity to cultivate so many relationships with students and staff and think this year will be better than the rest!  If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at ricardom@projectsuccess.org.

Project SUCCESS is proud to be serving Washington Technology Magnet Middle School since 2003.

At Washington Technology Magnet Middle School, Project SUCCESS offers the following programming:

• in-class, goal-setting workshops;
• opportunities for each student and their family to attend between six and twelve free theater performances at 27 area theaters; and
• all-school field trips.

Washington’s focus on instruction using technology provides students with the advanced training necessary for life in the 21st century. Our strong commitment to technology enhances learning through the use of many computer applications and individualized instruction in:

• challenge, regular, and basic levels of math, English, social studies, and science
• rigorous integrated and traditional math offerings
• media arts: digital photography, video, and web design
• physical education and health
• photo journalism and yearbook production
• visual art (several traditional media)
• family and consumer science
• industrial technology
• French, Hmong, and Spanish (two full years)
• earth and life science including Eco-Education
• Schoolwide Enrichment Model
• writing through the Minnesota Writing Project
• through the Read 180 program