In the period before lunch each day, all students participate in four components of the Rising Tide program: Advisory, Academic Support, Skills Workshop, and Discover or Exposition. For further details about Advisory, please see the Advisory Curriculum section in the Program of Studies.

Academic Support affords teachers and students the opportunity to work together to further develop students’ skills, content knowledge, and understandings. Some students may also participate in targeted academic assistance during this time. Academic Support occurs once or twice per cycle, depending on the term.

The Skills Workshop provides an opportunity for students to practice Benchmarks Skills while exploring Digital Literacy, Library Skills, Mindfulness, and Team Dynamics. Skills Workshop occurs once per cycle.

Discover courses are designed by teachers to help students build skills while exploring academic, artistic, and athletic topics. These courses are part of the elective program in the first, second, and third terms. A wide range of offerings have included courses such as Robotics, Cross-Stitching, Music History, Animation, and Jump Roping. Some students may also participate in targeted academic assistance during this time. Exposition courses allow students to investigate questions on topics connected to our local community through project-based learning. These courses are part of the elective program in the fourth term. Students explore topics such as agriculture, tourism, and ecology, conducting field work and developing their inquiry skills. The investigations culminate in a schoolwide exposition in which students share their findings or products with the school community. Discover and Exposition courses occur twice per six day cycle.