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2021 Fall Showcase: Law and Government (VIDEO)

By Waterloo School / November 29, 2021

In Law & Government, students learn to argue — the productive way. During the first portion of this class we practiced good argumentation and persuasion, then spent some time learning about the U.S. judicial system. All this knowledge and practice prepared these students to become the inaugural Waterloo Mock Trial Team! Although the class is…

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2021 Fall Showcase: Rhetoric & Writing Project (VIDEO)

By Waterloo School / November 23, 2021

To many people, “rhetoric” is a dirty word, but to the RHE 306 students, it’s a flexible tool for persuasion. In this dual enrollment course created by the University of Texas at Austin, RHE 306 students have learned the fundamentals of argumentation: mapping the stakeholders and positions in a controversy that is important to Texans, taking a position…

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Learning Gets Real: 2021 Fall Student Showcase Highlights (VIDEO)

By Waterloo School / November 15, 2021

Raise your hand if you enjoy doing things that have no meaning… Now a show of hands if you enjoy showing off something you are proud of? WATERLOO’S 2021 FALL STUDENT SHOWCASE We just wrapped up our first term of classes with a showcase of student learning. Students in each class presented and showed off…

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2021 Fall Showcase: Data Science Project (VIDEO)

By Waterloo School / November 9, 2021

Whether you’re creating it or using it, data surrounds our everyday lives. How can data be analyzed to tell a story? How can we use data to form a prediction or describe patterns? How can we make sure a data set is valid and does not display bias? Our data science students addressed these essential…

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Getting Excited for a New Year at Waterloo (VIDEO)

By Waterloo School / August 20, 2021

We started off the 2021-2022 school year strong with an ice cream social! Find out from students and teachers all the things they are excited for in a new year at Waterloo School Austin.  

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Waterloo 2021 Commencement Highlights (VIDEO)

By Waterloo School / June 16, 2021

Watch the highlights from Waterloo School Austin’s first official commencement exercises. Congratulations to the class of 2021!

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Why Waterloo? Preparation for College and Career (VIDEO)

By Waterloo School / May 3, 2021

Watch Andrea’s story about how Waterloo supported her athletic career and prepared her for her journey with the US Air Force.

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Why Waterloo? Project-Based Learning (VIDEO)

By Waterloo School / April 26, 2021

At Waterloo, students learn by doing. Each class culminates in special projects that demonstrate a deeper understanding and teach critical skills along the way.

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Why Waterloo? Real Life Skills and College Prep (VIDEO)

By Waterloo School / April 19, 2021

Education at Waterloo is more that just studying for a test, it prepares students for college and builds real life skills! Learn more from the students themselves as they answer the question “Why Waterloo?”

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Why Waterloo? Personal student-teacher relationships (VIDEO)

By Waterloo School / March 19, 2021

At Waterloo, students can build personal relationships with a faculty of incredibly caring and passionate teachers. Learn more from the students themselves as they answer the question “Why Waterloo?”

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