Application Support

1. What is your email?
2. What is your first and last name?
3. What is your year of graduation?
4. Is this a brand-new idea for an ELO, or are you applying to continue an ELO from Trimester 1 or last year
   1. I am applying for a new ELO.
   2. I am applying for a continuation from a previous ELO that I have already completed or am currently working on.
5. What type of ELO are you requesting?
   1. INDEPENDENT COURSEWORK – take a class on your own if it doesn’t fit in your schedule or isn’t running
   2. ADVANCED STUDY – continue learning in a subject that you enjoy where a successive course isn’t offered
   3. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING – explore a real-world problem through an interdisciplinary lens
   4. CAREER EXPLORATION – get to know yourself and your field of interest, build your network, and make a plan
   5. INTERNSHIP – temporary position in which you work alongside a professional to gain practical experience. This includes extended shadowing.

INDEPENDENT COURSEWORK is helpful for students who would like to continue to take a repeatable course but cannot fit the course into their schedule. For example, a student who wishes to continue to write for Winnachronicle but is unable to take the course at its scheduled time. This student could continue to write articles or take photos to be published in Winnachronicle.

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, or PBL, is a learning experience where the student gains deeper knowledge and broader skills by investigating a topic of their choice. Students actively explore real-world problems and respond to complex questions and challenges. This will often require the student to draw upon previous coursework and apply it in a very practical way to their project. PBL’s will usually require a community partner or a Mentor Teacher.

1. What is/are your essential question(s) for this ELO? This should be your main motivator, and should drive your learning experience. Essential questions should be thoughtful, provoking, and philosophical – and they should never have a simple answer that can be easily looked up online or answered from another source. CLICK THIS LINK to learn more about coming up with an essential question.
2. Do you have a Community Partner, Mentor Teacher, or other collaborators in mind? If so, who? If not, what skills or expertise would an ideal Mentor have? In this section, list any industry professionals, teachers at Winnacunnet, or others who have in mind to help support you through this ELO.
3. What might be your final product for your ELO? In other words, what substantial piece of evidence will you create by the end of this experience to demonstrate your learning? CLICK THIS LINK to learn more about how to come up with a final product.
4. Now, create an outline of how you might accomplish this ELO by writing a week-by-week structure. A helpful hint is to “plan with the end in mind”, which means putting your goal/final product in Week 12, and then working backwards from there.  You should plan for your ELO to be 12 weeks long, which is the length of the trimester. If you think your ELO will take longer than one trimester, include that in your plan.
5. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ELOs are very independent, and in order to be successful, you need to be committed to developing strong self-direction and communication skills. Describe what you do to keep yourself organized, and give an example of a time when you were successful at navigating an academic challenge.  (4 sentence minimum)
6. Which blocks during your day would you like to complete this PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ELO?

CAREER EXPLORATION is an opportunity for a student to investigate a specific occupation or career path. This learning experience requires the student to conduct independent research, informational interviews with professionals in the and job shadows when appropriate.

1. CAREER EXPLORATION ELOs are very structured, yet you have a lot of flexibility and control over your learning experience. You will likely be assigned to a study hall, and then will meet with an ELO Coordinator once or twice per week to review your independent progress on your work.The structure of the CAREER EXPLORATION ELO is listed AT THIS LINK. Please review this document before continuing.
   1. I attest that I have read the document about the Career Exploration ELO, linked above.
2. What specifically would you like to learn in this ELO? What are your goals or learning objectives? You should write at least 2-3 sentence-long bullets on what you would like to learn or be able to do by the end of the ELO experience. CLICK THIS LINK to learn more about goal-setting.
3. After the initial career research phase of this ELO, you then have flexibility to choose from the following list of activities. You must choose at least TWO Informational Interviews/Job Shadows, and at least TWO of the additional Skill-Building Modules. CHOOSE SEVEN TOTAL. Here is an example: 
   1. WORK-BASED LEARNING Choose at least TWO.
   2. SKILL-BUILDING MODULES Choose at least TWO
4. CAREER EXPLORATION ELOs are very independent, and in order to be successful, you need to be committed to developing strong self-direction and communication skills. Describe what you do to keep yourself organized, and give an example of a time when you were successful at navigating an academic challenge.  (4 sentence minimum)
5. Which blocks during your day would you like to complete this CAREER EXPLORATION ELO?

An INTERNSHIP is a temporary, unpaid, position where a student is paired with a professional in the community (A WHS professional could serve in this role) in order to gain practical experience in an occupation or profession. An internship could include an extended shadowing experience with supplementary activities, research, and mentorship.

1. What specifically would you like to learn in this ELO? What are your goals or learning objectives? You should write at least 2-3 sentence-long bullets on what you would like to learn or be able to do by the end of the ELO experience. CLICK THIS LINK to learn more about goal-setting.
2. What would you like to do for this internship? Be as detailed as possible and include:
   * Where you might want to work or what type of organization you would want to work at
   * Any mentors, such as professionals in the community or WHS staff, you would like to work with
   * The type of work you would like to learn
   * Include whether you have an idea for an internship from the WHS ELO Possibilities Slideshow
   (5 sentences minimum)
3. INTERNSHIPS are very independent, and in order to be successful, you need to be committed to developing strong self-direction and communication skills. Describe what you do to keep yourself organized, and give an example of a time when you were successful at navigating an interpersonal challenge with a colleague, classmate, or supervisor.  (4 sentence minimum)
4. Which blocks during your day would you like to complete this INTERNSHIP?

1. When did you complete your previous/current ELO?
   1. The year before last (2024-2025)
   2. Last year (2025-2026)
   3. My ELO is happening this trimester
2. If you completed your ELO in the past, describe what you worked on, who you worked with, and what you completed. Also, describe your successes and describe what challenges you encountered. For this section, we are expecting 1-2 well-written paragraphs.
3. Please describe why you are interested in continuing this ELO during Trimester 2, and what you goals or essential questions are for the ELO. CLICK THIS LINK to learn more about goal-setting, and CLICK THIS LINK to learn more about writing essential questions.
4. Describe any other details about what you would like to do for this ELO trimester 2, including who you would like to work with, what resources you might need, and what your final product will be.  CLICK THIS LINK to learn more about how to come up with a final product.
5. Which blocks during your day would you like to complete this ELO?

1. Who is your school counselor?
2. Who is your administrator?
3. If you have a case manager, what is their name? Leave blank if you do not have a case manager or you do not know.
4. I attest that I completed the form to the best of my ability, and that I proofread my answers for structure, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
   1. Yes!
   2. No… I will click the “back” button and will proofread my answers before I submit.

Submit!