Text Box: James D. Ryan Middle School http://www.clipartandcrafts.com/clipart/borders/images/dog-prints-borderhl.gifText Box: Best Practices for Improving Student Achievement
Text Box: http://www.clipartandcrafts.com/clipart/borders/images/dog-prints-borderhl.gifhttp://www.clipartandcrafts.com/clipart/borders/images/dog-prints-borderhl.gifText Box: 2610 Elgin, Houston, TX 77004 Phone (713)942-1932 Fax (713)942-1943 http://www.clipartandcrafts.com/clipart/borders/images/dog-prints-borderhl.gifhttp://www.clipartandcrafts.com/clipart/borders/images/dog-prints-borderhl.gifhttp://www.clipartandcrafts.com/clipart/borders/images/dog-prints-borderhl.gif

Vanguard Program

For Questions and comments about the site contact the webmaster  at  wvaughan@houstonisd.org

 

James D. Ryan Middle School is a secondary school located in Houston, Tx.  Ryan is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD).  Ryan Middle School serves 6th through 8th grade students in much of the Third Ward area and a very small portion of Midtown Houston.  We are a small school with BIG ideas.

Ryan is one of eight HISD middle schools who offer a Vanguard Neighborhood Program.  The Vanguard Neighborhood Programs (formerly known as Neighborhood G/T) are designed to meet the needs of G/T students in grades K-12 at their neighborhood (zoned) schools.  Both Vanguard Magnet and Vanguard Neighborhood programs provide a differentiated curriculum by modifying the depth, complexity, and pacing of the general school program.  What makes Ryan’s Vanguard Program unique is our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) focus.

Our Mission is to immerse students in a creative and challenging curriculum that will expand their minds, prepare them to compete successfully for the best high schools and colleges, and encourages them to be life-long learners.

We challenge our students with advanced academic instruction in core subject areas, where the curriculum is differentiated in depth and complexity to meet their needs.  Our curriculum focuses on:

                                  1.  College Preparation

                                  2.  Career Orientation

                                  3.  Cultural Diversity

STEM CENTERED EDUCATION

STEM offers  students an exciting opportunity to explore and experience a challenging, academic enrichment program to encourage them to pursue careers in the field of Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics.

· Application of STEM Objectives through three robotics classes taught during the school day

· Participation in a campus-based Robotics Competition

· Student led robotics workshops

· STEM fieldtrips

· Development of Leadership Skills and Life Long Learning Skills

If you would like more information or would like to schedule a school tour, please contact us at (713)942-1932.