Chesapeake Bay Governor's School for Marine and Environmental Science
Encyclopedia
The Chesapeake Bay Governor's School for Marine Environmental Science (CBGS) is a public regional magnet high school
. Its main building is located in Tappahannock
, Virginia
, directed by Mrs. Patty Griffin.
According to the main site, “The Chesapeake Bay Governor's School for Marine and Environmental Science provides a community of learners the opportunity to explore connections among the environment, math, science, and technology -- developing leaders who possess the research and technical skills, global perspective, and vision needed to address the challenges of a rapidly changing society.”
, it draws students from 13 school districts divided among three sites:
The sites generally remain separate, however there are occasional “all-site” days where students from all three sites are able to join collectively to perform an activity, often an educational field trip.
All courses meet and/or exceed the Standards of Learning
requirements. In addition, students earn dual enrollment
credits for each course through Rappahannock Community College.
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
. Its main building is located in Tappahannock
Tappahannock, Virginia
Tappahannock is the oldest town in Essex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,068 at the 2000 census. Located on the Rappahannock River, Tappahannock is the county seat of Essex County...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, directed by Mrs. Patty Griffin.
According to the main site, “The Chesapeake Bay Governor's School for Marine and Environmental Science provides a community of learners the opportunity to explore connections among the environment, math, science, and technology -- developing leaders who possess the research and technical skills, global perspective, and vision needed to address the challenges of a rapidly changing society.”
Participating school systems
One of the 18 Virginia Governor's SchoolsGovernor's Schools (Virginia)
The Governor's Schools are a collection of regional magnet high schools and summer programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia intended for gifted students....
, it draws students from 13 school districts divided among three sites:
Bowling Green Site
- Caroline
- King George
- King William
Glenns Site
- Middlesex
- King & Queen
- Gloucester
- Mathews
Warsaw Site
- Essex
- Lancaster
- Northumberland
- Richmond
- Westmoreland
- Colonial Beach
Organization
There are three sites linked to the Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School: Bowling Green site, located at Bowling Green Elementary School; Glenns site, located at Rappahannock Community College; and Warsaw Site, also located at Rappahannock Community College.The sites generally remain separate, however there are occasional “all-site” days where students from all three sites are able to join collectively to perform an activity, often an educational field trip.
Sophomore Class
- College BiologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
- Algebra II, TrigonometryTrigonometryTrigonometry is a branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides. Trigonometry defines the trigonometric functions, which describe those relationships and have applicability to cyclical phenomena, such as waves...
and Pre-Calculus - Foundations in ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and ITE115
Junior Class
- College ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
- Pre-Calculus and StatisticsStatisticsStatistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
- MarineMarine (ocean)Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
and Environmental ScienceEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
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Senior Class
- College PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
- MarineMarine (ocean)Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
and Environmental ScienceEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
II - CalculusCalculusCalculus is a branch of mathematics focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series. This subject constitutes a major part of modern mathematics education. It has two major branches, differential calculus and integral calculus, which are related by the fundamental theorem...
All courses meet and/or exceed the Standards of Learning
Standards of Learning
Standards of Learning ' is a public school standardized testing program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It sets forth learning and achievement expectations for core subjects for grades K-12 in Virginia's Public Schools...
requirements. In addition, students earn dual enrollment
Dual enrollment
In education, dual enrollment involved students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. It may also refer to any individual who is participating in two related programs, but such a general form of usage is uncommon....
credits for each course through Rappahannock Community College.