Tesseract School Perfectly
pitches their students for success!
Article written and submitted by some members of Tesseracts’
Pitch Perfect Club (Amelia Anseth (8th Grade), Madelyn
Anseth (10th Grade), Chloe Breger (10th Grade) and Jake
Redmond (10th Grade))
completed commercials are occasionally used to help market
the school.
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esseract School, located in Phoenix, Arizona definitely
knows the true meaning of a close-knit community.
They stress ethical, compassionate and thoughtful
behaviors in their students as they prepare them to help shape
their world by making a difference to the community around
them. The curriculum includes several class projects relating
to real-life learning experiences and prepares the students with
practical skills, in which the students all the way from early
childhood to high school get excited about learning, while
having a lot of fun. Tesseract’s curriculum ensures that learning
occurs thematically throughout each class and solidifies the
skills across subjects.
One such theme is economics. Students in Middle School
complete a unit on economics in social studies, ‘math in my
dream job’ in math, learn correlating vocabulary in Spanish
and participate in a Mercado project integrating all these
skills. There are many other areas where students are exposed
to economic concepts and skills throughout their educational
experience at Tesseract.
One fantastic part of Tesseract's curriculum is something
that the 5th and 6th grade students participate in called
"BizTown”. BizTown is an opportunity for the students to
learn responsibility and build their business skills. Before
their trip to BizTown, the kids complete exercises and other
fun activities in class to learn about things such as economics,
how to write and understand a check and how to properly
Pitch Perfect Club
apply for a job. The students even have the opportunity to vote
and run for mayor in their educational town! The 5th and 6th
graders can apply for jobs they want to have during their stay
in BizTown. BizTown itself is an indoor make-believe city
where the kids work at the jobs they applied for. They even
have breaks where they could go around to the other places
where their friends 'worked’. Overall, BizTown is a fun and
educational experience for the 5th and 6th graders. This style
of learning that Tesseract employs helps the students to learn
lessons that are important skills that will stay with them for the
rest of their lives.
Members of the Tesseract 7th and 8th grade Spanish classes
participate in an event called Mercado every year. Mercado,
or 'market' in English, is a simulated business environment.
Students independently form groups and design a product
for them to sell at a small market, which is set up on campus.
These products are purchased by the fifth and sixth graders,
as well as upper schoolers who attend the event. The name
Mercado stems from the event’s connection to the Spanish
curriculum. Products made for sale in the market must relate
to Spanish culture somehow. Because of this, popular products
are often churros, maracas, or small sombreros. In addition, all
students are encouraged to speak Spanish while making their
way through the makeshift market. In fact, it’s a large part of
their grade.
Both the middle and upper school have a vast number of clubs,
such as Student Government, Spanish, and Amnesty. But this
year there is a new club at Tesseract called "Pitch Perfect”. It is
a marketing club formed by two sophomore students: Chloe
Breger and Maddy Anseth (under the guidance of our new
Director of Marketing & Communications – Jacqui Breger).
The club got it's name not from the movie, but from the idea
that marketing is all about pitching a campaign which they will
be attempting to do perfectly. There are numerous elements
to marketing which members of the club will employ, such as
writing newspaper articles and press releases, learning how
to create a promotional video, which will show the 'plusses' of
attending Tesseract, what goes into an advertising campaign,
creating brand recognition, online marketing, to name a few...
The marketing club has taken it upon themselves to highlight
the achievements of Tesseract students in a special section of
the school website called: "Tesseract Toast”. This club is not
exclusive to high school only, but it invites the 7th and 8th
grade students to participate and have their voice heard.
Tesseract School is dedicated to fostering each students’
intellect, love of learning and strength of character in an
innovative and collaborative environment. By empowering
its students with the ability to think critically, analyze and
understand the real-world applications of what they learn,
the Tesseract student will be well prepared for any situation
they are confronted with in their future. Tesseract students go
on to excel in college and beyond, lead lives of purpose and
graduate as ethical and compassionate citizens with a global
perspective. Z
In the upper school, some of the theatre students are given
the unique opportunity to create their own commercials
from the ground up. They have to do everything; they script,
storyboard, cast, direct, and film the entire thing. Of course,
they get a little help from their teacher and classmates! The
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