Walter Reed Middle School Media Arts Technology Academy (MAT)

 

The MAT Academy fosters our innate desire to express ourselves creatively while developing an original perspective on the world. Through projects and interdisciplinary units, students are challenged to think critically, collaborate, and communicate using a variety of media, arts, and technology. MAT students develop a profound understanding of how design can impact the functionality and beauty of the world.

 

 

MAT Academy offers many supplemental learning opportunities including iMovie filming and video editing in our future media lab; coding with JavaScript, Python, and SCRATCH; real-world stock market simulation games competing against other schools; website development with HTML, CSS, wix.com, and Google Sites; Photoshop projects; Microsoft Office Suite; touch typing; Yearbook Class and Reed Review Student News.

 

Our day field trips include the Museum of Tolerance, Huntington Gardens, Los Angeles Times, California Science Center, Getty Villa, Autry Museum, and L. A. Film School. Overnight trip destinations include the Santa Monica Mountains (6th grade), San Francisco (7th grade), East Coast (8th grade).

 

More information regarding the enrollment/permit process can be found on the Smaller Learning Communities webpage.

 

Naomi Kaidin, SLC Coordinator

phone: 818-487-7614; email  nxh2173@lausd.net

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Debbie Vodhanel, SLC Assistant

phone: 818-487-7600 ex. 306; email djv4258@lausd.net

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Designed for: 

• Students with a love of learning and a passion for computer technology

Criteria for Acceptance:

• Strong teacher recommendation indicating suitability for the program.

• Grades and achievement test scores indicating a student is working at grade level.

Honors Class (School for Advanced Studies):

• Students who are State Identified Gifted or have the ability to be identified Gifted according to LAUSD criteria will be placed into the honors class of the academy. Reed offers School for Advanced Studies (SAS) permits for students who meet the criteria.

Special Features:

• Word processing, desktop publishing, new media design, database, spreadsheet, and presentation skills integrated into cross-curricular assignments.

• Opportunities for the use of technology in the arts. State of the art equipment dedicated to academy use includes laptops, smartboards, and document cameras.

• Two academy teachers share sixth-grade core academic classes.

• Four separate subject academy teachers teach two-year sequential curriculum for the 7th and 8th grades.

• 3-year sequential enrichment technology class.

• Additional enrichment opportunities may include music, art, technology, and leadership, schedule permitting.