An Innovative Partnership among Durham Public Schools, Communities In Schools of Durham and Communities In Schools North Carolina, Inc.

Innovative New School

One of Durham’s newest small high schools offers students the opportunity for online learning with internships and job shadowing in a unique setting.  The Durham Performance Learning Center opens in August 2007 and features small classes where students work online at their own pace.  Some 100-110 students will be selected to enroll.

Online Learning

Students who are accepted into the Durham PLC must be self-motivated as the coursework is completed online.  Projects and group work also are a part of the coursework with plans for each student to take part in an internship, dual college enrollment, service learning, or job shadowing.