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The Art Of Creating A School. The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy 1979-1986, Judith Mary Coates
The Art Of Creating A School. The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy 1979-1986, Judith Mary Coates
IMSA History
The art of creating the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, (IMSA) covered in the following pages, occurred over a period of seven years. The events took place between the summer of 1979, and 'move-in' day, September 7, 1986, the day the students arrived on the IMSA campus for the first time.
Located in the Fox River Valley community of Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy has earned international recognition for its unique curriculum and teaching strategies. It has grown into the most renowned three year residential math and science high school in the nation. Each year more than …