Welcome to DCS
Educational Learning Commons
“Keep reading.
Is one of the most marvelous adventures anyone can have”
Dear DelCampo School Community,
I want to extend a warm welcome to DCS Learning Commons (ELC). DCS is a participatory learning community where students collaborate in problem based learning and discovery. Our ELC provides the whole community with the best resources and technologies to help build personal expertise and collaborative knowledge.
Everyone wins in this active learning environment; both students and teachers get better and better and whole school improvement is a natural outcome.
Offering a welcoming environment, students can enjoy independent reading, learn research and design methods, and develop inquiry and critical thinking skills.
Teachers converge at our ELC to take advantage of a professional network of learning , which contributes in expanding their own professional growth and self-improvement.
A place for knowledge building and self-directed discovery empowers our community of learners as designers of their own future.
You are welcomed to drop by at any time to witness 21 century learning at its finest!
Sincerely,
Ms.Rodriguez
Master of Library and Information Science
MONDAY- FRIDAY
7:15 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
OUR WILDCATS FOOTPRINTS AT THE ELC
The Educational Learning Commons is an important hub in a DelCampo students’ life. Here, you can check out books, conduct your research, find a quiet place to study, and maybe even flip through a magazine. What’s more our community of learners has access to educational research websites and search engines for online referencing.
PRESCHOOL & Elementary
Students follow a guided reading program in small groups with specific block instructions. The teacher supports each reader in their development and ensures that the processing of new text is effective at increasingly challenging levels of difficulty.
The stories the children read are interesting, challenging, and illustrative according to
their interest, which makes them enjoy their learning.
Middle School & High School
Secondary students may choose a maximum of four books to read for enjoyment.
Responsibility is a value that we encourage by teaching our students to take care of resources and turning them back on time.
Secondary students have access to different work stations for student led and project based learning, strengthening relationships among classmates.
The ELC opens new worlds where students connect knowledge with technology.
DCS ELC
Opens new worlds
Improves communication
Supports users with effective ideas
Motivates and fosters a love of reading
Expands the peer-to-peer learning experience
Contributes to personal growth and improvement
Allows users to converge with different ideas for the development of projects
ELC Resources
Media Center
DCS’ Media Center mission is to support the learning process by providing a wide range of resources that will give each student an opportunity to achieve academic success. We assist students, teachers and staff in becoming effective users of information, foster a love or reading, and partner with teachers to teach information literacy skills.
Databases
The ELC’s subscription databases contain information taken from published works, such as encyclopedias, research based articles, academic journals and magazines/newspapers. Information in databases is published by professionals or experts in their field, which goes through an editorial process to check facts. This ensures students have access to primary sources for effective research development.
Study Areas
The ELC is an ideal place conducive to learning. DCS community can enjoy specially designated quiet areas to study.
ELC Virtual Resource center
It is very important to continue contributing with knowledge construction in empowering our students to strengthen their research skills, being collaborative and critical thinkers.
