Welcome to ELO, Beyond Classroom
What is an ELO?
An Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO) is a credit-bearing learning experience that takes place outside the traditional classroom.
An excellent 15-minute overview of the ELO experience through the voices of students, teachers and community partners:
ELOs are:
- driven by a student’s authentic interests
- flexible in time and place
- a collaboration between the community and the educational system
- credit bearing
ELO examples
Visit our library of ELO examples to learn more about ELOs created for and by students in New Hampshire.
We share information and resources
This site is a resource for ELO development in New Hampshire and is supported by the Next Steps NH project.
Recommended school websites
These two New Hampshire high schools have particularly good ELO websites with guidelines, planning tools, and easily customized templates to share:
New Hampshire ELO Network
The New Hampshire Extended Learning Opportunity Network (NHELON) is a collaborative of ELO Coordinators, teachers and other educators. This network is interested in advancing the implementation of ELOs throughout the state. All are welcome to attend the monthly meetings. For information, contact Donna Couture or Terrill Covey.
NH ELO Week April 2-6
The week of April 2-6 has been proclaimed by Governor Sununu as ELO week in New Hampshire and provides a great opportunity for schools throughout the state to share their successes.
The proclamation (PDF) states that “Extended Learning Opportunities afford students and businesses a mutually beneficial partnership so that the students get the experience and the businesses have better prepared future employees coming from a high school environment.”
Next Steps NH Project
The Next Steps NH project provides professional development and coaching to selected New Hampshire high schools for the purpose of increasing the graduation rate of students with disabilities, and students at risk. This is done through implementing evidence-informed transition planning practices that help students prepare for college, career, and adult life. The ELO: Beyond Classroom website is part of the project.
View sitemap page for the BeyondClassroom website. Sitemap (MSWord), Sitemap (PDF)
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