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Announcements

  • Click Here to read the New Year's Letter from Mrs. Webster addressing the Crew Compact, School Safety and other topics.
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  • Click here to get information about the Roc Read program over the winter break and winning Wegmans and Razor Shark gift certificates! 
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  • Click Here to access important information on dates, times and locations for interviewing/applying to WOIS 7th Grade for the 2013-2014 school year!
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  • Click here to read the article on the architectural process of designing a new WOIS. 
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  • Click here to view images from the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the 200 University Avenue site. 
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  • Click here to access information about the EL Newsletter for teachers, Signpost!
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  • Click here to access information on the WOIS move to the Franklin Campus Swing Space.
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  • Click here to go to the PTC Compass Newsletter!  News and information about WOIS by parents for parents.
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  • ParentCONNECT, the online portal for parents to view their child's records (attendance, grades, homework, etc.) is live.  You can now register for ParentCONNECT directly online.  Click here to register.

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  • Click here to view the 2010 8th Grade Website on SKIN!
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Welcome

World of Inquiry School is an Expeditionary Learning school dedicated to inquiry-based learning which emphasizes learning by doing. We take a student-centered, active-learning approach that focuses on questioning, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Learning occurs through grade-level expeditions (in-depth studies of a single topic or theme) integrated with New York State Standards.
As we enter yet another year of our grow out to the 12th grade, we have relocated to the Benjamin Franklin Campus while our building undergoes an expansion and renovations.  Our address for the next two years will be 950 Norton Street Rochester, NY 14621.  Click here to learn more about the expansion and renovations to our University Avenue home.    
To find out more about Expeditionary Learning and it's Design Principles, take a tour of our website. You can also find out more about our Model Citizen Crew Pledge, PTA News, and classroom information. WOIS staff continue to update their webpages, check back often for student and parent information.   

Sheela Webster
Principal, World of Inquiry School #58
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Coffee Conversation and the Common Core
 
Click here to view the Coffee, Conversation and the Common Core State Standards video.
 
 I believe video
 
Click here to view the 10th Grade video from their Faith or Friction expedition.