erra Nova High School—a personalized learning community emphasizing individual responsibility, academic rigor and productive citizenship.

Terra - earth, or land
Nova - fresh, new, unusual, or extraordinary

Terra Nova High School is the newest high school in the Beaverton School District. Enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year is 60 students in 9th to 12th grade and is expected to grow each year, but will not exceed 160 students. 

Terra Nova grew out of the spirit of two programs previously offered by the Northwest Regional Education Service District: the Cascade Education Corps and the Outdoor Leadership Program. These outdoor, environmental education programs gave students training and hands-on experience in leadership, teaching, and environmental issues. This real world learning provided students with an opportunity to develop personal, team building and problem solving skills.

A similar hands-on focus for learning, in the form of LTIs (Learning Through Internship), is a big part of personalizing learning for each student at Terra Nova. Students work closely with their advisors and parents to develop learning plans that fit both their interests and their goals, while meeting state and district education standards. LTIs are a large part of the learning plan as students can spend up to 2 days a week at their internship sites. Working with their mentors, internships are opportunities for students to gain real world learning experiences in their areas of interest, as well as to develop projects to meet their education goals and requirements.