A. Linwood Holton Governor's School

What is Governor's School?

A few years ago, the state began to fund a series of Governor's Schools around the state.  These schools provide special opportunities for motivated secondary school students who want to become part of an exciting and challenging program.  most Governor's Schools concentrate on specific curricular area, such as science, mathematics, the arts, and/or technology.  In most cases, students take either half or all of their courses each day at a central Governor's School site.  The closest such site to students in this part of the state is the Southwest Virginia Governor's School in Dublin (Pulaski County).

What is the A. Linwood  Holton Governor's School?

The school, named for a former Governor of Virginia raised in Southwest Virginia, uses an existing interactive broadband network of distance learning classes for some of its course work; however, the school will be implementing a wide range of "asynchronous" technologies to permit you to collaborate and share resources  with fellow students and your teachers, and puts you in contact with mentors throughout the world.

Mission Statement

The mission of the A. Linwood Holton Governor's School is threefold:

1. to provide challenging learning opportunities for the gifted and talented students of far Southwest Virginia that are not available to them in the regular school program;

2. to provide to area teachers, administrators, and community leaders outreach services through professional development opportunities such as workshops, seminars, and fellowships; and

3. to facilitate and foster collaboration with other schools, colleges, business, industry, and public agencies.

By strengthening their abilities and nurturing their social and emotional well-being through mentoring, rigorous academic courses, service to the community, and leadership training within an entrepreneurial culture that encourages creativity, initiative, and problem solving, the gifted and talented you of Southwest Virginia will be potential community leaders and entrepreneurs, vital resources to this area

Classes Offered @ PVHS

Updated by admin@pvonline.org on January 29, 2003