Multi Vs Inter

Institutions of learning tend to work their way from multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary when you consider the age and level of education. Everything I ever learned leading up to college was much more of a taste of several different disciplines to aid in selecting a major once I got to ASU. Needless to say, I needed more time to decide my major and ended up selecting to study business and recreation management through a cross-disciplinary technique. Since Champion Schools currently runs form kindergarten through 8th grade I would say that it is a more multi-discliplinary environment. Math, science, english/reading and social studies are the primary disciplines of class room learning. The class teaching along with daily sports training round out the structure for the students. The mission at Champion Schools is based on the concept that behaviors and ethics developed on the practice field enhance and improve each students ability to learn in a class setting. This is where I would consider what our school does as interdisciplinary. There are many ways that athletic education and class education cross paths for our student-athletes. Receiving and reflecting instruction, accountability and decisions are just a few things that each student does daily. I have been working for about a month and I don't see any real departments at the school. Most teachers instruct and play a part in the physical education aspect of the curriculum. The elementary level teachers have the same kids and the intermediate level teachers have students rotate through class rooms learning different subjects. The special education instructor seems to be the only other position that differs from that structure. The Principal, Vice Principal, and Athletic Director make up the top of the hierarchy. Coaches and teachers follow them, with a secretary, a few TAs and a couple assistants, including myself, completing the organizational structure.