Arkansas Governor's School

The Hendrix curriculum for AGS was broken up into three areas:

• Area I, emulating a college major. Students are accepted into one of eight areas of study:{{Cite web|url=https://www.kark.com/news/education/education-matters-arkansas-governor-s-school-attracts-gifted-and-talented-students/1291783480|title=Education Matters: Arkansas Governor's School Attracts Gifted and Talented Students|last=Brunner|first=Susanne|date=2018-07-11|website=ArkansasMatters.com}} English/Language Arts, Visual Arts, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, and Drama.
• Area II, also known as conceptual development, which focuses on critical thinking skills and high level discussions. Many Area II teachers majored in philosophy, political science, and English.
• Area III, also known as personal and social development. Topics covered in Area III classes include growth mindset, emotional intelligence, and stress management.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hendrix.edu/ags/ags.aspx?id=23218|title=Arkansas Governor's School}}

There are two other "areas," Area IV and Area V. Area IV consists of the residential staff (Resident Assistants, or "RAs," as well as the Hall Directors of the various dormitories). Area V consists of the administrative and office staff that head the whole program.

There are two required speakers each week. Previous speakers include Rudy Giuliani, Michael Shermer, Phyllis Schlafly, Temple Grandin, James Loewen. During the program's early years, then-governor Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton gave speeches and held small meetings in order to improve the normal school experiences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/righting-governors-school/Content?oid=14874705|title=Righting Governor's School|last=Peacock|first=Leslie Newell|website=Arkansas Times|date=22 February 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-09-26}}

One film is required each week to supplement Area II discussions, the first of which is usually Koyaanisqatsi. Past screenings include The Truman Show, 13th, (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies, and Hotel Rwanda.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/joseph-mcbride/Content?oid=864443|title=Joseph McBride|last=Brantley|first=Joseph McBride, Max|website=Arkansas Times|language=en|access-date=2018-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926170338/https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/joseph-mcbride/Content?oid=864443|archive-date=2018-09-26|url-status=dead}}

Each day, there are several extra activities occurring after Area I and Area II classes, named after the typical time they occur at: "4:10s" or "6:10s." These cover a wide variety of topics and activities, from Middle Eastern Conflict to Quidditch.

The Arkansas Tech curriculum follows a similar three area paradigm, with a focus on linking technology in the past, present, and future.{{Cite web|url=https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?ik=43091259|title=Arkansas Tech University AGS Proposal 2018}}

• Area I encompasses the same eight areas of study, each incorporating technology studies into their classes.
• Area II now focuses on the paradigm of the "network," looking into the ethical and philosophical implications of technology in modern times. Area II was composed of several sections, each taught by a different instructor and imparting a unique perspective.
• Area III explores the role of technology in society, both politically and socially.

Because of the school's link to Bill Clinton, a film entitled The Guiding Hand was created as anti-Clinton propaganda during the 1992 presidential election.{{Citation needed|reason=A reference establishing the intent of the film is needed|date=May 2024}} The film accused the school of brainwashing students, saying that one girl had to be "deprogrammed" for two years. Also in the film is an unidentified student who makes several false claims about the school, including one statement saying that there was a required course called "Views of Man"; in actuality, this was a course at Hendrix College, not AGS. {{Citation needed|reason=A reference establishing the existence of the course is needed|date=May 2024}} In the last week of the program, the film is studied by students and analyzed for logical fallacies using their newfound Area II knowledge.{{Citation needed|reason=A reference establishing the use of the film in the program is needed |date=May 2024}}{{Citation |last1=Botkin |first1=Geoffrey |title=The Guiding Hand |date=1992 |type=Movie |publisher=American Portrait Films Inc. |language=English |isbn=0934837619 |oclc=32833527 |last2= |first2=}}

• {{Cite web |url=https://www.hendrix.edu/AGS/ |title=Hendrix Arkansas Governor's School (Retired) Official Website |access-date=September 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906090403/https://www.hendrix.edu/AGS/ |archive-date=September 6, 2018 |url-status=bot: unknown }}
• {{Cite web |url=http://www.harding.edu/elrod/Links_files/guidinghand.htm |title=Transcript of The Guiding Hand by AGS Area II teacher Mark Elrod |access-date=December 4, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205144845/http://www.harding.edu/elrod/Links_files/guidinghand.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2008 |url-status=bot: unknown }}
• {{Cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/the-guiding-hand-film-arkansas-governors-school |title="The Guiding Hand" Film on Internet Archives |access-date=May 2, 2020 }}

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