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Preparing Students for High School A PreK – 8 th Grade Approach

Preparing Students for High School A PreK – 8 th Grade Approach. HIGH SCHOOL Elementary/Middle School. George School. Pennington. Princeton Day. Hill. Solebury. Hun. Lawrenceville. Peddie. Holy Ghost. Philips Exeter. Westtown. Public High Schools. Villa Victoria. Philips Andover.

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Preparing Students for High School A PreK – 8 th Grade Approach

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  1. Preparing Students for High SchoolA PreK – 8thGrade Approach

  2. HIGH SCHOOL Elementary/Middle School

  3. George School Pennington Princeton Day Hill Solebury Hun Lawrenceville Peddie Holy Ghost Philips Exeter Westtown Public High Schools Villa Victoria Philips Andover Notre Dame Blair Academy Villa Joseph Maries Doane Academy Abington Friends Stuart School at Church Farm Newtown Friends

  4. 21st Century Skills • It is not enough to teach children the “basics.” • “Everything you need to know” in 1st, 3rd, 7thetc. emphasizes rote content. • The skills taught today for the future combine academic and socio-emotional intelligences.

  5. Teacher/Student relationships Buddy Classes Parent/ PV volunteers Collaboration Partner work “Turn and talks” Peer help Small group/project work

  6. Art Music Drama Creativity Choice Upper School Electives Reading/Writing Workshops

  7. Presentations Morning Meeting Technology Communication Local/National/Global Announcements Writing/Math

  8. SPICES “Teachable moments” Meeting for Worship Character Community relationships Values-infused curriculum Guidance lessons

  9. Open-ended curriculum Reflection Evaluation Critical Thinking Project-based learning Metacognition Evidence (DBQs, literary analysis, “show your work”)

  10. National Standards Independent Schools get to CHOOSE State Independent Schools Scope & Sequence for all subjects District Scope & Sequence for all subjects Many Choices Mandated Programs

  11. What is the ERB? • CTPIV – created by the Educational Records Bureau (1927) • Administered in over 1,500 schools – mostly independent • Follows national standards • NFS administers every spring in 4th through 8th grade - results sent home in summer.

  12. Why the ERB and not something else? • Comparable to future standardized tests • Similar level of difficulty to those tests • Compares students to the independent norm (competition pool) • Measures basic mastery on PA-state mandated curriculum • Test keyed to average level of difficulty • Advanced, Proficient, Basic, Below Basic ERB PSSA

  13. Other than offering a strong curriculum and repeated exposure to a rigorous standardized test, how does NFS prepare 8th graders for high school?

  14. Are they prepared? Ratings on 6 pt scale (6 = to a high degree; 1 = not at all

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