Academics
Distinctive Programs
FlexTime
FlexTime
A designated period for students to pursue their passions and receive support.
Advisory
Every morning, students have a 15-minute advisory period,
during which they practice and build important executive functioning skills.
during which they practice and build important executive functioning skills.
Support
- Catch-Up Cafe – Time to make up work, with or without support
- Social Pragmatics – Discussion-based learning programs teach the art of constructive communication, including perspective taking, active listening, and respectful debate
- Writing Workshop – Work on writing projects or get support to hone writing skills!
Talent Development
An engaging, individualized talent-development program within FlexTime, Talent Development is a designated period for students to pursue their passions and receive support. Like the 20% time provided to Google employees, FlexTime ensures that students have time to explore academic passions. Once students have completed any unfinished work in Catch-Up Cafe, they are free to choose how they spend their time:
- Interest Centers –Interest-based activities invite kids to follow their curiosity
- Guided Passion Projects – authentic passion projects allow students to choose a trimester-long project while teachers and learning specialists organically infuse executive functioning learning and practice into the experience
- Chosen Activities – Wordmasters Challenge, Math/Science Competitions, or Literary Magazine
- EXPLORE – options to choose independent reading, Renzulli Learning, interest centers, tinkering time, STEAM challenge, or propose a different idea
