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How Schools Can Accommodate Different Learning Styles

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George Higgins, Headmaster

Any seasoned educator will tell you that teachers face many different learning styles in the classroom.  Students vary widely, even when the classrooms are small.  Accommodating different learning styles is a challenge all schools face, but there are adjustments that can be made to help.

Will Learning a Second Language Help You Get Into College?

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George Higgins, Headmaster

In an ever-increasing global community, no one should be asking why learning a second language in high school is so important.  And if you are planning on continuing your education after high school, you don’t need to ask yourself if learning a second language will help you get into college becau

What is School Accreditation and Why Is It Important?

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George Higgins, Headmaster

How can parents know if a school is providing a good education?  Who monitors the quality of an academic program to ensure that students are receiving the kind of preparation they need?  There are several organizations whose responsibility it is to establish an accredited high school.   These can

Can Therapeutic Accommodations Be Found at a Mainstream School?

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George Higgins, Headmaster

By the time students reach high school, if there is a need for therapy, it has been identified and a list of requested accommodations has been outlined.  Often times, these students have already started working with private counselors or therapists outside of school and/or enrolled in special pro

91¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ’s Core Capabilities Can Help Your Child

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George Higgins, Headmaster

There are many choices in schools and knowing which one is the best fit for a student can be daunting.  What happens when you’re weeks or months into a new school year and you can already see the writing on the wall - you’ve enrolled in a school that isn’t working out as planned?  Transfer!

Are There Disadvantages to a Progressive Education?

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George Higgins, Headmaster

First of all, as someone who has worked in education almost 40 years I can’t imagine saying there are disadvantages to education.  There are, however, pros and cons to different styles of education and a popular buzzword in the field over the last couple of decades has been “progressive education