Thaddeus Stevens School

     Thaddeus Stevens School

Academics

We engage all students in a rigorous academic program. Students develop skills and strategies that take them to higher levels of analytical thinking.

ENGLISH/WRITING PROGRAM

Language Arts instruction focuses on enhancing the use of the English language in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. In the early grades, students learn to read; as their proficiency grows, students read to learn across our integrated humanities curriculum. The writing program begins in the early grades and builds each year to ensure that students use language to express ideas, explore complex issues, and analyze literary texts.

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MATH PROGRAM

Our hands-on interactive math curriculum builds from developing number sense and math concepts in the early grades through algebra and geometry in the upper grades. To sharpen skills, students compete in MathCounts and international Math Olympiad competitions, and consistently do well. Most of our students are placed in honors and accelerated math in high school.

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SCIENCE PROGRAM

In our acclaimed science program, our outdoor classroom provides an authentic locale for field science research and experimentation. Spending entire days on Burke Mountain, students learn to use the scientific method to create and test hypotheses, to analyze what they have learned, and to write meaningful conclusions. 

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INTEGRATED STUDIES

As part of preparing students to function in a complex world, the School integrates art, history, and English throughout the grades. Presenting students with a multi-disciplinary approach promotes depth and breadth of understanding as they view the complexity of global events, and provides an opportunity to wrestle with the “big ideas” of human development. Integrating knowledge increases the skills for researching, analyzing, and synthesizing information in order to evaluate differing points of view, to debate ideas, and to make conclusions about national and global events.
Each grade focuses topically on a time and a place and examines the literature, art, political institutions, architecture, and traditions that have shaped the contemporary world.
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 JAPANESE PROGRAM

We are known for our Japanese program, taught by a native speaker of the language. All students study Japanese, gradually acquiring the skills for conversation and writing. Cultural studies give context and include Japanese storytelling, games, and crafts. We believe it increases abstract thinking skills and fosters respect and understanding of other cultures. 

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