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Believe. Expect. Instill. We Believe our children will go to college. We Expect our children to go to college. We will Instill in our children each and every day that they can and will graduate from college.
A Family is a vital component to any person’s Life. A successful and thriving family environment breeds long-term, meaningful, and trusting relationships. Through Academic and Advisory Families, students and adults are immersed in an environment that encourages and supports the bonds that should be at the center of every Family. Advisory programs have been shown to be an effective component to middle and high school environments. Their benefits include, helping to foster relationships between students and teachers; providing an environment for social development; and promoting a positive school culture. In fact, research has shown a positive relationship between the incorporation of advisory programs and reduced drop out rates. Advisory Families help to address the “life“ part of a young person’s experience, assisting them in making healthy choices and thinking proactively about their future. In our Advisory Families, students and adults see, bond, and build relationships with each other every single morning of every single day. It is through Academic Families that teachers gain a more in-depth understanding of a student’s academic strengths and weaknesses. It is through creating long-term academic “bonds” that teachers and students are now able to build reciprocal accountable relationships. Teachers are better equipped to tailor instruction to a child’s unique learning needs and style because of the long-term academic relationship they share with each other. In Academic Families, students and teachers learn from each other every single day and over many years. We have created specific environments to build Families.. The following