The All Saints' Journey: Division Highlights

GRADES 1-12 9700 Saints Circle | Fort Worth, Texas 76108 817.560.5700 | www.aseschool.org All Saints’ Episcopal School of Fort Worth administers its personnel, academic, extracurricular and tuition assistance programs without regard to gender, race, religion, ethnicity or national origin.

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Lower School

Upper School

From Kindergarten through Grade 6, the Lower School core curriculum and co-curriculum subjects are designed to challenge students academically while building a strong foundation for learning. Students are prepared for future grades through a gradual release of independence and support for strengthening their confidence in learning and in their sense of self. Grades 5 and 6 are departmentalized to scaffold growth in preparation for Middle School, as well as to allow for specialized teaching in each subject area. The Lower School faculty supports and challenges students through the use of inquiry, interdisciplinary learning, and the encouragement of students to hone new skills and expand their thinking.

DISTINCTIVES INCLUDE: • Integrated Curriculum: Our interdisciplinary approach to learning encourages students at an early age to view traditional subjects with a broader lens. Reading, writing, math, art, science and history lessons are woven together systematically into a rich fabric of knowledge.

• Technology: Our faculty integrates technology as an instructional tool on a daily basis. Our resources include SmartTables, SmartBoards, iPads and a variety of programs that support instructional objectives.

• RANGE: All grades participate in our 16-acre prairie and wetland, community garden, orchard and greenhouse we call the RANGE. • Chess: Our K-2 chess program is the best in the nation, winning 10 team trophies and 26 individual trophies in one year, tacking on to an undefeated record for 10 years running.

• Living History: Each 5th grade student completes a thorough research project on a historical figure. The project includes a research paper, first person speech and the creation of a set.

Then all students bring their historical figures to life for the entire community in the halls and common areas of the Lower School.

• Fine Arts Production: 6th grade students and teachers collaborate, produce and perform a play each spring for the entire community. It is a signature 6th grade experience.

• Travel Opportunities: 5th grade students travel to Williamsburg, Virginia, or The Outdoor School in Texas, and 6th grade students travel to Vicksburg, Mississippi. These experiences allow students to see history and science come to life, as well as experience and apply learning in an authentic real world setting.

Middle School

The halls of the Simpson Upper School are alive with Grade 9 through 12 students who are confident to embrace the high school experience. Our faculty encourages students to take full ownership of their learning. We want our students to be able to coordinate their schedules and juggle the numerous academic projects and co-curricular activities that come from being in a world-class college preparatory environment. Starting in freshman year, the College Advising program leads students through a journey of self-discovery so when it’s time to apply to colleges, they are poised and assured of their plan.

During the transitional and formative years of Grades 7 and 8, the Middle School faculty build upon the Lower School foundation and continue to develop students’ levels of academic performance, responsibility and servant leadership. In addition to the rigors of the core curriculum, our Middle School students participate in fine arts, athletics and community service. By the time they enter Upper School, students are ready for the challenges and excitement that lie ahead.

DISTINCTIVES INCLUDE: • Modified Block Schedule: Our students embrace this transitional schedule designed to bridge the traditional daily course timeline with the collegiate A/B day schedule followed in our Upper School.

• Technology: Our BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy enables students to utilize electronic textbooks, augmented reality programs, virtual global experiences, customized response systems and more.

• Enrichment Opportunities: Our list includes, but is not limited to, NASA Initiative, Debate Team, Student Council, Mathletes, Future Problem Solvers and Whiz Kids.

• Project Empathy: Our students participate in this multi-faceted community service experience designed to build social and global awareness, cultivate empathy and develop emotional intelligence and service leadership qualities.

• Roundtable: Each individual student participates in this formal evaluation process with the Division Head and a panel of

teachers to discuss academic, co-curricular and social matters and discuss opportunities for growth and development.

• Washington D.C.: 8th grade students visit our nation’s capital for several days in a chaperoned group to reinforce historical units of study and for special bonding before entering the Upper School.

DISTINCTIVES INCLUDE: • Tad Bird Honors College: This program is designed to prepare the most highly capable and motivated students to engage the world and serve others using student-driven inquiry and innovative teaching and learning techniques of the 21st century. The Honors College Visiting Scholar Series is an additional layer of programming that reaches every student in the Upper School and often the entire community.

• Solar Car Challenge: Our Upper School Solar Car Team is one of approximately 20 teams across the nation to compete in a program created to engage students in the design, building and racing of a solar car. Students are also responsible for sponsorship presentations, raising funds and allocating funds to facilitate this process.

• Technology: Our BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy enables students to utilize electronic textbooks, augmented reality programs, virtual global experiences, customized response systems and more.

• Honors Thesis: Through individual exploration, students have the opportunity to develop and compose a thesis in their junior year and defend it in front of a panel or peers, faculty and administrators.

• Senior Project: During senior year, all students initiate and engage in a project-based learning experience – driven by interest and/or intended field of study – and report on the experience to a panel of peers, faculty and administrators.

• Domestic/Global Travel Opportunities: Our students have the opportunity to participate in many travel experiences including, but not limited to, New York, Spain and Australia. Senior Government students attend the Presidential Inauguration every four years in Washington, D.C. • College Placement: Our graduates attend some of the most selective four-year institutions in the world. Recent graduates have enrolled in the Air Force Academy, Boston College, Columbia, Rice, University of Texas, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest and Yale, just to name a few.

• Advanced Placement: Our students are able to choose from 16 different AP classes in all subject areas, yielding more than an 80% passing rate.