The True Test
Charlotte Grace he lazy days of summer are coming to an end and school is about to begin. You can almost smell the paste and fresh notebooks as kids and parents begin to prepare for another semester. With a lot of academic focus on testing and test results of students, what’s the true test of a school’s performance? If you ask Barbara Irving, she’ll tell you it’s how you feel when you walk in the door. She says, “When I entered International Preparatory School, I couldn’t help but get excited because the students were genuinely engaged about learning.” She also liked the mutual respect that was obvious between the students and the staff. Barbara first visited IPS at the recommendation of a colleague. She was searching for the
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right setting for her grandson Tyler. Over the past year, it was revealed that Tyler is gifted and talented and has ADD. With the small class setting and close student/teacher ratio, Tyler excels in his mainstream class. Director, Susan Rhorer-McMahon gives credit for the school’s success to her talented staff, some of which have been with her for over eighteen years. She refers to her team as, “a united community of enthusiastic educators dedicated to helping children realize their full potential.” More than half of the faculty at International Preparatory School has earned advanced degrees and average over fifteen years of teaching experience per teacher. In addition to teaching, most of the faculty are involved with extracurricular activities and assume the roles of class advisors, coaches, and/or club sponsors. Impressed with the level of commitment of the IPS staff, Barbara volunteers her own time
as a mentor and support person, coaching students competing in Modern Oratory with the PSIA (Private School Interscholastic Association). IPS is a true college preparatory school. It is a unique learning environment made up of a culturally diverse student and teacher community with a traditional and innovative curriculum that is multilingual and multicultural. If you want to put IPS to the “test,” call today and schedule a tour or visit Susan and her staff during their Open House on August 16th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Everyone is welcome. International Preparatory School 281-208-1403 1717 Dulles Avenue Missouri City www.InternationalPreparatorySchool.com
Got the Right Sight?
Sarah Warburton
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oes your child have the most important school supply this year? No, it isn’t the perfect backpack, the right lunchbox, or a stylish back-toschool outfit…it’s 20/20 vision and you can find it with a visit to Sugar Land’s own Dr. Anh Doan of Missouri City’s Vision Source. She says, “Accurate eyesight is crucial to learning, and seeing their best allows children to do their best in school, at sports, and in life!” Your child needs more than number two pencils and a “thinking cap” for success in school. Visit Dr. Doan for a comprehensive vision exam and she’ll check that eyes work properly together, rule out lazy eye, address over or under focusing, and identify colorblindness and problems with depth perception. Dr. Doan says, “Kids won’t say the world is blurr y, because they don’t know it should look different. Sometimes kids
are far-sighted and see the board just fine, but can’t see well up close to read or study. Other times a child’s eyes might not work together, or track, properly. Identifying these issues before school starts keeps kids from entering at a disadvantage.” “To see or not to see” isn’t the question you want your teen asking in English class this year. Prescriptions can change over the summer. Why wait for the headaches, inability to see the board, and poor test scores to visit the optometrist? Go ahead and get the “all’s clear” today and your teenager will be ready to ace another year! Dr. Doan says, “We offer frames in every style imaginable as well as contact lenses. For teens who are active in sports or want to start the year with a new look. Many patients can even wear their new contacts home the same day, but we’ll talk together to decide on the best solution for you and your student.” Don’t wait until your child has problems seeing at school...get their eyes seen early and set them up for success! Visit Sugar Land’s own Dr. Doan and start this school year with the right sight!
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