Tell me about Templeton Academy
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Anonymous
| Tell me about Templeton Academy? How does it compare to other local microschools? |
Anonymous
| It's heavier on group work and field trips. |
Anonymous
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There’s built-in academic support and accountability because there’s nowhere to hide - your teachers and your advisor know individually what you’ve turned in, what you should be working on, etc. Environment keeps kids on track. Good grades very much need to be earned - no coddling in that regard. This combo is great for my child. High bar, + structure/support and really great, kind, quality teachers.
Also the classes are super interesting… many topics are more akin to college seminar style of classes, like American History through Film, Dystopian Worlds (which is a combo of literature and creative writing), Human Ecological History, Physics in Astronomy, etc. Our family loves it. |
Anonymous
| How big are the classes? Would a kid with ASD/ADHD stick out or is that more the general profile? |
Anonymous
That is the general profile. NT kids tend to be siblings of ND kids or just kind of alternative ed philosophy folks. I think it would be hard for the school to support beyond ASD-2. |
Anonymous
| My ASD 1 kid has a lot of trouble with written expression and needs a lot of scaffolding and support with essays. Templeton told us that they can't support that. |
Anonymous
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Classes tend to be anywhere from about 8 to 14 kids, varies by class.
(Or did you mean how big is each grade? Approx 16 or 17 per grade right now I’d say, but that will grow a tiny bit now that they have more space.) My child with that profile is doing great at Templeton! |
Anonymous
| When we visited it seems they cycle kids in and out of field trips daily partly due to not having enough space for them. Not sure if that has changed. |
Anonymous
| I know a kid who transferred from a large public and absolutely thrived in the smaller environment there. |