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[quote=Anonymous]This is from ATS.

Great schools don't happen by chance, they happen by design. ATS has been guided by 7 traditional tenets since 1978:

1. Teacher-guided instruction in self-contained classrooms 
2. Emphasis on basic education in the core academic areas
3. Regular homework assigned at all grade levels
4. Weekly written summary of student progress communicated to parents
5. Promotion based on grade level mastery
6. Behavior, dress and grooming standards
7. Weekly assembly programs reinforces philosophy and build community

Additional philosophy that sets us apart from other schools include:

* Every child participates in the hallmark Summer Reading Challenge of reading 50 books
* Every child in grades 1-5 performs a class play at a Friday assembly
* Every child in grades 4 and 5 learns to play a musical instrument and plays in the beginning or advanced orchestra/band  and performs at an assembly and in the evening twice a year
* Every child in grades 4 and 5 sings in a grade-level chorus and and performs at an assembly and in the evening twice a year
* Every child in grade 5 is a school safety patrol modeling leadership and assisting children before/after school
* Sister school, Arlington Junior school, in Uganda, Africa

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