Why should my child consider a program like this?
That's a great question and tough to answer in a way that applies to every student. This program is unique and in its simplest form, this is a program that allows students to learn in a collaborative project-based format. It is geared towards students who prefer to tackle real-world problems with longer periods of time to get into the “flow” of critical thinking, inquiry, and problem solving.
This is not just a STEM program or a Humanities program, but a program where the foundational Design and Development course teaches all students how to use design thinking to create and solve problems. Design thinking and other problem solving approaches can be applied to learning in Science, Social Studies, and English.
When your child's high school career is over and 4 years have been spent in this program, your child will have more than grades to share with colleges or future employers. Jasper students will have a portfolio of their work to use for college applications or job interviews. Jasper students will have experiences and projects to write about in a college essay or speak about in an interview from course work and real internship experience. Connections in the community can hopefully serve as additional references when applying to college or a job.
It is also important to know that colleges are starting to change their application process. Wake Forest University is a great example and this link takes you to a page that provides their reasons for making test scores optional as part of the application process. Bucknell also has a helpful page explaining their test optional admissions. Some schools, like Wake Forest, have been test score optional for years, but even more are doing it now as a result of the pandemic.
This is not just a STEM program or a Humanities program, but a program where the foundational Design and Development course teaches all students how to use design thinking to create and solve problems. Design thinking and other problem solving approaches can be applied to learning in Science, Social Studies, and English.
When your child's high school career is over and 4 years have been spent in this program, your child will have more than grades to share with colleges or future employers. Jasper students will have a portfolio of their work to use for college applications or job interviews. Jasper students will have experiences and projects to write about in a college essay or speak about in an interview from course work and real internship experience. Connections in the community can hopefully serve as additional references when applying to college or a job.
It is also important to know that colleges are starting to change their application process. Wake Forest University is a great example and this link takes you to a page that provides their reasons for making test scores optional as part of the application process. Bucknell also has a helpful page explaining their test optional admissions. Some schools, like Wake Forest, have been test score optional for years, but even more are doing it now as a result of the pandemic.
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Our Jasper HUB is also unique to our program and it gives teachers, administrators, and students a consistent time and space to address important topics to the development of students and discuss issues important to students, the school community, and the greater community at large. This is a time for academic, social-emotional, and personal growth and will be a consistent feature of Jasper throughout all 4 years.
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