Athena Learning
High School Readiness Grade 8
High School Readiness Supporting 8th Graders in High School Admissions
Students in New York City face the exciting but daunting prospect of high school admissions in a city with over 400 high schools. The 8th Grade High School Readiness Program guides students through the school selection and application process.
Section 1 8th Grade High School Readiness Program Overview Meeting twice per week in the Fall, the program supports students through high school admissions. The program guides 8th grade students
through the application process to the amaz - ing range of high school options available in New York City including: • " SHSAT Schools • Screened High Schools • Open Enrollment Schools • Performing Arts Schools • Visual Arts Schools • Charter High Schools • TACHS/ Catholic Schools • Other Religious Schools • Independent Day Schools • Boarding Schools • CTE Schools . The program also teaches self - organization, personal statement and essay writing and to help students through the application process.
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Students in 8th grade are faced with a complex challenge: apply - ing to high school in a city that has over 400 of them. Whereas most American 13 year olds go on to their local, zoned high schools, New York City’s 8th graders get to choose from an extraordinary array of options: from Performing/Visual Arts schools to Specialized High Schools to Screened High Schools to Career - Technical Education High Schools and more. When we add in religious and private school options, the range of schools gets even bigger. With a tight deadline of December 1 for the 2022 public high school admissions cycle, 8th graders and guidance counselors are under pressure to complete the admissions process in a timely fashion. Given that the choice of high school is one of the most impor - tant decisions in a person’s life --- easily, as important as where one goes to college --- students need all the help they can get in finding the perfect set of schools and applying successfully to them. The 8th Grade High School Readiness program is designed to provide that extra layer of support. From creating a working list of schools based on a student’s learning profile and interests to Section 2 8th Grade Curriculum Overview
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touring schools and completing applications to screened and per - forming/ visual arts schools, the Grade 8 High School Readiness program streamlines the process so that schools, students and families feel supported during a hectic and stressful time. The program meets twice per week up until December 1, the deadline for public high school applications. Then, it meets once per week and supports students through the early March period when they receive their admissions decisions. The program is about a great deal more than “just” getting the right applications done well. It is about using each student’s inter - ests and goals to drive their school selection process and support - ing growth in self - organization, self - advocacy and self - presentation. The end result is a student who is more aware of what they want from their high school experience and who can enter high school with excitement, passion and purpose.
THE GRADE 8 HIGH SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM The program meets 25 times during the school year; meeting more frequently during the Fall application process and then meeting once per week through the an - nouncement of high school admissions.
TOTAL NUMBER OF SESSIONS
SESSIONS PER WEEK
DATES
From October 17 to December 1
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From December 5 to March 14
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TOTAL NUMBER OF SESSIONS
The program includes three parent workshops so that families stay in the loop throughout the process.
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Please contact us at heather@lepage - miller.com for more infor - mation on how to bring the 8th Grade High School Readiness program to your school.
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THE HIGH SCHOOL READINESS GRADE 8 CURRICULUM
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The High School Readiness program helps students identify the subjects they love and the careers they envision so that they can find high schools that wi ll a ll ow them to pursue their areas of interest at the highest level possible.
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Students learn the Cornell Note - taking tech - nique which helps them to organize what they learn in the program and retain it. This tech - nique will be useful across all academic subjects.
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Early Co ll ege High Schools a ll ow students to begin their co ll ege careers while sti ll in high school.
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The Grade 8 High School Readiness Program continues until the conclusion of the high school admissions process.
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Family engagement is a critical component in the high school ad - missions process. The High School Readiness Program o ff ers the following workshops to provide deeper dives into topics of inter - est to specific school categories. Section 3 Family/ Parent Workshops Parent Workshops O ff ered: Workshop 1: Overview of High School Admissions Workshop 2: SHSAT Admissions and Test Prep Workshop 3: Preparing an Audition or Portfolio to Arts High Schools Workshop 4: Applying to Boarding Schools or Independent Day Schools, including the Financial Aid process.
These workshops are included in the price of the program.
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For more information, please contact Heather Miller, Director of Athena Learning at
Email: heather@lepage - miller.com
Phone: " 617 710 8746
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