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In the High School (details here), there are recorded lectures, which most students watch on Mon & Wed. The student work sessions are on Tuesday and Thursday, and the teacher-led live class is on Fridays.

All of our courses meet live with the teacher (lasting between 35 and 60 minutes) on Monday through Thursday. Students will meet in a small group of students (without the instructor) every Friday to work through an assignment. (This is similar to the Math Academy group meetings.)

Enrollment opens on May 15th for the next year. Your child can join a Math Academy class at any point in the school year. We will assist them to make sure there is a smooth transition. Enroll now.

We believe that developing an enthusiasm for learning, and independent and creative thinking are most important to us. We also spend a good amount of time on skills, and have a rigorous and supportive program, but sparking an interest in learning and developing real problem-solving abilities are our goals.

After the school year gets started, Jamie will hold parent meetings twice per quarter (about once per month) in order to elaborate on his intentions for the class and to answer parents’ questions.  While it is best to attend these meetings live, they will be recorded so you can watch them at a later time.

One of the central features of the Jamie York Academy is the peer-group sessions. In the Math Academy, students meet twice a week in peer groups to work on interesting problems or puzzles. In the science courses, students meet on Fridays to work together on problems or questions.

Today’s parents seem to worry about their child being “behind”.  Most students have some holes or weaknesses with their math skills.  But don’t worry, I start with the assumption that all students have either not been introduced to certain topics, or have forgotten.  My job is to introduce new material in an engaging way that works for children of all ability levels, and to find ways to review and strengthen skills that were introduced (or not) in previous years.

However, if your child is truly too far behind grade level or his/her learning challenges are too great, then you may choose to have your child just work individually with one of our tutors instead of being enrolled in a class with other students.

In our Academy, “main lessons” are 3- or 4-week intensive courses meant to cover a topic in-depth, in a developmentally-appropriate manner.

In the sciences for example, students cover various subjects each year. For example Physics is covered each year from 6th-12th grade, addressing various aspects of the physical world appropriately for each grade-level.

The whole class (grade level) could be any size (we have students in the Math Academy from around the world). The teacher-led live sessoions (High School) or tutorial sessions (Middle School) usually consist of around ten students. Student peer-work groups are between two and five students.

Our students will need to watch Jamie’s recorded lectures and participate in live video conferencing (with their parents at their side for grades 5 and 6). Our program does not involve any other use of computers, such as Internet research, watching YouTube videos, etc.

Although in some ways the science courses do build on what was covered the previous year, it is generally no problem for a student to take one of our science courses if they didn’t have that course (physics, chemistry, or biology) the previous year. Any prerequisite knowledge gained from previous years will be reviewed as it comes up.

In Waldorf-based education, topics are chosen based on the age development-level of the students rather than their ability or intelligence. Jamie York Academy doesn’t ‘push’ or seek to accelerate students, instead offering challenging material within their development level for advanced students while ensuring that nobody feels overwhelmed or anxious. If a student is behind grade level, the teacher assumes that they have not been introduced to certain topics and will find ways to introduce new material in an engaging way and review previous skills. In rare cases, a student may work with a tutor individually if they are too far behind grade level or have significant learning challenges. The goal is for all students to feel successful, appropriately challenged, and excited about learning math.

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