The Benjamin School Focus: Academics

Focus Area: Program - Academics

Goal: Continue to enhance the academic program to provide students with the skills and knowledgeneeded to thrive in college and beyond.

Strategic Initiatives:

• Continue to set appropriate academic expectations for all students and provide the strategies to best helpthem all reach their potential

• Identify and more broadly implement pedagogies that enhance student engagement and promoteinterdisciplinary learning

• Explore additional certificate-based programs and varied international programs to help students developglobal competencies

• Continue to address the vertical continuity across the three divisions so that the transitions from gradeto-gradeand level-to-level are seamless, and the curriculum provides an appropriate level of rigor for thedevelopmental age of the student

• Continue to review and update how we support incoming students and families who transition from other schools

• Continue to seek and implement innovative ways to use technology, enhancing meaningful technologyintegration, as appropriate

• Continue to review the college counseling process to ensure that students in grades 8 through 12 receiveguidance appropriate for their grade-specific needs