I wanted to share this lovely poem Tricia Smith, faculty, wrote to the Class of 2013 on the eve of their graduation. I hope some in the class will remember it and realize the importance of the connections they made here. To me, it nicely illustrates the kind of relationships our teachers and students share and the depth of the work that transpires here by and with our students. Enjoy!
Today we are honored to welcome twenty-eight faculty members from Beijing National Day School, a public high school located in Beijing, China. Steve Downes has arranged this collaboration.
Topics: Tabor Academy, Fun Seawolf Moments, International Learning
At the beginning of school each year, we have the opportunity to hear from faculty who were awarded sabbaticals or significant professional development opportunities. There were three such presentations this year from Kevin Arnfield, Rick DaSilva '89, and Mark Howland.
Topics: Tabor Academy, Faculty News
Each spring, students have the opportunity to apply for a travel grant from Tabor Academy to support their interest in language or cultural study. The grant is made possible through the generosity of The Shattuck Family, who created this opportunity ten years ago based on their gratitude for their son’s experiences and awakening to the wider world through his study of foreign languages at Tabor.
Topics: Tabor Academy, Student Life, Global Citizens
Tomorrow, on September 14, on our first full weekend of school, Tabor students will hit the streets to make their mark on our local community.
Topics: Tabor Academy, Service Learning
The beginning of school is always a whirlwind. New faces to meet, old friends to greet. It is an exciting time as everything gets up and running. The students have fresh resolve to put their best foot forward, the faculty are rested and ready to engage their pupils in all the right ways, to do their best coaching on the playing fields and to be the best dorm parents and advisors to their charges. It is a wonderful time, full of potential, in the life of a school person.
Back to School can be a tough time for most kids as summer comes to a close and the routine of school and homework kicks in. But not our Seawolves! They love getting back to Tabor to see their friends, to enjoy their beloved campus, and to engage again with their team mates to make the most of the upcoming season!
Topics: Athletics
By Joe Doggett, Director of Studies
Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered in 21 different courses at Tabor and remain popular with our students as a way to challenge themselves academically with a college level curriculum. Results from this spring’s AP testing have been released and Tabor students have continued to fare very well on these tests.
Advanced Placement Tests are scored 1-5, with a score of 3 or better indicating a readiness for college level work. Scores of 4-5 are when a college, if they allow AP credits to transfer at all, will award those credits and free students to move to more challenging courses as they enter Freshman year.
The general trend over the years of more 4’s and 5’s and fewer 1’s and 2’s continued to hold true for 2013. The percentage of students scoring 3 or better (the accepted benchmark for colleges acknowledging credit-worthy performance) stands at an all-time high this year at 82% out of 184 student tested. The most popular subjects for students to test in are US History and Chemistry with an average score of 3.4 and 3.6 respectively. The highest average scores (a 3.7 or better) were achieved in English Language, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Biology, Physics B (non-calculus based), Physics C M (calculus-based mechanics) and French.
Particular kudos go to the students and teachers of the Calculus AB and BC courses: 22 out of 23 students in BC Calculus earned a 4 or a 5 (20 5’s!), while 31 out of 35 in AB Calculus earned a 4 or a 5 (22 5’s). That is impressive.
Well done Tabor students and Class of 2013! You raised the bar yet again!
Topics: Tabor Academy, Advanced Placement, Student Life
Three Tabor alumni, starting at the crack of dawn, were involved in the 6th annual Cape Cod Bay Challenge on August 17th. The Cape Cod Bay Challenge is a 34-mile stand up paddle-board marathon benefitting Christopher's Haven, a home for families whose children are receiving cancer treatment at Mass General and Dana Farber.
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Topics: Tabor Academy, Fundraising News
The Class of 2013 has graduated, and our students have had their "moving up" ceremony which crowns new leaders and physically moves them from their old chapel seats up to their new views as Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores. While always a fun service, this year a little history was made.
Topics: Student Life
