Academic Goals West Branch School Williamsport PA historic Newberry in Williamsport Pennsylvania kindergarten through 8th grade private school

Academic Goals

In coming to West Branch School, your child is entering a program that is a process. The sooner a child enters the process in his or her early elementary years, the better formed will be the positive habits and perspectives held by this child upon leaving the school in the seventh year (sixth grade age) and, in some cases, eighth or ninth year. Because we view the social and emotional development of each child as a facet of his/her being that cannot and should not be separated from the learning that takes place in the academic content areas, the program offers a comprehensive approach to the whole child, including the childs growing comprehension of his/her personal relationship with family, community, nation, world, and even cosmos.

Major Goals

By the time a West Branch School child graduates we want to see before us a person who. . .

Has a genuine thirst for learning of all kinds.
Has learned how to learn.
Reads widely.
Asks questions.
Uses a variety of resources.
Uses different problem solving strategies.
Creates new ideas and hypotheses that lead to further learning.
Makes connections and seeing more and larger perspectives.
Enjoys challenges.
Becomes more organized.
Continues to develop a strong work ethic.
Develops an increased capacity to start, follow through, and finish projects.
Works with others toward a goal.
Writes and rewrites.
Has surpassed the usual expectations or standards for achievement in traditional content areas or worked at the upper range of personal ability.
Has gotten involved in the arts.
Has a well-developed understanding of health and safety.
Has the ability to communicate what has been learned and speak in front of others.
Has discovered ways to put new learnings to good use.
Has developed a strong sense of tolerance for different perspectives, ideas, beliefs, and approaches.
Has real experience working with groups of people or team members in leading, sharing, discussing, brainstorming, and finding solutions.
Has increased capacity for delayed gratification and positive change.
Has integrity and strives for right behavior and action.
Has a genuine regard for others and the bigger picture or greater good.
Has the ability to take firm responsibility for personal actions without blaming others.
Has a heightened positive sense of a self and self's relationship to and position in the world.

Before and After School Care

Notice of Nondescriminatory Policy as to Students

West Branch School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis or race, color, national and ethnic origin in admissions policies, scholarship and other school-administered programs.