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Derry township school district ap classes10/18/2023 ![]() ![]() Years Volunteering with Special Olympics of NH Seniors Admitted to One of Their Top-Three College Choices Student voice and choice in the course selection process means that students can craft the overall academic program that serves their goals, interests, and abilities while prioritizing the essential balance of a healthy academic life. The AT program is not designed for every student to pursue AT courses in every discipline but instead allows students to specialize in and pursue their passions. Designed around college-level work and the mastery of key skills and concepts unique to each discipline, all AT courses include a “Gold Standard Project”–which involves an authentic question, deep research, and a real, public product–along with the most rigorous academic experiences offered at Derryfield. Teachers in the AT program don’t teach to a test, but to real-world outcomes. When the School stepped away from the AP program in the 2019-2020 school year, this choice represented the culmination of a multi-year process to redesign the Academic Program to reflect the Portrait of a Derryfield Graduate and the real-world skills those graduates need in each discipline. The Derryfield Advanced Topics (AT) program represents the pinnacle of skill development in each of our core academic disciplines. ![]()
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