Links and ToDos


Links

Administration
Calendar
Handbook
adminNOTES [instructions on school administration]
registrarNOTES [notes on registrar duties]
adminDATA [files, directory and rosters]
Fire Drill

 Forms
Northfield Learning Pathways for 2016-2017
Request for Re-enrollment 2017-2018 [coming soon]
Application for Admission 2017-2018 [coming soon]
Official Letterhead

Curriculum
MLTS & the Badges Of the Trivium [aka BOTs]
The BOTs are coming !
Formal Recognition [proposed]
Graduation Requirements [updated summer 2016]

Advertising
April 2016

Blogs about our vision & mission
At Last - the outreach to our community
Pedagogy - the outreach to one another as faculty/admin
Northfield Parents, Students & Teachers - the outreach to our parents and students

To Dos

  • your best in the 2016-2017 school year ... for the sake of your students
  • teach them how the trivium works as the only way to learn anything

Website ... could still use

FAQs > Comments

Alert us to frequent questions you feel need to be on this page..

Testimonials

Remain vigilant to collect thoughtful testimonials from existing AND previous students AND parents who are willing to "go public" on our website. We do not so much want "praise" as we want sound reflection on
  • the proper goals of a secondary education and
  • how Northfield did [or did not] help them reach those goals.

Graduates

Instead of trying to keep up with a list of graduates, I would like to make notes [on the bottom of the Subjects pages] about graduates [with links if possible] who we know went on to a noted level of achievement in work that is related to the subject in question ... for example Whitney Reader is an opera conductor in Germany and this could be noted under fine arts ... or Bob Elder is a history professor at Valpo university and this could be noted under history ... etc.... do NOT feel limited to professions ... it is OK to note engineers in science, computer programmers in math ... etc.

6 comments:

  1. ChaerephonFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:08 PM

    Thanks on the pix ... it helps people take that first step to come and visit us. After that, it is up to us to make sure they see an "educational opportunity" which they want for themselves and their children.

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    1. BeckyFebruary 22, 2016 at 6:28 PM

      OK, so I'm assuming Mrs. Kidd took pictures of all the students and all the faculty so that this step is over with, right?

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    2. Ms. DiazFebruary 24, 2016 at 5:29 PM

      She's not quite finished. We'll need a second day of photo taking, but I haven't heard back from her (just sent another email today) about when she will have them online. Will send a link to Bob as soon as I have it.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 17, 2016 at 2:00 PM

    Mike Alumbaugh was around last year and took a lot of candid and teacher pics around the school. He might be someone to ping.

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  3. Ms. DiazFebruary 24, 2016 at 5:34 PM

    BOTs

    I personally love the idea of teachers teaching multiple subjects. I'm a huge fan of modeling for our children what they are capable of. It feels like when we have teachers who only teach one subject (out of their own comfort level, as opposed to time available) it doesn't really convince the student that s/he can tackle any idea they face in their future. It feels very compartmentalized to me and I think it is VERY important that our curriculum and offering at Northfield are as far away from compartmentalizing as possible. Bill brought that up quite a while back. He mentioned wanting faculty to come together more often so we can have open discussion about our classrooms in the hopes that we would somehow "bleed" into each other. I've so missed being at the faculty meetings, but hope that I will be able to rejoin as my health gets better and better each day! : )

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2016 at 2:42 PM

    For icons, I like the:
    molecule (grammar - what things are made of)
    geometric compass (logic - how things fit together)
    pen-in-hand (rhetoric - engaging in conversation)

    I included all these in the ad draft I sent out a few weeks ago. Once I finish transferring last year's books for taxes, I can develop it further for digital and print ads as well as the Learning Pathways booklet.

    I'm open to suggestions for improvement.

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