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03/03/14 12:00pm

A Brooklyn High School Where College-level Work is the Norm

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Sponsored By BASIS Independent Brooklyn.

BASIS Independent Brooklyn, a brand new private K-12 school with a program of study ranked among the best in the world.

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Today we consider kids precocious if they can launch a start-up in college, but BASIS Independent Brooklyn, a private K-12 school opening this fall in Red Hook, believes students can achieve great heights and pursue their big ideas before they even leave high school.

BASIS.ed is synonymous with rigorous coursework. In eighth grade, students delve into a full year of introductory-level economics and have the chance to enroll in advanced electives such as environmental science or psychology. The BASIS Independent Schools’ curriculum undoubtedly has a strong STEM focus, but in truth they’re just returning to the roots of a well-rounded education. (“The original ‘liberal arts and sciences’ was made up of seven disciplines covering the full spectrum of knowledge,” BASIS Independent Schools communications director, David Schulz, points out.) Students are required to take an array of courses in history, language, literature, science and math, but also have their choice of advanced electives in subjects ranging from computer science to digital photography. (more…)

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02/10/14 12:15pm

A Refreshing Approach to Admissions at BASIS Independent Brooklyn

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Sponsored By BASIS Independent Brooklyn.

BASIS Independent Brooklyn, a brand new private K-12 school with a program of study ranked among the best in the world.

Created By BlankSlate

Waiting out school admissions–whether it’s a kindergarten or middle school spot at a coveted public school, or your child’s first-choice private school–can be maddening.

That’s what makes the admissions process at BASIS Independent Brooklyn so refreshing. The new private K-12 school, opening in Red Hook this fall, stands out among other education options in New York for its rigorous, STEM-focused curriculum, unique teaching style, and accountability. So, as part of their mission to raise American education to the highest international levels, they’re taking a different tack toward admissions. (more…)

02/05/14 12:01pm

A New Brooklyn School Raises the Bar for American Students

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Sponsored By BASIS Independent Brooklyn.

BASIS Independent Brooklyn, a brand new private K-12 school with a program of study ranked among the best in the world.

Created By BlankSlate

Few things concern Brooklyn parents more than getting their child into a good school. Desirable public schools offer no guarantee of admission, and most private schools are priced out of reach, which is why any parent currently weighing their options should consider the new k-12 BASIS Independent Brooklyn opening in Red Hook this fall.

The school is one of the first two private schools from BASIS.ed–the other is in Silicon Valley–and it will draw upon the successes of its flagship charter schools. To name a few: BASIS students take an average of 10 AP exams each, and most complete them by their junior year. BASIS students also outperform their peers in Shanghai, China–the top students in the world according to international assessment tests.

“We’re bucking the trend of American kids falling behind their international peers,” says BASIS Independent Schools communications director David Schulz, a New York City native and Stuyvesant High School alum who understands the need for superior schools in the city.

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Even if global test scores mean little to you, the way that BASIS teaches its own, rigorous curriculum is exciting in its own right. From the first through the fourth grades, students have two teachers in every class–a subject expert and a learning expert who travels with the students throughout the day, ensuring that any child experiencing difficulty in a subject can lean on this person for support. Mandarin is taught beginning in kindergarten, and by the first grade, students attend a class called “Connections” in which they’re given challenges to tie together their studies. A typical challenge might start with the children translating “The Three Little Pigs” into Mandarin, and then calculating the distance required for the wolf to blow down each house. All in the second grade.

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