THE FIELD DIFFERENCE
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Changing the world, one boy at a time.
With a forward-thinking social emotional program designed uniquely for the middle school boy, our students explore what it means to be a young man in today's world and learn to develop a deep sense of power through authenticity. Field graduates go into their communities confident and clear on who they are, inspired and ready to make a positive impact.
Irresistible Learning
Our students love to learn. We take pride in creating classrooms that provide strong academic rigor (differentiated math, multi-tiered Spanish, advanced ELA, science & humanities, etc.) while consistently providing inspiring content, room for physical movement, space for continued curiosity, and opportunities for students to share their unique perspectives. Other aspects include a robust build space, a passion-to-purpose class, and an ongoing advisory program.
Our Community Agreements
In our first year, we gathered with our pioneer students, families, and educators to create our original community agreements. At the start of each school year, we gather again to address these agreements, make edits as needed, to make sure they grow and evolve to reflect our commitments.
We start by checking in with the self (our emotions, our bodies, our privilege(s), our needs, and our hopes), and we speak for ourselves.
We presume positive intent, and we own our impact.
We build up and allow each other to develop autonomy, and we explore without judgment of us as people.
We put care and effort into what we do and recognize that to become life-long learners we embrace that mistakes and failings are inevitable and are opportunities to grow.
We create and maintain open space, and we embrace and use diverse perspectives to discover things about ourselves and each other.
We believe that purposeful feedback is a gift, and we aim to give honest, direct, and compassionate feedback.
We understand that we contribute to and collectively create the culture of our community. We work together to build a community of care, cooperation, collaboration, support, and dialog.
We respect others: their personal space, their individuality, and their unique differences.
We leave spaces better than we find them.
Our Graduate Profile
Along with the academic requirements for graduation, at Field, we have our own set of expectations that are rooted in our irresistible classroom and our community agreements.
Each Field graduate will:
View learning as having real purpose in a life well-lived, not just as a path toward his next educational endeavor
Write a compelling, persuasive essay on a matter of personal interest
Analyze, memorize and critique a piece of another’s writing
Design, build, and create working instructions for something tangible
Rely upon and take care of self and others in a natural environment
Regularly give gratitude
Solve a demanding problem as part of a team and understand his value on that team
Take a leadership role in a project, event or activity of importance
Using data-driven research, determine whether a statement made by a public official is true
Converse in a foreign language about something that he has read in that language
Examine media coverage of an issue or event from various perspectives
Nurture another living being
Conduct a scientific experiment, collect and record empirical data, and write a summary of the results with sound conclusions
Participate in a team competition in a way that makes him feel physically, emotionally and/or intellectually more powerful
Feel confident enough in his authentic self that he desires to empower justice for others
Mentor another student in something in which he feels qualified
Create and/or perform a complex piece of art
Consistently and correctly assess his own strengths and limitations to set personal goals
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