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==History== |
==History== |
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Waterford was founded in 1981 by the non-profit Waterford Institute as a research school. The school's mission is to educate children by joining the great lessons of a classical liberal arts education with the benefits of the latest computer technology. |
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Waterford was founded in 1986 as a school by Dustin Heuston, CEO of the [[Waterford Institute]]. First located in Provo, Utah (1981). Then moved to Sandy, Utah in 1986. The School is currently headed by Nancy Heuston. |
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==Academics== |
==Academics== |
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Waterford offers a rigorous academic program that provides a solid foundation for study at competitive colleges. For a school of its size, the curriculum contains an especially broad spectrum of courses, from introductory levels to honors and 13 [[Advanced Placement Program|AP]] courses to highly sophisticated opportunities for independent work. Tabor offers classes in the traditional [[liberal arts]] fields such as the [[humanities]], [[math]] and the [[science]]s but also unusual offerings for a secondary school such as [[Latin language|Latin]], [[history of science]], and lab-intensive [[molecular biology]]. The math and science faculty are particularly accommodating to independent study and a pace of learning customized for each student's needs. In recent years, for example, students finishing calculus early have formed 'advanced topics' math classes covering linear algebra and multivariable calculus. |
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The Waterford School also has an excellent theater program under the direction of [[Javen Tanner]]. The program includes annual middle, upper, and lower school plays, sometimes combining the middle and upper schools. Smaller productions are also sometimes produced. |
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Recent productions include: |
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* This Bird of Dawning Singeth All Night Long |
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* A Winter's Tale |
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* Absurd Shorts (an evening of absurdist theater by Samuel Beckett and others) |
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* The Bald Soprano |
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* A Burial At Thebes |
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==Athletics== |
==Athletics== |
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Waterford offers a full array of individual, team and recreational sports, including lacrosse, soccer, crew, basketball, volleyball, track, cross country, racquetball, tennis and golf. The school participates in the Utah High School Activities Association Division IIIA. The school holds State Championship titles in men's lacrosse (2003, 2004, 2006), men's soccer (2003, 2007), women's soccer (2007), men's basketball (2002), women's cross country (2004) men's tennis (2005, 2007), women's tennis (200,2002,2003) and golf (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004). |
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Waterford has a number of girls and boys athletic teams. Its most successful team is Men's Lacrosse, winning several state titles despite Waterford's small size and lacrosse' non-UHSAA-regulated status. |
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==Faculty== |
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Since its inception, the Waterford School has developed a faculty with impressive credentials and an unquenchable love for teaching and learning. Waterford teachers were educated at well respected colleges and universities in the United States, including Brown, Swarthmore, Brigham Young University, Yale, Stanford and Harvard. More than 60 percent of the faculty have master's or doctorate degrees and the average tenure is 9 years. |
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Most notably, the Waterford Racquetball Team is the largest team at the school and also the largest high school racquetball team in the state. It has won numerous tournaments, and, in 2009, earned first with nearly twice as many points as the second place team at the State Tournament. |
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The Waterford School is fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. It is also accredited by the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS), and a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) |
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Waterford has a number of annual traditions. |
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*Spirit Week: friendly competition in January where each grade has a specific color they wear for the whole day. |
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*Freshman interim: incoming freshman go on a class trip before school starts |
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*Senior prank: The 2004 prank was filling an indoor hallway with cars. In 2008, student government officers agreed to forgo the prank in exchange for a school-sponsored, all-night party on campus. The class of 2009 is hosting a similar party and taking an extra day off school, May 22, as a "senior sluff day." |
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*Senior trip: seniors take finals early and miss their last few days of high school to go on a class trip. |
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*WOW day: where a grade or entire middle school/ High school earns the ability to able to wear non-uniform clothing. |
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==Notes== |
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*<small>{{fnb|1}} [[Waterford, Vermont|Waterford]] is a town in [[Vermont]]. Both the school and the [[Waterford Institute]] are named after it.</small> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 19:09, 11 June 2009
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History
Waterford was founded in 1981 by the non-profit Waterford Institute as a research school. The school's mission is to educate children by joining the great lessons of a classical liberal arts education with the benefits of the latest computer technology.
Academics
Athletics
Waterford offers a full array of individual, team and recreational sports, including lacrosse, soccer, crew, basketball, volleyball, track, cross country, racquetball, tennis and golf. The school participates in the Utah High School Activities Association Division IIIA. The school holds State Championship titles in men's lacrosse (2003, 2004, 2006), men's soccer (2003, 2007), women's soccer (2007), men's basketball (2002), women's cross country (2004) men's tennis (2005, 2007), women's tennis (200,2002,2003) and golf (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004).
Faculty
Since its inception, the Waterford School has developed a faculty with impressive credentials and an unquenchable love for teaching and learning. Waterford teachers were educated at well respected colleges and universities in the United States, including Brown, Swarthmore, Brigham Young University, Yale, Stanford and Harvard. More than 60 percent of the faculty have master's or doctorate degrees and the average tenure is 9 years.
Student life
Accreditation
The Waterford School is fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. It is also accredited by the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS), and a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
External links
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