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Head of School Weekly Email: High Stakes + High Engagement = Meaningful Assessments AcademicsHead of SchoolNewsParents

Head of School Weekly Email: High Stakes + High Engagement = Meaningful Assessments

Dear TA Families, What do we mean when we describe something as 'high stakes' in an education setting? Usually the phrase is associated with various kinds of testing, such as required state assessments, a heavily-weighted course final, or college entrance exams - the outcomes of which can have a major…
Carrie Brennan
January 12, 2024
Special Education Director to Retire After 41 Years Serving Students AcademicsHead of SchoolNews

Special Education Director to Retire After 41 Years Serving Students

Photo credit: Dan Grossman. Deb Sanders-Dame (right) and Molly Dugan-Sullivan volunteer at the Woods Trail Run registration table. After serving students for more than four decades, Thetford Academy's Director of Special Education Services, Dr. Deb Sanders-Dame, will retire at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. Sanders-Dame, also known as…
Carrie Brennan
January 11, 2024
Counseling Office to Host College Information Sessions AcademicsCounselingNewsParents

Counseling Office to Host College Information Sessions

Thetford Academy's Counseling Office will host a series of information sessions this winter to introduce current juniors and their families to the college choice and application process. The first of these sessions, scheduled for January 22, 2024 at 6 p.m. (virtual meeting), will provide an introductory overview to the college…
Patty McIlvaine
January 11, 2024
Head of School Weekly Email: News for the New Year AcademicsAthleticsHead of SchoolNewsParents

Head of School Weekly Email: News for the New Year

Dear TA Families, Early January is a busy time of transition, as we return from holiday break and immerse ourselves back into classes for the final stretch of the semester. Students are working on culminating projects, essays, performances, exams, and reflections. This is an especially intense period for high school students, whose current roster…
Carrie Brennan
January 6, 2024
Head of School Weekly Email: Real World Learning AcademicsHead of SchoolNewsParents

Head of School Weekly Email: Real World Learning

Dear TA Families, Last week I featured students taking their learning onto the stage, over the airwaves, and into the woods in the 'student learning spotlights' section of my weekly email. Today I want to share more examples of TA classes and clubs testing their knowledge and skills in real world settings during the culminating…
Carrie Brennan
December 15, 2023