Program: The Warp and the Weft at Nashoba Brooks
“Teachers meet by departments (Creative Arts, Humanities, Math, Physical Education, Science, Technology, World Language) to evaluate and revise the curriculum. Departments, guided by department chairs, examine the teaching of subject matter across grades, setting goals for student skill and content development at each grade level.
“In addition to belonging to a curricular department, each Nashoba Brooks teacher is a member of one or more teams. Teams are organized by grade levels and focus on the developmental needs of each age group. Team leaders convene weekly meetings, which are the primary venues for faculty collaboration. Team leaders build consensus, provide critical leadership and support to all team members, and ensure that the school’s overall mission is embodied in day-to-day experiences and in myriad decisions—about field trips, special interdisciplinary projects, and discussions of a particular student’s needs.
“We like to think of the lengthwise, vertical threads (departments—the ‘warp’) interlacing with crosswise, horizontal threads (teams—the ‘weft’). Our goal is to weave a curricular fabric that is as richly textured as it is strong.”
—Neal Brown, Assistant Head of School
Curriculum Overviews
To view and print PDF versions of our Curriculum overviews click on the following links:
PS I, PS II, Kindergarten and Grade One Curriculum Overview
Grade Two and Grade Three Curriculum Overview
Grade Four, Grade Five and Grade Six Curriculum Overview
Grade Seven and Grade Eight Curriculum Overview
Diversity Curriculum Overviews
The Diversity Curriculum Overview outlines the school's diversity curriculum in preschool through eighth grade. It was designed as a lens for strengthening the diversity curriculum and as a means of communicating this curriculum to parents. The creation of this overview involved teachers at all grade levels. Each teaching team created an age-appropriate philosophy and provided specific supporting examples. The Diversity Curriculum Overview is an intrinsic part of the school's curriculum materials.
PS I, PS II, Kindergarten and Grade One Diversity Curriculum Overview
Grade Two and Grade Three Diversity Curriculum Overview
Grade Four, Grade Five and Grade Six Diversity Curriculum Overview
Grade Seven and Grade Eight Diversity Curriculum Overview
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