NARS School Profile and Student Profile |
How NARS uses the offices and school building -- and the results
1. What is the school profile? The student profile?
2. How does NARS use the Maine and Florida offices?
3. How do colleges and the military view NARS graduates?
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Profile of our High School and Profile of our Students
The North Atlantic Regional High School is located in Lewiston, Maine.
NARHS is a state-authorized private school, recognized by the Department of Education, and fully accredited by the National Private Schools Association. We assist in designing and delivering a custom-designed program for each student, whether he or she is attending public school, private school, college classes, or homeschool. For homeschool families, parents decide and direct the content of each course, while fulfilling the requirements for each specific high school credit. Once the student has acquired the necessary credits, he or she is eligible for a high school diploma. Students graduate with varying numbers of high school credits according to their ability, ambition, and academic goals.
Founded and incorporated in 1989, our school adheres to the foundational core curriculum outlined by the state, but allows broad flexibility in fulfilling those requirements under the careful evaluation of our state-certified teachers and support staff.
Students working on their high school courses are allowed to work at their own pace; there are no speed limits here. Students are allowed to go as fast as they like, or as slow as they need.
Our high school program is enjoying an expanding presence in other states, especially among homeschoolers. In recent years, we have been gratified that public schools and other private schools in numerous states have referred students to NARHS.
Students may come to us with a mix of public schooling, private schooling, and college work. Most of our students have been homeschooled for at least part of their school careers, but not all. Some students begin working on their high school diploma when they are 11 or 12 years old, some begin college courses as young as 15. Others finish the requirements as adults. For some students, we work with their very first course selections for high school, while for others we work to reconstruct the academic work they did years ago.
NARHS graduates have moved into college, careers, and military service (all branches). Some continued the family farm, some went to technical schools, and some became apprentices in other trades. Some graduates continued their academic pursuits at Harvard University, Gordon College, Johns Hopkins University, Penn State, Liberty University, BJU, The Julliard School, Cornell, Purdue, and a host of other colleges, some of which are listed below.
Parents and students enjoy the diversity offered in the academic programs provided under the guidance of our school. Likewise, the school enjoys the diversity offered by such a mix of students.
Since each student’s program is custom-designed, there is no class standing or class ranking, but the student’s GPA is calculated to reflect his or her level of academic performance.
Although all our students were NOT prepared in the same way, they WERE all prepared for the same thing -- they were prepared for adulthood.
In the Class of 2002, there were 330 graduates.
The Class of 2003 had 439.
The Class of 2004 had 548.
The Class of 2005 had 608.
The Class of 2006 had 528
The Class of 2007 had 759 graduates.
The Class of 2008 has not yet graduated.
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These are the situations in which we meet with students and families on the NARS campuses. Except for open workshops, students and families come by appointment.
TUTORIAL SESSIONS
These sessions occur on an “as needed” basis. A student may need actual direct instruction in a subject area to complete a course requirement or to get past a difficult area of study. These sessions are always initiated by the parent or student and arranged by the specific teacher assigned as their advisor. Such sessions may involve that teacher or another who is better skilled in the area of need. These sessions may take place once or twice a week and last for 6 weeks, or whatever proves to be necessary for the student. The parent and student decide. It is preferred and encouraged that the student AND the parent participate is these tutorial sessions.
GUIDANCE SESSIONS
Parents and students will come to NARS for an appointment with their assigned certified teacher. These consultations are offered on an “as needed” basis; some families never need any of these guidance services and some families need one or two. Guidance sessions may involve issues of learning difficulty, issues of transition because the family has moved, issues of advancement to other grade levels, issues of readiness to advance and how to get there, and so on. Another form of guidance may involve “packaging” a student for college admissions or for scholarship qualification.
TESTING AND EVALUATIONS
Students and families sometimes come to the NARS campus to participate in Individual Standardized Achievement Testing, while some come for less formal evaluations. Formal testing is done by certified staff and the results are carefully offered to the parents and, in most cases, to the student. All testing is done one-at-a-time and no “group” testing is offered.
ACADEMIC REVIEW
Students may come to NARS with a host of previous work done at other schools or in other educational settings, such as previous high schools, college classes, homeschooling, specialized courses, organizations (scouts, 4-H, US Coast Guard, etc.). Academic reviews are offered to evaluate what high school credits may have already been achieved and, therefore, which ones remain to be completed to qualify for completing the graduation requirements. We offer this service for ADULTS, also, since they can benefit from earning their high school diplomas.
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Families and students come to the campus for one-by-one appointments with their assigned certified teacher for portfolio reviews. These reviews are required for all of our students. They present the work they have completed according to our published guidelines. It is reviewed subject-by-subject, and the teacher makes the appropriate notes in the student’s academic file.
CURRICULUM PLANNING SESSIONS
A typical question for this type of appointment might be, “We want to do a Science course that avoids promoting evolution as the only way life has developed. What Science courses will offer what we want?” These curriculum planning sessions are referrals to one of the 750+ items we have published in our High School Resource Advisor. We have no vested interest in the choice the family makes for their coursework, and therefore, we are free to make multiple recommendations to the student and family and allow them to decide. In the curriculum planning sessions, NARS staff acts as a resource only, offering our knowledge of the various curriculum items we have studied. Ultimately the choices are the parents’ and students’ to make.
COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNING
Parents and students come to these appointments as part of their preparation for college, career, or military futures. These appointments are always initiated by the family and are held on a one-by-one basis at NARS. One of the usual outcomes of these appointments is telling the student or parent which questions to ask the military recruiter, college admissions, or prospective employer. We offer direction, but they do the actual research. They sometimes call on us for follow up recommendations, and we do what we can to help.
NARS has no binding affiliations, no personal interests, and no financial arrangements of any kind with any college, employer, or branch of the military. We offer guidance in these areas, but all decisions are made by the family and student. Decisions made are bases on what's best for the student and not any institution or business.
PARENT TRAINING
From time to time, we may offer parent training workshops. These would be offered to a group of parents (and in some cases students) to motivate, encourage, and offer direction in improving the student performance. These may include topics such as
“Finding Your Child’s Learning Style”
“How Do I Know When I’m Doing Enough?”
“The 4 Advantages of Homeschooling”
“Dual Enrollment -- Using College Courses to Fulfill
High School Requirements”
“Preparing My Child for the Real World”
“How to Evaluate a Writing Assignment”
“The Nuts and Bolts of a Self-Designed Course”
None of these sessions are mandatory, but they are offered occasionally to families associated with the school.
GENERAL PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
Several times a year, we invite people from the community to attend information nights about our program. Ten or twenty people may assemble on a given day to hear our presentation and to ask us questions.
FOLLOW UP INTERVIEWS
Once a family has made contact with NARS about their student, we may invite them to an appointment here at NARS. These appointments give them an opportunity to interview us about how we might benefit their student or their situation. Sometimes these are simple, “Tell me about your school” inquiries. Sometimes they are more, “Here is our situation...What can NARS do to help us?”
Generally, all appointments are confined to one hour. General workshops and parent training sessions last two hours.
Some of our certified teachers are here everyday, but not all. Some of our certified teachers work full-time, some work in other schools during the school day, some are part-time and work as they are able, and some are available to step in as needs arise. Accordingly, teachers make appointments on the days they will be here. Support staff in the office work full time and can reach the teachers as they are needed. In all, 30 staff work from the Lewiston office.
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How do colleges and the military view NARS graduates?
These are the colleges, universities, and schools to which our graduates have been accepted in the past three years. This should offer some idea of the types of students and families who work with us and where our students have gone after high school graduation.
Adelphi University
Adirondack Community College.
Adrian College
Alaska Pacific University
Albright College
American University
Amherst College
Andrews University
Antioch College
Arcadia University
Asbury College
Ashworth College
Assumption College
Atlanta Christian College
Augusta (GA) State University
Babson College
Bard College
Barry University
Barton College
Bates College
Baylor University
Ball State University
Bellevue Community College
Bellin College of Nursing
Belmont Abbey College
Beloit College
Bennington College
Berea College
Berklee College of Music
Berkshire Inst of Christian Studies
Bethel University
Bluffton University
Bob Jones University
Bowdoin College
Boston University
Bowen Technical College
Bowling Green State University
Brevard Community College
Bridgewater State University
Brigham Young University
Brookhaven College
Brownsville School of Ministry
Bryan College
Bryn Mawr College
Camden Community College
Carleton University
Carnegie Mellon University
Catholic University of America
Cedarville University
Central Maine Comm College
Central Michigan University
Christopher Newport University
Cincinnati Bible Coll & Seminary
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Claremont McKenna College
Clark University
Clarkson University
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Institute of Music
College Misericordia
College of Charleston
College of the Atlantic
College of New Jersey
College of St. Rose
College of St. Scholastica
College of the Ozarks
College of Wooster
Colorado Christian University
Colorado College
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Columbia International University
Concordia University
Cooper Union Adv Science & Art
Cornell University
Cornish College of the Arts
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Creighton University
Curtis Institute of Music.
Daniel Webster College
Daystar University (Kenya)
Denison University
Denver Darkroom Schl of Photography
DePaul University
DeVry University
Divers Institute of Technology
Dordt College
Drexel University
Drew University
Dutchess Community College
Earlham College
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Nazarene College
Eastern University
Eastman Conservatory of Music
Eckerd College
Elim Bible Institute
Elizabethtown College
Embry Riddle University
Erskine College
Evergreen State College
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairmont State College
Florida State University
Franciscan University
Franklin College
Franklin Pierce College
Freed-Hardeman University
Full Sail School of Film, Art......
Geneva College
George Fox College
George Washington University
Georgetown University
God’s Bible School & College
Gordon College
Grace University
Granite State College
Green River Comm College
Grinnel University
Grove City College
Guilford College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampshire College
Hartt School of Music
Harvard University
Hesser College
Houghton College
Highland Comm College
Hillsboro Comm College
Hillsdale College
Holy Cross (College of the)
Hofstra University
Huntington College
Husson College
Indian River Comm College
Indiana University
Iowa State University
Ithaca College
Ivy Technical Comm College
James Madison University
Jefferson Davis Comm College
Johns Hopkins University
Johnson and Wales University
Julliard
Kalamazoo College
Kansas State University
Keene State College
Kennebec Valley Tech College
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Knox College
Lake Sumter Comm College
Laramie County Comm College
Lawrence University
LeTourneau University
Lee University
Lehigh University
Lewis and Clark College
Liberty University
Lipscomb University
Livingston College
Loma Linda University
Long Island University
Louisiana Tech University
Loyola University
Lyndon State College
Lynn University
Macalester College
Maine College of Art
Malone College
Manhattan School of Music
Marymount Manhattan College
Marion College
Marlboro College
Marshall University
Massasoit Community College
Mercer University
McDaniel College
McIntosh College
McMaster University
Mesa Community College
Messiah College
Miami-Dade Comm College
Milwaukee Schl of Engineering
Monroe Community College
Montclair State University
Moody Bible Institute
Motorcycle Mechanic Institute
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Ida College
New Brunswick Bible College
New College of Florida
New England Bible College
New England Conservatory
New Hampshire Comm Tech
New Tribes Bible Institute
New York University
North Carolina State University
North Central University
North Greenville College
North Idaho College
New Mexico Tech
North Park University
Northeastern University
Northwest College
Northwest University
Norwich University
Notre Dame
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
NYU Steinhardt School of Education
Nyack College
Oakton Community College
Oberlin College
Odessa Community College
Ohio University
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Olivet Nazarene University
Oregon Tech
Orlando Culinary Academy
Palm Beach Comm College
Pacific University
Pasco-Hernando Comm College
Peabody Conservatory, Johns Hopkins
Penn State
Pensacola Christian College
Pepperdine University
Philadelphia Biblical University
Piedmont College
Pinecrest Bible College
Plymouth State University
Pomona College
Purdue University
Queens University
Reed College
Reynolds Comm College
Rice University
Ringling School of Art and Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rockport College
Roosevelt University
Rutgers University
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarasota County Technical Institute
School of Music, Indiana University
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Art Institute
Simpson College
Smith College
Southern Adventist University
Southern Maine Comm College
Southern New Hampshire Univ
Southern Virginia University
Southwest Baptist University
Sterling College
Stockholm University (Sweden)
St. Andrews College
St. Anselm College
St. John’s College
St. Joseph's College
St. Mary’s College
St. Olaf College
St. Petersburg College
St. Thomas University
SUNY (State Univ. of New York)
SUNY Coll. of Environmental Science
SUNY Maritime College
Suffolk County Comm College
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Taylor University
Temple University
Texas A & M University
Texas Christian University
The Masters College
Thomas More College
Trinity College of Florida
Trinity International University
Tulane University
UCLA School of Music
Ultrasound Diagnostic School, Tampa
Union College
Universal Technical School, Phoenix
United States Air Force Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Merchant Marine Acad
United State Naval Academy
Unity College
University College of Bangor
University of Alabama
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
University of Colorado
University of Connecticut
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii
University of Indianapolis
University of Maine
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Mobile
University of New Hampshire
University of North Dakota
University of North Florida
University of Pittsburgh
University of Puget Sound
University of Redlands
University of Rhode Island
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Southern Maine
University of Sioux Falls
University of Texas
University of the Free State of
University of Vermont
University of Washington
University of Waterloo
University of West Florida
University of Wisconsin
Valencia Comm College
Valparaiso University
Vassar College
Virginia Commonwealth Univ
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
Wagner College
Walla Walla College
Wayne State University
Webb Institute
Weber State University
Wells College
West Point (US Military Academy)
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Western Baptist College
Western Carolina University
Western Washington University
Westminster College
Westmont College
Westwood College of Technology
Wheaton College
Wheelock College
Whitman College
Willamette University
Williams College
Wilson College
Winthrop University
Word of Life Bible Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
(This list changes each month. Not all changes will not be reflected on this published page...)
NARHS graduates who have been homeschooled usually have no issues enlisting in the military. Students who transfer all (or nearly all) of their required credits into NAHRS may experience difficulty. Military needs change, especially in times of war, and military rules change accordingly. Military recruiters from all over the United States have referred their candidates to NARHS for years. NARHS graduates have been accepted into every branch of the US Armed Forces. But keep in mind these circumstances change, and just "having" a diploma is not the only criteria for acceptance into the military -- you must also have a reasonable score on the ASVAB, pass a personal interview, and otherwise meet the criteria they have established at that time. There are no guarantees for NARHS graduates, or, for that matter, graduates of other schools.
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