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HIGHLIGHTS
important non-traditional, operational norm. “Our amongst students themselves create a myriad of positive effects.
survey revealed that well over 90% of our parents Adults who are committed to establishing caring, respectful
and faculty perceive that our students are happy at and nurturing relationships with students not only promote
AISG,” says Dr. Carmody. When asked if students appropriate social and emotional development, but also create
were happy at AISG, survey responses reflected the most important prerequisite for student learning.”
in the 80th percentile, a resounding “yes”. “There
is compelling theory that supports that a happy Hermione Wang, class of 2014 and currently attending Washington
environment supports caring, personal connections and Lee University, agrees that the value AISG places on nurturing
between people throughout the community; adults emotional intelligence has helped her: “AISG teachers... teach life
to adults, adults to students, students to students,” skills in addition to academics; all of those things are coming into
says Dr. Carmody. use now… For me, one of the greatest advantages was that AISG
helped me take initiative and be independent, which is an absolute
Dr. Carmody sees the relationship between teachers must, because you will realize that you don’t have the same benefit
and students as a central strength of AISG. “From of calling home to fix any of your problems.”
the survey, we discovered that 91% of our students
tell us they make healthy social connections at our
school not only with their fellow students but with their teachers.
The fact that our students have such strong connections to
our teaching faculty has positive effects on both the learning
outcomes and the behavior of our students.”
Says Dr. Carmody, “You see this in our first grade students being
supported by their teachers as they navigate the new world
of learning how to read. You see this when our twelfth grade
students gain acceptances to universities of their choice. You
see this when our athletes and musicians of all ages perform at
newly found levels of excellence.”
AISG HS Counselor, Julie Lindsay, echoes this sentiment.
“Positive interactions between adults and students, and
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HIGHLIGHTS
important non-traditional, operational norm. “Our amongst students themselves create a myriad of positive effects.
survey revealed that well over 90% of our parents Adults who are committed to establishing caring, respectful
and faculty perceive that our students are happy at and nurturing relationships with students not only promote
AISG,” says Dr. Carmody. When asked if students appropriate social and emotional development, but also create
were happy at AISG, survey responses reflected the most important prerequisite for student learning.”
in the 80th percentile, a resounding “yes”. “There
is compelling theory that supports that a happy Hermione Wang, class of 2014 and currently attending Washington
environment supports caring, personal connections and Lee University, agrees that the value AISG places on nurturing
between people throughout the community; adults emotional intelligence has helped her: “AISG teachers... teach life
to adults, adults to students, students to students,” skills in addition to academics; all of those things are coming into
says Dr. Carmody. use now… For me, one of the greatest advantages was that AISG
helped me take initiative and be independent, which is an absolute
Dr. Carmody sees the relationship between teachers must, because you will realize that you don’t have the same benefit
and students as a central strength of AISG. “From of calling home to fix any of your problems.”
the survey, we discovered that 91% of our students
tell us they make healthy social connections at our
school not only with their fellow students but with their teachers.
The fact that our students have such strong connections to
our teaching faculty has positive effects on both the learning
outcomes and the behavior of our students.”
Says Dr. Carmody, “You see this in our first grade students being
supported by their teachers as they navigate the new world
of learning how to read. You see this when our twelfth grade
students gain acceptances to universities of their choice. You
see this when our athletes and musicians of all ages perform at
newly found levels of excellence.”
AISG HS Counselor, Julie Lindsay, echoes this sentiment.
“Positive interactions between adults and students, and
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