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BASIS Curriculum Schools seek to prepare students, in the elementary through high school level, to be competitive globally. This is done through extended homework hours, lecture-driven classes, an emphasis on success in standardized tests , like Advanced Placement tests, and an opportunity to graduate early or complete a senior project .
Stanford OHS offers three levels of enrollment, determined by the number of courses a student is enrolled in each academic year. [14] The three options are known as full-time for students taking 4–5 courses, part-time for students taking 2–3 courses, and single course for students taking 1 course (or 2 semester-long courses).
Each student who attends the full 4-year High-School curriculum will go through 8 semesters with 6 classes a day. Students are required to take 4 years of English and 4 years of Mathematics. Students must also take 3 years of science classes in either Chemistry, Physics, Biology (requisite), Human Anatomy, or Forensic Science.
Students come from business, professional, government, and diplomatic families. 41% of IBSH parents have a PhD. Each grade is split up into two classes, A and B, each with its own homeroom teacher. 39 of the 61 certified full-time teachers have master's degrees and two have PhDs. 38 of the teachers are East Asian, 18 are American, and 5 are ...
Cherry Hill School / New Bridge Center [17] (with 713 students in grades PreK-6) which is on the south side of the borough. Denise Heitman, principal [18] Roosevelt School [19] (with 478 students in grades 1-6) which is located on the north side of the borough. Michael Henzel, principal [20] Curriculum review is an ongoing process in River Edge.
The PTO is the Parent Teacher Organization and its purpose is to enhance the students' academic, cultural, physical and social development as well as foster a sense of community for all ASM families and staff members. The PTO organizes many events during the school year including a Halloween party, International Night and Back-to-School Picnic.
On May 3, 2012, the South Shore Regional School Board (the precursor to the South Shore Regional Centre for Education) drew attention to itself in the Canadian media for allowing a student from Forest Heights Community School to be suspended by the school's principal for wearing a T-shirt that had the words, "Life is wasted without Jesus" on it, drawing criticism that it was discriminating ...
Students are required to complete 50 hours of community service annually, though a majority of the students surpass this requirement. Service projects include tutoring local students and residents, computer, website and IT help for business owners, volunteering at the animal shelter and food bank, and helping around campus.