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Private school touts success
Kensington boy scores at top in SSATs
February 19, 2010 2:00 AM
NORTH HAMPTON — Scott Michael Brockelbank
of Kensington, scored in the top 2 percent in math on his
SSATs. Brockelbank is an eighth grade student at
NHASA (New Hampshire's Academic, Sports, and Arts
Academy), a small private school at 65 Lafayette Road in
North Hampton.
Along with all the other students at NHASA, Brockelbank studies math at his own pace. Last year, he completed his entire Pre-Algebra course and started Algebra I.
This year, he is already two-thirds of the way through Algebra I and will be well into Geometry before the end of the year. If he continues at the pace he has been going, he will likely be studying Trigonometry as a sophomore.
"We are so proud of Scott," Barbara Peterson, his math teacher, said. "He works hard and deserves all the credit he gets.
Brockelbank is not alone at NHASA at working above grade level. Many of NHASA's students are working at one to two years above level in many of their classes.
One of NHASA's sixth-grade students, for example, is reading and writing at a ninth-grade level. Brockelbank is not only working above level in math, he is writing and reading at an advanced ninth-grade level, doing tenth-grade work in his oceans and space class, and is excelling in advanced French, as well.
NHASA prides itself on combining the positive aspects of home-schooling with the benefits of a small private school. Students at NHASA are provided a great deal of one-on-one instructional time so they may work at their own pace and receive the individual guidance they need. They also spend a good deal of time as part of a community of inquirers who seek knowledge through the democratic process of critical deliberation.
SEACOAST NEWSPAPERS
Dan Zanes (and some local friends!)
October 12, 2008.
Six young Seacoast musicians will
join Grammy Award winning Dan
Zanes and Friends on stage at The
Music Hall on Sunday, Oct. 12 (this afternoon!) as part of The Music Hall's Masters in Learning Program. The musicians — who range from fifth to the ninth grade - are all students at Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: Emily Clark, clarinet; Hunter McKay, saxophone; Kalden Alexander, saxophone; Max Grazier, saxophone; Kaitlyn Baillargeon, trumpet; and Kyle Dunn, trombone. They will be playing the tune "Hop Up Ladies" with Dan in both the 12:30 and 3:30 matinees. According to Russ Grazier, Jr., Executive Director, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, "There are many magical moments each time our young musicians work with a visiting performer at The Music Hall ...; these opportunities are priceless ...; the memories will last a lifetime."
Dan Zanes (and some local friends!)
October 12, 2008.
Six young Seacoast musicians will
join Grammy Award winning Dan
Zanes and Friends on stage at The
Music Hall on Sunday, Oct. 12 (this afternoon!) as part of The Music Hall's Masters in Learning Program. The musicians — who range from fifth to the ninth grade - are all students at Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: Emily Clark, clarinet; Hunter McKay, saxophone; Kalden Alexander, saxophone; Max Grazier, saxophone; Kaitlyn Baillargeon, trumpet; and Kyle Dunn, trombone. They will be playing the tune "Hop Up Ladies" with Dan in both the 12:30 and 3:30 matinees. According to Russ Grazier, Jr., Executive Director, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, "There are many magical moments each time our young musicians work with a visiting performer at The Music Hall ...; these opportunities are priceless ...; the memories will last a lifetime."
SEACOAST NEWSPAPERS
Local Student Becomes a Member of the Junior
National Olympic Development Team
Kalden Alexander, a student at NHASA, a private educational center for athletes and artists, in North Hampton, NH, qualified this week to be a member of the Junior National Olympic Development Team for men’s gymnastics. Kalden trains with Lou Datilio at NHAAG’s (New Hampshire Academy of Artistic Gymnastics) for 27.5 hours each week and competed this past weekend at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs, Colorado with 53 other students from around the country where the top 18 competitors earned a spot in the Development Team.
Kalden is a 6th grade student at NHASA, a school that allows him the time he needs to commit to his gymnastics training. In addition to his gymnastics, Kalden is a talented and committed musician, studying piano at John Heath Studios in Portsmouth, and saxophone and guitar at PMAC (Portsmouth Music and Arts Center). Last year, Kalden and two other PMAC students performed at the Portsmouth Music Hall with Dan Zanes.
“It was really exciting,” Kalden says about competing in Colorado. “I was nervous but not as much as I was last year. My favorite part is the day after the competition when we get to train with the Olympic coaches and judges. That’s when I really learn a lot.”
This was Kalden’s second year qualifying to compete at the OTC, but his first year making it to the Junior Olympic Development Team.
Local Student Becomes a Member of the Junior
National Olympic Development Team
Kalden Alexander, a student at NHASA, a private educational center for athletes and artists, in North Hampton, NH, qualified this week to be a member of the Junior National Olympic Development Team for men’s gymnastics. Kalden trains with Lou Datilio at NHAAG’s (New Hampshire Academy of Artistic Gymnastics) for 27.5 hours each week and competed this past weekend at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs, Colorado with 53 other students from around the country where the top 18 competitors earned a spot in the Development Team.
Kalden is a 6th grade student at NHASA, a school that allows him the time he needs to commit to his gymnastics training. In addition to his gymnastics, Kalden is a talented and committed musician, studying piano at John Heath Studios in Portsmouth, and saxophone and guitar at PMAC (Portsmouth Music and Arts Center). Last year, Kalden and two other PMAC students performed at the Portsmouth Music Hall with Dan Zanes.
“It was really exciting,” Kalden says about competing in Colorado. “I was nervous but not as much as I was last year. My favorite part is the day after the competition when we get to train with the Olympic coaches and judges. That’s when I really learn a lot.”
This was Kalden’s second year qualifying to compete at the OTC, but his first year making it to the Junior Olympic Development Team.