Lower School

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Grades K-5)

SYP’s elementary school students are presented with an engaging and challenging curriculum designed to provide them with the foundation needed for future academic success. There is a strong emphasis on project-based learning, especially in STEM and history studies; developing proper writing/researching practices and a strong mathematics foundation are also essential to our lower school.

MIDDLE SCHOOL (Grades 6-8)

SYP’s middle school program prepares students for the rigors of high school. By combining new media, progressive teaching tools and AI + NextGen thinking with traditional coursework, SYP provides its pupils with a rich and balanced education. The curriculum offers a wide range of subjects across all areas of mathematics, language arts, social studies, the sciences, and world languages. A minimum of one elective course is required per semester; these include options such as AI Thinking, Digital Storytelling, Music Production, and Entrepreneurship. Algebra I, Geometry and Level I of World Languages can be taken for high school credit.

Upper School

HIGH SCHOOL (Grades 9-12)

The School for Young Performers’ high school program is specially designed for global thinkers and innovators. Students receive an exemplary education with the flexibility that their expansive interests demand. AP and honors classes are central to SYP’s commitment to rigor, while dual enrollment and world-schooling opportunities are highly encouraged for a more multidimensional experience. New courses are created year over year to deliver deeper explorations of subject matter, maintaining SYP’s child-centered and individualized philosophy. High school students also take on capstone projects in the one or more of the following areas: community service, entrepreneurship, research, globalism, and new technologies.

COLLEGE COUNSELING

Similar to the overall school program, the counseling process is designed as an individualized experience. SYP's college counselor meets with students one-on-one to discuss appropriate options and determine which type of colleges might suit them best. The college counselor provides a detailed letter of recommendation, handles the guidance and school reports, and assists each student with completing college applications, writing personal statements, tackling financial aid forms, and researching scholarships. SYP alumni have been accepted to highly competitive colleges and universities including the following:

  • University of California Berkeley

  • Spelman College

  • Barnard College

  • Columbia University

  • Harvard University

  • Loyola Marymount University

  • The New School

  • New York University (NYU)

  • Emerson College

  • Southern Methodist University

  • Pepperdine University

  • Princeton University

  • Seton Hall University

  • University of California, Los Angeles

  • University of Delaware

  • University of Michigan

  • Yale University

  • Bucknell University

  • North Carolina State University

  • Case Western Reserve University

Professional

SYP’s professional program offers a unique pairing of intensive pre-college training in the arts, such as music, dance, theater, design, and film, with rigorous academics. A tailored schedule ensures balance between both commitments; consequently, students do not need to worry about fitting in competitions, auditions for college, travel, and/or work obligations. Moreover, SYP’s professional program is flexible in that it delivers unparalleled access to renowned arts educators while also accommodating students’ personal specialists.

Olympiad-Beta

The Olympiad-Beta is a new program for SYP students that would like to explore professional-level projects of their own design. Expert mentors are specially selected as a compliment to students’ specific Olympiad aims, and the program espouses an ambidextrous strategy: incorporating hands-on materials and methodologies with technology and AI resources. Students develop high level ambidexterity in traditional and nontraditional techniques, furthering their creative ideation, while achieving a lofty goal: brilliant real-world outcomes that are well beyond a “school project”.

Special Education

SYP’s students with learning differences receive one-on-one instruction attuned to their specific educational needs. Teachers are hand-selected based on their experience, special education training (particularly in the areas of Dyslexia, ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder), a thorough understanding of the one-on-one framework and a multi-modal approach to learning. Goals are set on the macro and micro level, and, in some cases, the focus is for 1 to 2 years of intervention with the intent of re-entry into traditional schooling upon successful completion. SYP also offers related services, such as occupational therapy, equine therapy and speech language therapy, and is deeply committed to helping its special education students achieve their academic aspirations!

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