Building Block School
Tel:
(603)778-1383
- Building Block School serves 84 students in grades Prekindergarten-6 and is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The student:teacher of Building Block School is 42:1.
Quick Stats (2018-19)
- Grades: Prekindergarten-6
- Students: 84 students
- Yearly Tuition: $7,500
- Acceptance rate: 30%
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
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Building Block School places among the top 20% of private schools in New Hampshire for:
- Category Attribute
- Acceptance Rate Lowest average acceptance rates
School Overview
| School Type | School with Special Program Emphasis |
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-6 |
| ADD/ADHD Support | Yes |
| Learning Difference Programs | Yes |
| Summer School Offered | Yes |
| Summer Program Cost | $175 |
| Summer Program Cost Notes | $175 2 days a week for 2 weeks |
Student Body
| Total Students | 84 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| Students by Grade |  |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 2 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 42:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $7,500 |
| Tuition Notes | Paid in three lump sums over the course of the year |
| Acceptance Rate | 30% National avg.: 85% |
| Admissions Director | Wren Hayes |
| Admissions Associate | David Hayes |
| Endowment Size | $1.2 million |
School Notes
- Curriculum
- The school will carefully curate a cohort of 15-18 students who will be supported by 3 teachers throughout the school year as they use Project-Based Learning to explore the 6 Cs:
- CollaborationCommunicationContentCritical ThinkingCreative InnovationConfidence(As outlined in Becoming Brilliant by Kathy Hirsch-Pasek & Roberta Michnick Golinkoff)Within each of these 6 competencies are clusters of standards that are determined by the staff for each emergent project. The standards may reflect Common Core State Standards, local NH school district standards, as well as standards developed within the classroom community.These competencies are explored in three physical spaces within the school: Socratic Space, Tinker Lab, and Outdoor Classroom. Of course, learning does not only occur at school, and parents are welcome to add to the child`s digital portfolio at any time!What tools will be used to support the mastery of these competencies?The staff's training on Project Based Learning (PBL) comes from the Buck Institute for Education (BIE), the "gold standard" in PBL. One great challenge to this kind of self-reflection work is that students don't often practice thinking critically about these competencies. Metacognition, or "thinking about thinking" needs to be taught and frequently practiced. We will help students practice these skills by doing structured protocols from Visible Thinking Routines in the classroom (Harvard Project Zero). The teachers will be trained to initiate these routines throughout the day in order to encourage higher-order thinking skills during real-life conversation among peers. Combining these protocols, conversations with students, teacher-created rubrics and real-time, authentic portfolios, a child's progress is able to be monitored and supported.
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Nearby Private Schools
- The nearest high school to Building Block School is Phillips Exeter Academy (2.4 miles away)
- The nearest elementary school is Seacoast Learning Collaborative (3.6 miles away)
- The nearest preschool is Exeter Day School (2.9 miles away)
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- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Exeter Grades: 9-12 | 1085 students
2.4 miles
20 Main St
Exeter, NH 03833
(603)772-4311 2.4 9-12
1085 - ExeterExeter Day SchoolDaycare / PreschoolGrades: NS | 282 students
2.9 miles
11 Marlboro Street
Exeter, NH 03833
(603)772-3342 2.9 NS
282 - ExeterSeacoast Learning CollaborativeSpecial Education SchoolGrades: 1-12 | 50 students
3.6 miles
87 State Route 27
Exeter, NH 03833
(603)679-2021 3.6 1-12
50 - East KingstonAmesbury Seventh-day Adventist School(Seventh Day Adventist)Grades: K-9 | 16 students
3.9 miles
285 Main Ave Route 107a
East Kingston, NH 03827
(603)394-9970 3.9 K-9
16 - ExeterAppleseeds Day SchoolDaycare / PreschoolGrades: PK-K | 70 students
4.2 miles
15 Hampton Rd
Exeter, NH 03833
(603)772-9995 4.2 PK-K
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