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Elmhurst District and Curriculum
The district curricula contains clear expectations for what students should know in English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade level and requires that all students meet similarly high standards. The curriculum also emphasizes skills that students need to succeed in college and the professional world and is benchmarked with international standards, so that students will be well-equipped to compete in today’s global economy, whether they pursue post-secondary education or immediately enter the workforce.
We currently cover the following Elmhurst-area school districts: Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 and DuPage High School District 88.
Educating Our Parents: Understanding the Elmhurst District Curriculum
In Language Arts, the curriculum standards emphasize the reading of nonfiction, the writing of analytical essays, and working with complex texts in order to develop students’ ability to gather information and use evidence to back their claims while also expanding their vocabularies. Students read selected fiction and write creatively, but the curriculum emphasizes nonfiction and analytical writing more. The focus is also on teaching students how to be critical readers and strong writers.
In Mathematics, the curriculum encourages a greater depth of instruction on fewer topics within a school year. Beginning at the elementary school level, concepts like algebraic patterning or probabilities are taught so that students have mastery of the foundations of mathematics before moving on to more advanced topics in middle school and high school. The hope is that students will be able to apply their math skills in the more advanced courses in high school.
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Keeping Informed: Recent Elmhurst Educational News
- Standardized Test Days - Each October, students will take standardized tests to prepare them for college-level standardized testing such as the ACT. Freshmen will take the EXPLORE exam and sophomores will take the PLAN exam.
- Performing Arts Events - The York Cadet, Concert, and Symphony Orchestras, under the direction of Ray Ostwald, will perform with special guests, the Elmhurst College Philharmonic Orchestra. This concert, within a series of performing arts events, is free and open to the public.
- Shadow Days - Current 8th graders can sign up to shadow current York Community High School student ambassadors. This will last for the entire school day and will give students a chance to shadow their older peers at the high school so to ease with the upcoming transition.
Elmhurst Tutors Can Help Your Student Succeed
SchoolTutoring Academy works with young learners and students, all the way up through high school. We offer Pre-K and Kindergarten Tutoring as well as Elementary School Tutoring to build a strong learning foundation early on. We also offer comprehensive tutoring across all school subjects.
Chalk Talk: Recommendation Pros and Cons
Most colleges require one to three recommendations, and even ones that don’t require them will usually accept them, so sending recommendations is almost always a good move. A well written recommendation by a knowledgeable educator can help an application tremendously. Recommenders offer insights into the students' work ethic, personality, drive, and all sorts of other qualities that would be difficult for colleges to learn about otherwise. If a student struggled in a class, a recommendation from that teacher indicating the student’s true efforts might mitigate what could otherwise be a “black mark” on a transcript. Some students will ask anyone and everyone for a recommendation, but keep in mind that only teachers, bosses, trainers, and those who have real, specific insights into the character should write recommendations; otherwise, the recommendation will lack depth and simply be more paper for the admissions committee to go through.
