Aerie Overview
STAFFING
Mark Harris, Eva Gagnon, Liz MacMillan, Pat Glendinning (shared), David Schiano (WELH- FM)
80+ Interns and Adjunct Faculty per year
LOWER AND HAMILTON SCHOOL CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT
3-4 units per grade (T-5) each year, meeting twice weekly with Aerie team and classroom teachers
Culmination Projects: Medieval Feast, Safari Day, Frontier Day, India Day, Invention Convention
UPPER SCHOOL CLASSES & INDEPENDENT STUDY: 20-25 per semester (Separate Document)
MINI-COURSES: Lower School Grades 3-5 Electives and Middle School Activities, Staffed by interns, adjuncts,
and faculty
20-25 Middle School Offerings per cycle, 4 cycles per year
14-18 Lower School Offerings per cycle, 3 cycles per year
ACADEMIC TEAMS
Academic Decathlon
Debate
Quiz Bowl
Mock Trial
Model United Nations (2
Conferences per year)
Science Olympiad
Math Teams (Upper and
Middle)
Chess (3 divisions)
Robotics
Rube Goldberg
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PROGRAMS
Korean
Fashion
Arabic
Mathematics
Native Speaker Tutorials (Chinese, Spanish,
French, Italian)
Composing
Accelerated/Enrichment Math (3 divisions)
Writing
Alternative Spanish (2 Divisions)
Historical research
University Courses (when appropriate)
MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS
Dance
Font (MS Lit mag.)
Playwriting/One-Act
Festival
Publishing/Writers’
Workshop
LS Math Teaching: Grades
3, 4, & 5
Performing Arts Program
Support
Bio-Med Club
Economics Club
Tutor Bank
DVD Services: Major Events,
Senior Portfolios
Film Making
WOW Program Collaboration
Alum Connections
ASSORTED CONTESTS
NE Math League (all divisions)
Spelling Bee (LS + MS)
Math Olympiad (LS + MS)
Geography Bee (LS + MS)
National Latin, German Exams
AMC Math Competitions (8th-12th)
ASSEMBLIES, GUESTS, FIELD TRIPS
UNDER DEVELOPMENT (R & D)
Hamilton Research Projects
Fencing Program
Philharmonic Broadcast Partnership
RADIO
Student Saturday Programming
Public Affairs Programs
News
4 US Courses
Wheeler Sports
Philharmonic Youth Ensembles:
Recording/Broadcasting
Faculty Shows
Holiday Festival Broadcast