® ® est. 1976 Delphian School 20950 SW Rock Creek Road | Sheridan, Oregon 97378 [email protected] | 503.843.3521 | 800.626.6610 DELPHIAN © 2018 by Delphi Schools, Inc.TM All Rights Reserved. Delphi Schools, Inc. admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion or any other classification SCHOOL protected under applicable law. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, or any other classification protected under applicable law, in administration of its school programs. Delphi Schools, Inc. is licensed to use Applied ScholasticsTM educational services. Applied Scholastics and the Applied Scholastics open book design are trademarks and service marks owned by Association for Better Living and Education International and are used with its permission. Like no other in the world FOUNDED LOCATION ACCREDITATION GRADES PRACTICAL Sheridan, Northwest Associa- OFFERED OR on 720 tion of Independent 20 1976 acres in the Schools (NWAIS # of real world projects & SIZE foothills of and Northwest DayK-12 & internships required be- the Pacific Accreditation Com- Boarding fore graduation from the Coast Range mission (NWAC) 250 high school program INDIVIDULIZED ATTENTION of57% students 10:1 board on Student-faculty-ratio campus ATHLETICS 23 interscholastic teams in 9 different sports DIVERSE STUDENT BODY COLLEGE READY 85% Graduates accepted to their first choice college SAT 1284 17States Native14 Languages 35%International Countries15 Ntl. average 1055 / 1600 Spoken Students DAY & BOARDING ACADEMICS Delphian’s one-of-a kind, mastery-based program was created by a select team of curriculum ACT 30 developers & educators to provide students Ntl. average with an education built for real life. 100% 20.8 / 36 Understanding required DAY on each subject COLORS Grades K-12 studied Green & White average71 # of books read on our high school reading program MASCOT BOARDING Dragon no lectures Grades 6-12 no bystanders APPLY 7 Application average hours deadline is 91% spent on of graduates February community feel prepared for service weekly no limits 15 Acceptances Recent College 15 real life per student ABOUT US 4 Independent minds need independent In the early 1970s, a group of educators came together with a common goal: to find a solution for study conventional school systems that were failing too many bright students. Conventional schooling places an emphasis on tests, rules and grades rather than purpose, interest and comprehension. Delphian School was founded with a basic understanding that students are naturally interested in learning and can comprehend even Campus Resources the most complex subjects when they have a goal • Open plan classrooms for what they are studying. Empowering this natural instinct with a program tailored to each student’s in- • State-of-the-art science dividual interest is what the Delphi Program™ does. and technology labs • Makerspace & wood- Our teachers never lecture students. We believe shop education should build independence. Our students • Indoor & outdoor learn to evaluate the information they study, as it running track, gym, 4 relates to the real world. tennis courts, soccer & softball fields We teach real-life skills and abilities. We focus on • Hiking, biking and run- balancing the theoretical and practical sides of ning trails learning. Our graduates are ready for change, ready for higher education, and ready for the real world. • Photo & video creative studio and digital arts space • Large art and pottery studios “The purpose of edu- • Performing arts theater • Recreation lounge with pool table, ping pong, table soccer, and board cation is to replace an games • Campus stores for empty mind with an food, snacks and basic supplies • Over 700 acres of open one.” wooded and open — Malcolm S. Forbes space on campus ACADEMICS 5 LIFE SKILLS In addition to the classic subjects, and unique to the Delphi Program™, students study communication and leadership, the philosophy of ethics, planning and organizing skills and many other vital subjects related to life and the arts. Mission to the Moon Connecting theoretical learning to real life— students connect science to space exploration. NASA-APPROVED STEM TEACHING Delphian is home to STEM teacher and Alan Shepherd Technology In Education Award winner Diego Martinez, who was recognized by the Astronauts Memorial Not for Foundation for his work. What Will You Study? everyone The Delphian curriculum Real life Delphian is a place for the curious, compassionate and driven. For those who lead by starts with the subjects you example—the doers, the makers and the fixers. For those who live life to the fullest and need for a well-rounded application and love exploring and discovering. They want to know more, see more, help more and education: literature, science, achieve more. mathematics, second language, experience aren’t history, and the arts. Our students, parents and alumni agree—you’ve never seen a school like Delphian. Our mastery-based curriculum teaches students the most valuable skill of all: how to “add-ons” teach yourself anything you want to learn. Brielle Wayne Form 3, age 10:1 Form 7, age 17:8 ACADEMICS 7 Ahead of Schedule? With a mastery-based program, it is not unusual for a student to run ahead Saachi of schedule. Students can Form 6 entry, age 14:1 shorten their programs or Time Expectations lengthen them with extra Where to start? courses and projects to There are general time All students arriving at fully utilize their time and predictions for each Delphian start on an “Entry tailor their education to their form. These factor in age Program” where they fill in interests. and previous schooling, any gaps that may both of which are taken exist from their previous into consideration studies. Entry program when placing a student lengths vary from six on a form during the months to a year* on enrollment process. average, depending on the Lochlan Isabella individual student. Form 6, age 16:7 Recent Form 8 graduate, age 17:3 Alice Form 1, age 6:10 *International Entry Estimated time is 8-12 months. YEARS4 OLD YEARS5 OLD YEARS6 OLD YEARS7 OLD YEARS8 OLD YEARS9 OLD YEARS10 OLD YEARS11 OLD YEARS12 OLD YEARS13 OLD YEARS14 OLD YEARS15 OLD YEARS16 OLD YEARS17 OLD YEARS18 OLD Ideal Age Beginner 1 Beginner 2 Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Form 6 Form 7 Form 8 ideal age ideal age ideal age ideal age ideal age ideal age ideal age ideal age ideal age ideal age 4:3 - 5:1 5:1 - 6:1 6:1 - 7:3 7:3 - 8:6 8:6 - 10:1 10:1 - 11:11 11:11 - 13:10 13:10 - 15:6 15:6 - 17:0 17:0 - 17:8 average length average length average length average length average length average length average length average length average length average length Forms not 10 MONTHS 12 MONTHS 14 MONTHS 15 MONTHS 19 MONTHS 22 MONTHS 23 MONTHS 20 MONTHS 18 MONTHS 8 MONTHS GRADES K-3 EQUIVALENT GRADES 4-6 EQUIVALENT GRADES 7-8 EQUIVALENT GRADES 9-12 EQUIVALENT grades Workable Age A defining characteristic of the Delphi Program™ is its use of forms instead of age- Beginner 1 (workable age 4:0 - 6:1) based grade levels. So why forms? Beginner 2 (workable age 4:7 - 6:1) The forms structure was designed to focus on individualizing the education approach, ensuring optimal progress for each student. The program does not run Form 1 (workable age 5:7 - 8:3) on year-by-year grade levels. Instead, each student moves through the program at Ideal vs. Workable Age Form 2 (workable age 6:9 - 9:6) his or her own optimum pace, taking more time when needed and moving more The age predictions in years:months are rapidly whenever possible. based on what has worked best for students Form 3 (workable age 8:10 - 10:11) Form 6 (workable age 13:0 - 16:7) going through the program. However, these There are, however, general time expectations for each form. These are illustrated age brackets are not fixed, as the focus of the Form 4 (workable age 9:7 - 12:7) Form 7 (workable age 14:7 - 18:0) in the foldout chart on the right. program is on individual student progress and full mastery of each subject. Form 5 (workable age 11:3 - 14:6) Form 8 (workable age 16:0 - 18:6) “Education is the way to move mountains, to build bridges, to change the world.” — Oprah Winfrey Upper School Graduation Middle School Requirements Graduation • Graduates should have excellent Requirements language and communication skills, both oral and written, and • Graduates should have good be familiar with their cultural language and communication heritage through literature. skills, both oral and written, and be learning about their cultural • Graduates should be literate in heritage through literature. mathematics as the language of science and technology. • Graduates should be skilled in arithmetic and able to use basic • Graduates should have a properties of algebra to solve foundation in science and its theoretical and real-life problems. applications adequate to permit them to participate causatively in • Graduates should have a the modern world. foundation in science and technology and their uses. • Graduates should have an understanding of history and the • Graduates should have role of individuals in it adequate a knowledge of national to enable them to analyze current geography, world history and events against the historical basic economics and be able to backdrop. analyze some current events in those contexts. • Graduates should be proficient students, able to be responsible • Graduates should be skilled in for the investigation and independent study, capable of evaluation of data important to basic research, of spotting data their lives. that is illogical, and of identifying Our curriculum development team has developed Curriculum Chosen fact from opinion.