NPA Showcase is a promotional event focused on student recruitment in grades 6-12 at NPA. We invite the community to come spend two hours with us to tour the school, see each department, and ask any questions about our programs and the school at-large. We do this through student tour-guides, department presentations given by faculty, and a global presentation from the superintendent. A great time to showcase the value we bring to the community and our students.
**Dates (**departments will divide and conquer, you are only expected to attend one date)
Saturday, November 1st
Saturday, December 6th
Times
9:15am - 12:30pm
Department Locations
601: World Languages
304: Fine Arts
202: ELA
801: Social Studies
810: Mathematics
909: Science
Parents will be guided in larger groups through each period where each period is a distinct deparment. Each group will start at a different location and rotate each period.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:15am | Teachers and administration arrive and set up/parents begin arriving closer to 10:00am |
| 10:00am | Families to gym |
| 10:00am - 10:15am | Welcome message in gym |
| 10:20am - 10:30am | Period 1 |
| 10:35am - 10:45am | Period 2 |
| 10:50am - 11:00am | Period 3 |
| 11:05am - 11:15am | Period 4 |
| 11:20am - 11:30am | Period 5 |
| 11:35am - 11:45am | Period 6 |
| 11:50am - Noon | Gym for Closing/students and teachers to MPR for Lunch! |
Groups will visit the departments in 10-minute increments with a 5-minute passing period. Departments should use Early Release dates to create/update these presentations. Some guiding ideas:
Please balance representation in the departments as best as possible and keeping in mind that in nearly all cases, middle school and high school teachers should be present at the showcase to best speak to the vertical experience of students. In preparation, share out programming details and general Q&A with the entire department so that teachers can address questions as best as possible.
Beyond departments, please know that most of STUCO is represented at these events and function as tour guides, set up and break down, and support. Furthermore, our student artists perform and exhibit their work as well.