THE METHOD

The Saint Nicholas method, a result of more than twenty-five years of experience in school management, guides the student into success.  Level placements are made to create the effective combination of challenge and the personal attention allowed by smaller groups.  Teacher to students ratios vary from 1:4 to 1:18 according to age.  The Saint Nicholas Levels System transcends grade placement and allows students to work up to two years behind or beyond their grade without changing their chronological age/grade.  Students who are working below grade level must improve to grade level within two years or by the end of fifth grade.  Students working above grade level are given appropriate advanced work.

Once assigned to a level for homeroom, the level becomes the student's basis for work in all subjects with the exception of mathematics, which may differ.  Textbooks, assignments, and tests follow the curriculum requirements of the school for each subject and level, and percentage grades are usually given.  Homework is assigned daily for elementary and middle school, and is entered into an Assignment Planner that chronicles each day's homework, any notes from teachers, or notices from the school.  Parents are requested to sign this notebook every evening and write notes to the teacher if needed.  Parents may also telephone the office any day to request a call from a teacher.