As parents, one of the things that drive many large life decisions is the key educational decision for your children – where do you want your children to be educated? If you think about it, this decision can even drive decisions long before you become parents. For instance, when you find and court a mate, […]
Mr Sweet has taught at Yorktown for over five years and we wanted to kick off our Teacher Profiles with him. We are proud of our faculty and think you’ll see why each and every one of them is not only integral to what we do here but the success of our students. Mr. Sweet […]
Yorktown Education is about proficiency We have said it many ways but we don’t want our students to just be book smart, we want them well-rounded and to gain a knowledge of topics and facts at the level that they understand them. That concept is core to how we schedule classes, how we create tests […]
As a parent, we want our child to be happy, along with other things. Setting our expectations for our children to be happy can be tricky because it’s a false promise. Happy is a state of mind. Some schools try to create temporary happiness with football games and activities that are irrelevant to students’ futures. […]
Our graduates of 2013 went off in style this year. We had our formal dinner at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science and it was a lot of fun. We thought we would put a few pictures up for you to see. We are so proud of our graduates and their accomplishments. On average […]
Did you know that today’s educational system is based on a model from the 1800’s? Our system is still designed to move people from farm jobs to factory assembly jobs130 years later, see Sir Ken Robinson at: In fact, the United States recently ranked 17th out of 50 in the latest study carried out by […]
As parents, one of the most crucial goals you have for your child is a quality life in an internationally competitive world. A positive, quality educational experience is the critical foundation for a love of learning and succeeding in the higher education world. Becoming successfully employed at established companies or doing something they love with […]