Selecting the best private school for your child is no easy task, but you can make a better decision if you ask the right questions at the onset. Before making this important decision, you’ll want to do some research of the different schools available, then talk with the administrators, teachers, and staff of each school, […]
With summer so near, it may not seem like the right time to think about where your child will go to school in the fall; and yet, it might be the best time of all. Why? Because choosing the right school for your child takes time, research, asking relevant questions, and visiting the schools. First […]
Achieving truly effective education necessitates a partnership between school and home. The best practices that connect school and home must enable a creative partnership that is shared by students, parents and teachers. Innovative projects that stimulate students to think for themselves, yet also manage to include parents and caregivers in the process benefit everyone. Events […]
Students in Ms. Tyro’s Physics class are currently studying momentum and collisions. For a real life connection, they watched videos about early seat belt testing in the automotive industry. This testing utilized eggs as crash dummies in tiny carts. In pairs, students tried their hand at designing egg carts that would protect an egg during […]
Explore your education options for the new year. Yorktown is committed to providing students a challenging educational community that is focused on critical thinking and collaboration in a Do What You Love atmosphere. We bring the world to our classrooms, and take our students out into the world to experience learning. Yorktown graduates leave with […]
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” goes the old saying. Does it mean just working makes Jack bored and unhappy? Well, if it is traditional schooling and memorization, quite often. I think it means something much more serious. When this saying came into common use “dull” meant not smart, below average […]
Yorktown Education is now enrolling international students as well as accepting applications for host families. Welcoming a foreign exchange student allows your family the opportunity to share your family’s American way of life with a student from another culture. Family members gain a broader perspective on the world, learning more about geography, communication and international […]
The Texas Private Schools Association has named Yorktown Education as an October 2016 Featured School. The Texas Private Schools Association is a statewide organization representing more than 800 accredited private schools and 250,000 students throughout the state of Texas. TPSA advocates for the independence of Texas private schools, ensuring their freedom to fulfill their unique […]
Students of Yorktown Education, along with faculty and parent chaperones attended the first field trip of the year to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas. The Museum opened in October 1993 and began as the personal collection of businessman Jim Cavanaugh. The mission of the Museum is to promote aviation education, research and American […]
As you begin navigating the search of a new school for your child or questioning whether your child’s current school is a right fit, you may be asking yourself how can you determine if a school actually offers a student-centered environment. In student-centered schools, curricular choices are designed to make learning engaging, meaningful, relevant, and […]