Special Recognition
This is a page dedicated to special recognition for academic
achievement. This will be updated throughout the year. If you
would like to submit a student, parent or teacher for inclusion,
please email: delder@newamericanschool.com
As Seen in the Fort Bend Herald:
Accelerated Learning Classes Allow Students
to Earn Dual Credit
Back Row:
Ashley Williamson, Silas Rodriquez, Rebekah Lusk, David Munoz,
Eric Keller.
Front Row: Bethany Williamson, Melissa Elder,
Jordan Doherty, Lindsay Chambers, Alex Littlepage, Stephen Hurdle,
Sam Hochstettler.
Missing from photo: Alexa Nalley,
Caylee Cole, Jaclyn Bush, and Savana Bush.
During
the months when most students are getting used to new schools,
new teachers, new classes, etc., several Houston area Gateway
Preparatory School students participated in a different class.
These students, who have proven their ability to work at a consistent
level of academic excellence and focus, began their year in a
pilot program administered by Dr. Kuni Beasley, founder of Gateway
Preparatory, and Mrs. Debbie Elder, Executive Director. The purpose
of the program was to apply the Accelerated Learning Skills that
these students have been trained in by Howard Berg, the World
Fastest Reader and co-Founder of the program. By applying these
skills to their studies these students are able to earn dual credit
for college courses while still in Middle or High School. These
students, who ranged in age from 13 – 16, spent two-and-a-half
months working through the College coursework for Introductory
Sociology. At the end of this time, they were admitted into the
CLEP exam to test for credit. 14 of the 16 students achieved a
passing score based on the College Board standards. These scores
will remain valid for twenty years, and the students will be able
to transfer these scores into most colleges for credit when they
enter that phase of their academics. This overwhelming success
has inspired the students to continue in this program and they
have already begun their work on their next college-level course.
One of the unusual elements of this pilot program is that the
students did not meet to review their work together, but each
student was part of a regular on-line meeting where notes were
worked on collectively. This unique aspect of Gateway Preparatory
is opening many doors for these students whose future is truly
in their hands.
