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Take a closer look inside ChapinSchool. Visitors will attend a short program, hear from the Headmaster and Heads of Lower and Upper School, watch a video presentation, and take a student led tour of the school.

There is also a casual time of refreshment, giving you time to ask questions and speak with the Director of Admission, Headmaster and Division Heads. This is a great opportunity to explore the fit between Chapin and your goals for your child’s education.

Leonard Sax, M.D. and Ph.D., author of Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift and Girls on the Edge, will be speaking on educating girls at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart and on educating boys at the Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart.
The public is invited to hear Dr. Sax speak. Both events are free of charge.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 7:00PM in Stuart’s Cor Unum Center.

Chapin School opens its doors to those who only have a few minutes and would like to have a quick cup of coffee and take a tour of the school. The Headmaster and Administrators will be on hand to answer questions. This is a great way to get a glimpse inside classrooms and view the facilities.

For the second time in three months, South Brunswick zoning officials have postponed their decision on a site plan for the Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS), citing lack of documents submitted by the Mandarin language-immersion school.

A Task Force report unveiled last month by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recommends making student test performance an important criterion in teacher evaluation. While that would reflect well on Princeton teachers, it runs counter to the approach adopted by Princeton Regional Schools. Princeton Charter School, on the other hand, has expressed measured support for Christie’s reforms.

The Princeton Board of Education hosted a public forum on Tuesday night at John Witherspoon Middle School to discuss innovative ways to reduce district spending.  Due to reductions in state aid the district may face a $2 million budget shortage in the upcoming year.   The Board of Education intends to factor the community’s cost-cutting suggestions into its budget, which will be drafted within the next two weeks.    

Chapin School invites you to visit the school to get an inside look. You will hear from the Headmaster, and Division heads and have an opportunity to speak with the Director of Admission. Tours are student led and there is a casual time of questions.

Call Admission at 609-986-1702 with questions.

After having its opening this past fall delayed by legal technicalities, the status of Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS) remains uncertain, with its founders still at loggerheads with the surrounding public school districts.

           “Teachers’ unions across the country are under siege,” said impassioned NYU Research Professor of Education Diane Ravitch in a panel titled “Understanding the History of Teachers Unions: The legal, political, and policy considerations behind the development of Unions.”