The students have been selected for an upcoming competition
- SCHOOLS
-
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Four students from Independent Day School-Corbett Campus have been chosen to perform as members of the 2012 Florida All-State Choruses, according to a news release from IDS-CC. The students will perform this weekend at the Florida Music Educators Association Conference in Tampa before thousands of participants, the release said. The students chosen for the competition are: fourth grader Emily Baron, fifth grader Kenny Beckford, and eighth graders Allegra Beachy and Madeline Dixon. About 700 students statewide auditioned for the elementary chorus, and about 200 were chosen, the release said. This year, 38 IDS-CC students tried out, and 10 were selected and participated in the second round of judging. For more information on IDS-CC, contact …
Quiet campus packs a punch with its curriculum
Independent Day School in Carrollwood is a small school on quiet Orange Grove Drive that's evolved into an academic powerhouse. Independent Day School's mission is simple: allow children to excel in learning, develop a love of learning and foster the self-confidence needed to succeed. The school integrates effective teaching techniques with leading research, and embraces a Multiple Options Results Education, or M.O.R.E approach. Headmaster Dr. Joyce Swarzman explained the idea. "Research has shown that there is more than one type of intelligence and one style of learning," she said. "This approach allows children to learn the way they learn best, together in one classroom." Proof of the M.O.R.E. program's success? The school received …
28.05608
-82.50057
Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
12015 Orange Grove Dr, Tampa, FL
/articles/academic-spotlight-independent-day-school
1745672
/locations/2896698
Camille C. Spencer
5:48 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
We wish them luck, too! more ›