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Bradford Preparatory School

ENRICH

The ENRICH Program has been developed by the Bradford Prep School board to specifically address our responsibility to equip young people with the necessary qualities and competencies to live well, interact well, present well, and work well. It is our objective to support each student’s development to be prepared to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. We seek to provide the skills and instill the character qualities necessary to thrive in school, at home, and in the workplace. Various aspects of our ENRICH Program are integrated into our curriculum at every level, using a variety of methods. In the lower grades, students are taught about the concepts and principles included in the program. In middle school, they have increasing opportunities to demonstrate that they have developed some of the essential competencies, and that they have internalized some of the character qualities. In high school, there will be classes devoted to further development of the various facets in the program, so that by the time the students graduate, they will have had ample exposure to, as well as many opportunities to demonstrate that they are well prepared to enjoy healthy relationships, care for their community, find satisfaction in their work, and, in short, impact the world in a positive way.

 

 

There are four main areas of our ENRICH Program. Students will be taught, encouraged and challenged to:

 

Live Well
Emotional health
Stress management
Self-discipline
Self-discovery/Purposeful living
Emotional intelligence
Physical health
Exercise and nutrition
Personal safety
Health and hygiene
Avoiding substance abuse
Relational health
Family relationships
Friendship/Appropriate boundaries
Compassion/Empathy
Personal finance planning
Entrepreneurial skills

 

Interact Well
Social skills/ Etiquette
Conflict Resolution
Assertiveness training
Negotiation skills 
Care for the community
Problem solving skills

 

Work Well
Time management
Organizational/Study skills
Critical thinking
Leadership
Strategic planning 
Creativity
Teamwork
Employability (interview skills, resume writing)

 

Present Well

Communication skills
Writing
Presentation skills/ Public speaking
Confidence/ Poise
Upper School ENRICH courses​​​

 

9th grade – All students will take an intensive writing and rhetoric course to further develop their communication skills and take them to a new level. Writing will include research papers, persuasive essays, college essay practice, fiction, nonfiction and an intense grammar/punctuation/spelling recap. The rhetoric portion of the course will include presentation skills and methods, debate, improvisation, and persuasive speeches.​​​

 

 

10th grade – All BPS students will spend the full year participating in mini month long electives including but not limited to cooking, sewing/fabric care, auto mechanics (learning to change a tire, changing oil in a vehicle, car maintenance), photography, law, accounting, marketing/entrepreneurship, teaching/instruction and gardening.

 

 

11th grade – Students will have the year split into thirds where they will be taken through three distinct different training courses to better assist them in their development of skills needed for college and their future life beyond. These courses include Dave Ramsey’s Foundations in Personal Finance to assist the kids as they plan financially for college and a career, Dale Carnegie’s Leadership and Communications training and an extensive SAT/ACT prep course.

 

 

12th grade – All students will complete a senior thesis project in the field of their choice. This project may include a scientific research paper, a school wide presentation on a personal topic of interest, the development of a new public policy or program, the development of a new product/business offering, the development of a new service program for the community or an internship at a local company in their field of interest. All projects will include both a writing and presentation element.