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17 de may. de 2024 · Visit Campus. The best way to experience Exeter is to visit and meet some of the people who make it extraordinary. You’ll get the feel of campus and the New England town we call home. Your visit will provide an opportunity to explore campus. Campus tours are available for prospective students applying for the 2025-2026 school year.
Hace 5 días · Phillips Exeter Academy was founded in 1781 by Dr. John Phillips and his wife, Elizabeth, who resided in Exeter. A successful businessman, Phillips felt strongly about what we now call community service, having given much of his time to his church, the town, and to the province. First a teacher by trade, he firmly believed in educating “youth ...
Hace 5 días · Our residential approach is central to building inclusive community. You’ll meet people you never would otherwise — students who come from around the globe to live and learn at Exeter. Day students are associated with a dorm and fully participate in its activities. All of our dorms are places of pride, each with its own character.
17 de may. de 2024 · The intentionality of our community calls upon each of us to explore, celebrate and learn from each other’s differences. Our commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion go hand in hand. One cannot be separated from the other." Harkness is grounded in the belief that we are all better equipped to ...
Hace 5 días · Exeter’s Harkness method was established in 1930 with a gift from Edward Harkness, a man who believed learning should be a democratic affair. It is a simple concept: Twelve students and one teacher sit around an oval table and discuss the subject at hand. What happens at the table, however, is, as Harkness intended, a “real revolution.”.
Estructura. La biblioteca de la Phillips Exeter Academy posee uno de los espacios más extraordinarios de todos los creados por Kahn en Estados Unidos, un gran vacío volumétrico. Aunque en la planta y los planos de sección este espacio vacío ofrezca un aspecto cavernoso, en realidad la complejidad de este espacio interior, que abarca desde ...
Hace 5 días · At Exeter Summer, the focus is on learning through preparation, careful listening, well-considered discussion contributions and collaboration. Courses are taught by experienced faculty using Harkness, a philosophy based on student-led group discussion. This way students develop the ability to direct conversations and their own learning.
