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1516 Hull Avenue
Durham NC 27705
919-416-9420 (Admissions Office)
919-286-1866 (Lower School)
Age range: 3 year-olds–8th Grade
Tuition: Half-Day 3-year-old program, $8,690; Full-Day 3- & 4-year-old programs,
$11,113; Kindergarten–4th grade, $11,726; 5th–8th grade, $13,518
Scholarships available: No, although we offer Financial Aid.
Accreditation: Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
Application deadline: January 18th, 2008
Application fee: $50.00, non-refundable
School starts: The last week of August
School runs: Half-Day Younger Preschool, 8:25 AM - 12:00 PM;
Full-Day Younger & Older Preschool–1st grade, 8:25 AM - 2:45 PM; 2nd–4th grades, 8:25 AM - 2:55 PM;
5th–8th grades, 8:05 AM - 3:05 PM. After School care available from dismissal until 5:30 PM.
Class size: Every preschool through 8th grade classroom has two full-time
teachers facilitating differentiated instruction through project-based learning, incorporating a student-centered
approach. A low student/teacher ratio is essential to achieving our mission.
Student:teacher ratio: Preschool and kindergarten, 8:1; 1st–4th grades, 11:1;
5th–8th grades, 12:1.
Boy/girl quota: No, although we try to remain as close to
a 50/50 gender balance as possible.
How toilet-trained do children need
to be? All children must be toilet-trained prior to the first day of school.
Parental participation required: Parent involvement is encouraged and
considered vital to the School's success.
Special features: Our mission is to help children become
confident, independent learners, who solve real-life problems, work cooperatively with
others, and develop their personal talents, character and ambitions. We support developmental
practices and utilize an integrated and project-based approach to learning.
Web address:
www.dukeschool.org
Last Updated: 25 September 2007
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