Alcuin School, a leader in Montessori and International Baccalaureate education, is pleased to announce that it has been accepted as a member of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS).  Alcuin’s membership will open up new opportunities for its Upper School students in grades 9-12 to compete in a variety of sports, fine arts, and academic activities at the local, regional, and state level.  

The purpose of TAPPS is to organize, stimulate, encourage, and promote academic, athletic and fine arts programs in an effort to foster a spirit of fair play, good fellowship true sportsmanship, and wholesome competition for boys and girls.

Alcuin’s track and field and tennis teams will be among the first groups to participate in TAPPS competitions in the 1A Division this spring. 

“We are delighted to join TAPPS because of the tremendous opportunities and exposure it will give our students,” said Kay Herndon, Alcuin School Director of Athletics.  “TAPPS firmly believes that competition among students from its diverse member schools promotes understanding, fellowship, and excellence.”

 About Alcuin School

A vibrant, nurturing, coeducational academic community serving students from toddler to 12th grade, Alcuin School uses the Montessori and International Baccalaureate program methods to foster critical thinking and a lifelong passion for learning. With faculty support, students at Alcuin School are eager to embrace change, question the status quo, and prepare for their future as leaders in a global society. For more information, please visit www.alcuinschool.org.

About TAPPS

Chartered in 1978, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) serves to organize, stimulate, encourage and promote the academic, athletic and fine arts programs in an effort to foster a spirit of fair play, good fellowship, true sportsmanship and wholesome competition for boys and girls.

From a humble beginning of 20 member schools in 1978, twelve of which remain members, TAPPS has grown to a membership of 230 schools with a combined enrollment of over 40,000 students. Schools are presently aligned in five classifications with districts across the state of Texas.

Alcuin School, a leader in Montessori and International Baccalaureate education, hosted a successful turnout at its recent Open House on Sunday, Jan. 11.  During the event, prospetive parents got an opportunity to learn how Alcuin inspires "Passonite Learners and Innovative Thinkers"  to excel. Highlights included remarks from Walter Sorensen, Head of School, campus tours, and classroom visits with faculty.  For more info visit www.alcuinschool.org.

Alcuin School provides a proven effective, progressive education for its students which begins in the Toddler program and extends into the high school years with the acclaimed IB Programme.

The IB Diploma Programme is an integrated curriculum with study in six subject areas, compared to a single-subject focus of other programs and assessments. Students must use their content knowledge to solve problems, make conjectures and inferences, and think deeply about the big questions of the disciplines.

In recent years, Texas has experienced tremendous growth in IB curriculum within the state.  According to Texas IB Schools (TIBS), Texas has one of the highest concentrations of IB World Schools in the world. TIBS suggests that if Texas were a country, it would be ranked five out of 144 in total IB World Schools, behind the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.

Studies show that students who participated in the IB are better prepared for university studies, perform better when they are there, are more likely to graduate (and graduate sooner) than other students. In addition, they are also more likely to enroll in selective institutions.

In addition to hearing more about how IB gives students an academic advantage, guests learned how Montessori education serves as an excellent transition to the IB curriculum.  Although there are more than 1,119,000 IB students enrolled at 3,747 schools in 146 countries, fewer than 10 schools combine the advantages of Montessori and IB in the way the programs are implemented at Alcuin.  

About Alcuin School

A vibrant, nurturing, coeducational academic community serving students from toddler to 12th grade, Alcuin School uses the Montessori and International Baccalaureate program methods to foster critical thinking and a lifelong passion for learning. With faculty support, students at Alcuin School are eager to embrace change, question the status quo, and prepare for their future as leaders in a global society. For more information, please visit www.alcuinschool.org.