Delphian School - Review #1

This school is unique because of its view and approach to education. Public schools approach school with time as a constant and education as a variable. What I mean by this is that one student could learn a lot and another only a little and both will graduate. The Delphian School reverses the function. Time is the variable and education is the constant.This can be done because of the structure of the school education system. To graduate a grade one must finish a set of courses on each subject. A course is a step of steps done to teach a specific topic in a subject. Once the course is completed the student does an exam and anything the student got wrong is restudied so that the student has full understanding.In a class, each student works independently on their own course and when he or she needs help the teacher will come over to assist. This means students can go as fast or as slow as they want.

This magical place has been my home for four years, and it always will be, but this place is a beginning, not an end in itself. There is no way to communicate the gratitude I have for this school. I’m leaving this school knowing what I want to do with my life, with the confidence to attain my goals, with a plan, with the knowledge to achieve it, and most importantly, with a sense of self-worth and peace.

Join as many activities as possible. I only joined a lot in my last year and I regret it. I found out I was really good at some activities which I had never tried till my senior year. I would never have known I liked them till I took the risk. I found out I am good at singing and acting.

The thing I liked most about the school was that it taught me to think and act with prudence, drilled in my fundamentals, and taught me to lead and communicate.

If you study hard during class time you will never need to study outside of class. At the Delphian School education is in your hands. If you do not put in the work you will not graduate. The school is designed to teach you to take responsibility for yourself and those around you. Also, 2E is the best dorm, do soccer, and go on hikes!

There are two other parts I left out above. The first is the practical program. The Delphain school stresses application. The practical program is a list of projects a student must do to demonstrate what he has been learning but to also learn new skills such as leadership, planning, and communication. There are community service, planning, science, computer science, communication, and career interest projects.For one of my career interest projects, I did an apprenticeship with a contractor where we renovated a living room that had a sunken fireplace. I have a strong interest in construction and this gave me insight into what I would be doing.The second part is the literature program. Throughout the Delphian School, a student reads many books of increasing difficulty, but one’s competence comes up as the student reads. By the time the student is in grade 11 or 12, the student will be reading true literature. The purpose of the literature program is to teach the individual to think. The books aren't designed to get the individual to think in a certain way, but to teach him how to think and reason. Three of the best books I have ever read were on the Delphian school literature program: Altas Shrugged, 1984, and Siddhartha.

Our Althetics program is very competitive, brings the school together, and makes friendships that will last a lifetime. In my four years of varsity soccer, I have made friends that I know I will have for life. In the 2022-2023 school year, I won the district soccer title with my team and the Boy’s track team took 3rd in the State Championship.

The Arts department is a big part of the Delphain school. There are Intermediate and advanced art, ceramics, film, theatre, choir, piano, guitar, digital art, and 3D modeling and video game classes. Because a large portion of the school participates in this area, it is well-funded and supplied.

Community Service is a big part of the Delphian School. Regularly the students set up community service trips to clean up the local town, help at soup kitchens, or at the Salvation Army, or to go to SMB, which standards for Saturday Morning Breakfast. At SMB a group of students go to a church in McMinnville and serve a hot breakfast, coffee, or tea to those in need.There are multiple clubs at the Delphian school as well: Film club, soccer club, cooking club, and chess club.

I explained how the dorms worked earlier and I like it so much because you get to live with your friends and create a bond with them you don't get at non-boarding schools.

Food is handled by a catering company called Sage Dining, buffet style. The food is organic and of high quality. They serve new meals often in a rotation, but also always have a few consistent dishes as safety options. I always looked forward to Friday dinner because they served dessert.

The closest large town is a thirty-minute drive away. It has grocery stores, fast food, restaurants, and any other store a student would need. I like a particular street called, “Third St” because it has a lot of restaurants and antique stores to explore.

The Ethics and responsibility level of the students at the Delphian school is very high. This is because the school has a different look to handling students that cause trouble. The school doesn't want to discipline students but help them to take responsibility for their actions and to do the right thing.Everyone gets along and there are rarely upsets and quarrels, but there are a few occasionally. The Seniors set a good example and are looked up to thoroughly so the younger students tend to follow suit. Furthermore, the seniors tend to handle younger students who a messing about.