Archimedean Upper Conservatory

Welcome to the Archimedean Upper Conservatory

The Archimedean dream began with a desire of a committee of Greek and Greek-American residents in Miami, Florida, who aspired to establish a series of educational institutions that attend, in an unparalleled manner, to the academic, social, and moral growth of its students. After the immense successes of its kinder-elementary and then middle schools, Archimedean Upper Conservatory, a conservatory of mathematics and the Greek language, joined the Archimedean family of schools, opening its doors in August 2008.

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Why Mathematics?

We view Mathematics as both poetry of abstract elegant Ideas and as an important instrument to model Nature, Science, Technology, Engineering, Economics, and human behavior. The Conservatory of Mathematics approach provides students with the highest quality education. Its strength emanates from a deep sense of responsibility in helping the mind to grow and in the confidence in teaching the art of thinking through Mathematics and Greek language immersion.

Why Greek?

For centuries, the Greek language has been an important part of western civilization, with its deep connection to literature and scientific and humanistic vernacular. The teaching of the Greek Language in a partial immersion setting will bring to our students the benefit of bilingual education to the brain. Through the greek language, as a second language, the students are exposed to world-class education with elements of the Greek culture and traditions. We use a greek mathematical curriculum with an emphasis on mental arithmetic, a no-nonsense training in algebra, and a dedication to rigorous euclidean geometry, trigonometry, and finite combinatorics, as the content subject for greek language immersion. Thus the Greek language is also used as a “linguistic vehicle” to bring enhancement and fusion of the American Mathematics Curriculum with a deeper and narrow European curriculum.

Why Philosophy?

Our students learns how to express their ideas with passion and solid logic. Philosophy provides the balance of Humanities to that of Mathematics and Science. We will adopt and adapt the Philosophy For Children Method at the Academy, the Socratic method in our Middle Conservatory, and will immerse our students into Logic, Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Feminist Philosophy in our Upper Conservatory.

Curriculum Overview

Archimedean Upper Conservatory’s challenging and carefully designed college preparatory program is for those students wishing to reach their full academic and individual potentials.

With a program intentionally set up to produce students who are capable of successfully handling demanding coursework and course loads while balancing unique co- and extra-curricular enrichment activities, a skill certainly invaluable in college, students from freshmen year on taking two credits of additional academic coursework yearly compared to that required by the state of Florida. Students, therefore, graduate having completed a minimum of 32 credits of coursework, a total of 8 credits or 33% more than the 24 credit minimum state and district graduation requirements. Add to this high school credits completed in middle school, online, and through summer dual enrollment courses completed at F.I.U. and M.D.C., and some graduates finish their high school careers with up to and over 36 credits or over 50% more high school coursework than is typical and expected, an impressive feat to say the least.

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Our Philosophy as an Education Institution

Archimedean Schools is attempting to bring new ideas and practices to the mainstream of American Public Education.

Innovation

Archimedean strives to fuse two mathematical curricula (the American and the Greek) which are taught in two different languages.

Originality

A Conservatory of Mathematics which is balanced with Philosophy is one of the original ideas that Archimedean brought in education.

Accountability

Our quality of education will be judged not only by state assessments, but by the acceptances of our graduates’ at top Universities and by the performance of our student at academic competition in sciences, mathematics and humanities. We expect our graduates to bring positive change and ethos to the world for a better future.

Excellence

We demand high performance by comparing ourselves to other academic institutions in the nation. We are Archimedean. Being mediocre is not an option.

The Archimedean Schools Process.

  • Student Admission Our students are admitted by a lottery, with no preference for ethnic origin, or academic ability.
  • A challenging & ambitious academic agenda. We offer a challenging and rewarding education for our Students. We expect the parents of Archimedean students to participate actively in their child’s education experience.
  • Unusual Instructional support. We will support our students’ learning process with the quality of instruction, interventions, and review sessions
  • Independent learning. We will encourage the participation of all archimedean students in academic competitions and other extracurricular activities.
  • College Guidance.We will guide our students through their applications to summer programs and their Applications to Colleges and Universities.
  • Athletics We will offer a rich program of athletic activities and sports competitions, a Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body.

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DatesEvents
August 10, 2022Teachers Report
August 11, 12, 16Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school
August 15Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Development Day – not available to opt; no students in school
August 17First Day of School; begin first semester
September 5Labor Day; holiday for students and employees
September 26Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school
October 5Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school
October 21End first grading period; first semester
October 24Begin second grading period; first semester
November 8Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Development Day – not available to opt no students in school
November 11Observation of Veterans* Day: holiday for students and employees
November 21-23Fall Recess for 10-month employees
November 24Thanksgiving; Board-approved holiday for students and employees
November 25Recess Day
December 23Teacher planning day; no students in school
December 26 – Jan 6Winter recess for students and 10 month employees
January 16, 2023Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday; holiday for students and employees
January 20End first semester and second grading period
January 23Teacher planning day; no students in school
January 24Begin third grading period; second semester
February 20All Presidents Day; holiday for students and employees
March 6 – 10Spring recess for students and 10 month employees
April 6End third grading period; second semester
April 7Teacher planning day; no students in school
April 10Begin fourth grading period; second semester
May 29Observance of Memorial Day; holiday for students and employees
June 7Last Day of School; end fourth grading period; second semester
June 8Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school
June 19Legal Holiday (12 month)
July 4Legal Holiday (12 month)

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Curriculum Overview

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