What we do

We firmly believe that a student’s ability to explain, discuss, reflect on, and defend their thinking is an essential component of mastery. We expect students to participate in 4 end of year exhibitions, as well as several discipline-based exhibitions during their time at NHA.

Yearly Exhibitions

Each year, NHA students must successfully complete an exhibition. These exhibitions require students to demonstrate critical thinking, reflect on their past, set goals for their future, and get involved in their community.

Yearly Exhibitions are an important part of the NHA curriculum and provide students with a unique opportunity to grow both academically and personally.

9th Grade – Roundtable Portfolio Exhibition

Students present a reflective narrative, a collection of 5 core assessments (1 core assessment from each core discipline), and a Personal Success Plan for 10th grade that helps them demonstrate their embodiment of our school motto – Think Critically; Be Responsible; Get Involved.

10th grade – Gateway Portfolio Exhibition

Students individually create a portfolio, presentation, and reflective narrative providing detailed evidence of their mastery of our motto.

11th Grade – College and Career Portfolio Exhibition

Each student must contribute to a college and career website and lead a lesson for 10th graders helping them to learn about the college and career exploration process and to help them set initial goals. 

12th Grade- Social Action Project Exhibition

Each student participates in a panel presentation for 11th-grade students that requires presenters to teach about their chosen social problem, inform the audience about the project that they created, and reflect on what they’ve learned.

Discipline-Based Exhibitions

To demonstrate mastery of each discipline, all students must independently complete a piece of essential work in that discipline. This might mean independently designing and conducting a lab in science, or conducting independent research in Humanities.  Please see course syllabi for specific details.

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