Is the classroom experience and curriculum different at the high school early college compared to Simon’s Rock?
At a high school early college, such as BHSEC, the first two years of a student’s education (9th & 10th grades) prepare them for the college program they will encounter in last two years. What BHSEC students learn in their last two years, though, is very much based on Simon’s Rock first two years. What is the age difference? Are students at BHSEC younger than students at Simon’s Rock? At Bard High School Early College students enter when they are 14 years of age (9th grade). Simon’s Rock typically has students enroll when they are 16 or 17 years old (after they complete the tenth or eleventh grade). Are there different requirements to teach at an early college as opposed to a high school early college? They are very similar. At BHSEC, college teachers (with PhD or MFA) teach both high school and college courses. Professors at Simon’s Rock possess terminal degrees in their field, but Simon’s Rock does not have a high school component, professors there only teach college courses. Are the
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