Bennett Academy

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Bennett Academy

• Graduate Report 2005

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• Bennett Academy conducted a survey of graduating
• students from the class of 1997 through the class
  
• of 2005. The sample includes all of the
  graduated
• students that the researcher was able to
  contact.
• The number of students contacted amounts to
• approximately 15 of total Bennett graduates.

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Overwhelmingly positive responses

• 82 of the students reported that Bennett Academy
  prepared them for high school.
• 60 felt the transition from middle school to
  high school was easy.
• 93 of the students said they would definitely
  do it again. (Attend Bennett Academy.)

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The students were asked if they were involved in
extra-curricular activities in high school and
college. Following is a list of some of the
activities named

• Football, baseball, cross-country
• Volunteer work at a homeless shelter
• Robotics Club
• Photography
• DECA

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Students were asked if they continued their
communication training (i.e. art, drama, speech,
foreign language, debate, photography, student
government/leadership). They responded that they
had participated in the following activities

• Art
• Dance or Cheer
• Foreign Language
• Spanish
• Latin
• Theater

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Students listed some of the greatest benefits of
attending Bennett Academy as follows

• Personal relationships with friends and teachers
• Smaller classes and personable teachers
• Close bond with teachers, one-on-one attention
• More attention, made me participate, good friends
• Relationship with teachers who made me feel
  special

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When asked what their current post-high school
plans were students answered as follows

• Southwest Bible College then seminary to become a
  pastor
• Working then college, drama major, teacher
• Working in the semiconductor industry due to BA
  in electronics engineering
• Finish college and then mission field
• In college - going for PhD to work with abused
  children

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Students listed these disadvantages to attending
Bennett Academy

• Going from a small school to a big school was
  hard
• Demerits, too strict, no talking in class
• Limited learning, no advanced classes, no foreign
  languages, limited sports
• Lack of extra-curricular activities
• Didn't know anyone at the new school

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Students were asked if they had the same
opportunity to attend Bennett Academy again,
would they still have attended?

• Yes, good memories, like a family
• Yes, enjoyed having friendly teachers
• Yes, teachers, knew strengths and weaknesses,
  taught at
  your pace
• Yes, small, liked the feeling
• Yes, good school and good friends

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Students were asked to consider their education
experiences to date, and to comment on what part
Bennett Academy played in helping them get to
where they are today

• More responsible for homework
• Helped through HS, relearning stuff I learned at
  Bennett
• Helped with communication skills through speech
  class and small classes
• Be more creative-got to put on shows, hands on
  experience acting. More freedom to learn
• Got me thinking

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Parents were asked to survey their child's
education experiences at Bennett Academy and to
comment on what part Bennett Academy played in
helping their child get to where he/she is today

• Helped with focus, great school
• Good choice of schools - helped prepare for HS
• Liked the higher standards
• I enjoyed the smaller class sizes and individual
  attention given to the students. The staff was
  vary accessible professional to deal with
• School was wonderful, helped him so much

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Below is a table of responses made by students
to questions with multiple choice answers
regarding their experience at Bennett Academy.
The percentages are listed for each choice.
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Previous survey corroborated

• The same survey was conducted in 2002 with
  different students. The results were nearly the
  same.
• To date, approximately 1/3 of the graduates of
  Bennett Academy have been surveyed, with results
  overwhelmingly in favor of the schools ability
  to prepare its graduates for success in high
  school.
• The survey results corroborate anecdotal
  experience. Bennett Academy graduates come by the
  school frequently to tell us how they are doing.

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Who are our graduates?

• R.A.Valedictorian of her class, she returned
  once a week during her freshman year to help in a
  classroom.
• D.S.currently doing the same.

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More students

• B.R. is attending Georgetown University.
• Several students mentioned missions, service work
  and social work, currently and in their futures.
• T.B. plans to go to college and had not planned
  to until attending Bennett Academy.

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More students

• S.S.severely learning disabled, now attending
  Metro-Tech in training to be a chef.
• Several students preparing to become teachers.
• And, Mrs. Wyatt, graduate of NAU and currently
  our science teacher at Bennett Academy!

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More graduates

• Two of our graduates have children attending
  kindergarten in our sister school, Venture
  Academy.

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We are proud of our grads

• We cannot think of nor have we heard of a single
  student who is not doing well.
• No ones in jail that we know of!
• They are all wonderful people who have enriched
  our lives and now our community.

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Full report available

• The complete survey results and report are
  available by calling or requesting in writing
• Bennett Academy
• 2930 West Bethany Home Rd.
• Phoenix, Arizona 85017
• 602.943.1317
• A Good School for Good Kids,
• and
• The Home of the Royals!