National Hockey Institute

CURRICULUM & PROVIDER OPTIONS

Southern NH University

✔ requirement     ✔ elective     ✔ semester

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Individualized Academic (IA) Classes

✔ parallel work exchange   ✔ knower curricula ✔ direct instruction

 Individualized Academic (IA) sessions are designed to mirror the scope and sequence of a specific class at the sending school. Each student in the winter academy program will receive two(2) hours of individual, one-to-one IA instruction, each week. The instructional format may be in-person or interactive online. This allows us to find the best-fit of schedules and teaching styles. Most students use these sessions for fully individualized, scaffolded math instruction. Students who are also taking a world language, or other unique elective, can add more one-to-one sessions of IA instruction, or work with us to find a low-cost online option. In between instructional IA sessions, students will complete a mix of flipped classroom assignments, active retrieval practice, projects, applications, and homework assignments.

Knower Academics will reach out to establish a work exchange with the sending school and teach each week’s material. If the school requires the student to unenroll, Knower will use common core aligned curriculum and our own depth of teaching experience to mirror the scope and sequence of sending-school topics.

College Skills Workshops & Guided Study

✔ test prep workshops    ✔ college application     ✔ Community     ✔ Study habits     ✔ Executive skill building

Flipped classroom assignments, active retrieval practice, projects, applications, and homework assignments all happen in Earn Your Turn (EYT). This guided study period, offered a total of three days per week after training, offers a consistent structure of dedicated, in-person learning and serves as a scheduling window for IA sessions. Knower’s EYT lead instructor circulates among the students on the upper floor of the MPC, checking their planners and calendars, directing them to resources, and verifying work completion. 

“Under Review” Coaching Communication

✔ Communication     ✔ Accountability     ✔ Character

The opportunity to skate for NHI is a privilege earned by hard work and dedication to both athletics and academics. Students must verify that they are up to speed academically or face certain realistic consequences. If, by Thursday evening, all their work is submitted, we notify their parents and coaches that they have made our “academic review” of not
“two minute minor” and pre-game skate  required to attend, finish their work, and brainstorm with teachers about how they might adjust their planning in weeks to come.

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DATES & DURATION

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SUBJECT TO CHANGE!!  WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE CALENDAR 

• Admissions Consultations
• Enrollment deadline: ??
• Outreach to sending schools

Need different dates? Not a problem. Knower instruction is well-tuned to travel with students and meld with their availability.  Inquire here to schedule a consultation and design your learning plan.

ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

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EXAMPLE WEEKLY SCHEDULE

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ADDITIONAL A La Carte from Knower

Additional Classes & Supports

✔ Support for learning differences     ✔ Standardized test prep     ✔ Challenge & enrichment

Families may fully customize their winterm program with additional one-to-one classes. For example, students might add more rigor to their schedule, such as a foreign language or special tutorial to bring their coursework to an advanced level. Additional one-to-one sessions are also the perfect opportunity to add focus on developing study and organizational skills at a foundational or advanced level, or to receive extra support in a challenging subject. Knower Academics instructors also specialize in standardized test preparation, so families looking for a jump start of SSAT, PSAT, SAT or ACT preparation can find that here as well.

Optimal Transitions

✔ Pre-season front-loading    ✔ Post-season gap-filling

Though the official program runs from early December to late March, if possible, Knower encourages families to register for additional one-to-one sessions to be used before and after the program. These extra sessions create a smooth takeoff and landing to and from winterm. The pre-season sessions allow us to find the best fit of instructors, build a better connection to sending-school curriculum, get ahead in schoolwork, and avoid the lull between Thanksgiving and the start of the winterm classes. Continued one-to-one sessions after winterm, in the spring, help fill any gaps in content, and often improve rapport with sending school for future winterms.  Though at added cost, Knower instructors are available to schedule sessions, one-to-one, at any point in the program or transition, to help ease the shift as needed.

Learning Materials

✔ Assignment portal     ✔ Study & organizational skills     ✔ Transparency

• We will provide students with their own myknower.org account with access to email and Google suite applications.
• Instruction will integrate the use of time and task management tools, such as kanban boards, planners, task lists and calendars.
• Homework assignments and study-guides will reinforce the importance of daily review and systematic preparation for assessment, with methods such as Knower’s ARC Review™ and unit-based filing.

FEATURES & TUITION

Includes:

• 26 weeks

Tuition:

• $3,000 per student
• Non-refundable $500 deposit
• Commitment deadline of ???

✔ Accountability    ✔ Study Skills     ✔ Slopeside study environment

Earn Your Turn (EYT) is a guided study group, that meets on the upper floor of the Mittersill Performance Center, twice weekly, after training.  Lead by a Knower Academics learning specialist, EYT provides structure, seat time, and supervision for independent academic work. But, it is so much more than a study hall! EYT is an optimal, supportive study environment to learn and build executive functioning skills, with scheduled check-ins to help students front-load their academics and manage their racing schedule. Students get help organizing their week, explore task management tools, and practice using calendars. As they finish their assignments, all students in EYT share what they have done.

In EYT, rather than teaching a subject, Knower instructors help students learn to use their resources and take ownership of their academics. EYT does not include direct instruction in any specific subject, and it typically does not count toward credit on a transcript. Instead, EYT is designed to help students stay on track with whatever curriculum they are using for winterm.

What happens when they fall behind? Our Thursday Thirty Flip Communication from Knower to parents and coaches shows students the benefit of front-loading their academic week.

Athletic training and academic learning are BOTH important; we teamed up with FSC coaches to design a simple, yet effective, way to show students that this is true.

Every Thursday, Knower sends an academic status check to coaches and families. We call it: Thursday Thirty Flip. Just as ski racers have to “make the thirty flip” to qualify for finals, our students have to earn their turn in the academic realm. Each student in EYT receives support to track and maintain their schedule and work list for the week. Our EYT lead helps them plan out a timeline, and verifies the work they have submitted. If, by the Thursday Thirty Flip, students are totally up to speed on their deadlines, they earn a free ski or open break on Friday. However, if students fall behind, we can do something about it.  On Thursday afternoon, we notify coaches and families and, if needed, we host a special edition of EYT on Friday, which is required for any skiers who did not meet their Thursday timeline.

Rather than a punishment or criticism, this is a timely, clear, fair, real-world consequence. It’s also smart time management! Friday is the hard deadline, so we are showing students how to build a buffer and finish early, to create space to focus on their skiing over the weekend. EYT paired with the Thirty Flip offers an amazing opportunity for students to take ownership of their learning, avoid falling behind, and fix it if they do.

• all grades
• home-school students
• students in VLACS or other virtual classes
• students enrolled at local schools who miss classes for training
• all FSC students regardless of their curriculum or provider
• included for students enrolled in the FSC/Knower Slopeside Academy
• recommended for students in Knower Custom Winterm

Earn Your Turn (EYT) is helpful for students of all grades. Some students in EYT are already working with Knower for their coursework, but students can also join EYT as a stand alone offering. After a successful pilot year in 2021-2022 with our Slopeside Academy and Custom Winterm students, Knower and FSC are excited to open Earn Your Turn (EYT) study group to all club members. This means that students who are enrolled in virtual or home-school classes, or still attending school locally, can benefit from the structure and support of this supervised study time after training.

Features:

• 12 weeks of afternoon study group, twice weekly and Friday as needed
• school environment on the mountain after training
• structure and accountability for work completion
• coaching for executive functioning skills
• supervised homework time
• “Thursday Thirty Flip” communication informs family and coaches of late work

Cost:

• We are currently working to determine a price point based on the number of interested families.
• EYT is budgeted to price out at $100 to $200 per week, depending the number of students who enroll.

✔ Schedule Alignment    ✔ Credit-Bearing Classes     ✔ Sending-School Coordination

Whether you are looking for a complete academic winterm experience, or only need support for some classes, consider having Knower design a Custom Winterm Learning Plan. We specialize in custom semesters and extended absences, and have a variety of options to find the best academic solutions for snow sport athletes. The process begins with a consultation. From there, we will design your learning plan and quote costs individually. All of our custom winterms include sending-school outreach, communication, and documentation.

Ideally, a custom winterm for FSC athletes uses the learning environment and structure provided by Earn Your Turn (EYT) as a starting point for seat time, learning environment, and supervision. From there, we fine tune the curriculum and amount of additional teaching needed for each subject.

As a standard formula, students need two hours of instruction per week, per subject, when working with a specialist one-to-one. If they struggle in a specific subject, or to complete work independently, more than two hours of instruction might be needed to stay up to speed. On the flip side, students who are strong in a subject area, or comfortable working independently, may be fine with a single session of one-to-one instruction per week. Knower often recommends Earn Your Turn guided study as part of your custom winterm, as it is the perfect venue for students to make the most progress in between their one-to-one sessions. We can also adjust which curriculum we use for each subject.