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Trinity Prep: Purposely Low Tech At Trinity Prep, our emphasis is NOT on placing every student in front of a screen, or sending them home with the latest in tablet technology.  And, we are quite purposeful about this.  Why do we do it? Today’s students are the Digital Generation.  Their lives are interwoven with technology at every turn.  Teens carry a mini-computer – their smart phone – with them throughout their day. They connect with each other via snapchat, tweet, text or other apps.  Even research for a school project consists of googling for info and following where those results lead. In short, our teens especially, but all of our children, live in a digital world. At Trinity Prep, we want to connect them in more important ways – with each other, in real interaction.  Because our students spend two days each week with their classmates at Trinity Prep, our focus is not on providing technology during that time. The other five days of the week ...

How do students earn dual credit at Trinity Prep?  Via TWO pathways: I.    Tests:  AP, CLEP, or SAT II. II.   Online Courses with our academic partners.  All dual credit (DC) classes are an asset to a student’s high school experiences and transcript.  But not all colleges will award college credit for them.   Even colleges that will award credit will not necessarily apply them to the degree plan.  The more selective the college, the less likely they are to recognize for dual credit work for college credit.  But all state universities in TX do accept AP/CLEP test scores for college credit.  The acceptance rate ranges from just a few AP tests at UT in Austin to all AP and CLEP tests accepted at UT-Arlington and other smaller state schools.  In other words, it varies, but our students are very likely to earn credit based on a passing score on an AP or CLEP exam. Whether the DC is obtained at a community college, on...

Recently Mrs. Turner, one of our high school English teachers, shared a student's essay with me.  He chose to write about the benefits of attending a 'hybrid' school such as Trinity Prep. (We are the founders of the  College-Style School TM   model.) I was blessed to read this student's unsolicited praise for the solution that a CSS provides.  He has attended full-time schools and as been a full-time homeschooler, and he identifies the advantage of our model which combines the best of both worlds.  Read on for this student's thoughtful testimonial! "English Student" Mrs. Turner English 1 9th grade 1-17-19 The Schooling of the People What is the best way to school your child? With so many schooling options now, there are many ways you can go about schooling. You can go to public school, private school, online school, or homeschool, and get close to the same education at each. Although all these are options, it really comes down to one majo...