HAVEN HIGH APPLICATION FORM

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Welcome! HAVEN is an intentional, vibrant community of parents coming together for the purpose of creating educational opportunities, fun events and lifelong memories for our children and teens. Currently we have three campuses and this fall, we are excited to launch a program for TEENS ONLY!

HAVEN HIGH will be hosted on Wednesdays, October to May, at our Topsham location. This program is geared towards responsible teens 13+. We have a lineup of fabulous teachers (that's right you get a break!) to facilitate hands-on, experiential learning in an engaging environment. We are committed, as always, to making this one-day-a-week program affordable, relatable and accessible for our families.

You DO NOT need to be a current HAVEN member attending one of our campuses to enroll your teen in this program. You DO need to submit an application by August 25th and interview, before your application is approved. Once those steps are accomplished and you have paid the $50 deposit, your teen(s) will be officially enrolled.

Please read all points below to gain insight into the program. If you have further questions: [email protected]

You MUST fill one application out PER student, even if you are hoping to enroll multiple teens. Thank you.

1. *	Teen Full Name

2. *	Birthdate (as of October 1st, 2023)

3. *

Teen Email address*

*If none, just say"N/A"

4. *

Teen Phone Number*

*If none, just say "N/A"

5. *	Parent(s) or Guardian(s) Full Name

6. *	Parent(s) or Guardian(s) Cell Phone Number

7. *	Parent(s) or Guardian(s) Email Address(es)

8. *	Family Home Address

9. *

This is what the day will look like for our inaugural year. Is your teen (or teens) comfortable with this schedule?

Arrival and Setup: 9:40-9:45am

Morning Announcements: 9:45-10am

Physical/Earth Science: 10-11:30am

Nature/Outside Movement: 11:30-12pm

Debate: 12-12:30pm

Lunch 12:30-1pm

Writing 1-2pm

Strategic Thinking: 2-3pm

Cleanup: 3-3:30pm

Day Ends: 3:30pm

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I am looking for something different.

Course Descriptions

Earth Science

A hands on class that will marry physics, ecology, geology, botany and zoology with an indoor/outdoor approach. Experiments and engaging assignments included.

Debate

A 30-minute class where students will know the topic ahead of time and come prepared to defend their view point. This will be less about every student having to speak in front of the class and more focused on a fun and colloborative approach to understanding how to present your "case" and listen well to others. Conversations and tangents encouraged.

Writing

Creative writing. Using group and individual methods, this class will strive to find ways to make writing enjoyable for those it is not; and expand possibilities for those who love it already. Supportive, silly, and nonjudgmental class which will have homework.

Strategic

Develop your strategic mindset via a variety of group challenges and activities (pontaneous problem solving activities, solving Dark Stories, boardgames, etc) that will ask you to create, innovate and collaborate. We will always apply the scientific method: 'What worked? What didn't?' How could we try to improve our results? And try again.

Community driven class with an emphasis on learning how to communicate and work well together.

"Engineering perseverance mindset: problems are just more info leading us to our solution."

Class is a good fit for teens who have developed good frustration tolerance, enjoy challenges and exploring activities that can be long without always having desired outcomes.

10.	If you answered "I am looking for something different" please elaborate on that:

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I understand that a $50 deposit holds my teen's space in the program and agree to pay that as soon as I am invoiced.

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I understand that HAVEN is committed to making this an affordable and accessible program for all families. (We will be searching for future sponsorships for this program so that we can offer scholarships.)

For 2023/24, the cost of the program for ONE teen is $500 for the entire year!*

This program is an 8 month, October to May, teen only program. We can not offer sibling discounts at this time. We do accept monthly payment plans. For an 8 month payment plan, the cost per month (including the deposit) would be: $56.25. First monthly payment would be due October 1st.

*This cost is based on 20 students enrolled. If we have less than 20, the cost will increase slightly.

**There will be supplies or notebooks/pens your teen will need to bring on the first day.

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I understand

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HAVEN HIGH is structured like a drop-off program but there will be parents on the premises at all times to support the teachers. We ask each family to participate once a month. We will present an annual calendar before the program's start date with two parent volunteers scheduled per week. Again, this is a once a month committment to keep costs down and ensure safety and support for all.

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I agree

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I understand that once my application is reviewed, I and my teen will be contacted for an interview within the week. Upon interview completion, HAVEN leadership will assess all applicants and contact me to let me know if my teen has been accepted into the program.

Applications close August 25th.

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Thank you for applying! If you are not currently a HAVEN family, we very much look forward to meeting you and your teen soon. Thank you for considering this much-needed program. You will be hearing from us shortly.