Academics
Upper School
Upper School Signature Programs
Evergreen Institute
Building Authentic Leaders
The Evergreen Institute is a leadership and community engagement program that fosters well-being and personal growth. It focuses on cultivating key leadership skills such as resilience, effective communication, curiosity, and self-awareness. Students develop the capacity to make a meaningful difference and design solutions to real-world problems through a human-centered approach - empowering them to contribute positively to our school and community through service, mentorship, and action.
The Signature Evergreen Experience:
The Signature Evergreen Experience:
- Experience: Community awareness and outreach, leadership training, and life coaching.
- Habits of Mind: Develop curiosity and self-reflection to better understand themselves and others.
- Skills: Durable skill building including resilience, self-awareness, effective communication, and empathy.
- Design: Designing innovative solutions that address human-centered issues.
- Self-Driven: Projects that are guided, but designed and curated independently.
Evergreen Institute Program Progression
List of 4 items.
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Grade 9: Experiential
Community engagement initiatives offer off-campus opportunities and immersive learning experiences that foster connection, meaning, and discovery through impactful projects. -
Grade 10: Leadership
This program focuses on exploring personal leadership styles and growth areas, understanding identity’s impact on leadership and group dynamics, and developing skills through facilitation and leadership training. -
Grade 11: Reflection & Action
This initiative involves examining human-centered challenges, applying design thinking to create solutions, and conducting a Community Action Research Project. -
Grade 12: Mentorship
Peer mentorship integration with our community partners and cross-divisionally at ICS.
Indian Creek School
Indian Creek school is a co-educational, college preparatory independent school, located in Crownsville, Maryland. Students in Pre-K3 through grade 12 receive a vibrant educational experience based on excellent academics steeped in strong student-teacher connections.
