Sycamore School provides a full-time educational program specifically designed to meet the needs of academically gifted students from Early Childhood through Eighth Grade. The school is organized into three divisions, each overseen by a division head:Division Grades Head of Division Early Childhood EC1 (2 years, 8 months) through Kindergarten Nancy Farrar Lower School Grades 1 - 4 Glenna Lykens Middle School Grades 5 - 8 Mike Waller Sycamore academic division heads (left to right): Glenna Lykens, Nancy Farrar, Mike Waller. Sycamore offers the fast-paced curriculum and intellectual depth that gifted learners need to reach their potential. The faculty sets criteria for evaluating students' academic progress, and it promotes and expects the development of personal responsibility, task commitment, self-discipline, independent learning, and respectful conduct. High standards of behavior and performance, as well as high aptitude, are expected. Sycamore has an ongoing commitment to leadership in developing and improving teaching methods, learning strategies, and curricula in gifted education. Its teachers are dedicated to learning from others in gifted education and to sharing their experience and expertise with the larger community for the educational enrichment of all children. Sycamore teachers and administrators are frequent presenters at state and national conferences regarding gifted education. Standardized achievement testing confirms that Sycamore students at every grade level are exceptionally prepared academically. Our students' scores consistently exceed the most competitive norm group scores in all skill areas.
Sycamore School Address
1750 West 64th Street Indianapolis city, IN United States