The Common Rooms One of the unique elements at Trevor Day School is the incorporation of Common Rooms into the learning environment. In the youngest grades, the students learn to do school activities using teachers and schoolmates as helpers. In the Middle School and High School, the Common Room and Student Faculty Center serve as the hub of the divisions. Students use the work spaces for cooperative as well as individual efforts that are extensions of the class assignments. One of the many benefits of the setting is that the communication among student groups across grade levels and with faculty is greatly enhanced.
Students access each other and the faculty, and the faculty do the same.
One result is a feeling of knowing many others and being known by them. Advisors The system of advising at Trevor Day School is a demanding one built around a strong commitment to accountability. In contrast with typical advising systems, TDS has designed a structure that brings Advisors together with their 8 or 9 advisees each morning for announcements and other important communication activities. More importantly, though, is the weekly individual meeting where each student meets with his or her advisor for a full class period. During this meeting, all of the information from all the academic classes is reviewed, recent class work is examined, and an accountability report on progress is shared.