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Science & Technology Brand-New Science Lab for Kindergarten - 8th Grade Elevated Science Curriculum Based on Biology, Chemistry & Physics th 8 Grade Neuroscience Curriculum Developed by Max Planck Neuroscientist Advanced Robotics Program Language Arts Speech & Debate Teacher Weiss School Publishing Company Published Book to Showcase Your Child’s Work Forensics & Debate Club Over the next three years, The Weiss School will be launching an exciting new program we call our “Centers of Excellence,” which is built off of our current curriculum. Each year two subject-areas will be elevated to the next level (Language Arts and Science & Technology in 2014/2015). Students will leave The Weiss School being effective writers and proficient public speakers. This area of our curriculum is designed to enhance both critical thinking and communication skills. We are building a brand-new science lab based around the various disciplines such as biology, chemistry and physics to enrich science based learning. Our “Early Discovery” initiative will present complex topics to students in 1st and 2nd grade. These are just a few of the exciting components of our new “Centers of Excellence” program beginning next year.