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Academics
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Academics - Technology Computers are used throughout a student's tenure at Moorestown Friends School to enhance and broaden the education of Preschoolers through 12th-graders. Curriculum The goal of the computer curriculum is to integrate computer use with curriculum in other areas while developing students' technology skills and knowledge. We recognize the need for continuous change in the computer curriculum as change occurs in technology and in the role of technology in society. From preschool through fourth grade, students use computers in their classrooms to reinforce the skills that are important to building a strong foundation for their overall academic development. Computer classes in the lab begin in kindergarten and remain a requirement through ninth grade. Students focus on a particular area of computer use at each grade level. Among the skills taught are research, web page development, digital media, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, database design, Internet safety and computer ethics. When possible, computer activities take advantage of opportunities to build on material presented in other courses, from language arts to health education. Computer use is especially significant in teaching geometry and music theory. Upper School students have the opportunity to take majors or minors in Computer Science. Major course offerings include AP Computer Science and Media Arts. Recent minor course offerings include Advanced Topics in Computer Science, Desktop Publishing, Advertising and Design, Anime, Fashion and Photoshop, Video Editing, Web Design, E-Business, Service Learning, and Video Conferencing. Moorestown Friends also has ongoing extracurricular computer activities for Lower School as well as Middle and Upper School students. Facilities Moorestown Friends School has more than 450 computers and laptops throughout the school, consisting of three computer labs, seven laptop carts and two mini-labs for fifth grade. Two of the carts are used throughout the school for general use and two are for the Middle and Upper School Science Department. One cart each is for Mathematics, World Languages, and the Lower School. MFS is predominantly a PC school; however there are several Macs and iPads available for use at every grade level. We recently purchased a MacBook Pro cart for high-end graphical and media use. Numonic’s interactive whiteboard technology has been adopted throughout the school with every classroom containing interactive whiteboards with mounted projectors. The MFS campus has complete Wi-Fi access and allows Upper School students the ability to connect with their own personal devices influencing the latest technology trend in education of BYOT (bring your own technology.) The MFS library houses a computer processing center for students to research and prepare written work. The library's online catalog is available via the network throughout the school or at home. Our Internet connections consist of a combination of cable and DSL with download capacity of up to 60 Mbps. The entire MFS network operates on a gigabit backbone infrastructure.
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