NTK is excited to introduce an overseas summer school program for

SUMMER SCHOOL
PROGRAM
NTK is excited to introduce an overseas summer school program for students who would like to have the experience of studying
in the US in the summer.
Summer at Delphi is one of the only summer camps that teaches children how to study (without memorization or memory
tricks). This vital step, which is missing in many school systems today, can greatly increase a student’s enthusiasm to learn.
As they gain familiarity with these study methods, students find they are able to fully understand and apply what they study.
The result: many students realize they can succeed, and their interest in learning soars.
Summer at Delphi offers:
• 250 hands-on courses, with practical application as the end result
• An opportunity to meet children from 15-20 countries — future friends from around the world!
• Independence: on an easy gradient, children learn to be self-sufficient and how to work within a group
• Over a dozen daily afternoon activities
• Exciting adventure trips every weekend
• A gorgeous 700-acre Oregon campus, between the Willamette Valley and the Oregon Coast
For more details or to apply, please contact us at 2577 7844 (Hong Kong campus) or 2718 3000 (Kowloon campus), or email enquiry@ntk.edu.hk.
THE PURPOSE OF DELPHI’S SUMMER PROGRAM
IS TO CHALLENGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN AND OUT
OF THE CLASSROOM AND HELP THEM DISCOVER
THAT
THEIR
POTENTIAL
FOR
SUCCESS
IS
U N L I M I T E D
www.SummerAtDelphi.org
THE SUMMER PROGRAM
The Delphian School’s summer program balances
academic basics and a wide variety of elective
offerings with varied and challenging outdoor
activities and cultural experiences.
Over 250 courses and classes are offered each
summer. Students can get ahead or brush up in
specific school subjects and, most importantly, they
are introduced to the uniquely effective study methods
used at the school. In one summer at Delphi, a
young person can learn how to study any subject –
a skill that will last a lifetime.
Balancing our comprehensive academic program is
a wide variety of fun and age-appropriate activities
including instrumental music, arts and sports.
Camping, rafting and beach trips, sightseeing and
other weekend adventures are additional highlights
of the summer program that take full advantage of
Oregon’s beautiful summer climate and the cultural
and scenic riches of the Pacific Northwest.
Students come to Delphi from all across the United
States, from Japan, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan,
China, Russia, Germany, Canada, Austria, and
other countries. Summer at Delphi is always an
international experience.
“We cannot say enough great things about Delphi's
™
program. They use many
different tools so the
students really understand what they are learning.
Attending the summer camp program in Oregon
literally changed our daughter's life.”
– PARENT
TM
FOUNDED IN 1976, Delphian School is a boarding
and day school that offers full year and summer programs for
students from around the world. Delphian also offers English
language learning for international students.
Located in the foothills of Oregon’s Coastal Range, the campus
covers 740 acres of hills, forests and meadows that support a
wide variety of sports and outdoor activities.
At Delphi, each student receives an academic program based
on age, interests, individual strengths, and weaknesses. Help
or guidance is always available, but so is challenge. We want
students to stretch, to grow, to reach higher and further.
Delphi faculty includes 51 full and part-time teachers and 46
additional staff who instruct, provide dorm supervision, coach
and act as advisors to individual students. Faculty have a broad
range of practical and professional experience and, in addition to
their academic degrees, have been trained in the study methods
of L. Ron Hubbard that are used at the school.
Delphian School is a member of the Oregon Federation of
Independent Schools, an Accredited Member of the Northwest
Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS), The Association
of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Western Boarding Schools
Association (WBSA), and an accredited member school of the
Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC).
DELPHIAN SCHOOL
20950 SW Rock Creek Road • Sheridan, OR 97378
1-800-626-6610 • (503) 843-3521
www.SummerAtDelphi.org • www.Delphian.org
© 2015 by Delphi Schools, Inc.™ All Rights Reserved. Delphi Schools, Inc. admits students of any race, color,
national or ethnic origin, religion or any other classification protected under applicable law. The School does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, or any other classification protected
under applicable law, in administration of its school programs. Delphi Schools, Inc. is licensed to use Applied
Scholastics™ educational services. Applied Scholastics is a trademark and service mark owned by Association
for Better Living and Education International and is used with its permission.
CAMPUS LIFE
A Personal Approach
All boarding students enrolling in the Elementary and Middle Schools have Personal
Teachers. These are faculty or staff who give children the care their age requires.
Personal Teachers typically eat most meals with their students, oversee their
schedules, visit with them in the evenings and spend time together on weekends.
Personal Teachers maintain direct communication with the parents concerning the
child's growth and development while at the school.
Similarly, Upper School students have Faculty Advisors. These are faculty or staff
who provide adult friendship and guidance to help older students in a variety of
ways. This may include a trip into town for supplies, assistance in making travel
arrangements, or a good, heart-to-heart conversation.
Dorm Life
Student dormitories are located in the main building and in a dormitory building
overlooking the beautiful Willamette Valley. Living quarters vary from small single
rooms to large rooms for as many as six. Students may bring decorative items for
their rooms. There is a free laundromat on campus.
Each dorm has an Upper School student who serves as a dorm captain, and faculty
members and their families also reside in the buildings.
A staff member acting as a medical liaison also resides on campus. Doctors are on
call in the nearby town of McMinnville; the nearest hospital is 30 minutes away.
Spacious dining facilities overlook the oak and fir forest to the north of the main
building. The nutritious food is plentiful, and locally grown, organic fruits and
vegetables are often on the menu.
Recreational Facilities
Delphi’s 800 acres of rolling hills, meadows, forest and farmlands provide
an excellent resource for summer recreation. Athletic facilities include a large
gymnasium which houses basketball, volleyball and racquetball courts, and a
weight-lifting and gymnastics room.
Outdoor facilities include a stable with riding horses, an arena, and miles of riding
trails. There are baseball and softball diamonds, a soccer field, a running track, four
lighted tennis courts, and a playground for younger children. Swimming takes place
on trips to the ocean, local lakes, and in nearby community swimming pools.
There is a student lounge, and a recreation room with a pinball machine, pool table,
ping pong, foosball, and air hockey tables. There is also a well-stocked snack bar
and a student store.
Computer Facilities
Our computer facilities include a state-of-the-art audio-visual lab and a computer
sciences lab.
Wireless Internet access is available on over one hundred computers in selected
areas of the school, and in classrooms and labs.
A UNIQUE APPROACH
TO LEARNING
How students are taught is what makes Delphi truly unique. Students work independently
in a structured courseroom while their teachers supervise and advise — guiding,
providing resources when asked and giving a push when needed. Key to making this
work is a step-by-step study guide called a checksheet designed to bring a student into
useful understanding of a specific subject.
Drawings, clay models and laboratory or real life applications are used continuously as the
student learns, balancing understanding with function.
Personal Academic Program
Students are not all the same and don’t all arrive at Delphi on the same footing. Each
summer student is given diagnostic testing from which a program based on interests,
strengths and any weakness is designed. Teachers work closely with their students, keeping
track of daily progress and ensuring they are having fun while learning. A high level of
personal attention is not just an abstract idea at Delphi. It is a central, practical theme.
Learning to Study
Our basic assumptions are that within every individual is an innate desire to learn and know
more, that the process of learning is inherently a pleasurable experience, and that the only reason
a student feels otherwise is because there is something not understood. That something can be a
word, it can be a concept or action, or it can just be, “How does this apply to me?”
American writer and educator, L. Ron Hubbard, recognized these pitfalls and identified some basic
barriers to understanding. To help overcome these barriers and ensure a student could truly put his
or her education to use, Mr. Hubbard developed a technology of study.
Because Study Technology provides simple but powerful tools by which any subject can be fully
understood, every student who comes to Delphi begins by getting a firm grounding in it.* Through
its use, the world of knowledge becomes fully accessible, and a young person with abilities and
interests discovers his unlimited potential for success.
*Some international students may first be given a program to improve their English skills.
SUBJECT OFFERINGS
Elementary & Middle School
Mathematics &
Science
Arithmetic
Mathematics
Measurements
Geometry
Chemistry
Earth
Weather
Electricity
Simple Machines
Energy
Air and Light
Engines
Plants
Microscopes
Animal Kingdom
Dinosaurs
Fish and Birds
Mammals
Insects & Reptiles
Dissecting
Anatomy & Physiology
Circulatory System
Towns & Cities
Basic First Aid
Health and Nutrition
Drug Education
Magic
Language Arts
Grammar
English Skills
Creative Writing
Communication Skills
Spelling
Handwriting
Literature
Art & Music
Art History
Art
Drama
Crafts
Ceramics
Needlepoint
Instrumental Music
Humanities
Maps
Geography
World History
How To Study
Research Skills
Personal Ethics
Manners*
Upper School
Mathematics &
Science
The Metric System
Arithmetic
Algebra*
Geometry
Trigonometry*
Computer Programming
Chemistry
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
Electromagnetism
Electricity*
Genetics*
Cell Biology*
Dissecting
Circulatory System
Anatomy & Physiology
Nutrition & Exercise
Drug Education
Basic First Aid
Art & Music
Instrumental Music
Painting
Drawing
Ceramics
Photography
Drama
Audio/Visual
Humanities
World Geography*
American History
World History*
Economics
Conflict and Ideas*
People and Ideas
Personal Ethics
Philosophy of Education*
Basics of Organization
Logic*
Manners
Language Arts
English Grammar
Composition
Creative Writing
Public Speaking*
Communication Skills
Sports & Camps
(This is a partial listing
of courses)
*These courses
have prerequisites.
Afternoons at Delphi are packed with fun activities. Delphi also offers four intensive afternoon camps which replace afternoon activities at
various times during the summer session. See the Summer Activities Calendar for dates.
Horseback riding
Volleyball
Softball
Swimming
Basketball
Aerobics
Tennis
Soccer
Bowling
Flag Football
Archery
**Upper School and Middle School students age 12 and above only.
Yoga***
Horse Camp
Soccer Camp**
***Upper School students only.
Tennis Camp**
Volleyball Camp**
Film Camp***
Minimum enrollments needed for some non-academic classes.
DAILY & WEEKEND SCHEDULES
Weekdays
In the Upper School, weekday mornings and early afternoons are devoted
to academic study. Afternoons are for a wide variety of sports including
swimming, horseback riding and elective classes such as ceramics and
computer programming. For example, an Upper School student might work
on algebra in the morning, spend the afternoon practicing piano, playing
soccer or horseback riding on Delphi’s forested trails.
Middle and Elementary School students spend their mornings and late
afternoons on academic subjects. Their afternoon activities include art,
crafts, science projects, music, horseback riding, swimming, bowling,
computers and a wide variety of sports. Evenings are reserved for group
activities such as a soccer game, dodgeball or other games in the gym.
All students age ten and older participate in the school’s service program
known as Student Services. The program gives students the opportunity to
contribute to the operation and maintenance of the school for 45 mintues
a day in order to gain a greater responsibility for their environment.
Weekends
The pace changes dramatically on summer weekends when students
embark on a variety of exciting off-campus and on-campus adventures.
Highlights of Delphi’s summer program are the weekend trips that can
include camping, white-water rafting, canoeing, sightseeing and shopping.
For example, Middle School students could go on a canoe trip and
participate in a challenging scavenger hunt. They might take a trip to
Seattle that could include going to a water park or the zoo. Upper School
students might get to experience the thrills of white-water rafting, go
camping or ride across the Oregon Sand Dunes in dune buggies driven by
experienced guides.
Visit www.SummerAtDelphi.org/weekends to see all
the weekend adventures planned for this year.
Delphi’s activities calendar
lists the trips and special
events planned each summer.
WHAT TO BRING
Clothing
(Plan on warm days and occasional cool evenings)
■ Shorts
■ Jeans or slacks
■ Blouses, shirts
■ Underwear
■ Warm, waterproof jacket for camping
■ Tennis shoes and sturdy shoes or hiking boots
■ Bathrobe, pajamas and slippers
■ Two bathing suits
■ Water shoes or strap-on sandals to wear in creeks
and on rafting trips (required for rafting trips)
■ Sweatshirts and sweaters for evenings
Personal Items
■ Towels and washcloths (at least two of each)
plus a beach towel
■ Pop-up or folding laundry basket
■ Soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant,
nail clippers, etc.
■ Laundry detergent
■ Laundry marker to mark all clothing and
personal belongings
■ Stationery and plenty of stamps
■ Duffle bag (for weekend trips)
■ Wristwatch
For Your Room
■ Bed Linens (sheets), blankets and pillow
■ Alarm clock/clock radio
■ Suitcase or footlocker (that locks to secure valuables)
■ Mirror and decorative items
■ Small fan
Classroom Supplies
■ Paper, pens, pencils and notebooks
■ Your language/English dictionary
(for international students)
Camping Gear
■ Sleeping bag (required)
■ Backpack (soft pack style)
■ Flashlight
Optional
■ Musical instrument
■ Address book
■ Softball mitt
■ Tennis/Racquetball racquet and balls
■ Kite
■ Camera
■ Sunglasses
Visit www.SummerAtDelphi.org/summeritems to see what can be purchased on campus at the
camp store.
Delphian School • 20950 SW Rock Creek Road • Sheridan, OR 97378
1-800-626-6610 • 503-843-3521 • Fax (503) 843-4158 • www.SummerAtDelphi.org