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Join Our Inaugural Cohort of Young Women
Who We Are Looking For:
Who We Are Looking For:
- Girls entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade in the 2024-2025 school year.
- Students eager to be trailblazing pioneers for the future of girls soccer at Nexus and the Greater Houston Area
- Girls who are passionate about soccer, dedicated to academic achievement, and leadership development.
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School Structure:
Single-Sex Classrooms
- Focused Learning Environments: By maintaining single-sex classrooms, Nexus ensures focused learning environments tailored to each gender, allowing students to concentrate better on their studies without the social pressures often present in coeducational settings.
- Encouraging Participation and Confidence: In single-sex classrooms, students are more likely to participate and express themselves freely. This setting particularly encourages girls to be more vocal and participate in class, fostering an environment where they can develop increased confidence in their abilities.
- Tailored Teaching Approaches: Single-sex education allows teachers to tailor their teaching styles and material to the unique learning styles of boys and girls. This can include adjusting the classroom environment and instructional methods to better suit the differing needs of students, thus enhancing their learning experience.
- Minimizing Distractions: A single-sex classroom minimizes distractions that can arise from the presence of the opposite sex, allowing students to focus more on academics and extracurricular activities.
Multi-Grade Classrooms
The cohort of middle school girls accepted to Nexus will attend class together in a multi-grade classroom. There are many benefits of this smaller, but multi-grade classroom approach. Each of these aspects contributes to creating an educational setting that is both nurturing and challenging, preparing students for a diverse and dynamic world.
- Development at Individual Pace: Multi-grade classrooms allow students to learn at their own pace, fostering an environment where instruction is customized to each student's specific stage of learning.
- Leadership and Mentorship Opportunities: In a multi-grade setting, older students often take on mentorship roles, helping younger students and growing their own leadership skills in the process.
- Diverse Learning Environment: These classrooms provide a diverse learning environment, encouraging students to develop social and emotional skills by interacting with peers of different ages and abilities. This diversity fosters a caring and cooperative atmosphere.
Training Sessions Grouped by Skill Level
While academic classes are single-sex, boys and girls come together during soccer training sessions, promoting teamwork and camaraderie among all students. Students are grouped based on their skill and developmental level, ensuring that each child is challenged appropriately and can progress at their own pace.
This school structure demonstrates the school's commitment to providing a well-rounded education that balances academic focus with physical development and social interaction. By utilizing single-sex classrooms, but grouping students by skill level in soccer training, the school ensures that each student receives attention according to their needs, promoting a healthy, competitive, and cooperative learning environment.
Application Process
The application process is the same as the boys. Please visit the admissions page for more information.
The application process is the same as the boys. Please visit the admissions page for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Below you will find FAQ that apply only to the girls. But please visit our FAQ page for more FAQs that apply to all students and families.
1. Can girls participate in all school activities?
Absolutely! We encourage participation in all our extracurricular and academic programs, ensuring equal opportunities for both boys and girls.
2. Will the boys and girls use the same academic curriculum?
Yes, the academic curriculum will be the same for both boys and girls. Our curriculum is designed to meet the educational needs of all our students, regardless of gender.
3. Will there be a locker room?
Yes, there will be restrooms and a locker room dedicated exclusively to the girls attending Nexus and the female staff. This ensures privacy and comfort for all our female students and staff members.
4. Will the boys and girls have lunch together?
Yes, boys and girls will have lunch together. This allows for social interaction and helps foster a sense of community within the school.
5. Will the boys and girls have recess together?
Yes, recess will be a coeducational time where boys and girls can interact, play, and socialize together.
6. Does the performance coach understand musculature, movements, and injuries specific to girls?
Yes, our performance coach is knowledgeable about the specific needs and challenges faced by female athletes, including musculature, movements, and common injuries such as ACL tears. The training includes exercises and techniques focused on injury prevention and enhancing athletic performance.
7. Girls have far more ACL tears than boys in soccer. How will you address this?
We are aware of the higher incidence of ACL tears in girls and have implemented specialized training programs focused on injury prevention. These programs include neuromuscular training exercises that help in reducing the risk of ACL injuries. The goal is to strengthen muscles, improve balance and coordination, and minimize the occurrence of these injuries in our female soccer players.
Below you will find FAQ that apply only to the girls. But please visit our FAQ page for more FAQs that apply to all students and families.
1. Can girls participate in all school activities?
Absolutely! We encourage participation in all our extracurricular and academic programs, ensuring equal opportunities for both boys and girls.
2. Will the boys and girls use the same academic curriculum?
Yes, the academic curriculum will be the same for both boys and girls. Our curriculum is designed to meet the educational needs of all our students, regardless of gender.
3. Will there be a locker room?
Yes, there will be restrooms and a locker room dedicated exclusively to the girls attending Nexus and the female staff. This ensures privacy and comfort for all our female students and staff members.
4. Will the boys and girls have lunch together?
Yes, boys and girls will have lunch together. This allows for social interaction and helps foster a sense of community within the school.
5. Will the boys and girls have recess together?
Yes, recess will be a coeducational time where boys and girls can interact, play, and socialize together.
6. Does the performance coach understand musculature, movements, and injuries specific to girls?
Yes, our performance coach is knowledgeable about the specific needs and challenges faced by female athletes, including musculature, movements, and common injuries such as ACL tears. The training includes exercises and techniques focused on injury prevention and enhancing athletic performance.
7. Girls have far more ACL tears than boys in soccer. How will you address this?
We are aware of the higher incidence of ACL tears in girls and have implemented specialized training programs focused on injury prevention. These programs include neuromuscular training exercises that help in reducing the risk of ACL injuries. The goal is to strengthen muscles, improve balance and coordination, and minimize the occurrence of these injuries in our female soccer players.