2018-2019 PROFILE

CEEB/ACT CODE 220050 Cushing Academy, founded in 1865, is an independent, coeducational college preparatory Accredited by the New England Association located 60 miles northwest of . Cushing of Schools and Colleges Academy serves a wide range of students in grades 9-12 and offers a post-graduate year.

CUSHING ACADEMY STUDENT BODY 39 School Street 390 students from 25 states and 30 countries Ashburnham, MA 01430-8000 122 seniors and post-graduates Tel - 978.827.7025 Fax - 978.827.7029 38% receive financial aid www.cushing.org 88 % boarding

39 % international Randy R. Bertin, Ed.D. 34 % from Head of School 18% domestic students of color

Emily Roller 59% male Director of College Counseling 41% female [email protected]

Sarah Catlin CLASS OF 2018 Associate Director of College Counseling 95 % attend a four-year college or university [email protected] 75% attend college outside of Massachusetts Brian Jurek 4% attend college outside the US Associate Director of College Counseling 72% attend a private university [email protected]

Lori A. Nix FACULTY Administrative Assistant 57 % of teaching faculty have advanced degrees, [email protected] including four doctorates

7 :1 student-faculty ratio

12 average class size RANK AND GPA ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

CumulativeCushing Weighted AcademyCushing Academy GPA does not rankNumber of its Students students. Below is the Thirty-nine percent of the Cushing Academy student body ≥4 5 3.99class - 3.5 of 2019 cumulative weighted Cushing Academy23 GPA hails from outside the . Eleven percent of 3.49 - 3 39 2.99distribution - 2.5 through June 2018. It does not include17 PGs or the student body participates in the English as a Second < 2.5 9 1-year seniors. Language program. Courses are offered at the intermediate and advanced levels.

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30 ACADEMIC SUPPORT 20 23 Cushing Academy’s Academic Support program offers a 17 10 highly personalized academic atmosphere, designed to 9

Number of Students of Number 5 meet the needs of students with mild learning differences. 0 ≥4 3.99 - 3.5 3.49 - 3 2.99 - 2.5 < 2.5 Seventeen percent of the student body takes one or more courses in this program. Cumulative Weighted Cushing Academy GPA

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS STANDARDIZED TESTING ENGLISH 4 Years The middle 50 percent of the students in the Class of 2019 MATHEMATICS 4 Years scored in the following ranges on the SAT as of June 2018: SCIENCE 3 Years HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 3 Years EBRW 510 - 610* FOREIGN LANGUAGE 3 Years Math 510 - 700 VISUAL/PERFORMING ARTS 2 Years Combined 1030 - 1310 ADDITIONAL COURSES 3 Courses* *Includes TOEFL-eligible students *From any of the above disciplines

GRADING SYSTEM SCHOOL REPORTS Cushing Academy uses a traditional 4.0 grading scale: Cushing Academy does not check evaluative boxes on A = 4.0, A- =3.7, B+ =3.3, B =3.0, etc. AP, Advanced, and school reports or recommendations. All Cushing Academy Honors courses are weighted as follows: AP and Advanced recommendations are confidential. +0.5, Honors +0.3. A weighted GPA is provided on the transcript. D- is the lowest passing grade. DISCIPLINARY STATEMENT Students who earn a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the term are placed At Cushing Academy, it is our expectation that students on the High Honor Roll for the semester. Students earning a GPA will respond truthfully to college and university application between 3.3 and 3.69 are placed on the Honor Roll. questions that require them to report any major disciplinary incidents. A member of the Cushing Academy College Year-long courses at Cushing Academy earn 1.0 credit Counseling Office will follow up directly with the colleges. toward a student’s graduation requirement. Prior to the If such disciplinary measures occur after the submission of 2016-2017 school year, Cushing Academy’s academic the initial application, Cushing will ask the student to report calendar utilized a trimester system, and trimester-long the information in a timely fashion and the school will send courses were granted 0.33 credits. In 2016-2017, the school updated information about the incident to the college. switched to a semester grading system and each semester- long course will earn 0.5 credits.

2018-2019 ACADEMIC OFFERINGS Honors and Advanced courses listed in bold

ACADEMIC SUPPORT ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PERFORMING ARTS

Academic Support Advanced Intermediate Level (take all): Acting II Academic Coaching Reading II Music Theory Reading Skills Writing and Grammar Chorus Listening and Speaking Chamber Music Advanced Level (take both): Jazz Ensemble CLASSICAL & MODERN LANGUAGES Literary Studies History of Jazz Spanish I Composition & Grammar Dance I/II Spanish II/Honors Dance II/III Spanish III/Honors Dance III/IV Honors Spanish IV/V Reading & Comprehension HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCE Filmmaking Honors Spanish IV/V Conversation Foundations in World History/Honors AP Spanish Language & Culture Roots of the Modern World/ Honors SCIENCE French I United States History/Honors French II Fall Senior Seminars: Biology/Honors French III Civil Society I: Principles of Democracy and Freedom Biology II: Anatomy and Physiology Honors French IV Economic Principles in American History I Biology II: Ecological Studies Honors French V Spring Senior Seminars: Chemistry/Honors AP French Civil Society II: Liberty and Civic Virtue Conceptual Physics Latin I Economic Principles in American History II Physics Latin II AP Economics (Macro & Micro) Physical Science II: Engineering the Future Latin III AP United States History Introduction to Sports Medicine Honors Latin IV AP United States Government and Politics AP Biology Honors Latin V AP European History AP Chemistry Honors Latin VI AP Physics I Mandarin Chinese I AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity/Magnetism Mandarin Chinese II MATHEMATICS

Mandarin Chinese III Algebra I VISUAL ARTS Honors Mandarin Chinese IV Topics in Geometry AP Chinese Language & Culture Geometry/Honors Ceramics Algebra II Modified-A Advanced Ceramics COMPUTER SCIENCE Algebra II Modified-B Photography Algebra II/Honors Advanced Photography AP Computer Science A Discrete Mathematics Architectural Design Introduction to Precalculus Beginning Drawing ENGLISH Precalculus/Honors Advanced Painting & Drawing Literature and Composition I/Honors Probability and Statistics Metalsmithing Literature and Composition II/Honors Calculus Advanced Metalsmithing American Literature AP Statistics Fused Glass Fall Senior Seminars: AP Calculus AB Art Portfolio Recognizing the Call AP Calculus BC Art History Contemporary American Fiction Multivariable Calculus Awakenings in Literature Linear Algebra Dramatic Literature I Nature Writing Independent Studies available in Spring Senior Seminar various disciplines Island Experience Sense of Place 21st Century Film and Literature Marginalized Voices Dramatic Literature II College English AP Language and Composition AP Literature and Composition COLLEGE MATRICULATION FOR THE CLASSES OF 2017 AND 2018

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