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SCHOOL PROFILE 2017-2018 Head of School: Jason Patera 1010 W SCHOOL PROFILE 2017-2018 Head of School: Jason Patera 1010 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60642-5414 [email protected] P: 312.421.0202 College Counselor: Sarah Langford F: 312.421.3816 [email protected] chicagoacademyforthearts.org Dean of Students: Elizabeth Cunningham CEEB/ACT Code: 140-627 [email protected] ABOUT THE CHICAGO ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS Established in 1981, The Chicago Academy for the Arts is a nationally recognized, internationally influential independent high school acclaimed for its unique co-curricular program composed of rigorous college-preparatory academics and professional- level arts training. Designated a National School of Distinction by the John F. Kennedy Center, The Chicago Academy for the Arts provides a challenging and stimulating environment in which young scholar-artists master the skills necessary for academic success, critical thought, and creative expression. MISSION FACULTY ACADEMIC CURRICULUM The Chicago Academy for the Arts The Academy’s faculty consists of 55 The Academy’s rigorous, college- transforms emerging artists through a members, including full-time, certified preparatory academic program is curriculum and culture which connect academic teachers and arts instructors, built upon core studies in English, intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, as well as part-time artist-teachers mathematics, science, social studies, and creativity to impart the skills to of local, national, and international and world languages. Honors courses lead and collaborate across diverse acclaim. The student-to-faculty ratio are offered in selected disciplines. AP communities. is 4:1. Fifty-three percent of Academy courses are offered during a student’s teachers hold graduate degrees. junior and senior years. STUDENT BODY Students are admitted to The Academy ACCREDITATION each year based on demonstrated The Academy is accredited by the ability in both academics and the arts. Independent Schools Association of the For the 2017-2018 school year, 60% Central States (ISACS) and is a member of applicants were accepted to The in good standing of the National Academy. Association of Independent Schools The 126 students of The Academy form (NAIS). The Academy is recognized by a diverse community: 65% Caucasian, the Illinois State Board of Education 18% African American/Black, 8% Latino/ (ISBE) and is a member of the Illinois Hispanic American, 3% Asian American, High School Association (ISHA) and the 3% Multiracial American, and 2% Arts School Network (ASN). International. Academy students live in Chicago, its suburbs, and beyond: 51% Chicago, 47% suburbs, 2% ARTS CURRICULUM international. Many students commute Each student is a member of one of over three hours each day to attend The Academy’s six arts departments: The Academy. Dance, Media Arts, Music, Musical Theatre, Theatre, or Visual Arts. Each Approximately 60% of students department provides core courses receive need-based tuition assistance that immerse the students in the each year. A total of $1.1 million was discipline of the respective department. awarded for the 2017-2018 school year. Faculty members assess students individually in each course each semester. In addition to their regular Ninety-six percent of the students of A Little Night Music, 2016 the Class of 2017 were admitted to arts classwork, students participate universities, colleges, art institutes, in numerous productions throughout DAILY SCHEDULE or conservatories. The 42 students the school year. The Academy has The Academy’s school day begins at comprising the class were collectively over 100 productions each year, 8:30 AM and consists of six 45-minute awarded over $9 million in college including concerts, plays, musicals, academic periods followed by a three- scholarships. readings, screenings, and exhibitions. hour immersion in the student’s Additionally, The Academy’s urban respective arts discipline. The average academic class size is 15 location offers students unparalleled students. access to, and partnerships with, some While the standard school day officially of the world’s most renowned arts ends at 4:30 PM, students are required organizations and professionals. to stay later on the majority of school days for rehearsals, performances, Seniors in each arts department also private lessons, or student-led projects. present major final projects (such The Academy’s extended school day as recitals, exhibits, and films) as a and the significant commutes of many graduation requirement. of our students limit their availability for extra-curricular activities. GRADING POLICY HONORS AND AP COURSES GRADING SCALE The Academy provides a cumulative The Academy offers eight honors-level GPA that includes both academic and courses and ten AP courses. These Grade Standard Honors AP arts courses as well as a cumulative courses are offered to students based A 4 4.5 5 GPA that includes academic courses upon teacher recommendation. Due to B 3 3.5 4 only. The Academy does not rank its AP course availability and scheduling C 2 2.5 3 students. conflicts, students are typically able D 1 1 1 to take a total of no more than five AP F 0 0 0 courses. Honors and AP courses are weighted in the GPA. COURSE OFFERINGS SUBJECT/REQUIREMENTS COURSES Honors and AP courses are highlighted. A one-semester course is equal to .5 credits. Course titles reflect changes made at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year. ENGLISH • African American Literature* • Latin American Literature* • Native American Literature* • American Literature • Literature and Composition • Postcolonial Literature* 4 credits • Analysis and Composition • Literature and the Comedic Form* • Shakespeare as Literature and • AP English Literature & Composition • Literature of World War I* Drama* *One-semester course. Not • Chicago Literature* • Literature Through Film* • Women’s Literature* offered yearly. • Freshman English • Myth and Hero* MATHEMATICS • Algebra I • AP Statistics • Honors Algebra II • Algebra II • Discrete Mathematics • Honors Geometry 3 credits • AP Calculus AB • Geometry • Honors Precalculus • AP Calculus BC • Honors Algebra I • Precalculus SCIENCE • Anatomy & Physiology • Biology • Physics • AP Computer Science Principles • Chemistry 3 credits SOCIAL STUDIES • AP Art History • Honors Philosophy* • U.S. History • AP European History • Honors World Religions* • World History 3 credits • AP Psychology • Modern American History Through • Global Affairs Film *Offered in alternating years WORLD LANGUAGES • AP French • French I-III • Honors Spanish IV 2 credits • AP Spanish • Honors French IV • Spanish I-III ARTS ELECTIVES • Business & the Arts • Music Composition • Urban Design • Introduction to Acting • Studio Art • Video Production (Offered to students of all arts departments) Each student is a member of one of the following arts departments and must complete the courses shown. DANCE • Ballet A, B, & C • Men’s Class • Pas de Deux • Dance Composition • Modern Graham Technique A, B, & C • Pointe A & B • Jazz A, B, & C MEDIA ARTS • Animation Studies • Expanded Narrative • Publications Lab • Animation Techniques • Fiction • Screenwriting • Audio Production • Film Aesthetics • Sequential Narrative • Cinematography • Introduction To Creative Writing • Studio • Creative Non-Fiction • Media Design • Video Production • Directing • Poetry • Workshop MUSIC • Chamber Ensemble • Jazz Combo • Piano Lab • Classical Vocal Workshop • Jazz Vocal Workshop • Studio • Composition • Music History • Theory and Ear Training I, II, and Advanced MUSICAL THEATRE • Advanced Acting • Introduction to Acting • Voice Repertoire and Music *Through Dance Dept. • Dance* • Musical Theatre Studio I and II Theory • Intermediate Acting • Private Voice Instruction THEATRE • Acting for the Camera* • Directing • Playwriting* • Advanced Acting • Improvisation* • Scenic, Lighting, & Sound Design • Circus* • Intermediate Acting • Script Analysis *One-semester course • Combat for Stage and Screen* • Introduction to Acting • Stagecraft • Costume Concepts* • Makeup for Stage and Screen* • Stage Management • Voice and Movement VISUAL ARTS • Color Theory • Interdisciplinary Art • Printmaking • Design • Painting • Sculpture • Drawing ACT SCORES, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE Section Academy Average State Average Academy % Higher English 25.4 20.5 24.2% Math 23.2 20.8 11.8% Reading 26.3 20.9 25.9% Science 23.4 20.7 13.2% Composite 24.7 20.8 18.7% ACT COLLEGE READINESS* SCORES, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE Section % Academy Students % State Students Academy % Higher English Composition 91.4% 63.6% 43.7% College Algebra 65.4% 41.8% 56.5% College Social Science 80.6% 42.6% 89.2% College Biology 57% 36.4% 56.6% Composite 47.6% 27% 76.3% Spring Jazz Concert at the Jazz Showcase, 2016 *The ACT’s “College Readiness” statistic predicts the likelihood of a student earning an ‘A’ or a ‘B’ in a particular college course. COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES 2010-2017 AMDA College and Conservatory of the Dominican University of California University of Mary Washington Saint Mary’s College Performing Arts Drake University Maryland Institute College of Art Saint Xavier University American Academy of Dramatic Arts Drew University Marymount Manhattan College Sam Houston State University The American Musical and Dramatic Drexel University Massachusetts College of Art and Design San Francisco Art Institute Academy College of DuPage University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth University of San Francisco The American University of Paris Earlham College McGill University Santa Fe University of Art
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