PROFILE: the Class of 2015

Headmaster: Peter J. Caldwell Head of Upper School: Darren Burns Director of College Counseling: Noreen L. Cassidy Associate Director of College Counseling: Roslyn Estrada Associate Director of College Counseling: Keith Vassall College Counseling Assistant: Heather McClanahan CEEB Code: 310845 P#"+$,(: T-( C,)%% of 2015 A! M"##$%!"&'-B()#* we believe that a Morristown-Beard School education and through participation in activities, that the School community is responsible prepares individuals to be enlightened, performances, exhibits, and community for discovering and developing the unique morally responsible citizens of the world. service. Our method is to expose students individual potential of each student. Our curriculum is designed to further this to multiple ways of thinking and responding. Students, parents, trustees, administrators, mission by providing a rigorous academic Our ultimate objective is to increase their teachers, staff and coaches understand that program that is age appropriate and awareness of and connection to the larger school environment plays a profound role in responsive to different learning styles. We world. To this end we instill, through precept cultivating intellectual, physical, aesthetic, o.er stimulating and challenging experiences and action, our Core Values, Habits of Mind, moral and ethical excellence. We believe in the classroom, on the playing field, and Essential Skills. T S C three years, useful, actionable data has emerged. Not only do the survey’s Morristown-Beard is an independent, coeducational day school serving results affirm a positive school culture and an outstanding learning students from 83 communities and nine counties in northern New Jersey. environment at Morristown-Beard, they demonstrate that the level of ;ere are 573 students in grades 6-12, with an Upper School enrollment of student engagement among our seniors often surpasses the national level of 417. ;ere are 93 faculty members, of whom 58% hold advanced degrees. college freshmen. Moreover, this feedback about the School’s teaching and ;e School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and learning environment allows us to craft informed and intentional responses Schools and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and is that are being played out in the classroom and beyond. approved by the New Jersey State Department of Education. Technology in the Curriculum Morristown-Beard is committed to helping students thrive in today’s C P information-rich culture by using technology effectively. Simply being ;e Morristown-Beard curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, problem “tech-savvy” isn’t enough – students need to develop as capable and solving, independent thought, and intellectual risk taking. It supports cross- responsible users, information seekers, problem solvers and decision disciplinary connections and a holistic view of knowledge. It encourages makers. From our formal digital courses to the Humanities curriculum, integration of habits of intentional speaking and writing so that students the challenge and focus is to harness these incredibly powerful tools within may develop and articulate their ideas. ;e curriculum is process-oriented, the fabric of our academic day. In 2010, Morristown-Beard was among the and teachers’ assessment of student work reflects the means by which a first to launch a one-to-one iPad program and beginning in the summer of student creates and learns in addition to final product. ;e curriculum 2013, all classrooms on campus have been equipped with ceiling-mounted at Morristown-Beard esteems the qualitative as well as quantitative projectors and wireless media streaming via AppleTV. ;e synergy of these dimensions of learning and supports students’ making connections to other various technologies has fulfilled a long-term goal of integrating technology areas of intellectual thought and the larger world. so completely into the fabric of the day that it becomes virtually invisible. With no disruption to the flow of conversation, students and teachers are S P able to quickly and seamlessly share information, give a formal presentation, Humanities Program or peer edit a text. Numerous classes have moved to a completely paperless flow, and we are seeing a dramatic increase in the incorporation of primary ;e Humanities approach to the study of English and history in grades source material and faculty-authored texts. 9-11 merges the traditional subject areas of these departments to create a richer and more engaging experience of both literature and history. An Writing Across the Curriculum integrated curriculum, organized thematically and global in perspective, Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) is a pedagogical movement that values allows students to make new and surprising connections among different writing as a method of learning across all fields, not merely in the traditional cultures, works of literature and time periods, while enhancing a common areas such as English and history courses. When students are given frequent set of critical skills. ;e program relies heavily on analytical writing, opportunities for WAC, they think more critically and creatively, engage critical and creative thinking, discussion-driven classes, close reading and more deeply in their learning, and are better able to transfer what they have oral presentation. It is also a model of cross-disciplinary collaboration for learned from course to course, context to context. In 2011, MBS established both students and faculty. a comprehensive Writing Center (modeled closely on the writing centers National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) found in every college and university) led by a trained academic writing specialist who has helped to establish a robust writing program at the School. In 2011, Morristown-Beard became the first high school in the country Transformative assignments have been integrated into Science, Math, to annually administer NSSE to our graduating seniors. Used by Wellness, Foreign Language, History, and Performing Arts departments. In well over 1,000 American colleges and universities, NSSE is typically 2013 we created a junior elective designed to train students to be peer tutors administered to college freshmen and seniors in order to evaluate students’ in composition. Students engaged in academic writing at MBS are supported experiences against five benchmarks – Level of Academic Challenge, through a variety of writing workshops, feedback from faculty and peers, and Active and Collaborative Learning, Student-Faculty Interaction, Enriching other services offered by the Writing Center. Educational Experiences, and Supportive Campus Environment. After W R, M, N r -- r .. CURRICULUM NOTES CLASS OF 2015: A P P J Y G D Students must fulfill required prerequisites and have * Semester Courses departmental approval in order to enroll in any of the 12 Grades A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ AP courses offered. With the exception of those taking Humanities English 11 1 19 30 43 31 10 3 Chemistry and United States History, the majority enrolled Humanities English 11 (H) 3 15 42 15 1 1 in AP classes are seniors. In addition to courses offered, English Electives * 6 recommended juniors may also sit for the English Language 1 5 10 3 1 and Composition exam. English Electives (H) * 2 5 3 1 A S P Humanities History 11 7 8 11 21 9 4 2 Humanities History 11 (H) 1 Advanced Seminars are an opportunity for highly motivated 8 15 7 juniors and seniors to explore an intellectual area in depth, US History (AP 2) 2 7 4 1 under the guidance of faculty members with a special expertise History Electives * 2 6 4 5 2 and interest in the field. ;e seminar format promotes History Electives (H) * 1 6 3 1 critical thought and discussion, requires students to work Intermediate Algebra 1 1 6 1 3 1 1 independently, and is flexible enough to encompass a broad Advanced Algebra 1 5 8 7 11 3 4 range of course themes. ;e level of research, reading, writing Advanced Algebra (H) 1 1 1 and critical discussion approximates that of a semester long, Pre-Calculus 7 6 4 4 1 1 foundational-level college course. Seminars are small (4-8 Pre-Calculus (H) 2 6 6 2 3 2 3 1 students) and enrollment is by permission of the instructor. Calculus AB (AP) 2 1 I S Statistics (AP) 2 Our Independent Study program encourages students to Math and Art* 3 3 explore areas of interest that fall outside the traditional course Biology 2 7 19 9 17 2 1 1 catalog. Under the guidance of selected faculty members Biology (H) 10 7 5 12 3 with a special expertise or interest in the field, students work Chemistry (AP) 3 4 3 side by side to develop a scope and sequence curriculum, Advanced Physics 1 * 1 create authentic class specific content and create original 3 2 1 assessments. Independent Studies are ideal for motivated, Advanced Physics 2 * 4 1 1 high-achieving students. Current topics include Bayesian Forensic Science * 1 1 1 Modeling, Climate Study, Mac Hardware Programming, Genes and Society* 2 Mandarin, Sign Language and Sports Psychology. Sports Medicine * 4 2 4 2 1 G R Advanced Geosciences (H) 3 2 ;e School utilizes a modified block schedule. Classes French 1 1 meet seven times in a 10-day cycle including a 30-minute French 3 1 4 workshop period designed for students to step outside the French 3 (H) 1 1 traditional structures of the classroom and find creative, French 4 3 2 1 student-centered ways to engage in their discipline. ; e French 4 (H) academic year is divided into two semesters during which 2 2 a minimum academic load is six courses. While a total Latin 1 1 2 of 24 credits is required for graduation, we encourage Latin 3 1 1 2 3 students to pursue their academic interests by going Spanish 1 2 beyond the minimum requirements of: Spanish 2 1 2 ENGLISH 4 YEARS Spanish 3 8 2 4 6 8 2 4 2 MATHEMATICS 3 YEARS Spanish 3 (H) HISTORY 3 YEARS 2 1 SCIENCE 3 YEARS Spanish 4 1 8 5 7 5 1 1 ORLD ANGUAGE YEARS W L 3 Spanish 4 (H) 1 4 1 2 PERFORMING/VISUAL 1 YEAR & DIGITAL ARTS Spanish 5 (H) 1 Seminar- Business Ethics* 2 Seminar- Intro to Arabic* 1 1 2 GRADING SYSTEM AND CLASS RANK TEST SCORES (CLASS OF 2014) JUNIOR YEAR GPA Grade point averages are unweighted and calculated based on the system below.

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