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Connecting Human Experiences & Exchanging Knowledge Through Education Ivy Bridge Group Program Guide 2017-18 IVY BRIDGE GROUP CONNECTING HUMAN EXPERIENCES & EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH EDUCATION IVY BRIDGE GROUP PROGRAM GUIDE 2017-18 “Education is not preparation for life; it is life itself.” John Dewey SCHOOL PROFILES EAST COAST SCHOOLS Connecticut New Jersey Christian Heritage School Camden Catholic High School East Catholic High School Eastern Christian School Hamden Hall King's Christian School Holy Cross High School Paul VI High School St. Bernard School Pioneer Academy St. Joseph High School St. Joseph High School St. Paul Catholic High School Wardlaw-Hartridge School, The Washington D.C. New York Archbishop Carroll High School Albany Academies Edmund Burke Allendale Columbia Bishop Grimes High School Florida Canisius High School Florida Prep Faith Heritage School Geneva School Manlius Pebble Hill School Real Life Academy Nichols School Trinity Christian Academy Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons Park School of Buffalo Maryland Brookewood School Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Park School St. Vincent Pallotti High School Massachusetts Boston Trinity Academy Central Catholic High School Fontbonne Academy Malden Catholic High School Marian High School Nazareth Academy Pioneer Valley Christian Academy Pope Francis High School Pope John XXIII HS St. Joseph Preparatory High School St. John’s Preparatory School Saint John’s High School Thayer Academy Whitinsville Christian School Woodward School, The EAST COAST EAST COAST SCHOOL LOCATIONS: Connecticut Washington D.C. Florida Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York CONNECTICUT CT State History Education Connecticut One of the original 13 colonies and 1. Yale University one of the six New England states, State Connecticut is located in the Yale University, a private university in New Demographics northeastern corner of the country. Haven, Conn., one of the Ivy League Initially an agricultural community, schools. It was founded in 1701 and is the Pop: circa 3.6 Million by the mid-19th century textile and third oldest university in the United States. White: 2,772,410 machine manufacturing had Latino: 479,087 become the dominant industries. Pac. Islander: 1,428 Today Connecticut lies in the midst Asian: 135,565 of the great urban-industrial American Ind: 11,256 complex along the Atlantic coast. Black: 362,296 Other: 198,466 Geography Connecticut is located in the northeastern corner of the country. It ranks 48th among the 50 US 2. Wesleyan University states in term of total area but is among the most densely Wesleyan University, private, populated. It borders MA to the coeducational institution of higher learning north, Rhode Island to the east, in Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. Long Island Sound to the south Altogether it offers 50 major fields of study and NY to the west for undergraduate students, 11 master’s degree programs, and doctoral programs Climate in music, mathematics and sciences. In Connecticut’s moderate climate, the average January temperature is around 26 °F (−3 °C), and most of the state receives about 35 to 45 inches (890 to 1,145 mm) of snow each year.Summers average between 70 and 75 °F, with occasional heat waves driving daytime temperatures above 90°F. Must-see attractions 4. Mystic Seaport is a recreation of an historical seaport village and a major nautical museum in 1. Mark Twain’s House and Museum in Hartford, the US. The most prominent ships on display Connecticut was the home of Samuel Langhorne include the last antique whaling ship, and the Bark Clemens (Mark Twain) and his family from 1874 to Charles W. Morgan. Several museums feature 1891. Designed by Edward tuckerman Potter, the ship figureheads, the history of shipping, and ship house was built in the American High Gothic style. models. 2. National Park Kent Falls, located in the northeastern section of Quick Facts the town of Kent, is a series of waterfalls on a mountain stream known as Fall Brooks The state is roughly rectangular in shape, with a panhandle of Fairfield county existing to the southwest on the New York border. The state’s greatest east-west length is about 110 miles, and its maximum north-south extent is about 70 miles. Connecticut takes its name from an Algonquian word meaning “land on 3. Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration the long tidal river.” “Nutmeg State, Encounter ocean animals with a visit to the Mystic “Constitution State,” and “Land of Aquarium. Experience Birds of the Outback, an Steady Habits” are all sobriquets that interactive exhibit. Reach in and touch a ray, go have been applied to Connecticut. beak to nose with a penguin, and get up close to a beluga whale. Connecticut is home to the first Hamburger (1895, Polaroid camera (1934), Helicopter (1939), and color television (1948) CHRISTIAN HERITAGE SCHOOL Trumbull, Connecticut About Website www.kingsmen.org CHS is a vibrant community of students and Religious Affiliation faculty characterized by friendliness and Christian academic excellence. Small class, supportive Grade Level faculty, caring host families are what K-12 distinguishes this school. Strong program in Math School Type Co-ed and Science. Student Population 424 Why Our School? Chinese Student Population 22 All classes are taught using iPad, Apple TV and International SMARTboards. 8 of our 13 AP courses are also Student Population 46 dual enrollment with University of CT (our faculty Faculty With 65% are UConn Professors) so a student graduates Advanced Degrees with a UConn transcript as well as a high school Average Class size 18 transcript. These courses are more likely to get transferred to high-ranking Universities than AP Student/Teacher 1:8 Ratio credits. Honors Courses 10 AP Courses 11 3470 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 850 Los Angeles, California 90010 Phone: 888.424.4613 Fax: 888.603.6208 www.ivybridgegroup.com Achievements: SAT Testing Graduation SAT Average: Rate: Lego Robotics 1870 Club Award Reading: 576 CT State Science Writing: 563 98% ACADEMICS Fair Awards Math: 570 College Prep Courses BIOLOGY – Principles of Biology I & II PHYSICS – General Physics I & II ENGINEERING – Applied Mechanics CHEMISTRY – General Chemistry I & II ENGLISH – Seminar in Academic Writing HISTORY – United States History ART – Drawing College & Universities School Highlights MIT, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, New York University, Boston ● Winners of CT State Science College, Boston University, Fair in past 3 years (in Math Duke, Washington University in and Engineering categories) St. Louis, UCal Berkeley, ● Math League State Finalists Vanderbilt, William & Mary, U of (one student receiving a IL, UNC Chapel Hill “We expected classes to be perfect score) rigorous and learning to be ● 5 AP Scholars, one AP rewarding, leading each graduate Scholar with Honor, four AP toward acceptance at the college Scholars with Distinction of their choice.” Extracurricular Activities ● All classes are taught using - Dr. Brian Modarelli, Head of iPad, Apple TV and School National Honor Society, Drama, SMARTboards. 8 of our 12 Musical, Robotics (3 teams), AP courses are also dual International Culture Club, enrollment with University of History Club (travels to Europe, CT. These courses are more Boston, and New York), Attractions likely to get transferred to Yearbook, Student Government, Student high-ranking Universities Ambassador League, Cooking than AP credits. None of the Yale Peabody Museum , CT Club, Baking Club, Business AP classes we have listed Science Center , Mystic Entrepreneurship are online. Aquarium & Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Athletic Program Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Empire 2 students received D1 athletic scholarships this past year. State Building , New York New England Prep league Botanical Garden, Central Park semi-finalists for Soccer. Former US Olympic Team member just hired as soccer program director. EAST CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Manchester, Connecticut About Website www.echs.com East Catholic High School is a regional college Religious Affiliation preparatory school of the Archdiocese of Hartford. Roman Catholic We seek to develop the whole person and to Grade Level 9-12 prepare students to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens with a strong moral School Type Co-ed foundation, an appreciation for diversity, and a dedication to service, justice, and peace. Student Population 654 Chinese Student Population N/A Why Our School? International N/A Student Population East Catholic has been recognized by the U.S. Faculty With N/A Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon Advanced Degrees School of Excellence. ECHS offers college Average Class size 19 level courses - UConn Early College Experience UConn Early College Experience Student/Teacher 1:13 Ratio (ECE) is a dual enrollment program that allows Honors Courses 20+ motivated high school students to take UConn courses in high school for both high AP Courses 13 school and college credit. 3470 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 850 Los Angeles, California 90010 Phone: 888.424.4613 Fax: 888.603.6208 www.ivybridgegroup.com Achievements: SAT Testing AP Exam Pass Blue Ribbon School SAT Average: Rate: of Excellence 2161 Reading: 729 Writing: 704 90% ACADEMICS Math: 728 College Prep Courses ECHS offers college level courses - UConn Early College Experience UConn Early College Experience (ECE) is a dual enrollment program that allows motivated high school students to take UConn courses in high school for both high school and college credit. College & Universities School Highlights Yale University University of Hartford ● Our students attend some of University of Saint Joseph the most prestigious University
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