THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF DALLAS A Christ-Centered Classical College Preparatory School

School Profile 2016-2017

CURRICULUM The Cambridge School of Dallas seeks to prepare students for universities that are highly selective www.cambridgedallas.org in their entrance requirements. The single-track curriculum in core subject areas seeks to prepare all students and provide access to Advanced Placement courses which teach to the rigor and 3877 Walnut Hill Lane standards of the College Board. Students are encouraged but not required to take AP exams; Dallas, Texas 75229 however, all AP courses are designed to prepare students to master the material. Courses of study Office: 214.357.2995 without an AP exam terminus, such as , are taught with similar rigor, expectations, and Fax: 214.357.0880 objective standards.

CLASS of 2017 COURSE OFFERINGS School Code Mathematics English Foreign Language Fine Arts 441803 Geometry Classical Lit./Comp. Latin I Studio Art I, II, & III Algebra II British Lit./Comp. Latin II AP Art (2-D Design) Pre-Calculus AP Lang./Comp. Intermediate Latin AP Art (3-D Design)

AP Calculus AB AP Lit./Comp. Latin Literature AP Art (Drawing)

Finite Math Writing Lab AP Latin Vergil Dramatic Arts I & II

Print Journalism Spanish I Cambridge Chorale B. Paul Wolfe, Ph.D. Spanish II Photo Journalism Headmaster Biology Senior Tutorial Spanish III

Chemistry AP Spanish Language Theology John Howell, Ph.D. Physics History Greek I Church History Dean of School Environmental Science Anct./Med. History Greek II Systematic Theology

Louie Little, M.B.A., M. Hum. AP Physics 1 AP European History Spiritual Formation AP Physics 2 AP U.S. History Apologetics College Placement AP Biology Political Philosophy Philosophy I Barbara Isbell, Ph.D. U.S. Govt./Pol. Philosophy II Registrar Logic Lab

CLASSICAL and LIBERAL ARTS The School is classical in three senses of the word: in perspective, in quality, and in pedagogy. Cambridge’s curriculum is unapologetically based on a careful study of Western civilization. The curriculum draws deeply from the , which are often referred to as the Great Books, works 2015-2016 that have endured the test of time. Enrollment Profile 105 students SENIOR TUTORIAL 34% Diversity The Senior Tutorial is the capstone of the Cambridge curriculum and is required for graduation. Its 56% Male purpose is to provide students with an occasion to research a topic in depth, to formulate a thesis 44% Female worthy of debate, to write and refine a rigorous academic paper, and to defend their thesis publicly before an academic committee. The titles of the 2016 finalists were “The Moral Implications of Covert Operations”, “Tolkien: Reinterpreting Immortality through Myth”, and “Not a Tame Lion: A Theodicy for the Wrath of God”. 100% - Students are required to take AP U.S. History, AP English ACCREDITATION Language, AP English Literature, The Cambridge School of Dallas is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and one additional AP course. A (SACS). Among its professional memberships are the College Board and the Educational Records minimum of 4 AP courses is Bureau. The School is not affiliated with a specific church or denomination. required of 10th-12th grades. STANDARDIZED TESTS 100% - Graduates complete and In 2016, Cambridge students received the following: 5 AP Scholars with Distinction and 13 AP defend a Senior Tutorial. Scholars.

100% - Graduates attend a National Merit Scholars SAT Profile college or university. Class of 2016 1 Commended 1 Semifinalist 663 622 611 1896 Class of 2015 3 Commended 1 Finalist 664 653 637 1954 Class of 2014 1 Commended 1 Finalist 653 622 636 1911 Class of 2013 4 Commended 3 Finalists 689 647 665 2001

HISTORY, MISSION and VISION The School began as Logos Academy in 1996 and became The Cambridge School of Dallas in 2001. The Cambridge school of Dallas (grades 6-12) is a Christ-centered, classical, college preparatory school and is committed to “Academic Discipleship: Fostering a Love of Learning with a Passion for Jesus Christ.” The School desires to transform the lives of its students so that they will engage life using their God-given gifts and abilities to meet the world’s deepest needs. Such a transformation must be caught as much as taught. The School seeks to produce careful young thinkers who are passionate about truth, who honor the past and who knowingly stand on the shoulders of the great minds of previous generations for the sake of their world and time.

FACULTY CLASS OF 2017 Graduation Requirements The Cambridge faculty members are master The School does not rank. teachers. Currently, the student faculty ratio is 5 Core and AP courses are weighted an additional 0.6. to 1, combining master teachers with small English 4 Credits classes for effective pedagogy. The faculty has History 4 Credits extensive experience in teaching Advanced Mathematics 3 Credits Placement courses offered in the curriculum. Of Science 3 Credits the faculty, four have doctorates, four are Ph.D. Senior Tutorial 1 Credits candidates, and five others have master’s Foreign Languages 3 Credits degrees in their areas of teaching. Fine Arts 2 Credits Theology 2 Credits Electives 3 Credits Athletics 2 Credits

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