2020–2021 Mission Statement Stevenson is premised on a vision of education as the means by which we discover the world and contribute to its transformation. We believe that one’s education is best pursued in the company of others, for others’ benefit as well as one’s own. A selective Profile for -bound boarding and day , Stevenson commits to three aims: • to prepare students for success in college and beyond; • to foster their passion for learning and achievement; • and to help them shape a joyful life.

The School 2020–2021 Dr. Kevin M. Hicks ’85 Founded in 1952 as a boarding school for boys, Stevenson is a co-ed with day students in PK–Grade 8 (Carmel Campus) and boarding and day President in grades 9–12 (Pebble Beach Campus). • The Upper Division (9–12) of 497 students includes 234 day students and 263 Dr. Daniel Griffiths boarding students, from California as well as 15 states and 17 countries around the Head of Upper Division world • 48% of students receive financial aid Martha Allen • 31.95% are students of color Director of College Counseling • 43 faculty members hold advanced degrees Jon Burke • The student/teacher ratio is 10 to 1 Associate Director of • Stevenson is accredited by the Western Association of and Colleges for a College Counseling seven-year term through June 2023 Katie Bell IMPACT OF COVID-19 College Center Coordinator Stevenson’s final day of on-campus instruction was Friday, March 13, 2020, and virtual learning began the following week. Students received instruction and completed their Dr. Karen Hiles ’95 coursework virtually for the remainder of the academic year, following their regular daily schedule of four 70-minute classes each day. Please note that 1) several of our College Counselor, English international students faced challenges returning home, with some being quarantined Dr. Amy Jacobs for several weeks before being able to return, and 2) students not living in the same time zone were not always able to attend class in-person, but instead watched College Counselor, History recordings of class sessions. All classes continued regular assessments and students were awarded full grades using our traditional grade scale. David Schmittgens College Counselor, English Classes for the fall of 2020 continue to be virtual-only with slight modifications to our daily schedule. There are four 60-minute classes each day, with the school day Frank Stephenson beginning at 2:00 p.m. PDT and ending at 6:30 p.m. PDT. This adjustment allows nearly College Counselor all of our student body to attend class and receive instruction live, with the exception of those living in Russia and Europe. Gerri Dicconson Executive Assistant to Office of Grading & Credits Standards of Conduct Reporting Head of Upper Division STEVENSON DOES NOT RANK STUDENTS If, while attending Stevenson, a student has a standards of conduct violation as IN FALL 2019, STEVENSON deemed by a Judicial Committee hearing TRANSITIONED TO A SEMESTER or is put on probation by the dean of ACADEMIC CALENDAR. OUR PRIOR students and the president, we require TRIMESTER CALENDAR IS STILL the student to indicate this when asked EVIDENT ON OUR TRANSCRIPT. on their application and write a letter In order to ensure a balanced life, of explanation without exception. The students are generally permitted to enroll College Center will mail this letter to the in only five academic courses per term, colleges to which the student has applied. no more than three of which may be AP or honors courses. Course of Studies • Grading is awarded using a scale of A–F Stevenson offers a balanced and rigorous • Honors and AP courses receive extra liberal arts course of study designed weight of 0.3 grade points to develop fundamental academic • Plus and minus grades equal +/- 0.3 skills while fostering inquiry, creativity, • All letter grades are included in the GPA scholarship, and a love of learning. • One credit is granted for The following honors and AP courses full-year courses are available and will be noted on the transcript: Graduation Requirements English 3152 Forest Lake Road Stevenson School students must earn 20 credits currently distributed as follows: • English 2 Honors Pebble Beach, CA 93953 • English 3 Honors • English (4) • World • AP English p: 831-625-8318 • f: 831-625-8394 • Mathematics (3) Languages (3) [email protected] • History (3) • Arts (1) • Laboratory • Electives (3) CEEB: 052435 (3) History • Calculus Honors • AP Music Theory time at Stevenson. • AP U.S. History • AP Calculus (AB, BC) Special Programs • AP Economics • Statistics Honors Standardized Testing • Outdoor Education, • AP World History Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including an 11 day 83% of the class of 2021 have • AP Art History Science wilderness expedition for • Science 2 Honors not been able to take the sophomores SAT or ACT exams. We are World Languages • Chemistry Honors Advanced Placement therefore unable to provide • Spanish Honors • Physics Honors a statistical analysis of • French Honors • AP Biology In 2020, 489 AP scores were results for • Japanese Honors • AP Physics C reported for 233 candidates the class of 2021. from grades 10 through 12. • Latin Honors • AP Environmental Science • 30% were 5 • Chinese Honors • AP Chemistry • 63% were 4’s and 5’s Mathematics Fine Arts • 86% were 3’s or higher • Algebra/Geometry Honors • AP Art: Drawing: 2D Design Approximately 94% of • Geom/Adv Alg/Trig/Precal Stevenson seniors took one or • AP Digital and Film more AP courses during their Honors Photography

In the class of 2020, 126 students received 605 offers of Class of 2021 Cumulative GPA Ranges as of July 2020 admission from 199 colleges and throughout the 60 US and abroad. 50 Students from the class of 2020 matriculated at the following 41 schools. If more than one student is enrolled, that number is 40 noted in the parentheses. Three students are taking a Gap Year. 30 29 23 20 West 13 ARIZONA (AZ) MONTANA (MT) NUMBER OF STUDENTS OF NUMBER 10 Arizona State Montana State University 3 CALIFORNIA (CA) OREGON (OR) 0 of Art University University of Portland SCORE 2.38 – 3.00 3.01 – 3.33 3.34 – 3.67 3.68 – 4.00 4.01 – 4.22 California Polytechnic State WASHINGTON (WA) University, San Luis Obispo (4) University of Washington, Massachusetts Institute of SOUTH CAROLINA (SC) California State University, Seattle Technology College of Charleston Sacramento (2) Northeastern University (2) TENNESSEE (TN) Chapman University Midwest Wellesley College Claremont McKenna College ILLINOIS (IL) Austin Peay State University NEW YORK (NY) Harvey Mudd College Augustana College Vanderbilt University Columbia University Laguna College of Art Northwestern University TEXAS (TX) and Design Cornell University MICHIGAN (MI) Southern Methodist University Loyola Marymount University (4) Fordham University University of Michigan, New York University (4) Abroad Monterey Peninsula College (3) Ann Arbor Occidental College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MISSOURI (MO) Saint Mary’s College of Sarah Lawrence College University of British Columbia California Washington University Skidmore College University of Waterloo in St. Louis (2) Syracuse University Santa Clara University (8) ITALY OHIO (OH) The New School (2) Scripps College John Cabot University Simpson University Baldwin Wallace University University of Rochester (2) MEXICO University of California, Denison University Vassar College Technologico de Monterrey Berkeley (3) OKLAHOMA (OK) PENNSYLVANIA (PA) University of California, Davis (5) University of Tulsa Swarthmore College University of California, University of Pennsylvania (2) Irvine (2) Northeast Villanova University University of California, CONNECTICUT (CT) RHODE ISLAND (RI) Los Angeles (3) Yale (2) University of California, Rhode Island School of Design DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC) Santa Barbara South University of California, Georgetown University FLORIDA (FL) Santa Cruz (3) MARYLAND (MD) University of Tampa University of San Diego Johns Hopkins University University of United States Naval Academy GEORGIA (GA) Southern California (4) MASSACHUSETTS (MA) Savannah College of Art and Design COLORADO (CO) Amherst College Emory University (3) Colorado College Boston College Colorado State University, Boston University (2) LOUISIANA (LA) Fort Collins Brandeis University Tulane University University of Colorado,

Boulder (4)