DURHAM ACADEMY

3601 Ridge Road Durham, NC 27705 www.da.org ______SCHOOL PROFILE 2016-2017

STUDENT PROFILE DA Upper School enrolls 437 students in grades 9 through 12. The average class size is 15 with a student-faculty ratio of 8:1. Michael Ulku-Steiner Head of School GRADING SYSTEM & GPA DISTRIBUTION [email protected] Cumulative grade point averages are based on final grades earned in Durham Academy courses.

Lee Hark GRADING SCALE Associate Head of School Grades are based on a 100-point scale. GPAs are based on a 4.0 scale. GPA’s are unweighted. [email protected] A+ 97-100 4.33 B+ 87-89 3.33 C+ 77-79 2.33 D+ 67-69 1.33 F < 60 0.0 Lanis Wilson A 93-96 4.0 B 83-86 3.0 C 73-76 2.0 D 63-66 1.0 Director of Upper School A- 90-92 3.67 B- 80-82 2.67 C- 70-72 1.67 D- 60-62 0.67 [email protected]

Kathryn Cleaver

Co-Director of College Counseling [email protected] ACADEMIC PROGRAM (919) 287-1726 Durham Academy offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum. Honors, Advanced Placement, and post-AP courses are available in certain disciplines. It is the exception, rather than the rule, that a student in 9th and 10th grades enrolls in an advanced (honors, AP or Jazmin Garcia Smith post-AP) course. Students must earn departmental approval to enroll in advanced courses and they must receive special permission to Co-Director of College Counseling enroll in more than four advanced courses in one year. Advanced course offerings are detailed in the table below. [email protected] (919) 287-1716 Subject Honors AP Courses post-AP Courses

Courses Nancy Swain College Counseling Assistant English*** English 11 English Language, English Literature [email protected] History*** Modern European History, US History, US (919) 287-1724 Gov’t. & Politics, Human Geography Mathematics* Precalculus Calculus AB, Calculus C, Statistics Multivariable Calculus, THE MISSION Geometries & Topologies, The purpose of Durham Academy is Connections, Research in to provide each student an education that will enable him or her to live a Mathematics moral, happy and productive life. The Science Chemistry Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, development of intellect is central to Physics, Physics E&M such a life and, thus, intellectual Foreign French Language, Latin: Vergil**, French & Francophone Lit endeavor and growth are the Language Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Chinese Advanced Latin Poetry/Lit** primary work of the school. The acquisition of knowledge; the Fine Arts Music Theory, Studio Art development of skills, critical Technology Computer Science Adv. Topics in Comp Sci judgment and intellectual curiosity; Interdisciplinary Psychology, Art History and increased understanding are the goals of the school's academic *Students who complete AP Calculus AB may enroll in Calculus C, and are prepared to take the Calculus BC exam program. **AP Latin: Vergil and Advanced Latin Lyric Poetry/Literature rotate by year. ***Twelfth grade English and upper level history courses are designed by semester. Some of the offerings include: English 12: THE SCHOOL Literature of War, Hero to Anti-Hero, Contemporary Short Stories; History: The Late, Great 1968, The People’s Century, Introduction to Founded in 1933 for grades K through 8, Durham Academy is a Economics. There is NO difference in rigor among English 12 and AP English 12 offerings; the latter include instruction on the essay coeducational, nonsectarian day format of the AP English Literature exam. school. In 1972 Durham Academy instituted a secondary school, UNIQUE ACADEMIC OFFERINGS th graduating its first Upper School class Peer Educators: Eight seniors are selected from nearly three-dozen applicants to co-teach the Life Skills course to 9 graders. These in 1975. Today the school consists of students sign a contract agreeing to serve as role models for their younger peers, both in and outside of school. Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth Teaching Literacy Skills: For credit, students travel to a neighboring elementary school, 4 class periods out of the 7-day rotation, to grades with a total of 1,203 students; tutor students identified as reading well below grade level. 437 are enrolled in grades 9 through Global Online Academy (GOA): Durham Academy is a member of Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of leading independent 12. Admission to Durham Academy is highly selective and based on a schools from around the world that fosters new, modern ways for students to learn and teachers to teach. GOA teachers and students student's ability to perform share their voice on a global stage, enhancing learning and enabling the pursuit of individual passions. Please see the attached Profile. satisfactorily in a college preparatory curriculum. Durham Academy does CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS not discriminate in regard to race, Durham Academy values opportunities outside of the classroom as indelible contributors to a student’s intellectual and moral growth. creed, color, or national origin. Upper School students may participate in the following programs; required programs are italicized. They include: Community Service, Students of color comprise 32% of Advisory, Independent Study, Outdoor Experiential Education Class Trips, Junior Class Civil Rights Tour of the South, Senior Challenge, the school population for 2016-2017. Senior Projects, American Field Service Exchange Programs, Sister-City Exchange Programs, Visiting Authors and Artists, partnerships with Student U and Mentorship Programs, Outreach Tutoring.

The Upper School fields 24 athletic teams including: Soccer, , Cross Country, , , , Track and Field, , , , , and . The following programs compete on state and/or national levels: Debate, Science Olympiad, Model UN, and Robotics.

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SAT I TEST (before March 2016) SAT II SUBJECT TESTS ACT TEST Mean SAT for Class of 2017 as of September 2016: Mean scores for the Class of 2017as of September 2016: Mean ACT score: 29 CR M WR Subject Mean Score 663 650 653 Chemistry 674 NATIONAL MERIT English Lit 669 10 National Merit Semi-Finalists SAT I TEST (after March 2016) French 698 15 Commended Scholars Mean SAT for Class of 2017 as of September 2016: Latin 670 CR M Essay Math Level 1 560 ADVANCED PLACEMENT 660 640 33 Math Level 2 708 In May 2016, 195 students sat for 590 exams. Physics 785 90% earned a score of 3 or better. Spanish Language 675 US History 685

College Matriculation Classes of 2012-2016

Recent graduates of Durham Academy matriculated to more than 100 different colleges and universities.

Agnes Scott College Hamilton College (2) Syracuse University American University (3) Hampden-Sydney College (3) Trinity College Appalachian State University (4) (9) Tufts University (3) Barnard College (3) Haverford College (2) Tulane University (2) Belmont University (2) High Point University (2) University of Alabama (2) Berklee College of Music (2) Howard University University of California, Santa Barbara Boston College (5) Kenyon College University of Cambridge Boston University (3) Loyola University New Orleans (5) Bowdoin College (4) Macalester College University of Colorado, Boulder (3) Brown University (2) Maryland Institute College of Art University of Connecticut Bucknell University (2) Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Georgia Carleton College (2) McDaniel College University of Maryland, College Park Carnegie Mellon University Meredith College (4) University of Massachusetts, Amherst Case Western Reserve University (2) Miami University, Oxford University of Miami (2) Chapman University (3) Muhlenberg College University of Michigan (2) College of Charleston (6) New York University (5) University of at Clemson University (5) North Carolina A&T State University Asheville Colby College North Carolina State University (15) Chapel Hill (60) Colgate University Northeastern University (7) Charlotte (2) Colorado College (2) Northwestern University (3) Greensboro (5) Columbia University (11) Oberlin College (7) Wilmington (15) Connecticut College Pennsylvania State University University of Oregon (2) Cornell University (7) Piedmont College University of Pennsylvania (3) Dartmouth College (7) Pomona College (2) University of Richmond (2) Davidson College (8) Princeton University (8) University of South Carolina (6) Denison University Purdue University (3) University of Southern California (6) (58) Queens University of Charlotte University of St. Andrews, Scotland Duquesne University Quinnipiac University University of Sussex Durham University Radford College University of Texas, Austin Earlham College Rhodes College (2) University of Virginia (6) East Carolina University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Washington Eckerd College Santa Clara University (2) University of Wisconsin, Madison Elon University (14) Sarah Lawrence College Vanderbilt University (3) Emerson College Savannah College of Art and Design Villanova University Emory University (6) Sewanee: The University of the South Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (3) Franklin & Marshall College Skidmore College (13) Furman University (9) Smith College (3) Washington and Lee University (3) George Mason University Southern Methodist University (8) Washington University in St. Louis (11) The George Washington University Spelman College (3) Wellesley College (2) Georgetown University (2) St. John’s College Western Carolina University Greensboro College (5) Williams College (4) Guilford College (4) Stevens Institute of Technology Yale University (4)

SCHOOL PROFILE 2016-2017

MEMBER SCHOOLS MISSION African Leadership Academy - Northcli , South Africa Albuquerque Academy - Albuquerque, NM * e mission of Global Online Academy is to replicate in online classrooms the intellectually American International School Chennai - Chennai, India rigorous programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools; to foster American School Foundation of Monterrey (ASFM) - Santa Catarina, Mexico new and e ective ways, through best practices in online education, for students to learn; and e American School in Japan - Tokyo, Japan to promote students’ global awareness and understanding by creating truly diverse, e Bishops School - La Jolla, CA worldwide, online schoolroom communities. e Blake School - Minneapolis, MN e Branson School - Ross, CA ABOUT Brunswick School - Greenwich, CT Buckingham Browne & Nichols - Cambridge, MA Global Online Academy is a not-for-prot consortium of 60+ independent schools Catlin Gabel School - Portland, OR * Christ Church Episcopal School - Greenville, SC from around the world. Started by a group of independent schools looking to bring the Columbus Academy - Gahanna, OH benets of online learning to their teachers and students, Global Online Academy Concord Academy - Concord, MA prepares students for a global future by providing new, modern ways for students to Cranbrook Schools - Bloomeld Hills, MI * learn and teachers to teach. e Dalton School - New York, NY * Durham Academy - Durham, NC e schools that are members of Global Online Academy are well known nationwide Episcopal Academy - Newtown Square, PA and globally for the strengths of their curricula and the excellence of their teaching. Episcopal High School - Alexandria, VA Frankfurt International School - Oberursel, Germany ACADEMIC PROGRAM Germantown Friends School - Philadelphia, PA * Gilman School - Baltimore, MD Our program brings together experienced teachers and highly capable students in an Greenhill School - Addison, TX Greens Farms Academy - Westport, CT interactive, rigorous learning environment. Our courses encourage the awakening of new Greenwich Academy - Greenwich, CT interests and a passion for learning. Our classrooms bring together a variety of voices Hamden Hall Country Day School - Hamden, CT representing the geographic, cultural, and ethnic diversities possible in an online environment. e Harker School - San Jose, CA Hawken School - Gates Mills, OH Class size is limited to 18 students. Head-Royce School - Oakland, CA* Hong Kong International School - Hong Kong International School of Beijing - Beijing, China CURRICULUM Isidore Newman School - New Orleans, LA Jakarta Intercultural School - Jakarta, Indonesia All GOA courses are developed and taught by teachers who work at one of our member schools. Kent Denver School - Englewood, CO King's Academy - Madaba-Manja, Jordan * Teachers create their own materials for classes and connect students to curated material Kingswood Oxford School - West Hartford, CT gathered from a variety of sources. Just like in brick and mortar classrooms at our member Lake Highland Preparatory School - Orlando, FL schools, in GOA classrooms emphasis is on engagement, interaction, and collaboration Lakeside School - Seattle, WA * among students and with the teacher. GOA classes are teacher-paced, meaning students are Latin School of Chicago - Chicago, IL assigned work throughout the week rather than given assignments to complete over a large LEAF Academy - Bratislava, Slovakia block of time. All classes contain both synchronous and asynchronous components, giving e Lovett School - Atlanta, GA Louisville Collegiate School - Louisville, KY students the opportunity to connect in real time but also providing them with the exibility Mary Institute & Saint Louis Country to work when and how they would like. 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GLOBALONLINEACADEMY.ORG COURSE LIST STUDENT EXPERIENCE 9/11 in a Global Context Abnormal Psychology e core demand of modern learning is that students learn how to navigate an increasingly Advanced Topics in Economics complex, networked society where the value of certain kinds of knowledge and skills is Advocacy shifting constantly. In a GOA class, students practice and hone modern skills in practical, Applying Philosophy to Modern Global Issues hands-on ways. Arabic 1: Language rough Culture Architecture In GOA courses students practice and master six core competencies to become modern Beyond Photoshop: e Art of Code learners: Bioethics Comparative Politics Comparative Religions - Collaborate with peers who are not sitting with them on campus. Computer Science I: Computational inking - Communicate and empathize with people living in areas of the world that are Computer Science II: Java culturally di erent from their own. Computer Science II: Analyzing Data with Python - Leverage their curiosity to curate and create content that is relevant to real-world issues. Contest Mathematics - Reect on and take responsibility for their learning and that of others in an open forum. Creative Non-Fiction - Organize their time and tasks to become independent learners. Digital Journalism Digital Photography - Interpret assignments and express themselves using a variety of learning tools. Energy Entrepreneurship in a Global Context By participating in learning experiences that are interactive, generative, and personalized, Fiction Writing GOA’s students and teachers develop the skills necessary to become modern learners who Filmmaking can leverage online environments to connect with people, places, and resources beyond their Game eory school communities. Gender Studies Genocide and Human Rights Global Health FACULTY Graphic Design e Graphic Novel All Global Online Academy faculty teach at a GOA member school and are Introduction to Psychology nominated by their head of school to be considered to teach in the GOA program. iOS App Design Japanese Language rough Culture I & II Our skilled teachers guide and support GOA students throughout the learning process. Linear Algebra Teachers o er ongoing feedback, ask engaging questions, seek to challenge student assump- Macroeconomics tions, and facilitate discussions. Teachers give each student one-on-one attention and are Medical Problem Solving I & II prepared to respond e ectively to the needs of the individual student learner. Microeconomics Music eory and Digital Composition GOA faculty seek to preserve in modern online pedagogies a central and highly valued Neuropsychology Number eory core component of their experience in traditional independent school classrooms: the Organic Chemistry transformative connections they can make with students. ey embrace and seek to Poetry Writing demonstrate the creative collaboration, networked learning communities, online skills Power: Redressing Inequity rough Data development, and global connections made possible through the online environment. Practical Astronomy Prisons and the Criminal Law CREDIT Water: From Inquiry to Action All GOA courses are taken for credit, which is granted from a student's member school. GOA courses are typically taken as part of a student's normal course load, as the requirements are the same for any advanced level course a student might take on his / her 4300+ campus. GOA courses are taken in place of a regular academic or elective course. Students who successfully complete Beyond Photoshop: e Art of Code also receive 4 credits from Grinnell College.

Students who successfully complete Prisons and the Criminal Law also receive a certicate of completion from Wake Forest University School of Law. Each semester is 15 weeks in length. Students are expected to commit an average of 5-7 hours each week to these courses.

150+ 60+ ACCREDITATION GOA is currently a candidate for accreditation with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Executive Director: Michael Nachbar, [email protected] Board of Directors President: Jim Best, Associate Head of School, e Dalton School

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