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MEKSWI BOARDING COED FOUR ART SPORTS SEASONS NORTHLAND SCHOLARS Northland Scholars ACADEMY GREEN BAY Academy Closest Airport: GRB Dunbar, WI LOCATION: SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: • Population: 1,303 • Dual Credit College Courses • Located 1 Hour 30 Minutes North of • Students can earn Associate of Arts & Green Bay Sciences Degree • Weather: • Newly refurbished and updated Summer/Fall: Warm and Temperate accommodations Winter/Spring: Cold and Temperate SCHOOL FACTS: ELIGIBILITY: • Grades at School: 9-12 • Enrollment Restrictions: 9-12 • Total Students in School: 150 • Minimum TOEFL: Not Required • Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12 • Minimum ELTiS: Not Required • School Uniform Required: NO • Religious Affiliation: None SCHOOL PROFILE Northland Scholars Academy in Wisconsin is located in the northern Midwest of the OPTIONS AVAILABLE*: United States. Northland’s Early College dual-credit partnerships allow students to earn Foreign Languages: Chinese, French, an associate’s degree and vocational certifications while still in high school. They also Spanish provide students a direct pathway into a four-year college or university to complete their Advanced Placement Courses: Chemistry bachelor’s degree in as little as two more years. Arts: Art Survey, Graphic Design, FACILITIES Illustration, Painting and Drawing, Pottery Northland Scholars Academy offers modern facilities and recently refurbished and and Sculpture updated accommodations. The state of the art campus has a unique and tranquil setting Athletics: surrounded by natural beauty. Boys: SPORTS AND ARTS Fall: Canoeing, Kayaking, Soccer The Academy offers unique sport activities to all students such as Canoeing, High Ropes, Winter: Basketball, Broomball, Ice Skating, Indoor Soccer, Kayaking and many more. Weightlifting Students at Northland Scholars Academy are eligible to earn an Associate in Arts degree. Spring: Volleyball The degree is primarily designed for students who wish to transfer to a four-year college Girls: or university. Fall: Canoeing, Kayaking, Soccer Winter: Basketball, Broomball, Ice Skating, DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Weightlifting The school has recently refurbished and updated all accommodation facilities. Under Spring: Volleyball the supervision of school staff, students can take advantage of a variety of on-campus activities such as archery, canoeing, tower climbing, fishing, swimming and many more. Extracurricular Activities: Automotive Mechanics, Aviation Club, Baking Club, to change. are subject by the school offered and options *All courses University Acceptance Rate: 100% Canoeing and Kayaking, High Ropes, Ice Skating and Broomball, Indoor Soccer, Partial List of University Acceptances:Binghamton University, Boston University, Brown University, Columbia Mock Trials, Soccer, The Great Outdoors, University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgia Institute of Technology, New York University, Video and Film Making, Volleyball Club, University at Buffalo Weightlifting, Writing and Poetry ESL Available/Level: YES townofdunbar.com | northlandscholars.org PA BOARDING BOYS FOUR SEASONS The Phelps PHILADELPHIA Closest Airport: PHL School THE PHELPS SCHOOL Malvern, PA LOCATION: SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: • Population: 3,000 • Very small class sizes and low teacher to • Located 45 Minutes West of Philadelphia student ratio • Weather: • Located close to historic Philadelphia Summer/Fall: Warm and Temperate • Large new multi-purpose athletic facility Winter/Spring: Cold and Humid SCHOOL FACTS: ELIGIBILITY: • Grades at School: 6-12, PG • Enrollment Restrictions: None • Total Students in School: 92 • Minimum SLEP: Not Required • Total Students in High School: 76 • Minimum TOEFL: No Minimum • Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:4 • Minimum ELTiS: Accepted • School Uniform Required: YES OPTIONS AVAILABLE*: • Religious Affiliation: None Foreign Languages: Spanish SCHOOL PROFILE Advanced Placement Courses: Biology, Located less than an hour from historic Philadelphia, The Phelps School’s small student Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, body ensures intimate class sizes and a low teacher to student ratio of only 1:4. Phelps Comparative Government and Politics, offers a variety of learning opportunities including health/fitness classes, earth/space Computer Science A, Computer Science sciences and a new exciting class in Python programming! Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and FACILITIES Composition, Environmental Science, The campus’ academic and administrative buildings are located a short walk from the Physics 1, Spanish Language and Culture, dormitories, while athletes have access to facilities such as a new athletic center, soc- Statistics, US History cer and lacrosse fields, all-weather tennis courts, a running track, a basketball court, a Arts: Ceramics, Studio Art fitness room, a wrestling ring, a weight room, volleyball courts, and a roller hockey rink. Athletics: SPORTS AND ARTS Boys: The 2015 Phelps School basketball team won the PAISSA state championship. The Fall: Cross Country, Soccer school’s new athletic center features a 500-seat competition gymnasium. Winter: Basketball, Wrestling Students interested in the arts can take courses such as ceramics and studio art. Spring: Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Tennis DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Extracurricular Activities: Bowling, Boarding students at Phelps stay in one of seven dormitories located on campus. Mem- Engineering, Film Appreciation, Gardening, bers of the staff and faculty live in the dorms as house parents, and older students assist Hiking, Music Appreciation, Photography, as proctors. On the weekends, students travel to places such as the zoo, professional Student Government, Video Production sports games, and college fairs. Club, Yearbook, Yoga ESL Available/Level: YES - Beginner to University Acceptance Rate: 100% Advanced *All courses and options offered by the school are subject to change. are subject by the school offered and options *All courses Partial List of University Acceptances: American University, Binghamton University, Boston University, Ithaca College, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Skidmore College, Syracuse University, The College of New Jersey, Ursinus College, Virginia Commonwealth University malvern.org | wwhephelpsschool.org CA BOARDING COED COAST SUNNY ARTS SAN FRANCISCO Closest Airport: SFO Monterey Bay MONTEREY BAY Academy ACADEMY Watsonville, CA LOCATION: SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: • Population: 53,800 • Beachfront campus; 1-mile long private • Located 1 Hour 30 Minutes South of San beach Francisco • Private airstrip for aviation courses • Weather: • Internationally renowned music and Summer/Fall: Warm and Sunny drama groups Winter/Spring: Mild and Wet SCHOOL FACTS: ELIGIBILITY: • Grades at School: 9-12 • Enrollment Restrictions: 12th grade • Total Students in School: 240 acceptance restrictions; higher test • Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:16 scores required for semester students • School Uniform Required: NO • Minimum TOEFL: 32 • Religious Affiliation: Christian • Minimum ELTiS: Not Accepted SCHOOL PROFILE Monterey Bay Academy prepares students for higher education with a curriculum based OPTIONS AVAILABLE*: on the entrance requirements set by the prestigious University of California system. The Foreign Languages: Spanish school practices the Seventh-day Adventist faith, and the cafeteria serves unique healthy Advanced Placement Courses: Calculus, vegetarian food. English Literature and Composition, US FACILITIES History Monterey Bay Academy’s 380-acre beachfront campus boasts its own mile-long private Arts: Band, Choir, Drama, Graphics, beach. Facilities include a gymnasium, ball fields, a pool, a vegetarian cafeteria, and Technology, Photography modern academic buildings with dedicated wings for different disciplines. There’s a Athletics: private airstrip for pilots as well as aviation courses. Boys: SPORTS AND ARTS Fall: Flag Football Monterey Bay Academy offers varsity programs in flag football, volleyball, basketball, Winter: Basketball, Volleyball soccer, and softball. The beachfront location allows for unique athletic activities such as Spring: Soccer, Softball Girls: SCUBA diving and surfing. Fall: Flag Football Monterey Bay Academy’s internationally recognized music and drama groups have Winter: Basketball, Volleyball performed around the country and abroad. Art and music each have their own academic Spring: Soccer, Softball wing. Extracurricular Activities: Aviation, Golf AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Club, Horsemanship, International Club, Mountan Biking Club, Photography, Monterey Bay Academy is part of the second-largest school system in the world and has Running, SCUBA, Surfing been steadily outperforming the national average across all demographics. to change. are subject by the school offered and options *All courses ESL Available/Level: YES DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Students live two to a room in traditional dormitories with full-time “house parents” and fully-equipped kitchens. University Acceptance Rate: 96% Partial List of University Acceptances: American Musical & Drama Academy, Baylor University, Virginia Tech, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Long Beach State University, Rutgers University, Miami University, Oxford University, Ohio State University, Penn State University, Pepperdine University, Ringing College of Art & Design, San Francisco State University, Santa Clara University, University of Alaska, University of Arizona, University of California – Irvine, University of California - Santa Barbara,