2020-2021 PROFILE

CEEB/ACT CODE 220050 RESPONSE TO COVID-19 Accredited by the New England Association In response to Covid-19, Cushing transitioned of Schools and Colleges to remote learning for the final seven weeks of the 2020 spring term. To best replicate pre-Covid expectations and Cushing Academy, founded in 1865, is an independent, requirements, classes met three times weekly for an hour coeducational college preparatory boarding school located per session in both synchronous and asynchronous formats, 60 miles northwest of Boston. Cushing Academy serves a and students continued to receive graded work. Final year wide range of students in grades 9-12 and offers a post- grades were awarded and transcripts remain traditional. graduate year. While Cushing will continue to be a two-semester school for the 2020-2021 academic year, modifications have been 39 School Street made to the school calendar to moderate risk, including access Ashburnham, MA 01430-8000 to a hybrid model of both in-person and remote classes. Tel - 978.827.7025 Fax - 978.827.7029 www.cushing.org STUDENT BODY 355 students from 24 states and 23 countries Randy R. Bertin, Ed.D. Head of School 113 seniors and post-graduates 35% receive financial aid Emily Roller Director of College Counseling 90 % boarding [email protected] 38 % international Katie Ftorek 32 % from Massachusetts Associate Director of College Counseling 14% domestic students of color [email protected] 57% male Brian Jurek Associate Director of College Counseling 43% female [email protected] CLASS OF 2020 Lori A. Nix Administrative Assistant 98% plan to attend a four-year college or university* [email protected] 76% attend college outside of Massachusetts 5% attend college outside the US FACULTY 75% attend a private university 73 % of teaching faculty have advanced degrees, *6% of the class of 2020 is pursuing junior hockey, a post- including four doctorates graduate or gap year prior to matriculation at a four-year 7 :1 student-faculty ratio college or university. RANKCumulative Weighted AND Cushing Academy GPA GPA Number of Students WATKINS SCHOLAR PROGRAM ≥4 14 Cushing3.99 - 3.5 Academy does not rank its students. Below is the 41 The Watkins Scholar Program awards five, full, need-based 3.49 - 3 20 class2.99 - of2.5 2021 cumulative weighted Cushing Academy GPA 15 scholarships annually to exceptional incoming 9th grade distribution< 2.5 through June 2020. It does not include PGs or 6 boarding students. Scholars possess both a love of learning 1-year seniors. and noteworthy academic achievement, strong leadership skills, outstanding character and a desire to contribute 40 41 significantly to Cushing Academy. Watkins Scholars

30 embody the highest academic and community ideals held by Cushing. They are annually among the school’s most 20 20 distinguished students.

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Number of Students of Number 6 0 ≥4 3.99 - 3.5 3.49 - 3 2.99 - 2.5 < 2.5 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Cumulative Weighted Cushing Academy GPA Thirty-eight percent of the Cushing Academy student body hails from outside the United States. Seven percent STANDARDIZED TESTING of the student body participates in the English as a Second Due to Covid-19, standardized testing for the class of 2021 Language program. Courses are offered at the beginning, is incomplete. For context, we have provided the middle 50 intermediate and advanced levels. percent SAT range for the classes of 2018-2020 combined.

EBRW 520 - 660* ACADEMIC SUPPORT Math 530 - 740 Cushing Academy’s Academic Support program offers a Combined 1070 - 1380 highly personalized academic atmosphere, designed to

*Includes TOEFL-eligible students meet the needs of students with mild learning differences. Eighteen percent of the student body takes one or more courses in this program. GRADING SYSTEM Cushing Academy uses a traditional 4.0 grading scale: A = 4.0, A- =3.7, B+ =3.3, B =3.0, etc. AP, Advanced, and SCHOOL REPORTS Honors courses are weighted as follows: AP and Advanced Cushing Academy does not check evaluative boxes on +0.5, Honors +0.3. A weighted GPA is provided on the school reports or recommendations. All Cushing Academy transcript. D- is the lowest passing grade. recommendations are confidential.

Cushing Academy uses a two-semester academic calendar. Full-year courses earn 1.0 credit; semester-long courses DISCIPLINARY STATEMENT earn 0.5 credits. At Cushing Academy, it is our expectation that students will respond truthfully to college and university Students who earn a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the term are placed application questions that require them to report any on the High Honor Roll for the semester. Students earning a GPA major disciplinary incidents. A member of the Cushing between 3.3 and 3.69 are placed on the Honor Roll. Academy College Counseling Office will follow up directly with the colleges. If such disciplinary measures occur after GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS the submission of the initial application, Cushing will ask the student to report the information in a timely fashion ENGLISH 4 Years and the school will send updated information about the MATHEMATICS 4 Years incident to the college. SCIENCE 3 Years HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 3 Years

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 3 Years VISUAL/PERFORMING ARTS 2 Years ADDITIONAL COURSES 3 Courses* *From any of the above disciplines 2020-2021 ACADEMIC OFFERINGS Honors and AP courses listed in bold

ACADEMIC SUPPORT ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PERFORMING ARTS

Academic Support Beginning Intermediate Level (take all): Acting I Academic Coaching Reading I Advanced Acting & Directing Reading Skills Writing and Grammar Music Theory Math Skills Listening and Speaking Chorus Advanced Reading & Writing Advanced Intermediate Level (take all): Chamber Music Reading II Jazz Ensemble Writing and Grammar History of Jazz CLASSICAL & MODERN LANGUAGES Listening and Speaking Dance I/II Spanish I Advanced Level (take both): Dance II/III Spanish II/Honors Literary Studies Dance III/IV Spanish III/Honors Composition & Grammar Filmmaking Honors Spanish IV/V Reading & Comprehension Honors Spanish IV/V Conversation AP Spanish Language HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCE SCIENCE French I Foundations in World History/Honors Biology/Honors French II Roots of the Modern World/ Honors Biology II: Anatomy and Physiology French III United States History/Honors Biology II: Ecological Studies Honors French IV Fall Senior Seminars: Chemistry/Honors Honors French V Civil Society I: Principles of Democracy and Freedom Conceptual Physics AP French International Relations Physics Latin I Philosophy: History of Thought Physical Science II: Engineering the Future Latin II Psychology Advanced Engineering Latin III Spring Senior Seminars: Introduction to Sports Medicine Honors Latin IV Civil Society II: Liberty and Civic Virtue AP Biology Honors Latin V Performance Psychology AP Chemistry Ancient Greek AP Economics (Macro & Micro) AP Physics I Mandarin Chinese I AP Psychology AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity/ Mandarin Chinese II AP United States History Magnetism Mandarin Chinese III AP United States Government and Politics Honors Mandarin Chinese IV AP European History AP Chinese Language & Culture V VISUAL ARTS Ceramics MATHEMATICS COMPUTER SCIENCE Advanced Ceramics Algebra I Photography AP Computer Science A Topics in Geometry Advanced Photography Geometry/Honors Architectural Design ENGLISH Algebra II Modified-A Beginning Drawing Literature and Composition I/Honors Algebra II Modified-B Advanced Painting & Drawing Literature and Composition II/Honors Algebra II/Honors Metalsmithing American Literature Introduction to Precalculus Advanced Metalsmithing Fall Senior Seminars: Precalculus/Honors Fused Glass Recognizing the Call Discrete Mathematics Advanced Fused Glass Creative Writing Probability and Statistics Art Portfolio The Family Portrait Calculus Art History Dramatic Literature I AP Statistics Spring Senior Seminar AP Calculus AB Independent Studies available in Island Experience AP Calculus BC various disciplines 21st Century Film and Literature Multivariable Calculus Marginalized Voices Dramatic Literature II Contemporary Narratives College English AP Language and Composition AP Literature and Composition

COLLEGE MATRICULATION FOR THE CLASSES OF 2019 AND 2020

The University of Alabama * Endicott College * Quinnipiac University * American University * Fairfield University Ana Maria College Fashion Institute of Technology University of Rhode Island Arizona State University Fisher College Ritsumeikan University, Japan The University of Arizona * Fitchburg State University Rochester Institute of Technology Assumption University Franklin and Marshall College University of Rochester Babson College * Franklin Pierce University * Roger Williams University * Bard College * George Mason University Rutgers University, Camden Bentley University * Hanover College Rutgers University, New Brunswick * Berklee College of Music High Point University Sacred Heart University Boston College * Hobart William Smith Colleges Saint Anselm College Boston University * College of the Holy Cross Saint Michael’s College * Brandeis University * Huron University College, Canada Salem State University Brown University Imperial College London, UK Salve Regina University * Bryn Mawr College University of Indianapolis * University of San Diego Bucknell University * University of Iowa Savannah College of Art and Design Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Jacksonville University of Applied Arts & Technology, University of California, Berkeley Lehigh University Canada University of California, Davis Loyola University New Orleans Skidmore College * University of California, Irvine * Macalester College University of Southern California University of California, Los Angeles University of Maine Southern Methodist University University of California, San Diego * Marist College Springfield College University of California, Santa Barbara University of Massachusetts, Amherst * St. Olaf College University of California, Santa Cruz University of Massachusetts, Boston * Stanford University Carnegie Mellon University University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Stonehill College Chapman University McGill University, Canada Stony Brook University Cincinnati Christian University University of Miami Suffolk University * CIS – Endicott International, Spain Michigan State University Susquehanna University City College of San Francisco Middlebury College Syracuse University * Clark University * University of Mississippi The University of Tampa * Clarkson University Montana State University Temple University Clemson University Mount Holyoke College Texas Christian University Colby College Mount Wachusett Community College The New School Colgate University University of Nevada, Reno University of , Canada * Colorado Mesa University University of New Hampshire Trinity College * Concordia University, Canada New York Institute of Technology Tufts University Connecticut College * New * Tulane University Cornell University Northeastern University * Ulster County Community College Curry College Nova Southeastern University Union College * Denison University Pace University, New York * University of Utah DePaul University University of the Pacific Vanderbilt University Drew University * Pennsylvania State University University of Victoria, Canada Drexel University Pratt Institute * Virginia Military Institute Duquesne University Princeton University University of Washington * Emerson College * Providence College * Wentworth Institute of Technology Emmanuel College * Queen’s University, Canada Wheaton College, Massachusetts

*Multiple matriculations