The Avalon School
www.avalonschools.org
International Student Support • The Avalon School offers international students English language support courses five days per week for 50 minutes each day. The instructor for the course, Ed O’Daniel, has been teaching for over 15 years and has a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts. For subject-specific help, teachers at The Avalon School are always willing to spend extra time helping students. House System • The system of houses at The Avalon School is designed to help foster among its students with chivalrous and noble spirit. The Houses themselves are name in honor of men or families who helped build the state of Maryland (Stewart, Calvert, Carroll and Washington), with each house bearing a coat of arms.
School at a Glance School Type: Private, All-boys Religious Background: Catholic Founded: 2003 Grade Levels: K-12 Number of Students: 204 Average Class Size: 18 Teachers with Advanced Degrees: 50% Student to Teacher Ratio: 10:1 International Students: 15 Housing Type: School-run Homestay
Location at a Glance Address: 11811 Claridge Rd. Wheaton, MD 20902 State: Maryland Closest Major City: Washington, DC (35 minute drive) Closest University: Georgetown University (#20 National University) Climate: four distinct seasons Airport: Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Gaithersburg is a suburb and a primary city within the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The eastern part of Gaithersburg, which is where the school is located, is the historic center of the city known as “Olde Town,” consisting of shops in refurbished buildings built when the town was a hub for the railroad in the 1800s. The west side of the city embraces New Urbanism, a design movement that promotes walkable neighborhoods. The city is best known for scientific research and biotechnology, with The National Institute of Standards and Technology, MedImmune, IBM, Lockheed Martin Information Systems and the French multinational corporation, Sodexo headquartered in Gaithersburg. The Avalon School is only a 30-minute drive from Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital. A bus stop directly in front of the school brings students to the red line Metro stop, which will bring students into the center of Washington, D.C. Academic Programs
# of Advanced courses: 14, # of honors courses: 5, # of AP courses: 9 AP Average: 3, Student body that takes AP exams: 80%
AP Math and Science Courses
Calculus AB Calculus BC Biology BC
Chemistry AB
AP Humanities Courses
U.S. History European History English
English Literature Spanish
International Student Support The Avalon School offers international students English language support courses five days per week for 50 minutes each day. The instructor for the course, Ed O’Daniel, has been teaching for over 15 years and has a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts. For subject-specific help, teachers at The Avalon School are always willing to spend extra time helping students. College Statistics
College Acceptance Rate: 100% SAT Average: Average: 1100 Top 10%: 1425, % of students tested: 84
Ranking* Name of College or University
10 Johns Hopkins University
25 University of Virginia
56 Purdue University-West Lafayette
Pennsylvania State University- 59 University Park
63 George Washington University
University of Maryland- 63 College Park *2019 US News and World Report National Universities
Extracurricular Activities
# of Sports Offered: 5, Participation Rate: 85% # of School Clubs and Activities Offered: 8 Participation Rate: 100%
Clubs
Strategy Games Talent Show
Chess Club Athletic Boosters
Fall Play Poet Laureate Competitions
Martial Arts
Sports
Soccer Basketball
Football Cross Country
Baseball Modern Facility The Avalon School is located on 7 ½ acres of land in the suburbs of Washington, DC, close to a metro stop. The campus boasts 15,000 square feet of space, 15 classrooms, 7 offices, a computer lab, and a cafeteria. The football team plays games at Martin Luther King Field; the soccer team plays games at the SoccerPlex in Germantown; the basketball team plays games at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg; and the baseball team plays games at Kelley Park in Gaithersburg.
Founder The Avalon School in 2003 after more than two decades of experience in independent school education. Richard is a seasoned teacher of mathematics, from long division through the advanced levels of calculus. A graduate of Harvard College (1979), Richard was the recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities fellowship at Harvard in 1988, where he studied Aristotle’s natural philosophy. He is married and the father of six children.
Cambridge Success Stories • Suker Li of the Class of 2014 was named an AP Scholar with Honor. He attends the Catholic University of America. He played American football at Avalon. • Wei Wei Li of the Class of 2015 passed 6 AP exams and was named an AP Scholar with Distinction, he played soccer at Avalon and attends the University of Maryland in College Park. • Runlin Fu of the class of 2015 was named an AP Scholar, he attends George Washington University in Washington, DC • Jason Wang of the class of 2016 was named an AP Scholar with Honor; he attends the University of Maryland.
Awards and Honors Students consistently win awards for the highest possible achievement in the National Latin Exam. In 2016, 41 juniors and seniors took 68 Advanced Placement exams in eight subjects: English Literature, English Language, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, European History, US History, Chemistry and Biology. Two seniors were named AP Scholars with honor (pass 4 or more AP exams) and three seniors were named as AP Scholars (pass 3 or more AP exams). From the Class of 2016, 14 students will go on to play college sports. Seven students will play college football. Of note, Trevon Diggs will play at Alabama. Five students will play college baseball. Of note, Eric Janss will play at LaSalle. One student will play college basketball and one will play college soccer.
International Student Cost of Attendance Study costs (2019-2020): $40,000 including tuition and residential accommodations. Additional Recurring Fees: Insurance: $1,290 Additional One-Time Fees (first year only): International Student Orientation: $2,000; I-20 Fee: $250.
Costs do not include textbooks, clothing, sport elective expenses. Fees listed here are for reference only; please refer to the enrollment contract for most up-to-date fees.