SCHOOL PROFILE • Founded: 1785 • Students of color: 29% • Accredited by the Middle States Assn. • Students receiving financial aid: 23% • Member, National Assn. of Independent • Graduates attending 4-year colleges: 100% Schools and National Assn. for College • Senior class enrollment: 137 Admission Counseling • Average class size: 14 • Enrollment: 1,247 • Class of 2020 National Merit: • Faculty: 180 17 Semi-Finalists;14 Commended students GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS The Episcopal Academy 19.5 credits, including successful completion of: 1785 Bishop White Drive • English: 4 credits • Religion: 1 credit Newtown Square, PA 19073 • Mathematics: 3 credits • Arts: 1 credit in two different disciplines • Science: 3 credits of laboratory science or 2 credits in one discipline: 484.424.1400 Tel • World language: 2 credits in one dance, music, theatre, and visual 484.424.1614 Fax language • Computer science: .5 credit www.episcopalacademy.org • History: 3 credits CEEB #393300 CURRICULUM AND GRADING • The Episcopal Academy does not rank students. Dr. T.J. Locke • All courses are college preparatory. The Greville Haslam Head of School • A GPA is calculated at the end of every academic year and includes grades earned at EA and through Global Online Academy summer courses beginning in ninth grade. • EA considers AP and honors courses to be of similar rigor and accordingly weights Mr. Mike Letts both AP and honors courses by adding .3 to the regular grade. Please see the Head of Upper School transcript for the GPA calculation. • Due to the structure of the curriculum and scheduling parameters, few students take Cynthia A. Crum AP classes prior to junior year. Director of College Counseling • EA offers 42 honors courses and 23 AP courses, which include: [email protected] 484.424.1531 Art History Environmental Science Physics 1 & 2 Biology European History Spanish The Episcopal Academy Majed Dergham Calculus AB French Statistics Associate Director of College Calculus BC Human Geography Studio Art Counseling Chemistry Latin US Government [email protected] Chinese Macroeconomics & Politics 484.424.1526 Computer Science: Java Microeconomics US History Computer Science Music Theory World History Principles Lara K. Grieco Associate Director of College Counseling COVID-19 INFORMATION [email protected] In March 2020, EA moved to online learning as a result of COVID-19. The rigor and high standards 484.424.1529 for which EA is known remained the same, as did the grading system. The 20-21 school year began online; students returned to the physical classroom on Sept. 21. Both last year and this, the time for extracurriculars and athletics were extremely limited. Mariana Ramirez Associate Director of College Knowing that students’ summer opportunities were limited, the school significantly expanded Counseling the number of summer courses available online through EA and Global Online Academy (GOA), [email protected] including courses for credit and enrichment courses. 484.424.1709 2020 ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCORES Danielle Avicolli 270 students sat for 495 exams in 26 subjects; 89% of scores were 3 or higher. Due to COVID-19, Registrar, Administrative students enrolled in AP courses were not required to take AP exams. Coordinator, and College Financial Aid Specialist MAY TERM [email protected] May Term is a two-week, interdisciplinary program at the end of the second semester. Students 484.424.1538 take one intensive course on or off campus. Courses are hands-on, experiential and/or project based. Due to COVID-19, May Term was cancelled in spring 2020. GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY (GOA) The Episcopal Academy Global Online Academy is a small group of leading independent schools around the world. Mission: Students with particular academic passions or who wish to pursue topics not offered within the EA curriculum may enroll in for-credit courses through GOA. The grades earned are not calculated in Challenging and nurturing the GPA, but the classes, credits, and grades are included on the transcript. 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