HORACE MANN SCHOOL SCHOOL PROFILE 2014–15 231 W. 246TH STREET Horace Mann School was founded in 1887 as a coeducational, division of Teachers College at Columbia BRONX, NEW YORK 10471 University. Our main campus is located on 18 acres in the Bronx neighborhood of Riverdale, which is 30 718-432-4160 FAX 718-432-3624 minutes by subway from midtown Manhattan. Since its founding, Horace Mann has changed in many ways CEEB CODE: 333700 but remains steadfastly dedicated to five core values: The Life of the Mind, Mature Behavior, Mutual Respect, WWW.HORACEMANN.ORG A Secure and Healthful Environment, and A Balance Between Individual Achievement and A Caring Community. Thomas M. Kelly STUDENTS: FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION: Head of School # Highly selective admissions # 112 teaching faculty # 739 students in the Upper Division # 80 with advanced degrees (up to M.A.) David Schiller # 47% girls, 53% boys # 32 with doctorates Head of Upper Division # 36% Students of Color # Average class size: 15 # From 151 different ZIP Codes in the NY, NJ and CT region # 18% on need-based financial aid Canh Oxelson Director of College Counseling ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS: 718-432-3871 # Trimester system # Students are required to complete a minimum of 80 hours of [email protected] # Over 400 courses offered in nine disciplines community service # Governed by an honor code # Study abroad opportunities Chris Farmer # 20 Advanced Placement courses and 17 Honors courses # Independent Study Program and Senior Initiative Projects Associate Director # Students limited to five full credit courses per year granted upon departmental approval 718-432-3886 # Students limited to three AP courses per year [email protected] # To enroll in an AP, departmental approval is required and students must earn a prerequisite grade Amber N. Long Associate Director 718-432-3875 HORACE MANN SCHOOL AT A GLANCE [email protected] TRANSCRIPT: GRADES—CLASS OF 2015 Toni Miranda As a matter of school policy, students are not ranked, nor is a GPA All grades, including those earned in Advanced Placement or Associate Director calculated. Any courses listed on the transcript for grade 8 are full- Honors courses are unweighted. Although Horace Mann does not 718-432-3897 credit, high school level courses taken at Horace Mann. An “x” rank, we do publish a grade distribution based on classes taken in [email protected] next to a grade signifies a Horace Mann Summer School course. full-credit courses for grades 9 through 11. The following table of statistics applies to the 185 members of the Class of 2015. Elizabeth Pili REQUIRED GRADUATION CREDITS: Associate Director Honors (at 4.3) A+ 0% of class English 4 718-432-3885 Honors (4.29–4.0) A 2% of class Foreign Language 3 [email protected] Honors (3.99–3.67) A- 29% of class Mathematics 3 Very Good to Good (3.66–3.33) B+ 33% of class History 2 Barbara Billies Very Good to Good (3.32–3.0) B 25% of class Science 2 Administrative Assistant Very Good to Good (2.99–2.67) B- 6% of class Physical Education 4 718-432-4160 Satisfactory (2.66–2.33) C+ 5% of class Computing & Communications 2 [email protected] Satisfactory (2.32–2.0) C 0% of class Counseling & Guidance 2 Satisfactory (1.9–1.0) C- 0% of class Arts 1½ Passing but marginal D 0% of class ADVANCED PLACEMENT: Failing F 0% of class Departmental approval and strong academic standing are required for all students who wish to enroll in an AP class. SAT SUMMARY—CLASS OF 2015: In the spring trimester of 2014, 313 students took one or more SECTION MIDDLE 50% RANGE MEAN AP exams for a total of 763 exams. There were 562 (74%) with Critical Reading 670–770 711 scores of four or higher. Most AP courses are taken by juniors Math 660–770 711 and seniors, and a student may take no more than three per year. Writing 680–780 719 Students are permitted to take AP exams without having taken a corresponding AP course. ACT SUMMARY—CLASS OF 2015: SECTION MIDDLE 50% MEAN English 32–35 33 Math 29–34 32 Reading 30–34 31 Science Reasoning 29–35 31 Composite 30–34 32 COURSES OF STUDY ENGLISH Biotechnology Latin Epic Poetry MUSIC Dance in Historical and COUNSELING AND English 9, 10, 11 Topics in Biology Latin Lyric Poetry AP Music Theory Cultural Perspective GUIDANCE English 12 Electives Experiments in Physics and AP Latin Music Performance Seminar Dance Workshop 1, 2, 3 Horace Mann Orientation (HMO) AP English Chemistry *Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Topics in Music History The Art of Film Quest *Physics Hispanic Film Great Music of the 20th Century Introduction to Psychology MATHEMATICS Selected Topics in Physics AP Spanish Language History of Jazz HISTORY OF ART AP Psychology Algebra 1 and Problem Solving Science Research Seminar of the Hispanic World History of Opera AP Art History—The Modern Ethics in School and Society *Geometry Music and Technology World *Algebra 2 and Trigonometry COMPUTING & HISTORY Music Theory 1 The Ancient World PHYSICAL EDUCATION Precalculus COMMUNICATION Atlantic World History Orchestra History of Contemporary Art Physical Fitness/Lifesports Precalculus AB Introduction to Computer Science United States History String Sinfonietta Studies in Art History Dance Workshop Precalculus BC Honors Computer Science 2 AP United States History Glee Club History of Photography Varsity Physical Education Contemporary Calculus Digital Publishing AP Modern European History Concert Glee The Renaissance Adult CPR/AED and First Aid AP Calculus AB Web 2.0 AP World History Jazz Combo Health Education AP Calculus BC Honors Media and Culture Contemporary U.S. History, Steel Drum Ensemble STUDIO ART Introduction to Statistics and AP Computer Science AB 1960–2007 Wind Ensemble Ceramics 1, 2 SPECIAL POLICY ON Probability Microcontrollers & Robotics East Asian History Advanced Ceramics 1, 2 DISCIPLINE AP Statistics United States Legal History THEATRE ARTS Honors Ceramics All matters of discipline are Senior Math Elective: Games, FOREIGN LANGUAGE Global Conflict Seminar in Acting *Drawing and Painting 1, 2, 3, 4 handled by the Discipline Com- Fractals, & Programming Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4 Political Philosophy Introduction to Classical Theatre AP Studio Art mittee which is overseen by the Math Seminar *French 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Economics Acting and Directing *Photography 1, 2, 3, 4 Head of the Upper School and AP French Language AP Economics Playwriting and Production Honors Photography Dean of Student Life. All issues SCIENCE French Seminar History Research Seminar Introduction to Modern European *Printmaking 1, 2, 3, 4 pertaining to discipline will be Biology Advanced French Literature Voices of Protest and American Theatre Introduction to Sculpture reported to colleges accordingly. Chemistry *Italian 1, 2, 3 History of Islamic World Performance in Major Productions Sculpture 2, 3 AP Biology *Japanese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 History through the Lens Stagecraft Video Production AP Chemistry AP Japanese Decolonization & Post-Colonialism Theatre Design and Production AP Environmental Science *Latin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in Asia and Africa Production Seminar AP Physics with Calculus Latin B, C, D * = Course available at honors level Between 2012–2014, Horace Mann students were accepted by the following colleges and universities. Colleges in bold indicate that at least one member of the Class of 2014 currently attends that school. Adelphi University Clarkson University Haverford College McGill University Purchase College State Stony Brook University The University of Alabama Colby College University of Hawaii at Hilo University of Miami University of New York Binghamton University (SUNY) Alfred University Colgate University University of Hawaii at Manoa Michigan State University Purdue University SUNY College at Geneseo Allegheny College University of Colorado at Boulder Hobart and William Smith Colleges University of Michigan Quinnipiac University Susquehanna University American University Colorado State University Hofstra University Middlebury College University of Redlands Swarthmore College The American University of Paris Columbia College Chicago College of the Holy Cross Mount Holyoke College Reed College Syracuse University Amherst College Columbia University Howard University Muhlenberg College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute The University of Texas, Austin University of Arizona Connecticut College Hult International Business School New England Conservatory of Music Rhode Island School of Design University of Toronto Babson College University of Connecticut Hunter College of the CUNY University of New Hampshire Rice University Trinity College Bard College Cornell University University of Illinois The College of New Jersey University of Richmond Trinity College Dublin Barnard College CUNY-Macaulay Honors College at Urbana-Champaign The New School for Jazz and Rider University Trinity University Baruch College of the CUNY Dartmouth College Indiana University at Bloomington Contemporary Music Rochester Institute of Technology Tufts University Bates College Davidson College Ithaca College New York University University of Rochester Tulane University Baylor University University of Delaware Johns Hopkins University University of North Carolina Rollins College Union College Bennington College Dickinson College The Juilliard School at Chapel Hill Rutgers, The State University of United States Military Academy Bentley University Drew University Juniata College University of North Carolina New Jersey at New Brunswick United States Naval Academy Berklee College of Music Drexel University