Dear Parent, Thank you for your interest in Chadwick International School. We know that choosing a school for your child is one of the most important decisions you will ever make, so we encourage you to learn all you can about our values, our programs and our people. In this booklet you will find an application for the 2011-2012 school year and all of the necessary accompanying information. Chadwick may be best understood through a personal visit, so please make note of the admission events we have scheduled for interested families. The goal of these programs is to provide you with an opportunity to meet our faculty, students and administrators and gain a sense of our unique and exciting community. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit our website at www.chadwickinternational.org or you may call us at (032) 250-5030/5031 ([email protected]). We look forward to hearing from you! Sincerely, Soleiman Dias, Director of Admissions MISSION STATEMENT Chadwick International, the Songdo campus of Chadwick School, and ethnic diversity and by individuals who possess varying kinds which wasl founded in 1935, is dedicated to academic excellence of and degrees of intellectual, artistic and physical abilities; and to the development of self-confident individuals of exemplary By stressing high academic standards and a strong commitment to character. Students are prepared through experience and self-dis- the process of learning; covery to accept the responsibilities inherent in personal freedom By creating an environment for learning that is stimulating, inno- and to contribute positively to contemporary society. The Chad- vative, tolerant, enjoyable and that encourages intellectual inquiry wick cCommunity is committed to living in accordance with its and curiosity; core values of respect, responsibility, honesty, fairness and com- By fostering in each student a healthy self-concept and sense of passion. personal value through recognition and encouragement of indi- vidual potential and talent; The school aims to create a learning environment that is challeng- ing, diverse and supportive where talented, dedicated faculty and With a clear recognition of the needs and capabilities of students students are encouraged to interact in an atmosphere of mutual re- of differing ages and experiences, and with the support of parents, spect and trust. Students are prepared for rigorous future endeav- the school implements its mission: ors in a manner that enables them to discover the joys of learning By ensuring small classes that promote critical thinking, analytical and the importance of community. reasoning and effective communication skills; By encouraging students to evaluate the choices they make based In all of its programs, Chadwick seeks to discover and nurture the on a carefully considered sense of right and wrong; special gifts each student possesses, to deepen each student’s un- derstanding of the complexities of the world, and to inspire each to By encouraging student involvement in the community and com- realize his or her full potential. munity involvement in the school; By aiming to achieve a balance, perhaps different for each indi- By gradually guiding a student from dependent to independent vidual, between the cognitive and affective aspects of learning; learning; By teaching students to evaluate evidence and experience and to By providing expanding opportunities for individual self-direc- understand the dynamic between individuality and social respon- tion and creativity as a student grows and matures; sibility; By providing a student body that is enriched by economic, social By stressing the fundamental values of integrity and trust. CHADWICK INTERNATIONAL 01 About Chadwick School Chadwick School, the only K-12 independent school in the greater South Bay area of Los Angeles, sits on a tranquil, 45-acre campus in a setting conducive to serious study, self-discovery and compan¬ionship among friends. The school was founded in 1935 in the home of teacher Margaret Lee Chadwick and began with a handful of students. Through generous donations from the Vanderlip and Roessler families, Chadwick moved three years later to its current location on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, overlooking the South Bay and Los Angeles. With a commitment to eco- nomic, social and ethnic diversity, Chadwick draws students from a wide geographic area that includes more than 30 different communities. Since 1935, the school community has remained true to Mrs. Chadwick’s founding principles, building on her ideals and philosophy over the past seven decades. Chadwick School emphasizes academic excel¬lence, personal growth opportunities and development of exem¬plary character, as represented by our five core values: respect, responsibility, fairness, compassion and honesty. Statistics of Chadwick School Of the graduating Class of 2009, 20 percent are attending one of the top eleven colleges and universities in the United States. Moreover, 10 percent are attending IvyVY league schools. (The Top 11 in order according to U.S. News and World Report: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Caltech, MIT, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, University of Chicago, Duke, and Dartmouth) Advance Placement Exams In May of 2009, 141 students took 265 exams in 16 subjects and earned scores of 3 or better on 89% of the tests, and scores of 4 or better on 72% of the tests. COLLEGE ADMISSION Listed below are the colleges to which Chadwick Colgate University 3 Ithaca (College University of San Francisco 1 graduates from the classes of 2008 - 2010 gained Colorado College I Johns Hopkins University Santa Clara University I admission. Colleges where Chadwick graduates Columbia University 2 Kenyon College Sarah Lawrence (College matriculated are highlighted in hold. Connecticut College 2 University of Kentucky Scripps College 1 University ol Connecticut Knox College Seattle University American University Amherst College -I Ap- Cornell University 2 Lafayette (College Seton Flail University palachian State University 1 Arizona State University Cornish College of the Arts I Lake Forest (College Sewanee:The University of the South 1 Univeristy of Arizona 4 The Art Center College of Dartmouth College S University ol La Verne Skidmore College I Design I Barnard College Hates College 1 Berklee I )avidson Lawrence University University ol” Southern California 27 College of Music Boston College 1 Boston Conserva- Denison University Lehigh University I Southern Methodist University 2 tory of Music-Boston University 2 Brandeis University University of I Jenver Lewis and (Clark (College University of Si Andrews (UK) 3 Brigham Young University 2 University of Bristol I )cPaul University Linfield College Stanford University 8 2 Brown University 2 Bryant College Bryn Mawr Dickinson College Loyola University of Maryland Swarthmore (College College 1 Bucknell University 4 Drew University Loyola University ot (Chicago Syracuse University University of (California Drexel University Loyola Marymount University in Temple University 1 Berkeley 9 Duke University 1 Lycoming College I Texas A& M University 1 Davis 1 Eckerd College Marist College I Trinity College I Irvine F.lon University University of Maryland. College I’ark Tufts University 2 Los Angeles 3 Emerson College 3 Miami University (OH) I Tulane University 2 Merced Emory University University of Miami Union (College Riverside 1 Eugene Lang College I University ol” Michigan 1 United States Military Academy 1 San Diego 1 Fordham University Middlebury College I United States Naval Academy 3 Santa Barbara 2 Franklin College (Switzerland) 1 Mills (College Ursinus (College Santa Cruz 2 California!! Franklin and Marshall College Morehouse (College University of Utah 2 Lutheran University Funnan University Mount I lolyoke (College Vanderbilt University 2 California State University George Mason University I Muhlenberg ( College Vassar College 1 Chico Flic George Washington University 3 University of New Hampshire University of Vermont 1 East Bay 1 Georgetown University 4 New York University 4 Villanova University 2 Fullerton Georgia Institute oflechnology University of North Carolina at University ofVirginia 1 Humboldt (Ccttysburg (College Chapel Hill 1 Northern Arizona University Virginia Polytechnic Institute Long Beach (ionzaga University Northeastern University 1 Notre I )aine de Nauuir Wagner (College Monterey Bay Goucher (College University University of Notre Dame I Oberlin Wake Forest University Pomona Hamilton College I College I Occidental (College I Ohio State University Washington University in San Diego Hampshire (College University of Oklahoma University of Oregon 2 Saint Louis 4 University of Washington 1 San Francisco Hampton University Oregon State University 1 University of the Pacific I Wellesley College I Wesleyan University 3 Whea’ton San Jose Harvard University 4 University of Pennsylvania I Pepperdine University College (MA) 1 Whitman College 3 Whittier College San Luis Obispo I Harvey Mudd College 1 Pitzer College 1 Point Loma Nazarene University I Widener (College Willamette University Williams Stanislaus Carleton (College Carnegie Mellon Haverfbrd (College Pomona College 1 Princeton University 4 University College <) Wittenberg University 1 University of University I (Case Western Reserve University Chap- Hawaii Pacific University of I’uget Sound Purdue University University ol’ Wisconsin (College ofWoOSter man University 5 University of Chicago 1 University Hobart and William Smith Colleges I Redlands