Country Day School of the SACRED HEART Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania School Profile: Class of 2016 480 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue School Community Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Founded in 1865, The Country Day School of the Sacred Heart is a Phone: 610- 527-3915 Catholic, independent, college preparatory school for girls. It is located Fax: 610-527-0942 on the Main Line approximately 12 miles from the center of www.cdssh.org Philadelphia. CEEB #: 393220 Accreditation Head of School Sacred Heart is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges Sr. Matthew Anita MacDonald, S.S.J. and Secondary Schools; and a member of the Pennsylvania Association [email protected] of Private Schools, The National Association of Independent Schools Director of Studies and the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. Eileen Wilkinson [email protected] As a member of this global network of 140 schools, Sacred Heart Bryn Mawr educates to the following Sacred Heart Goals: Director of Upper School a personal and active faith in God Theresa McCoy a deep respect for intellectual values [email protected] a social awareness which impels to action College/Guidance Counselor the building of community as a Christian value, and Ashley McGinnis personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom [email protected] Graduation Requirements Grading for the Class of 2016 Enrollment (1 Credit= 1 Year) Upper School: 158 English: 4 credits Prior to 2013-2014 Academic Year Class of 2016: 37 History: 4 credits Semester 1: Q1-33%, Q2-33%, and Student to Faculty Ratio: 6 to 1 Laboratory Science: 4 credits Midterm Exam-33%. Mathematics: 4 credits Semester 2: Q3-33%, Q4-33% and Grading Religion: 4 credits Final Exam- 33%. A+ 100-97 4.33 Foreign Language: 3 credits A 96-93 4.00 Creative Arts: 1.5 credits Beginning in 2013-2014 Academic Year A- 92-90 3.67 Physical Education: 1.5 credits Semester 1: Q1-40%, Q2-40%, B+ 89-87 3.33 Technology: 1 credit Midterm Exam-20%. B 86-83 3.00 Health: .5 credits Semester 2: Q3-40%, Q4-40%, B- 82-80 2.67 Electives: 1 credit C+ 79-77 2.33 Final Exam- 20%. C 76-73 2.00 C- 72-70 1.67 Community Service D 69-65 1.00 F 64 and below The Sacred Heart community is committed to responding to the needs of others. The Upper School faculty and students dedicate two days per Course Weight academic year to volunteer in the local community. Recent sites include: AP and Diocesan Scholar Courses are Clarke School for Hearing and Speech, Leukemia and Lymphoma Center, weighted with .5 increase in GPA Dorothy Day Center, Urban Tree, Kinney Center, and Surrey Services. Honors Courses are not weighted Upper School students are required to complete 25 hours of service each year. SophieConnect Network Exchange This unique collaborative online curriculum- Country Day School of the Sacred Heart is a based program offers online courses to all member of the International Network of Sacred Heart schools which unites 24 Sacred Heart schools students of the Sacred Heart network. Courses are taught by Sacred Heart faculty members in North America with schools in 41 countries. The across the network. Online instruction time is student exchange program gives Sacred Heart designated within a student’s daily class schedule. students the opportunity to spend two to three 2015-2016 classes include Journalism, Marine weeks in another school within the network. Recent Biology, Global Environmental Sciences, placements include: Melbourne, Australia; Economics, Chinese Culture and Language, AP Hamburg, Germany; New Orleans, Louisiana; Art History, AP Computer Science, and AP Houston, Texas. Psychology. Advanced Placement and Honors Courses National Honors Society -Each student is reviewed carefully before enrollment Sacred Heart students are eligible for induction into in an AP or Honors level course. NHS based on GPA and commitment to service. -Honors level courses are offered in all grade levels. Students are recommended based on the four pillars -The majority of AP level courses are offered in the of NHS: good character, scholarship, leadership, and 11th and 12th grade years. service. Juniors are inducted as provisional members, -The total number of AP and Honors courses taken is and seniors are inducted as full members. As restricted due to the constraints of scheduling. members, students dedicate time to tutor middle and upper school students in various areas of study. In Advanced Placement Courses for the 2014-2015 2015, 38% juniors and 40% seniors were inducted. Academic Year 22 AP scholars Diocesan Scholars Each year Sacred Heart selects two to four eligible AP Courses Offered students to take two college courses per semester Art: Studio Art during their senior year. Recent participating Catholic English: English Language; English Literature schools include Cabrini College, Immaculata Mathematics: Calculus AB University, Rosemont College, St. Joseph’s University, History: European History; United States History; and Villanova University. Comparative Government 2015 Language Medalists Honors Courses Offered French: 2 Gold; 8 Silver; 8 Bronze; 9 Honorable English: British Literature; Literary Genres Mention Foreign Language: French IV; French V Latin: 4 Gold; 4 Silver; 4 Bronze Spanish IV; Spanish V Spanish: 25/26 students who took the exam earned History: World History recognition: 1 Gold; 7 Silver; 7 Bronze; 10 Honorable Mathematics: Algebra II/Trigonometry; Mention Algebra II B/ Geometry, Pre-Calculus; Calculus Science: Chemistry; Physics; Anatomy/Physiology; Organic Chemistry and Nanotechnology Class of 2015 College Acceptances Country Day School of the SACRED HEART Albright College * High Point University* (5) Stonehill College* American University Immaculata University (2) Susquehanna University Assumption College Indiana University of PA The Catholic University of America (9) 2015 College Acceptances Bethany College Ithaca College* The College of New Jersey Bold Red Indicates Matriculation Bloomsburg University of PA James Madison University* (2) The College of Saint Rose *indicates number matriculated ( ) indicates number accepted Boston College (2) PAFA/UPENN* The George Washington University* (3) Boston University (2) Coordinated BFA Program Temple University* 2 (9) Trinity College* Bucknell University Kent State Tulane University Cabrini College* (2) Kutztown University (3) Union College Champlain College* Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (2) University of Massachusetts* (3) Chestnut Hill College University of California, Berkeley Clarkson University Lafayette College Lasell College University of California, Los Angeles Colgate University (2) University of Bridgeport College of Charleston Loyola University of Maryland* (6) Lynchburg College University of Dayton College of New Rochelle University of Delaware* (4) Cornell University* Marist College Messiah College University of Notre Dame* DeSales University University of Pennsylvania* 2 Michigan State University (2) Dickinson College* 2 (3) University of Pittsburgh* 2 (8) Millersville University (2) Drexel University* (5) University of Richmond (2) Mount Carmel School of Nursing Duquesne University (5) University of Rochester Muhlenberg College East Stroudsburg University of PA University of Scranton* 3 (6) Eastern University Nazareth College University of the Sciences, Philadelphia Elizabethtown College Neumann University* (5) University of Tennessee Elon University Pace University University of Virginia Eugene Language Penn State University, Ursinus College (4) University Park* (9) College of the New School Vanderbilt University* Penn State University, Altoona* (4) Fairfield University (2) Villanova University (3) Fordham University* (4) Philadelphia University* 2 (4) Virginia Polytechnic Institute Franciscan University Providence College (2) and State University* Purdue University* Franklin and Marshall Virginia Wesleyan Relativity School of the Arts* Furman University* (2) Washington College (2) Rider University George Mason University West Chester University (11) Rollins College Gettysburg College (4) West Virginia University Saint Joseph’s University* 5 (12) Gwynedd Mercy University* Shippensburg University (2) Widener University* (6) Harrisburg University of Science & York College of PA Technology Skidmore College HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS 44 Graduates in the Class of 2015 _______ 44 Graduates in the Class of 2015 100% of Graduates enrolled in a 4 year collegiate institution _______ ______ Collectively the Class of 2015 earned over $6.5 million in scholarship funding 100% of Graduates ______ enrolled in a 4 year collegiate institution 3 students will participate in NCAA athletics ______ Collectively the Class Bold Red Indicates Matriculation of 2015 earned over * Indicates number matriculated; ( ) Indicates number accepted $6.5 million in scholarship funding ______ 3 students will participate in NCAA .