HORACE MANN SCHOOL PROFILE 2018–19 231 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 in the Bronx neighborhood of Riverdale, which is 30 minutes by 718-432-4160 FAX 718-432-3624 subway from midtown Manhattan. As an independent school, 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: GRADES—CLASS OF 2019 Head of School # Highly selective admissions All grades, including those earned in Advanced Placement or # 738 students in the Upper Division Honors courses, are unweighted. Although Horace Mann does Jessica Levenstein # 48% girls, 52% boys not rank, we do publish a grade distribution based on full-credit Head of Upper Division # 40% Students of Color courses taken from grades 9 through 11. The following table of # From 147 different ZIP Codes in the NY, NJ and CT region statistics applies to the 187 members of the Class of 2019. # 15% on need-based financial aid Canh Oxelson Honors (at 4.3) A+ 0% of class Executive Director of College Counseling FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION: Honors (4.29–4.0) A 4% of class 718-432-3871 # 112 teaching faculty Honors (3.99–3.67) A- 32% of class [email protected] # 65 with advanced degrees (up to M.A.) Very Good to Good (3.66–3.33) B+ 37% of class # 29 with doctorates Alex Bates # Average class size: 13 Very Good to Good (3.32–3.0) B 18% of class Associate Director Very Good to Good (2.99–2.67) B- 6% of class 718-432-3875 ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS: Satisfactory (2.66–2.33) C+ 2% of class [email protected] # Semester system (formerly trimester) Satisfactory (2.32–2.0) C 2% of class # Students limited to three AP courses per year Satisfactory (1.9–1.0) C- 0% of class Frank Cabrera # To enroll in an AP, departmental approval is required and Associate Director students must earn a prerequisite grade Passing but marginal D 0% of class 718-432-3847 # 23 Advanced Placement courses and 19 Honors courses Failing F 0% of class [email protected] # Organic Chemistry and its Applications in Biochemistry does not correspond to an AP exam but is a course designed Chris Farmer by Horace Mann faculty that is considered to be at least as ADVANCED PLACEMENT: Senior Associate Director rigorous as an AP course Departmental approval and strong academic standing are 718-432-3886 # Students limited to five full credit courses per year required for all students who wish to enroll in an AP class. [email protected] # Independent Study Program and Senior Initiative Projects In the spring trimester of 2018, 293 students took one or more granted upon departmental approval AP exam(s) for a total of 678 exams. There were 469 (68%) with Kaitlin Howrigan # Governed by an honor code scores of four or higher. Most AP courses are taken by juniors Associate Director # Study abroad opportunities and seniors, and a student may take no more than three per year. 718-432-3846 # Each year, students participate in service-learning. Students are permitted to take AP exams without having taken a [email protected] The requirement consists of a combination of school- corresponding AP course. sponsored events, grade-wide activities, projects initiated Toni Miranda by the student, and reflection opportunities. SAT SUMMARY—CLASS OF 2019: Senior Associate Director SECTION MIDDLE 50% RANGE MEAN 718-432-3897 TRANSCRIPT: [email protected] As a matter of school policy, students are not ranked, nor is a Evidence Based Reading & Writing 660–740 700 GPA calculated. Math 680–790 725 Elizabeth Pili Director of College Counseling Initiatives REQUIRED GRADUATION CREDITS: 718-432-3885 ACT SUMMARY—CLASS OF 2019: [email protected] English 4 SECTION MIDDLE 50% MEAN Foreign Language 3 English 34–36 35 Barbara Billies Mathematics 3 Administrative Assistant Math 30–35 32 History 3 718-432-4160 Reading 32–36 34 Science 2 [email protected] Science Reasoning 31–35 33 Arts 1½ Composite 32–35 33 Physical Education 4 Computing & Communications ½ Counseling & Guidance ½ Identity, Culture & Institutional Equity ½ AVAILABLE COURSES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2018–2019 ENGLISH *Latin 1, 2, 3, 4 Chemistry Photography 1, 2, 3, 4 The Art of Film English 9, 10, 11, 12 Latin A, B, C, D, E Experiments in Physics and Chemistry AP Photography Dance Workshop The New Community Project AP Latin AP Chemistry Printmaking 1, 2, 3 AP English Latin Seminar Organic Chemistry and its Applications Sculpture 1, 2 COUNSELING AND *Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4 in Biochemestry Video Production 1, 2 GUIDANCE HISTORY AP Spanish Language *Physics Glee Club Psychology Atlantic World History Seminar: The Hispanic World Selected Topics in Physics Concert Glee AP Psychology AP World History Spanish through Film AP Physics Treble Choir Independent Study AP European History Spanish 1 for Advanced Beginners Science Research Wind Ensemble Ethics in School and Society U.S. History Ancient Greek A AP Environmental Science Jazz Combo Horace Mann Orientation (HMO) – 9th AP U.S. History Italian 4 Steel Drums Ensemble Economics Italian Seminar COMPUTING & COMPUTATION Orchestra IDENTITY, CULTURE & AP Economics Introduction to Engineering and Robotics Sinfoneitta INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY Religion in History MATH Computer Science 1, 2 History of Music (Bach to Stravinsky) Seminar on Identity – 11th Classical World Civilization *Geometry AP Computer Science A History of Jazz Topics in Political Philosophy Geometry with Problem Solving AP Computer Science Principles Great Music of the 20th Century PHYSICAL EDUCATION The Global Cold War *Algebra II & Trigonometry Music Theory 1 Health Comparative Race and Ethnicity Precalculus HISTORY OF ART AP Music Theory Concepts of PE/Life Sports United States Legal History Precalculus AB Intro to Art History – The Ancient World Music and Technology East Asian History Precalculus BC Honors Intro to Art History – Contemporary Art SPECIAL POLICY ON Africa and Asia 1945 to Present Contemporary Calculus Global Architecture THEATRE ARTS DISCIPLINE Contempory U.S. History AP Calculus AB Studies in Art History Advanced Studio Production All matters of discipline are handled AP Calculus BC Honors AP Art History Stage Crew by the Discipline Committee which FOREIGN LANGUAGE AP Statistics Performance Workshop is overseen by the Head of the Upper *French 2, 3, 4, 5 Math Seminar STUDIO ART Theatre Production & Design A, B School and Dean of Student Life. All AP French Language and Culture Ceramics 1, 2, 3, 4 Principles of Acting issues pertaining to discipline will be French Seminar SCIENCE Honors in Ceramics 1, 2 Acting Seminar reported to colleges accordingly. *Japanese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Biology Drawing & Painting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Playwriting and Production AP Japanese Language & Culture Biotechnology Honors in Drawing & Painting History of The American Musical Chinese 1, 2, 3 , 4 , 5 AP Biology AP Studio Art Film Studies * = Course available at honors level Horace Mann students from the Classes of 2017 and 2018 were accepted by the following colleges and universities. Colleges in bold indicate that at least one member of the Class of 2018 currently attends that school. The University of Alabama Colby College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Pennsylvania State University SUNY College at Geneseo American University Colgate University Indiana University at Bloomington University of Pennsylvania SUNY Maritime College The American University of Paris University of Colorado at Boulder Iona College Pitzer College Swarthmore College Amherst College Colorado College Ithaca College Pomona College Syracuse University The University of Arizona Colorado School of Mines Johns Hopkins University Pratt Institute Temple University Babson College Columbia University Kenyon College Princeton University Texas A&M University Bard College Connecticut College King's College London Purchase College, SUNY The University of Texas, Austin Barnard College The Cooper Union for the Advancement Lafayette College Purdue University The University of Texas, Dallas Baruch College of the CUNY of Science & Art Lawrence University Quinnipiac University The New School – All Divisions Bates College Cornell University Lehigh University Reed College The Ohio State University Baylor University Dartmouth College Lehman College of the CUNY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Toronto Beloit College Davidson College The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts Rhode Island School of Design Trinity College Bennington College University of Delaware Macalester College Rhodes College Tufts University Bentley University Dickinson College Marist College Rice University Tulane University Berklee College of Music DigiPen Institute of Technology Maryland Institute College of Art Richmond, The American Tuskegee University Binghamton University Drexel University University of Maryland, College Park International University in London Union College Boston College University College Dublin Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Richmond United States Military Academy – Army Boston University Duke University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Rochester Institute of Technology United States Naval Academy Bowdoin College Eckerd College McGill University University