HORACE MANN SCHOOL PROFILE 2016–17 231 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: FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION: Head of School # Highly selective admissions # 111 teaching faculty # 732 students in the Upper Division # 63 with advanced degrees (up to M.A.) Jessica Levenstein # 49% girls, 51% boys # 28 with doctorates Head of Upper Division # 40% Students of Color # Average class size: 15 # From 154 different ZIP Codes in the NY, NJ and CT region # 15% on need-based financial aid Canh Oxelson Director of College Counseling ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS: 718-432-3871 # Trimester system # Independent Study Program and Senior Initiative Projects [email protected] # Over 400 courses offered in nine disciplines granted upon departmental approval # Students limited to three AP courses per year # Governed by an honor code Frank Cabrera # To enroll in an AP, departmental approval is required and # Students are required to complete a minimum of 80 hours Associate Director students must earn a prerequisite grade of community service 718-432-3847 # 21 Advanced Placement courses and 23 Honors courses # Study abroad opportunities [email protected] # Students limited to five full credit courses per year Chris Farmer TRANSCRIPT: ADVANCED PLACEMENT: Associate Director As a matter of school policy, students are not ranked, nor is a GPA Departmental approval and strong academic standing are 718-432-3886 calculated. Any courses listed on the transcript for grade 8 are full- required for all students who wish to enroll in an AP class. [email protected] credit, high school level courses taken at Horace Mann. An “x” In the spring trimester of 2016, 327 students took one or more next to a grade signifies a Horace Mann Summer School course. AP exams for a total of 767 exams. There were 555 (72%) with Kaitlin Howrigan scores of four or higher. Most AP courses are taken by juniors Associate Director REQUIRED GRADUATION CREDITS: and seniors, and a student may take no more than three per year. 718-432-3846 Students are permitted to take AP exams without having taken a [email protected] English 4 corresponding AP course. Foreign Language 3 Toni Miranda Mathematics 3 SAT SUMMARY—CLASS OF 2017 (taken before 3/2016): Associate Director History 2 SECTION MIDDLE 50% RANGE MEAN 718-432-3897 Science 2 Critical Reading 670–760 705 [email protected] Physical Education 4 Computing & Communications ½ Math 680–780 715 Writing 660–780 706 Elizabeth Pili Counseling & Guidance 1 Associate Director Arts 1½ 718-432-3885 SAT SUMMARY—CLASS OF 2017: [email protected] GRADES—CLASS OF 2017 SECTION MIDDLE 50% RANGE MEAN All grades, including those earned in Advanced Placement or Evidence Based Reading & Writing 670–710 690 Barbara Billies Honors courses, are unweighted. Although Horace Mann does Math 670–760 704 Administrative Assistant not rank, we do publish a grade distribution based on full-credit 718-432-4160 courses taken from grades 9 through 11. The following table of [email protected] statistics applies to the 181 members of the Class of 2017. ACT SUMMARY—CLASS OF 2017: SECTION MIDDLE 50% MEAN Honors (at 4.3) A+ 0% of class Honors (4.29–4.0) A 3% of class English 33–35 34 Honors (3.99–3.67) A- 26% of class Math 31–35 33 Very Good to Good (3.66–3.33) B+ 44% of class Reading 32–35 33 Very Good to Good (3.32–3.0) B 18% of class Science Reasoning 30–35 32 Very Good to Good (2.99–2.67) B- 7% of class Composite 31–34 33 Satisfactory (2.66–2.33) C+ 2% of class Satisfactory (2.32–2.0) C 0% of class Satisfactory (1.9–1.0) C- 0% of class Passing but marginal D 0% of class Failing F 0% of class COURSES OF STUDY 2016–2017 ENGLISH COMPUTING & HISTORY THEATRE ARTS COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE English 9, 10, 11 COMMUNICATION Atlantic World History Seminar in Acting Horace Mann Orientation (HMO) English 12 Electives Computer Science 1, 2 United States History Playwriting and Production Quest AP English AP Computer Science A AP United States History Stagecraft Introduction to Psychology AP Computer Science Principles AP Modern European History Theatre Design and Production AP Psychology MATHEMATICS Introduction to Engineering AP World History Production Seminar Ethics in School and Society Algebra 1 and Problem Solving Classical World Civilizations Performance Workshop Philosophy of Identity *Geometry FOREIGN LANGUAGE Comparative Race and Ethnicity Principles of Acting *Algebra 2 and Trigonometry Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Contemporary U.S. History, 1960–2007 Dance in Historical and PHYSICAL EDUCATION Precalculus *French 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 East Asian History Cultural Perspective Physical Fitness/Lifesports Precalculus AB AP French Language Global Conflict Dance Workshop 1, 2, 3 Dance Workshop Precalculus BC Honors French Seminar Political Philosophy The Art of Film Varsity Physical Education Contemporary Calculus Ancient Greek A, B, C Economics Adult CPR/AED and First Aid AP Calculus AB Classical Greek 2 AP Economics HISTORY OF ART Health Education AP Calculus BC Honors *Italian 1, 2, 3, 4 Voices of Protest AP Art History—The Modern World AP Statistics *Japanese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 History of Islamic World The Ancient World SPECIAL POLICY ON Math Seminar AP Japanese History of Contemporary Art DISCIPLINE *Latin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 MUSIC Studies in Art History All matters of discipline are handled SCIENCE Latin B, C, D AP Music Theory by the Discipline Committee which Biology AP Latin Bach to Stravinsky STUDIO ART is overseen by the Head of the Upper Chemistry *Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Great Music of the 20th Century Ceramics 1, 2, 3, 4 School and Dean of Student Life. All AP Biology Hispanic Film History of Jazz Honors Ceramics issues pertaining to discipline will be AP Chemistry AP Spanish Language Music and Technology *Drawing and Painting 1, 2, 3, 4 reported to colleges accordingly. AP Environmental Science Seminar of the Hispanic World Music Theory 1 AP Studio Art: Drawing AP Physics with Calculus Orchestra AP Studio Art: 2D Biotechnology String Sinfonietta *Photography 1, 2, 3, 4 Advanced Topics in Biology Glee Club Honors Photography Experiments in Physics and Chemistry Concert Glee *Printmaking 1, 2, 3, 4 *Physics Jazz Combo Sculpture 1, 2, 3 Selected Topics in Physics Steel Drum Ensemble Video Production Science Research Wind Ensemble * = Course available at honors level Horace Mann students from the Classes of 2015 and 2016 were accepted by the following colleges and universities. Colleges in bold indicate that at least one member of the Class of 2016 currently attends that school. American University Duke University McGill University St. Lawrence University University of Glasgow Amherst College Earlham College Miami University, Oxford St. Olaf College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Babson College Eastman School of Music Middlebury College Stanford University University of Maryland, College Park Bard College of the U of Rochester Mount Holyoke College State University of New York at Albany University of Massachusetts, Amherst Barnard College Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne New England Conservatory of Music State University of New York at New Paltz University of Miami Baruch College of the CUNY Elon University New York Institute of Technology Stony Brook University University of Michigan Bates College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University— New York University SUNY College at Geneseo University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Becker College Daytona Beach Northeastern University SUNY Oswego University of Notre Dame Berklee College of Music Emerson College Northwestern University Susquehanna University University of Pennsylvania Binghamton University Emory University Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences Swarthmore College University of Pittsburgh Boston College Fairfield University Oberlin Conservatory of Music Syracuse University University of Puget Sound Boston Conservatory Fordham University—Lincoln Center Occidental College Temple University University of Redlands Boston University Campus/Rose Hill Campus Pennsylvania State University— The American University of Paris University of Richmond Bowdoin College Franklin & Marshall College All Campuses The George Washington University University of Rochester Brandeis University Georgetown University Pepperdine University The New School—All Divisions University of San Francisco Brown University Georgia Institute of Technology Pitzer College The Ohio State University University of Southern California Bryn Mawr College Gettysburg College Pomona College The Peabody Institute University of St Andrews Bucknell University Grinnell College Pratt Institute of The Johns Hopkins University University of the Pacific Buffalo State College of SUNY Guilford College Princeton University The University of Alabama University of Toronto Undergraduate Only Butler University Hamilton College—NY Purchase College State University of The University of North Carolina University of Vermont California Institute