Distinctive Programs College Profile 2017-18 Advanced Research Programs for Science, History and Mathematics Advanced research programs allow students to pursue their chosen discipline through a professional research experience. All programs The School and Our Mission require a commitment well beyond the AP-level and include intensive Founded in 1886, Breck is a Pk-12 Episcopal independent school in summer research. The ensuing academic-year seminar culminates in Golden Valley, Minnesota. We live our mission to: a publication-quality research paper and formal seminar presentation. • Prepare each student for a college whose culture is compatible Admission to these programs is selective. with the individual’s needs, interests and abilities Innovative Curriculum Initiative: Varying in structure and utilizing inter- • Help develop each student’s unique talents and potential to excel departmental team teaching, these courses are designed to illuminate by nurturing independence and self-worth the connections between disciplines. • Instill in each student a deep sense of social responsibility Melrose Family Center for Servant Leadership: The Melrose Family Center for Servant Leadership embodies Breck’s dedication to cultivating future leaders. It works in conjunction with Breck’s commitment to multicultural SELF-IDENTIFYING education, community engagement and religious/spiritual development. % STUDENTS OF COLOR Community Engagement Program: Breck fully integrates community 1,150 30 engagement into our curriculum with weekly visits to more than 40 STUDENTS PK-12 organizations throughout the Twin Cities. Breck also requires students to complete 20 service hours to the school. Finally, as part of their junior or senior year May Program, students complete a 66 hour internship with a community-based non-profit. Breck Chamber Players: Led by the Minnesota Youth Symphonies Director, , the Breck Chamber Players (BCP) admits to the ensemble by audition. 20000 Minnesota Public Radio has featured the BCP and virtually all BCP 30 SERVICE musicians play in other youth orchestras. median May Program: This Breck tradition gives students the opportunity for specialized study and experience. Freshmen and sophomores take both HOURS SIEMENS required and elective courses on campus. Juniors and seniors participate ACT per class over 2 in internships, community engagement and individual major projects. SCORE 4 years in national Chinese from Preschool through Grade 12: Designated as a Confucius upper school Classroom, a national network of exemplary Chinese language programs, finalists Breck has offered a distinguished Chinese language education for nearly 40 years. T Breck Honors and Awards 2016-17 AN • Fifty-nine Minnesota State Art and Writing awards • Twenty-one Minnesota Scholars of Distinction or Meritorious Performers AWARDED TO GE GR • Nineteen highest honors at the Minnesota French Speaking Contest $6.1 u A STUDENTS (A Vous La Parole) ER MILLION • Three Gold and one Bronze Medal winners at International Sustainable $20,418 NEED-BASED AID AV u World Energy, Engineering, Environment Project Olympiad (ISWEEEP) Our Curriculum • Three named 2016 Siemens Competition Semifinalists Students are required to take a minimum of 44 semester credits during • Two National Center for Women & Information Technology National the regular academic year in addition to completing May Program each Honorable Mention recipients year. Please note courses do not run every year. • Two Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Award State Winners • One Patent and Trademark Office Society Award at the International Top Rigor Courses Science and Engineering Fair • SC­­IENCE: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics I, AP Physics C, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Advanced Science Research I, II and III • All 24 Advanced Science Research students advanced to the State • MATHEMATICS: AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Statistics, Community-Based Science Fair Research in Mathematics (Advanced Mathematics Research), Advanced • One qualified for the American Invitational Math Exam (AIME) Topics in Mathematics (Post AP Calculus BC) • Seventh Place in the Academic WorldQuest National Competition • HISTORY:­AP United States History, AP European History, AP Art History, Advanced History Research Accreditation • WORLD­LANGUAGES:­AP French Language and Culture, French VII, AP Spanish Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) Language and Culture, Spanish VII, Chinese V and VI Organizational Memberships • ENGLISH:­AP English Literature and Composition, AP English Language NAIS, ACCIS, NACAC, MACAC, MAIS, NAES, and College Board and Composition • PERFORMING­ARTS: AP Music Theory, Performance and Social Change, Breck complies with colleges’ requests for disciplinary disclosures. Breck Chamber Players • VISUAL­ARTS:­AP Studio Art-Drawing, AP Studio Art-3D Design • INDEPENDENT­STUDY­ Breck School College Counseling Department Jonathan Nicholson Susan Graham Andrea O’Connell Carrie Papillon, Assistant Director Associate Director Associate Director 763.381.8258 763.381.8248 763.381.8246 763.381.8138 fax: 763.381.8130 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Breck School • 123 Ottawa Ave. N. • Golden Valley, MN 55422 • 763.381.8100 • breckschool.org • CEEB 241592 GPA and Test Scores Breck School does not rank students. GPA Information* 2018 2017 2016 Grade Interpretation Class Size 109 124 115 Semester and May Program grades 3.75-4.00 26% 32% 26% constitute cumulative GPA. ACT Scores (mean scores) 2017 2016 2015 3.50-3.74 28% 17% 26% A . 4 000 . C . 2 000 Composite 29 30 28 A- . 3 666 C- . 1 666 3.25-3.49 13% 22% 18% B+ . 3 333 D+ . 1 333 English 31 31 29 3.00-3.24 14% 11% 13% B . 3 000 D . 1 000 Math 28 29 27 B- . 2 666 D- . 0 666 Reading 30 31 29 2.99 & below 19% 18% 17% C+ . 2 333 F . 0 000 Scientific Reasoning 28 29 28 * Cumulative unweighted GPA through junior year. SAT Scores (mean scores) 2017 2016 2015 Highest GPA (# of students) 2018 2017 2016 SAT 1600/2400 1368 1933 1885 3.99(1) 3.99 (1) 4.0 (1) SAT EBRW/CR 689 652 627 SAT M 671 637 622 AP Exams 61 In 2016, Breck administered 449 exams to 220 students. SAT WR 656 636 67 2015 % of Total AP Students with Scores of 3+ National Merit and National 89 100 Achievement Scholarship Program 2017 2016 2015 90 Global Recognized 17 14 11 89 89 80 89 ores of 3+ 70 60 SAT Subject Tests (mean scores)* 2017 2016 2015 60 66 66 67 Chemistry 720 732 654 60 61 60 66 50 2016 English Literature 672 687 665 40 Minnesota Math II 717 730 689 89 otal AP Students T 30 Physics 740 730 667 U.S. History 721 669 646 % of 20 10 Breck otal AP Students with Sc 60 0 T * More than five students took each subject test 2017 2016 2015 66 % of Breck Minnesota Global 2017 Class of 2017 College Acceptances89 *bold indicates matriculation — click here to view our 5 year admit and matriculation list Alabama State University Drexel University Muhlenberg College University of Denver American University Duke University 0 The New School - All Divisions The University of Edinburgh 10 70 50 30 20 40 80 60 90 100 otal AP Students AP otal T The American University of Paris Eckerd College of % New York University University of Glasgow Amherst College Elon University North Dakota State University University of Hawaii at Manoa Antioch College Emory University Northeastern University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Arizona State University Fairfield University Northwestern University The University of Iowa Auburn University Florida Southern College Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences University of Kansas Augsburg College Fordham University Occidental College University of La Verne Augustana University (South Dakota) Furman University The Ohio State University University of Miami Babson College The George Washington University Ohio Wesleyan University University of Michigan Barnard College Georgetown University Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts University of Minnesota, Duluth Bates College Gonzaga University Pitzer College University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Baylor University Goucher College Pratt Institute University of Nebraska at Lincoln Bemidji State University Grinnell College Princeton University The University of North Carolina at Bentley University Gustavus Adolphus College Purdue University Chapel Hill Bethel University-MN Hamilton College - NY Regis University University of North Carolina at Boston College Hamline University Rhode Island School of Design Wilmington Boston University Hampshire College Rhodes College University of North Dakota Bowdoin College Harvard University Rollins College University of Notre Dame Bradley University Harvey Mudd College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Pennsylvania Brandeis University Hawaii Pacific University Saint John’s University (MN) University of Pittsburgh Brown University High Point University San Diego State University University of Puget Sound Butler University Hillsdale College Santa Clara University University of Redlands California Institute of Technology Hobart and William Smith Colleges School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Richmond California Lutheran University Howard University Scripps College University of Rochester California Polytechnic State University, Illinois Wesleyan University Seattle University University of San Diego San Luis Obispo Indiana University at Bloomington Skidmore College University of San Francisco Carleton College Iowa State University Southern Methodist University