Dear Parent, Thank you for your interest in Chadwick International. 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) 250-5030/5031/5032 ([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 which was founded in 1935, is dedicated to academic excellence kinds 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 character. Students are prepared through experience and self-dis- to the process of learning; covery to accept the responsibilities inherent in personal freedom By creating an environment for learning that is stimulating, and to contribute positively to contemporary society. The Chad- innovative, tolerant, enjoyable and that encourages intellectual wick Community is dedicated to live in accordance with its core inquiry and curiosity; values of RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, HONESTY, FAIRNESS and By fostering in each student a healthy self-concept and sense of COMPASSION. personal value through recognition and encouragement of individual potential and talent. The school aims to create a learning environment that is challeng- ing, diverse and supportive, where talented, dedicated facultyPRIMAR and Y LOGOWith a clear recognition of the needs and capabilities of students students are encouraged to interact in an atmosphere of mutual re- of different ages and experiences, and with the support of parents, CHADWICK SCHOOL ©KAA Design Group, Inc. spect and trust. Students are prepared for rigorous future endeavChadwick- Interthenational school implementsLogo its mission: ors in a manner that enables them to discover the joys of learningFinal By ensuring small classes that promote critical thinking, 05.24.10 and the importance of community. analytical 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- By supporting student involvement in the community and derstanding of the complexities of the world, and to inspire every- community involvement in the school; one to realize their full potential: By aiming to achieve a balance, appropriate for each individual, between the cognitive and affective aspects of learning; By gradually guiding a student from dependent to independent By teaching students to evaluate evidence, experience, and learning; to understand the dynamic between individuality and social By providing expanding opportunities for individual self- responsibility; direction and creativity as a student grows and matures; By stressing the fundamental values of integrity and trust. By providing a student body that is enriched by economic, social 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 companionship among friends. The school was founded in 1935 in the home of teacher Margaret Lee Chadwick and began with only a handful of students. Through generous donations from the Vanderlip and Roessler families, Chadwick moved three years later to its cur- rent location on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, overlooking the South Bay and Los Angeles. With a commitment to economic, 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 excellence, personal growth opportunities and development of exemplary 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 Ivy League schools. (The top 11 in order according to U.S. News and World Report: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Caltech, MIT, Stan- ford, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, University of Chicago, Duke, and Dartmouth) Advanced Placement Exams In May of 2010, 126 students took 207 exams in 16 subjects and earned scores of 3 or better on 91% of the tests and scores of 4 or better on 72% of the tests. COLLEGE ADMISSION Class of 2010 College Acceptances San Francisco State Univ. (1) LaSalle Univ. (1) St. Louis Univ. (1) Sonoma State Univ. (3) Lehigh Univ. (1) St. Mary’s College of Calif. (1) Members of the Chadwick Class of 2010 were CSU-Stanislaus (2) Lewis & Clark College (3) Univ. of San Francisco (3) accepted to the universities and colleges listed Carleton College (1) Univ. of Louisville (1) Santa Clara Univ. (3) below. (College names in bold type indicate at Carnegie Mellon Univ. (4) Loyola Marymount Univ. (5) Sarah Lawrence College (2) least one member of the Class of 2010 matriculat- Case Western Reserve Univ. (1) Lycoming College (1) Seattle Univ. (1) ing for the 2010-11 academic year.) Chapman Univ. (7) Univ. of Mass.-Amherst (1) Seton Hall Univ. (1) Claremont McKenna College (2) Univ. of Miami (2) Skidmore College (3) American Univ. (1) Clarkson Univ. (1) Univ. of Michigan (3) Smith College (1) Amherst College (1) Colby College (2) Middlebury College (1) Univ. of Southern. Calif. (18) Appalachian State Univ. (1) Colorado State Univ. (2) Morehouse College (1) Southern Methodist Univ. (4) Arizona State Univ. (1) Univ. of Colorado-Boulder (6) Mt. Holyoke College (2) Stanford Univ. (8) Univ. of Arizona (6) Columbia Univ. (4) Muhlenberg College (1) Temple Univ. (1) Bard College (1) Connecticut College (1) Univ. New Hampshire (2) Trinity College (1) Barnard College (1) Cornell Univ. (1) New York Univ. (6) Tufts Univ. (5) Berklee College of Music (1) Dartmouth College (1) Univ. North Carolina-Chapel Hill (4) Tulane Univ. (8) Boston College (8) DePaul Univ. (1) Northern Arizona Univ. (2) U.S. Naval Academy (1) Boston Conservatory (1) Univ. of Denver (1) Northeastern Univ. (4) Vanderbilt Univ. (1) Boston Univ. (9) Drew Univ. (1) Northwestern Univ. (2) Vassar College (2) Brandeis Univ. (2) Drexel Univ. (1) Univ. of Notre Dame (2) Univ. of Vermont (2) Bryant Univ. (1) Duke Univ. (2) Oberlin College (3) Villanova Univ. (2) Bryn Mawr College (2) Elon Univ. (1) Occidental College (2) Univ. of Virginia (3) Bucknell Univ. (4) Emerson College (2) Oregon State Univ. (4) Wagner College (1) UC Berkeley (16) Emory Univ. (2) Univ. of Oregon (4) Washington Univ. of St.Louis (7) UC Davis (5) Fordham Univ. (2) Univ. of the Pacific (6) Wellesley College (2) UC Irvine (4) George Washington Univ. (4) Univ. of Pennsylvania (1) Wesleyan Univ. (2) UCLA (11) Georgetown Univ. (4) Univ. of Pittsburgh (1) Western Washington Univ. (1) UC Merced (3) Gettysburg College (1) Pitzer College (1) Wheaton College (Mass.) (1) UC Riverside (3) Hamilton College (2) Pomona College (2) Whitman College (1) UC San Diego (14) Harvard Univ. (4) Univ. of Portland (1) Whittier College (3) UC Santa Barbara (9) Hawaii Pacific Univ. (2) Princeton Univ. (3) Widener Univ. (1) UC Santa Cruz (5) Hofstra Univ. (3) Univ. of Puget Sound (2) Willamette Univ. (1) Cal. Lutheran Univ. (1) Humboldt State Univ. (1) Purdue Univ. (1) Univ. of Wisconsin (1) Cal. Poly-Pomona (4) Univ. of Illinois-Chicago (1) Quinnipiac Univ. (1) Yale Univ. (5) Cal. Poly-San Luis Obispo (3) Indiana Univ. (2) Univ. of Redlands (3) CSU-Chico (1) Johns Hopkins Univ. (1) Reed College (2) CSU-Monterey Bay (3) King’s College (1) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (3) CSU-Northridge (1) Univ. of Kentucky (1) Rider Univ. (1) San Diego State Univ. (1) Lafayette College (2) Roger Williams Univ. (1) 02 CHADWICK INTERNATIONAL This is Chadwick International Chadwick International (CI) is a central element in the newly created Incheon Free Economic Zone in Songdo, South Korea. Our K-12 interna- tional school is centrally located on a seventeen-acre site in the heart of the city. Our state-of-the-art school has 74 classrooms, 2 gymnasiums, 2 theatres, 2 libraries, 13 science labs, a multipurpose center, music and art centers, as well as a swimming pool, tennis courts, an athletic field and numerous playgrounds. The school is the first of its kind in Korea to offer a world-class international school program that local Korean students can attend together with expatriates and dual citizenship holders. ALTERNATE LOGO CHADWICK SCHOOL Chadwick International occupies 500,000 square©KAA Design feet Group, of Inc. educational facilities in the heart of Songdo’s International Business District (IBD). The lo- Chadwick International Logo Final 05.24.10 cation enjoys modern amenities of city life close to Central Park, the Convention Center, the Cultural Center, museums, hotels, golf course, theat- ers, and transportation centers. Songdo is located just south of the city of Incheon and less than 15 miles from the Incheon International Airport.