All Saints' Viewbook

BE A SAINT ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Fort Worth, Texas

Why Choose All Saints’

MISSION STATEMENT All Saints’ Episcopal School of Fort Worth promotes academic excellence in a nurturing, Christian environment and upholds the Anglican tradition of worship.

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OUTCOME STATEMENT

A graduate of All Saints’ Episcopal School will exercise genius within through developing a relationship with God, by engaging the world and by serving others.

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Saints are servant leaders.

PHILOSOPHY In seeking to promote the genius within its students, All Saints’ strives to produce servant leaders who will transform the world for the better, deal successfully with life’s challenges and know what it is that God is calling them to be and do by using their gifts. In everything we do, our students are encouraged to display exceptional character, personal integrity, altruistic endeavor, moral development, pro-social behavior and service to others.

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HIGHLIGHTS: · Senior Philanthropy Project · Upper School Community Service Program · Middle School Project Empathy · Lower School Community Saints, Monthly Outreach and Character Awards 4

Saints are scholars.

PHILOSOPHY All Saints’ is committed to guiding students through an academic journey that ideally starts as early as 3 years of age in the Early Childhood program and carries all the way through graduation. Each of our four divisions promotes and cultivates intellectual curiosity through an escalated, college-preparatory curriculum that ensures students are well-prepared to transition to the next division and beyond. Regardless of when a student joins the All Saints’ community, individual academic gifts are recognized and lifted up to their true potential.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2013: • 73 Seniors (100%) received acceptances to more than 88 colleges and universities around the world, including Columbia, Princeton, US Military Academy, UPenn, UVA, Vanderbilt and Yale • 66% of Seniors were awarded $5.5 million in scholarships; 11% received full tuition merit scholarships • All Saints’ was one of 13 schools nationwide to compete in the Solar Car project, where teams raised funds, designed and built a solar car and raced it from their home states to California • 14 Juniors and Seniors were inducted into the International Cum Laude Society • An All Saints’ Middle School team qualified to compete against national high school teams in the NASA Engineering Design Competition •A ll Saints’ K-2 chess program was named the best in the nation, carrying an undefeated record for the last nine years 5

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Saints are artists.

PHILOSOPHY All Saints’ promotes student participation in all areas of the Fine Arts, including music, theatre arts, visual arts and dance. By providing an environment for creative expression through a disciplined lens, students enjoy the holistic perspective of their chosen art form, including historical and theoretical practices, production and performance.

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2013: • 1 out of every 5 members of the Class of 2013 is pursuing a degree in Fine Arts • Upper School’s production of Into the Woods was nominated for three Betty Buckley awards, including Best Musical • An All Saints’ student was named a national semi-finalist in the Annual English-Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition • Two All Saints’ students were selected for All-State Orchestra and one for All-State Choir • An All Saints’ student’s one-act play, Rest in Peace, Quincy Jones, was produced at the ISAS Fine Arts Festival in Austin • An All Saints’ student was selected for the American High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall 8

Saints are athletes.

PHILOSOPHY All Saints’ athletic philosophy is centered around positive character development and the encouragement of critical thinking both in practice and competition. We strive to elevate student athletes’ time management skills, self-discipline and overall awareness of the benefits of physical fitness.

Ultimately, our goal in athletics is to challenge students to have fun, fight adversity, risk failure, exercise resiliency and learn how to win with grace and lose with dignity.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2013: • 15% of the Class of 2013 committed to compete in collegiate athletics • Two All Saints’ students were named High School All Americans – one in football and one in swimming • All Saints’ Varsity football team won its fourth SPC Championship after an 11-0 season • All Saints’ Varsity Heavyweight wrestler placed 8th in the nation at Prep Nationals • All Saints’ Varsity baseball team earned the North Zone Conference Champions after an undefeated season • All Saints’ Varsity boy’s basketball team earned the North Zone Conference Champions 9

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Honors College OBJECTIVES: • To provide the most challenging, enriching, creative, fulfilling and meaningful four-year program to attract and retain the most intellectually-capable and most highly-motivated Upper School students; • To foster a community of intellectual curiosity where rigorous thinkers consider the world not only where it is, but in shaping where it should be; • To promote the highest standards of leadership and civic responsibility in students’ everyday lives; • To prepare students for global citizenship and acceptance and matriculation into the most prestigious universities and colleges in the world.

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: •S eminar Series – Students read works such as The Falconer by Grant Lichtman to facilitate dialogue about developing the art of questioning and the skills of critical thinking and problem-solving •V isiting Scholars – Some of the world’s foremost researchers, authors, activists and entrepreneurs are invited to speak at All Saints’ and engage the Honors College students in deliberative dialogue •L eadership Workshops – All Saints’ invites business and civic leaders to engage students around authentic leadership challenges drawn from their own experiences •W orld Affairs Club – The club serves as a forum for students’ deeper exploration of global political, economic and cultural affairs

College Advising PHILOSOPHY A hallmark of the All Saints’ experience is the College Advising program.

Beginning in the freshman year, each student is well-informed and ready for the challenge of exploring, analyzing and applying to certain colleges and universities. Because each student has different gifts and interests, it is the job of the College Advising team to work one-on-one with that student and his parents to strategically and methodically help them make the best decision for the next steps in their educational journey.

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Quick Facts ABOUT ALL SAINTS'

All Saints’ Episcopal School is a leading college preparatory co-ed day school in Fort Worth, Texas. Grounded in the Episcopal school tradition, All Saints’ offers programming of national distinction in the academic, fine art, athletic and spiritual disciplines, which brings to life our philosophy of promoting each student’s individual genius within.

ACCREDITATION

All Saints’ is the only private school in Tarrant County that is dual-accredited by nationally recognized accreditation agencies: Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES) and the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS).

FOUNDED: 1951 STUDENT ENROLLMENT: 950 FACULTY/STUDENT RATIO: 1:10 (AVERAGE) TUITION: $4,000 - $18,870*

HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dr. Thaddeus B. Bird (pictured above)

DIVISION HEADS

Fr. David Madison ‘92 – Upper School and Asst. Head of School Michael Gonzalez – Middle School Debra Koppelberger – Lower School Robin Page – Early Childhood

LOCATION

147-acre gated campus in west Fort Worth Tarrant County 9700 Saints Circle Fort Worth, Texas 76108 817.560.5700 www.ASESFTW.org

* Nearly 1 in 4 students received need-based financial aid totaling $1.7 million in 2013.

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Admission

HOW TO APPLY: 1. A ttend On-Campus Events See a full list of online events and RSVP online at www.asesftw.org/Admission.

2. P ersonal Visit and Campus Tour We would be delighted to host you; schedule a personal visit and campus tour through the Admission office.

3. S ubmit Application and Recommendations Submit online at www.asesftw.org/Admission.

4. T esting See grade-specific testing process and dates online at www.asesftw.org/Admission.

5. S tudent Classroom Visit See suggestions for grade-specific student visits online at www.asesftw.org/Admission; schedule a classroom visit and campus tour for your student through the Admission office.

CONTACT US Online: www.asesftw.org/Admission Direct: 817.560.5746 14

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