2022–2023
School Profile DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING
Gina Meneni gmeneni@bayschoolsf.org 415.561.5800, ext. 107 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING
Maria Furtado mfurtado@bayschoolsf.org 415.561.5800, ext. 144 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING
Ashley Terry ’11 aterry@bayschoolsf.org 415.561.5800, ext. 179 35 Keyes Avenue San Francisco, CA 94129 Phone 415.561.5800 Fax 415.561.5808 www.bayschoolsf.org CEEB number: 053985 Accreditation: WASC, CAIS Member school: NAIS, NACAC, WACAC, ACCIS
CLASS OF 2023 82 SENIORS Highest GPA: 4.0 Lowest GPA: 2.63
The Bay School uses an unweighted GPA, does not calculate class rank, and does not award any academic honors or distinctions.
COVID-19 CURRICULUM CHANGES The Bay School was open for inperson learning for the 2021–2022 school year. The descriptions at right note the impact of the 2020 school closure on graduation requirements.
The Bay School of San Francisco, founded in 2004, is a co-educational, independent, college preparatory day school located in the scenic Presidio National Park. Bay enrolls 441 students in grades 9–12 and offers a challenging curriculum that emphasizes depth over breadth, rigor, and discipline in mastering detail; cultivates depth of synthesis and analysis; demands authentic inquiry; and emphasizes examination of pressing global issues.
MISSION At The Bay School, we balance challenging academics and innovative thinking with a mindful approach to learning and life. Our goal is to see students unlock their individual and collective potential so they begin to realize their roles in a dynamic world. CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS In 2018-2019 Bay moved from a block trimester calendar to a semester schedule punctuated by two 3-week immersive terms. In each semester, students take five courses. In each Immersive term, students take one course all day, every day. The Bay School of San Francisco does not prescribe to/offer an AP or IB curriculum. In the 12th grade, students have the opportunity to enroll in honors coursework. On occasion, students may be placed in an honors course in 11th grade. IMMERSIVE TERM Immersive courses are affiliated with academic departments—often in interdisciplinary ways—and fulfill graduation requirements in those departments just as a semester-long course does. An Immersive meets for the equivalent number of hours as a semester course. In 2020, the Humanities 1 spring Immersive was not held due to COVID; the class of 2023 had to make up this world history credit elsewhere, so had fewer elective choices. There is enough flexibility in Bay’s curriculum and schedule to allow for a loss of one semester of credit without losing the ability to fulfill all graduation requirements. The class of 2023 will also be allowed to opt into an Immersive term at the end of their 12th grade year to make up for the Immersive term lost due to COVID.
INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES Bay pushes the boundaries of the traditional classroom setting in order to ensure our students are given the tools needed to thrive in the 21st century. Bay offers a host of interdisciplinary courses—in both the semester and Immersive terms—cotaught by two instructors of different disciplines. These courses combine curriculum from each discipline to create an innovative, in-depth, and well-rounded approach to learning. SENIOR SIGNATURE PROJECTS A highlight of each student’s Bay experience, the Senior Signature Project (SSP) program is designed to be the culminating experience of a Bay education. In this program, students embark on a journey of personal investigation and discovery. SSP is required for graduation and involves extensive field work for which students earn full academic credit for a twoterm course. The program offers a meaningful opportunity for each senior to explore a passion in depth through the lens of a young professional working in a field rather than a high school student studying a topic. Each student works with an adult mentor who provides expertise and guidance. Projects in recent years have included redesigning the waiting area of a health clinic for low-income families to reduce patient anxiety; creating a course reader about LGBTQ+ history and identity as a supplementary resource for high school teachers; teaching week-long astronomy courses for middle school students to expose them to a branch of science typically not covered in depth at that level; and designing a prototype running shoe with replaceable, interchangeable soles. The diversity of projects reflects the diversity of Bay students and their interests.
Course Offerings SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED COURSES
ENGLISH 4 credits
• Humanities 1 (1 credit)* • Humanities 2 (1 credit)* • American Studies:
Literature (.5 credit)
ELECTIVE COURSES
• Advanced Composition • Advanced Seminar: Essay • • • • • • • • • • • •
SOCIAL STUDIES 3 credits
• Humanities 1 (.5 credit)* • Humanities 2 (.5 credit)* • American Studies:
• Art History (W) • Hinduism (W) • Hip-Hop Culture, Politics,
U.S. History (1 credit) • Civics
and Memoir (H) Advanced Seminar: Fiction (H) African American Literature Asian American Literature Connecting to Place Critical Theory Existentialism (H) Futures Past and Present Gender in Literature Modern American Family Mythology Novels in Nature Speculative Fiction
and Production • Latin American Studies (W) • Mathematics of Democracy • Negotiation, Legislation,
• Stories of San Francisco’s
• • • •
Ethnic and Nonconformist Communities The American Dream The Business of the Short Story The Writer’s Life There, Here: The Problem of Place in Native Literature
• Topics in World History:
Espionage and Covert Affairs (W) • Uncovering Cultural Bias in America • U.S. Foreign Policy (H)
and Diplomacy • Poverty and Justice • Social Theories of Race
and Difference • The Creation of a Nation:
Israel and Palestine (W)
MATH 3 credits
• Math 1 (CME) • Math 2 (CME) • Math 3 (CME)
• • • • • •
Analysis of Functions Calculus (H) Cryptography Mathematics of Digital Animation Statistics Using Data Science to Explore Social Issues
*Humanities 1 and 2 form an interdisciplinary program that fulfills two years of English and one year of history. (H) Honors course (W) Fulfills world history requirement
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Course Offerings SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED COURSES
SCIENCE 4 credits
• Conceptual Physics 1 • Chemistry 1 • Biology 1
ELECTIVE COURSES
• • • • • • • • • • •
ART 1.5 credits
• The Creative
Advanced Mechanism Design Advanced Product Design Applied Chemistry Astronomy: Experiential Processes in the Observatory Astronomy and Stellar Astrophysics Atmospheric Science and Engineering Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Design Biological Psychology Biology 2 (H) Biology of Health and Wellness California Geology
• Adv. Drama: Technique and
California Natural History Chemistry 2 (H) Climate Change Computer Science 1 Computer Science 2 Design 2 Environmental Justice Environmental Science Human Health and Disease Marine Biology: San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean • Physics 2 (H) • Water in the American West • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • •
Jazz 1 Jazz 2 (H) Music Production Painting Photography Strumming Video Production Vocal Music
• • • • • • • •
Analysis (H) Adv. Drawing and Painting Studio (H) Adv. Projects in Digital Arts (H) Design 1 Digital Imaging Drama Drawing Electronic Music Studio Filmmaking Immersive Art Studio
LANGUAGES 3 credits
• • • • • •
Mandarin 1 Mandarin 2 Mandarin 3 Mandarin 4 Mandarin 5 (H) Adv. Topics in Mandarin (H)
PHILOSOPHY & WORLD RELIGIONS 0.5 credit
• • • • • •
Buddhism Comparative Religion (H) East Asian Philosophy Ethics and Ethical Decision Making Existentialism (H, cross-listed in English) Hinduism (W, cross-listed in Social Studies)
CAPSTONE 1 credit
Process •
• Senior Signature Projects
• • • • • • •
Spanish 1 Spanish 2 Spanish 3 Spanish 4 Spanish 5 (H) Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2
(H) Honors course (W) Fulfills world history requirement
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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE AND MATRICULATION, 2018–2022
100% of our students are accepted at 4-year schools, and over 90% are admitted to their top-choice school. Acadia University Agnes Scott College American University Amherst College Arizona State University (Barrett Honors College) Art Center College of Design Babson College Bard College Barnard College Bates College Baylor University Beloit College Bennington College Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boise State University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brown University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University California College of the Arts California Lutheran University California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly San Luis Obispo California State University, Channel Islands CSU Chico CSU Dominguez Hills CSU East Bay CSU Fullerton CSU Long Beach CSU Los Angeles CSU Maritime Academy CSU Monterey Bay CSU Northridge CSU Sacramento Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chapman University City College of San Francisco Clark University Clemson University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of Marin Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University, Fort Collins Columbia College (Chicago) Columbia University Connecticut College Contra Costa College Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Cornell College Cornell University Cornish College of the Arts Dalhousie University Dartmouth College Davidson College Denison University DePaul University Dickinson College Dominican University of California
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