Your School. Your Path.
Imagine what you could
DREAM, CREATE, BECOME, in a community that wants to see you succeed.
Welcome to Bay! When you visit, some of the first people you will meet are members of the student admission team—that’s us! We are proud of our school and can’t wait to share with you what makes Bay unique. In the meantime, take a look at our viewbook, Academic and Co-curricular Program Guide, website, social media and YouTube channel to get to know us better. We also encourage you to schedule your visit to Bay soon! The A-Team
“ This school has given me the stepping stones and confidence to move forward to the next chapter of my life. I know that whenever I need it, Bay will be right here waiting for me to remind me of who I am and who I can be.” K ENDALL '16 Katherine Delmar Burke School Wellesley College
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community At Bay, we value courage, kindness, and authenticity. These values, also articulated in our precepts, help us to build and sustain our community. Community isn’t something that just happens—we build it day by day, class by class—it is a value we pass down, a priority we hold onto. Morning Meeting, pictured here, is one of the cornerstones of Bay’s culture. Morning Meeting is where we learn about, and from, each other. Bay’s culture is unique—some of us even call it “the Bay way.” It’s about how we treat, respect, and value one another; it’s about rejecting the idea of cliques, really listening, staying involved, and being real. You don’t have to “fit in” at Bay; Bay is who you are.
“I genuinely think the school has changed my life in the best possible way. I love the way classes are set up; classes offered give us the skills we need and make me think...I really appreciate that Bay is not afraid to push boundaries and change how students are taught.” CAY L A ‘1 7 Chinese American International School Northeastern University
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MORNING MEETING
OPPORTUNITIES
DIVERSITY
2960 MINUTES OF ALL-SCHOOL MEETING TIME
34 STUDENT LED CLUBS & 6 STUDENT LEADERSHIP GROUPS
36% OF STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS PEOPLE OF COLOR
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At Bay, we prepare you for success in college and in life. Our skilled and passionate teachers challenge you to take the driver’s seat in your education, asking you to lead discussions, question your assumptions, and design your own solutions to complex problems. Your teachers and classmates will support you to be more creative, collaborative, compassionate, and critically-minded. They will inspire you to dive deeply into subjects that fuel your curiosity. Colleges see Bay students as independent, curious, passionate, skilled, and creative. Over 200 colleges and universities come to Bay to introduce
Academics
their schools to our students. To date, our students have been accepted to 378 colleges and university nationally and internationally, including:
“ At Bay there’s the ability for students to make an
Bryn Mawr, Harvard, Harvey Mudd, Oberlin, St
impact. There is a culture here of appreciating students as thinkers.” H EL E N A ‘1 6 Frie n d s S e m in ar y ( N YC ) C o rn e ll U n iv e rs i t y 6
Andrews, Stanford, Middlebury, Princeton, Rhode 80%
90%
TEACHERS WITH ADVANCED DEGREES
SENIORS ACCEPTED TO TOP-CHOICE COLLEGE
Island School of Design, UC Berkeley, UCLA and University of Michigan. For a complete list of acceptances and matriculations, please visit the Bay website. 7
Arts AND Design
INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES and AN INNOVATIVE SCHEDULE At Bay, innovation is essential—we strive to give students the best preparation
At Bay, art and design are essential academic subjects because they teach
for college and life. The Class of 2022 will benefit fully from two of our most
skills of observation and problem-solving while promoting creativity and
important innovations: our interdisciplinary courses and new schedule.
experimentation. One of the first choices you will make as a 9th-grade student is
Life is interdisciplinary! Thus, Bay’s interdisciplinary courses ask students
which college prep arts elective to take. You can choose from courses in drama, digital photography, drawing, painting, video production, jazz, or electronic music. Courses like Advanced Product Design and Artist as Activist, inspire students to take on the challenge of using their art to change the way people live and view the world.
to explore critical real-world issues through multiple lenses. Courses like Climate Change, Neighborhood Dynamics, and Water in the American West build skills in critical thinking and creative problem solving. And, frankly, these courses are just incredibly interesting and extremely popular with Bay students. That’s why we added two more to this year’s catalog: Globalization and Hip Hop Culture, Politics and Production. Starting Fall 2018, Bay is launching a semester and immersive schedule. During
“Encouraging students to see their environment as a resource; that’s one of the reasons why teaching here is so exciting. Students use this incredible and natural environment as a place for inspiration.” A S C H A D R A KE A r t s F a c u l t y
the semester, you’ll take five courses each of which meets three days a week for 80 minutes, allowing you the time to dive deeply into your subjects. During each immersive term, you will take one course for three weeks and focus completely on one topic and interesting projects that take you beyond the classroom. This is a modern schedule built for 21st century learning that is unique among Bay Area high schools.
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As a Bay student, you’ll be involved in the classroom and in your community.
Engagement
Many of Bay’s academic classes have community based projects. Courses like Research in the Community and Senior Signature Project help you learn research and project management skills while figuring out how to engage those around you. Outside of the classroom, clubs like Community Service in Action and Amnesty have launched projects within and outside the school to activate the community around important causes. In addition, Bay’s six student leadership groups offer unique opportunities for you to make a real difference in the school and the lives of Bay students. Will you apply for the A-Team, the School Life Committee, or the Student Equity Inclusion and Diversity group? Or, will you create something new?
Athletics At Bay, winning isn’t just defined by numbers. We win when we play as a team, when we play better than we did the day before, and when we push ourselves to take risks. Bay’s competitive athletics and activities program gets you out on the field and helps you to expand your idea of what’s possible. With 25 teams, 10 sports, and activities classes like CrossFit, Rock Climbing and Kung Fu, you will find something you love. No matter the sport, we win when we are able to show skill, heart, and integrity as players and fans. 110 0
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ENROLLMENT IN GRADES 9-12
At A Glance
370
In the City, In the Park
STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO:
8:1
Location
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Screen your Video Production film at the Walt Disney Family Museum. Become an activist with Futures Without Violence.
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOME
OF GRADUATES ATTEND A 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY
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AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
STUDENT LED CLUBS
ACTIVITY CLASSES PER TERM
20-98% TUITION COVERED BY TA GRANTS IN 2017
TEAMS
27% OF FAMILIES RECEIVE TUITION ASSISTANCE
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1:1
LAPTOP PROGRAM
ATHLETIC TEAMS
63 %
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The Presidio is your campus.
Transportation EAS T BAY
SOUT H BAY
Hop on BART to
Take Caltrain to the
Embarcadero or a
Millbrae Station, where you
transbay bus to the
can transfer to BART. Take the free PresidiGo to Bay.
Transbay Terminal. Take the free PresidiGo to Bay.
OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATE ON AN ATHLETIC TEAM
UNIQUE BAY AREA ZIP CODES REPRESENTED IN THE STUDENT BODY
Planet Granite in your activities class. Stop for a bite at to cheer on your teammates in a championship game.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
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Biology course. Climb 25,000 square feet of rock wall at Transit Cafe before heading to Bay’s home gym, Letterman,
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Collect samples in the San Francisco Bay for your Marine
INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES
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SAN FR ANC ISCO
NORT H BAY
Bay offers a bus shuttle
Bay offers a Marin
for students that live in
bus shuttle just for
southern San Francisco
Bay students.
neighborhoods. Or take the 43 MUNI to the Presidio.
What we mean when we talk about equity: TUITION COVERS: • ALL BOOKS AND MATERIALS • ATHLETIC UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT • ORGANIC FOOD SERVICE: LUNCH (SOUP, SALAD BAR, ENTREE), MORNING AND AFTERNOON SNACKS • REQUIRED TRIPS AND PROGRAMS • STUDENT LAPTOP • EDUCATIONAL OFFICE SOFTWARE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT • SENIOR SIGNATURE PROJECT COSTS • SAT / ACT TEST PREP • FIELD TRIPS AND RETREATS
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ONLY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE US LOCATED INSIDE OF A NATIONAL PARK
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WINDOWS WITH VIEWS OF THE GGB
HIKING TRAILS 13
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March 15
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E-MAILED AFTER 4:00 PM
March 16
Visit www.ssat.org for more information and to schedule your test
Part 1: Parent/Guardian Application
Part 2: Student Application (DUE: January 11)
Current Transcripts
Letters of Recommendation:
• Principal/Counselor Recommendation • Current English Teacher Recommendation • Current Math Teacher Recommendation
Secondary School Admissions Test (Dates available Oct - Jan**)
Student Interview (Dates available Oct - Jan)
$90 Application Fee or call us to request a fee waiver
S TEP 5 - Schedule Your Required Student Interview* S TEP 6 - Apply for Tuition Assistance
“ Don’t stress out over what school you are going to; you’ll find the right one for you.” AR LO ‘1 9 F ren ch A m e ric an I nter na ti o n a l S c ho o l 14
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The Bay School of San Francisco 35 Keyes Avenue The Presidio San Francisco, California 94129 Phone: 415-561-5800 Fax: 415-561-5808