school profile 103 North Mooreland Road Richmond, VA 23229 804.740.7077 www.collegiate-va.org
CEEB CODE: 471845 School Contact Information
College Counseling Staff
103 North Mooreland Road Richmond, VA 23229 Phone (804) 740.7077 Fax (804) 740.2130 www.collegiate-va.org
Brian E. Leipheimer Kimberly S. Ball Erin M. Breese Elizabeth R. Jackson Andrew E. Reich Jennifer G. Earle
Director Associate Director Associate Director Associate Director Associate Director Office Assistant
(804) 741.9741 (804) 754.1561 (804) 740.2153 (804) 726.3297 (804) 741.9739 (804) 741.9742
bleipheimer@collegiate-va.org kball@collegiate-va.org erin_breese@collegiate-va.org liz_jackson@collegiate-va.org andrew_reich@collegiate-va.org jenn_earle@collegiate-va.org
School, Mission, and Values
Collegiate is an independent, JK – 12, college preparatory, coeducational school located west of Richmond and founded in 1915. Our mission is to create a community of learners committed to a challenging and supportive educational experience that will foster the intellectual, moral, emotional, and physical development of each student. The essence of the school is embodied in the phrase “Minds that seek. Hearts that serve.” and is dedicated to these shared values: Honor, Love of Learning, Excellence, Respect, and Community. Our commitment to be a diverse school community is founded in our core philosophy, values, and purpose. We aspire to create an inclusive environment that promotes engaged citizenship and encourages compassionate leadership.
Enrollment Total ············ 1650 Upper ············ 539 Seniors ·········· 133
Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS)
Admission and Aid
Competitive (retention rate is 97% JK – 12), emphasizing strength in both scholarship and character. Financial assistance budget exceeds $3 million.
Transcript Legend Class Rank G.P.A. Credits Course Load # of AP/Honors Block Schedule % Accepted at 4-yr. institutions Most Demanding Courses
School does not provide rank Weighted (+ 0.5 for Honors/AP), cumulative based on 6 sem. Yearlong courses = 1.0, sem. courses = 0.5; year consists of 2 sem. 5 minimum, 5 core recommended/average, 7 max. (almost never allowed) 15 AP & 34 Honors courses offered (excluding Honors English designation) No 100 All 15 AP Courses (AP not offered in English, US History, & the Arts) Honors English – available only in 11th / 12th Honors US History Honors Studio Art, Honors Music, Honors Acting, Honors Dance Honors Math Modeling & Advanced Geometry
Important Curriculum Notes AP/Honors
Enrollment limited by student’s load & qualifications, prerequisites, and # of sections. Students are discouraged from taking more than 2 -3 per year, and most AP’s are not available until junior/senior years. Students enrolled in an AP course must sit for the exam.
English
AP is not offered. Honors designation available for junior/senior electives only: prerequisite of A- English average, includes substantial independent reading, research, writing, and culminating project requirements.
History
AP US History is not offered. Honors designation available by department approval, and carries with it substantial independent reading, research, writing, and culminating project/presentation requirements.
Science
AP/Honors restricted heavily by math level – for instance, Honors Physics placement typically requires concurrent enrollment in Honors Pre Calculus or higher.
Senior Seminar
Required of all seniors (both semesters I & II), this yearlong academic class receives 1 history/social science credit – a capstone survey of the current political, social, and economic landscape in the US and world, the course’s demands befit the rigor of our overall program.
Visual & Performing Arts
AP courses are not offered. Honors Studio Art & Portfolio is akin to AP Studio Art in its yearlong, portfolio-driven demands. Honors courses offered in Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Theater, & Dance – students must demonstrate learned techniques in a solo performance setting, compose original works, & complete a written component of their chosen area of study.
Class of 2017 Grade Scale (4.0)
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- F
98 –100 93 – 97 90–92 87–89 83– 86 80–82 77–79 73 –76 70–72 Below 70
G.P.A. Distribution
4.30+ 4.00 – 4.29 3.70 – 3.99 3.30 – 3.69 3.00 – 3.29 2.70 – 2.99 2.30 – 2.69 2.00 – 2.29 1.70 – 1.99
16% 23% 24% 23% 10% 2% 2% 0% 0%
Summer Courses A limited # of courses are offered over the summer for credit in English, History, Math, Science, and H & W, taught at the same level of rigor / expectations, by the same teachers, as during the year and are marked with (SS) on the transcript. In some cases, it may look as if a senior is only taking 1 semester of English due to a prior summer course.
Co-Curriculum Highlights Student-run Honor Code Community Service Program Vibrant Visual & Performing Arts Competitive Athletics 2-season requirement Frequent league /state titles Global Education Focus & Initiatives 15 International partner schools Emerging Leaders Conference Year-end Senior Projects (2 weeks)
school profile 103 North Mooreland Road Richmond, VA 23229 804.740.7077 www.collegiate-va.org
Course Offerings (* denotes semester course) MATH (3 credits required)
Algebra I Algebra II Honors Algebra II Geometry Honors Geometry & Trigonometry Pre Calculus Honors Pre Calculus Calculus AP AB Calculus AP BC Calculus AP Statistics Honors Statistics* Honors Math Modeling & Adv. Geom. Principles of Research (Excel)* Statistics & Applied Math SCIENCE (3 credits required)
Biology Honors Biology Chemistry Honors Chemistry Physics Honors Physics (placement by math level) AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism AP Physics C: Mechanics AP Environmental Science AP Computer Science Principles Biology II Ecology* Forensics* Human Anatomy Human Genetics* Microbiology* Neurobiology* Physics II: Electronics* Physics II: Light & Sound*
SAT
Mid 50% CR 2017 570 – 720 (ERW: 605 – 695) 2014-16 560 – 670
STEAM Collaboratory: Engineering & Robotics* Directed Individual Research* HISTORY (3.5 credits required)
World History I: Rise of Civilization* World History II: 1610-1919* World History III: 1919-Present* 20th Century History* US History Survey Honors US History Survey AP Economics (Macro* & Micro*) AP US Government & Politics* Honors Ancient Greek History* Honors History: Rise of the Dictators* Honors History: The 1970s* Honors US History: Race, Culture, & Sport* Asian Studies* History of England* Independent Study* (senior offering only) Senior Seminar I & II (both required): Government, Economics, & Ethics FOREIGN LANGUAGE (3 credits required)
French I-IV Honors French II-V Latin I-III Honors Latin II-V Mandarin Chinese I-V Honors Mandarin Chinese II-V Spanish I-IV Honors Spanish II-V Spanish IB, II A-B AP Chinese Language AP French Language AP Latin AP Spanish Language
Mid 50% M 600 – 730 (M: 595 – 700) 570 – 690
FINE ARTS (1 credit required)
ENGLISH (4 credits required)
Drawing I-II* Painting I-II* Ceramics I-III* Sculpture I-II* 3-D Design I-II* Design for Publication (formerly Torch/
English 9, 10 English 11* & 12* – semester offerings below (limited Honors designation options): American Noir Literature British Literature & Culture Fiction Workshop Literature and Film Classics Literature of Conflict Literature of Elegy and Redemption Literature of the Apocalypse Literature of the Wild West Madness as Method in Literature Modern Contemporary Drama Modern Irish Literature Modern World Literature Nomads, Pilgrims, Exiles Poetry Workshop Rhetoric & Composition Russian Literature Satire Science, Nature, Spirit, Soul Shakespeare The Anti-Hero in Literature The Fine Art of Anarchy The Graphic Novel The Postmodern Novel Transformative Classics: British Lit What Do I Know: Exploration in Creative Non-Fiction Writing for Publication
Yearbook)
Digital Media Arts I-II* Woodblock Printing* Fine Craft Furniture I-II* Fundamentals of Photography* Intermediate Photography* Honors Photography* Honors Studio Art & Portfolio (akin to AP Studio Art in its yearlong demands)
History & Philosophy of Art* Filmmaking & Video Editing* Acting I-III* Technical Theater & Design* Theater Ensemble* Theater Production* Honors Theater Intermediate Dance* 180 Dance 360 Dance Company* Honors 360 Dance Company Chorus (year = 0.5 credit) Orchestra (year = 0.5 or 1.0 credit) Jazz Band/Orchestra Orchestra/Chorus Honors Music (choral or instrumental) Camerata (audition-only a cappella) Glee Club* (3 years = 0.5 credit) Guitar Ensemble* Private Lessons (year = 0.25 credit) Courses not in GPA
Health & Wellness Private Lessons Glee Club
Mid 50% W 560 – 690 550 – 670
OTHER (2.5 academic electives required in addition to the required below)
Comparative World Religion* (required) Torch (Yearbook)/Journalism* Honors Torch/Journalism* Health & Wellness I* (required) Health & Wellness II/Driver Ed* (required)
ACT Mid 50% Composite 2017 25 – 31 2014-16 25 – 31
AP
2017 75% (3,4,5) 2014-16 80% (3,4,5)
College Enrollment 2013 – 2016 Allegheny American (3) Appalachian State (2) Auburn (4) Barnard Bates (2) Belmont Berry Boston College Boston University (2) Brandeis (2) Brigham Young California State U. – Fresno Centre Christopher Newport (6) Clemson (4) Coastal Carolina Colby College of Charleston (6) Colorado State Cornell Dartmouth (4) Davidson (3) Denison
Dickinson Drexel Duke (7) East Carolina Elon (11) Emerson Emory (2) Franklin & Marshall Furman (2) George Washington (2) Georgetown (7) Georgia Inst. of Technology (2) Guilford Hamilton Hampden-Sydney (9) High Point (9) Ithaca James Madison (51) Johns Hopkins Juniata Kenyon (6) Lafayette (2) Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. McDaniel
Miami U. – Ohio (2) Montana State Muhlenberg New York U. (2) North Carolina State (5) Northeastern Oberlin Ohio Wesleyan Pennsylvania State U. (3) Princeton (6) Randolph Macon (4) Rhodes (2) Rochester Inst. of Technology Rocky Mtn. Coll. of Art & Design Rollins Savannah Coll. Art & Design (2) Sewanee (11) Southern Methodist U. Spelman SUNY-Oswego Syracuse Texas Christian U. (5) Trinity College – CT Tufts (2)
Tulane (7) US Naval Academy (3) U. Alabama (7) U. California – Berkeley (4) U. California – Los Angeles (2) U. California – Santa Barbara U. Delaware U. Georgia (10) U. Kentucky U. Mary Washington U. Maryland (2) U. Miami U. Michigan (7) U. Mississippi (3) U. Missouri U. North Carolina – Chapel Hill (2) U. Notre Dame (2) U. Pennsylvania U. Richmond (9) U. South Carolina (14) U. Southern California U. St. Andrews – Scotland U. Tennessee
Collegiate does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin in the administration of its educational, admission, scholarship or employment policies, or other programs administered by the school.
U. Vermont (2) U. Virginia (104) Vanderbilt (6) Villanova (2) Virginia Commonwealth U. (15) Virginia Military Institute (5) Virginia Tech (17) Wake Forest (7) Washington & Lee (15) Wesleyan U. William & Mary (18) Willams Yale (2)