GFA Profile 2018–2019

G FA

PRO F I LE 2018-2019 M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T

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GFA engages students as partners in an innovative, inclusive, and globally minded community to prepare them for a life of purpose.

GREENS FARMS ACADEMY 35 Beachside Avenue, P.O. Box 998 Greens Farms, CT 06838-0998 www.gfacademy.org

THE SCHOOL

HEAD OF SCHOOL BOB WHELAN bwhelan@gfacademy.org

CURRICULUM Academics

COLLEGE GUIDANCE OFFICE TEL: 203-256-7513 FAX: 203-256-7566 Follow@gfacollege MICHAEL J. PINA Director of College Guidance mpina@gfacademy.org DAVID OLINS Senior Associate Director of College Guidance dolins@gfacademy.org RACHEL BOYER Associate Director of College Guidance rboyer@gfacademy.org

Greens Farms Academy (GFA) is an independent day school founded in 1925 and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). GFA has a total enrollment of 710 students coming from a total of 23 towns and cities across Connecticut and New York State.

GFA has a Cum Laude Society Chapter, which was founded in 1979.

GFA requires a minimum of 20 credits of academic work for graduation including: English (4); mathematics (3); world languages (3 of one, or 2 each of two languages); history (2); International Relations (.5); science (2); and arts (1). GFA is also a member of Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of the world’s leading independent schools. Students are advised to take a maximum of three Advanced Placement courses in a given year.

Arts

GFA views the arts as a fundamental component of a demanding curriculum. The Performing Arts and Visual Arts departments offer a full, four-year curriculum culminating in AP courses. Students regularly participate in concert performances, recitals, musicals, and plays.

They also represent GFA in All-Region, All-State, and All-National performance ensembles.

Athletics

GFA has a vibrant athletics program. Freshmen and sophomores are required to participate in three athletic seasons; juniors and seniors are required to participate in two athletic seasons.

Independent Research

JENNIFER SHAIRER Office Manager jshairer@gfacademy.org

Seniors and juniors may elect to undertake an ambitious and deep exploration of a specific topic under the mentorship of a faculty advisor through a rigorous Independent Study.

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Signature Programs at GFA The World Perspectives Program (WPP) at GFA offers students across all divisions opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for effective global citizenship. Students passionate about Global Studies may apply to pursue a Diploma with a Concentration in Global Studies. As part of the concentration requirements, students engage in a global service learning trip. Additionally, there is a culminating independent year-long research project.

The STEAM Program at GFA connects the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.

In so doing, it fosters students’ enthusiasm for using design to solve real-world problems, preparing them for college and beyond in a technology -driven world. Students who complete the course requirements and a culminating independent project from conception through design and realization will graduate with a Diploma with a Concentration in STEAM. The Sustainability Studies Program at GFA caters to students who are passionate about the study of the environment and sustainability issues. Students interested in this program may apply to pursue a Diploma with a Concentration in Sustainability Studies. This concentration offers an interdisciplinary, project-forward program designed to empower students to explore their passions and become better stewards of their world.

MARKING SYSTEM GFA uses an unweighted grading scale. Upper School courses completed prior to ninth grade are included in a student’s total credits, but are not calculated into the cumulative GPA.

A+ 4.33 B+ 3.33 C+ 2.33 D+ 1.33 F 0.00

A 4.00 B 3.00 C 2.00 D 1.00

A- 3.67 B- 2.67 C- 1.67 D- 0.67

As a matter of policy, students are not ranked. Approximate class standing can be estimated by using the GPA information provided below, which is based upon the cumulative GPA at the conclusion of junior year. The highest unweighted cumulative GPA for the Class of 2019 is 4.19.

GPA DISTRIBUTION LIST FOR CLASS OF 2019 (74 students) 4.00+

5

3.55-3.69

17

3.10-3.24

5

3.85-3.99

10

3.40-3.54

8

<3.09

3

3.70-3.84

12

3.25-3.39

14

Honor Roll, High Honor Roll, and Head of School Distinctions Honor Roll is achieved with a minimum B+ average. High Honor Roll requires a minimum A- average. Head of School is a faculty-nominated honor awarded to students each semester who demonstrate commitment to academic excellence through their leadership in class and their role as catalysts in class discussion. Selected students model qualities such as intellectual courage or initiative, willingness to hear or offer alternative points of view, and enthusiasm about learning for its own sake.

Client: Greens Farms Academy • Michael Pina • (203) 256-7513

PROJECT: GFA PROFILE 2018

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SAT II Subject Tests Class of 2018

SAT I Class of 2018 (based on 63 test takers) RANGE

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800-700

25

24

800-700

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15

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14

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3

2

5

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690-600

32

30

690-600

11

11

16

18

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0

2

0

6

2

10

10

7

3

8

5

2

1

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1

1

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5

6

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1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

590-500

6

9

590-500

490-400

0

0

490-400

Average SAT I for Class of 2018 EBRW=670 Math=680

Average ACT score for Class of 2018 is 30 (based on 52 test takers)

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14

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3

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7

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8

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29

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45

38

41

37

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13

14

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23

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54

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3.83

2.65

4.36

3.00

3.82

3.47

3.02

2.97

3.38

4.28

3.94

3.56

4.90

3.74

4.06

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3.37

2.60

4.20

3.00

3.60

GRADE DISTRIBUTION CHART Grades earned in the Junior Year by the members of the Class of 2019 (Grades based on 73 students) ENGLISH English 11 English 11H

MATHEMATICS Algebra 2 & Trig.

Fund. of Prob/Stat Multivariable Calculus Pre-Calculus Pre-Calculus H AP Calculus AP Calculus (BC) AP Statistics

LANGUAGES French 3 French 3H French 4 French 4H AP French Mandarin 3 Mandarin 4H Spanish 3 Spanish 3H Spanish 4 Spanish 4H AP Spanish

SCIENCES AP Biology Chemistry H AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science Physics Physics H Engineering Oceanography Marine Biology Regenerative Landscapes

HISTORY US History AP US History International Relations (S1 & S2) International Relations (Year) Economics Environmental Economics

OTHER AP Computer Science

A+ 0 0 A+ 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 A+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 A+ 0 1 0 0 2 9 2 0 0 0 A+ 0 10 4 2 1 1 A+ 1

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A

A

A

A

A 1

A-

A-

A-

A-

B+

B+

B+

B+

B+ 1

B

B

B

B

B 0

B-

B-

B-

B-

B0

C+

C+

C+

C+

C+

C

C

C

C

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C-

C-

C-

C0

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0 0 0 0 0 0

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D+ 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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COURSES OFFERED ( ALL COURSES ARE UNWEIGHTED) ENGLISH English 9, 10 Advanced American Literature H AP English Literature College-Level Electives Confusion’s Masterpiece: Moby Dick Creative Writing: Fiction Creative Writing: Non-Fiction Great Books Latin American Literature Middlemarch and You Nature Writing Politics, Prose, and Poetry HISTORY Big Histories of the World Foundations of World History The Modern World (1500-Present) AP Modern European History U.S. History AP U.S. History AP World History College-Level Electives Art History (1400-1800) Art History (1700-2000) Introduction to Economics Qualitative Research

WORLD PERSPECTIVES Environmental Economics Global Thesis H International Relations SCIENCE Biology Biology H AP Biology Chemistry Chemistry H AP Chemistry Environmental Science AP Environmental Science Physics Physics H AP Physics Steam Independent Project H Steam Independent Project for Diploma Concentration H Sustainability Seminar H Sustainability Seminar for Diploma Concentration H College-Level Electives Engineering Marine Biology Oceanography Research & Experimental Design Regenerative Landscaping

MATHEMATICS Algebra 1 Algebra 2 & Trigonometry Algebra 2 & Trigonometry H Geometry Geometry H Multivariable Calculus H Pre-Calculus Pre-Calculus H AP Calculus (AB) AP Calculus (BC) AP Statistics College-Level Electives Fundamentals of Calculus Fundamentals of Statistics COMPUTER SCIENCE Ethical Hacking Game Design Intro to Computer Science Intro to Physical Computing Intro to Designing Robots Intro to Programming Intro to the Internet of Things AP Computer Science WORLD LANGUAGES French 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 French 2H, 3H, 4H AP French Language Post-AP French Mandarin 1, 2, 3, 4 Mandarin 4H AP Mandarin I.S. Adv. Mandarin

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES 2014—2018

The University of Alabama Allegheny College American University Amherst College Babson College Bard College Barnard College Bates College Bentley University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University University of British Columbia Brown University Bryant University Bucknell University California Institute of Technology University of California, Berkeley University of California,

Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California,

Santa Barbara Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University The Catholic University

of America Chapman University College of Charleston University of Chicago Claremont McKenna College Clemson University Colby College Colgate University University of Colorado

at Boulder Colorado College Columbia University

Connecticut College University of Connecticut Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College University of Delaware Denison University University of Denver Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University University College Dublin Duke University Eckerd College Elon University Emerson College Emory University Fairfield University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Furman University The George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology University of Georgia Gettysburg College Grinnell College Hamilton College - NY Hampshire College Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Haverford College High Point University

Hobart and

William Smith Colleges College of the Holy Cross Howard University University of Illinois

at Urbana-Champaign Indiana University

at Bloomington Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Loyola University Maryland Macalester College Manhattanville College University of Maryland,

College Park Massachusetts Institute

of Technology University of Massachusetts, Amherst McGill University Miami University, Oxford University of Miami University of Michigan Middlebury College Mount Holyoke College New York University The University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill Northeastern University Northwestern University University of Notre Dame

Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Spanish 2H, 3H, 4H AP Spanish Language PERFORMING ARTS Chamber Orchestra Concert/Chamber Choir Music Technology Music Theory AP Music Theory Wind Ensemble Intermediate Theatre Advanced Theatre: Directing Advanced Theatre: Theatre Companies Advanced Theatre: Production Jazz & Blues Music Theatre: Broadway & Beyond Theatre Design VISUAL ARTS Introduction to Visual Arts Intermediate Studio Art Intermediate Photography Intermediate Video Production Design Thinking Advanced Studio Art AP Art: Photography Advanced Video Production AP Art: Studio Advanced Arts Seminar

Oberlin College of Arts

and Sciences Occidental College Olin College of Engineering Oxford College of Emory University Pennsylvania State University University of Pennsylvania Pitzer College Pomona College Pratt Institute Princeton University Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design University of Rhode Island Rhodes College University of Richmond Rochester Institute of Technology University of Rochester Roger Williams University Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute

of Technology Sacred Heart University Saint Michael’s College Salve Regina University University of San Diego University of San Francisco Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art

and Design School of the Art Institute

of Chicago School of the Museum

of Fine Arts Scripps College Skidmore College Smith College University of Southern California

Southern Methodist University Spelman College St. Lawrence University Stanford University Suffolk University Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Texas Christian University The University of Texas, Austin The New School University of Toronto Trinity College Trinity College Dublin Tufts University Tulane University Union College United States Military

Academy – West Point United States Naval Academy The University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews University of Sydney Vanderbilt University Vassar College University of Vermont Villanova University Virginia Tech University of Virginia Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis University of Washington Wellesley College Wesleyan University Wheaton College MA College of William and Mary Williams College University of Wisconsin, Madison Wofford College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

Client: Greens Farms Academy • Michael Pina • (203) 256-7513

PROJECT: GFA PROFILE 2018

Size: 4/c plus AQ 8.5 x 11

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Contact: Margaret Hepburn

Due Date: 8/1/2018

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