KING’S ACADEMY Profile 2011-2012
King’s Academy P.O. Box 9 Madaba - Manja 16188 Jordan tel +962 430 0230 fax +962 430 0259 email info@kingsacademy.edu.jo www.kingsacademy.edu.jo CEEB Code 681069
Mission
Service, Leadership and Meritocracy
In a setting that is rich in history and tradition, King’s Academy is committed to providing a comprehensive college-preparatory education through a challenging curriculum in the arts and sciences; an integrated co-curricular program of athletics, activities and community service; and a nurturing residential environment. Our students will learn to be independent, creative and responsible thinkers within an ethical community that encourages young men and women of diverse backgrounds and beliefs to excel, to cherish one another and to prepare for leadership.
King’s Academy was founded to create what his Majesty King Abdullah II calls “a new tribe in the region . . . the tribe of the talented meritocracy.” As a Round Square school, King’s requires students to participate in an ambitious co-curricular program in the arts, athletics and community service that emphasizes service to others, teamwork, initiative and community and civic engagement. King’s students feel a great sense of ownership in the culture of the school, serving in a variety of leadership positions: as residential proctors, as environmental stewards and as elected representatives to the Disciplinary Committee, Academic Honor Committee and Student Senate. They volunteer to work in refugee camps, local government schools, Habitat for Humanity builds, water conservation efforts and fundraising initiatives to address urgent issues of poverty, social justice and human rights.
History An independent, coeducational boarding and day high school in Madaba, Jordan that opened its doors in 2007, King’s Academy provides outstanding young men and women from Jordan, the Middle East and the world a unique educational experience, blending an American style of education rooted in the liberal arts and sciences with Middle Eastern history, traditions, language and cultural values.
Accreditation and Memberships In the spring of 2011 and at the conclusion of its fourth year, King’s Academy was awarded full accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS). The school is also licensed by the Jordanian Ministry of Education. In September 2010, King’s Academy became the first Arab school to gain full membership in the global Round Square organization. King’s is also a founding member of the newly established Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of leading independent schools from the United States and around the world that "seeks to translate to online formats the educational excellence that characterizes its members."
A Liberal Arts Education for the 21st century King’s Academy students take a remarkably ambitious course of study, including four years of both Arabic and English and two additional years of a third language (Chinese, French or Spanish). Many of King’s students arrive from large government schools at which the language of instruction is Arabic rather than English, where classes of 30 or more are the norm and where the traditions of reading, critical thinking and inquiry are weak. King’s aspires to be a school of engagement, teaching through discussion, debate and dialogue. In addition to courses in math, science, arts and humanities (22 at the AP level), our students take required courses in Arabic literature, history of the Middle East, world religions and Christian and Islamic theology. King’s strives to graduate students who are globally aware, inter-culturally competent and fully bilingual.
The Fine, Performing and Persuasive Arts Diversity and Opportunity: Learning through Community As the only coeducational residential boarding school of its kind in the region, King’s Academy remains the most diverse school in the Middle East and is a pioneering leader in need-based financial aid. The school does not offer merit-based scholarship. Some 48 percent of King’s students receive need-based aid - considerably more than its peer schools in the United States - and the total financial aid budget for 2011-2012 is US $4.5 million. For the 2011-2012 academic year, 422 students are enrolled at King’s Academy. These come from 26 countries in the world and the region, including various desert towns and villages in Jordan. This level of diversity allows King’s to create a unique community that educates students in ways the formal curriculum alone cannot and to forge a school culture that rejects the entitlements of wealth, privilege and status.
In the hopes of unlocking each child's creative potential and individuality, King’s Academy offers a range of courses and co-curricular offerings in the arts. In addition to classes in the traditional and modern arts of dance, ceramics, mosaics, painting, photography, drawing, acting, animation and design, King’s has a youth orchestra and a rich theatrical program. Over the last few years, the school has put on performances of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Molière's The Miser, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, Celeste Raspanti's I Never Saw Another Butterfly and Noel Coward’s Private Lives, most of which were premiered here in Jordan at King's for the first time. King’s also offers a comprehensive and required program in public speaking. Every year each student is required to perform a public declamation in an all-school competition. Students also participate in Model United Nations (MUN), Model Congress, Debate and Toastmasters.
The Class of 2012 has 118 students.
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Curriculum and Course Requirements "U ,JOH T "EWBODFE 1MBDFNFOU "1 DPVSTFXPSL JT integrated into a dynamic curriculum of humanities and sciences, thoughtfully adapted to the needs and values of students in the region. The curriculum is idealistic and rigorous, emphasizing the liberal arts and encompassing FJHIU BDBEFNJD EFQBSUNFOUT $PNNVOJDBUJPO 3IFUPSJD BOE UIF -JUFSBSZ "SUT $3-" XIJDI JODMVEFT CPUI &OHMJTI BOE "SBCJD MBOHVBHFT BOE MJUFSBUVSFT $PNQVUFS 4DJFODF &UIJDT 1IJMPTPQIZ BOE 3FMJHJPO &13 'JOF BOE 1FSGPSN JOH "SUT )JTUPSZ BOE 4PDJBM 4UVEJFT .BUIFNBUJDT 1IZTJDBM BOE -JGF 4DJFODFT BOE 8PSME -BOHVBHFT Students usually graduate with an average of five AP exams. Sophomores in general take one AP course, while juniors and seniors take two to three AP courses each. The courses below are the graduation requirements of each entering 9th grade student. For entering 10th, 11th and 12th graders, graduation requirements are pro-rated according to their number of years enrolled at King’s Academy. r 'PVS ZFBST PG $3-" &OHMJTI r 'PVS ZFBST PG $3-" "SBCJD r 'PVS ZFBST PG .BUIFNBUJDT r 5ISFF ZFBST PG 1IZTJDBM BOE -JGF 4DJFODFT GPVS years recommended) r " POF ZFBS DPVSTF JO 8PSME )JTUPSZ JO UIF th grade r " POF ZFBS DPVSTF JO UIF )JTUPSZ PG UIF .JEEMF &BTU JO th grade r "U MFBTU POF BEEJUJPOBM ZFBS MPOH DPVSTF GSPN UIF %FQBSUNFOU PG )JTUPSZ BOE 4PDJBM 4UVEJFT r 'PS PVS .VTMJN TUVEFOUT UXP ZFBST PG *TMBNJD Theology in the 9th and 10th grades, and two terms either in the 11th or 12th HSBEFT BT QFS .JOJTUSZ PG &EVDBUJPO HVJEFMJOFT GPS PVS $ISJTUJBO TUVEFOUT UXP ZFBST PG $ISJTUJBO Theology in the 9th and 10th grades r " POF UFSN DPVSTF JO 8PSME 3FMJHJPOT r " POF UFSN FMFDUJWF DPVSTF GSPN UIF %FQBSUNFOU PG &UIJDT 1IJMPTPQIZ BOE 3FMJHJPO &13
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Calendar and Daily Schedule King’s operates on a three-term basis. Fall term extends from September through December, winter term is from December through March and spring term runs from March through June. There are 170 days of teaching. King’s has a seven-block schedule with students taking a minimum of five courses. Students attend classes from 8:00 to 16:00 and co-curricular activities from 16:45 to 18:00. Many students are also involved in evening activities.
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Physical and Life Sciences r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
Biology Introduction to Chemistry Chemistry Honors Chemistry Physics Honors Physics AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics B AP Physics C AP Environmental Science Microbiology Astronomy Marine Biology Investigating Biological Cases
Un-weighted GPA Distribution Class of 2012 - Junior Year
GPA Range
Weighted GPA Distribution Class of 2012 - Junior Year
Number of
% of
GPA
Number of
% of
Students
Students
Range
Students
Students
1
1%
Under1.49
0
0%
4
3%
Under 1.49 1.5 - 1.99
3
3%
1.5-1.99
2.0 - 2.49
13
11%
2.0 - 2.49
12
10%
11
10%
2.5 - 2.99
15
13%
2.5- 2.99
3.0 - 3.49
35
30%
3.0- 3.49
31
27%
41%
3.5- 3.99
44
38%
4.0 - 4.25
13
11%
3.5 - 4.0
48
Grade Distribution - Final Year End Grades For the Class of 2011
World Languages r r r r r r r
Elementary Chinese I-II Intermediate Chinese I-II Elementary French I-II Intermediate French I-II Elementary Spanish I-II Intermediate Spanish I-II AP French
Global Online Academy * r r r r r
Global Health Math for Computer Science Media Studies Spanish Urban Studies
* King's Academy is a founding member of the Global Online Academy (GOA). Established in 2011, GOA (www.globalonlineacademy.org) offers diverse and rigorous credit-bearing courses to students in member schools from around the world. Courses taken through the online academy are indicated on a student's transcript by as "GOA" and are included in the student's GPA as with any King's Academy course.
Grading Policy Academic work at King’s is graded on a letter scale in which the minimum passing grade is a D. Below are percentage breakdowns for letter grades and Grade Point Averages (GPA): 93% - 100% = A (4.0) 89% - 92% = A- (3.7) 86% - 88% = B+ (3.3) 83% - 85% = B (3.0) 79% - 82% = B- (2.7) 76% - 78% = C+ (2.3) 73% - 75% = C (2.0) 70% - 72% = C- (1.7) 67% - 69% = D+ (1.3) 60% - 66% = D (1.0) 59% and below = F (0.0)
CRLA - English CRLA - Arabic Ethics, Philosophy and Religion (EPR) Fine and Performing Arts History and Social Studies Mathematics and Computer Sciences Physical and Life Sciences World Languages For all departments
Physics Spanish U.S. History World History
40% 40%
43% 46%
15% 12%
54% 86% 39% 47%
27% 13% 42% 28%
17% 0% 14% 16%
30% 33% 45%
40% 41% 35%
22% 18% 15%
510 460 430 550
- 640 - 560 - 530 - 700
582 575 506 629
60 - 69
0 - 59
1%
1%
2% 2% 1% 3% 6% 7% 3% 4%
0% 0% 0% 3% 3% 1% 0% 1%
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AP Scores:
AP Recognition Awards 2011 In 2011, 50 King's Academy students were recognized by the College Board: AP Scholar Award
25
AP Scholar with Honor Award
13
AP Scholar with Distinction Award
12
In 2011, 221 candidates sat for 447 examinations. Scores of 5 were received by 30% of the candidates; scores of 4 were received by 25%; and scores of 3 were received by 25%.
Summary of A Level Results 2011
SAT Score Distribution 2011 Critical Reading
Math
Writing
700 - 800
1%
14%
600 - 699
10%
500 - 599
41%
400 - 499 0 - 399
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80 - 89 70 - 79
Subject Test Scores – Up through June 2011 Middle Section Mean Students 50% Tested Biology – Ecology 510 - 650 583 69 Biology – Molecular 510 - 650 593 37 Chemistry 530 - 700 607 164 Chinese with Listening 750 1 750 - 750 English Literature 440 - 590 531 41 French 530 - 630 19 588 1 French with Listening 800 - 800 800 German 1 770 - 770 770 770 - 800 Italian 2 785 780 780 - 780 Korean with Listening 1 510 - 640 581 Math Level I 225 530 - 660 605 142 Math Level II 2 290 - 300 295 Modern Hebrew
Score Range King’s Academy Highest Honor Roll, High Honor Roll and Honor Roll distinctions are awarded to those students who achieve a minimum weighted GPA of 3.9, 3.75 or 3.5 respectively.
90 -100
Department
Result
Number of Students
A*
8
3%
A
18
40%
15%
B
9
27%
54%
43%
17%
26%
4%
1%
2%
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University Matriculations for 2010 and 2011 United States American University Amherst College Arizona State University Babson College Benedictine University Bentley University Boston University Brigham Young University Brown University Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Chapman University Clark University Colby-Sawyer College Columbia University Dickinson College Hamilton College - NY Harvard University Hobart and William Smith Colleges James Madison University Loyola University - Chicago Marist College Middlebury College Mitchell College Mount Holyoke College New York University Northeastern University Oglethorpe University Ohio Wesleyan University Pepperdine University Princeton University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Randolph College Skidmore College Smith College St. Mary's College Stanford University Suffolk University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Trinity College Tufts University University of California at Irvine University of Michigan University of Southern California University of Virginia University of Washington Utica College Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University Washington College Wheaton College MA Wellesley College Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University Western Washington University Williams College Yale University
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Canada Carleton University Concordia University – Montreal McGill University Queen's University University of Ottawa University of Toronto Waterloo University York University
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United Kingdom American International University in London (Richmond) Coventry University De Montfort College King's College London (Foundation) London College of Fashion Queen Mary, Univeristy of London Royal Holloway, University of London School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London University College London (Foundation) University of Brighton University of Edinburgh University of Hertfordshire University of Kent at Canterbury University of St. Andrews University of the Arts London University of the West of England, Bristol
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Middle East American University in Cairo (AUC) American University of Beirut (AUB) American University of Madaba Birzeit University Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Georgetown University School of Foreign Service - Qatar German Jordanian University Lebanese American University Mutah University New York University - Abu Dhabi Princess Sumaya University for Technology Royal College of Surgeons Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain University of Jordan Other Amsterdam University College Franklin College Switzerland Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Lund University (Sweden)
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Dr. John Austin, Headmaster email: jaustin@kingsacademy.edu.jo
Ms. Hala Yaish-Salah, Director of University Counseling and Testing email: hsalah@kingsacademy.edu.jo
Ms. Lynda Johnson, Associate Director of University Counseling email: ljohnson@kingsacademy.edu.jo
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