KING’S ACADEMY Profile 2014-2015
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 Council. 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. In 2014, King’s Academy hosted the Round Square International Conference, which schools from over 25 countries attended. The student-driven conference, where delegates discussed and experienced issues related to Round’s Square’s IDEALS (internationalism, democracy, environment, adventure, leadership, service), focused on the theme of peace in the Middle East. King's Academy is a founding member of the Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of the world’s leading independent schools whose mission is to translate into online classrooms the intellectually rigorous programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools.
Financial Aid and Diversity 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. Some 41 percent of King’s students receive need-based aid with a total 2014-2015 financial aid budget of US $5.1 million. For the 2014-2015 academic year, 511 students are enrolled at King’s Academy, of which 126 are seniors. They come from over 36 countries, 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 promotes social equity. September 2014
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 (25 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 In the hopes of unlocking each child's creative potential and individuality, King’s Academy offers a range of courses and co-curricular activities 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 and Macbeth, Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Molière's The Miser, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, Celeste Raspanti's I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Noel Coward’s Private Lives and William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker, 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 performs a public declamation in Arabic and English during an all-school competition. Students also participate in Model United Nations (MUN), Model Congress, Debate and Toastmasters.
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Curriculum and Course Requirements
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Mathematics r Algebra I r Integrated Math r Geometry I r Algebra II r Algebra II Honors r Functions, Statistics and r Pre-Calculus r Pre-Calculus Honors r Calculus r Linear Algebra r AP Calculus AB r AP Calculus BC r AP Statistics
Un-weighted GPA Distribution Class of 2015 - Junior Year
GPA Range
r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
Introduction to Biology Biology Introduction to Chemistry Chemistry Honors Chemistry Physics Conceptual Physics Honors Physics Astronomy Marine Biology Y Class Project-Based Learning AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics C - Mechanics AP Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism AP Physics I
World Languages r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
Number of
% of
GPA
Number of
% of
Students
Students
Range
Students
Students
45
36%
4.0 - 4.25
15
12%
29%
3.5 - 3.99
40
32%
20%
3.0 - 3.49
36
28%
11%
2.5 - 2.99
19
15%
2.0 - 2.49
13
10%
1.5 - 1.99
3
1%
Under 1.49
1
1%
Trigonometry
Physical & Life Sciences r
Weighted GPA Distribution Class of 2015 - Junior Year
AY Colloquial Arabic (Beginner) AY Standard Arabic (Beginner) AY Colloquial Arabic (Intermediate) AY Standard Arabic (Intermediate) Arabic as a Foreign Language 1-4 and 5 Elementary Chinese I-II Intermediate Chinese I-II Elementary French I-II Intermediate French I-II Elementary Spanish I-II Intermediate Spanish I-II Advanced Spanish I AP French AP Spanish AP Chinese
3.5 - 4.0 3.0 - 3.49
37
2.5 - 2.99
25
2.0 - 2.49
14
1.5 - 1.99
5
3%
Under 1.49
1
1%
Grade Distribution - Final Year End Grades for the Class of 2015 90 - 100 80 - 89 70 - 79
Department
CRLA - English CRLA - Arabic Physical and Life Sciences Mathematics and Computer Science History and Social Studies Ethics, Philosophy and Religion (EPR) World Languages Fine and Performing Arts All Departments
34% 33% 30% 44% 38% 58% 47% 77% 42%
46% 49% 47% 36% 45% 29% 37% 21% 40%
16% 16% 20% 14% 14% 12% 11% 0% 14%
SAT Subject Test Scores for the Class of 2015 (through June 2014)
Section Biology – Ecology Biology – Molecular Chemistry Chinese with Listening English Literature French French with Listening Italian Math Level I Math Level II Physics Spanish Spanish with Listening US History World History
Middle 50% 430 - 540 560 - 710 540 - 660 700 - 700
523 625 605 700
Students Tested 4 6 50 1
528 593 670
9 4 1
800 - 800 470 - 590 540 - 690 460 - 700 650 - 800 650 - 650
800 542 611 596
1 58 48 24 3 1
710 - 770
740
2
619
11
430 - 610 510 - 580 670 - 670
530 - 640
Mean
733 650
60 - 69
0 - 59
4% 2% 2% 4% 2% 0% 5% 2% 3%
0% 0% 1% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1%
AP Scores: In May 2014, 276 candidates sat for 554 examinations. Scores of 5 were received by 29% of the candidates; scores of 4 were received by 27%; and scores of 3 were received by 22%.
Summary of A-Level Arabic Results 2013
Result
Number of Students
A*
21
A
27
B
7
AP Capstone r AP
Seminar
SAT Summary* 2400 for the Class of 2015 (through June 2014)
Global Online Academy r Big
History Bioethics r Game Theory r Abnormal Psychology r Gender Studies r Fiction Writing r Japanese: Language Through Culture r Medical Problem Solving r Genocide and Human Rights r Advanced Statistics & Data Science r Introduction to Psychology r This We Believe: Comparative Religions r Graphic Design r Poetry Writing r Digital Photography r
Section
Middle 50%
Mean Students tested
Critical Reading
410 - 570
501
Math
490 - 620
558
Writing
450 - 610
529
1370 - 1790
1588
Total
110
*Critical Reading scores include TOEFL eligible students
AP Recognition Awards 2014 In 2014, 92 King's Academy students were recognized by the College Board: AP Scholar Award
45
AP Scholar with Honor Award
27
AP Scholar with Distinction Award
35
AP International Diploma
1
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)
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.
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Five-Year University Matriculation List 2010-2014 United States American University Amherst College Arizona State University Babson College Barnard College Bates College Benedictine University Bentley University Bethel University – Minnesota Boston University Bowdoin College Brigham Young University Brown University Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University California State University, Long Beach Chapman University Clark University Clarkson University Claremont McKenna College Colby College Colby-Sawyer College Columbia College Chicago Columbia University Cornell School of Hotel Administration Cornell University DePaul University Dickinson College Duke University Emory University Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts Franklin & Marshall College Georgetown University Hamilton College Harvard University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Houston Baptist University Iowa State University James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lawrence University Lehigh University Lesley University Loyola University Chicago Manhattanville College Marist College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Menlo College Michigan State University Middlebury College Mitchell College Mount Holyoke College Muhlenberg College New York University Northeastern University Oglethorpe University Ohio Wesleyan University Parsons The New School for Design Pepperdine University Pitzer College Princeton University Purdue University Randolph College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rollins College Salve Regina University Sarah Lawrence College Skidmore College Smith College St. Mary's College Stanford University Suffolk University Swarthmore College
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Syracuse University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University The College of Wooster The George Washington University The University of Texas Dallas Trinity College Trinity University Tufts University United States Naval Academy University of Arizona University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Cruz University of Evansville University of Houston University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami University of Michigan University of Nebraska University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of Southern California University of Tampa University of Tulsa University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Utica College Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institue and State University Washington College Wellesley College Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University Western Washington University Wheaton College – Massachusetts Whittier College Williams College Yale University
Queen Mary, Univeristy of London Regent’s Business School London Richmond, The American International University in London Royal Holloway, University of London School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Swansea University University College London University of Bath University of Brighton University of Bristol University of East Anglia University of Edinburgh University of Exeter University of Hertfordshire University of Kent at Canterbury University of Lincoln University of Nottingham University of Southampton University of St. Andrews University of Surrey University of the Arts London University of the West of England, Bristol
Middle East American University in Cairo American University in Dubai American University of Beirut American University of Madaba American University of Sharjah Bard College at Al Quds University Birzeit University Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Georgetown University School of Foreign Service – Qatar German Jordanian University Jordan University of Science and Technology Lebanese American University Mutah University New York University - Abu Dhabi Northwestern University in Qatar Princess Sumaya University for Technology Rochester Institute of Technology Royal College of Surgeons Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain University of Jordan Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Other Canada Carleton University Concordia University - Montreal Dalhousie University McGill University Queen's University Ryerson University Saint Mary’s University University of British Columbia University of Ottawa University of Toronto University of Waterloo Vancouver Island University York University
United Kingdom Cardiff University City University Coventry University De Montfort College Durham University Hult International Business School Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine King's College London London College of Fashion London School of Business and Finance London School of Economics Newcastle University
Amsterdam University College – Netherlands Delft University of Technology – Netherlands Eastern Mediterranean University – Turkey École hôtelière de Lausanne – Switzerland Franklin College Switzerland – Switzerland Glion Institute of Higher Education – Switzerland Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) – France Jacobs University – Germany Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology – Korea Korea University – Korea Lund University - Sweden Manipal University – India Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Ireland Sciences Po - Columbia University – France The American University of Paris – France The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Hong Kong Webster University, Geneva – Switzerland
Dr. John Austin Headmaster email: jaustin@kingsacademy.edu.jo
Ms. Hala Yaish-Salah Director of University Counseling and Testing email: hsalah@kingsacademy.edu.jo
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