The Guide by Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

THE GUIDE 2014-2015

THE LOWER SCHOOL FOR BOYS

LOWER SCHOOL FOR BOYS HIGHLIGHTS

USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE LE ARNING AND COMMUNICATION

Lower School boys are introduced to a wide range of technologies including iPads and laptops in the classroom, as well as a diversity of design and presentation software. Using these technologies, boys Skype with experts and students around the world, write international blogs, design multimedia public service announcements, and create presentations with QR codes.

The Lower School for Boys program is tailored to each stage of a young boy’s development and gendered way of learning. Teachers embrace boys’ natural curiosity, providing learning opportunities that encourage them to move, explore, experiment, and interact physically with materials and their environment. Through meaningful, authentic experiences and a challenging academic program, boys become facile with technology and develop the leadership, communication, and cultural competency skills they need to be successful in our ever-changing world.

BECOMING STRONG RE ADERS & WRITERS

Each boy reads his own “just right” books on topics that interest him and develops his own voice through writing exercises (e.g., persuasive essays, personal narratives, expository texts), becoming comfortable both as an author and presenter through opportunities to share his work publicly during Author Days.

HOME TO THE IMAGINEERING L AB

In this special creative space just for Lower School, boys design and build with LEGOs and other materials, learning math, physics, and problem solving along the way. If they choose to participate in one of the Lower School’s Junior FIRST LEGO League teams, the Imagineering Lab is where they do their construction.

A STRONG CHAR ACTER EDUCATION PROGR AM

Through research-based programs such as Responsive Classrooms and Second Steps, complemented by an exploration and reflection on the meaning of their Jersey Stripes (standing for courage, honesty, integrity, loyalty, and sportsmanship), Lower School boys learn the importance of character, citizenship, compassion, and other central values. Each year, the boys study one of the Jersey Stripes in depth. Their study culminates in a program, led entirely by the 5th grade and to which each class contributes, that explores the meaning and celebrates the values of that stripe.

A COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR PROGR AM

More than 20 trips and outdoor adventures are offered to boys in grades 1 through 5, through which they develop outdoor skills, build confidence and independence in the world around them, and gain a greater appreciation of the intrinsic value of nature. Trips are focused in four areas: Developing Outdoor Skills, Exploring the Wissahickon Watershed, Broadening Horizons: Curriculum-Based Destination Trips, and Parent/Child Bonding: Building New Skills Together. THE LE ARNING POWER OF PROJECTS

Project-based CEL learning experiences are integrated throughout the Lower School curriculum, helping to forge core 21st century skills such as effective communication, project management, critical thinking, problem solving, research, and data analysis. Projects present open-ended challenges, requiring students to use their creativity and collective knowledge in devising a solution. They encourage independent thinking and initiative as well as good teamwork.

THE LOWER SCHOOL FOR BOYS academic program SUB JECT

PRE-K

KINDERGARTEN

1ST GR ADE

LANGUAGE ARTS

Developmental Reading & Writing • Dramatic Play • Dictation • Listening/Speaking • Phonics/ Phonemic Awareness • Handwriting

Developmental Reading & Writing • Retelling Stories • Journals/Reports • Listening/Speaking • Word Study • Handwriting

Reading Genres • Writing for Multiple Purposes • Comprehension • Word Study • Grammar/Punctuation • Handwriting

HISTORY

All About Me • Bears • Trains • Oceans • Research & Presentation

My School & Neighborhood • Harvest • Holidays & The World • Knights & Castles • Baseball

Australia • Colonial America • Family & Communities of the Outback • Research & Presentation

LANGUAGE

Mandarin Chinese

MATH

Numbers & Counting • Addition & Subtraction • Patterns • Shapes, Lines & Points • Measurement • Estimation • Graphs

Numbers & Counting • Addition & Subtraction • Number Theory • Time & Money • 2D & 3D Shapes • Measurement • Probability & Statistics

SCIENCE

The Five Senses • Forest Plants & Animals • Air • Water • Eggs • Birds • Gardening & Seeds

Animal Classification • Ants & Observation Skills • The Solar System • Fossils & Dinosaurs • Animal Defenses • Chemistry: Liquid Explorations • Engineering & Structures

Scientific Inquiry: Magnets • Bees & Pollinators • Bubbles • Animal & Plant Adaptations • Structures & Engineering Challenges

ENGINEERING & ROBOTICS

Elective: Jr. FLL Robotics

CEL

Project-Based Learning

ARTS & NEW MEDIA

Drawing, Painting, Cutting, Pasting • Construction • Clay • Voice • Body Movement • Tempo & Dynamics • Rhythm & Melody • Percussion Instruments

Sculpting, Drawing, Weaving, Painting, Cutting, Pasting • Construction • Artists • Voice • Body Movement • Tempo & Dynamics • Rhythm & Melody • Percussion Instruments • Notation

Sculpting, Drawing, Weaving, Painting, Cutting, Pasting • Construction • Artists • Tempo & Dynamics • Melody, Form & Timbre • American Folk Songs • Songs from Other Countries • Barred Instruments • Notation

PHYS ED & OUTDOOR PROGRAM

Running • Jumping • Ball Handling • Games that Reinforce Shapes, Numbers & Colors

Body Awareness, Agility, Coordination • Group Work • Following Directions • Teamwork

Modified Sports & Games • EyeHand Coordination • Strength & Fitness • Sportsmanship • Cooperation

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

2ND GR ADE

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

3RD GR ADE

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

4TH GR ADE

5TH GR ADE

Reading Genres • Writing for Multiple Purposes • Comprehension • Listening/Speaking • Editing/Revising • Genres & Authors • Word Study/Grammar • Punctuation • Handwriting

Reading Genres • Writing for Multiple Purposes • Comprehension • Word Study • Listening & Speaking • Writing Mechanics: Revision

Text Analysis • Genres & Authors • Analytic Writing • Comprehension • Word Study • Listening & Speaking • Writing Mechanics: Revision

Ancient Egypt • Regions of Africa • Coastal Communities of Africa • Communities for Postive Change • Research & Presentation

Mapping & Geography • State Regions & State Study • Influential Philadelphians • Amazon Rainforest & Its People

Early Humans • Cultures of Asia • Comparative Native American Regional Studies • Social Issues Book Club • Civics, Research & Presentation

World History & Geography: Early Civilizations

Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin Chinese • Latin 1A

All Four Operations • Number Theory • Time & Money • Area & Volume • Measurement • Probability & Statistics

All Four Operations • Number Theory • Fractions & Decimals • Area & Volume • Measurement • Probability & Statistics • Data Collection & Analysis • Graphs

All Four Operations • Geometry, Fractions, Decimals & Percents • Algebraic Patterns • Probability & Statistics • Data Collection & Analysis • Graphs

Water & Phases of Matter • Engineering: Water Filtration • Forensic Science • Electricity & Energy Sources • Owl Pellets & Skeletons • Trout in the Classroom • Ecology: Food Chains • Gardening & Decomposition

Ecology: Biomes & Energy Flow • Climates & Weather • Waves: Sound & Light • Structures: Bridges & Skyscrapers

Geology • Robotics • Electricity • Simple Machines & Forces: Rube Goldberg Contraptions • Cells & Microbiology

Scientific Method & Science Fair Projects • Water Chemistry • Plant Biology • Newton’s Laws

Elective: Jr. FLL Robotics

Elective: FLL Robotics

Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning Elective: Venture Incubator

New Media: Introduction to Video Production • Research, Information Literacy & Presentation and / or Communication • SCRATCH programming and Interactive Devices • Elective: Venture Incubator

Woodworking, Sculpting, Drawing, Painting, Weaving • Construction • Found Materials • Art Around the World • Tempo & Dynamics • Melody, Form & Timbre • American Folk Songs • Barred Instruments • Choral Singing • Notation

Woodworking • Ceramics • 3D Design • Drawing • Printmaking • Found Materials • Art Around the World • Music for iPad • Tempo & Dynamics • Melody, Form & Timbre • African American Spirituals • Recorders • Notation • Choral Singing

Weaving • Ceramics • 3D Design • Sculpture • Paper, Fabric • Drawing • Printmaking • Art Around the World • Tempo & Dynamics • Melody, Form & Timbre • Songs from World Cultures • Recorders • Music Technology • Novice Ensemble or Boychoir • SCRATCH

Weaving • Ceramics • 3D Design • Sculpture • Paper, Fabric • Drawing • Printmaking • Art Around the World • Photoshop • Tempo & Dynamics • Melody, Form & Timbre • Rock ‘N Roll Harmony • Songs from World Cultures • Recorders • Music Technology • Nano Keyboards • Novice Ensemble or Boychoir

Sports & Game Skills • Strength & Fitness • Sportsmanship • Cooperation • Hiking & Biking

Sports & Game Skills • Strength & Fitness • Sportsmanship • Cooperation • Hiking, Camping & Rock Climbing

Sports & Game Skills • Strength & Fitness • Sportsmanship • Cooperation • Hiking, Camping, Rock Climbing, Biking, Canoeing & Orienteering

Sports & Game Skills • Strength & Fitness • Sportsmanship • Cooperation • Hiking, Sailing, Multiday Camping, Orienteering & Rock Climbing

THE LOWER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

LOWER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS

A COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR PROGRAM

A variety of trips and outdoor adventures offered in grades 2 through 4 introduce Lower School girls to the outdoors. Through these experiences they learn outdoor skills, build confidence and independence, and develop a greater appreciation of the intrinsic value of nature. Trips are focused in four areas: Developing Outdoor Skills; Exploring the Wissahickon Valley Watershed; Broadening Horizons: Curriculum-Based Destination Trips; and Parent/ Child Bonding: Building Skills Together.

The Lower School for Girls program is tailored to each stage of a young girl’s development and gendered way of learning. Combining rigorous academics, a comprehensive socialemotional curriculum, technology-assisted learning, and multidisciplinary projects, the Lower School program for girls provides an excellent, supportive, and engaging introduction to the world of learning. “BOOTS-ON” APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

RESEARCH-BASED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Beginning in Pre-K, students engage in outdoor study every year of Lower School, using the neighboring Wissahickon as their outdoor laboratory. During their study of owls, 2nd graders go on a nighttime Owl Prowl, and in their study of streams, 3rd graders trace a stream from its origin to its convergence with the Wissahickon Creek.

Through programs such as Responsive Classroom, Second Steps, and Steps to Respect, girls build their social competencies, practicing cooperation, collaboration, assertion, and empathy. ABUNDANT OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN LEADERSHIP SKILLS

From the Eco Club spearheading a new no-waste initiative in the cafeterias, to producing a weekly Lower School newscast, to participating in 4th grade Leadership Day, Lower School girls enjoy many opportunities to learn, model, and exercise leadership.

LEARNING PHYSICS & ENGINEERING BY DOING

In the Lower School Maker Spot and Physics and Engineering Lab, girls build, create, experiment, and explore the basic principles of design, physics, and engineering through play. The Physics Lab is also home to the Lower School for Girls’ Junior FIRST LEGO League teams. ACCESS TO THE LATEST LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES

A VidCast studio with a green screen, 14 Apple workstations, a SMART Board, video and photography equipment, editing and gaming software, and training in coding (starting in 2nd grade) are all part of a Lower School girl’s learning toolbox. Using these technologies, as well as iPads and laptops in the classroom, students become adept researchers, content creators, and presenters during their time in Lower School. LEARNING AS A COMMUNITY

Each year, Lower School girls participate in Literacy Week, a division-wide cross-curricular focus on one topic, including a literature study during which students read the same book and then participate in mixed-age creative group activities to explore themes of the book.

THE LOWER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS academic program SUB JECT

PRE-K

KINDERGARTEN

1ST GR ADE

LANGUAGE ARTS

Developmental Reading & Writing Across Genres • Speaking & Listening • Phonics • Word Study • Dramatic Play • Handwriting

Developmental Reading & Writing Across Genres • Speaking & Listening • Phonics • Word Study • Dramtic Play • Handwriting

Reading & Writing Across Genres • Speaking & Listening • Phonics • Word Study • Handwriting • Reading Comprehension

HISTORY

Community/Trees • Oceans • Author Study • Egg Layers • Jazz Music • Research & Presentation

Homes • Eric Carle • Navajo • Animals in Winter • Brave, Smart Girls • Research & Presentation

Night • Kenya • Lenape • Great Women • Field Trips • Research & Presentation

LANGUAGE

Mandarin Chinese

MATH

Numbers & Counting • Addition & Subtraction • Patterns • Shapes, Lines & Points • Measurement • Estimation • Graphs

Numbers & Counting • Addition & Subtraction • Number Theory • Time & Money • 2D & 3D Shapes • Measurement • Probability & Statistics

SCIENCE

Outdoor Study: Forest & Pond, Invertebrates • Sorting & Classifying • Seeds & Plants • Water & Air • Light & Shadows • Sounds • Garden Helpers: Ladybugs & Earthworms

Outdoor Study: Forest & Pond • Paleontology • Classification • Animal Adaptations: Ants & Opposums • Desert Habitat • Engineering: Structures

Outdoor Study: Forest & Garden • Bubble Physics • Electricity • Bees & Pollination • Magnetism • Adaptations: Elephants

ENGINEERING & ROBOTICS

LEGO Design - WeDo Robots • Little Bytes

LEGO Design - WeDo Robots • Little Bytes • Elective: Jr. FLL Robotics

CEL

Project-Based Learning

ARTS & NEW MEDIA

Fiber Art • Collage • Clay • Drawing • Painting • 3D Construction • Singing • Rhythm • Rhymes • Body Awareness • Contrasts • Body Percussion

Fiber Art • Collage • Clay Drawing • Painting • 3D Construction • Singing • Rhythm • Rhymes Movement • Patterns • Percussion

Drawing & Painting • Ceramics • Sculpture • Art History • Oral Critique • Digital Media • Singing • Graphic Notation • BookSongs • Movement • Percussion • Barred Instruments

PHYS ED & OUTDOOR PROGRAM

Locomotor & Ball Skills • Spatial Awareness • Dance • Fitness • Cooperative Team Activities • Heart Adventure Challenge • Sportsmanship • Teamwork

Team Sports • Eye-Hand Coordination • Strength • Sportsmanship • Fitness • Cooperation • Heart Adventure Challenge •Teamwork

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

2ND GR ADE

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

3RD GR ADE

4TH GR ADE

Reading & Writing Across Genres • Reading Comprehension • Writing Mechanics • Word Study • Punctuation • Handwriting

Reading & Writing Across Genres • Writing Mechanics, Grammar & Revision • Word Study • Cursive Writing

Reading & Writing Across Genres • Writing Mechanics, Grammar & Revision • Word Study • Cursive Writing • Research

Colonial Pennsylvania • Farm & City in Colonial PA Communities • Japan • Field Trips • Research & Presentation

Colonial America • Egypt • Maps & Geography • William Penn & Influential Individuals • Field Trips • Research & Presentation

American Revolution • Controversy & Expansion in the New Nation • The Gilded Age & The Progressive Era • Field Trips • Research & Presentation

Mandarin Chinese

All Four Operations • Number Theory • Time & Money • Area & Volume • Measurement • Probability & Statistics

All Four Operations • Number Theory • Fractions & Decimals • Area & Volume • Measurement • Probability & Statistics • Data Collection & Analysis • Graphs

All Four Operations • Geometry • Fractions, Decimals & Percents • Algebraic Patterns • Probability & Statistics • Data Collection & Analysis • Graphs

Outdoor Study: Trees • Owl Ecology • Wheels & Axles • Skeletal Anatomy Forensics • Plant Life Cycles • Chemistry: Secret Formulas

Outdoor Study • Water / Stream Study & Engineering Stormwater Solutions • Trout in the Classroom • Biomes, Birds & Adaptations • Sound & Musical Instruments • Simple Machines

Outdoor Study • Geology • Electricity • Cells & Microbiology • Robotics

LEGO Design - WeDo Robots • Little Bytes • Elective: Jr. FLL Robotics

Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning Elective: Venture Incubator

Drawing & Painting • Ceramics • Sculpture • Art History • Oral Critique • Digital Media • Singing: Tonic Solfa • Rhythmic Notation • Melodic Notation • Movement • Ensemble Composition • Barred Instruments

Drawing & Painting • Ceramics • Sculpture • Art History • Oral & Written Critiques • Digital Media • Singing: Harmony • Rhythmic Notation • Melodic Notation • Movement • Accompaniment • Recorder & Strings

Drawing & Painting • Ceramics • Sculpture • Art History • Oral & Written Critiques • Digital Media • Chorus • Rhythmic Notation • Melodic Notation • Composition • Technology • Wind Instruments • SCRATCH

Team Sports • Eye-Hand Coordination • Strength • Sportsmanship • Fitness • Cooperation • Heart Adventure Challenge • Hikes

Team Sports • Cardiovascular Fitness • Dance • Sports & Game Skills • Cooperative Team Activities • Health & Wellness • Hikes

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BOYS

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BOYS HIGHLIGHTS Throughout Middle School, boys are educated through an action-based, rigorous curriculum that engages their boundless energy while simultaneously fostering critical thinking, problem solving, effective expression, self-discipline, and responsibility. HONING SKILLS & ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING

Three times a cycle, Middle School boys take special classes as part of their Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) studies. These classes begin a deeper focus that will continue through Upper School on specific 21st century skills and topics identified as important for college and employment, including leadership and ethics, interviewing and oral presentation, prototyping, coding, economics and finance, and research, data, and analysis. LE ARNING PROGR AMMING & TE AMWORK WHILE HAVING FUN

SCH Academy partners with the international FIRST Robotics program to bring the LEGO League to SCH students aged 9-14. Students can elect to join either an all-boy or coed Middle School team and compete in FIRST tournaments. Mentored by members of our nationally recognized science and engineering faculty, teams work on a different themed challenge each year. Teams are evaluated not only on the design and performance of their LEGO robot but also on how effectively they work together and how well they research, develop, and present a solution to a real-world problem related to that year’s theme. CL AS S

TRIPS

NURTURE

COMMUNIT Y SERVICE A CORE PART OF BOYS’ WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Boys build their sense of effectiveness and learn they are part of a larger community through opportunities to serve, both within and beyond the school. Each boy performs service off campus once a week for 10 weeks. The school has ongoing relationships with local organizations, including United Cerebral Palsy Association, Friends of the Wissahickon, Keystone Hospice, and Meals on Wheels. In addition, the boys also perform on-campus service for 10 weeks, helping to improve their own community. BUILDING ATHLETIC SKILL S, HE ALTHY HABITS & A SPIRIT OF SPORTSMANSHIP

Boys participate in a minimum of two of three seasons of athletics, with four sports offered per season. They also take a life skills course each year to understand their physical changes and learn healthy decision making. DOING THE RIGHT THING, E VEN WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING

Character development continues in Middle School as part of the advisory program, where boys explore academic and social issues with the support and guidance of their advisory group and its faculty leader. Blue and Blue Awards, recognizing exemplary actions and behavior, and faculty “Chapel Talks” that explore issues of ethics and character help to reinforce the importance of right behavior and positive decision making.

ENVIRONMENTAL

AWARENES S, BUILD COMMUNIT Y

Learning from and experiencing the outdoors is an important part of the Middle School experience, helping to build class unity and providing new perspectives on classroom learning. Sixth graders traditionally go on a four-day sailing trip on the Chesapeake. Seventh graders explore the Eastern Shore’s Sassafras River area by canoe and on foot and study aspects of the American Revolution through a visit to a local battle site. Eighth graders take a fall trip to the Poconos and a spring trip to New York City, including visits to the United Nations and Google headquarters.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BOYS academic program SUB JECT

6TH GR ADE

7TH GR ADE

ENGLISH

Thematic Study: Journeys to New Places & to New Selves • Critical Thinking & Analysis • Grammar, Usage & Mechanics • Vocabulary & Spelling • Writing & Audience Awareness (Creative & Analytic)

Thematic Study: Heroes & Myths from Different Cultures & Time Periods • Purposeful, Focused Discussions & Oral Presentations • Writing & Persuasiveness (Creative, Analytic & Nonfiction) Grammar, Usage & Mechanics • Vocabulary

HISTORY

World History & Geography: Early to Medieval World

World History & Geography: Trade Networks & the Colonization of the Americas

LANGUAGE

Latin 1B

Latin 1A • Spanish 1A • French 1A

MATH

Data Collection • Display & Interpretation Whole, Decimal & Rational Number Operations • Variables • Formulas & Graphs • Geometry • Number Systems & Algebra Concepts • Probability • Rates & Ratios

Pre-Algebra: Mastery of Part/Whole Relationships • Order of Operations & Integers • Simplifying Expressions • Solving Linear Equations & Inequalities • 2D & 3D Geometry • Graphing & Writing Equations of a Line

SCIENCE

Life Sciences • Cell Biology • Genetics • Evolution • Human Body Systems (Integrating the Physics of Light & Sound) • Engineering Solutions to Biological Issues (e.g., Disease Prevention)

Earth Sciences • Rocks & Minerals • Plate Tectonics • Meteorology • Oceanography • Stellar & Planetary Astronomy • Design & Construction of Robotics-Based Planetary Explorers

ENGINEERING & ROBOTICS

Elective: FLL Robotics

CEL

Engineering: Introduction to Robotics • Research, Data, Analysis & Communications • Leadership & Ethics • Elective: Venture Incubator

New Media: Vector Graphics • Interviewing & Oral Presentation • New Media: Coding • Elective: Venture Incubator

ARTS & NEW MEDIA

Elements & Principles of Visual Design through Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Digital Imaging, Basic Animation, Sculpture & Metalworking Techniques • 3 Music Options: Middle School Orchestra, Boychoir, or Explorations in World Music

Elements & Principles of Design through Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Digital Manipulation & Ceramics • World Cultures Study through Art History • 3 Music Options: Middle School Orchestra, Boychoir, or Explorations in Western Music

ATHLETICS

Interscholastic Sports: Soccer, Football, Golf, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Squash, Track & Field, Tennis, Baseball, Lacrosse

LIFE SKILLS & ADVISORY

Nutrition • Physical Aspects of Puberty • Drugs & Alcohol • Peers & Peer Pressure • Decision Making & Body Image

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

8TH GR ADE Thematic Study: Moral Crises & The American Identity • Analyzing Fiction & Nonfiction & Connecting It to Life • Shakespeare & Poetry • Writing & Structure (Analytic, Personal Essay, Fiction & Poetry) • Purposeful, Focused Discussions • Grammar, Usage & Mechanics • Vocabulary American History & Civics Latin 1B • Spanish 1B • French 1B Algebra: Mastery of Solving & Graphing Linear Equations & Inequalities • Algebraic Systems • Quadratics, including Methods to Solve & Graph Quadratic Equations • Properties of Exponents & Radical Expressions & Equations Matter, Energy & the Environment • Atomic Structure • Properties of Matter • Heat, Energy & Home Heating • Electricity & Energy Alternatives • Materials Engineering • Solar Car Design & Construction • Wind-Powered Turbine Engineering Elective: FLL Robotics Engineering: Introduction to Prototyping • Communications & Research, Data & Analysis: Research & Written Presentation • Money Matters • Elective: Venture Incubator Foundation Skills in Ceramics, Painting, Drawing & Woodshop • Interdisciplinary & Cross-Cultural Connections • Weekly Sketchbook Assignments • Introduction to Computer-Aided Design (CAD) • 3 Music Options: Middle School Orchestra, Boychoir, or Handbell Choir Interscholastic Sports: Soccer, Football, Golf, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Squash, Track & Field, Tennis, Baseball, Lacrosse CPR • Nutrition • Physical Aspects of Puberty • Drugs & Alcohol • Peers & Peer Pressure • Decision Making & Body ImagePR

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS Throughout Middle School, teachers foster the positive qualities of girls, teach a rigorous course load, and create a community and classroom environment that recognizes and develops girls’ intellectual power and personal strengths. Learning happens in a diversity of environments, from traditional classrooms to laptop clusters in the hallways. Throughout all their activities, girls develop the confidence to use their talents and assume leadership roles within and beyond the school. HONING SKILLS & ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING

Three times a cycle, Middle School girls take special classes as part of their Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) studies. These classes begin a deeper focus that will continue through Upper School on specific 21st century skills and topics identified as important for college and employment, including leadership and ethics, interviewing and oral presentation, prototyping, coding, economics and finance, and research, data, and analysis.

relationships with an array of organizations locally and globally, including Manor at Chestnut Hill, Weavers Way, Cradles to Crayons, and the SEGA School for Girls in Tanzania. CL AS S

TRIPS

NURTURE

ENVIRONMENTAL

AWARENES S, BUILD COMMUNIT Y

Learning from and experiencing the outdoors is an important part of the Middle School for Girls experience, helping to build class unity and providing new perspectives on classroom learning. Sixth grade girls take a three-night overnight to Echo Hill Outdoor School in Maryland. Seventh grade students camp overnight on campus, exploring the Wissahickon and challenging themselves on the school’s ropes course. Eighth grade girls sail the Chesapeake for three days. BUILDING ATHLETIC SKILL S, HE ALTHY HABITS, AND SPIRIT OF SPORTSMANSHIP

Girls participate in a minimum of two of three seasons of athletics, with four sports offered per season. They also take a Life Issues course each year to understand their physical changes and learn appropriate decision making.

LE ARNING PROGR AMMING & TE AMWORK WHILE HAVING FUN

SCH Academy partners with the international FIRST Robotics program to bring the LEGO League to SCH students aged 9-14. Students can elect to join either an all-girl or coed Middle School team and compete in FIRST tournaments. Mentored by members of our nationally recognized science and engineering faculty, teams work on a different themed challenge each year. Teams are evaluated not only on the design and performance of their LEGO robot but also on how effectively they work together and how well they research, develop, and present a solution to a real-world problem related to that year’s theme. THEMATIC APPROACH TO SERVICE LE ARNING WITH YE ARLONG THEMES

Girls build their sense of effectiveness and learn they are part of a larger community through opportunities to serve, both within and beyond the school. Fifth graders are involved in service to the elderly; 6th graders, service to the environment; 7th graders, service to families in need; and 8th graders, service to women and girls around the world. The school has long-term

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS academic program SUB JECT

5TH GR ADE

6TH GR ADE

ENGLISH

Reading & Writing Across Genres • Reading Fluency & Comprehension • Critical Thinking & Analysis • Writing Mechanics, Grammar & Revision • Spelling • Vocabulary

Reading & Writing Across Genres • Critical Thinking & Analysis • Grammar, Usage & Mechanics • Vocabulary • Spelling • Writing & Audience Awareness (Creative & Analytic)

HISTORY

World History & Geography: Early Civilizations

World History & Geography: Early to Medieval World

LANGUAGE

Mandarin Chinese • Latin 1A

Mandarin Chinese • Latin 1B

MATH

Number Theory • Estimation & Computation • 2D geometry • Division, Fractions, Decimals & Percents • Data Analysis • Exponents & Negative Numbers • Coordinate Graphs • Volume & Capacity • Algebraic Concepts

Data Collection • Display & Interpretation • Whole, Decimal & Rational Number Operations • Variables • Formulas & Graphs • Geometry • Number Systems & Algebra Concepts • Probability • Rates & Ratios

SCIENCE

Introduction to the Earth, Life & Physical Sciences • Ecology of the Wissahickon • Water Chemistry • Plant Biology & Science Research • Newton’s Laws

Earth Sciences • Rocks & Minerals • Plate Tectonics • Meteorology • Oceanography • Stellar & Planetary Astronomy • Design & Construction of Robotics-Based Planetary Explorers

ENGINEERING & ROBOTICS

Elective: FLL Robotics

CEL

New Media: Introduction to Video Production • Research, Information Literacy & Presentation and/or Communication • SCRATCH Programming & Interactive Devices • Elective: Venture Incubator

Engineering: Introduction to Robotics • Research, Data, Analysis & Communications • Leadership & Ethics • Elective: Venture Incubator

ARTS & NEW MEDIA

Basic Design, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Ceramics, Sculpture, Sewing/Textiles, Woodworking • Written Critiques • Service Projects • Digital Art • Art History & Interdisciplinary Units • Community Arts Program • SCRATCH • Drama • Recorder • Barred Instruments • Music Notation • Musica Mundi • Steel Pan Ensemble • Novice Ensemble or Chorus

Basic Design, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Ceramics, Sculpture, Sewing/Textiles, Woodworking • Written Critiques Service Projects • Digital Art • Art History & Interdisciplinary Units • Community Arts Program • SCRATCH • 3 Music Options: Middle School Orchestra, Mezzo Canto, or Explorations in World Music • Optional: Musica Mundi

ATHLETICS

Skill Development in Sports • Teamwork & Physical Fitness • Games in Preparation for Interscholastic Sports

Interscholastic Team Sports: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Squash, Lacrosse, Softball, Track & Field • Instructional Programs: Dance, Crew, Life Sports/Fitness, Golf

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Transition to Middle School • Study, Research, Library & Test-Taking Skills • Navigating Friendships

Puberty • Relationships • Navigating Friendships

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

7TH GR ADE

8TH GR ADE

Analyzing Literature • Purposeful, Focused Discussions & Oral Presentations • Writing (Persuasive, Creative & Analytic) • Grammar, Usage & Mechanics • Vocabulary

Analyzing Literature • Purposeful, Focused Discussions • Writing & Structure (Analytic, Personal Essay, Fiction & Poetry) • Grammar, Usage & Mechanics • Vocabulary

World History & Geography: Trade Networks & the Colonization of the Americas

American History & Civics

Latin 1A • Spanish 1A • French 1A

Latin 1B • Spanish 1B • French 1B

Algebra: Mastery of Solving & Graphing Linear Equations & Inequalities • Algebraic Systems • Quadratics, including Methods to Solve & Graph Quadratic Equations • Properties of Exponents & Radical Expressions & Equations

Life Sciences • Cell Biology • Genetics • Evolution • Human Body Systems (Integrating the Physics of Light & Sound) • Engineering Solutions to Biological Issues (e.g., Disease Prevention)

Matter, Energy & the Environment • Atomic Structure • Properties of Matter • Heat, Energy & Home Heating • Electricity & Energy Alternatives • Materials Engineering • Solar Car Design & Construction • Wind-Powered Turbine Engineering

Elective: FLL Robotics

New Media: Vector Graphics • Interviewing & Oral Presentation • New Media: Coding • Elective: Venture Incubator

Engineering: Introduction to Prototyping • Communications & Research, Data & Analysis: Research & Written Presentation • Money Matters • Elective: Venture Incubator

Basic Design, Drawing, Painting, Multimedia Works, Clay, Sculpture, Textiles & Woodworking • Art History • Interdisciplinary Units • Digital Art • Visiting Artist • Oral & Written Critiques • 3 Music Options: Middle School Orchestra, Mezzo Canto, or Explorations in Western Music • Optional: Musica Mundi

Basic Design, Drawing, Painting, Multimedia Works, Clay, Sculpture, Textiles & Woodworking • Art History • Class Trip • Interdisciplinary Units • Digital Art • Visiting Artist • Oral & Written Critiques • Introduction to Computer-Aided Design (CAD) • 3 Music Options: Middle School Orchestra, Mezzo Canto, or Explorations in Music Ensembles • Optional: Musica Mundi

Stress • Time Management • Peer Pressure • Nutrition & Exercise • Decision Making

Self-Esteem • Decision Making • Relationships • Sexuality • Drug & Alcohol EducationP

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

THE UPPER SCHOOL

UPPER SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS The Upper School’s bold and innovative academic program is rooted in a rigorous core curriculum that earns its graduates admittance to the nation’s top colleges and universities. (See page 22.) The core curriculum is enriched and expanded by the offerings of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL). Through our Upper School CEL courses, we reinforce students’ intellectual growth while developing the skills, resilience, and entrepreneurial mindset that will ensure their ability to manage the complex and ever-changing challenges of today’s world. ABUNDANT LE ADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Upper School students enjoy many opportunities to participate actively in the life of the Upper School through leadership positions of one of the student councils, activities, or clubs. Leadership of an Upper School council is one of the most rewarding and prestigious student opportunities at SCH Academy. The Senior Leadership Team, comprising the coheads of the Student, Community, Honor, Service, and Events Councils as well as the two senior class co-presidents, helps to shape school culture, promote Upper School core values, and ensure that the student voice and perspective are at the center of the Upper School community. In addition to the councils, there are an array of activities (ongoing, year to year) and clubs (student created, year by year) to match almost any interest. AWARD-WINNING SPACES, EXCELLENT PROGRAMS

studios; concert and performance spaces; art galleries; video production labs; and a digital design studio with vinyl cutter and 3D and large-format printers. Led by an Apple Certified Teacher and a talented faculty of artists, the arts program provides a breadth of opportunities for students to explore, create, and find their voice. Graduates of the school’s robotics, engineering, and arts programs have gone on to attend some of the most prestigious higher education institutions in these fields. STRONG ADVISOR-STUDENT REL ATIONSHIPS

When students enter the 9th grade, they are assigned to a singlesex advisory group led by a faculty advisor. This group stays together, meeting several times a week, through the four years of Upper School, forming a close bond with each other and with their faculty leader. The advisor provides academic guidance and advice to the students and serves as a liaison with their parents. A FULL ROSTER OF ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES

Eighteen interscholastic team sports are offered in Upper School, most of them with JV and varsity options. Reflecting the Athletic Department’s “Championship Culture,” studentathletes enjoy a state-of-the-art athletic complex that encompasses two new multipurpose synthetic playing fields, seven tennis courts, two baseball and one softball field, a field house, three gymnasiums, two fitness centers, 10 squash courts, and an indoor rowing facility with rowing tank and 20 ergometers. A brand new sports pavilion and stadium contribute to the “Championship Culture” and enhance the viewing experience for fans.

SCH Academy students with an interest in robotics, engineering, or the arts enjoy top-rate facilities dedicated to these activities. Our 1,600-square-foot engineering and robotics lab is equipped with the latest fabrication and design equipment, including laser cutters, CAD/CAM, a CNC milling machine, 3D printers, and a Makerbot Replicator. Under the mentorship of its awardwinning department chair, the robotics team has consistently finished at the top of the competitive rankings regionally, and in 2014, was ranked 5th in the world. SCH students are encouraged to become involved in the arts and to take advantage of the array of equipment and spaces available to support every major discipline. Spaces include ceramics, woodworking, photography, printmaking, and painting

THE UPPER SCHOOL academic program SUB JECT

9TH GR ADE

10TH GR ADE

ENGLISH

The Individual & Society

Reading the World • Electives: Journalism in the Digital Age • Introductory Creative Writing • Service, Self & the World

HISTORY

Modern World History CP/H

Regional World Studies: Ancient World to the Modern Era Options: African Studies, East Asian Studies CP/H, Latin American Studies CP/H, or Middle Eastern Studies

LANGUAGE

French I • French II CP/H • Latin II CP/H • Spanish I • Spanish II CP/H

French II & III CP/H • Latin III CP/H • Spanish II & III CP/H

MATH

Advanced Algebra I • Geometry CP/H

Advanced Algebra I • Algebra II • Algebra II & Trigonometry H • Accelerated Algebra II & Trigonometry H

SCIENCE

Physics CP/H

Chemistry CP/H • Electives: Oceanography • Forensic Science • Environmental Science • Physics II: Exploration in Physics • Physics II: Applied Physics & Design

ENGINEERING & ROBOTICS

FIRST Robotics National Team Competition

FIRST Robotics National Team Competition • Electives: Engineering, Design & Robotics I & II • Programming Real-World Systems • Mechanical Engineering, CAD & CAM • Mechatronics 301

CEL

New Media 1: 2D to 3D Structures • Research, Data & Analysis • Robotics • Elective: Venture Incubator

New Media II: 3D & CAD • Engineering: Introduction to Prototyping • Research, Data & Analysis • Global Connections, Global Future • Elective: Venture Incubator

ARTS & NEW MEDIA

Electives: 2D Studio Art & Design • 3D Studio Art & Design • Digital Photography & Photoshop • Introduction to Woodworking & Printmaking • Video Production & Animation I • Concert Choir • Jazz Ensemble • Orchestra • Private Instrumental Lessons • Theater Production: Acting • Theater Production: Technical Design

Electives: Architectural Design I • Coding I • Coding 2: Game Design • Ceramics I & II • Drawing, Design & Painting I & II • Printmaking I & II • Woodworking I & II • 3D Modeling & Animation • Photography I & II • Video Production I & II • Video Production II: New Media Broadcasting • Concert Choir • Chamber Singers H [Hilltones or Laurelei] • Jazz Ensemble • Jazz Ensemble H • Orchestra • Orchestra H • Songwriting & Music Production I • Private Instrumental Lessons • Theater Production: Acting • Theater Production: Advanced Acting H • Theater Production: Technical Design

ATHLETICS

Health & Wellness • PE • Interscholastic Team Sports: FALL [Girls]: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball; [Boys]: Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer • WINTER [Girls]: Basketball, Indoor Track, Squash, Swimming, Winter Crew; [Boys]: Basketball, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track, Squash, Swimming, Wrestling • SPRING [Girls]: Crew, Golf, Lacrosse, Softball, Track; [Boys]: Baseball, Crew, Lacrosse, Tennis, Track

PE • Interscholastic Team Sports: FALL [Girls]: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball; [Boys]: Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer • WINTER [Girls]: Basketball, Indoor Track, Squash, Swimming, Winter Crew; [Boys]: Basketball, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track, Squash, Swimming, Wrestling • SPRING [Girls]: Crew, Golf, Lacrosse, Softball, Track; [Boys]: Baseball, Crew, Lacrosse, Tennis, Track

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

11TH GR ADE

BEYOND THE E XPECTED

12TH GR ADE

American Stories CP/H • Electives: Introductory Creative Writing • Film as Text: A Formal Analysis of Cinematic Language • Intermediate Creative Writing • Literature & Cultural Politics of Food • Russian Literature • Monstrous Imaginings • Advanced Creative Writing • Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock • Contemporary American Short Fiction • Folklore, Myth & Fairy Tale • Violence as Art: An Analysis of Crime Stories in Literature, Nonfiction & Film • Service, Self & the World

Electives: Film as Text: A Formal Analysis of Cinematic Language • Intermediate Creative Writing • Literature & Cultural Politics of Food • Russian Literature • Monstrous Imaginings • Advanced Creative Writing • Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock • Contemporary American Short Fiction • Folklore, Myth & Fairy Tale • Violence as Art: An Analysis of Crime Stories in Literature, Nonfiction & Film • English AP

U.S. History • U.S. History AP • Electives: Cultural Anthropology & Global Identity • International Relations & Globalization • Introduction to Documentary Film • Political Uses of Violence H • Pop Culture in America • The Apocolypse: Our Fascination with the End • America in the 1960s • International Policy & Global Ethics • Nonviolence H

Electives: Cultural Anthropology & Global Identity • International Relations & Globalization • Introduction to Documentary Film • Political Uses of Violence H • Pop Culture in America • The Apocolypse: Our Fascination with the End • America in the 1960s • International Policy & Global Ethics • Nonviolence H • United States Government AP

Chinese III • French III & IV CP/H • Latin IV CP • Latin IV & V H [Vergil’s Aeneid] • Spanish III & IV CP/H

Chinese IV • French IV CP/H, French V CP/AP • Latin IV & V H [Vergil’s Aeneid] • Spanish IV CP/H, Spanish V CP/AP

Algebra II • Pre-Calculus CP/H • Pre-AB Calculus H • Pre-BC Calculus H • Electives: Statistics CP/AP • Discrete Math H • Linear Algebra H

Pre-Calculus CP/H • Calculus H • AB Calculus AP • BC Calculus AP • Electives: Statistics CP/AP • Discrete Math H • Linear Algebra H

Biology CP/H • Electives: Human Physiology • Environmental Science • Oceanography • Forensic Science • Pharmacology • Physics II: Exploration in Physics • Physics II: Applied Physics & Design • Baja Island Ecology • Chemistry II H

Electives: Human Physiology • Environmental Science • Oceanography • Forensic Science • Pharmacology • Physics II: Exploration in Physics • Physics II: Applied Physics & Design • Baja Island Ecology • Chemistry II H • Independent Research for Science Competitions • Biology AP • Physics AP

FIRST Robotics National Team Competition • Electives: Engineering, Design & Robotics I & II • Programming Real-World Systems • Mechanical Engineering, CAD & CAM • Mechatronics 301

Electives: Economics, Finance & Startup • Coding I • Coding 2: Game Design • Venture Incubator • Global Connections, Global Future

Electives: Architectural Design I • Coding I • Coding 2: Game Design • Ceramics I & II • Ceramics Portfolio • Drawing, Design & Painting I & II • Printmaking I & II • Woodworking I & II • Advanced Studio Portfolio • 3D Modeling & Animation • Photography I & II • Photography Portfolio • Video Production I & II • Video Production II: New Media Broadcasting • Video Production: Portfolio • Chamber Singers H [Hilltones or Laurelei] • Jazz Ensemble • Jazz Ensemble H • Orchestra • Orchestra H • Songwriting & Music Production I & II • Private Instrumental Lessons • Theater Production: Acting • Theater Production: Advanced Acting H • Theater Production: Technical Design

COLLEGE COUNSELING PROGRAM Three full-time college counselors with a combined 60 years of experience ensure that each student is well known and enjoys easy access to counselor support. The SCH College Counseling Office believes that students’ unique passions, strengths, and quirks are at the heart of the college process, a journey during which students, their parents, and their counselors work together to identify colleges that will nurture students’ interests and foster their continued self-discovery. During 9th grade, students meet with the college counselors as a class to learn about transcripts, summer opportunities, and extracurricular pursuits—information that will help each Auburn University Barnard College Bennington College Bowdoin College Bucknell University (3) Chapman University (2) Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colgate University College of Charleston Columbia College, Chicago Connecticut College (2) Cornell University Dartmouth College (2) Denison University Dickinson College Drexel University (2) Elon University (2) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison Fashion Institute of Technology Franklin and Marshall College (2) Furman University Georgetown University Grove City College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Howard University Johns Hopkins University

student to plot a purposeful course through the next three years. In the winter of the 10th grade year, each student is assigned to an individual college counselor. During their junior and senior years, students attend regular college counseling classes and enjoy unlimited one-on-one time with their individual counselors, during which they are pushed to think deeply about who they are and who they want to become. This line of questioning leads students to find the colleges that are true “fits,” institutions where the intellectual and emotional growth that began at SCH will continue to blossom.

Kenyon College King’s College La Salle University Lehigh University Lincoln University Mercer University Moravian College Muhlenberg College New York University (3) Northeastern University (4) Northwestern University Ohio Wesleyan University Pennsylvania State University, University Park (3) Pennsylvania State University Schreyers Honor College Philadelphia University Princeton University Randolph-Macon College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2) Rhode Island School of Design Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Joseph’s University (2) School of the Art Institute of Chicago Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania St. John’s University, Queens Campus Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University (2)

Boldface denotes listing in U.S. News and World Report’s Top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities

Texas Christian University The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Scranton The University of Tampa Trinity College (4) Tulane University (3) University of British Columbia University of California at Los Angeles University of Chicago University of Delaware (2) University of Hartford University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami University of Pennsylvania (6) University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of Rochester University of South Florida, Tampa University of Toronto, St. George University of Virginia Ursinus College (3) Villanova University Wake Forest University Wesleyan University West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Yale University Mid 50% Test Ranges for the Class of 2014 Critical Reading 540-680 • Math 530-670 Writing 550-700 • ACT: 28-29

THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS VISITING SCH ACADEMY

Your entire family is invited to experience our fall Open House event on Sunday, November 2, from 2:00 until 4:00 pm. We also host small open house events called Inside SCH for Lower and Middle Schools during the school day, which give parents the opportunity to visit classrooms and meet school leaders. Our annual Saturday robotics and engineering event gives students a chance to experience our amazing engineering and robotics program. Please visit the admissions section of our website at

Grade Apply

Outside Testing to be Arranged by the Family

sch.org for information about upcoming events. Contact our admissions staff to arrange a personal visit. THE APPLICATION PROCESS

The entire application process, including all testing and requisite paperwork, must be completed by January 15 in order to receive an admissions decision on February 1. Should you miss the January 15 deadline, applications for admission will be considered on a space-available basis. To begin the admissions process, please visit the admissions section of our website and click â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apply Nowâ&#x20AC;? to complete the application form and pay the $50.00 application fee online. Once we receive your application, we will mail you the other materials (teacher recommendation and transcript request forms, testing information, and parent and student statements) needed to complete the process. You can also access these materials on our website to expedite the process. Materials may be submitted in any order. We recommend that you arrange for outside testing as early as possible in the fall prior to the year of desired entry. Student visits are scheduled in the order in which applications are received.

Recommendations & Transcripts

Pre-K (age 4 by Sept 1)

Only as requested

Two teacher recommendations

Kindergarten (age 5 by Sept 1)

WPPSI-IV: See website for recommended sites

1) Two teacher recommendations

Grade 1

Grade 2-5

WISC-IV: See website for recommended sites

2) For grade 1: transcript 1) For grades 2-4, two teacher recommendations. For grade 5, recommendation from both math and English teachers.

Student Visit

Play Visit: 90-minute group visit, to include preacademic assessments

Family Visit

Interview and optional tour

Two consecutive days, to include academic assessments

2) Transcript Grade 6-8

Grade 9-12

SSAT (ssat.org) Middle Level (grades 6 & 7) Upper Level (grades 8-12)

1) Recommendations from both math and English teachers. 2) Transcript

One-day visit and interview, including academic assessments Contact admissions for three available visiting options

Optional tour

TUITION & FINANCIAL AID

Tuition is inclusive of all required fees, including technology fees, books and supplies, trips, athletic uniforms, yearbook, school photos, and Parents Association dues. Optional services such as the After School Center for Lower School students, private music lessons, personal athletic gear, or special trips will be charged separately. The cafeteria operates on a debit system using student ID cards.

Boys

Girls

2014 –2015 TUITION

Grade

Tuition

Pre-K

$18,750

Kindergarten

$20,870

1–4

$23,940

5–8

$28,525

9–12

$31,670

Pre-K

$18,750

Kindergarten

$20,870

1–5

$23,940

6–8

$28,525

9–12

$31,670

We provide three options for paying tuition. Tuition may be paid in full, in two installments of 60% and 40%, or in as many as 12 installments through the HES monthly payment plan. Higher Educational Services (HES) is an independent budgeting service that enables families to pay tuition in up to 12 interest-free monthly installments for a nominal fee. HES also offers an unsecured, revolving line of credit at a competitive rate. For more information, please contact HES directly at 1-800-422-0010 or highereducationservices.org. FINANCIAL AID

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy awards over $7 million in financial aid each year to families with demonstrated need in Kindergarten through grade 12. Currently, approximately 40% of the student body receives some form of financial assistance. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, class, sexual orientation, religion, or ethnic background. The possibility of needing financial aid does not in any way affect the admissions process for a student.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy requires families to reapply for aid each year. The school is committed to annually supporting a student with demonstrated need through graduation. The amount of aid may change from year to year based on need. THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR FINANCIAL AID

Please indicate on your application for admission that you would like to receive a financial aid application packet. All applicants who complete the admissions process by January 15, and complete the application process for financial aid by January 23, may be considered for a provisional grant upon acceptance to the school or placed on the financial aid wait list. Provisional awards will convert to a financial aid award upon receipt of a 2014 tax return by March 1. Should you miss the January 23 deadline for completing the financial aid process, we regret that it is less likely funds will be available after that time.

FINANCIAL AID REQUIREMENTS & DEADLINES FOR ADMISSIONS APPLICANTS SUBMIT TO SCHOOL & SSS FOR FINANCIAL AID

UPLOAD TO S S S ONLINE ACCOUNT

BY JANUARY 15

NO L ATER THAN JANUARY 23

• Create online account at sss.nais.org and complete Parent’s Financial Statement (PFS) online

• Signed copy of 2013 IRS 1040 • Copy of W-2(s) • Copy of most recent 2014 paystub(s) • Signed form 4506 •S igned copy of 2014 IRS 1040 by March 1 to confirm grant

TRANSPORTATION

SPRING SIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY CENTER CIT Y BUS

SCH Academy provides transportation to and from Center City by yearly contract at the cost of $4,850 round trip or $2,425 one way for students in grades 2–12. There is no fee for this service for students in Pre-K, K, and 1st grades. We offer one morning route and two afternoon routes, departing campus after 3:30 pm dismissal and at 6:10 pm. The bus picks up and drops off students at four centralized locations in Center City. Please contact Felice Kruse at 215-247-4700 ext. 4201 for more information. SCHOOL DISTRICT BUSING

Twelve area school districts provide transportation for students who reside within a 10-mile radius of the school: Abington, Cheltenham, Colonial, Hatboro-Horsham, Lower Merion, Lower Moreland, Norristown Area, Philadelphia, Radnor, Springfield (Montco), Upper Dublin, and Upper Merion. The City of Philadelphia provides busing for students in grades 1 through 6, while suburban districts provide busing for students in Kindergarten through grade 12. Please contact your school district’s transportation office for more information on routes and services. Detailed directions to SCH Academy can be found on the school website at sch.org. Using MapQuest: 500 West Willow Grove Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118 for the Admissions Office. SEPTA REGIONAL R AIL, CHESTNUT HILL WEST, ST. MARTIN’S STATION ( W W W.SEPTA .ORG)

The Chestnut Hill West line (the R8) brings students from Center City to Chestnut Hill in approximately 30 minutes. St. Martin’s Station is located just east of SCH Academy’s campus, a 5–10 minute walk. RIDERS’ CLUB COOPER ATIVE SHUTTLE

Riders’ Club is an independent, nonprofit, community service providing door-to-door transportation with prices based on mileage. Families may join together to contract services or arrange for group travel, making the service more cost effective. Please contact Riders’ Club directly at 215-836-1376 to inquire about current routes and services. STUDENTS BY ZIP CODE

Chestnut Hill

23%

Other Philadelphia

18%

Includes Center City

309 Corridor

16%

Flourtown, Ft. Washington, Blue Bell, Ambler, Gwynedd, North Wales

Wyndmoor

12%

Erdenheim, Glenside, Laverock

Mount Airy

11%

611 Corridor

Cheltenham, Abington Jenkintown, Horsham

422 Corridor

sch

Lafayette Hill, Plymouth Meeting, Norristown, Conshohocken

Other Suburban 3%

DID YOU KNOW... 82% of the Class of

girls and boys. Including 25 students from 5 different countries.

SCH students Artwork is displayed

on the new solar compactors lining Manayunk’s Main Street.

165

different institutions accepted students from the Class of 2014.

Enrollment: 1,100

2014 admitted to firstchoice college or university.

SCH students won

$7.2 million in financial aid in 2013-2014. SCH students received

1st place

30% of SCH

in the 2013 Greenfield Youth Film Festival and were finalists in the Narrative Category at the 2013 WHYY Youth Media Awards.

A-1

15% of our student body—160 students,

grades 1-12— participate in FIRST Robotics activities.

13 students from the Class of 2014 were admitted to an

Ivy League

school, including Dartmouth,

Penn, Princeton, and Yale.

diverse student body comes from 98 SCH Academy’s

zip codes.

SCH Upper School students received 19

A+

Art Awards across Scholastic

students, grades 1-12, worked on projects ranging from a classroom noise-level monitor to a Taco Stand and a girls’ conference on the environment as part of SCH Academy’s first

Venture

Incubator cohort.

a number of media in 2014.

In 2014, SCH students,

raised 1000s of dollars for

K-12, Lower School students went on more than 30 outdoor trips last year, exploring the Wissahickon and natural sites around the region.

Academy’s 2014-2015 student body are students of color.

charities including Children’s Hospital, a school in Haiti, and the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger.

60 student-athletes were named to All-Inter-Ac teams in 2013-2014 and 89 SCH alumni are playing collegiate athletics.

14 competitive robotics teams: 2 US

SCH has

teams, 4 MS teams, and 8 LS teams.

SCH ACADEMY CAMPUS MAP

Admissions Office Entrance

w. willow grove avenue

ROVE AVENUE

Admissions Parking Lot

40 For detailed directions to SCH Academy, please visit our website at sch.org/directions.

500 West Willow Grove Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19118-4198 Admissions: 215-247-7007 • sch.org/Admissions