High School Profile 2016-2017 www.ncpachina.org Tel: +86 20 3468 3339 CEEB Code: 694567 Director Dr. Michael Cyrus High School Principal Aracelis Maldonado School Counselors Anthony Mastreani amastreani@ncpachina.org Scott Riedel sriedel@ncpachina.org
About NCPA Nansha College Preparatory Academy (NCPA) is a private, co-educational, American curriculum boarding school operated in partnership with ULink Education Group and the non-profit Princeton-based International Schools Services (ISS). We serve 547 students in grades 7-12 on our modern 31 acre campus. Nearly all of our students are Chinese nationals and non-native English speakers.
Graduation Requirements 4.0 English 4.0 Social Studies 4.0 Mathematics 4.0 Science 4.0 Chinese 3.0 Fine/Performing Arts
Kathleen Brophy kbrophy@ncpachina.org
Our faculty and staff members are recruited from all corners of the globe. NCPA has 65 certified faculty members including 5 full-time school counselors. 5 of our teachers hold doctoral degrees; 42 have master’s and the remainder have bachelor’s degrees.
Enrollment 2016-2017 Grade 7-12: 547 Class of 2017: 74 Student to Faculty Ratio 9:1
Accreditation We are a U.S. accredited institution through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
Our Mission Nansha College Preparatory Academy is a learning community that empowers students to achieve academic and social excellence. NCPA offers a college preparatory program that supports students in becoming independent and collaborative learners through active observation, research, negotiation, evaluation and planning. We believe success is defined by strong character based on self discipline, responsibility, integrity and respect for differences.
Academic Program and Curriculum English is the instructional language for all classes except Chinese Literature. Teachers across the disciplines use research-based approaches and embedded language learning strategies to enable students to access grade-level content while helping them to develop academic English proficiency. The school curriculum is based on U.S. standards including the Common Core State Standards.
Dr. Dorna Rigby drigby@ncpachina.org Amanda Yu ayu@ncpachina.org
A Research-Based English Language Immersion Model NCPA is a school of innovation in China. Our English immersion program and emphasis on research-based practices are what distinguishes us from any other international-style school serving Chinese nationals. NCPA is one of two catalyst schools of International Schools Services World Language Initiative: English as an Additional Language Pilot Program. We use Stanford University’s Six Principles of English Language Learning as the foundational framework of our immersion model.
Holistic Education NCPA students are involved in activities that cultivate lifelong habits in physical health, personal and interpersonal skills, and connectedness to faculty and peers. • Our holistic curriculum includes 20 elective courses offered across all departments. • 100% of our teaching faculty serve as advisors, meeting with a small group of students, daily. • Our ASA program boasts over 80 clubs including Model UN, Yearbook, Student Government and Tri-M Honor Society; and 21 competitive team sports and intramurals. Advanced Placement Program All students are required to enroll in one AP course per core subject area by the time they graduate. Offerings are open to all students who wish to enroll.
2.0 Health & PE 1.0 Seminar 6.0 Electives 32.0 Total Credits
AP results 2016 ➜➜ 12, AP course offerings: Art, Biology, Calculus AB & BC, Chemistry, English Language, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Physics, and Statistics. ➜➜ In 2016, 145 students sat for 334 exams. ➜➜ Our mean AP exam score across all current programs was 3.41; 72% of our 2016 examinees earned a “3” or more. ➜➜ 86.2% of the Class of 2016 earned a “3” or more on at least one AP exam. ➜➜ 29% earned AP Awards. AP Scholar Awards 2016 AP Scholars
18
AP Scholars with Honor
6
AP Scholars with Distinction
18
NCPA Counseling Office: 180 Gang Qian Da Dao, Nansha, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 511458 ISS-ULink Office: Villa #7, Jingshan Villas, Shekou, Nanhai Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China 518067
Assessment NCPA is a standards-based reporting school where teachers assess knowledge and skills through a set of benchmarks across the academic year. Official report card marks are given at the end of the year. At the end of Semester 1, teachers in year-long courses report only a student’s progress to date in relation to that year’s set of standards and benchmarks. Students are required to take eight courses per year. Students’ yearly levels of achievement are reported on the following scale: • Exemplary (E) – The student demonstrates evidence of thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills and the ability to apply them consistently in a wide variety of situations. • Proficient (P) – The student demonstrates consistent evidence of understanding and/or application of the required knowledge and skills of the standard. • Approaching (A) – The student demonstrates partial or inconsistent evidence of understanding and/or application of the required knowledge and skills of the standard. • Not Yet (N) – The student demonstrates minimal understanding and/or application of the required knowledge and skills of the standard.
Grade Weighting and Reporting NCPA computes a weighted grade point average. The weighted average includes all courses taken at NCPA and counts year-end course grades based on their level, according to this system below. College Prep
AP
Exemplary
4.50
5.00
Proficient
3.50
4.00
Approaching
2.50
3.00
Not Yet
1.50
2.00
Weighting System
GPA Ranges* Class of 2017
Weighted
Highest
4.02
Median
3.47
Mid-range 50%
3.15 - 3.65
* Cumulative through 6th semester final grades.
SAT Performance Class of 2017* NCPA Mean Score
Middle 50%
ERW
528
483 - 588
Math
678
623 - 750
Overall
1196
1120 - 1315
* Updated October 2016. Class of 2016 Matriculations & Acceptances A total of 64 students graduated in the Class of 2016, our first graduating class. 100% of NCPA graduates received college acceptances. Here is a list of colleges and universities according to the highlighted key. University Acceptances Student Matriculated 2 or More Students Matriculated Alberta College of Art and Design American University Arizona State University Art Center College of Design Babson College Baylor University Beloit College Bentley University Binghamton University - SUNY Boston Architectural College Boston College Boston University Bradford School Brandeis University Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University California College of the Arts (SFO) Chapman University Clark University Clarkson University Colgate University Creighton University Curry College Drexel University Eckerd College Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne Emily Carr Univ.of Art & Design Emmanuel College Fordham University Grand View University Grinnell College Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University at Bloomington Iowa State University Johnson & Wales University Kent State University Lafayette College Lawrence University Lewis & Clark College Linfield College Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Lynchburg College Manhattan College Marquette University Massachusetts Coll. of Art & Design Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University New England Sch. Art & Design New York University Newbury College North Carolina State University Northeastern University Nova Scotia College of Art & Design Oberlin College of Arts & Sciences Occidental College Ohio Wesleyan University Ontario College of Art & Design Otis College of Art and Design Pace University, New York City Pennsylvania State University Pratt Institute Purdue University Queen’s University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Ringling College of Art and Design Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Rutgers University-Newark Ryerson University Saint Martin’s University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design Sch. of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Seattle University Simon Fraser University Skidmore College St. Lawrence University Stevens Institute of Technology Stony Brook University - SUNY Suffolk University Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University The College of Wooster The George Washington University The New School - All Divisions The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Iowa The University of Melbourne The University of Tampa Tulane University Union College Univ. at Buffalo - SUNY University of British Columbia University of Calgary Univ. of California, Davis Univ. of California, Irvine UCLA Univ. of California, Merced Univ. of California, Riverside
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara Univ. of California, San Diego Univ. of California, Santa Cruz University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Idaho Univ. of Illinois, Urbana Champaign University of Kansas University of La Verne University of Maryland, College Park Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Miami University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Missouri Columbia University of New Haven University of Pittsburgh University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of San Francisco University of South Florida, Tampa University of St. Thomas University of Sydney University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Toronto University of Tulsa University of Waterloo University of Windsor University of Wisconsin, Madison Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington State University Western University Worcester Polytechnic Institute