CEGS Brochure 2012

Brian P. Easler

Tiffany Alrefae

John Boozang

Kate Gaw

Head of School

Dean of Students

Director of College Counseling

Director of Admission & Financial Aid

College Matriculation Virtually all Academy graduates enroll in four-year colleges. Members of the Classes of 2009-2014 have matriculated to colleges and universities which include the following:

American College

Georgia Institute of Technology

Stanford University

Babson College

Georgetown University

St. Lawrence University

Bard College

Gettysburg College

SUNY College at Geneseo

Bates College

Grinnell College

Syracuse University

Bentley University

Harvard University

Trinity College

Boston College

Haverford College

Tufts University

Boston University

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Tulane University

Brandeis University

Howard University

Union College

Brown University

Kenyon College

University of California at Los Angeles

Bryn Mawr College

Lehigh University

University of California at San Diego

Case Western Reserve University

Macalester College

University of Chicago

Clark University

McGill University

University of Illinois

Colgate University

Mount Holyoke College

University of Miami

College of Charleston

New York University

University of Notre Dame

College of the Holy Cross

Northeastern University

University of Pennsylvania

College of William and Mary

Oberlin College

University of Rochester

Columbia University

Ohio Wesleyan University

University of Saint Andrews (Scotland)

Connecticut College

Parsons The New School for Design

University of Southern California

Cornell University

Princeton University

University of Texas, Austin

Dickinson College

Pratt Institute

University of Virginia

Duke University

Providence College

Vassar College

Elon University

Purdue University

Villanova University

Emory University

Reed College

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

Fairfield University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

State University

Fordham University

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Wake Forest University

Franklin and Marshall College

Skidmore College

Wesleyan University

George Washington University

Smith College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

“Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s mission is to develop global citizens and leaders.�

The mission of the academy is partially driven by the Center for Entrepreneurial & Global Studies (CEGS). CEGS is an inclusive social sciences program providing students a comprehensive introduction to their role as global citizens and leaders in an increasingly global economy. CEGS requires a two-year sequence of classes for Grades 9 and 10, which provide an interdisciplinary study of the global, modern world. In addition to Advanced Placements classes in Economics, History, and Human Geography, students can begin choosing from a series of electives in their sophomore year. Students may focus on financial markets, entrepreneurship and related social sciences. These electives reinforce the impact of how economics and the broad liberal arts curriculum connect. Traditional classes are augmented by opportunities to engage in real businesses, meet practitioners in the fields of global affairs and study abroad.

Mark R. Shenkman Trading Center

The Mark R. Shenkman Trading Center (STC) offers students the opportunity to use a state-of-the-art facility to gain active research and trading experience with stocks and bonds in order to propel understanding of the global financial environment.

The STC allows the tangible use of a lab environment to be brought into the social sciences. This allows students to have an experiential learning opportunity while gaining a deeper understanding of how world events and financial markets are interconnected. Bloomberg terminals allow students to access proprietary and public information and media, to enhance, supplement or develop salient research focused on world business news both current and archived.

International Community

In 1847, Monson Academy became the first school in the United States to accept Chinese students. This commitment of internationalism has only grown and the academy is now an institution hosting students from more than 30 countries comprising 1/3 of the student body.

Global Scholars

The Global Scholars Program is a merit-based scholarship program based on outstanding academic achievement, personal character and leadership ability. The Global Scholars Program provides a select group of extraordinary students opportunities for extra-curricular intellectual enrichment, including monthly lectures, cultural opportunities and more.

Upon graduation, all Global Scholars have studied a full AP and Honors Curriculum, traveled abroad two or more times, matriculated in advanced foreign language classes – and engaged in important scholarly dialogue and research.

Students must maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA and are awarded up to $5,000 per year towards WMA sponsored international travel.