2010-11
Senior Speech
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| Upper
School Books: |
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| By
the Numbers |
| 92%
of Upper School Teachers Advanced Degrees |
| 13
– Average Upper School Class Size |
| 16.6
– Average Years of Teaching Experience |
| 8:1
– Student to Teacher ratio |
1252
– Five year average
SAT Composite |
100%
of senior graduates
are accepted into college |
Upper School
Collegiate’s Upper School
is
dedicated to helping students become the best they can
be and to succeed through college and beyond. By ninth
grade, Collegiate students are already well on their
way to extraordinary levels of achievement.
Our comprehensive college preparatory
curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, creativity
and individuality, while our Honor Code fosters an environment
of trust and mutual respect.
Upper School students inspire
each other, and our passionate faculty is fully committed
to the progress and well-being of each and every student.
Now is a time to challenge students to become ethical
thinkers, proactive problem-solvers and confident leaders.
The result is a group of young men and women prepared
and eager, not only to meet the future, but also to
make a difference.
Our four-year college preparatory
curriculum includes English, math, science, world
language, history, fine and performing arts and physical
education. All Upper School courses are considered “honors
level” and over the past five years, 100% of our
students were accepted into four-year college. Marquee
programs such as HATA (History and the Arts), a two-year
interdisciplinary study of world history, combined with
a diverse array of electives, create a robust educational
experience of both breadth and depth.
Upper School offers students
a wide variety of co-curricular activities to further
develop and focus what they have learned. Students depart
from regular class to engage in week-long Interim trips
and national or international field studies.
Prior to graduation, each senior designs
a two-week Capstone Project addressing a central question
of interest. Some recent projects included: teaching
English in Nablus, Palestine; building houses for Habitat
for Humanity and shadowing culinary chefs in some of
Louisville’s restaurants.
As it is throughout a Collegiate
education, building character is fundamental in
helping our students succeed in our global community.
Community service is a vehicle for character education
and leadership development.
Upper School students perform more
than 10,000 hours of community service annually to benefit
organizations such as Four Courts Senior Center, Cedar
Lake Lodge and Crane House Asian Cultural Center. Each
hour instills our students with the principle that in
order to become effective leaders in the community,
they must begin by serving the needs of the community.
In the end, Collegiate graduates
have the ability, the heart and the confidence to make
a difference in an ever-changing world.
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