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California Academy (Ref.#002)

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 ICS Lima
  • Located in Arcadia, California
  • 150 High school students
  • 98% of graduating students accepted to college
  • 1:10 Teacher to student ratio
  • Accredited through WASC
  • 20 Advanced Placement courses available
  • Average SAT score: 1100
  • Grades 9-12 offered
  • Homestays available
  • Fall or Spring admission
  • SLEP minimum score: 50; TOEFL minimum score: 50
  • ESL classes available
  • Arcadia is a nice, upper middle class city in the Los Angeles area
  • Very safe area
  • Focus on college prep
  • Brand new arts and technology building that allows for electives in TV production and music
  • Graduating students have been accepted to many excellent colleges and universities

PLATINUM

Welcome to Our Academy. We help our students to develop the knowledge and skills to communicate, calculate, create, research, and reason. We encourage our students to build a foundation of responsibility, respect, cooperation, and sensitivity to the needs and contributions of others. We are committed to supporting students as they strive for excellence in a personalized college preparatory curriculum that incorporates character formation and the academic competencies and skills necessary for lifelong learning. We provide a rigorous, meaningful and challenging educational program for all students with the means to fulfill our Expected School wide Learning Results in the Advanced Placement, College Preparatory and the General High School curriculum. The International Student Program is designed to teach students social and academic language skills as well as the cultural aspects of the English language necessary to succeed in an academic environment and contribute to society. It involves teaching, listening, speaking, reading and writing at appropriate developmental and proficiency levels.

Military Academy (Ref.#011)

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Hargrave Military Academy
  •  Located in Chatham, Virginia,
  • Fully accredited by SACS and VAIS
  •  322 High school students
  • Average SAT score 1040
  • 100% of graduating students enter college
  • Numerous Advanced Placement courses offered
  • Grades 9-12
  • Dorms
  • Males only
  • No minimum SLEP or TOEFL
  • Strong ESL program included in tuition
  • State of the art athletic facilities
  • Focus on whole person concept of education (mind, body, spirit)
  • Social interactions with local girls schools
  • 100 years of experience in education

PLATINUM ($31,000 and above)

Hargrave works hard to continually improve the quality of education delivered to its Cadets. Over the last ten years, this effort has been vast. From a campus wide wireless network accessing research databases, the Internet and eBooks from both classrooms and Cadet rooms; to brand new campus space and labs; to an entirely new way to teach middle school students (CIS program); to College Placement, We have run the range.

While our school has acquired exciting new teaching tools and methods, by far the Academy’s greatest asset remains the school’s faculty and staff. Our faculty and staff engage the Cadets continuously both in and out of the classroom. Our Instructors are knowledgeable, thoughtful and honestly push young men within their respective subject areas. They care enough to hold the line and raise the bar on your son’s academic effort.

Outside of the classroom, Instructors, along with coaches and staff members work with our young men to maintain focus on Study Hall and to continually strive for better grades. Hargrave currently has students from 18 different countries participating at the Academy. This diversity greatly benefits the students in our strong International student program.

San Jose California (Ref.#012)

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Cambrian International
  •  Located in San Jose, California
  • Fully accredited by WASC
  • Academic planning available
  • 70 High school students
  • 1:7 Teacher to student ratio
  • Homestays available
  • Multi-level ESL program offered
  • Numerous Honors and Advanced Placement courses available
  • Average SAT score over 1700
  • Stage band, Ensemble band, and choir offered
  • Golf, tennis, motorsports, outdoor clubs, music, drama offered

PLATINUM ($31,000 and above)

Are you one of the many who have been asking for a non-religious private high school in the Bay Area? Are you having trouble finding a college prep school that really does college prep? This Academy provides a college going culture, small class sizes, a variety of AP classes and more.

Our highly versatile faculty can accommodate Korean, French, Spanish, and Arabic languages. Our Broadband ESL program is focused on mainstreaming our international students within one year of admission. After mainstreaming, international students continue to receive support from our foreign language experts, delivering the best of both worlds in academic and cultural education–preparing 21st century students to successfully compete in a global economy.

Our Education Model ensures that all students participate and all students learn. Courses are taught around a table in groups of 2 – 10 students. Teachers are participants in classroom discussions, guiding students without always lecturing.

At our Academy, you will see an approach and methodology resembling a mix of Oxford University and Philips Exeter Academy. Most classes take place around the Harkness Table made famous by Philips Exeter. This arrangement requires the full engagement of all students and makes learning a more interactive experience.

Canada school (Ref.#013)

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Bodwell High School
  • Located in Van Couver, British Columbia
  • State of the art waterfront facilities
  • Specialized Academic and English Preparation (AEP) program
  • The House System encourages students to compete, collaborate, and contribute
  • Rich global diversity
  •  Advance Placement programs challenge student academically
  • Multilingual counselors available
  • Student dorms for 250 students
  • Grades 8-12
  • Homestay or Dorms available

GOLD ($26,000-30,000)

As global citizens, young people come to Bodwell from all over the
world. By living and studying together, students learn about the many
differences that make each society distinct. The young sojourners quickly encounter Bodwell’s firm belief: there is
“Strength in Diversity”. They discover such a principle not only from dedicated
teachers; they also learn it from one another. Through school life, students
realize that the more we can share and understand our unique perspectives, the
richer and stronger our lives become.

Alabama school (Ref.#014)

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St. Bernard Preparatory School
  • Located in Cullman, Alabama
  • 100 High school students
  • Accredited through SACS and SAIS
  • Average SAT score: 1250
  • Average ACT score: 32
  • 100% graduating students accepted to college
  • Advanced Placement courses offered
  • 1:10 Teacher to student ratio
  • Grades 9-12 offered
  • Dorms available
  • Fall or Spring admission
  • Low SLEP score accepted
  • ESL classes offered
  • TOEFL minimum: 60
  • SLEP minimum: 45
  • 100 year history with rich traditions
  • Wide array of AP courses
  • 850 acre campus in a safe, rural setting
  • First rate arts program/fine arts performance venue
  • St. Bernard students receive special training in SAT preparation and score far above national average

PLATINUM ($31,000 and above)

Indiana millitary school (Ref.#017)

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  • Located in Howe, Indiana
  • 147 High school students
  • Accredited through State of Indiana
  • Average SAT:950
  • Average ACT: 23
  • 1:8 Teacher to student ratio
  • Honors courses available
  • 97% graduating students accepted to college
  • Advanced Placement courses offered
  • Grades 9-12 offered
  • Dorms available
  • Fall or Spring admission
  • ESL classes available
  • SLEP minimum:40; TOEFL minimum: 400
  • Established in 1884; over 100 beautiful acres of campus
  • The Howe School utilizes military style of discipline to incorporate leadership training
  • Maintains 126 year affiliation with the Episcopal Church
  • Partnership with Trinity University allows students to earn college credits while taking classes at Howe

PLATINUM ($31,000 and above)

It is my pleasure to welcome you to ourSchool.  For more than 129 years, Our School has been a leader in educational leader in enhancing the Education, Maturation and Socialization (EMS) processes of our cadets. To accomplish this objective, we provide a military model that helps cadets achieve leadership skills that will benefit them throughout their life.  Our leadership development model integrates knowledge, character, education and application into the EMS processes of our cadets.  Our program strives to instill discipline and self-control to teach our cadets to control urges and resist temptations.  Cadets learn to think through the consequences of his/her own actions by taking ownership and responsibility.  All of this is superimposed on a sound educational platform that teaches cadets to make decisions based on logic, supported by research and presented in either written or oral communication.

The our school provides cadets with a multi-cultural venue, with cadets from all over the world, by teaching them to respect each other. At Howe, we are prepared to meet the challenges of the new millennium and educate a new generation of leaders.  We strive to be a model boarding school, offering the cadets the best education possible.

South Carolina school (Ref.#018)

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Ben Lippen School
    • Located in Columbia, South Carolina
    • 300 High school students
    • Accredited through ACSI, SACS, & SCISA
    • Honors and Advanced Placement courses available
    • 100% graduating students accepted to college
    • Grades 9-12 offered
    • Dorms and Homestays available
    • Fall or Spring admission
    • TOEFL minimum score: 60
    • Various levels of ESL instruction
    • Personalized assistance with college application, financial aid, scholarships
    • Over $3.5 million in scholarships have been consistently awarded to students attending the most prestigious universities (including Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Duke, Penn State, University of Washington, and Syracuse)

PLATINUM ($31,000 and above)

This school is a Pre-K to 12th grade Christian school of over 700 students, more than 300 of whom are high school aged students. The school offers challenging academics and a wide variety of co-curricular activities in an educational environment infusing spiritual truth and training into all disciplines. We are  a college preparatory school that trains students for success in college and beyond.

Our school offers a rigorous academic program anchored in a solid foundation of biblical truth. Our goal is to promote and help our students develop faith in Jesus Christ through academics, co-curricular activities, leadership development, and personal relationships. These are accomplished through committed faculty and staff who love Christ, love students, and love to teach a biblically-permeated curriculum.

The Boarding Program at this school is, open to high school aged students from the United States and around the world, is an international learning community hosting 84 students in on-campus housing, and additional international students in American homes. On-campus boarding students reside in homes surrounding a lake. Each home is staffed by caring houseparents who balance love, encouragement, and discipline.

Military Academy (Ref.#031)

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Massanutten Military Academy
  • Located in, Virginia
  • 105 High School students
  • Accredited through NAIS, VAIS, SACS, CASI, AMCSUS
  • Numerous Advanced Placement courses offered
  • 1:10 Teacher to student ratio
  • Grades 9-12 offered
  • Dorms available
  • ESL classes offered
  • No minimum SLEP/TOEFL
  • Military traditions of uniform, structure, and ceremony
  • Coeducational boarding school
  • Project Lead the Way-STEM program

PLATINMUM ($31,000 and above)

While at our Academy you’ll experience school in a whole new way.  Certainly we will prepare you academically for the future, whether that’s attending the college of your dreams, a career in the military, employment in various industries, or an apprenticeship.  But we know that learning doesn’t just take place in the classroom.  Everyone on campus is a teacher and this includes our cadets.  Cadet Life is dynamic.  Our dormitories are organized into companies; one of our military styled traditions.  Each company consists of approximately 25 cadets and is peer led.  This means that each student learns to be responsible not only for their own well-being and success, but also for each other.  Our dorm faculty maintains a positive environment that cultivates positive behavior.  Our unique Cadet Personal Development Plan guides students through a continuous process of reflection, evaluation, and growth.

Located in Somerset, New Jersey (Ref.#042)

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Rutgers Prep
  • Located in Somerset, New Jersey
  • 370 High school students
  • Numerous Advanced Placement classes
  • Accredited by the NJAIS, NCS, ACCIS, and The College Board
  • Faculty are selected for deep knowledge of their subjects and excellence in teaching
  • 1:8 Teacher to student ratio
  • Homestays available
  • Computer labs, 6 Science labs, 1:1 I-pad program
  • Over 100 colleges and universities send representatives to Rutgers Prep annually to meet personally with our graduating students
  • 72% of seniors are attending their first or second choice of a college or university

PLATINUM ($31,000 and above)

Our Preparatory School is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school whose campus borders the Raritan River just west of New Brunswick, New Jersey. It was established in 1766 under the same charter which established Queens College, later Rutgers College, and now Rutgers University. Our school community is a microcosm of this ethnic, religious, and economic diversity. In the Upper School, a full 45% of our students are students of color, and two-thirds of the graduating students come from homes where both parents are employed. The Upper School student body also includes a small group of international students with strong academic skills and English proficiency, which has further deepened the diversity of our student body.

Our faculty and students use a state-of-the-art web 2.0 content management system to extend their collaborative learning. Schoology allows faculty and students to communicate digitally beyond the school day and the campus boundaries. Whether it is simply looking up the homework, contributing to a conversation through a forum, or developing a wiki to share with the class, this is a key component of our education for the 21st century.

St. Peter’s Schools (Ref.#043)

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St. Peter's School
  • Located in Cambridge, New Zealand
  • 100 acre campus near Cambridge
  • Strong athletic program including golf, rowing, swimming, tennis, and equestrian
  • Unparalleled student experience by providing and broad range of academic opportunities
  • Homestays and Dorms available
  • 65 subjects cater to different needs and interests of students
  • Dynamic curriculum constantly changing to meet the needs of a rapidly changing world
  • Internationally recognized IB (International Baccalaureate) Diploma
  • National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) qualifications
  • Cambridge International Examinations (IGCSE) for Mathematics, Business Studies, and Physical Education
  • Students are given options to choose certain preferred courses

PLATINUM ($31,000 and above)

We welcome students from throughout the world to St Peter’s School, Cambridge. St Peter’s is one of the leading Independent co-educational, day and boarding, secondary schools in New Zealand and is a foundation member of Independent (Private) Schools of NZ (I.S.N.Z.). The ethos of the School is based on providing a holistic education for the whole person – Body, Mind and Spirit. Our campus caters for approximately 1050 day and boarding students, on 100 acres of park-like grounds near Cambridge, a short drive from Hamilton City. We provide a safe and secure environment where all cultures are valued and where students are able to concentrate on their learning and develop their own individual talents. The modern school campus is located within 37 hectares of park like grounds.  The school roll varies between 1000 and 1100 students in Years 7 to 13, which includes up to 60 students from overseas.  We believe a positive attitude and a willingness to learn are essential for success at St Peter’s School.