School Profile

总体概况和理念

Solebury School was founded in 1925 as a progressive alternative to the more rigid and authoritarian and educational systems of the time. 我们继续走这条进步的道路, adopting many innovative programs well before their common acceptance in American education. 今天，我们继续着大学预科的传统, 男女同校的寄宿和走读学校, enrolling 250 students in grades 9 through 12 on our bucolic 140-acre camps in the Pennsylvania countryside.

We encourage students and faculty to act collegially in the learning process and to form relationships based on mutual respect. Intrinsic to our philosophy is a profound respect for the individual and a rejection of conformity for its own sake. 鼓励每个学生进行创造性思考, 独立批判, 并理解他或她对更大世界的责任. 而我们的风格是非正式的, our curriculum is rigorous and prepares students for success at a range of colleges according to their best fit, 包括全国最顶尖的学校.

 

Contact Us

Phone: 215.862.5261
Fax: 215.862.3366
CEEB Number: 39-2955


 

Student Body

Although the majority of Solebury’s approximately 250 students come from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, in the past three years, 学生们来自19个州和12个国家.

Solebury’s students take on leadership roles that are integral to the day-to-day functioning of the school: students run our twice weekly all-school assemblies; students serve with faculty on our Judiciary and Academic Committees; older students act as Peer Leaders and Peer Tutors for younger students; students act as Tour Guides for our admission department; students start and lead their own clubs and organizations (such as Red Cross Club and the Solebury Literary Arts Magazine). Students also participate in a wide range of competitive sports and other traditional activities. 通过指导学生完成这些职责, 索伯里培养学生的成熟和个人成长.

 

Accreditation

宾夕法尼亚独立学校协会

有良好信誉的成员 PACAC and NACAC

 

Calendar

索伯里的学年分为三个学期. The first ends in mid-November, the second ends in early March, and the third ends in early June. 每节课80分钟，外加实验时间. 每个学期的最后三天是期末考试.

 

Academic Program

至少修满109学分才能毕业:

• 英语:24学分(每学期必修)
• 数学:18学分(通过代数II) & Trigonometry)
• World Languages: 18 credits (3 years of one language or two years each of two languages)
• 科学:12学分(概念物理和生物)
• 社会研究:12个学分(美国历史加另一门)
• 艺术:6个学分(2年)
• Health: 1 credit (waived if student arrives as junior, senior, or PG)

选修课程使总学分达到109分.

每门全年课程为6个学分. Every student must attempt a minimum of 27 credits each year or 9 each trimester. Note that these are minimum requirements and students are encouraged to go as far as they possibly can in each discipline. Those wishing to attend a competitive college should keep in mind that such candidates usually have taken Calculus, 三个或更多的实验科学, 而且通常是学习外语的第四年. 在索伯里，学生毕业时通常要修132到156个学分.

开设11门AP课程: 美国研究(AP美国历史), AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, AP French Language, AP European History, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art, AP US Government & 政治和AP物理或化学(交替一年).

开设22门荣誉课程: 生物、化学、物理、代数1、几何、代数2 & Trig, Multivariable Calculus, 美国研究文学, Social Theory, Ethics, Debate, Economics, History Thesis, Environmental Science, Pre-calculus, English 9 & 10、Teach2Serve和四门高级英语选修课.

 

2019级测试简介

2019届有63名大四学生. SAT分数中间50%的范围如下:

• SAT阅读/写作:580-670
• SAT Math: 520-740
• ACT Composite: 22-29

 

Grading

评分为4分.

A+ (97-100) = 4.333	B+ (87-89) = 3.333	C+ (77-79) = 2.333	D+ (67-69) = 1.333
A (93-96) = 4.0	B (83-86) = 3.000	C (73-76) = 2.000	D (63-66) = 1.000
A- (90-92) = 3.666	B- (80-82) = 2.666	C- (70-72) = 1.666	D- (60-62) = 0.666
(D-为最低及格分数)			F (59 or less) = 0.000

荣誉课程和AP课程是有权重的. The bonus is not 加到课程成绩中，但在计算GPA时也加进去. The Honors bonus is 0.333. The AP bonus is 0.666.

 

Class Rank

与我们的教育理念相一致，韦德娱乐app下载地址学校做到了 not rank its students.

 

Activities

Solebury students are required to participate in three trimesters of a sport or activity each year. 

 

Global Education

With an emphasis on the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development, 也是全球教育基准组织的成员, 学生可以深入参与全球学术课程, cultural events, 沉浸在旅行中等等.

 

Student Discipline

Solebury School  will report to colleges any disciplinary responses that result in suspension or expulsion during the student’s junior and senior year at Solebury School.  We will report the disciplinary actions that occur prior to the submission of a college application only when asked; any disciplinary actions that occurs after submission of the application will be reported to all colleges to which the student has applied.

 

Summary Statistics

在过去三年的毕业生中, 98% have gone to four-year colleges; the remaining 2% attend community colleges, 在高中读一年研究生, or take a gap year.