College Admission Profile 2011â12 - The Loomis Chaffee School

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Curriculum Notes Sophomores typically take four yearlong courses, including a Writing Workshop and Fitness and Wellness as well as one or two term courses. Sophomore Writing Workshop, a requirement of the English Department that complements its emphasis on the teaching of writing, meets once a week throughout the school year and includes an intensive, systematic review of grammar. Some departments oVer advanced courses in lieu of the Advanced Placement curriculum. The following are considered at least as rigorous, if not more, than their AP counterparts: Advanced French V Literature, Advanced Spanish V Literature, Advanced Biology II electives (Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Anatomy & Physiology, Evolutionary Biology). Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra are oVered to exceptional students who have excelled in AP Calculus BC prior to the senior year. Each student enrolled in an American history course completes a major research project using primary source material and culminating in a substantial college-level paper in the second half of the junior year. As a result of a curricular review and in response to student interest, both our economics and environmental science offerings have been expanded. The History Department now offers the following trimester courses to juniors and seniors: Introduction to Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Applied Microeconomics. Similarly, the Science Department has replaced the yearlong Environmental Science course with the following trimester-length courses: Ecology, Human Populations and Impact, Energy and Sustainability, Water: A Limited Resource, and Sustainable Agriculture. As of the 2011 _ 12 academic year, interdisciplinary courses are oVered as term electives for seniors. These courses approach subject matter across a range of disciplines: The Model T and the American Industrial Revolution, The Economics and Statistics of Human Behavior, Darwinism and Society, and Oil in Water: Topics in Environmental Law. Students who have demonstrated special aptitude and interest in history or art can be chosen to serve as instructional assistants in those departments for course credit. Under close teacher supervision, instructional assistants help both the teacher and students in their courses and work to broaden and deepen their own knowledge of the discipline. Advanced Courses The following courses work at an accelerated pace and go beyond normal curricular requirements. At the upper-class level, such courses are comparable to introductory oVerings at the college level. English English III Adv. Seminar Satire Shakespeare AP Senior Seminar in Literature Independent Study Arabic Independent Study Chinese Chinese II Adv. Chinese III Adv. Chinese IV Adv. AP Chinese V French French II Adv. French III Adv. AP French IV Language French V Literature Adv. French VI Adv. Independent Study Latin Latin III Adv. AP Latin Independent Study Spanish Spanish II Adv. Spanish III Adv. AP Spanish IV Language Spanish V Literature Adv. Independent Study History and Social Science AP United States History American Civil War Globalization AP Economics AP European History Independent Study Instruction Assistant Islam in the Middle East The Presidential Election AP United States Government & Politics AP Comparative Government & Politics Mathematics Geometry Adv. Algebra II Adv. Precalculus Adv. Precalculus / Calculus Adv. Advanced Statistics: Global Issues AP Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC Multivariable Calculus Linear Algebra Independent Study Science Biology I Adv. Biology II Adv.: Microbiology Biology II Adv.: Molecular Biology Biology II Adv.: Genetics Biology II Adv.: Anatomy & Physiology Biology II Adv.: Evolutionary Biology AP Environmental Science Chemistry I Adv. AP Chemistry II Physics I Adv. AP Physics II Independent Study Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Independent Study Art AP Art Seminar Independent Study Music AP Music Theory Independent Study Theater Adv. Acting for Comedy Technical Theater II Independent Study
Grading and Ranking Policies The grading system, A–F, also includes a pass/fail option in one course for seniors taking five courses. Loomis ChaVee does not rank its students. Junior Year Unweighted Cumulative Grade Point Average Distribution for Class of 2o12 (does not include postgraduates) 3.7 & above 23 3.3 to 3.7 74 3.0 to 3.3 50 2.7 to 3.o 3o 2.3 to 2.7 20 2.3 & below 2 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Testing The middle 50 percent of the students in the Class of 2011 scored in the following range on the SAT: Critical Reading 590-700* Mathematics 610-720 Writing 590-700* *includes TOEFL-eligible students In the past five years, Loomis ChaVee has graduated 39 National Merit finalists and 101 National Merit Commended Scholars. In 2011, 255 students were administered 504 AP exams, 87 percent of which were awarded the three highest grades of 3, 4, and 5 STATEMENT ON DISCIPLINE The purpose of the disciplinary system at Loomis Chaffee is to preserve order, protect individual rights, and promote the general welfare of our community. Philosophically, we are a two chance school and firmly believe that adolescents can and do learn from their mistakes, particularly when supported and surrounded by the most influential adults in their lives — namely, their parents, advisers, teachers, coaches, counselors and deans. We rely on our disciplinary system to emphasize to students and parents that a student has violated the high standards of our community while at the same time recognizing that instances of poor judgment and making mistakes is a normal part of adolescent development. Disciplinary action also serves as an opportunity for the family to gain a perspective on Indicates number of students SAT Subject Test Mean Class of 2011 Biology-Ecology 618 Biology-Molecular 622 Chemistry 648 Chinese Listening 685 French 617 French Listening 743 Latin 539 Literature 613 Math I 616 Math II 695 Physics 681 Spanish 646 Spanish Listening 640 U.S. History 630 World History 610 the student’s behavior, to scrutinize the student’s goals and objectives, and to encourage the student to commit fully to the school’s standards. We strive to use such an instance as a “teachable moment” that will be a milestone in a student’s growth and maturation. When a student egregiously violates the standards of our community, or when a student repeatedly violates the same rule within our community, that student is required to withdraw from school. We encourage and expect students to answer questions from colleges about their disciplinary history honestly and to share their responses with their college counselor. We welcome any questions from colleges regarding a student’s disciplinary history. OF SPECIAL NOTE The Kravis Center for Excellence in Teaching was established in 2010 to serve Loomis ChaVee teachers in their pursuit of teaching excellence. The KCET and its staV serve the faculty as a proactive source of both ongoing professional development as well as pedagogical research based here at Loomis ChaVee and applied to our classrooms directly, and hosted symposia this past year in topics as varied as writing eVective college recommendations to biotechnology education. The Loomis ChaVee School has a long history of energy conservation and environmental responsibility. The campus composting program reclaims, on average, 20,000 pounds of food per year. For 2011, seven Loomis ChaVee students have been designated “Environmental Proctors,” providing them with an opportunity to become leaders in community sustainability and environmental stewardship eVorts. Student interest in doing work to support the members of our military is flourishing on campus. Several Loomis ChaVee organizations — Operation Soldier Relief, LC Conservatives, and S.O.S. (Save Our Soldiers) — are engaged in eVorts to reach out to American soldiers serving overseas. Operation Soldier Relief was founded by a member of the Class of 2011 and organized monthly fundraisers to provide care packages throughout the year to a local Windsor soldier serving in Afghanistan. Each year, the Loomis ChaVee community welcomes outstanding speakers to campus on a variety of timely topics under the auspices of the Hubbard Speakers Series. The 2010 _ 11 series focused on issues of identity and featured documentary film director Jennilyn Merten, Discovery Channel Time Warp host JeV Lieberman, psychologist and former NBA basketball star John Amaechi, writer and parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman, and acclaimed novelist Chris Abani.
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