Profile 2012-2013 - Franco-American School of New York

Profile 2012-2013145 New StreetMamaroneck, New York 10543CEEB Code: 332992Joël PeinadoHead of School914.250.0507jpeinado@fasny.orgMark RosenblumHead of High School914.250.0423mrosenblum@fasny.orgPaul MartinDirector of College Counseling914.250.0426Fax: 914.698.8696pmartin@fasny.orgJessica DomenicoAssociate Director ofCollege Counseling914.250.0464jdedomenico@fasny.org

Mission: To provide a bilingual and bicultural education, in French and in English,to an international student population and to promote academic excellence,personal development, and appreciation for diverse cultures.Accreditation & Credentials• State of New York Education Department• French Ministry of National Education• New York State Association of Independent Schools(NYSAIS)FASNY’s rigorous and challenging academic programmeets the requirements of French National Educationand the highest standards of traditional U.S. independentschools. This dual curriculum represents the best of boththe French and American educational systems. Morethan 90 percent of the faculty hold advanced degrees.LocationLocated respectively in Scarsdale, Larchmont, andMamaroneck, FASNY’s Nursery, Lower, and UpperSchools are approximately 20 miles north of New YorkCity. The residents are primarily business andprofessional people and include a significantinternational population.HistorySince its founding in 1980, FASNY has grown from anursery school with 17 children and three teachers intoa thriving, internationally recognized institution onthree campuses. The School now enrolls approximately800 students per year from Nursery through Grade 12.FASNY offers a bilingual and bicultural education toa student population whose families have manybackgrounds: French-American, American, Frenchexpatriate, and more than 40 other nationalities. Thus,FASNY is rich in culture and tradition, and this diversitycreates the spirit of the School, both inside and beyondthe classrooms.Before 2007, FASNY’s program extended only throughthe 10th grade. The first 11th grade opened in 2007-08;the first 12th graders were graduated in June 2009.Curriculum – The French BaccalaureateFASNY follows the academic curriculum established bythe French Ministry of National Education. Uponcompletion of 12th grade, students sit for the FrenchBaccalaureate Exam. This extensive, nationalexamination covers all areas of study. The FrenchBaccalaureate is developed by the French Ministry ofNational Education, which also appoints the examiners.Each examination contains a series of essays requiringsignificant in-depth analysis. The Bac is given over a twoweek period, encompassing 17 to 32 hours of testing.Students also take between two and four oralexaminations.Courses that prepare students for the FrenchBaccalaureate are taught at the college level. As a result,both Canadian and U.S. colleges and universities oftengrant college credit and/or advanced standing toFrench secondary school graduates on the basis of theirperformance on the Baccalaureate. Students of anynationality who obtain the Baccalaureate diploma areautomatically eligible to attend university in France.Of the students taking the French Baccalaureate aroundthe world each year, approximately 80 percent receivea passing grade. In the four years that FASNY hasgraduated seniors, all students taking the Baccalaureatehave passed. Of the 35 students who took the Bac thisJune 2012, 97 percent scored at the honors level.FASNY’s results in the last three years have beenthe highest of any French school in NorthAmerica.Course Requirements forthe Baccalaureate DiplomaFASNY students choose between two concentrations:• The ES Concentration – economics, history/geography,and a third language. These courses are designatedas Honors classes. In addition, ES students arerequired to enroll in English, French (native level),mathematics, biology and natural sciences, philosophy,and physical education courses.• The S Concentration – mathematics, biology andnatural sciences, physics, and chemistry. Thesecourses are designated as Honors classes. Inaddition, S students are required to enroll in English,French (native level), a third language, history/geography, philosophy, and physical education courses.In eighth grade, all FASNY students choose betweenSpanish and German as a required third language, whichthey study throughout high school. Elective classes alsoare available in Latin and in performing and visual arts.

The OIB Honors OptionThe American Option of OIB (Option Internationaledu Baccalauréat) is offered to FASNY students who areproficient in English. This program provides a rigorouscurriculum in English literature and an integrated history/geography course of study taught by American faculty.These courses are taught at the Honors level.OIB is not a separate diploma, but rather a specializationwithin the framework of the French Baccalaureate.Students prepare the OIB during 11th and 12th grades.At the end of 12th grade, students take the Baccalaureateexam in their chosen concentration, as well as rigorousexams (written and oral) in both English literature andhistory/geography. The examiners for the OIB areappointed by the College Board.The OIB is part of the French Baccalaureate and should not beconfused with the International Baccalaureate (IB).School Day and Course LoadThe typical FASNY school day begins at 8:00 am andends between 3:40 and 5:30 pm. Students are in classbetween 32 and 37 hours per week depending on theirconcentration. Some academic subjects are taught inEnglish, others in French. FASNY students are fully atease with the routine of alternating the language inwhich they study subjects as they move from class toclass. All FASNY students are required to do 50 hoursof community service before graduation. Studentsspend two trimesters in 11th grade completing aninterdisciplinary research project as mandated by theFrench Ministry of National Education.Extracurricular ActivitiesThe long, rigorous school day nonetheless allows forextensive participation in extracurricular activities.Most students become involved in our diverse program,which includes yearbook, school newspaper, studentgovernment, math club, literary magazine, cinema club,drama club, debate club, chamber singing, and otheractivities. Interscholastic varsity and JV teams includeboys’ and girls’ soccer, basketball, rugby, cross country,and tennis, as well as girls’ volleyball and softball andboys’ baseball.Grade Point Average and Class RankingCourses in the French system are not quantified withequal credit units as they are in the U.S. FASNY coursesvary in number of class hours and difficulty. Therefore,FASNY chooses neither to compute overall GPAs nor torank students.A note on test taking: The French examination system, withwhich FASNY students are most familiar, requires expository ratherthan multiple choice responses, even in math and the sciences, on bothnational tests and in-school tests and quizzes.GradingFASNY uses the French grading scale, which rangesfrom 0-20. The school year is divided into trimesters.Report cards, written in French, are issued in December,March, and June. For FASNY students applying to U.S.colleges and universities, an American transcript isprovided. The French number scores are converted toletter grades according to the conversion values in thetable below. This system is used by all French highschools in the United States.15-20 = A+14 = A13 = A-12 = B+11 = B10 = B-09 = C+08 = C07 = C-For each school year students with average over12.5 (A-) receive Honor designation. Students withaverage over 14 (A) are awarded High Honordesignation.SAT Results for the Class of 2012National Means are provided by the College Board for the2011-2012 college bound seniors.06 = D+05 = D04 = D-03 = FNational Mean FASNY MeanCritical Reading 496 624Mathematics 514 654Writing 488 630

Colleges and Universities – Class of 2012The 36 students in the graduating Class of 2012 were admitted to the following universities:American UniversityBarnard CollegeBaruch CollegeBates CollegeBinghamton UniversityBishop’s UniversityBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBrooklyn CollegeClark UniversityColgate UniversityColumbia University / Sciences PoConcordia University - MontrealConnecticut CollegeCornell UniversityDePaul UniversityDickinson CollegeDrexel UniversityDurham UniversityEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneEcole Polytechnique MontréalEmerson CollegeFordham UniversityGeorgetown UniversityHEC MontréalHumboldt State UniversityHunter CollegeImperial CollegeInstitut Paul BocuseIthaca CollegeMaastricht University - European StudiesMaths Sup GinetteMcGill UniversityMiddlebury CollegeNew York UniversityNortheastern UniversityPace University, New York CityPennsylvania State UniversityPurchase CollegeQueens CollegeRochester Institute of TechnologyRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySkidmore CollegeStony Brook UniversitySUNY College at GeneseoSyracuse UniversityThe George Washington UniversityTufts UniversityUniversité Catholique de LouvainUniversité de LausanneUniversité de MontréalUniversité de SherbrookeUniversité du Québec à MontréalUniversité LavalUniversity at Albany - The State University of New YorkUniversity at Buffalo - The State University of New YorkUniversity College LondonUniversity of AberdeenUniversity of BathUniversity of California at San DiegoUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of ExeterUniversity of GlasgowUniversity of Massachusetts, AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts, BostonUniversity of MichiganUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of St. Andrews (Scotland)University of VermontUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of WarwickUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonWestchester Community College10/12