Private School Guide 2019

THE BOLLES SCHOOL
The foundation for a successful life
Courage. Integrity.
Compassion.
These are the foundational
qualities of the
Bolles experience. These
themes help cultivate
empathetic students with
an "All Things Possible"
approach to life, a passion
for service and an awareness
of global community.
“Throughout my experience
in independent
school education, I have
learned that most schools
have great strengths in a
singular sphere: They may
be strong in sports but not
in academics, for example;
they can be leaders in an
arts education, but weak
in their athletic pursuits;
or they may emphasize
academics but offer scant
opportunity for servant
leadership. This is not
the case at Bolles,” said
Bolles President and
Head of School Tyler
Hodges. “Our academic,
arts, athletics and service
offerings are equally as
robust. This is a tremendous
blessing — and
profound responsibility
for an anchor institution
in Northeast Florida.”
The Bolles School is
home to approximately
1,600 day and boarding
students in grades Pre-K
through 12. Founded
in 1933, Bolles features
four diverse and coeducational
campuses: the
Lower School Whitehurst
and Ponte Vedra Beach
Campuses, the Middle
School Bartram Campus
and the Upper School San
Jose Campus.
The Resident Life
program can accommodate
more than 90 male
and female students from
around the world. This
year, students are from six
The fine and performing arts are essential to the Bolles experience, with opportunities available for students to hone strengths
in multiple mediums. Shown is a drawing class on the San Jose Campus. [PHOTOS BY MARK KRANCER/THE BOLLES SCHOOL]
Students on both Bolles lower school campuses, including
these future engineers from the Lower School Ponte Vedra
Beach Campus, utilize classroom robotics resources as
part of their science lessons and can compete on school
robotics teams, as well.
U.S. states and 26 different
nations. These students
help create a unique
international educational
environment for themselves
and their peers
— both boarding and day
students.
Bolles offers a comprehensive
fine and
performing arts program
with courses in drama,
dance, visual arts, chorus,
music and band. Among
middle and upper school
students, 80 percent
It’s all smiles on the Bolles Middle School Bartram Campus,
where students make new discoveries in art, music,
academics, service and athletics on a campus all their own.
Teacher John Ezzell (left) helped these eighth-grade students
design their own catapults during a recent science lesson.
enrolled in fine and performing
arts classes this
year, while 100 percent
of lower school students
are involved in art, music
and theater instruction.
Bolles hosts more than 40
on-campus and gallery
receptions each academic
year.
Academically, Bolles
offers courses in five
languages (including
Chinese and Japanese) and
22 Advanced Placement
Courses. A global context
Bolles Office of Admission
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is paramount to the Bolles
experience. In addition
to on-campus activities
and language study, Bolles
offers exchange programs
with schools in Spain,
Japan, China and France,
and academic and service
travel opportunities to
Italy, Guatemala and the
Florida Keys. The School’s
athletic successes are
known worldwide with
61 sports teams at the
middle, JV and varsity
levels. Most students, 90
percent, participate in one
or more sports at Bolles. A
total of 59 Bolles students
or former students
have participated in the
Olympics over the years,
and 13 Olympic athletes
from Bolles have won 20
medals.
Students from the Class
of 2018 qualified for more
than $5.1 million in meritbased
scholarships and
the 190 graduates were
accepted to 207 different
colleges. Bolles students
understand that pursuing
excellence through
courage, integrity and
compassion is not only
the school motto, but the
foundation for a successful
life.
T5 Sunday, January 27, 2019