2019 Upper School Brochure

findyourself in Sanford’s Upper School

The journey is yours.

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The preparation is Sanford.

We believe that learning is about more than collecting skills...checking the box...doing what’s expected.

At Sanford, we view your Upper School years as what they really are: a unique, defining opportunity to broaden your ambitions, take risks, tap into your talents, set higher standards, and develop lifelong habits for success.

Perhaps that means spending time...

• Taking that AP Statistics class • Creating, editing, and publishing the student literary magazine • Writing up lab reports for Chemistry class • Mastering the pottery wheel • Competing in a state tournament soccer game • Hosting a live sports radio program • Performing in the jazz band • Programming a robot for an engineering project • Designing yearbook pages • Constructing sets for the winter musical • Or interning with a local business Whatever it means to you, there are endless opportunities for you to explore your passions here.

On Sanford’s college-like campus, you’ll find students from all grades speaking openly, working together, sharing ideas, and offering support. You’ll see teachers, students, and administrators in deep, respectful discussion. You’ll hear the enthusiasm, the authentic interest, the drive. You’ll know that this a place where you can find your fit, embrace your interests, and truly be yourself.

From the classroom to the sports field to the stage, the spark that starts at Sanford lasts a lifetime. Are you ready to meet your Sanford self?

Welcome to Upper School.

When you become a Sanford Upper School student, you’ll be prepared to...

challenge yourself • Our college-preparatory

curriculum, defined by its high

expectations, innovative academics, and genuine caring for individual success, prepares students for bright futures in college and beyond.

• College

counseling begins in ninth grade, building over time to ensure each student has multiple right-fit college options from which to choose — one reason 100% of Sanford graduates go on to higher education.

• Advanced

placement courses,

which include everything from A.P. English and A.P. U.S. Government to A.P. Computer Science and A.P. Spanish, provide an additional academic challenge to those who choose to pursue them.

• Senior

projects challenge

graduating students to expand and apply their knowledge while stretching their creativity and gaining real-world experience.

express yourself • Credited

co-curricular activities

ensure all students are involved in the life of the school through clubs, organizations, and athletic teams.

• Our

prestigious arts program

gives students the opportunity to unleash their creativity and hone their skills in music, visual arts, and theater.

•A

personalized approach to education allows students the freedom and flexibility to pursue their passions.

be yourself • Our student

community is made up of happy, healthy achievers who embrace uniqueness and champion each other’s successes.

• Sanford’s

honor code—built upon the principles of honesty, trust, and respect—is embraced and embodied by all Upper School students.

• Student-led

clubs give young adults the opportunity to bring together classmates around an area of mutual interest.

College Acceptances Sanford has a well-established track record for guiding students and getting them where they want to go.

American University Amherst College Arizona State University Babson College Bard College Belmont University Bentley University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brown University Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Cabrini College Case Western Reserve University Champlain College Claremont McKenna College Clarkson University Clemson University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross

College of William and Mary Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College Denison University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Duke University Earlham College Eastman School of Music Eckerd College Elizabethtown College Elmira College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emory University FairďŹ eld University Fairleigh Dickinson University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College

Furman University George Mason University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Goucher College Guilford College Harvard University Hamilton College–NY Hampton University High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Howard University Ithaca College James Madison University Jefferson University Johnson & Wales University Juniata College La Salle University Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lehigh University Loyola University Maryland

Lycoming College Lynn University Macalester College Manhattan College Manhattan School of Music Marist College Marymount University Marymount Manhattan College Massachusetts Institute of Technology McGill University Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Middlebury College Millersville University of Pennsylvania Monmouth University Montclair State University Morehouse College Mount Holyoke College Mount St. Mary’s University Muhlenberg College Nazareth College New York University Niagara University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin Conservatory of Music Occidental College Ohio Wesleyan University Old Dominion University Pace University, New York City Pennsylvania State University Pratt Institute Providence College Purdue University Queen’s University Quinnipiac University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Rosemont College Rutgers University Saint Joseph’s University Salisbury University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Seton Hall University Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Skidmore College Smith College Southern Methodist University Spelman College St. John’s University St. Lawrence University Stanford University State University of New York at Albany State University of New York at Buffalo Stevenson University Stony Brook University SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Texas Christian University The Catholic University of America The College of New Jersey The Culinary Institute of America The George Washington University The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Scranton Towson University Trinity University Tulane University Union College University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Chicago University of Colorado at Boulder University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Georgia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maine

University of Maryland University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Ottawa University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Toledo University of the Sciences in Philadelphia University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Ursinus College Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Wake Forest University Washington College Washington University in St. Louis Wesley College Wesleyan University West Chester University of Pennsylvania Westminster Choir College of Rider University Wheaton College MA Whitman College Whittier College Widener University Williams College Wilmington University Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Credited Co-Curricular

Activities Interscholastic Sports

fall winter spring

BOYS

GIRLS

Cross Country Soccer Instructional Tennis

Cross Country Field Hockey Instructional Tennis Volleyball

Basketball Swimming Winter Track Wrestling

Basketball Swimming Winter Track

Golf Lacrosse Sailing Baseball Tennis

Golf Lacrosse Sailing Soccer Tennis

Credited Activities (Examples)

Student Activities

• Extended Day Assistant • Student Media Team • Sanford Repertory Theatre Company • Weight Training & Conditioning • Robotics Team

• A Cappella Club • Art Club • Book Club • Business Club • Diversity Alliance • Feminist Club • Gay Straight Alliance • Honor Council • Literary Magazine • Math League • Model UN • Movie Club • Sanford Environmental Action League • Science Olympiad • Service Club • Sanford International Student Alliance • Sportsmanship Commitee • Student Activities • Student Ambassadors • The Situation Room

“I could never have anticipated learning in an environment that has fostered a perfect balance of individualism and community as Sanford has for me.”

– Martin, Class of 2017

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