Miami Country Day School Profile 2019-20

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MI A MI COUN T RY DAY SCHOOL PROFIL E 2019-2020 Head of School MARIANDL HUFFORD huffordm@miamicountryday.org Director of Admission and Financial Aid INGRID PALMISANO palmisanoi@miamicountryday.org Director of Upper School JILL ROBERT robertj@miamicountryday.org Director of College Counseling MARNIE ALLEN allenm@miamicountryday.org Associate Directors of College Counseling MARISOL SARDINA sardinam@miamicountryday.org WALTER PINEDA pinedaw@miamicountryday.org J. ROBERT SPATIG spatigr@miamicountryday.org GRADING SCALE A+ = 97-100 A = 93 - 96 A- = 90 - 92 B+ = 87 - 89 B = 83 - 86 B- = 80 - 82 C+ = 77 - 79 C = 73 - 76 C- = 70 - 72 D+ = 67 - 69 D = 63 - 66 D- = 60 - 62 F = 0 - 59 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Exemplary School Award

SCHOOL F O U NDED IN 1938 A coeducational, independent, nonprofit, college preparatory school, grades PK3-12 representing approximately 29 countries M I S S ION STAT EM EN T Miami Country Day School is a college preparatory learning community committed to educating the whole child. Through the core values of honor, respect, wisdom and compassion, we prepare students to be lifelong learners. We inspire our children to develop their intellectual, physical, aesthetic, social, emotional and spiritual potentials by valuing every student every day.

PO RTR A IT OF A GR A D UAT E M I A MI COU N T R Y DAY GR A DUAT ES WILL:

Be intellectually curious and independent thinkers

Demonstrate confidence in their abilities and resilience in the face of challenges and disappointments

Evidence a commitment to lifelong learning and reading in their personal and professional lives

Demonstrate good character and make good choices

Practice honor, respect, wisdom, compassion, and mindfulness

Possess a strong work ethic in all aspects of their lives CO R E VA LU ES At Miami Country Day School, we prepare children for college and for life by embracing four core values: honor, respect, wisdom, and compassion. Students, faculty, and parents are encouraged to live by a set of core values and to act as models for action and behavior.

ENROLLMENT PK3 - 12

1293

9 - 12

454 CLASS OF 2020

113

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS COR E C LA SSES English 4 CREDITS Math 4 CREDITS Science 3 CREDITS Social Science 4 CREDITS World Language 3 CREDITS ELECT IV ES Humanistic Studies 1 CREDIT Physical Education/Health 1 CREDIT Arts 1 CREDIT Communication Arts 1/2 CREDIT Electives 2 1/2 CREDITS

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SCHOOL PROFIL E 2019-2020 COMMUNITY

ACADEMICS

CO / E X TR AC U R R I C U L A R ACT I VI T I E S : Student government Chorus Orchestra Jazz band Theater Yearbook Affinity Groups 20 Varsity Team Sports Chess Kinder to College Mentorship

ACC R EDITAT ION S: FCIS and SACS: active membership is mantained in NACAC, SACAC, ACCIS, NAIS, SAIS, CASE, CRIS, ERB, American Library Association and the College Board.

H O NO R S O C I E T I E S : National Honor Society Mu Alpha Theta English Honor Society of MCDS Honor Society for Excellence in Science John C. Dubois History Honor Society Art Honor Society French Honor Society National Spanish Honor Society Broadcast Journalism

COM M U N IT Y SER V IC E: All students are required to complete 25 hours of community service per year through national and local community service groups.

SIGN AT U R E P R OGR A M S: X-Term, GATEway, Senior Capstone Project, Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Program (I.C.E.).

GLOBA L ST U D IES D IP LOM A EN DOR SEM EN T: A voluntary diploma program for aspiring Global Citizens to go beyond graduation requirements in order to fulfill five interdisciplinary components of global education: World Language, Travel, Community Service, Curriculum, and Global Projects. Successful candidates gain experience in managing relationships, navigating cultural mores, and brainstorming solutions to global issues.

T EST IN G P R OFILE:

SAT

MID-50% TEST SCORES ACT

ERW 570-680 COMPOSITE 23-29

R A N KIN G: Miami Country Day School does not rank its students because of its small size, rigorous curriculum, and selective admission policy.

25 Advanced Placement (AP) exams

AP COURSE OFFERINGS E N G L I S H: AP English Language AP English Literature

SO CI A L S C I E N C E : AP US History AP Comparative Gov’t/Pol AP Art History AP European History AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP US Govt and Politics AP Macro Economics

MATH 550-680

SC IEN C E: AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science

M AT HE M AT I C S: AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics

W O R L D L A N GUAGE: AP Chinese Language AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature AP French Language AP Italian Language

26 Honors Classes

offered across multiple disciplines

A RT S: AP Music Theory AP Studio Art

In 2019, 161 students took 325 AP exams.

T EC H N OLOGY: AP Computer Science AP Computer Science Principles

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84% of students scored 3 or higher.

COL L EGE EN ROL L M EN T 2015 – 2019 FI V E O R M O R E M E M B E R S O F T HE C L A S S ES OF 2015- 19 M AT R IC U LAT ED AT T H E FOLLOWIN G U N IV ER SIT IES : American University Babson College Boston College Boston University Cornell University Duke University Florida International University

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Northeastern University Parsons School of Design Syracuse University Tufts University Tulane University University of Colorado Boulder University of Florida

University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California University of South Florida

TH E C L A S S E S O F 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 9 M AT R I C U LAT ED AT T H E FOLLOWIN G U N IV ER SIT IES ( INT E R N AT I O N A L S C H O O L S A R E I N I TA L ICS): American University The American University of Paris Amherst College Arizona State University Auburn University Babson College Bakersfield College Bard College Barnard College Barry University Bentley University Berklee College of Music Bethune-Cookman University Universita Bocconi Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Broward College Bucknell University CA Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo CA State University, Fullerton University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Santa Cruz Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University University of Central Florida College of Charleston University of Chicago Clark University Clemson University Colgate University University of Colorado Boulder Columbia University Concordia University – Montreal Cornell University Dalhousie University, Canada Dartmouth College Duke University Eastern Florida State College

Eastern Kentucky University Eckerd College Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University Flagler College Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida International University Florida Polytechnic University Florida Southern College Florida State College Florida State University University of Florida Fordham University Furman University The George Washington University Georgetown University Grinnell College Hamilton College, NY High Point University Hofstra University Howard University IE University – Madrid Campus Indian River State College Indiana University at Bloomington John Jay College of the CUNY Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University University of Kentucky Les Roches Int’l School Marbella, Spain Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium LIM College University of London Loyola University Maryland Lynn University University of Maine Marist College University of Maryland, College Park

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