The Coordinate Program of St. Catherine's School and St. Christopher's School

The Best of

Both Worlds The Coordinate Program St. Catherine’s School & St. Christopher’s School

The Saints Coordinate Program Expert teachers combined with intentionally-designed academic curricula provide the ideal learning environment on each campus for your sons and daughters. We know that young minds need time and attention to develop a strong foundation of learning and confidence. As your children grow and mature, our schools collaborate to provide distinctive programs and opportunities that bring boys and girls together—this is the Saints Coordinate Program.

lower school

A Stellar Foundation Our single-gender teaching and learning in the Lower School is the ideal environment for every child’s foundational years. You can rest assured that your child will be known, understood, loved and challenged. We embrace the opportunity to bring boys and girls together for specific academic projects and enrichment that nurture their relationships with one another.

Coordinate Highlights: • Creative writing opportunities such as Caldecott Book Exchange and Pen Pal Projects • String Ensemble starting in grade 2

• Engineering days and innovation projects • Math Expo • Grade-level social activities

Flexible After-School Care Our coordinated afterschool program called “Extended Day” serves girls and boys in junior kindergarten through grade eight. Held yearround at St. Christopher’s, there are various schedule options to meet the needs of your family.

middle school

The Path to Self-Discovery As your sons and daughters approach adolescence, our singlegender classrooms allow them to grow leaps and bounds in intellect and confidence. With guidance from expert faculty, they will discover their passions and find their voices. We gradually increase age-appropriate joint interactions in the Middle School that focus on the arts and service learning.

Coordinate Highlights: • String Ensemble, band and theatre performances • Service learning projects • Student-led Thanksgiving Chapel Service • Parent-Child Wellness Dialogue Nights • Grade-level social activities and school dances

upper school

Seizing the Future The Coordinate Program culminates in the Upper School as your sons and daughters select coed courses at either campus to fully customize their academic experiences. It’s as if they are already in a college setting, managing their schedules and navigating classes at both campuses. Students also enjoy coed experiences in the performing arts, extracurricular clubs, community service activities and travel opportunities.

the arts

Student Talent Soars Our thriving visual and performing arts programs provide numerous opportunities for young women and men to create and to collaborate in and out of the classroom.

From Shakespearean theatre and contemporary musicals to modern dance, jazz band and art courses, your children will discover themselves and the world around them through creative self-expression.

x-term

Real-World Experiences Upper School students from both schools participate in a yearlong experiential learning program called X-Term.

This opportunity provides our students the flexibility to delve deeper into a passion or talent, explore something completely new or engage in study and service around the world.

Recent examples include: • STEM: The Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland • Language and Cultural Immersion in China • Students and Social Change: A Civil Rights Tour of the Deep South • Rehabilitation and Sports Psyching: Achieving Peak Performance • Service trip to St. Jacques School in Mirebalais, Haiti • Examining the historical and cultural impact of 9/11 • Outward Bound: Adventure and Service in Patagonia

Fully Coordinated for Your Family Families are initially drawn to St. Catherine’s and St. Christopher’s for our legacy of academic excellence and expertise in single-gender education, but we are so much more. Together, we serve families with coordinated schedules to accommodate carpools, morning sibling shuttles, school holidays and after-school care. Joint parent enrichment events, school carnivals and special performances also enable parents and children to have a fulfilling community experience. There is nothing more we would rather do than help your sons and daughters become men and women who live with passion, purpose and integrity.

You can count on St. Catherine’s to bring out the best in each girl and St. Christopher’s to bring out the best in every boy.

Our expert teachers will provide your sons and daughters with personal attention and girl-centered or boy-focused teaching and learning – the best of both worlds.

Saints Facts, Figures & College Matriculation

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971

281

380+

$5.1

228

10,000+

100+

St. Catherine’s girls age 3–grade 12

million need-based financial assistance awarded to 232 girls and 239 boys

St. Christopher’s boys JK–grade 12

faculty and staff hold advanced degrees, including 23 doctorates

families with children at both schools

hours of community outreach and service annually

girls and boys in the Extended Day after-school program

opportunities to participate in team sports and performing arts ensembles

Saints Facts, Figures & College Matriculation

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968

290

317

$6.8MM

422

10,000+

100+

St. Catherine’s girls age 3–grade 12

need-based financial assistance awarded to 239 girls and 256 boys

St. Christopher’s boys JK–grade 12

faculty and staff hold 223 advanced degrees, including 20 doctorates

families with children at both schools

hours of community outreach and service annually

girls and boys in the Extended Day after-school program

opportunities to participate in team sports and performing arts ensembles

St. Catherine’s & St. Christopher’s College Matriculation 2017–2020 Class of 2020 matriculations in bold American University Auburn University Bard College Bates College Belmont University Bluefield College Bowdoin College Bridgewater College Brown University Bucknell University Campbell University Case Western Reserve University

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National Merit Distinctions (2017–2020)

513

Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars (2017–2020)

Catholic University of America Chapman University Christopher Newport University Clemson University Colby College College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross College of William & Mary Columbia University Community College of Denver Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College Delaware State University Denison University DePaul University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Duke University

Eckerd College Elon University Emerson College Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Furman University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Hamilton College Hampden-Sydney College Hampton University High Point University Hollins University Holy Cross Howard University Indiana UniversityBloomington J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

78 boys

in the Class of 2020 received 267 college acceptances to 117 colleges in 32 states and the District of Columbia James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Juniata College Lafayette College Lehigh University Liberty University Longwood University Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College Marshall University Marymount University McGill University Mercer University Middlebury College

Millersville University of Pennsylvania Montana State University Morehouse College Muhlenberg College Musicians Institute New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Occidental College Ohio State University Old Dominion University Orange Coast College Pace University Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Princeton University Radford University Randolph-Macon College

88 girls

in the Class of 2020 received 324 college acceptances to 113 colleges in 28 states, the District of Columbia and 4 countries

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rhodes College Roanoke College Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick Salisbury University Salve Regina University Samford University San Diego State University Santa Clara University Sewanee: The University of the South Shenandoah University Shepherd University Skidmore College Southern Methodist University St. Bonaventure University Stanford University Stevenson University Sweet Briar College Syracuse University Temple University Texas A & M University Texas Christian University Trinity College (Dublin) Trinity College (Hartford) Tulane University United States Air Force Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy United States Naval Academy University of Alabama University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of Colorado, Boulder University of Denver University of Findlay University of Georgia University of Louisville University of Lynchburg University of Mary Washington University of Miami University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of New Orleans University of North Carolina, Asheville University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of Oklahoma University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of Tennessee

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Saints graduates (46 girls and 68 boys) currently compete in college athletics University of Toronto University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech Virginia Wesleyan University Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University West Virginia University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

8 ways the Saints work together for your family

Same academic calendar and school holidays

Morning shuttle service

Extended Day afterschool program options available until 6 p.m.

Nationallyrecognized speakers and special events

Joint music and theatre program and shared athletic facilities

Lower School grade-level celebrations and special projects

Middle and Upper School community service, socials and dances

Parent Enrichment speaker series and grade-level parent socials

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