2023-2024
GUIDE FOR ACADEMICS AND STUDENT LIFE Tampa Preparatory School 727 WEST CASS STREET TAMPA, FLORIDA 33606
www.tampaprep.org TEL 813.251.8481 • FAX 813.254.2106 CEEB SCHOOL CODE 101729
THE SCHOOL’S PHILOSOPHY Founded in 1974, Tampa Preparatory School is a private, independent, coeducational college preparatory school enrolling more than 700 students. It exists to provide students in grades six through 12 with rigorous intellectual training and to instill values of fairness, decency, honor, diligence and academic curiosity with an orderly, encouraging and kind environment. The size of Tampa Prep allows for the development of close, personal relationships. The School is a diverse community of people, including the highest caliber of faculty members who are committed to helping students achieve great personal growth and academic success. Faculty members have enthusiasm for their fields of expertise and an abiding interest in educating young people. The opportunity for students and teachers to know and respect one another as individuals is one of the greatest strengths of independent education. Classes are taught as seminars, labs and lectures in which students form and express ideas rather than merely receive and dispense information. Classes are frequently taught using the Harkness Method, to encourage maximum participation. The School stresses the development of self-confidence, a sense of worth & responsibility and the importance of a sense of humor and having fun in the pursuit of achieving goals. This approach provides a successful learning environment for the growth of academic excellence and encourages students to develop life-long habits of intellectual curiosity through the discovery of new interests. In an age that demands instant answers, liberal education cannot demonstrate immediate results but can stress the values and standards that provide structure for a purposeful life. The School’s goals are to develop the academic, intellectual, moral, emotional and physical potential of each individual student and to prepare each student to live a creative, productive, humane and compassionate life. Tampa Preparatory School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Florida Council of Independent Schools. Additionally, the School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the College Board, the Secondary School Admissions Test Board, the National Association of College Admissions Counseling, the Southern Association of College Admissions Counseling, and the Educational Records Bureau.
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