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Groton, Massachusetts, USA Co-Ed, Episcopal
Set on a beautiful campus less than an hour's drive from Boston, Groton is a small school offering big opportunities to students in grades 8 through 12. The extended family that is Groton shares a deep commitment of one to another and each to the whole. A broad-based curriculum includes particular advantages such as the opportunity to study two languages concurrently or pursue tutorial study of a subject one-on-one with a teacher. A school in the Episcopal tradition, Groton educates the whole person through wide-ranging art, athletic and service programs, the variety of perspectives reflected in a diverse student body, and the unique leadership opportunity of the Groton prefect year. 37% of the student body receives $6.2 million dollars in financial aid annually.
PO Box 991, Farmers RowGroton, Massachusetts, USA 01450 (978) 448-3363
Director of Admissions: Ian Gracey Admissions Phone:(978) 448-7510Fax:978-448-9623 Email: [email protected] Website: www.groton.org
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Department Director: Kathy Leggat
Average Class Size: 11
Full Time Teachers: 94
Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 73.00%
Student/Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Summer Programs Offered: Offered
Academic Schedule: Trimester
Saturday Classes: Most or All
Number of Advanced Placement Courses Offered: 19
Summary: Student life at Groton is planned and spontaneous, formal and casual, quiet and exciting. Programs both academic and extracurricular can foster a particular interest, but the school's intimate size always makes it easy for students to try something new.Though voluntary in membership and informal in style, student organizations provide arenas for new ventures, new responsibilities, and new experiences that can profoundly change how students see themselves, their world, and their place in it.
Department Director: Michael O'Donnell
Number of Dorms: 18
Average Students Per Dorm: 18
No. of Girls Dorms: 9
No. of Boys Dorms: 9
Dorm Amenities:
Dress Code: Other
Summary: Everyone Matters--In a school of 382 students, everyone matters. Those who attend Groton are united by a deep commitment of one to another and of each to the whole. Integrity and civility, qualities sometimes overlooked today, remain important at Groton. The School’s intimacy and ideals foster inclusion and inspire students to understand their strengths and capabilities.
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Arts Department Director: Monica Andersson and MaryAnn Lanier
Athletics Department Director: Robert Low
Department Director: Megan Kemp Harlan
Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%
Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:
Middle Percentile of SAT Scores
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Class of 1900) 32nd President of the United States
Sam Waterston (Class of 1958) Actor
Tom Rush (Class of 1959) Singer songwriter
Averell Harriman (Class of 1909) Governor of New York
Peter Gammons (Class of 1963) Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee
Sarah Sewall (Class of 1979) Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights
Stephen Hill (Class of 1980) Black Entertainment Television, Executive Vice-President
Jim Cooper (Class of 1972) U.S. Representative, Tennessee
Dean Acheson (Class of 1939) Secretary of State, Truman Administration
Douglas Dillon (Class of 1927) Secretary of the Treasury, Kennedy Administration
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Class of 1900, 32nd President of the United States
"Always remember that the future comes one day at a time."
-Dean Acheson, Class of 1939, Secretary of State, Truman Administration
Summary: GRACE (GRoton Accelerate Challenge Enrich) provides an opportunity for students to use the summer after Third Form (9th grade) to accelerate their academic progress.GRACE promotes flexibility within the Groton curriculum and ensures that every student reaches his or her full potential in the subjects of math, chemistry, English, and Latin. For some, GRACE will accelerate access to the most advanced courses; for others, it will fill a preparation gap and provide a foundation for success. Participants, known as GRACE Scholars, are selected through teacher and academic department recommendations, with input from students' advisors.The four-week program prepares all GRACE Scholars for the rigors of Upper School (10th–12th grade), while also recognizing the importance of summer recreation, enrichment, and fun.
Department Director: David Prockop
July 01, 2019 to July 28, 2019
Acceptance into GRACE is based upon the recommendation of teachers and members of their departments, who assess whether each student is well suited to benefit from the course or courses in which they are interested. Students can make meaningful academic progress in just four weeks.
Registration Deadline: May 01, 2019 Tuition: $-8000 Financial Aid Available: Yes More Details
Registration Deadline: May 01, 2019 Tuition: $-6400 Financial Aid Available: Yes More Details
Summary: The Advisor/Advisee relationship, Chapel, Global Education and Community EngagementAdvising and Counseling: Among the most important ways the faculty works with students is through the advisor system. In the first year, each student is assigned a faculty advisor who will counsel that student on virtually any question or problem. After the first year, students choose their own advisors. Chapel: On four weekday mornings, the School begins its day in the Chapel, strengthening the sense of community and offering stillness and refreshment before a busy day. Students, faculty, alumni, or guests deliver powerful Chapel Talks. Whether funny, insightful, challenging, or touching, the talks provide a window to the deeper presence that daily routines sometimes obscure. Many find their time in Chapel among their most cherished daily moments at Groton, a time of comfort, challenge, peace, and rejuvenation.Global Education: Our mission is to help Groton School students become caring, ethical, and knowledgeable citizens of the world through service learning, cultural exchanges, and travel. Our students participate in global programs that are ethically, intellectually, emotionally, and physically challenging and rewarding. Currently, Groton School has programs in China, the Dominican Republic, France, India, Italy, Peru, Tanzania, and Uganda. Community Engagement: Current students serve locally and globally through their engagements around the Groton Circle, outside of it, and beyond it. Students learn what it means to serve and how to rise to the challenges of leadership, which such service demands, through various aspects of our program—from the Chapel, to the dorm, to the playing fields, to a local shelter, and even to a rural school in Tanzania.