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The Marvelwood School:
Located in Kent, Connecticut (just 2 hours from New York City), The Marvelwood School is an accredited, college preparatory, private boarding school offering Grades 9 - 12.

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College Preparatory Boarding School Programs for Boys & Girls (Grades 9-12)

The following is a list of all course offerings at Marvelwood.
(Courses in which honors credit is available are indicated by an asterisk.)

Mathematics:
- Prealgebra
- Principles of Algebra
- Algebra I
- Geometry
- Algebra II
- Applications of Algebra
- Trigonometry
- Precalculus
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Statistics
- Math Tutorial

English:
- English 9 (Recent works studied include The Odyssey, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Honus & Me, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Animal Farm)
- English 10 (Recent works studied include Lord of the Flies, The Catcher in the Rye, Oliver Twist, Othello)
- English 11 (Recent works studied include The Great Gatsby, The Crucible, The Things They Carried, Cat's Cradle, A Work of staggering Genius, In the Lake of the Woods)
- English 12 (Recent works studied include Equus, Hamlet, The Elephant Man, The Metamorphosis, Legends of the Fall, A Lesson Before Dying, Henderson the Rain King, The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction)

Science:
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Biology I: Cell and Human Biology
- Biology II: Evolutionary Theory and Organismal Biology
- Chemistry
- AP Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Ethology
- Limnology & Vernal Pool Ecology
- Ornithology & Marine Biology
- Physics
- Psychology

Foreign Languages:
- French I, II and III
- Latin I and II
- Spanish I,II, III and IV

History:
- Ancient World History
- Modern World History
- United States History
- AP United States History
- AP European History
- AP Microeconomics
- Religion
- Geography
- East Asian History
- Art History

Arts/Electives:
- Advanced Studio Art
- Art History
- Beatles 101
- The Broadway Musical
- Building a Band
- Ceramics
- Creative Music Performance
- Creative Writing
- Digital Imaging
- Ethics (required for all 9th graders and new 10th graders)
- Filmmaking
- First Aid
- The History of Jazz & Rock ‘n Roll
- Introduction to Directing
- Jewelrymaking
- Mechanical Design
- Music Appreciation
- Photography
- Public Speaking (required for all 11th graders)
- Russian Language
- Songwriting
- Studio Art
- Theatre I: Introduction to Theatre
- Theatre II: Comedic Technique
- Women's Literature
- Yearbook

English Language Learners (ELL):
- ELL I (Courses for intermediate learners include Reading & Writing, Listening & Speaking, TOEFL Test Prep, and Biology)
- ELL II (Courses for high-intermediate learners include Reading, Academic Writing, Listening & Speaking, U.S. History, TOEFL Test Prep, and Biology)
- ELL III (Advanced ELL students may study Literature in the ELL department)Clubs & Student Activities;
- Cultural and Social Awareness Club
- Community Service
- Math Club
- SAT Prep classes
- Driver's Education classes
- Peer Mediation Program
- Student Government
- A Capella group
- Choir
- Scrabble Club
- Lectures & Workshops
- Prefect Program
- Student Filmmaking
- Drama
- Book Club
- Yoga
- School Newspaper
- Literary Magazine
- Tie-dying
- Barbecues
- Chinese New Year celebration
- Model United Nations
- Spirit Week
- International Fair
- Casino night
- Cinco de Mayo celebration
- Recycling
- Music lessons
- "Theme nights” in the dining hall
- Foreign Film Club
- Coffee Houses
- Bonfires
- Korean Thanksgiving celebration
- Debate Club
- Scrapbooking
- Student-Faculty basketball games
- Friday night dorm incentives
- Women of Marvelwood
- Instrumental Ensemble
- Trunk-or-Treating
- Snow sculpture contests
- Dance classes
- Student Health workshops
- Prom Committee
- Concerts and recitals
- Video game tournaments
- Dances
- Winter Carnival
- Magicians
- Hypnotists
- College application parties
- Girls' Night movies
- Shakesperience troupe

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Address: 476 Skiff Mountain Road, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut , USA
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Academy Of The Holy Family
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• The Academy of the Holy Family (AHF) is an accredited Catholic day and boarding high school for American and international young women in Grades 9-12.

• Our school is located in Baltic, a town in the state of Connecticut in the New England region of north-eastern USA (approximately 2 hours from Boston and 2,5 hours from NYC).

• Our mission is to provide young women with a strong sense of Christian values and a challenging academic program empowering each individual to reach her spiritual, intellectual, moral and social potential. We welcome new students throughout the year.

• Owned and operated by the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church, we have a rich tradition of educating young women in excellence for over 130 years.

• Young women have opportunities to thrive in this nurturing atmosphere, allowing them to reach their full spiritual, intellectual, moral and social potential. Our graduates attend a wide range of colleges and universities across the country.
• College Preparation, Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses are available.

• Students attend small, family like classes taught by dedicated religious and lay staff.

• Subjects include: Religion; English; Mathematics; Science; Foreign Language; Social Studies; Fine Arts; Computer; Family Studies; Physical Education. ESL English is offered for our international students.

• We provide boarding for both American and international students.
Choate Rosemary Hall
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Choate Rosemary Hall (Choate) represents the best in American secondary education.

Located in Wallingford, CT (2 hours by car/train from Boston & New York), Choate is a private, college-preparatory, coeducational boarding and day school offering third form through sixth form (grades 9-12), including a post-graduate year option.

Our balanced curriculum offers students a firm grounding in the fundamentals of clear thinking and expression — with emphasis on individual development.

Students new to Choate sometimes ask what they need to do to "fit in." The answer is simple: Be yourself and get involved. Choate is a community that has long embraced students and faculty of many backgrounds, cultures, races, and beliefs.

What binds everyone together is not just the shared commitment to superior teaching and learning but the supportive atmosphere in the community. There is pride in the fact that there is no "typical" Choate student.
Boarding & Day Programs (Grades 9-12)

- We offer 240 courses with honors sections and have advanced placement in 26 areas.

- Curriculum: English, History, Philosophy, Religion and Social Sciences, Language, Mathematics, Science, Quantitative (Q Credit), Contemporary Global Studies...

- Signature Programs: Arts Concentration Program, The Capstone Program, Cum Laude Society, Directed Study, English Enhancement Program, Science Research Program, Senior Projects, Study Abroad...
Putnam Science Academy
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Located in Putnam, Connecticut, Putnam Science Academy is a private boarding school for boys offering a comprehensive college preparatory program focusing on science, mathematics, and technology.

PSA is a small structured school delivering a rigorous, innovative educational program. Our school offers small classes and a unique advisor program.

Students meet with their faculty advisors daily to address academic or personal issues. PSA recruits the international students all over the world.

PSA won the Connecticut Science Olympiad four years in a row and represented the state of Connecticut in National Science Olympiads.
Boarding School Programs for Boys in Grades 9-12:

- We offer a full high school program 9th-12th with a complete curriculum in each school.

- Offering traditional courses and extracurricular classes such as AP Math, SAT, ESL, JAVA, 3D Modeling, Web Design. Advanced Placement Program. High School Intensive English Program, Summer ESL Camp.
Marianapolis Preparatory School
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Situated in Thompson, Windham County CT (1 hour from Boston), Marianapolis Preparatory School (MPS) is an accredited, co-ed, college preparatory day & boarding school offering Grades 9-12 and a postgraduate year.

Academics are the heart of a Marianapolis education, and each student thrives within a rigorous college preparatory course of study.

Marianapolis nurtures students to become responsible and independent learners, as well as challenges students with an exciting and extensive program emphasizing breadth of intellectual exposure, depth of study, and significant out-of-class preparation.

The mission of Marianapolis Preparatory School is to educate students in the Catholic tradition of academic excellence, with a commitment to an active faith in God and a dedication to building character with content, compassion, and integrity.

Marianapolis Preparatory School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Connecticut State Department of Education.
Co-ed Day & Boarding School Programs for Grades 9-12 & Postgrad:

Subjects & programs include:
- English
- World History
- U.S. History
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Physics
- Theology
- Foreign Language
- Fine Arts
- Computer
- Sports
- Arts and Music
- Summer School
- Advanced Placement
- Honors Programs...
Oxford Academy
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Located in Westbrook, Middlesex County CT, Oxford Academy is a private boarding school offering individualized instruction to boys in Grades 8-12+ who have academic weaknesses or wish to accelerate their high school programs.

Through one-on-one instruction, students are able to work at their own pace and achieve success. In some instances, students are able to complete the equivalent of two years of high school in one year at Oxford.

Since 1906 Oxford Academy has provided young men ages 13-20 with a successful educational experience through one-to-one instruction in a structured boys boarding school with a close caring community of teachers and peers.

The rolling admissions policy allows Oxford to address each student's application immediately, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Individualized Instruction & Boarding School for Boys in Grades 8-12 and Postgrad:

Subjects include:
- English
- Mathematics
- Foreign Language
- Science
- History/ Social Studies
- English As A Second Language (ESL)
- Post Graduate Program
- Summer Session
- College Preparatory Course...
Chapel Field Christian School
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Chapel Field Christian School is a nondenominational, evangelical, K-12 Christian co-ed school that provides boarding for Grades 8-12.

Located in Pine Bush NY, in the Hudson Valley, 90 minutes north of New York City, we are accredited by the National Association of Private Schools, and incorporated under the University of the State of New York.

Our high school students have the opportunity to take AP & College courses as well as Regents classes.
Evangelical, Bible-based Academic Programs:

- Boarding for Students in Grades 8-12

Subjects include:
- English
- Math
- Social Studies
- Biblical Studies
- Science
- Technology
- Health & PE
- Elective courses
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