Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall Profile

Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall
Waltham, Massachusetts
www.chch.org
Boston
CHAPEL HILL CHAUNCY HALL
Fast Facts
Founded: 1828
About: Chapel Hill – Chauncy Hall is a college
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preparatory boarding school for grades 9-PG,
offering instruction tailored to individual learning
styles and strengths, empowering students to
achieve their potential.
Location: CH-CH is located in the heart of suburban
Athletics:
Boston on 40 acres (16 hectares) with Bentley
Fall Sports:
College and Brandeis University nearby. Weekend
Boys: Soccer, Cross Country, Golf
trips into Boston to see a play, attend a sporting
Girls: Soccer and Volleyball
event or walking the historic streets are regularly
scheduled to integrate classes with culture.
Winter Sports:
Boys: Basketball, Wrestling
Airport: Boston (BOS)
Girls: Basketball
Accreditation: CH-CH is fully accredited by the• Winston-Salem
New
Spring Sports:
England Association of Schools and Colleges
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Boys: Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee “A” and “B”
Climate: 4 seasons, snow in winter
Girls: Lacrosse and Softball
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Enrollment: 165 students; 29% international
Average Class Size: 10 students
Faculty: 60; 70% with advanced degrees
Student/Faculty Ratio: 5:1
ESL Program: All English Language Learners (ELL)
are integrated into the standard curriculum prior to
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their senior year. ELL courses are full-year and credit
bearing courses.
Arts: The Visual Arts Program affords students the
flexibility to sample multiple disciplines - ceramics,
digital art, photography, sculpture, studio art and
art history or to declare an Arts Concentration. Art
concentrators participate in the strong foundations
program which prepares students to major in
visual arts in college. The Performing Arts Program
offers courses in vocal and instrumental music as
well as music history and music theory providing
opportunities to create, perform, listen to and
analyze music. The music program complements an
active theatre program.
Campus Features: CH-CH’s campus is quiet and
safe with downtown Boston only 10 miles away.
Features include: Wilkins Hall - classrooms and
media center; South Hall - home for junior and
senior girls; The Barn houses most of the art spaces
including the theatre, digital arts lab, photography
dark room, pottery studio, dance/yoga studio; The
Cottage – home base for freshman; Harrington
Hall – dining hall downstairs with freshman and
sophomore dorms upstairs; Franklin Family Students
Center – school store; The Green House – grows
vegetables that are served in the dining hall; The
Pond – a student favorite features a zip line running
across it. The Athletic Facilities include multiple
athletic fields, dual heated swimming pools, gym
and fitness center.
Extracurricular Opportunities: Student activities
include: Student Government, Honor Committee,
Yearbook, Gay/Straight Alliance, International
Student Organization, Students’ of Color Alliance,
Improv. Club, Latino Club, Gardening Club,
Technology Workshop and Woodworking. CH-CH
produces three dramatic productions per year.
Marking System: CH-CH utilizes the standard
grading system: A=90-100; B=80-89; C=70-79; D=6069; F=0-59. Grades are issued on a trimester basis
with parents receiving reports at the middle and
end of each trimester.
Graduation Requirements include: The minimum
requirements for grades 9 through 12 are as follows:
English..................................................................4 credits
History/Social Studies........................................3 credits
(US History required in junior year)
Math ....................................................................3 credits
Science.................................................................3 credits
World Languages...............................................2 credits
Visual & Performing Arts..................................2 credits
Senior Capstone
Community Service or Civic Voice Portfolio
.................................................................20 Total Credits
SAT/ACT Scores: Average SAT score – 1583;
Average ACT score – 23.5
AP & Honors Courses: Advanced Placement courses:
Calculus, Environmental Science, Literature &
Composition, Studio Art, US Government & Politics
Honors courses: American Literature, Pre-Calculus,
Calculus, Differential Equations, French II, III, & IV,
Spanish II, III, IV & V
Advanced classes: English, Physics, French Studies,
2D and 3D Design
College Placement: 95% including Brandeis
University, Brown University, Art Institute of
Chicago, University of Michigan among others.
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