Robert A. Lake, Head of School Crystal Land, Assistant Head of School Carl Thiermann, Head of Upper School College Counseling Office Kate Augus, Director of College Counseling 510.531.1300, x2119 / kaugus@headroyce.org 4315 Lincoln Avenue r Oakland r California r 94602 www.headroyce.org r 510.531.1300 Carrie Horsey, Associate Director of College Counseling 510.531.1300, x2112 / chorsey@headroyce.org CEEB Code: 050285 PROFILE 2012-2013 SCHOOL Head-Royce School is a nonsectarian college preparatory day school with coeducational classes from kindergarten through grade 12. Founded in 1887 in Berkeley, California as The Anna Head School for Girls, it was relocated in 1964 to a six-acre campus in a residential area in Oakland, six miles south of Berkeley. The Josiah Royce School for Boys was opened at an adjoining site in 1971 as a coordinate school. Since 1979, Head-Royce School has been fully coeducational. On July 1, 2010 Robert A. Lake joined Head-Royce as our tenth Head of School. STUDENT BODY Head-Royce School enrolls 880 students: 260 in the Lower School, 270 in the Middle School, and 350 in the Upper School. Students come from Oakland, Berkeley, and over 30 other communities in the East Bay. Students of color comprise nearly 50% of our population. Over $4,000,000 in Financial Aid was awarded to 30% of our student body for 2012-2013. ACADEMICS The purpose of a Head-Royce education is to inspire in our students a lifelong love of learning and desire for academic excellence, to promote an understanding of and a respect for the diversity that makes our society strong, and to encourage constructive and responsible citizenship. Upper School graduation requirements include the following: four years of English; three years of history, math, science, and world language; and at least one year of an advanced level fine or performing art. Our 14 Honors and 15 AP classes, along with our advanced fine arts program, contribute to a challenging and varied college preparatory curriculum. On average, Head-Royce students complete four AP courses by the time they graduate. GLOBAL MISSION To promote our Global Education program, Head-Royce has recently undertaken two new initiatives. STANDARDIZED TESTING & ADVANCED PLACEMENT o The school is a founding member of the Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of 23 of the world’s leading independent schools whose mission is to translate into online classrooms the intellectually rigorous programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools. During our pilot year, 10 Head-Royce students participated; this year, 14 students will enroll in 20 GOA courses. o Head-Royce seniors can apply to participate in our Global Citizenship Certificate (GCC) program. Candidates must have cross-cultural experience, language proficiency, demonstrated leadership skills, and service commitment to global issues. GCC students produce a 7-10 page article for publication, under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Class of 2012 Middle 50% SAT scores: Critical Reading: 640-730, Math: 640-730, Writing: 660-760. Mean SAT scores: Critical Reading: 691, Math: 689, Writing: 712 The Class of 2012 has 23 National Merit Commended Students, 4 National Merit semifinalists, and 4 National Merit Scholarship finalists. There were 2 National Achievement Scholars in the Class of 2012. In the spring of 2012, 222 students took 409 Advanced Placement tests in 24 subjects. Ninety percent of scores were 3 or higher. Upper School Curriculum 2012~2013 ENGLISH 9th 10th 11th 12th English 9: Intro to Composition & Literature English 10: American Literature English 11: Western Classical Literature (H) English 12 Electives: Alienation (Fall) American Fiction & Poetry (Fall) Modern Drama & Playwriting (Fall) Shakespeare (Fall) Women’s Literature (Fall) The Big Book (Spring) Japanese Literature (Spring) Literature & Film (Spring) Wit Lit: The Art of Satire (Spring) World Mythology (Spring) Expository Writing (can be repeated each year for credit) HISTORY/ SOCIAL SCIENCE History 9: Russia, China, India & Globalization History 10: U.S. History (H) AP U.S. History History 11: Western Culture & Civilization (H) History 12 Electives: AP Art History (Fall/Spring) Economics (Fall/Spring) Asia Rising (Fall) Comparative Politics (Fall) Islam (Fall) Race Relations (Fall) The Constitution & the Law (Spring) Environmental History (Spring) Ethics (Spring) Global Issues (Spring) MATH Geometry Geometry (H) Algebra II Algebra II (H) Precalculus Precalculus (H) Calculus & Statistics AP Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC SCIENCE Conceptual Physics Chemistry (H) Biology AP Biology Science 12 Electives: AP Environmental Science (Fall/Spring) AP Physics (Fall/Spring) Astronomy (Fall) Adv. Chem: Qualitative Analysis (Fall) Neurobiology (Fall) Eco Design (Spring) Molecular Genetics (Spring) Robotics (Spring) LANGUAGES Chinese I, II, III, IV (H), V/AP French I, II, III, IV (H), French Literature & Cinema (H), AP Language Latin I, II, III, IV/V (H), Advanced Latin Seminar (H)/AP Latin (in alternate years) Spanish I, II, III, IV (H), Advanced Spanish Seminar (H), AP Language, AP Literature FINE ARTS Introductory Courses 2D Art: Drawing and Painting 3D Art: Intro to Sculpture Intro to Dance Tech Theater Drama I Drama I Tech Theater Photography Theater Production Photography Advanced Courses Advanced 2D Art Advanced 3D Art Advanced Dance AP Music Theory AP Studio Art Chorus Colla Voce OTHER ELECTIVES Intro to Computer Science AP Computer Science Advanced Computer Science Advanced Program Design Speech & Debate I and II GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY Digital courses offered in science, social science, math, and world language. (see GOA profile following for more details) Drama II Filmmaking Graphic Design Jazz Band Adv. Jazz Band Orchestra/Wind Symphony Photography II, III Video Production Features of the Curriculum and the Academic Program Student Leadership Opportunities To foster an atmosphere of self-governance, Upper School students may apply to serve one-year posts on several Faculty/Student committees in areas such as Curriculum, Global Citizenship, Diversity, Key Club, and Honor Council. Additionally, Seniors Prefects serve as mentors to freshman homerooms, and Peer Facilitators lead family groups (18 students and 2 faculty members) in monthly discussions. Athletics Through our premier athletic program, Upper School students can play on over 25 interscholastic teams, while Middle School students have 16 teams to choose from. Our competitive programs have captured over 100 league championships in the last 30 years. Sports offered in the Upper School include baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball. Middle school teams compete in baseball, basketball, cross-country, soccer, and volleyball. Fine & Performing Arts Students are actively involved in the arts, participating in school musicals and dramatic productions, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Chorus and select vocal groups, as well as photography, graphic design, the video yearbook, and on-going studio art exhibits. FADE, our intensive, student-run dance program, stages a major production each spring. Our Middle and Upper School musicians travel to heritage music festivals across the country. In Summer 2012, our award-winning Chorus performed throughout South Africa. Capstone Experiences o I-Search In the ninth grade, all students complete the I-Search, an extensive, 7-10 page research project in which they investigate a contemporary topic through personal interviews and library and internet research. Recent I-Search paper titles include “Forget the Homeruns and Strikeouts, Baseball is All Business,” “For the Last Time, What Are You? Mixed-Raced Children and Identity,” and “Reel Revolution: Democratization of Filmmaking Tools.” o Senior Projects In May of the senior year, all students participate in structured internships of their choosing. The senior project is designed to acquaint students with working life in a variety of areas. Each student must complete 80 hours of internship work and then summarize their experience in a presentation to the school community. Recent graduates have held internships at a local television news network, at local architects’ offices, at restaurants and catering companies, with a variety of social service and arts organizations, and with corporations like Pacific Bell and PG&E. Others have pursued projects in medical research, finance, film production, and online journalism. o Global Citizenship Certificate Program Head-Royce seeks to prepare students to address the complex issues of our increasingly interconnected world. Under the guidance of a faculty advisor, GCC candidates select a topic pertaining to a global or regional issue of interest and craft essential questions to investigate. They spend the spring semester honing their research and writing skills while producing a lengthy paper for publication. Additionally, some GCC candidates target their Senior Project to complement their research. Service Learning Students engage in a variety of service activities through grade-level projects. In grades 10 through 12, all students have hourly commitments, completing a total of 40 hours by graduation. Senior Projects often include a dimension of service to the community. Study Abroad Head-Royce School is committed to promoting a global outlook in our students. To this end we have developed a network of partnerships throughout the world, including School Year Abroad, which sponsors programs in China, France, Italy, and Spain. Students may also participate in other study abroad programs; most recently we have sent students to Cypress, Denmark, England, Iceland, Israel, and Japan. The school also participates in the ASSIST foreign exchange program. In 2012-13 we will host a student from Spain. We offer several travel opportunities for our students; many include service components, and students can apply for financial aid as necessary. Technology Technology is used K-12 at Head-Royce. We have two dedicated computer labs plus multiple mobile laptop and iPod carts, an Upper School graphic arts lab, a photo and video lab, a world language lab, and an expository writing lab. Every classroom, K-12, has an LCD projector; many have document cameras, Smartboards and Apple TVs. Our Lower School teachers have integrated iPads and Chromebooks into the curriculum. We teach Robotics in 2nd, 5th, and 12th grade and field both Middle and Upper School Robotics teams. We offer a comprehensive high school Computer Science program, including two courses for students who have completed the AP curriculum. Teachers are provided laptops to communicate with students and parents, update their web pages, and create curricula. Community Forums During the school year, special assemblies bring outside speakers and performers to campus. Recent guests include death row exonorees and lawyers from the Innocence Project, author Michael Pollan, renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle, and Holocaust survivor and author Dora Apsan Sorell. Many assemblies are fully coordinated by our own students. College Admission: 2008~2012 The following is a partial list of colleges and universities that have offered admission to graduates of the Head-Royce School, followed by the number of students enrolling in those colleges over the last five years. The 82 members of the Class of 2012 will attend the colleges in bold type. American University Amherst College Bard College (1) Barnard College (5) Bates College Boston College (1) Boston University (2) Bowdoin College (1) Brandeis University (1) Brown University (7) Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University (1) California College of Arts California Institute of Technology Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (3) CSU East Bay (1) Carleton College (7) Carnegie Mellon University (4) Case Western Reserve (3) Chapman University (4) Claremont McKenna College (3) Clark University Colby College (1) Colgate University (3) College of William & Mary College of Wooster (2) Colorado College (2) Columbia University (1) Connecticut College (2) Cornell University Cornish College of the Arts (1) Dartmouth College (3) Davidson College Denison University (3) Drew University Duke University (2) Emerson College Emory University (3) Eugene Lang College Fordham University Franklin and Marshall College (3) George Washington University (3) Georgetown University (3) Gonzaga University (1) Hamilton College (1) Hampshire College Harvard University (5) Harvey Mudd College (1) Haverford College (1) Howard University (2) Ithaca College (1) Johns Hopkins University (2) The Julliard School Kenyon College (2) Lehigh University (1) Lewis and Clark College (4) Loyola Marymount University (5) Loyola University of New Orleans (1) Macalester College (2) Miami University of Ohio Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4) Middlebury College (8) Mt. Holyoke College (2) New York University (9) Northeastern University (5) Northwestern University (4) Oberlin College (8) Occidental College (13) Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (1) Parsons School of Design (3) Pepperdine University (1) Pitzer College (6) Pomona College (3) Pratt Institute (1) Princeton University (5) Purdue University (1) Reed College (3) Rensselaer Polytechnic University Rice University (2) San Jose State University (1) Santa Clara University (2) Santa Monica College (1) Sarah Lawrence College (1) Scripps College (7) Seattle University (2) Skidmore College (3) Smith College (1) Southern Methodist University (1) St. Mary’s College of California Stanford University (11) Swarthmore College (1) Syracuse University (4) Trinity College Tufts University (8) Tulane University (3) United States Coast Guard Academy (1) United States Naval Academy (1) University of Arizona (1) University of British Columbia (1) UC Berkeley (16) UC Davis (15) UC Irvine (1) UCLA (14) UC Merced (3) UC Riverside (3) UC San Diego (3) UC Santa Barbara (4) UC Santa Cruz (15) University of Chicago (10) University of Colorado, Boulder (3) University of Illinois (1) University of Maryland, College Park (2) University of Michigan (5) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of Oregon (3) University of the Pacific (1) University of Pennsylvania (11) University of Puget Sound (6) University of Redlands University of Rochester (1) University of San Diego University of San Francisco (1) University of St. Andrews (Scotland) (2) University of Southern California (15) University of Texas, Austin (2) University of Vermont University of Virginia (1) University of Washington (5) Vanderbilt University Vassar College (2) Villanova University Wake Forest University Washington University in St. Louis (5) Wellesley College (7) Wesleyan University (5) Wheaton College Whitman College (3) Whittier College (1) Willamette University (3) Williams College (2) Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1) Yale University (4)