Faith, Scholarship, Service

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Fordham PreP
Faith, Scholarship, Service
JeSuit education
2015-2016
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Why Choose Fordham Prep?
Fordham Prep fosters a positive learning environment centered on each student’s intellectual, spiritual, physical and emotional growth. our graduates are open to growth,
intellectually accomplished, religious, loving, committed to justice and striving for wellness of mind and body.
You will belong to a diverse community of students andoutside the classroom
• Students commute to the Prep from over 110 new York • 50 co-curricular activities
metropolitan area zip codes • 41 teams in 18 sports
• over 30% are students of color • 40 chSaa city & State championships since 2001
• 45% receive $3.5 million in academic scholarships and need-based
tuition assistance in aunique environment
• the only independent high school in new York city located on
who find their purpose through faith and service a universitycampus
• Seniors volunteer over 17,000 service hours helping people in need • a convenient location for metro-north and nYc public transportation
throughout the nYc area • Student to teacher ratio12:1
• Four-year retreat program & service program • every classroom equipped with state-of-the-art technology
• Service trips to ecuador, camden and tennessee • $15 million campus improvements and upgrades in the past 10 years
and achieveexcellencein the classroom prepared to excel incollege and beyond.
• 17 aP courses offered • 60% of our graduates attend colleges and universities labeled as most Selective
• individualized honors program • our graduates attend the 8 catholic colleges and universities ranked in
• ancient Greek, Latin, arabic, chinese, French, German, italian & Spanish US News and World Report’s Top 100
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e Fordham Prep Experience:
Faith, Scholarship, Service
Based on a legacy that began with the Spiritual exercises of St. ignatius and
continues through contemporary ignatian reflections, Jesuit schools are
communities of faith, scholarshipandservice. e intellectual and religious
values that motivate our mission as a Jesuit school guide each individual’s total
development. We challenge all our students to reflect, question, learn, pray,
love, serve, lead.
our graduates are lifelong learners, agents of positive change, spiritually
motivated and committed to justice. ey are men for others.
Fordham Preparatory School is a Jesuit, all-male, catholic, college preparatory
school. our commitment to education is shaped by the spirituality and
pedagogical tradition of the Society of Jesus, founded in 1540 by St. ignatius
of Loyola. Fordham Prep stresses the development of excellence in the whole
person: intellectual, religious, social, emotional and physical. today, our
educational apostolate is strengthened by our affiliation with the local,
national and international networks of Jesuit secondary schools.
Jesuit Education
• A Spirituality that encourages our students and staff to see God in all
things with an expansive worldview
• A pedagogy that engages the world through analysis of context, experience,
and open to evaluation through reflection for the sake of action
• A faith that seeks to do justice
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A Community of Faith Prayer and Worship
• School-wide holy day masses
rooted in the catholic tradition, we look to Jesus christ as the revelation of • optional daily mass
God and humanity. We seek to foster knowledge and love of God and neighbor, • advent and Lenten Services
and welcome the gifts that non-catholic members of our community contribute • days of reconciliation
to that mission. We encourage all members of our community to evaluate
• am and Pm classroom Prayer
dominant cultural values in the context of their faith.
• Prayer & Faith Sharing Groups
the campus ministry department offers a number of events, activities
and programs to nurture and strengthen the spiritual growth of all our students.
Retreat Programs
• Freshman overnight retreat
• Sophomore three-day discovery
retreats
• Junior three-day emmaus retreats
• Senior retreats based on the
Spiritual exercises of St. ignatius
• one-day Senior retreats
• three-day Senior ad amorem
retreat
• Faculty day and Weekend retreats
Leadership Opportunities
• Social Justice committee
• Just Serve club
• Liturgical Leadership team
• ministry Leadership team
• Freshman & Sophomore retreat
Finding God in All ings
Leaders
•is is the core of Ignatian Spirituality and is rooted in our growing • emmaus retreat Leaders
awareness that God can be found in every person, in every place and
in every thing
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A Community of Scholarship
Jesuit education reflects the conviction that the study of great ideas is inextricably
linked to the formation of character. our program of studies encompasses more
than the acquisition of knowledge; it fosters academic discipline and encourages
reflection in the pursuit of excellence.
Fordham Prep’s curriculum is designed to discover and hone individual talents and
abilities. Students are exposed not only to their strengths but also to those courses
and areas that will challenge them.
Educating Men for Others
• An offering of our gifts and talents in service to our world, especially to
the poor and marginalized
Freshman Courses Honors Program at Fordham Prep 1 to 1 Computing
Honors, Advanced and Advanced Placementcourses
Latin or Greek i honors Fordham Prep students and faculty employ laptops,
are available beginning in freshman and sophomore
english 1 or english 1 honors notebooks, telephones and tablet Pcs for continuous
year. Students may take seven classes after freshman
algebra, algebra 2 honors use in the classroom, around school and at home,
year. For all students the curriculum provides a full
or Geometry advanced allowing the FP community to learn, research and
college preparatory education. Seniors can attend
religious Studies 1 create on a 24-7 basis, and to become fluent in the
college classes at Fordham university and do research
Biology or Biology honors technological tools of the 21st century. using the
at the university library.
Global Studies 1 or 1 honors community’s wireless access to the internet, word
health and Physical education processing and multimedia tools on a 1-to-1 basis
Classical and Modern Languages
introduction to computers encourages new styles of teaching and learning,
all students take Latin or ancient Greek in their
supports improved research and assignments, and
first year. thereafter a student may continue his
promotes more differentiated, collaborative and
classical language or begin a modern language or
project-based learning.
a second classical language in sophomore year.
in all cases, students finish senior year with the
equivalent of four years of a foreign language
and complete at least the third level of a language.
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Advanced Placement Programs: 17
Latin Biology
english Language chemistry
english Literature Physics 1
Studio art european history
art history comparative
calculus aB Government
Statistics macroeconomics
Spanish Language u.S. history
Spanish Literature World history
Fine Arts Program
Students who participate in the following
activities can receive academic credit.
• instrumental ensembles
• drama
• Stage crew
• orchestra
• FP t.V.
• Yearbook
SAT Results for 2014-2015
1600 Scale: 1209 average
2400 Scale: 1813 average
reading 604
math 605
Writing 604
ACT Results for 2014-2015 27