16923 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 Phone: 301-774-7455 extension 178 ~ Fax: 301-924-1115 Website: www.ssfs.org CEEB Code: 210937 The School Thomas Gibian, Head of School Jonathan Oglesbee, Head of Upper School J. Cole, Assistant Head of Upper School for College Counseling Candice Ashton, Associate Director of College Counseling Frances Lambrecht, Registrar and College Counseling Coordinator Founded in 1961, Sandy Spring Friends School is a progressive, coed, academically-rigorous school serving students from age three through 12th grade. The campus is located on 144 acres in the historic Sandy Spring area of Montgomery County, Maryland. Sandy Spring Friends School is approved by the Maryland State Board of Education and accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools. SSFS offers an inquiry-based college preparatory program that emphasizes deep understanding throughout the curriculum while encouraging collaboration, instilling confidence, fostering practical experience, and cultivating respect for others. The School s teachers help students internalize a process we call QRA Question, Reflection, Action which ensures that they think critically, integrate new knowledge, and apply what they learn. We help students develop their individual sense of purpose as they become caring citizens of the world. Quaker Education Our school s culture rooted in the idea that collaboration engenders achievement can be traced to our Quaker heritage and abiding belief in the Quaker values of simplicity, equality, honesty, stewardship of the environment, and peaceful resolution of conflict. Our teachers are lifelong mentors and strive to identify and cultivate each student s intellectual, extracurricular, and social passions. In doing so, we help shape students whose actions speak volumes and whose lives become exemplars not only among their peers and families today but also in their personal, educational, and professional communities long after high school. Sandy Spring Friends School students are taught to act upon what they learn. This call to action propels their accomplishments as graduates, in college, and beyond. 2017-2018 Enrollment Total School Enrollment (PK3 12th grade) 603 Upper School Enrollment (9th grade -12th grade) 313 Upper School Domestic Students of Color 97 Upper School International Students 75 (representing 15 different nations) English for Speakers of Other Languages In recognition of the diversity of the school, Sandy Spring Friends School is proud to offer our international students a full two-tothree-year program of language development instruction and support in English and History. ESOL courses at Sandy Spring are very rigorous, combining the same content that they would receive in non-esol courses with additional guidance in reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, and grammar. Experienced teachers who are specially trained in teaching English Language Learners teach these courses. This specialized instruction ensures that students are well-prepared to succeed in mainstream (non-esol) high school and college courses.
Intersession Intersession is one-to-two-week period when students and faculty participate in special projects instead of the normal school routine. These projects offer students the opportunity for service learning or further hands-on study of topics covered in their classes. Previous trips have included: New Orleans: Service with at Side of Southern Culture; Great Britain: A Quaker Pilgrimage; and Rocks & Reefs: Science Immersion in Bermuda. Graduation Requirements Sandy Spring Friends School operates on a semester system with graduation requirements that encourage students to explore a wide range of academic interests. Students receive ½ credit for semester-long courses and 1 credit for year-long courses. All credits must be earned in the grades 9-12. 4 English Credits 3 Global Language Credits 3 History Credits 3 Athletics Credits 3 Math Credits 100 Hours of Community Service 3 Science Credits 1 Semester of Quakerism (for students entering after 9th grade) Intersession (see description, above) 3 Art Credits (1 in Arts & Ideas, an art history survey course covering the development of the arts from the fall of Rome to the present) Grade Point Average Scale H = 5.00* A+ = 4.33 A = 4.00 A- = 3.66 B+ = 3.33 B = 3.00 B- = 2.66 C+ = 2.33 C = 2.00 C- = 1.66 D+ = 1.33 D = 1.00 D- = 0.66 F = 0.00 *An honors grade (H) is reserved for exceptional work that not only exceeds highest expectation but also reveals deep and possibly new insight into the subject matter. Class of 2017 Cumulative Grade Point Average distribution * SSFS does not weight grades or rank students First Quintile 4.14 3.76 Second Quintile 3.72 3.52 Third Quintile 3.51 3.29 Fourth Quintile 3.26 2.83 Fifth Quintile 2.75 2.19
2017-2018 Upper School Course Offerings Science Conceptual Physics Physics Biology Anatomy & Physiology Essential Chemistry Chemistry Oceanography Bioethics Astronomy Geology Intro to Science & Engineering Advanced Science & Engineering AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics Mathematics Algebra I Algebra II Advanced Algebra II Algebra III Integrated Geometry Finance w/applied Mathematics Pre-Calculus Advanced Pre-Calculus AP Statistics Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC Multivariable Calculus ESOL American Culture I & II Intermediate Academic English I & II Writing Seminar I & II Advanced Integrate Composition I & II Advanced Integrated Literature I & II World History Ia & Ib World History IIa & IIb History Cold War & America in the 60 s History & Cinema History of Espionage Middle East Studies Native American History US History World History AP Comparative Government & Politics AP European History AP US History AP World History Global Languages Chinese (Mandarin) Foundations I Chinese (Mandarin) Foundations II Intermediate Chinese (Mandarin) I Intermediate Chinese (Mandarin) II Spanish Foundations Intermediate Spanish Advanced Spanish Concepts Advanced Spanish: History & Culture Advanced Spanish: Communications & Culture AP Spanish Language & Culture French Foundations Intermediate French French Concepts Advanced French: History & Literature AP French Language & Culture English English 9 English 10 African American Literature & Culture American Literature Critical Writing Expository Writing Fictional Short Stories Magic Realism in Literature & Cinema Modernism Race, Gender, & Nationality in Literature World Literature AP English Language & Composition AP English Literature & Composition Arts Arts & Ideas Ceramics I & II Studio Art I & II Advanced Studio Art I & II Woodworking I & II Photography I & II Weaving & Fibers I & II Chorus Handbells I & II Instrumental Music I & II AP Music Theory Musical Production Play Production Acting I & II Stagecraft I & II Modern Dance I & II Advanced Modern Dance I & II
Sandy Spring Friends School Standardized Testing Information ACT Summary (for Classes of 2016 and 2017 only) Section Middle 50% Mean Students Tested English 24-32 28 Math 23-28 26 Reading 23-33 28 Science 23-27 25 Writing 8-25 18 Composite 24-30 27 48 SAT Summary (for Classes of 2016 and 2017 only) Section Middle 50% Mean Students Tested Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing 580-690 635 Mathematics 570-690 635 Total 1200-1360 1290 46 SAT Subject Test Scores (for Classes of 2014-2017) Subject Middle 50% Mean Students Tested Biology - E 580-640 624 7 Biology - M 480-630 590 8 Chemistry 560-690 625 22 English Literature 590-730 669 20 French 520-600 570 3 Math Level I 580-720 654 14 Math Level II 590-740 668 34 Physics 520-760 623 6 Spanish 565-645 610 19 U.S. History 540-660 615 19 World History 540-660 615 12 AP Exam Scores (for Classes of 2014-2017) AP Exam Scores (taken by 6 or more students) Students Tested Scores of 5 Scores of 4 Scores of 3 Scores of 2 Scores of 1 Calculus AB 41 18 6 5 5 7 Calculus BC 13 7 3 3 0 0 Chemistry 52 3 8 13 19 9 English Language & Composition 26 3 7 13 2 1 English Literature & Composition 42 2 15 16 9 0 Environmental Science 24 6 9 3 3 3 Music Theory 10 0 0 2 6 2 Physics C: Mechanics 18 1 2 1 7 7 United States History 112 13 25 41 27 6 World History 33 5 10 12 5 1 Totals 371 58 85 109 83 36
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