Serra Canyon Middle School is a high-quality academic preparatory school.

Serra Canyon Middle School is a high-quality academic preparatory school dedicated to creating an environment for students to realize their best intellectual, moral and sports prospects. The school has pre-university courses, a competitive team and a modern new campus. School profile

? School time: 1978

? School website: www.sierracanyonschool.org

? School accreditation: Western University Alliance

National Union of Independent Colleges and Universities

? Campus: Los Angeles, California

? 2080 1 Chatsworth rinaldi Street, California, USA

? Urban climate: mild climate, warm in winter and cool in summer.

? Surrounding cities: downtown Los Angeles (35 minutes' drive)

? Airport: Los Angeles International Airport (39 minutes by car)

? Nearby University: California State University

? Nature of school: American private mixed high school.

? Area: 35 acres

? Grade setting: K- 12 grade.

? Enrollment Grade: Grade 8-12

? Number of schools: 986

? China students: 5 1.

? Teacher-student ratio: 1:8

? AP courses: 22 courses

? Honors course: 15 course

? Before Saturday 10 %: 2220

? Accommodation mode: host family

Suitable for student groups

This school is an ideal place for American students pursuing first-class independent college preparatory education.

Project advantage

? On average, each graduate submitted applications from nine universities. A total of 179 schools applied for graduation classes, among which 159 universities issued admission notices.

? Among the first-class universities with an admission rate of less than 30%, the admission rate of Serra Canyon schools applying for such institutions is as high as 76%.

? Located near downtown Los Angeles, the surrounding universities are first-class and share unique resources.

? Small class teaching, average class size 14.

? Beautiful environment, teachers are very concerned about the growth of students, giving the greatest help and understanding.

Geographical location and school introduction

Los Angeles is located in southern California on the west coast of the United States, with a mild and pleasant climate. It is a world-famous center of culture, science and technology, finance and higher education, and also has various world-class professional and cultural institutions. Mass entertainment in the city and its adjacent areas? Such as movies, TV and music, constitute the foundation of Los Angeles' international reputation and global status, and the world-famous Hollywood is located here.

Chatsworth, where the school is located, is only 35 minutes' drive from downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to the local high-end community, infected with the rich cultural atmosphere of Los Angeles, and is famous for its good social security. Modernity and tradition, prosperity and tranquility, luxury and simplicity have been perfectly integrated in this small town.

School highlights

1. The total number of schools applying for the graduation classes of senior universities is as high as 179, of which 159 universities have issued admission notices.

2. The unique geographical location is located near the center of Los Angeles, and the surrounding universities are first-class and have unique shared resources.

3. The teacher-student ratio of small class teaching is 1:8, which ensures that every student gets full attention.

course

elementary course

Mathematics course: The school attaches great importance to the study of mathematics subjects from primary school to junior high school, so the students who enter high school get very good grades in mathematics. 20 10-20 1 1 This year, 54% of senior three students got a perfect score of 5 (only 30% in China).

English course: In English teaching, the school is committed to cultivating students' dialectical thinking mode and profound and delicate brushwork, coupled with prominent vocabulary, which makes graduates stand out from the college entrance examination. AP English pass rate reached 97% and excellent rate reached 70%.

Foreign language courses: the school has also made outstanding achievements in French teaching, and students have been elected to join the honorary society of French-speaking countries for three consecutive years. 20 1 1, a total of1/students were selected. To get this honor, students should not only get good grades in French subjects, but also get A's in all subjects. Similarly, the school has a lot of experience in Latin teaching, and it is expected that students will be selected to join the Latin National Honorary Society for the first time this year.

History course: one of the goals of pre-university education is to effectively link up 12 and freshman courses. Serra Canyon School focuses on cultivating students' reading, writing and dialectical thinking abilities. For example, in the advanced research course of history, students have the opportunity to devote themselves to the history of Wang Yang, and their professional level is comparable to that of university courses.

Art courses: the school offers a wide range of art courses, including broadcasting art, design, art, performance, drama performance, scripts, short stories, web design, animation, sound effects, choirs, bands, orchestras, jazz bands and so on.

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22 AP courses: (AP English, AP English, AP European history, AP American history, AP American government theory, AP art history, AP calculus, AP statistics, AP physics, AP chemistry, AP biology, AP environmental science, AP French, AP Spanish, AP Latin, etc. )

12 honorary courses (honorary geometry, honorary algebra, honorary trigonometry, honorary calculus foundation, honorary biology, honorary chemistry, honorary Spanish, honorary physics, honorary French, honorary Latin, etc.). )

Many foreign language courses (French, Latin, Spanish) offer I-IV courses.

extracurricular activities

Sports activities

1 1 sports activities, 45 sports teams. There are: baseball, basketball, cross-country, horse riding, rugby, football, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball.

Autumn sports: cross-country, rugby, women's tennis and women's volleyball.

Winter sports: men's basketball, women's basketball, men's football and women's football.

Spring sports: equestrian, men's baseball, women's softball, swimming, men's tennis, track and field.

Club activities

Student government alliance, student activity alliance, school newspaper, annual magazine, mock trial, film club, cooking club, environmental protection club, ski club, etc.

Graduates enter colleges and universities over the years.

? Brown University

? Yale University

? Stanford University

? Duke University

? University of Pennsylvania

? New York University

? Berkeley University

? Georgetown University

? Johns Hopkins University

? Wesleyan University

? pomona college