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Fairmont Private Schools
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Fairmont Private Schools
Middle classes
- Classes: 5-9
- Age of students: 10-13 years
- Dates: September.
Fairmont Private School offers high-quality educational programs for students with modern teaching methods. Teachers pay much attention to the spiritual development of students and their culture.
High School Diploma Program
- Classes: 9-12
- Age of students: 15-18 years old
- Start date: September.
The curriculum of this program provides for the study of compulsory and additional subjects to choose from, and the end is confirmed by obtaining a diploma of secondary education. The diploma of High School Diploma is accepted by universities around the world: to get it you need to get 29 credits while studying in high school, 19 - for a choice of subjects + students are required to devote 25 hours to socially useful projects and work.
Advanced placement
- Classes: 11-12
- Age of students: 16-18 years old
- Start date: September.
For students presented a large list of subjects to choose from, which allows you to study in advance the future profession. The duration of the program is 2 years. Passing this course is a competitive advantage when enrolling in universities around the world, as students additionally study core subjects and earn academic credits.
International Baccalaureate
- Age of students: 16-18 years old
- Start date: September.
The duration of the course is usually 2 years: during this time, students receive not only academic knowledge, but also increase the level of knowledge of the English language. During studying on this program, students study 6 disciplines, 3 of which are at an advanced level and 3 at a high level of study. The IB course is required for students who cannot enter the university immediately after the end of the 11th grade.
Summer program
- Age of students: from 10 years
- Start date: June.
During the summer holidays, you can complete the curriculum in the following subjects: mathematics, science, social sciences, Spanish or English, visual arts, success strategy and health. Duration of study is 3 or 6 weeks, an additional bonus is the possibility of taking classes online. Distance learning includes studying presentations, instructional videos, online tests, interactive classes.
Elementary Program
- Age – from 4 years old,
- The training period is six years.
The program of the elementary school years is the years from Pre-K to fifth grade. During this time, students receive individual support in personal, academic development through a variety of classes in the open areas of the campus.
From Pre-K to fifth grade, students take a number of subjects, gaining basic knowledge: writing, reading, grammar, arithmetic, speaking. They are joined by disciplines that offer students the study of the world around them: natural sciences, physical education, computer science, art.
At the end of primary school, students have a strong academic knowledge base that will allow them to move on to the more rigorous stage of school education – middle school.
Description of Fairmont Private Schools
- Year of foundation: 1953
- Location: Anaheim, California, USA
- Age of students: 10-18 years old
- Type of institution: private school
- Language of instruction: English
- Form of study: full-time and online
- Type of studying: mixed.
This school specializes in technical and natural sciences and is considered one of the most elite in the United States. In 1991, Fairmont private school in San Diego was awarded the prestigious "Blue Ribbon", which is considered the highest award of the US Department of Education - the award was presented personally by US President George W. Bush.
The Fairmont Private School is popular with Russian and foreign students: more than 1,000 international students study here every year. At school, children are taught according to the standard American system of education, and for those who want to prepare for university entrance, there is an international pre-university program, International Baccalaureate.
The mission of the school is to cultivate a culture of mutual respect in students, protecting the individual characteristics of each person and their dignity, contribute to creating a safe environment and give valuable academic knowledge.
Educational process
Foreign students are provided with language support in the form of additional lessons in private with the teacher or in small groups. Classes help students not to interrupt the main academic process, developing language skills, successfully adapting to the English-speaking environment.
Middle and high school students are offered elective courses focused on the study of business, science, and technology: they will prepare students for exams, help them master the basics of interesting areas, and choose their future specialty to study at the university.
Faculties and colleges
Fairmont School teaches academic programs at all levels of schooling, from preschool to grade 12. The institution conducts classes on five campuses in Orange County, near Los Angeles.
Accommodation, meals, prices
While studying in a private school Fairmont foreign students live in host families, which are strictly selected by the school administration. Families are trying to create the most comfortable conditions for their guests to stay, study and rest. When choosing a host family, the school administration pays special attention to the location of their home so that students can comfortably travel to school: they usually get on the school bus or they are brought up by members of the host family.
Usually, international students are provided with a separate room, the host family organizes three meals a day with snacks on weekends, and on weekdays they prepare breakfast and dinner, as schoolchildren dine on school campus.
Activities Fairmont Private Schools
Conditions are created for foreign students so that they can combine study and travel, so they organize sightseeing trips to neighboring cities on weekends or during vacations, and pupils visit sights in the city of Anaheim during their free time.
Tours:
- Sacramento
- Outdoor science camp
- Catalina
- Farm Riley
- Disneyland
- Richard Nixon Library
- Los Angeles
- Aquarium Long Beach and others.
After classes, schoolchildren usually go in for sports, attend hobby groups or creative activities, enter student government, participate in a discussion club. Optional classes for children and teenagers are as follows:
- Golf
- Piano lessons
- Orchestra
- Chorus
- Art
- Dancing
- Robotics Circle
- Chess
- Football
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Softball
- Tennis
- American football.
Advantages
- Accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children ( NAYEC )
- Accreditation by the American Camp Association (ACA)
- Accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
- A high percentage of admission to prestigious and elite universities among graduates
- Large selection of academic programs
- Active student life
- Scholarships for students
- Online classes during the summer holidays.
- High performance of graduates in university entrance exams
- Modern ways of learning
- Special attention to the spiritual development of students
- High school ranking.
Facilities and equipment at Fairmont Private Schools
At the Fairmont private school, students study in bright and spacious classrooms that are equipped with the latest equipment for effective study. On the campus there are located:
- Equipped classrooms with computers and internet
- Comfortable jobs
- A big library
- Conference hall
- Science laboratories
- Sports grounds for team games
- Outdoor Playgrounds
- Medical room
- Dining room, cafe
- Creative studios
- Music studio.
Admission dates and extra charges
The standard academic year is divided into 2 semesters - classes begin in late August and end in mid-June:
- First semester: August-December
- Second semester: January-June.
The summer program starts in June: it lasts 3 or 6 weeks, depending on the type of course chosen.
Additional costs include:
- Consular and visa fees
- Tuition deposit
- Medical insurance
- Roundtrip flight
- Learning materials, textbooks, books
- Optional excursions and entertainment
- Additional individual lessons
- Charges for the development of the school.
Enrolment process
The family of the future student goes through several registration stages:
- Filling out the application, providing the required documents,
- Payment of registration fees,
- Receiving an invitation to further stages based on the results of consideration of the application,
- Passing the interview,
- Obtaining an official invitation to study,
- Making a deposit for booking accommodation, a seat in a class,
- Arrival at campus and start of classes.
Perspectives
95% of Fairmont School high school students achieve excellent results in their final exams, which leads them to enter leading universities around the world:
- Stanford University,
- University of Yale,
- Cornell University,
- UCLA,
- Brown University.
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
- Completed application
- The last two school year grades
- Motivation letter
- Certificate of English Exam
- Recommendation letter of an English teacher
- Mathematics teacher reference letter
- Documents confirming the financial status of parents
- Medical certificates.
Applying is recommended one year prior to the start of the course; online application is available for foreign languages through the school’s official website.
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Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
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Recommendations on when to apply
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