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Woodside Priory School
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Woodside Priory School
Upper school
- Language of instruction: English
- Age : 15-18
- Duration : 2 years.
Items to choose from:
- Theology
- Story
- Sociology
- Mathematics
- Acting
- English
- Computer science
- Sport
- Painting
- The science.
Middle School
- Age – from 12 years old,
- The term of study is three years.
The Years 6-8 program offers an academically diverse curriculum with many additional interest electives. Each class is led by a teacher of the humanities, who teaches children history and English, as well as provides control over the progress of each pupil, support and assistance in solving educational problems.
The curriculum includes a standard set of disciplines: humanities, mathematics, computer and natural sciences, art, physical education. In addition, the wide range of electives perfectly complements the core subjects, offering students to study what they truly enjoy. Among the electives:
- Python programming ,
- Writing,
- Drawing, painting,
- Ceramics
- Musical Theatre,
- Engraving
- CAD, 3D printing,
- Visual design,
- Gardening and others.
Summer Courses
- Age – from 12 to 15 years,
- Dates — June-July.
Summer courses at Woodside Priory School offer students in grades 6-9 a wide variety of both academic and extracurricular activities.
In June and July, the school's campus hosts programs of additional classes in academic subjects, helping students keep up with their classmates, giving them the opportunity to review difficult topics or delve into the study of interesting disciplines. In addition to the chosen subject, you can add extracurricular electives, for example, cooking or woodworking, which will be attended after the end of the main classes.
The school also offers sports courses in all areas taught on campus throughout the year. Whether it's basketball, swimming, tennis, or soccer, students can devote enough time to learn not only basic skills, but also to learn at a more professional level.
Description of Woodside Priory School
- Established: 1957
- Location: Portola Veli, California, USA
- Students age: 15-18
- Number of students: 385
- Language of instruction: English
- Type of training : blended .
Woodside Priory School is a private boarding school for high school students. This is the only boarding school in Silicon Valley: it was founded by Hungarian Benedictine monks in 1957, since then children from different countries have been studying at the school, subsequently building brilliant careers. Place of Woodside Priory School in national ratings (Niche, 2020):
- 4th place in the ranking of the best Catholic schools for high school students in America
- 40th place in the list of the best boarding schools in the USA
- 23rd in the ranking of the best boarding schools for high school students in the States
- "The Best Catholic School in California."
School information in numbers:
- 1: 7 - teacher to student ratio
- 20+ - the number of Advanced Placement courses
- 80% of teachers have master and doctoral degrees
- 13 people - average class size
- 40+ - the number of elective classes
- 10% of students came from abroad.
The educational institution guarantees high-quality training before the university in core subjects, after graduation, graduates successfully enter priority universities. In 2019, school graduates entered:
- American university
- Barnard college
- Boston university
- Colgate university
- Eckerd college
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Northwestern university
- Purdue university
- St. Edward's University.
Educational process
Students are provided with comprehensive support at every stage of their studies: from application to admission to university. Foreign students can count on additional language classes, help in studying subject disciplines, support in solving complex issues of housing, food, extracurricular activities and other areas. Qualified employees of many departments are ready to provide assistance on any day, providing advice and contacts of highly specialized specialists.
Faculties and colleges
The institution trains students in two school education programs: middle and high school. Training takes place on one campus, where all the necessary infrastructure for the comprehensive development of each student is located.
Things to know about
The campus of Woodside Priory School is a large green area with areas for growing vegetables. Planting and care are handled by staff and students, after which the grown vegetables are sent to a qualified team of chefs in the school's kitchen. Also among the educational buildings, open glades for recreation and sports facilities there are chicken coops, where domestic laying hens live happily.
Accommodation, meals, prices
The campus residence has become a second home for 50 students. In dormitories, students live in comfortable rooms with everything you need, get access to common recreation areas. Meals are organized as a full board.
Activities Woodside Priory School
- Wood carving
- Business and investment
- Comedy club
- French club
- Math club
- Mindfullnes
- The photo
- Robotics
- TEDX and more .
Advantages
- The only school with a residence in Silicon Valley,
- No2 in the ranking of the leading boarding schools in San Francisco,
- No7 on the list of the best boarding schools in California,
- No51 in the ranking of the best boarding schools,
- 80% of teachers have academic degrees,
- 20% of students are Catholics,
- The ratio of students to teachers is 7:1,
- The residence is home to 50 students from 15 different countries,
- Amazing final exam results, thanks to which 100% of high school students enter universities,
- A wide variety of extracurricular activities: sports, creativity, social work, science and other areas are presented in the form of thematic clubs, sections, courses,
- A large scholarship fund that awards high-achieving students,
- A campus adjacent to leading universities with an international reputation.
Facilities and equipment at Woodside Priory School
The school is located in California, in the heart of the technology industry:
- Less than 30 minutes walk to Apple , Google , Oracle , Facebook Headquarters
- 30 minutes drive to San Francisco International Airport and Mineta San Jose International Airport
- 10 minutes drive to Stanford University
- 40 minutes drive to San Francisco.
The campus is surrounded by green areas and is located in a mountainous area. In the last decade, the school has undergone reconstruction and technical modernization, and now the infrastructure of the educational institution includes:
- Scientific laboratories
- Digital lab
- Art Studios
- Workshops
- 3D lab
- Cafeterias
- Classrooms
- Church and square
- Gardens
- Aquacenter
- Modern classrooms
- Residences.
Admission dates and extra charges
Vacation Dates:
- Autumn: 11.10-15.10
- Christmas: 12.20-5.01
- Winter: 02.13-23.02
- Spring: 3.04-13.04.
Included in the price:
- Training
- Accommodation
- Nutrition
- Student deposit
- Weekend Activities and Activities
- Dormitory fee.
Enrolment process
The admission procedure for foreign applicants consists of several stages:
- Creating an account on the online platform, filling out a questionnaire and providing the required documents,
- Passing an interview, possible entrance exams,
- Receiving a decision on enrollment.
Perspectives
According to annual statistics, 100% of high school students successfully pass the final exams and then enter the universities of their choice. The list of selected institutions includes:
- Harvard University,
- Princeton University,
- Yale University,
- Dartmouth College,
- Cornell University,
- California Institute of Technology,
- John Hopkins University,
- Stanford University,
- Duke University,
- University of California, Berkeley.
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
Admission to Woodside Priory School is possible in grades 9-10. Overseas applicants must meet the entry requirements and have the following documents:
- Personal documents: passport, visa or residence permit, health insurance,
- Academic reports for the last two years of study,
- Two letters of recommendation from teachers of English, mathematics,
- A letter of recommendation from the class teacher, mentor or other specialist of the previous place of study,
- Language test result: IELTS, TOEFL (from 95), Duolingo (from 120),
- Individual success in study, sports, creativity or other areas of extracurricular life.
All documents should be translated into English.
Scholarships Woodside Priory School
About 20% of students receive financial aid that covers part of the cost of the program, living expenses: they are grants, not loans, so the monetary award does not need to be returned. Financial assistance is allocated to families as needed, in the presence of difficult life situations.
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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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