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Woodside Priory School

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San Jose, California / USA

Address: 302 Portola Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028, United States

Description 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.

Programs, courses and tuition/boarding fees, prices in Woodside Priory School

Senior classes (english)

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 Annual

15-18

from 73 575 $ / year

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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.

Accommodation, housing and food

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.

Events Woodside Priory School

Wood carving
Business and investment
Comedy club
French club
Math club
Mindfullnes
The photo
Robotics
TEDX and more .

Equipment 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.

Term dates, timetable and extra fees

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.

Entry requirements, assessment and extra fees, how to apply, what is required to enrol, conditions, entry tests and exams

Required documents, depending on the type of institution:

camp / language school	copy of 1 page certificate of language proficiency (if any)
private school, boardinghouse	copy of the 1 Pages of the passport certificate of language proficiency school report card with grades for the last 2-4 years (depending on the school) school registration form recommendation letters from Teachers of foreign languages, mathematics and a class teacher. Additionally, an educational institution may request a recommendation from the principal Testing for knowledge of mathematics, language, other subjects Interview with a representative of the school (possibly in person or by Skype) Literacy, awards, student personal achievements (if any) motivation letter (not for all schools) passport size photo (depending on the school from 1 to 12 pcs) medical certificate of the general health of the child , Discharge of vaccinations birth certificate of the schoolboy (s)
university	copy of the page 1 passport of the passport certificate of language proficiency school certificate for the bachelor, diploma of Higher education for the master letters of recommendation from teachers of foreign languages, mathematics and the class teacher. Additionally, an educational institution may request a recommendation from the principal / dean certificates, awards, personal achievements of the student (if any) motivation letter / personal statement interview with a representative of the institution

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Recommendations on when to apply

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- we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria)	- we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit)	- we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively	- recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc.

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