Valley Forge Military Academy.

2017-07-26 作者: 820阅读

Valley Forge Military Academy
Introduction
Founded in 1928, Valley Forge features an all male college-preparatory boarding school and a co-educational two-year transfer college located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Valley Forge provides students with an educational experience built on five cornerstones. A Valley Forge education is rooted in quality academic programs and supported by leadership responsibilities, character development, personal motivation, and strong athletic and extracurricular opportunities. Our mission is to educate cadets, within an academic and military environment to be fully prepared for their responsibilities as citizen leaders who are mentally alert, sound in body, considerate of others and possessed of the highest sense of duty, honor, loyalty and courage; and to foster the love of God and country, high moral standards and strong character traits that will make all a credit to themselves, their families, their alma mater, their country, and their God.
Overview:
School Focus College-Prep Military College Preparatory
Grades Offered 7-12, PG 7-12
School Type All-boys Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students Yes Yes
Supports Learning Differences (LD) Yes Yes
Religious Affiliation Non-denom. / Christian Non-denominational
Year Founded 1928 1900
Campus Size 120 acres 135 acres
Student Body
Enrollment 260 students 300 students
Percent Students of Color 32% 18%
Percent International Students 15% 16%
Percent Students Boarding 99% 70%
Average SAT Score n/a *National Avg. View
Offers Post-Grad Year Yes No
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Formal Casual
Average Class Size 10 12 *National School Avg. 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:12 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 7 14
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 31% 61%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
Finances
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $37,055 $39,900
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $21,400 $22,720
Tuition 5 day boarding $37,055 $31,700
Percent Students on Financial Aid 72% 31%
Merit Scholarships Offered Yes No
Admission
Application Deadline None / Rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required No Yes
Acceptance Rate 80% 59%
Director of Admissions CAPT Gerald Hale, USCG (Ret.)
Associate Director of Admissions CDR Buck Buchanan, USN (Ret.)
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 17 13
Baseball Basketball
Boxing Cross Country
Equestrian Fencing
Football Golf
Ice Hockey Lacrosse
Rugby Soccer
Swimming Tennis
Track and Field Winter Track
Wrestling
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 17 23
Admissions Ambassadors Boxing
Boy Scouts Chess Club
Chess Club Choir
Community Service Club Environmental Club
Fencing Field Music
Herald Trumpets Ice Hockey
Jewish Fellowship Legionnaire (Cadet Paper)
Paintball Regimental Band
Student Government
College Matriculation:
Year: -
Link to Matriculation Data
School Notes
  • Founded in 1928, Valley Forge features an all male college-preparatory boarding school and a co-educational two-year transfer college located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Valley Forge provides students with an educational experience built on five cornerstones. A Valley Forge education is rooted in quality academic programs and supported by leadership responsibilities, character development, personal motivation, and strong athletic and extracurricular opportunities. Our mission is to educate cadets, within an academic and military environment to be fully prepared for their responsibilities as citizen leaders who are mentally alert, sound in body, considerate of others and possessed of the highest sense of duty, honor, loyalty and courage; and to foster the love of God and country, high moral standards and strong character traits that will make all a credit to themselves, their families, their alma mater, their country, and their God.
  • School accreditations: The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS)
  • Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
    • General H. Norman Schwarzkopf &apos&apos52 - Commander, Operation Desert Storm
    • Gary Roughead &apos&apos69, Admiral USN - Chi of Naval Operations
    • Simeon Rylski - Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
    • J.D. Salinger - Author, The Catcher in the Rye
    • Westley Moore - Rhodes Scholar & White House Fellowship
    • Julian Peterson - Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks
    • Jf Otah - New player for the Carolina Panthers
    • Larry Fitzgerald - Wide-receiver for the Arizona Cardinals
    • Rafael Hern dez Col - Former Governor of Puerto Rico
    • Brigadier General Michael Linnington, USA - Commandant of Cadets, USMA, West Point
  • Profile last updated: 01/05/2010
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