Private Secondary Schools 2004

by Peterson's

• ISBN13: 9780768911237
• ISBN10: 0768911230
• Edition: 24th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-15
• Publisher: Peterson's Guides

Summary

This exclusive guide makes easy work of identifying alternatives to public school education. It places more than 1,800 leading private day, boarding, religious, special needs, single-sex, coeducational, and military schools in the U.S., Canada, and abroad in one resource so parents and children can make well-informed decisions about education.

Table of Contents

A Note from the Peterson's Editors	v
What You Should Know About Private Education
Why Choose an Independent School?	2	(2)
Another Option: Independent Day Schools	4	(2)
Finding the Perfect Match	6	(4)
Plan a Successful School Search	10	(2)
About Standardized Tests	12	(2)
Paying for a Private Education	14	(2)
Searching for Private Schools Online	16	(1)
Your Planning Calendar	17	(3)
Getting the Most Out of the Guide
The Quick-Reference Chart	20	(25)
The Profiles and Announcements	45	(2)
The Full Descriptions	47	(1)
The Special Needs Schools	48	(1)
The Junior Boarding Schools	49	(3)
Profiles and Announcements	52	(600)
Full Descriptions	652	(624)
Special Needs Schools	1276	(102)
Junior Boarding Schools	1378	(42)
Alphabetical Index	1420	(11)
Specialized Directories
Coeducational Day Schools	1431	(9)
Boys' Day Schools	1439	(1)
Girls' Day Schools	1439	(1)
Schools Accepting Boarding Boys and Girls	1440	(3)
Schools Accepting Boarding Boys	1443	(1)
Schools Accepting Boarding Girls	1443	(1)
Schools with a Religious Affiliation	1444	(5)
Schools Beginning at Junior, Senior, or Postgraduate Year	1449	(1)
Schools Reporting Academic Accommodations for the Gifted and Talented	1449	(5)
Schools with Advanced Placement Preparation	1454	(8)
Schools Reporting a Postgraduate Year	1462	(1)
Schools Offering the International Baccalaureate Program	1463	(1)
Schools Reporting That They Award Merit Scholarships	1464	(3)
Schools Reporting a Guaranteed Tuition Plan	1467	(1)
Schools Reporting a Tuition Installment Plan	1468	(9)
Schools Reporting That They Offer Loans	1477	(2)
Schools Reporting Total Amount of Upper School Financial Aid Awarded for 2002--03	1479
Schools Reporting That They Offer English as a Second Language	1486	(7)
Schools Reporting a Community Service Requirement	1489	(4)
Schools Reporting Exchange Programs with Other U.S. Schools	1493	(1)
Schools Reporting Programs for Study Abroad	1493	(3)
Schools Reporting Summer Sessions Open to Students from Other Schools	1496	(4)
Schools Reporting That They Accommodate Underachievers	1500	(1)
Schools Reporting Programs for Students with Special Needs	1501