Stuart Country Day School
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Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart is an independent all-girls Catholic country day school located in Princeton Township, New Jersey. It currently enrolls 550 students from pre-school through grade 12. Stuart is divided into a co-educational Pre-School, along with a Lower School for kindergarten through grade 5, a Middle School for grades 6 through 8, and an Upper School for grades 9 through 12.
Stuart Country Day School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education, and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1962, Stuart is one of 21 Sacred Heart schools in the United States and Canada. Stuart is committed to an education based on the Five Goals of the Society of the Sacred Heart. The three founding women of this school gained support from people around the Princeton area, and were able to obtain a plot of land on which the school was built. They hired renowned architect Jean Labatut to design and build the school. He enriched his creation with symbolism that embraces the mission of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
[edit] Requirements
Stuart is committed to benefiting the community through various programs. Part of this is executed through the Upper School community service program. Each student in the Upper School is required to complete 200 hours of community service throughout her career at Stuart, and each year she is required to complete 50 of these hours.
Students in the Lower and Middle Schools are required to wear uniforms. Each school has a different uniform. The Upper School does not have a uniform, however it does have a dress code for the students to follow.
Academic requirements are as follows:
- Graduation Requirements (Upper School)
- 4 years of Religious Studies (2 trimesters each year)
- 4 years of English
- 3 years of the same Foreign Language
- 2 years of History
- 3 years of Mathematics
- 2 years of Lab Science
- 1 year or equivalent of Fine Arts (Art, Music, Drama)
- 2 years of Physical Education
- 2 trimesters of Health
- 1 trimester of Computer Science
Each student must take a minimum of six courses each trimester, and no more than seven.
[edit] Academics
Stuart is an academically demanding school, and all teachers have very high standards for their students' work. Stuart also offers Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses in a number of fields, including AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science, AP United States History, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Literature, AP French Literature, AP Latin Literature, AP Latin: Virgil, AP Studio Art and AP Music Theory.
Students who enroll in an AP class at Stuart are required to take the AP examination in May. Students enrolling in AP Physics C take both the Mechanics and Electromagnetism portions in the same year. Most commonly, those who took the Honors Pre-calculus class enroll in AP Calculus BC while those in the regular Pre-calculus class enroll in AP Calculus AB.
99% of Stuart graduates immediately go on to enroll in a 4-year college. Every year a number of Stuart students move on to prestigious universities, including Ivy League schools, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Brown University, Columbia University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Saint Joseph's University, and Georgetown University.
In the Upper School there are wide variety of clubs and student organizations for students to participate in, including Student Government, Mock Trial, Model United Nations/Model Congress, Stomp Club, Environmental Club, Science Bowl, Dance Society, DAYS Club, Tartan Tones Musical Group, Tartan Tones Select, The Tartan Newspaper, LaSource Yearbook, Science League, Spirit Committee, Thistle Literary Magazine, Mu Alpha Theta, Forensics Club, French Club, Young Democrats/Republicans, South Asian Society, Harry Potter Club, Social Committee, Arts Club, Campus Ministry, Film Society, Amnesty International and Admissions Committee Students from Stuart also participate in the JETS competition and the New Jersey Science League
[edit] Athletic Teams
Stuart offers sports teams in the Middle School and the Upper School. Upper School sports teams include:
Fall Sports:
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Tennis
Winter Sports:
- Basketball
- Squash
Spring Sports:
- Track and Field
- Lacrosse
Although Stuart's offering of athletic teams is limited, student athletes represent the school in competitions for winter track, swimming, and other sports.
All students who try out for a team are accepted to either the Varsity or Junior Varsity team, no one is cut completely from participation.
Although Stuart used to offer an ice hockey team, it is no longer available due to policy changes that made it unattractive to "overworked" students who couldn't get up at 5 am.
[edit] External links
- Stuart Country Day School web site
- Sacred Heart Network
- National Center for Education Statistics data for Stuart Country Day School
