leading boarding school in florida, united states

Wearehere!

United States of America

FLORIDA

Locatedrightonbeau2fulBocaCiegaBayinsun‐kissed

St.Petersburg,Florida.

Our Campus

Comfort & SafetyAnEnvironmentConducivetoLearning

Graduateswhoreportbeing

academicallyverywellpreparedfor

college

• 39%Public• 71%PrivateDay• 87%Boarding

Graduateswhoreportbeingverywellpreparedfornon‐academiccollegelife:

• 23%Public• 36%PrivateDay• 87%Boarding

Graduateswhoearnadvanced

degrees:

• 21%Public• 36%PrivateDay• 50%Boarding

Bylatecareer,graduatesachieveposi2onintopmanagement:

• 27%Public• 39%PrivateDay• 52%Boarding

Why Boarding School?

History

• 1933–PineBeach,NJCampusOpens

• 1945–St.Petersburg,FLCampusOpens

• 1946–HonorNavalJROTCSchool

• 1970’s–TwoMoonwalkingAstronauts

• 1990–AFAGoesCo‐educa2onal

• 1999–ElementarySchoolEstablished

• Today–OnAverageaTotalof400Students

Core Values

•Integrity•Self‐Discipline•Perseverance•Wellness&Fitness

The Well-Rounded Student

Academics• Aviation • Marine Science• AP/Dual Enrollment• STEM• Foreign Language

CampusLife• Global Experience• Leadership (NJROTC)• Life Skills• Sports• Community Service

Farragut Four

• Communicateclearly(bothorallyandthroughwri2ng)

• UseTechnologyconfidentlyandeffortlessly

• Thinkcri2cally

• Learnindependently

Academics

• Smallclasssize–averageof16students

• Morethan60%facultyholdadvanceddegrees

• DualEnrollment–29credits,10classes

• AdvancedPlacement–10classes

• Honors–22classes

• EnhancedInstrucNonthroughourCenterforAcademicSuccess

• Tutoringisavailableforeachsubject

What is STEM?

• STEMisanacronymfor

– SCIENCE

– TECHNOLOGY

– ENGINEERING

– MATHEMATICS

• Studentsbenefitfromtheknowledge,

teambuildingstrategies,andproblem

solvingabiliNestaughtinSTEM‐based

courses.

STEM in High School

• IntroducNontoEngineering‐studentsworkinteamstolearnhowtousesketchingandgeometryinthedesignprocess.

• PrinciplesofEngineering‐studentsuseformulastomakecalcula2onsformaterialtes2ngandexplorethefieldsofreliabilityengineeringandkinema2cs.

• DigitalElectronics‐studentslearnthefundamentalsofanaloganddigitalelectronicstosolveopenendedproblems.

• AerospaceEngineering‐studentsareengagedintheworldofengineeringdesignrelatedtoaeronau2csandflight.

STEM in Middle School• TheMiddleSchoolGatewaytoTechnologycurriculumisa

sequenceof9weekunitsthatpreparestudentsfora

successfulsecondarySTEMexperience.

STEM. in Middle School

• DesignandModeling‐studentslearnabouttheengineeringdesignprocessandcomputer3Dmodeling.

• AutomaNonandRoboNcs‐studentsdiscoverthecomplexdevelopmentandproblemsolvingthattheyinvolve.

• FlightandSpace‐studentsexplorethetechnologyofaeronau2csandtheconnec2onsbetweenmathandscience.

• MagicofElectrons‐studentsdevelopknowledgeandskillsinbasiccircuitrydesignandtheimpactofelectricityinourlives.

• ScienceofTechnology‐studentslearnhowsciencehasaffectedtechnologythroughhistory:mechanicsofmo2on,etc.

• WirelessCampus

• NetbooksofferedtoallHighSchoolstudents

• AllclassroomsareSmartBoardequipped

• SmartDocumentCamerasandSmartResponselearningtools

• GoogleDocumentsusedforweb‐basedcollabora2veworkbetweenstudentsandfaculty

Technology

Naval Science & Leadership

•TheNavalJuniorReserveOfficersTrainingCorps(NJROTC)Programpreparesstudentswithleadershipandself‐disciplineskillsforcollege.•AFAcannominate14cadetstoserviceacademiesandnumerouscadetsreceivefull‐payROTCcollegescholarships.•Forthepast10years:32Academyappointmentsand77ROTCscholarships.

Sailing

• AFAislocatedonBocaCiegaBayandhasitsownboatbasinequippedwithvariousboats:lasers,sunfish,420’s,andpowerboats.

• AllstudentsmustearntheirQualifiedBoatHandlers(QBH)licenseinordertograduate.

Sports: We Value Fun, Competition & Good Sportsmanship

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•Baseball•Basketball•Cheerleading•Cross‐country•Diving•DrillTeam•Football•Golf•Riflery

•Sailing•SCUBA•Soccer•Soiball•Swimming•Tennis•Track&Field•Volleyball•Wrestling

Sports

Activities

MiddleSchool•DrillSquad•EarthForce‐EnvironmentalClub

•Forensics•Mul2culturalClub•Na2onalJuniorHonorSociety•StudentGovernment

HighSchool•Band•BookClub•Choir•ColorGuard•DebateClub•DramaClub•DrillSquad•FellowshipofChris2anStudents•GamesClub

•Lacrosse•LeoClub•KeyClub•SpanishClub•Mul2culturalClub•Na2onalHonorSociety•PromCommilee•SCUBAClub•StudentGovernment

Academic Programs

•TheAviaNonAcademyallowsstudentstocompleteflighttrainingduringtheacademicdayinordertomeettherequirementsforaprivatepilot’slicense.

•NavalSciencebuildsleadershipskillstoensurethateachcadetenrolledispreparedtoapplytomilitaryserviceacademiesand/ortheuniversi2esoftheirchoice.

•MarineScienceFocuswillfeaturein‐depthexplora2onoftheaqua2cenvironments,capitalizingonalltheexcellentresourcesavailableatFarragut.

Community Service

•AmericanHeartAssocia2on•BigBrothersBigSisters•FloridaBloodServices•FloridaFishandWildlifeConserva2onCommission•HabitatforHumanity•KiwanisHorsesfortheHandicapped

•MarchofDimes•RacefortheCure•RelayforLife•RonaldMcDonaldHouse•St.PetersburgChildren’s_Hospital•TampaBayWatch

…andmanyothers

Global Experience

•Languages:Chinese,Spanish,French,andESOL(EnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguages)•2yearsofforeignlanguagerequired•Culturalimmersionthroughstudentexchangeprogramsandop2onaltripsabroad.•Ourboardinganddaystudentscomefromanaverageof25countriesand16states‐makingFarragutadiversepopula2onandarichculturallearningexperience.

Students come from all over the world.•Bahamas•Brazil•Bulgaria•CaymanIslands•China•Colombia•CzechRepublic•DominicanRepublic

•Germany•Indonesia•Japan•Kazakhstan•Korea•Mexico•Philippines•PuertoRico•Russia

•SaudiArabia•Senegal•Spain•Thailand•Vietnam•AndMore!

Campus Life

•Ourbeau2ful35acrecampusislocatedonthewaterfront.•Whenyouwalkthroughourgateyouimmediatelyfeeltheclose‐knitsynergyofthecommunity.•Ourstudentswanttobehere.Ourteacherswanttobehere.Theboardingenvironmentwithfacultyandstafflivingoncampus,amongthestudents,createsthisspecialplace.

Boarding Life

•2to3studentsperdormroom•Eachroomhasit’sownbathroom•24hoursupervisionbyteachers,staff,andcoaches,alongwith24hourcampussecurity•Locatedinasafeneighborhood•Studentsarepairedbygradelevelanddiversity•AircondiNonedwithwirelessinternetaccess•Mostroomshavebeenrecentlyrenovated•Manyhavewaterfrontviews

Facilities

•BoatBasin•Boathouse•Gymnasium•WeightRoom•ObstacleCourse•Tenniscourts•Soccerfield•Footballfield•Quarter‐miletrack

•Baseballandsoiballdiamonds•Swimmingpool(outdoor,heated)•Library(16,000volumes)•4Computerlabs•FarragutMuseum•Indoorriflerange

100% Sun & Fun

•AirShows•BeachPar2es•BuschGardens•Camping•CanoeingandKayaking•Fes2vals•FishingandDeep‐seaFishing•FloridaStateFair•Movies•Museums

•PlaysandPerformances•RenaissanceFes2vals•ShoppingMalls•TampaBayBuccaneersFootball•TampaBayRaysBaseball•ThemeParks•WalkDisneyWorld•UniversalStudios•andmore…

Floridahasagreatweatheryear‐round!Studentsgoonmanyfunexcursionsto:

Meals• SAGEDiningServicesprovidesourcatering.• Threehotmealsareserveddailytoourboardingcadetswhilethelunchmealisavailableforourdaystudents.

• Themenuconsistsofawell‐balancedbuffet,saladbar,delibarandbeverages.

• NutriNousmealsaremadefromfreshingredientsandarefreeoftransfat.

• Exci2ngthemeandinternaNonalmealswillsa2sfyanyyoungpalate.

Accreditations and Memberships

• TheAssocia2onofBoardingSchools(TABS)• Na2onalAssocia2onofIndependentSchools(NAIS)

• SmallBoardingSchoolsAssocia2on(SBSA)

• Associa2onofMilitaryCollegesandSchoolsintheUnitedStates(AMCSUS)• SecondarySchoolAdmissionTestBoard(SSATB)

• FloridaHighSchoolAthle2cAssocia2on(FHSAA)• BayAreaAssocia2onofIndependentSchools(BAAIS)

• Na2onalAssocia2onofCollegeAdmissionsCounselors(NACAC)• SouthernAssocia2onofCollegeAdmissionsCounselors(SACAC)

• TampaBayIndependentSecondarySchools

•FloridaCouncilofIndependentSchools(FCIS)•SouthernAssocia2onofCollegesandSchools(SACS)•SouthernAssocia2onofIndependentSchools(SAIS)

Life after Farragut

• AuburnUniversity

• BostonUniversity

• ClemsonUniversity

• ClaremontMcKennaCollege

• CornellUniversity

• DukeUniversity

• EmbryRiddleAeronau2calUniversity

• FloridaIns2tuteofTechnology

• FloridaStateUniversity

• GeorgiaIns2tuteofTechnology

• HarvardUniversity

• IndianaUniversity

• JohnsHopkinsUniversity

• LafayeleCollege

• LoyolaMarymountUniversity

• NewYorkUniversity

• NortheasternUniversity

• PurdueUniversity

• RhodesCollege

• SavannahCollegeofArt&Design

• StanfordUniversity

• SyracuseUniversity

• TexasA&M,Galveston

• TheCitadel

• TulaneUniversity

• OhioStateUniversity

• U.S.AirForceAcademy

• U.S.MerchantMarineAcademy

• U.S.NavalAcademy

• UniversityofArizona

• UniversityofCalifornia

• UniversityofChicago

• UniversityofFlorida

• UniversityofMiami

• VanderbiltUniversity

• WorcesterPolytechnicIns2tute

• YaleUniversity

Notable College Matriculations

www.farragut.org

Ms.GretchenHerbstAdmissionsDirectorAdmiralFarragutAcademywww.farragut.orgT:727.384.5500ext.221F:727.347.5160

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Middle School Boarders

High School Boarders

Three Person Male Dorm

Two Person Female Dorm

Beautiful Dorm Room Views

Dining Hall

Comfortable Classrooms

E.S.O.L.English for Speakers of Other Languages

Anatomy

Passionate,Hands-On Teaching

Marine Science ClassSpent on the Waterfront

Sailing

Cast Netting

Kayaking & Canoeing

Fishing

Sports

Salt Marsh Planting

Tennis

Golf

Basketball

Volleyball

Football

School Spirit!

Art

Artwork

Band

Drama

Aviation

Building a Plane Model

Buildinga Robot

Outside Study Areas

Water Fountain Courtyard

Personal Relationships

Weekend Fun

Boarders from all over the world

Long-Lasting

Friendships

Drill

Riflery

Building Leaders

www.farragut.org

Ms.GretchenHerbstAdmissionsDirectorT:727.384.5500ext.221F:727.347.5160