HORACE MANN SCHOOL

231 W. 246th StreetBronx, New York 10471718-432-4160Fax 718-432-3624CEEB Code: 333700www.horacemann.orgThomas M. KellyHead of SchoolDavid SchillerHead of Upper DivisionCanh OxelsonDirector of College Counseling718-432-3871oxelson@horacemann.orgE. Thomas KatzenbachSr. Assoc. Directorof College Counseling718-432-3877thomas_katzenbach@horacemann.orgAmber N. LongAssoc. Director of College Counseling718-432-3875amber_long@horacemann.orgElizabeth PiliAssoc. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING718-432-3885beth_pili@horacemann.orgBarbara BilliesAdministrative Assistant718-432-4160barbara_billies@horacemann.orgLinda DowlingAdministrative Assistant718-432-4160linda_dowling@horacemann.orgHORACE MANN SCHOOLSchool Profile 2011-12Horace Mann School was founded in 1887 as a coeducational, experimentaland developmental unit of Teachers College at Columbia University. HoraceMann School for Boys moved to the Riverdale neighborhood of Bronx, NewYork, in 1912, and during the 1940s, severed formal ties with Teachers Collegeand became Horace Mann School. Horace Mann School for Girls remained atTeachers College through the 1940s. Since the 1970s we have educated boysand girls in Nursery through Twelfth Grade. Our main campus, home to the Lower,Middle and Upper Divisions, is located on 18 acres in the Bronx neighborhood ofRiverdale. The Nursery Division is located in Manhattan. The John Dorr NatureLaboratory, our pioneering outdoor education center, is located on 275 acres inWashington, Connecticut. Since its founding, Horace Mann has changed in manyways but remains steadfastly dedicated to five core values: The Life of the Mind,Mature Behavior, Mutual Respect, A Secure and Healthful Environment, and ABalance Between Individual Achievement and A Caring Community.HORACE MANN SCHOOL AT A GLANCE##Founded in 1887##Governed by an honor code##18-acre campus in the Riverdale neighborhood of Bronx, NY##30-minute subway ride to Midtown Manhattan##Accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)STUDENTS:##Highly selective admissions##732 students in the Upper Division##47% girls, 53% boys##34% Students of Color##From 152 different ZIP Codes##17% on need-based financial aidFACULTY:##121 teaching faculty##89 with advanced degrees (up to M.A.)##32 with doctorates##Average class size: 16ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS:##Trimester system##Over 175 courses offered in nine disciplines##21 Advanced Placement courses and 26 Honors courses##Students limited to five major courses per trimester##Students limited to three AP courses per trimester##Students are required to complete a minimum of 80 hours of community service##Study abroad opportunities##Independent Study Program and Senior Initiative Project

COURSES OF STUDY (continued)HISTORYThe Atlantic World HistoryUnited States HistoryAP United States HistoryAP Modern European HistoryAP World HistoryContemporary U.S. History,1960-2007East Asian HistoryReligion in HistoryUnited States Legal HistoryGlobal Conflict—History SeminarAmerican Government and PoliticsTopics in Political PhilosophyEconomics—History Throughthe LensAP EconomicsHistory of IndiaMUSICAP Music TheoryMusic Performance Seminar*History of Music*A Study of the History ofFilm Music*Great Music of the 20 th Century*History of AmericanMusical Theatre* half-credit courses*History of Jazz*History of Opera*Music and Technology*Music Theory 1*OrchestraString Sinfonietta*Glee Club*Jazz Combo*Steel Drum Ensemble*Chamber and Symphonic WindsTHEATRE ARTSSeminar in Acting*Introduction to Classical Theatre*Acting and Directing*Playwriting and ProductionIntroduction to Modern Europeanand American Theatre*Performance in Major Theatreand Dance Productions*Stagecraft in School*Stagecraft after School*Theatre Design and Production*Dance in Historical and CulturalPerspective*Film Studies: Screenplay,Cinematography, Direction*Dance Workshop 1, 2, 3HISTORY OF ARTAP Art History—The ModernWorld*Introduction to Art History—The Ancient World*History of Contemporary Art*The Art of the Film*Studies in Art History*History of Photography*The RenaissanceSTUDIO ART*Ceramics 1, 2*Advanced Ceramics 1, 2Honors Ceramics*Drawing and Painting 1, 2*Advanced Drawing and Painting 2Honors Drawing and PaintingAP Studio Art*Photography 1, 2Advanced Photography 1, 2Honors Photography*Printmaking 1, 2*Advanced Printmaking 1, 2Honors Printmaking*Introduction to Sculpture*Sculpture 2*Advanced Sculpture 1, 2*Video ProductionCOUNSELING AND GUIDANCE*Horace Mann Orientation (HMO)*Health Education*QuestIntroduction to PsychologyAP PsychologyEthics in School and SocietyPHYSICAL EDUCATION*Concepts of Physical Fitness/Lifesports*Dance Workshop*Varsity Physical Education*Adult CPR/AED and First Aid*Out-of-School and AthleticContractsSPECIAL POLICY ONACADEMIC DISCIPLINEAll matters of discipline are handledby the Discipline Committeewhich is overseen by the Head ofthe Upper School and Dean ofStudent Life. All issues pertainingto discipline will be reported tocolleges accordingly.KEY TO HORACE MANN ENGLISH ELECTIVES 2011-2012English 021 Metamorphosis: The NovellaEnglish 022 Living PoetsEnglish 023 Experimental WritingEnglish 024 American Women’s VoicesEnglish 025 Literature & FilmEnglish 026 The Art of ComedyEnglish 027 Modern DramaEnglish 028 Utopia/DystopiaEnglish 029 DickensEnglish 030 Dubliners and the CriticsEnglish 031 The Contemporary Poetry & Poetics ProjectEnglish 032 Virginia WoolfEnglish 033 Ain’t I a WomanEnglish 034 The Harlem RenaissanceEnglish 035 Asian and Asian American LiteratureEnglish 036 Writing Nature: Writing OurselvesEnglish 037 Paradise LostEnglish 038 Emily DickinsonEnglish 039 DostoevskyEnglish 040 Creative WritingEnglish 041 Not Just Knaves and WenchesEnglish 042 Cultural PerspectiveEnglish 043 Always Be Closing: The Work of David MametEnglish 045 ShakespeareEnglish 046 On TrialEnglish 047 New York PoetsEnglish 048 The Faces of TragedyEnglish 049 TolstoyEnglish 050 Thomas HardyEnglish 051 The Iliad of HomerEnglish 052 The Many Faces of IndiaEnglish 053 The Short StoryEnglish 054 Madness and the Literary ImaginationEnglish 055 Bad Guys, Spies, & Private GuysEnglish 056 Literature & Film 2English 057 Non Fiction Writing WorkshopEnglish 058 Women Writing the FutureEnglish 059 Poets of MomentEnglish 060 Shakespeare Creates the Modern PersonalityEnglish 061 WritingEnglish 062 Born in BloodEnglish 063 Renaissance WomenEnglish 064 Poetry WritingEnglish 066 ChaucerEnglish 067 British Romanticism:English 068 Writings for Sylvia PlathEnglish 069 Meet the BeatsEnglish 070 The Bible as Literary TextEnglish 071 American StoriesEnglish 072 Thinking Writing (The Essay)English 075 The Black Arts MovementEnglish 077 Shakespeare in the GenresEnglish 080 James JoyceEnglish 082 Topics in Post War African-American LiteratureEnglish 083 Man UndergroundEnglish 084 Rebellion & its DiscontentsEnglish 085 Text and the CityEnglish 086 The Big Book: David Foster Wallace’s Infinite JestEnglish 087 Writing Women WarriorsEnglish 088 Greek DramaEnglish 089 Disease, Deformity & Monstrosity in LiteratureEnglish 090 Chaucer’s Comic TalesEnglish 093 DanteEnglish 094 Shakespeare: Nature & ArtEnglish 095 Toni MorrisonEnglish 096 The Art of ReadingEnglish 097 Gender in the Middle AgesEnglish 098 the Merchant of Venice

Between 2007 and 2011 Horace Mann students were accepted by the following colleges anduniversities. An asterisk (*) by the name of an institution indicates that at least one member ofthe Class of 2011 currently attends that college or university.University of AberdeenAdelphi UniversityUniversity of AlabamaAlfred UniversityAllegheny CollegeAmerican University*American University of ParisAmerican Intl. University inLondonAmherst College*Arizona State UniversityUniversity of ArizonaAuburn UniversityBabson CollegeBard College*Barnard College*Bates College*Beloit CollegeBennington CollegeBentley UniversityBerklee College of Music*Binghamton UniversityBoston College*Boston University*Bowdoin CollegeBrandeis UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Bristol (UK)Brown University*Bryn MawrBucknell UniversityButler UniversityCabrini CollegeUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California,Los AngelesUniversity of California,Santa BarbaraCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of the ArtsCalifornia State PolytechnicUniversityCanisius CollegeCarleton College*Carnegie Mellon University*Case Western Reserve University*Cedar Crest CollegeChamplain CollegeCollege of CharlestonUniversity of Chicago*City College of New YorkClaremont McKenna College*Clark UniversityClark Atlanta UniversityClarkson UniversityCleveland Institute of ArtCoe CollegeColby College*Colgate University*University of Colorado at BoulderColorado CollegeColorado State UniversityColumbia University*Concordia UniversityConnecticut CollegeUniversity of ConnecticutCooper UnionCornell University*Dartmouth College*Davidson CollegeUniversity of DelawareDickinson CollegeDrake UniversityDrew UniversityDrexel UniversityDuke University*Earlham CollegeEckerd CollegeEastman School of MusicUniversity of Edinburgh*Emerson CollegeEmily Carr University ofArt & DesignEmory University*Eugene Lang College,The New School University*Evergreen State CollegeUniversity of ExeterFairfield UniversityFordham University*Franklin and Marshall CollegeFurman UniversityThe George WashingtonUniversity*Georgetown University*Georgia Institute of TechnologyGettysburg CollegeUniversity of GlasgowGoucher CollegeGrinnell College*Guilford CollegeHamilton College*Hampshire CollegeHampton UniversityHanover CollegeUniversity of HartfordHarvard University*Harvey Mudd CollegeHaverford CollegeHigh Point UniversityHobart and William Smith CollegesHofstra UniversityCollege of the Holy CrossHoward UniversityHult International Business SchoolHunter College, CUNYIndiana UniversityIona CollegeUniversity of IowaIthaca CollegeJames Madison UniversityJohns Hopkins University*Johnson & Wales UniversityJuilliard SchoolKalamazoo College*University of Kent at CanterburyKenyon College*King’s College LondonLafayette CollegeLake Forest CollegeLe Moyne CollegeLehigh UniversityLehman College, CUNYLewis & Clark CollegeLong Island University, C.W. PostLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola University MarylandLoyola University New OrleansLynn UniversityMacalester CollegeMacaulay Honors College atCUNY*University of MaineManhattanville CollegeMannes College of MusicUniversity of Mary WashingtonMaryland Institute College of Art*University of Maryland,College ParkMarymount Manhattan CollegeMassachusetts College ofArt & DesignMassachusetts Institute ofTechnologyUniversity of MassachusettsMcGill UniversityMiami University, OxfordUniversity of Miami*Michigan State UniversityUniversity of Michigan*Middlebury College*University of MissouriMorehouse CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeMuhlenberg CollegeThe New School UniversityNew England Conservatoryof Music*University of New HampshireThe College of New Jersey*New York University*University of North CarolinaChapel HillUniversity of North Carolina,GreensboroUniversity of North Carolina,WilmingtonUniversity North Carolina Schoolof the Arts*Northeastern UniversityNorthwestern University*University of Notre DameUniversity of NottinghamOberlin College*Oberlin Conservatory of MusicOccidental College*Oglethorpe UniversityOhio State UniversityOhio Wesleyan UniversityUniversity of OregonUniversity of OxfordPace University NYCPeabody Institute Johns HopkinsUniversityPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania*University of PittsburghPitzer CollegePomona College*Pratt Institute*Princeton University*Providence CollegeUniversity of Puget SoundPurchase College*Purdue University*Queens College CUNYQuinnipiac UniversityUniversity of RedlandsReed CollegeRensselaer Polytechnic Institute*Rhode Island School of Design*University of Rhode IslandRice UniversityUniversity of Richmond*Rider UniversityRochester Institute of TechnologyUniversity of RochesterRoger Williams UniversityRollins CollegeRose-Hulman Institute ofTechnologyRoyal Holloway, University ofLondonRutgers University*St. John’s University, QueensSt. Joseph’s UniversitySt. Lawrence UniversitySt. Michaels CollegeSan Francisco State UniversitySan Jose State UniversityUniversity of San FranciscoSanta Clara UniversitySarah Lawrence College*Savannah College of Art & DesignSchool of the Art Institute ofChicagoSchool of Visual ArtsScripps CollegeSeton Hall UniversitySkidmore CollegeSmith College*Sophie Davis School ofBiomed. Educ.University of South CarolinaUniversity of Southern California*Southern Methodist UniversitySouthern New HampshireUniversitySouthern Vermont CollegeUniversity of St. Andrews (UK)*Spelman CollegeStanford University*SUNY, AlbanySUNY, Alfred State CollegeSUNY, BrockportSUNY, Buffalo State CollegeSUNY, Buffalo USUNY, FredoniaSUNY, GeneseoSUNY, MaritimeSUNY, New PaltzSUNY, Stony Brook SouthamptonSUNY, Stony BrookStetson UniversitySusquehanna UniversityUniversity of SussexSwarthmore College*Syracuse UniversityUniversity of TampaUniversity of Texas, Austin*University of TorontoTrinity College*Tufts University*Tulane University*Union CollegeUnited States Air Force AcademyUnited State Military Academy*University of the Arts, LondonUniversity of OxfordUrsinus CollegeVanderbilt University*Vassar CollegeUniversity of Vermont*Villanova UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute &State U.University of VirginiaWake Forest UniversityWashington State UniversityWashington University inSt. Louis*University of WashingtonWellesley College*Wesleyan University*Wheaton College ILWheaton College MA*Whitman CollegeWhittier CollegeCollege of William & MaryWilliams College*University of WisconsinThe College of WoosterWorcester Polytechnic InstituteXavier UniversityYale University*