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
, that serves students from pre-school through grade 12. Stuart is divided into a co-educational Pre-School and Junior Kindergarten, 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. The school was named for Janet Erskine Stuart
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 446 students (plus 42 in Pre-K), 69.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis) and a student–teacher ratio of 6.1:1.
Stuart Country Day School has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1991. It is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education
and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
.
by a group of women who wished to establish a Sacred Heart school for girls in Princeton, New Jersey
. With the help of the Society of the Sacred Heart and local friends, a large tract of woodlands was purchased on The Great Road, and Professor Jean Labatut of Princeton University was appointed architect for the project.
Academic requirements are as follows:
Graduation Requirements (Upper School)
Each student must take a minimum of six courses each trimester, and no more than seven.
(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. The Class of 2008 had 28% of its graduating class matriculate to Ivy League
schools.
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,
Harry Potter Club,
Science Bowl,
Dance Society,
DAYS Club,
Tartan Tones Musical Group,
Tartan Tones Select,
The Tartan Newspaper,
LaSource Yearbook,
Spirit Committee,
Thistle Literary Magazine,
Mu Alpha Theta
,
Young Democrats/Republicans,
South Asian Society (SAMOSA),
Social Committee,
Campus Ministry,
Film Society,
Amnesty International
and
Admissions Committee.
Students from Stuart also participate in the JETS competition and the New Jersey Science League
Fall Sports:
Winter Sports:
Spring Sports:
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.
Led by coach Katie Grant, the 2007 field hockey team won the Mercer County Tournament and shared the state Prep championship after a 2-2 tie with Lawrenceville School
. The team won the Mercer County tourney over top-seeded Allentown High School in 2005, its first title since 1995 and the team's first unshared championship.
The tennis team won the 2005 Prep B championship.
The cross country team won the state Prep B championship in 2005 under the guidance of coach Robert Abdullah, marking their fourth consecutive title. In 2007, Abdullah's track and field team won its sixth consecutive Prep B title.
In 2008, the lacrosse team defeated Rutgers Preparatory School
by a score of 16-8 to win its fourth consecutive Prep B championship. Aiming for a fifth consecutive title in 2009, Stuart lost to Morristown-Beard School
in overtime, by a final score of 13-10.
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
country day school located in Princeton Township
Princeton Township, New Jersey
Also Princeton Borough is an independent municipality completely surrounded by the township.Princeton North is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Princeton Township....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, that serves students from pre-school through grade 12. Stuart is divided into a co-educational Pre-School and Junior Kindergarten, 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. The school was named for Janet Erskine Stuart
Janet Erskine Stuart
Janet Erskine Stuart, also known as Mother Janet Stuart, was a Roman Catholic nun and educationalist....
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 446 students (plus 42 in Pre-K), 69.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis) and a student–teacher ratio of 6.1:1.
Stuart Country Day School has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1991. It is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
The New Jersey Association of Independent Schools serves independent elementary and secondary schools throughout the state of New Jersey. The Association consists of 70 member schools with a total enrollment of approximately 26,000 students...
.
History
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart was founded in 1963 and named for Mother Janet StuartJanet Erskine Stuart
Janet Erskine Stuart, also known as Mother Janet Stuart, was a Roman Catholic nun and educationalist....
by a group of women who wished to establish a Sacred Heart school for girls in Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
. With the help of the Society of the Sacred Heart and local friends, a large tract of woodlands was purchased on The Great Road, and Professor Jean Labatut of Princeton University was appointed architect for the project.
Requirements
Dedication to service is an integral part of Stuart's foundation and a Sacred Heart education. Created to help students understand the needs of their community and actively respond, the Stuart Community Service Program provides rewarding life experiences that become positive forces in every student's life. All students in the Upper School have an ongoing community service requirement of 50 hours per year. During a student's four years in the Upper School, she spends a minimum of two years working on a community service project outside of school and a minimum of one year involved with the economically and/or socially disadvantaged.Academic requirements are as follows:
Graduation Requirements (Upper School)
- 6 trimesters of Religious Studies
- 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.
Academics
Stuart is an academically demanding school, and all teachers have very high standards for their students' work. Stuart also offers Advanced Placement ProgramAdvanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
(AP) courses in a number of fields, including AP Biology
AP Biology
In the United States, Advanced Placement Biology , is a course and examination offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college-level biology course....
, AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry
Advanced Placement Chemistry is a course and examination offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program to give American and Canadian high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and earn college-level credit.-The course:AP Chemistry is a course...
, AP Physics C
AP Physics C
Part of the College Board's Advanced Placement Program, consisting of two separate courses:*AP Physics C: Mechanics*AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism...
, AP Environmental Science
AP Environmental Science
Advanced Placement Environmental Science is a course offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program to high school students interested in the environmental and natural sciences...
, AP Calculus BC, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science
AP Computer Science
Advanced Placement Computer Science is the name of two distinct Advanced Placement courses and examinations offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn college credit for a college-level computer science course...
, AP United States History
AP United States History
Advanced Placement United States History is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program...
, AP English Language and Composition
AP English Language and Composition
Advanced Placement English Language and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program....
, AP English Literature and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The Course:This course is designated for motivated students with a command of standard English, an...
, AP Spanish Literature
AP Spanish Literature
Advanced Placement Spanish Literature is a high school course and examination offered by the College Board's Advanced Placement Program.-The course:...
, AP French Literature
AP French Literature
Advanced Placement French Literature was an Advanced Placement course and examination offered by the College Board. The course was designed to replicate a college French literature course for high school students...
, AP Latin Literature
AP Latin Literature
Advanced Placement Latin Literature was one of two examinations offered by the College Board's Advanced Placement Program for high school students to earn college credit for a college-level course in Latin literature.Due to low numbers of students taking AP Latin Literature, it was discontinued...
, AP Latin: Virgil, AP Studio Art
AP Studio Art
AP Studio Art is a series of Advanced Placement Courses divided into three different categories: AP Studio Art Drawing, AP Studio Art 2D, and AP Studio Art 3D.-The portfolio:...
and AP Music Theory
AP Music Theory
Advanced Placement Music Theory is a course and examination offered in the United States by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program to high school students who wish to earn credit for a college level music theory course.-The course:Some of the material covered in the course...
.
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. The Class of 2008 had 28% of its graduating class matriculate to Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
schools.
In the Upper School there are wide variety of clubs and student organizations for students to participate in, including
Student Government,
Mock trial
Mock trial
A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
,
Model United Nations
Model United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
/Model Congress,
Harry Potter Club,
Science Bowl,
Dance Society,
DAYS Club,
Tartan Tones Musical Group,
Tartan Tones Select,
The Tartan Newspaper,
LaSource Yearbook,
Spirit Committee,
Thistle Literary Magazine,
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta is a United States mathematics honor society for high schools and two-year colleges. It has over 89,000 student members in more than 1,800 schools worldwide. Its main goals are to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the...
,
Young Democrats/Republicans,
South Asian Society (SAMOSA),
Social Committee,
Campus Ministry,
Film Society,
Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
and
Admissions Committee.
Students from Stuart also participate in the JETS competition and the New Jersey Science League
Athletic Teams
Stuart offers sports teams in the Middle School and the Upper School, the mascot being the deer because when the founders first looked at the property, they saw a deer drinking from the stream in the current "Reflection Garden". Upper School sports teams include:Fall Sports:
- Soccer
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Tennis
Winter Sports:
- Squash
- Volleyball
- Basketball
Spring Sports:
- Track and Field
- Lacrosse
- Golf
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.
Led by coach Katie Grant, the 2007 field hockey team won the Mercer County Tournament and shared the state Prep championship after a 2-2 tie with Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville School
The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9–12 located on in the historic community of Lawrenceville, in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, U.S., five miles southwest of Princeton....
. The team won the Mercer County tourney over top-seeded Allentown High School in 2005, its first title since 1995 and the team's first unshared championship.
The tennis team won the 2005 Prep B championship.
The cross country team won the state Prep B championship in 2005 under the guidance of coach Robert Abdullah, marking their fourth consecutive title. In 2007, Abdullah's track and field team won its sixth consecutive Prep B title.
In 2008, the lacrosse team defeated Rutgers Preparatory School
Rutgers Preparatory School
Rutgers Preparatory School is a private, coeducational, university preparatory day school located in Somerset, New Jersey serving students in Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade...
by a score of 16-8 to win its fourth consecutive Prep B championship. Aiming for a fifth consecutive title in 2009, Stuart lost to Morristown-Beard School
Morristown-Beard School
Morristown-Beard School is a coeducational college-preparatory day school, serving students in sixth through twelfth grade, located in Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey. Morristown-Beard School is the product of the 1971 merger of two institutions, Miss Beard's School for girls, founded in...
in overtime, by a final score of 13-10.
External links
- Stuart Country Day School web site
- Sacred Heart Network
- Data for Stuart Country Day School, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...