ssb Nottebohm: Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Three unique qualities of the school, in addition to the high quality of education, in a caring and supportive environment:

Primarily a boarding community for both students and faculty-60% of students live on campus and 70% of the faculty.
An extensive number of extracurricular opportunities for students
Everyone gets to participate in the athletic program, regardless of ability or experience.

Advanced Placement (AP):

19 AP courses: English, Spanish, Latin, French, Music, European History, US History, Mathematics, Statistic, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science

Special subjects offered:

VES offers a broad-based liberal arts curriculum with over 65 courses to choose from. All core courses offer Honor and AP tracks. Currently, we offer 19 AP courses. Foreign languages include French, Spanish and Latin. We offer a number of computer courses ranging from introductory keyboard to web site design and AP Computer Science. We also offer video production as well.

Languages:

French, Spanish, Latin

Computer (courses):

Introduction till Web design, AP Computer course, Video Production

Arts (special choir, drama etc.):

Glee Club, Vocal Ensemble, and Instrumental Ensemble, fall play, winter touring company, and spring musical as well as many interesting art and drama classes.

Sports:

Football, Baseball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Golf, Outdoor Track & Field, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Cross Country, Soccer, Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Soccer, Wrestling, Swimming

Extra curricular activities (clubs):

VES offers a number of extracurricular activities across a wide range of interests. These include community service, drama, Glee Club, Instrumental Ensemble, art club, science club, a coffee house and leadership opportunities for all students.

Weekend Activities:

VES has a full-time weekend activities director. On any given weekend, there are a number of structured activities for students to take advantage of. These range from activities on campus to activities in and outside of the Lynchburg area. If students want to just relax on campus, they can take advantage of all the VES facilities, including the campus pool.

Grades:
Teacher-student-ratio:
Average class size:
Boarding-day-student-ratio:
Number of students:
Number of students in 11th grade:
Boy-girl-ratio:
Percentage of International Students:

9-12
1:6
12
65% boarders
270
76
60% : 40%
10% (100% board)

Dress code:

Traditional boarding dress for both boys and girls

Tuition:

US$ 37,275.- (School Year: 2009/2010) (includes room and board)

Tuition Refund Plan:

Required for families who are not paying tuition balance before August 1st

Credit card payments allowed:

No

Additional costs:

Refund Insurance $1,508.00
Bookstore Deposit: $750.00
Activities Fee: $250.00
Technology Fee: $300.00
Room Deposit: $100.00 (refundable at end of year)

Summer School:

No

Webseite:

www.ves.org

Pictures:

see Pictures

(The information is for the school year of 2009/2010 – there can be changes for the following school year 2010/2011 - no responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information)