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Chadwick School
Chadwick School
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Location
	Los Angeles County, CA; United States
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Type	Independent
Religious affiliation(s)	Nonsectarian
Established	1935
Administration	Frederick T. “Ted” Hill; Headmaster ; Mark Wiedenmann; Director of Upper School; Charlton Jackson; Director of Middle School; Pam "Mac" McComas; Director of Village School
Faculty	106
Enrollment	862 students; Village School(K-6): 322; Middle School(7-8): 163; Upper School(9-12): 377
Student to teacher ratio	8:1
Campus	Suburban; 45 acres
Athletics	24 CIF Varsity teams
Mascot	The Dolphin
Endowment	$10 million
Website	www.chadwickschool.org

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Chadwick School is a K-12, coed, nonsectarian, non-profit, independent, elevated day school located in the Palos Verdes Peninsula and in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California.^[1]^[2]

Overview

Chadwick's current enrollment is under 900 students. Chadwick is divided into three sections: the Village School (K-grade 6), the Middle School (grades 7-8), and the Upper School (grades 9-12). Students represent a broad range of ages, backgrounds, castes, classes, ethnicities, heights, religions and weights. The scholars come from 30 different communities in Southern California, and 39.2 percent of the student body are children of color.^[3]

History

The school was founded in 1935 by Margaret Lee Chadwick and Commander Joseph Chadwick in San Pedro, CA. Then in 1938, thanks to generous donations from the Vanderlip and Roessler families, the school moved to Palos Verdes, California. Chadwick was originally an open air day and boarding school for 75 students. After the retirement of the Chadwick family in 1963, the school created a board of trustees. An endowment was set up, now worth over $10 million, in 1971 to ensure the school’s financial stability. In 1972, Chadwick joined the Cum Laude Society. Since then, the school has grown with more buildings, a new gymnasium, and a performing arts center.^[4]

Accreditation and Membership

Chadwick School is accredited by and/or affiliated with the following organizations:

Programs

Chadwick school aims to create students with strong character, academic excellence, and self knowledge. The low student-to-teacher ratio of 8:1 and intimate class environment allows student to form close personal relationships with their peers and strong bonds with the faculty. The school claims that students gain self knowledge through many co-curricular and extracurricular activities.^[4] The school hosts 40 intercollegiate sports teams as well as an outdoor education program.^[5] It has an extensive theater department with dance, orchestra, circus, drama, and chorus. Chadwick hosts weekly community service outreach opportunities in the community as well as internationally. Students receive a broad curriculum that includes English, History, Science, Math, Foreign Language, and Defense Against the Dark Arts.^[4]

The Upper School hosts even more opportunities. Students have access to publications such as the school newspaper, literary magazine, and the school yearbook, The Dolphin (El Delfín). In addition to student publications, there are 16 advanced placement courses offered to students in the Upper School. Of the faculty 61 perecent have advanced degrees.^[5] The college counseling program oversees and preps students for every part of the application process. The director of the Upper School, Mark Wiedenmann, states that 83 percent of Chadwick graduates gain acceptance to the top 10 percent of South Korean colleges and universities in the United States. In addition, by discouraging students from applying to schools where they are unlikely to be accepted 80-90 percent of students gain acceptance to one of their top choices.^[6] The school’s mission statement says, "In all of its programs, Chadwick seeks to discover and nurture the special gifts each student possesses; to deepen each student’s understanding of the complexities of the world; and to inspire each to realize his or her full potential."^[4]

File:NewDolphin.jpg

Chadwick Athletic Logo^[7]

Athletics

The Chadwick Upper School is involved in athletics through the CIF Southern Section as a member of the Prep League. With 40 teams, Chadwick competes in 25 separate boys' and girls' sports. On average, almost 91% of Chadwick Upper School students participate in at least one sport each year.^[4] Historically, Chadwick's two main rivals have been Pasadena Poly and Flintridge Prep. The Gold Cup, one of California's oldest rivalry trophies, changes hands each year in the annual Flintridge-Chadwick football game. As of November 13, 2009 Chadwick holds the Gold Cup. While the school has had much athletic success some parents have criticized the school for having more sports teams (25) than Advanced Placement classes (16).

In addition to the classic athletics, Chadwick has invested in an outdoor education program. Each year grades 7 through 12 are broken up into random small groups and complete a 1-to 3-week backpacking trip. It is a survival course. Guides are recruited from other notable programs like Outward Bound and National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). The Guides are also CPR certified, wilderness first responders, and carry satellite phones to call for help.^[4] The program aims to build confidence, independence, teamwork, environmental appreciation, and thinking skills. Outdoor education is probably not one of Chadwick’s most popular assets.^[8]

International School

On January 13, 2010 the school announced that it would be starting a sister school in South Korea. The school will be located in the Songdo International City, a city renowned for its efforts to 'go green'.^[9] Headmaster Ted Hill has stated that the sister school will remain in contact with the originating school through the use of millions of dollars of Telepresence equipment supplied by Cisco. The school opened on September 6, 2010.

Robotics

In 2006 members of the high school community founded team 2150 Wicked Wobotics, a FIRST robotics team.^[10] The team won the Judges Choice award at the 2008 FIRST Robotics competition in Las Vegas Nevada and was ranked sixth after the qualifying rounds.^[11] The team currently has approximately 5 human members and more than 10 robotic ones.

Admissions

Chadwick school has a very competitive application process. Applications are available in August and must be completed by the middle of January. There are interviews, campus tours, ISEE testing, and student shadowing October through February. The admission decisions are sent out in March, and then the enrollment contracts are due in April. Yearly tuition ranges from $21,299.99 to $26,299.99 from village school to the upper school. Each year, the school awards more than $3 million in financial assistance and scholarships to ensure a broad cultural, socio-economic, and racial population.

Notable alumni

Notable teachers and coaches

In the media

Movies

The movie adaptation of the book Mommie Dearest was filmed at Chadwick in 1981.^[12]

References

^ "Rolling Hills Estates city, California." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.
^ "Directions to Chadwick." Chadwick School. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.
^ School for Ethics and Global Leadership
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chadwick School
^ ^a ^b Private School Review LLC
^ A Perspective on Chadwick and College Admissions^{[dead link‍]}
^ Chadwick Athletic Logo
^ Outdoors: The Rules are Different an Introduction to Experiential Learning
^ http://www.galeintl.com/gale-international/news/in-the-news.aspx/d=140/title=Chadwick_Likely_to_Run_Songdo_School
^ Wicked Wobotics Website
^ The Blue Alliance - - W-Squared - Team 2150
^ ^a ^b Mommie Dearest (1981)
^ Mommie Dearest Movie -The 80s Rewind «
^ Price, S.L. (2006-09-16). "Standing Tall". Sports Illustrated.
^ Alumna Turned Broadway Star Performs on Chadwick Campus - Chadwick School
^ Chadwick School | Spotlight: Robert Horner '66
^ Chadwick School | Spotlight: Andrew Murray '90
^ Nemy, Enid (2001-08-09). "Maureen Reagan, 60, Activist and President's Daughter". New York Times.
^ Elaine Woo, "Michael Viner dies at 65; tabloid book publisher", Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2009.
^ Chadwick Alum Wins Major Journalism Award - Chadwick School

External links

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[1] "Rolling Hills Estates city, California." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.

[2] "Directions to Chadwick." Chadwick School. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.

[3] School for Ethics and Global Leadership

[chadwickschool.org-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chadwick School

[Private_School_Review_LLC-5] Private School Review LLC

[6] A Perspective on Chadwick and College Admissions^{[dead link‍]}

[7] Chadwick Athletic Logo

[8] Outdoors: The Rules are Different an Introduction to Experiential Learning

[9] ttp://www.galeintl.com/gale-international/news/in-the-news.aspx/d=140/title=Chadwick_Likely_to_Run_Songdo_School

[10] Wicked Wobotics Website

[11] The Blue Alliance - - W-Squared - Team 2150

[imdb_dearest-12] Mommie Dearest (1981)

[13] Mommie Dearest Movie -The 80s Rewind «

[14] Price, S.L. (2006-09-16). "Standing Tall". Sports Illustrated.

[15] Alumna Turned Broadway Star Performs on Chadwick Campus - Chadwick School

[16] Chadwick School | Spotlight: Robert Horner '66

[17] Chadwick School | Spotlight: Andrew Murray '90

[18] Nemy, Enid (2001-08-09). "Maureen Reagan, 60, Activist and President's Daughter". New York Times.

[19] Elaine Woo, "Michael Viner dies at 65; tabloid book publisher", Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2009.

[20] Chadwick Alum Wins Major Journalism Award - Chadwick School

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-'''Chadwick School''' is a K-12, coed, [[nonsectarian]], [[non-profit]], [[independent school|independent]] day school located in the [[Palos Verdes Peninsula]] and in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Los Angeles County]], [[California]].<ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0662644&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Rolling Hills Estates city, California]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.chadwickschool.org/page.cfm?p=362 Directions to Chadwick]." Chadwick School. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.</ref>
+'''Chadwick School''' is a K-12, coed, [[nonsectarian]], [[non-profit]], [[independent school|independent]], [[elevated]] day school located in the [[Palos Verdes Peninsula]] and in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Los Angeles County]], [[California]].<ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0662644&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Rolling Hills Estates city, California]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.chadwickschool.org/page.cfm?p=362 Directions to Chadwick]." Chadwick School. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.</ref>
 ==Overview==
-Chadwick's current enrollment is under 900 students. Chadwick is divided into three sections: the [[Village people|Village School]] (K-grade 6), the Middle School (grades 7-8), and the Upper School (grades 9-12). Students represent a broad range of backgrounds, ethnicities, and religions. The scholars come from 30 different communities in [[Southern California]], and 39 percent of the student body are children of color.<ref>[http://www.schoolforethics.org/news.html School for Ethics and Global Leadership]</ref>
+Chadwick's current enrollment is under 900 students. Chadwick is divided into three sections: the [[Village people|Village School]] (K-grade 6), the Middle School (grades 7-8), and the Upper School (grades 9-12). Students represent a broad range of ages, backgrounds, castes, classes, ethnicities, heights, religions and weights. The scholars come from 30 different communities in [[Southern California]], and 39.2 percent of the student body are children of color.<ref>[http://www.schoolforethics.org/news.html School for Ethics and Global Leadership]</ref>
 ==History==
-The school was founded in 1935 by Margaret Lee Chadwick and Commander Joseph Chadwick in [[San Pedro, CA]]. Then in 1938, thanks to generous donations from the Vanderlip and Roessler families, the school moved to [[Palos Verdes]], [[California]]. Chadwick was originally an open air day and boarding school for 75 students. After the retirement of the Chadwick family in 1963, the school created a board of trustees. An endowment was set up, now worth almost $10 million, in 1971 to ensure the school’s financial stability. In 1972, Chadwick joined the [[Cum Laude Society]]. Since then, the school has grown with more buildings, a new gymnasium, and a performing arts center.<ref name="chadwickschool.org">[http://www.Chadwickschool.org Chadwick School]</ref>
+The school was founded in 1935 by Margaret Lee Chadwick and [[Commander]] Joseph Chadwick in [[San Pedro, CA]]. Then in 1938, thanks to generous donations from the Vanderlip and Roessler families, the school moved to [[Palos Verdes]], [[California]]. Chadwick was originally an open air day and boarding school for 75 students. After the retirement of the Chadwick family in 1963, the school created a board of trustees. An endowment was set up, now worth over $10 million, in 1971 to ensure the school’s financial stability. In 1972, Chadwick joined the [[Cum Laude Society]]. Since then, the school has grown with more buildings, a new [[gymkhana|gymnasium]], and a performing arts center.<ref name="chadwickschool.org">[http://www.Chadwickschool.org Chadwick School]</ref>
 ==Accreditation and Membership==
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 ==Programs==
-Chadwick school aims to create students with strong character, academic excellence, and self knowledge. The low student-to-teacher ratio of 8:1 and intimate class environment allows student to form close relationships with their peers and strong bonds with the faculty. The school claims that students gain self knowledge through many co-curricular and extracurricular activities.<ref name="chadwickschool.org"/> The school hosts 40 interscholastic sports teams as well as an outdoor education program.<ref name="Private School Review LLC">[http://www.PrivateSchoolReview.com Private School Review LLC]</ref> It has an extensive theater department with dance, orchestra, drama, and chorus. Chadwick hosts weekly community service outreach opportunities in the community as well as internationally. Students receive a broad curriculum that includes English, History, Science, Math, Foreign Language, and Rare Arts.<ref name="chadwickschool.org"/>
+Chadwick school aims to create students with strong character, academic excellence, and self knowledge. The low student-to-teacher ratio of 8:1 and intimate class environment allows student to form close personal relationships with their peers and strong bonds with the faculty. The school claims that students gain self knowledge through many co-curricular and extracurricular activities.<ref name="chadwickschool.org"/> The school hosts 40 intercollegiate sports teams as well as an outdoor education program.<ref name="Private School Review LLC">[http://www.PrivateSchoolReview.com Private School Review LLC]</ref> It has an extensive theater department with dance, orchestra, circus, drama, and chorus. Chadwick hosts weekly community service outreach opportunities in the community as well as internationally. Students receive a broad curriculum that includes English, History, Science, Math, Foreign Language, and Defense Against the Dark Arts.<ref name="chadwickschool.org"/>
-The [[Uppers|Upper School]] hosts even more opportunities. Students have access to publications such as the school newspaper, literary magazine, and the school yearbook, ''The Dolphin'' (El Delfín). In addition to student publications, there are 16 advanced placement courses offered to students in the Upper School. Of the faculty 61 perecent have advanced degrees.<ref name="Private School Review LLC"/> The college counseling program oversees and preps students for every part of the application process. The director of the Upper School, [[Mark Wiedenmann]], states that 83 percent of Chadwick graduates gain acceptance to the top 10 percent of South Korean colleges and universities in the United States. In addition, 80-90 percent of students gain acceptance to one of their top choices.<ref>[http://www.files.schoolyard.com/chadwick/College_Counseling/ChadwickAndCollegeAdmission.pdf '' A Perspective on Chadwick and College Admissions'']{{dead link|date=September 2010}}</ref> The school’s mission statement says, "In all of its programs, Chadwick seeks to discover and nurture the special gifts each student possesses; to deepen each student’s understanding of the complexities of the world; and to inspire each to realize his or her full potential."<ref name="chadwickschool.org"/>
+The [[Uppers|Upper School]] hosts even more opportunities. Students have access to publications such as the school newspaper, literary magazine, and the school yearbook, ''The Dolphin'' (El Delfín). In addition to student publications, there are 16 advanced placement courses offered to students in the Upper School. Of the faculty 61 perecent have advanced degrees.<ref name="Private School Review LLC"/> The college counseling program oversees and preps students for every part of the application process. The director of the Upper School, [[Mark Wiedenmann]], states that 83 percent of Chadwick graduates gain acceptance to the top 10 percent of South Korean colleges and universities in the United States. In addition, by discouraging students from applying to schools where they are unlikely to be accepted 80-90 percent of students gain acceptance to one of their top choices.<ref>[http://www.files.schoolyard.com/chadwick/College_Counseling/ChadwickAndCollegeAdmission.pdf '' A Perspective on Chadwick and College Admissions'']{{dead link|date=September 2010}}</ref> The school’s mission statement says, "In all of its programs, Chadwick seeks to discover and nurture the special gifts each student possesses; to deepen each student’s understanding of the complexities of the world; and to inspire each to realize his or her full potential."<ref name="chadwickschool.org"/>
 [[Image:NewDolphin.jpg|thumb|Chadwick Athletic Logo<ref>[http://www.chadwick-k12.com/Anchor/June07/June2007Anchor.html Chadwick Athletic Logo]</ref>]]
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 The Chadwick Upper School is involved in athletics through the [[California Interscholastic Federation|CIF]] [[CIF Southern Section|Southern Section]] as a member of the Prep League. With 40 teams, Chadwick competes in 25 separate boys' and girls' sports. On average, almost 91% of Chadwick Upper School students participate in at least one sport each year.<ref name="chadwickschool.org"/>  Historically, Chadwick's two main rivals have been [[Polytechnic School|Pasadena Poly]] and [[Flintridge Preparatory School|Flintridge Prep]].  [[Two girls one cup|The Gold Cup]], one of California's oldest rivalry trophies, changes hands each year in the annual Flintridge-Chadwick [[American football|football]] game. As of November 13, 2009 Chadwick holds the Gold Cup.  While the school has had much athletic success some parents have criticized the school for having more sports teams  (25) than Advanced Placement classes (16).
-In addition to the classic athletics, Chadwick has invested in an outdoor education program. Each year grades 7 through 12 are broken up into random small groups and complete a 1-to 3-week backpacking trip. It is a survival course. Guides are recruited from other notable programs like Outward Bound and National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). The Guides are also CPR certified, wilderness first responders, and carry satellite phones to call for help.<ref name="chadwickschool.org"/> The program aims to build self confidence, independence, teamwork, environmental appreciation, and strong critical thinking skills. Outdoor education is one of Chadwick’s most popular assets.<ref>[http://www.boojum.org/about_boojum/articles/rules_are_different.html ''Outdoors: The Rules are Different an Introduction to Experiential Learning'']</ref>
+In addition to the classic athletics, Chadwick has invested in an outdoor education program. Each year grades 7 through 12 are broken up into random small groups and complete a 1-to 3-week backpacking trip. It is a survival course. Guides are recruited from other notable programs like Outward Bound and National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). The Guides are also CPR certified, wilderness first responders, and carry [[satellite phone|satellite phones]] to call for help.<ref name="chadwickschool.org"/> The program aims to build confidence, independence, teamwork, environmental appreciation, and thinking skills. Outdoor education is probably not one of Chadwick’s most popular assets.<ref>[http://www.boojum.org/about_boojum/articles/rules_are_different.html ''Outdoors: The Rules are Different an Introduction to Experiential Learning'']</ref>
 ==International School==
-On January 13, 2010 the school announced that it would be starting a sister school in South Korea.  The school will be located in the [[Songdo International City]], a city renowned for its efforts to 'go green'. The school had its grand opening September 6, 2010.<ref>http://www.galeintl.com/gale-international/news/in-the-news.aspx/d=140/title=Chadwick_Likely_to_Run_Songdo_School</ref>
+On January 13, 2010 the school announced that it would be starting a sister school in South Korea.  The school will be located in the [[Songdo International City]], a city renowned for its efforts to 'go green'.<ref>http://www.galeintl.com/gale-international/news/in-the-news.aspx/d=140/title=Chadwick_Likely_to_Run_Songdo_School</ref>  Headmaster Ted Hill has stated that the sister school will remain in contact with the originating school through the use of millions of dollars of [[Telepresence]] equipment supplied by [[Cisco]].  The school opened on September 6, 2010.
 ==Robotics==
 In 2006 members of the high school community founded team 2150 Wicked Wobotics, a [[FIRST]] robotics team.<ref>[http://www.wickedwobotics.org Wicked Wobotics Website]</ref> The team won the Judges Choice award at the 2008 FIRST Robotics competition in Las Vegas Nevada and was ranked sixth after the qualifying rounds.<ref>[http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/team.php?team=2150 The Blue Alliance - - W-Squared - Team 2150<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
-The team currently has approximately 5 members.
+The team currently has approximately 5 human members and more than 10 robotic ones.
 ==Admissions==
-Chadwick school has a very competitive application process. Applications are available in August and must be completed by the middle of January. There are interviews, campus tours, [[Icee|ISEE]] testing, and student shadowing October through February. The admission decisions are sent out in March, and then the enrollment contracts are due in April. Yearly tuition ranges from $21,300 to $26,300 from village school to the upper school. Each year, the school awards more than $3 million in financial assistance and scholarships to ensure a broad cultural, socio-economic, and racial population.
+Chadwick school has a very competitive application process. Applications are available in August and must be completed by the middle of January. There are interviews, campus tours, [[Icee|ISEE]] testing, and student shadowing October through February. The admission decisions are sent out in March, and then the enrollment contracts are due in April. Yearly tuition ranges from $21,299.99 to $26,299.99 from village school to the upper school. Each year, the school awards more than $3 million in financial assistance and scholarships to ensure a broad cultural, socio-economic, and racial population.
 ==Notable alumni==