Marianapolis Preparatory School

SCHOOL PROFILE St. Thomas More School, situated on Connecticut's largest natural lake, has a strong basketball program and small clas sizes that ensure individualized attention. FACILITIES Opened in 1962, St. Thomas More's 100-acre lakefront campus features a boathouse with a dock, athletic fields, a track, a brand new wrestling room, three dormitories, an art studio, and a chapel. St. Thomas More's campus also includes a state of the art Language lab, a new main academic building, newly renovated student lounges, and a new Chemistry lab. SPORTS AND ARTS St. Thomas More offers traditional athletics as well as a successful E Sports program. The school has a particularly strong basketball program; 2016 NBA All-Star Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons graduated from St. Thomas More in 2011. Students can choose from art courses such as AP Studio Art, photography, and ceramics. DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Students live in one of three on-campus dormitories along with the 95% of staff who live on campus. Dormitories feature kitchens and lounge rooms with televisions. Visit School Site: <a href="https://www.stmct.org/">St. Thomas More School</a> Visit City Site: <a href="https://www.townofmontville.org/">Montville, Connecticut</a>

SCHOOL PROFILE Founded in 1801, Woodstock Academy is a historic, traditional New England school with a challenging and diverse educational program. The school’s campus is located a short drive from Boston and dozens of world class colleges and universities. Woodstock Academy offers more than a dozen AP and early college credit courses. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kkv33vEmoU8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> FACILITIES Woodstock’s traditional New England campus consists of six main buildings that include counseling centers, computer labs, an activities center, a memorial hall, a library with a media center, a multi-purpose stadium, sports fields, and a track. The recent addition of South Campus introduced an engineering lab and Makerspace workshop to the school. SPORTS AND ARTS Woodstock Academy offers several competitive athletics, featuring a year-round postgraduate basketball program. Woodstock offers various unique art and media courses such as radio station, wood technology, and culinary arts. DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Woodstock’s three on-campus dormitories house two students per room and feature lounges, study spaces, laundry facilities, and dorm parent apartments. Visit School Site: <a href="https://www.woodstockacademy.org/">Woodstock Academy</a> Visit City Site: <a href="http://www.townofwoodstock.com/">Woodstock, Connecticut</a>

SCHOOL PROFILE Saint Bernard School is a private educational institution providing a challenging and comprehensive curriculum including Advanced Placement coursework and Early College Experience courses through local universities. In addition, the school boasts the most advanced mathematics department in eastern Connecticut. FACILITIES Saint Bernard’s campus recently upgraded its sports facilities and educational equipment. There are also science labs for classes like forensic science and a cloud Analysis Center used for digital education courses. SPORTS AND ARTS More than 95% of Saint Bernard students participate in at least one of 23 high school varsity sports. Students may also choose to take part in the concert choir and band, as well as pick from a wide-variety of clubs activities in visual art, choir, band, orchestra, strings, jazz, guitar, piano, drama and dance. The award-winning music department has performed at Disneyland, Times Square and Carnegie Hall. AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 2015, the Saint Bernard Mock Trial Team was the regional champion, advancing to the second round of Civics First CT semi-finals. The school is also the only Catholic high school in the state of Connecticut with a competitive marching band. COMMUNITY INFORMATION Located 45 minutes from the city of Hartford, Uncasville, Connecticut is a charming village within the township of Montville. Home to the Mohegan Sun Arena, which hosts major concerts and live sporting events, Uncasville is also one and a half hours from Boston, three hours from New York City and not far from beaches along the Atlantic Ocean.