New Hope International Academy Profile
School Name: New Hope International Academy
Address: 7009 Varnum Street
Landover Hills MD 20784
Tel: 301.459.7311
Fax: 301.459.2813
Website:
Profile
What is this school known for? One of New Hope Academy's greatest strengths is the fact that because we are a smaller school, we are able to individualize the educational program in order to better meet the unique nature, goals, and needs of each student. This is especially true at New Hope Academy High School, a small private international high school in metropolitan Washington, D.C. (in northern Prince George's County, MD) dedicated to academic excellence, personal attention, and character-building in a college prep high school.
Mission Statement: New Academy is dedicated to academic excellence and character education. It supports parents to raise moral children and promotes intercultural harmony. Founded on principles that are universal to people of all faiths, New Hope recognizes that the belief in the Parenthood of God, leads to the brotherhood of humanity.
New Hope Academy is committed to making school a meaningful and enriching experience for all students. To best support our students' high school experience we have several very innovative programs. For example, from fifth grade on, students are tested and placed in math classes that allow them to move at an accelerated, regular, or slower pace, depending on their abilities and math foundations. Also, to prepare for a challenging college preparatory high school program, eighth graders are taught by the high school teachers, each with degrees in their specialized curriculum fields, and classes are designed with a similar structure and format as high school.
Founded in: 1990
Is this an IB or College Preparatory school: College preparatory
This school is unique for: At New Hope we have a tradition of incorporating field trips into our monthly activities. This enables us to take advantage of the rich cultural, historic, civic, and ethnic resources in the Washington metro area. The entire community becomes a classroom outside of the school walls.
Religious affiliation: None
Academic Program
Grades at the school: Pre-K-12th
Number of students in grades 9th–12th: 55-70
Number of international students attending + nationalities:
2009-2010 Four students from Korea, Rwanda, China, The Gambia
2010-2011 Eleven students from Sierra Leone, Korea, The Gambia & China
Core subjects: Math including AP Calculus, hands-on labs in all science courses, social studies including Modern US History, language arts, fine arts, physical education, foreign languages-Korean and Spanish, and computer studies,
Unique electives including Choir, Rock Band, Fitness, Techno Fitness, Animation, Hip Hop Dance, Golf, Technical Design, Photography, Discovering Google, Chess and Strategy Games, Contemporary Issues, Psychology others.
We also offer optional classes in our after-school enrichment program in activities ranging from robotics to classical ballet, flamenco, jazz, tap, and other dance forms, to martial arts, and sports such as soccer, basketball, flag football and volleyball.
How many AP/Honors courses available: usually 1-2 per year
AP/Honors courses are: We always offer AP Calculus; sometimes AP US History or other
% of graduating class that goes onto college: 81%
Ratio of students to teachers: 9:01
ESL offered? Additional support available in core subjects, as well as an ESL class offered daily
Uniforms required? Yes; A New Hope logo shirt and plain blue jeans or navy twill pants
Community service hours required to graduate in Maryland: at least 40 hours
Extracurricular Activities
Athletics offered: martial arts, soccer, basketball, flag football
Dance offered: Classical Ballet, Flamenco, tap, jazz, step, Hip-Hop
Clubs offered: dance, drama, robotics, Scouting, chess
Facilities/Surrounding Area
Facilities on campus: Located on an eight-acre campus in Prince George's county, MD (suburban Washington, D.C.), a computer lab as well as high-end computers in classroom, a science lab, a math manipulative based program, a foreign-language studio, an art studio, a gymnasium, and a professional quality dance studio.
School’s Location: suburban
Points of interest in the surrounding area/community: near Washington, DC, Annapolis, Smithsonian Museums, National Zoo, theaters, US Capital, National Mall & Monuments, Naval Academy, American University, Georgetown, & University of Maryland.
Closest Airport and Airport Code: BWI Baltimore Washington International, (Reagan National DCA and Dulles IAD also within Metro area)
Additional information:
Orientation for new students: September 6, 2011, first day of school
Fall Start Date: September 6, 2011
Second Semester Start Date: January 30,2012
Last Day of School: June 10, 2012 (a few end of year class trips are planned beyond this date)
Fees to be paid to ETC-PSE /
School application fee: $100.00
School registration fee: $500.00 (applied toward tuition) (This fee is required before the I-20 form is issued by the school and is it refundable if student is denied their Visa.)
SEVIS I-901 fee: Overseas partner pays
Tuition 2010-2011: $12,000.00 for international Students
American students see current tuition schedule on website: newhopeacademy.org
Extra fee: Endowment Fund for new students: $200.00 non-refundable
Academic Fee: AlreadyIncluded in International Student tuition
$745.00 (Books, technology, field trip, equipment & facilities) for American students
Host Family Fee: $200 per week for room and board if New Hope Academy makes arrangements; Total for 42 weeks: $8400 can be paid by year or semester or trimester
Total:
Re-enrollment fee: $75 for subsequent year
International student health insurance must be provided by the student; or exchange agency must make arrangements
The items listed below are fees the student might have to pay upon arrival to the school. Not all fees are listed on the schools website; therefore the fees ETC-PSE has knowledge of are listed. These fees may not apply to every student.
Graduation fee: $50.00 Graduating seniors (or qualified juniors) only
Sports & Dance fee: Optional participation; varies by sport/dance and length of season
Uniform fee: Student chooses to purchase New Hope shirts of their liking, costs vary from $14 to $30.
Food Tech Fee for Juniors $150 (covers cooking a class lunch biweekly together)
Bus fee: Public bus transportation available one block from the school: costs vary.
Additional Questions:
Host Families: New Hope accepts student who already have host families, or will work to arrange a host family for the above listed fee.
Will you accept students in January? Yes, with tuition pro-rated, and limited, partial pro-rating of fees.
Which fees are refundable if student is denied Visa? And how much? The application fee is not refundable. The deposit is fully refundable, $500 if visa is denied. If the student chooses not to come after visa is approved, no refund is given.