Dawson School

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Dawson School

Private Day School – Lafayette , Colorado

Dawson School is Boulder, Colorado’s top ranked private, independent school. With the majestic Colorado Rocky Mountains as a backdrop, Dawson School occupies 108 landscaped acres on a hilltop overlooking the Boulder Valley.

Dawson is for students with a healthy curiosity who are ready to engage in a stimulating school life. Small classes, high academic expectations, nationally recruited teachers, a commitment to community service, plus 15 arts electives, 15 sports, and 15 AP courses provide a very well rounded educational experience, where excellence is the norm. Dawson is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools, and the Association of Colorado Independent Schools, and adheres to their rigorous standards.

Dawson’s goal is to prepare students for what the world demands, with traits essential for success such as a broad foundation of knowledge, innovation and technology, flexibility, perseverance, the parallel skill set of independence and collaboration, and compassion.

Students from 20 different nationalities are represented on campus, and 13% of all students are people of color. 80% of the faculty have a Ph.D or Masters degree.
 

Location
The school is located in the town of Lafayette, which is a thriving community located 20 minutes east of Boulder and 35 minutes north of Denver. Boulder is the 11th largest city in Colorado and often acquires top rankings when it comes to health, quality of life and education. The city is also the home of the main campus of the University of Colorado, the state’s largest university. Denver is the largest city in Colorado and home to several universities and colleges such as well-known University of Denver.

Town website: www.cityoflafayette.com

 

Dates
Estimated Start Date: Late August
Estimated End Date: Late May

School Facts

 

Student Population

Co-Educational

Number of Students

300 (1% international)

Grades

9-12

Teacher/Student Ratio

1:7

Average Class Size

15

ESL Programs

No

IB Programs

No

Offer Diploma

Yes

School Uniform

No

Campus Size

108 Acres

Religious Affiliation

None

SAT Average

1793

Foreign Languages

  • French
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  • Mandarin
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  • Spanish

Arts

  • Advanced Theater and Dance
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  • Ceramics
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  • Chorus
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  • Computer Graphics
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  • Concert Band
  • Drawing and Painting
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  • Improvisational Troupes
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  • Instrumental Ensemble
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  • Jewelry Making
  • Music Theory and Composition
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  • Photography
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  • Printmaking
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  • Sculpture
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  • Select Choral Ensemble
  • Technical Theatre
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  • Theater Dance
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  • Theater Production
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  • Woodworking
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  • Yearbook Computer Graphics

AP Courses

  • Biology
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  • Calculus AB
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  • Calculus BC
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  • Chemistry
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  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Comparative Government and Politics
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  • Computer Science
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  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
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  • French Language and Culture
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  • Human Geography
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  • Physics
  • Spanish Language and Culture
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  • Statistics
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  • US Government and Politics

Sports

  • Baseball
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  • Basketball
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  • Canoeing
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  • Climbing
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  • Conditioning and Fitness
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  • Cross Country Running
  • Cycling
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  • Cyclo-Cross
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  • Golf
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  • Lacrosse
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  • Soccer
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  • Tennis

Extracurricular Activities & Clubs

  • Baseball Leadership
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  • Community Service
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  • Earth
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  • French Language
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  • Game
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  • Hip Hop Dance
  • Meditation
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  • Multi Cultural
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  • Music and Spirit Club
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  • Random Acts of Kindness
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  • Reading
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  • Robotics
  • Rocket
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  • Speech & Debate
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  • Spiritual
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  • String Ensemble
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  • Strings
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  • Town Council
Partial List of College and University Acceptances
 

American University, Amherst College, Babson College, Berklee College of Music, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Chicago Institute of Art, Claremont McKenna College, College of William and Mary, Colby College, Colorado College, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Franklin & Marshall College, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, Kings College (England), Lehigh University, MIT, Miami University (Ohio), Middlebury College, Mount Holyoke College, New York University, Northwestern University, Oberlin College, Ohio University, Parsons School of Design, Pepperdine University, Philadelphia Institute of Art, Pomona College, Pratt Institute, Princeton University, Purdue University, Rhode Island School of Design, Stanford University, Swarthmore College, Syracuse University, Trinity University, Tufts University, Tulane University, University of California Berkeley, University of California San Diego, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Chicago, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Denver, University of Illinois, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of Notre Dame, University of Oregon, University of Pennsylvania, University of Puget Sound, University of San Francisco, University of Southern California, USC Film School, University of Texas, University of Utah, Vassar College, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University, Yale University

University Acceptance Rate:
100%

Closest International and Local Airports: Denver International Airport (DIA) 
For Details Visit Website: Dawson School