FOREST RIDGESCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART

Photo by Maggie Liu ‘12

Photo by ChaneL Farago ‘12

At Forest ridge, you will:

• Share a classroom with other bright, motivated and interesting young women.

• be involved in your own education: you’ll get your hands dirty!

• Learn to lead – from the classroom to the community and on to college and the world.

• enjoy small class sizes and a student-centered approach that allows teachers and students to navigate the rigorous curriculum together.

• Pursue your passions.

• become a citizen of the world through exchange programs and our Women as global Leaders curriculum.

At Forest ridge school oF the sAcred heArt, you

can be yourself. being yourself – focusing on you – allows you

to find your passion, be a leader, and learn to change the world.

our unique combination of Sacred heart community, culture and climate

makes all-girls’ education a powerful and transformative experience.

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develop your critical thinking skills and

your sense of global-mindedness through the

international baccalaureate Programme –

Forest ridge is an ib World School.

BE inquisitiveAt Forest ridge, you cAn:

• be an ib Learner: inquire. Care. Think. Communicate. reflect. open your mind. be responsible. be balanced. take a risk.

• Focus on contemporary global studies in our global Seminar.

• Put your knowledge to work in real-time in a high Schoolers in health Sciences program.

• earn Seattle university credits through courses that explore race, politics, religion, gender and science.

• Design your own project and compete among the state’s finest young science and engineering minds; in 2012, Forest ridge students were recognized for their achievements at the international Science and engineering Fair.

we Are A cAtholic institution and we’re proud of that. at Forest ridge, each child’s faith is respected… wherever she is on her faith journey. We believe that every person has something to contribute to the faith life of the community and that each child has the capacity to commune with her god.

our program, emphasizing personal development, collaboration, ethical decision-making and social justice, makes a difference in how girls learn and live.

• help care for the poor and marginalized in the Seattle area.

• Spend a year exploring the relationship between human beings, animals, and our earth’s natural resources – and put your knowledge to work during an eight-day trip to alaska.

• Dance, act, direct or write a one-act play.

• Learn about peace building and teach conflict resolution through cultural immersion, dialogue and personal reflection and use those skills in a 10-day journey to israel and the West bank.

For us, service is a way of life, not just a graduation requirement.

At Forest ridge, it’s just whAt girls do:

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At Forest ridge, you can sing like nobody’s listening and dance like nobody’s watching –

and the whole world will be your stage. our Fine arts programs allow you

to nurture your gifts and discover new talents in a setting where you are

understood, valued and challenged.

BEexpressive

• Draw, paint, sculpt, and take photographs.

• grab your laptop and convert your sketches to live animation.

• Dance, act, direct or write a one-act play.

• Publish your own blog.

• Make a cool and quirky video and post it on the Forest ridge website.

• Join us for glee every morning, and every other year, when our Chamber Choir takes a trip somewhere fantastic, like toronto, newfoundland or new york. There, you can learn, grow, perform and compete with the top youth choirs – and the best choral arrangers – in the world.

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at Forest ridge, you can be competitive:

• 2011 and 2012 State Championships in no. 1 singles in tennis; team finished second in state

• top 10 finishes in the state in golf over the last three years

• top-10 ranked player in the league in girls’ Lacrosse

it’s not All About work And service At Forest ridge.

girls cAn plAy hArd, too, And At Forest ridge, they do.you can compete head-to-head, try things you’ve never tried before, and develop your skills

in confidence, discipline and leadership. you can choose to play on any of 22 teams in nine

different sports from middle school to high school. The way we compete reinforces the

goals and Criteria of the Schools of the Sacred heart and allows each girl to perform to

her fullest potential.

BEcompetitivePhoto by DeMi CarSon ‘12

At Forest ridge, that translates into success in high school, college and beyond:

• a five-year average of 1800 in combined Sat scores : Forest ridge students score nearly 300 points higher than the national average on the Sat;

• nearly 20 percent of our high school seniors are recognized annually for achievement in the national Merit Scholarship program.

• 80 percent of our high school students scored a 3 or higher on advanced Placement tests;

• one hundred percent of Forest ridge graduates attend college – many of them are accepted into highly selective institutions such as Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, georgetown, Princeton and Stanford;

• 42-member Class of 2012 was awarded $4.5 million in merit-based scholarships.

So, if Forest ridge seems like the perfect place to begin your journey, isn’t it time

you joined our thousands of alumnae who have taken their places in the world—

women who dared to take chances, to be themselves and to follow their passions and

to be transformed by a Forest ridge education?

At Forest ridge, we make sure girls take center stage, while drawing upon all that we know about the way they grow and learn.

don’t just tAke our word For it. according to a study conducted by the university of California at Los angeles, graduates of all-girls’ schools show stronger academic orientations than graduates of coed schools. girls’ school graduates typically have:

• higher Sat scores

• greater confidence in their math and computer skills and abilities

• greater likelihood of pursuing careers in engineering

• higher level of political engagement

• greater participation in college activities

• higher level of confidence in their public speaking abilities

we promise: it will be A liFe-chAnging journey

. . . the trip of a lifetime.

BE transformed

ViSit WWW.ForeStriDge.org. inquire about aDMiSSion,

SCheDuLe a CaMPuS tour or CLaSSrooM obSerVation, anD aPPLy onLine.

ContaCt the aDMiSSion oFFiCe at 425-641-0700 or aDMiSSionS@ForeStriDge.org

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