McCallie School
Overview
Since 1905, McCallie has offered a premiere college and life preparatory boarding program for boys in grades 9-12. The student-administered honor code governs a community where academics and character are of equal importance. McCallie features over 40 student-centered organizations and an outstanding array of extra-curricular activities which include nationally recognized programs in athletics, the arts, and community service. McCallie also offers a coordinate program with Girls Preparatory School. The Michaels-Dickson Scholarship Program awards merit scholarships to outstanding rising ninth and tenth grade students.
Academics
Summary: Learning is guided by teachers and advisors who see their work as a calling and who care first and foremost about their boys. Boys are inspired to give their best effort because they know and feel that passion. The comprehensive and challenging curriculum is carefully designed to develop the skills, knowledge, habits, and mindsets needed to thrive and lead in today’s dynamic world. Boys have unique ways of learning and developing. Everything we do at McCallie is customized to make boys’ learning exciting, engaging, and efficient. We carefully study research about how boys’ brains are wired and how they learn. Classrooms are active, hands-on, and often messy, with opportunities for movement, collaboration, and crashing into ideas—and sometimes even each other.
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Student/Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Average Class Size: 13
Summer Programs: Offered
Full Time Teachers: 126
Number of AP Courses Offered: 18
Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 63.0%
Number of IB Courses Offered: 0
Noteworthy Information:
https://www.mccallie.org/academics/upper-school/curriculum-guide