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Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a private university located in Winston-Salem, N.C., with more than 8,000 students. The undergraduate population of more than 5,100 hails from 49 states and more than 50 foreign countries. Ours is a vibrant and diverse academic community where students pursue learning in one or more of the 45 majors, 60 minors, and additional programs we offer within our six colleges and schools. Wake Forest University aspires to: Emphasize exceptional teaching, discovery, and student engagement within a dynamic academic community. Integrate the intimacy of an undergraduate liberal arts college with the academic vitality of a research university. Become a crossroads of discussion on the critical national and international issues of our time. Attract a diverse community of the brightest educators and students from throughout the country and the world. Link intellectual curiosity, moral reflection, and a commitment to service shaping ethically informed leaders to serve Humanity. Wake Forest is a distinctive university that combines a liberal arts core with graduate and professional schools and innovative research programs. The University embraces the teacher-scholar ideal, prizing personal interaction between students and faculty. It is a place where exceptional teaching, fundamental research, discovery, and faculty and students' engagement in the classroom and the laboratory are paramount. The University continues to fulfill its ideal of a more diverse learning community, providing students an example of the world they will be called upon to lead. The University sustains a vibrant residential community with a broad-based program of service and extracurricular activities. The University recognizes the benefits of intercollegiate athletics conducted with integrity and at the highest level. Central to its mission, the University believes in developing the whole person – intellectual, moral, spiritual, and physical. From its rich religious heritage, Wake Forest is committed to sustaining an environment where strong beliefs and faith traditions can engage secular thought in a climate of academic freedom and an unfettered search for truth. The University embraces the challenges of religious pluralism. While national in scope, the University has been shaped by a culture that is distinctively North Carolinian. This history provides it with a sense of place and community responsibility. In extending its reach, the University has made a priority of international study and international understanding. Wake Forest seeks to be a place where a vibrant and diverse learning community weds knowledge, experiences, and service that lifts the human spirit. There are four options to choose from when you are ready to apply to Wake Forest: completing our Wake Forest application online, completing the Common Application utilizing the Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success Application, or submitting your application by mail. We have no preference. The choice is yours! More than beautiful brick buildings, technology, or national rankings, people make Wake Forest the place it is. People who love the challenge as much as they love learning and the opportunity to engage all of who they are in search of what they were meant to become. Please make yourself at home. Like the more than 56% of undergraduate students at Wake Forest receiving financial assistance, you have options. We are here to help you explore them. With more than 40 majors and 60 minors to choose from, you will be able to study what is important to you and earn a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree. Nearly 40 undergraduate and graduate departments offer various majors and minors, interdisciplinary programs, service-learning programs, co-curricular programs, and research opportunities. Wake Forest is a collegiate university that balances a liberal arts college's attention with the academic vitality and broad opportunities of a research university. At the heart of Wake Forest is the teacher-scholar ideal. In small classrooms and cutting-edge research labs, professors practice their art with a keen interest in students and their lives. The Office of the Associate Provost for Research and Scholarly Creativity works to broadly support the research and scholarly pursuits of the faculty and students of Wake Forest University. Such support takes many forms, including faculty and student training, technical assistance in grant preparation, searching for funding sources or collaborators, direct internal research support, development of collaborative relationships, and interfacing with public and private groups regarding research. Additionally, we assure that faculty research and other creative accomplishments are widely publicized. It is about us and the greater meaning of what it means to be human. Our motto, Pro Humanitate (For Humanity), is a calling to use our knowledge, talents, and compassion to better others' lives. It can mean donating time and resources to our communities or only a lifelong commitment to pursuing our best self. No matter your interpretation, it is an opportunity to leave the world better than we found it. Getting lost can be a great way to find yourself. Wake Forest is intentionally designed to be a place where you can lose yourself in what inspires and interests you, in the company of others doing the same. View full university

We are an independent, not-for-profit, accredited business management education enterprise dedicated to improving the competence, confidence, and ability to work professionals and organizations to make significant business contributions that lead to outstanding and measurable results. All organizational programs and strategies are measured against our mission to ensure we continue to serve our core purpose. To be an unparalleled community of business professionals that creates and captures value by providing affordable, accessible, and accountable business management education solutions that address emerging business challenges. We distinguish ourselves by delivering joint degree and non-degree business management education that is contemporary in content, relevant to the workplace, led by proven business leaders, and designed and facilitated for business impact. For our students, the LFGSM edge is our Leadership Learning™ learning and teaching philosophy and the Leadership Model; unique learning approaches expressly designed to ensure that our students master leadership skills, apply their mastery of those skills immediately to real business problems, and achieve business impact. The Lake Forest Graduate School of Management programs are built on enduring management principles, and our curriculum is continually refined to reflect current business issues and practices. As an institution, we have strengthened and expanded our ties to the business community since our founding. Those relationships, our business practitioner faculty, and working professional students drive our education model's continuous improvement. The constant evolution of our curriculum makes it possible for us to consistently deliver on our mission and Leadership Learning ® philosophy to help students improve their competence and confidence to make meaningful business contributions to their organizations. The relentless pace of change in business demands continuous personal improvement to achieve or retain a leadership position. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management accelerates career growth. It gives our community access to the best leadership program environment available - from our Business Leader Faculty® teaching courses to the students sitting next to you. Great leaders transform lives. Whether delivered via our MBA program or Corporate Learning Solutions, everything we do is geared towards molding broad thinkers and strong leaders who make a difference across organizations. Our real-world approach to balanced business leadership shapes leaders' skills to manage day-to-day operations and develop, communicate, and direct long term visions for their businesses. Federal Stafford Loans are available to eligible students through the Federal Direct Loan program. These student loans for graduate school are made directly by the U.S. Department of Education, not by commercial banks or other financial institutions. Most students are eligible for Stafford Loans regardless of credit history, income level, or value of assets. Students can borrow a maximum of $20,500 per academic year. Student loan disbursements are received directly by LFGSM. LFGSM will use a student's loan disbursement to pay for tuition, fees, and other school charges for the academic year. If any loan money remains, the student will receive the funds by check or ACH. Currently, all loans carry a fixed rate interest of 5.84% per year. After a student graduates, leaves school or drops below half-time enrollment, the student will have a six-month grace period before loan repayment begins. During this period, the student will receive repayment information from the loan servicer, and the student will be notified of the first payment due date. Payments are usually due monthly. The Direct Loan Program offers several repayment plans designed to meet the different needs of individual borrowers. Generally, a student will have ten years to repay student loans for graduate school, depending on the repayment plan chosen. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM) is committed to attracting and developing outstanding leaders who inspire trust and confidence in others. Private donors have generously given scholarship money to support LFGSM's mission to develop great leaders who change lives. Besides these private donors, LFGSM offers scholarships and grants for inspiring leaders, tuition assistance, and more. At Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, you learn the business from business in an engaged community. We pride ourselves on building relationships and responding to the needs of our professional students. Our students demonstrate leadership potential right from the beginning of the program. We consider both professional experience and past achievements when assessing applications. While we recommend four years of professional experience, the quality of accomplishments, apparent career growth, and goals are even more significant. We are looking for self-confident individuals who actively seek opportunities to improve themselves. Great leaders transform lives. Everything we do is geared toward molding Broad Thinkers and Strong Leaders who balance day-to-day operations with developing, communicating, and directing long-term visions for their organizations. Today's leaders need to speak with clarity, walk the walk, and understand the human element in all that they do. Corporate Learning Solutions (CLS) helps leaders understand the business, relate well with people, and deliver results. Through classroom and online applied education, CLS helps your employees gain the soft and hard leadership skills that drive business success and build employee satisfaction. View full university

Lake Forest College, located by Lake Michigan on Chicago’s North Shore, provides access to an outstanding education that gives students a significant edge on jobs after graduation. Our flexible curriculum supports double-majors and minors, and students are also offered unparalleled internships in Chicago, excellent lab research experience, championship athletics, and study-abroad opportunities. Our outcomes are hard to match: well above 90 percent of our graduates have jobs, were in graduate school, or pursued other chosen opportunities within six months of graduation. Lake Forest College offers: Great career-building internships in and around Chicago. “Foresters Helping Foresters:” a program in which 13,000 alumni help new graduates begin careers. The nation’s best location: a beautiful campus just an hour from Chicago gives students the best of both worlds. A flexible curriculum that allows students to pursue a double-major and minor. Lake Forest is a close-knit, diverse community where most of our students live on campus throughout their four years. Whether you are a first-year, transfer, or international student, you will feel at home here on our safe, beautiful campus. The campus is just a 10-minute walk to the beach or downtown Lake Forest. The local area is rich with resources for recreation, entertainment, culture, and more. Every semester starts with Forester Fair, where nearly 90 student organizations line up looking to recruit new members. There is no shortage of cultural, academic, and personal interest clubs on campus. When you are not in the classroom or studying in Wood Lounge, you might find yourself playing pool in the Student Center, taking a short walk to the lake, or even going down to Chicago. College is not all about books, tests, and papers. What you do outside the classroom is as critical to your future as what you study at Lake Forest. They are the purpose behind all the co-curricular activities, programs, and events offered to students here every day. So while you think you are just having fun at the basketball game, you are learning Forester Five: Engage in Community. Or that lunchtime Soup and Stories presentation by the biracial couple? That is Forester Five: Embrace Diversity. The College’s mission statement declares that we encourage students to learn to think for themselves and states that education ennobles the individual. Our campus culture provides an atmosphere conducive to holistic learning and growth that transforms the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. We value and celebrate the transformative process that occurs in all facets of student learning. The Lake Forest College InnovationSpaces give Foresters access to a series of custom creative spaces where they can enter virtual worlds, create 3-D prints, record audiobooks, and electronic music, construct theater stages, print photos, and explore, extend, and expand their skills through a series of experiential spaces. The Health and Wellness Center supports the College mission to promote an exceptional student experience by providing prevention-focused, accessible, and high-quality healthcare and counseling for a diverse student population. We are dedicated to encouraging behaviors that change or eliminate health-related barriers to learning and promoting optimal physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and community wellness. Our campus community has people from nearly every socioeconomic and cultural background. Preparing students for a global community is part of our mission, and US News & World Report calls us one of the most diverse colleges in the country. Lake Forest College students have experiences that develop understanding, respect, and appreciation for the community members' diverse cultures. Students will be prepared to live, work, and serve, respectfully and responsibly, on campus and in the global community. The Office of Intercultural Relations supports the College’s mission to “embrace diversity” by promoting intercultural dialogue, understanding, and respect among our community's many cultural identities. The Office staff also fosters student success for traditionally underrepresented and underserved groups, including, but not limited to, students of color, first-generation students, international students, and students identifying as LGBTQ. Celebrate, Educate, and Advocate are the three pillars of the Office of Intercultural Relations. We celebrate our culturally diverse community through our signature intercultural events and collaborations with student organizations. We educate our community about diversity, inclusion, and social justice through training, dialogue courses, and programs. We advocate for our students regarding academic and co-curricular concerns and provide opportunities for empowerment and support. Even before classes start, our students feel the extra support our community provides when they attend First Connection, a pre-orientation program that provides an extra cushion for incoming students as they transition to life at Lake Forest College, both within and outside of the classroom. The Office of Intercultural Relations provides ample opportunities and programs for students to learn more about the diversity that embraces them at the College. Whether it is listening to someone on campus share their experiences at Soup and Stories or tapping their feet to the music played at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Program, our community embraces its cultural diversity. View full university

Forest School knows its pupils and knows itself. It puts the individual child at the center of all it does and promotes a clear set of values, which underpin the Forest culture. This is a humane, open-minded school with both feet on the ground, in which the pupils’ all-around personal development is outstanding and academic attainment is high. It is, above all, a happy school that understands the rich inter-relationship between the curricular, the co-curricular, and the pastoral. We benefit from a tremendous location: on the very edge of north-east London, a city school surrounded by ancient forest, safe but not secluded, and within a diverse, dynamic community. There is boldness in the School’s character, a readiness to be forward-thinking and adaptable, with pride in what we are and excitement for what lies ahead. Seeing the School for yourself and meeting our pupils and staff is the best way to learn more about us and our culture. At Forest School, we value: Excellence The thriving development of young people A culture of friendship Our location, our communities, and our heritage Our diamond structure: the best of both worlds Our aims derive from these values: For every pupil to achieve the very best of which they are capable For every pupil to develop into the fullest and best version of themselves For every pupil to contribute to the success and happiness of the School community For every pupil to acknowledge with pride the School’s place in the community and history For every pupil to benefit from the opportunities of single-sex teaching and pastoral care within a co-educational environment. Boys and girls flourish in our environment. Our approach to a child’s educational experience is markedly different in many ways from other schools. We are a vital component of an all-through school which teaches pupils up to the age of 18. View full school

We continue to be incredibly popular and regularly oversubscribed due to the high-quality education we provide for our young people. Our curriculum equips every student with the strengths of a traditional academic base coupled with the skills required for success in an ever-more rapidly changing world. The personal development of all is extremely important to us, with many opportunities both within and outside of the curriculum available to our boys. Forest Hill students’ experience enables them to secure enviable prospects and emerge as leaders of the future. We strive for excellence driven by a fundamental and unshakeable belief in human potential. We have the highest expectations and aspirations to inspire innovation, creativity, and lasting love of learning. We are an inclusive and caring community with a culture of respect, dignity and where everyone feels safe and valued. We work in partnership together with perseverance, resilience, rigor, and confidence to transform lives and enable our community to thrive in a fast-moving, modern world. We nurture, enrich and empower all members of our community, challenging them to be ambitious and become the very best they can. We aspire to be one of the highest achieving all ability boys’ schools in the country. At Forest Hill, we combine the traditional values of hard work and academic learning with up-to-date methods and content. We believe that students achieve their full potential if they enjoy their work and find it stimulating and challenging. The school offers a broad and balanced curriculum, fulfilling all the requirements of the National Curriculum, while at the same time reflecting as wide a choice of pathways as possible, to cater fully for all levels of aptitude and ability. Parents and students are kept fully informed at every stage through our curriculum booklets. Homework and private study are seen as invaluable to nurturing independent learners. The curriculum is suitably broad and balanced Leaders and governors have been resolute in maintaining the breadth of the curriculum. There is a broad range of subjects to choose from both at GCSE and A-Level. The school promotes pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development well. The PSHE education program contributes much to pupils’ development and is typically well-taught. We represent parents, school staff, the local community, and the education authority. We give our time voluntarily, working together to bring a range of outside knowledge and skills to the school. We all support the core values and ethos of the school. View full school

Forest Gate Community School (FGCS) is an exceptional learning environment with a real community spirit. We provide students with a high degree of challenge combined with excellent support and as a result, our results are outstanding. Our staff shares a commitment to delivering interesting and engaging lessons and to raising attainment. Relationships between staff and students are excellent and discipline is very good. We treat one another with respect and understanding. We have a genuinely comprehensive intake and we work hard to meet the needs of all our students, from those who come to us with exceptional talents and abilities to those who require additional support to succeed. We are well resourced in our staffing and we have a modern, well-equipped estate which supports learning. We offer a wide range of leadership and extra-curricular opportunities to our students. At FGCS we have very high expectations of everyone who is involved with the school - from students and staff to parents and governors. Our goal is to see all students become highly skilled learners, achieving excellent standards and leading fulfilling and exciting lives. Students and teachers alike enjoy lessons, which make for a positive and purposeful atmosphere throughout the school. Our commitment to equal opportunities is reflected in all aspects of school life and we welcome young people from all cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs. We aim for our students to leave FGCS as well-educated, knowledgeable, confident, and well-rounded individuals. We aim to build a love for learning and promote a thirst for knowledge in all our students. We believe that by modeling behavior, and by recognizing and rewarding effort and achievement, we provide an environment where students are proud to present their work and strive for the highest standards. All students can expect to have their efforts and successes recognized and celebrated on both a personal and public level. This ranges from individual praise to certificates, postcards or letters home and awards or whole-school celebration events to work published on the school website or the regular school magazine, We are a school with enormous strengths. Through the continuous hard work and co-operation of staff, students, parents, and governors, we have built a reputation for academic success, as well as an excellent standard of pastoral care. Forest Gate Community School is a learning community where staff and students have high aspirations for themselves and each other. We seek to create a place of learning for every student in our care and nothing will stand in the way of this entitlement. We aim for our students to become well-informed, rounded, and confident people. All of our students have the right to grow into well-informed, confident individuals who can demonstrate independent learning and responsibility in their attitudes towards one another. We want our students to be aware of their responsibilities to others in the local community and to work cooperatively to make things better. We pride ourselves on our caring, disciplined, and supportive community. We instill in students the need to learn with an enquiring mind and to work hard. We encourage our teachers to deliver the best teaching they can because we believe this is the best way to support and improve the life chances of the students in our charge. All of our staff are expected to challenge and support students to achieve their potential. Identifying the individual needs of our students and providing them with the appropriate type and quality of support is therefore particularly important to us. In addition to our excellent in-class support, we have several programs of academic and pastoral intervention, including subject-specific help during and after school hours, lunchtimes, and Saturdays. Students are also encouraged to take part in the wide range of extra-curricular activities that are available at the school. Our new sports hall provides excellent facilities for our successful sports teams and clubs. Music and Drama provide a range of performing opportunities as well as visits to concerts and plays. Opportunities are available for educational visits to museums and other venues throughout the year. We have a strong pastoral structure and each year group has a Head of Learning and a student manager to help children to be safe and to achieve. View full school

Forest Academy is a special place where the staff is dedicated to providing a stimulating, exciting environment where every student feels valued and safe. Creativity and ideas can flourish and children can reach their full potential. The learning community at Forest Academy creates pupils with inspiration, ambition, academic success where pupils are passionate to learn. Through our challenge curriculum, pupils develop a love for the outdoors and learning in the local environment, being aware that learning can come in many forms. Pupils are respectful of and celebrate each other’s differences, heritage and culture. They are self-motivated, confident pupils able to apply their skills. We are an Academy built on interdependence, encouraging all staff, pupils, parents, and carers, and the community, to work together to achieve more than they ever could have accomplished as individuals. All pupils are polite, well-rounded, inquisitive individuals who are respectful of others. All pupils develop thinking skills enabling future success outside of school and in years to come. We expect the best from every pupil in all that they do. Forest Academy's culture strives to ensure that no child is left behind in their education, to support every child to succeed. We will fulfill the entitlement of all children to the best primary school education, whatever their needs, support and enable them to have full access to the curriculum, gain the basic skills, and fully participate in the life of the school. The link between home and school is integral to a child’s success and we encourage parents to take an active part in the education of their child. We see parents as partners in the education of their children, and greatly value their contribution to school life. Children thrive when they feel happy, safe, and respected. Forest Academy is a three-form entry mixed primary school with a nursery. We serve a culturally and socially diverse area and are situated in a residential area close to West Wickham. We cater for children between the ages of 3 and 11 years old and currently have approximately 333 pupils on roll. Whatever the needs of your child or special interests they have, we aim to ensure your child thrives at Forest Academy. We want the children here to have memorable experiences, build on what they know and can do, and help them to become life-long learners. View full school

Since our founding in 1889, thousands of families have trusted Woodberry Forest School with their boys. At Woodberry, we challenge boys to become successful leaders and active contributors to society and prepare them to enter the most selective colleges and universities. At Woodberry, we transform good boys with potential and the will to succeed into honorable and respectful men of moral purpose. We're a school for boys and parents who want a unique and meaningful high school experience. Here boys develop their character, prepare for leadership, and gain a passion for learning in an enduring community grounded in meaningful relationships and continuous learning. Our legendary honor system has been teaching boys how to be honorable men for 120 years. Above all, Woodberry is a community of trust, governed by the 120-year-old, student-run honor system. The spirit of trust and the fact that all of the students and nearly all of the faculty live on campus create a place where every boy is known, challenged, and loved in a positive and caring culture. Everyone in our community wants each boy to be the best version of himself. The Woodberry community extends far beyond the campus. When boys leave, they lead successful careers that are significant and rewarding. They become members of a strong alumni community, bonded through the generations, demonstrating an extraordinary love for and devotion to the school. At Woodberry Forest School, boys prepare for their futures as leaders, learners, and citizens. Located in Virginia's rolling hills, Woodberry is a boarding school where students develop a deep sense of empathy, an enduring self-confidence, genuine humility, and an interest in lifelong learning. Woodberry boys enjoy lives of commitment and honor, marked by moral beliefs and ethical values in service to others. Woodberry believes in developing all aspects of boys. When classes end, the Woodberry experience is only beginning, providing boys with numerous outlets to develop, grow, and challenge themselves. The challenging academic curriculum is supplemented by an athletic program that has enjoyed more than a century of sustained excellence and a fine arts program that exposes boys to collegiate-level facilities and opportunities. Boys work with their teachers and coaches to build a culture of shared experiences, both in the classroom and beyond it. These experiences help boys develop their passions as they build confidence, resilience, and independence. Woodberry Forest admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, and national or ethnic origin to all of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students. It does not discriminate based on race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, or national or ethnic origin in administering its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. The school is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students. Since the school's founding, Woodberry Forest has sought to develop young men of intellectual thoroughness and moral integrity equipped with the capacity and eagerness to serve as leaders, learners, and citizens. Consistent with the school's historical founding on Christian principles, we aspire to instill in every boy a deep sense of empathy, an enduring self-confidence buttressed by genuine humility, and an enthusiastic pursuit of lifelong learning marked by curiosity and adaptability. Above all, we aim for every boy to enjoy a meaningful life by nurturing his commitment to act upon moral beliefs and ethical values in service to others. The school's purpose is to develop in its students, under Christian principles, a high sense of honor and moral integrity, deep respect for sound scholarship, a full acceptance of responsibility, a love of excellence, and a will toward personal sacrifice in service to others. Likewise, it is its mission, based on these ideals, to develop its students into leaders, train its students toward a useful contribution to the democratic society in which they live, and give them thorough preparation for the best colleges and universities consistent with their potentials. The abiding concern of Woodberry Forest School is the personal growth of its students. To this end, the school attempts to provide a broad experience with a balanced emphasis on its students' academic, artistic, physical, and spiritual development. In so doing, the school believes that well-conceived challenges, together with support and encouragement, will instill self-confidence and a striving for continuing excellence throughout life. Woodberry Forest is committed to helping students become individuals whose sense of values and capacity to reason effectively will allow them to deal with significant intellectual, ethical, and social problems and to lead rewarding private lives. In keeping with this objective, the faculty is more concerned with teaching students how to think than what to think. As a community, the school fosters an atmosphere of civility and cooperation, urging its members to treat one another with the respect and consideration they hope to receive in return. The underpinning of that effort is the honor system, which is not so much a rigid code as it is a way of life that is fundamental to the Woodberry Forest community's decency. The school seeks to maintain a secure and healthy environment for its students to go about growing and learning, hoping that every student will come to think of Woodberry Forest as a second home. View full school

Initially founded in Seattle in 1907 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart and currently located in Bellevue, Washington, Forest Ridge educates and inspires girls and young women in 5th through 12th grades. Both a day and boarding school, Forest Ridge is the only Sacred Heart school in the Pacific Northwest. We are a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school and a recognized pioneer in all-girl high school and middle school education. Easily accessible from the nearby areas of Newcastle, Sammamish, Kirkland, Redmond, Renton & Woodinville, we're proud to welcome students from the Greater Seattle area and from around Western Washington. Forest Ridge graduates women who change the world. Our Mission tells the world why we exist today. Our Vision describes where our leadership wants to take our school tomorrow. Both statements are fundamentally crucial to our planning. Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart educates young women to think critically, embrace challenges, model resilience, confront injustice, seek equality, and lead globally in the pioneering spirit of our foundress. Our alumnae change the world. Our Vision is uncompromising excellence in educating girls in the Sacred Heart tradition. In keeping with St. Madeleine Sophie Barat's Vision for excellence in educating girls since 1800, Forest Ridge offers a program grounded in our rich Catholic tradition. We provide our young women the courageous leadership skills necessary to act with compassion and conviction in embracing the challenges of a diverse global society. Our alumnae respond generously to their local and global communities' needs and embrace their responsibilities to serve morally and ethically. St. Madeleine Sophie once said, "In this struggle concerning education, the Heart of Jesus asks us not for our blood, but our minds. We must strengthen our studies by intellectual work." Inspired by her words, our school's great strength is the expertise and dedication of our faculty and staff. Student-focused, passionate, and innovating, they continually apply best practices and new thinking in Teaching and Learning to open each student's mind in anticipation of the world they willfully join after graduation. As both a Microsoft School and Microsoft Showcase School, we host educators and Education leaders worldwide seeking insights into Forest Ridge's successes in integrating Technology across curricula. Our student's opportunities to work with Technology directly are diverse and evolving. Every day, students of all grade levels experience project-based learning, whether programming two NAO Humanoid Robots, learning to code in one of our Coding courses, or experimenting with 3D printers and laser engravers in our Maker Space. Utilizing our new Digital Media Lab, students can also immerse themselves in groundbreaking hardware and software. For example, students can pursue their creative passions with state of the art Microsoft Surface Studio devices for digital graphic design or discover the world of 3D interaction with the unique zSpace 3D computer. For a change of pace with more traditional technologies, students can dabble in video creation, green-screen capture, or audio projects utilizing a full complement of digital video cameras, microphones, and editing tools. Forest Ridge remains an active pioneer in Technology, and this spirit of innovation shines inside each of our classrooms, throughout our learning spaces, and across our campus. View full school

LFA is a boarding school with a long and rich tradition. Founded in 1857, small classes, active and varied learning experiences, and a close-knit advisory system are essential parts of our history. LFA prides itself on having both a Midwestern heart and a global mind as we bring together boarding and day students from all over Illinois, the US, and the world. We provide a rigorous education that extends beyond the classroom curriculum. Our teachers live on campus and work with students in an educational program that continues well after the school day ends. LFA provides each student with an enriching curriculum notable for its depth and breadth. Students also take part in athletics, the performing arts, service-learning, and clubs. Through this broad range of experiences, LFA students gain confidence, self-reliance, and compassion that enable them to be thoughtful members of any community. Lake Forest Academy strives to embody in its practices and to cultivate in its student's excellence of character, scholarship, citizenship, and responsibility: Character encompasses respect for others and their beliefs, dedication to honesty in every sphere of life, the realization of moral clarity and conviction, and pursuit of virtue and value in life. The scholarship encompasses the acquisition of knowledge, development of critical thinking, enthusiasm for discovery and learning, and exercise of a powerful imagination. Citizenship encompasses an appreciation of diversity and multiculturalism, involvement in the LFA community, participation in service to others, and commitment to global awareness and understanding. Responsibility encompasses the development of self-reliance, ability to seek guidance, dedication to cooperation and teamwork, and action-based upon informed decisions. Lake Forest Academy is committed to building and sustaining an inclusive school community where the human differences present in the school and society are acknowledged, respected, valued, and viewed as essential and where ideas and behaviors which oppress others are challenged and addressed through an educational process. These differences include but are not limited to gender, race and ethnicity, nationality, socio-economic status, physical ability, religion, sexual orientation, and various physical, intellectual, and spiritual qualities that make unique individuals of us all. In order for Lake Forest Academy to maximize every student's and employee's opportunity for growth, development, and lifelong success, we strive to encourage a real encounter of the various groups to contribute to the cultural mosaic that makes up our institution. To educate the community about the dynamics of bias in society and the positive benefits of a multicultural, inclusive educational program and community, we have programs that facilitate a proper understanding of what it means to live and participate in the global world. We celebrate the differences in cultures and identities as a strength that adds value to the LFA experience, and we seek to create dialogue and cultivate awareness of the enriching aspects of cultural diversity to foster respect for the integrity of other people's life experiences and to develop an understanding of the multiple vocabularies with which we interpret our lives. Lake Forest Academy attracts students who seek rich and rewarding learning experiences and relationships. We call this approach to life the LFA Way. LFA's culture of participation is evident in every aspect of our vibrant boarding environment. Both day and boarding students are given a chance to meet new challenges with openness and curiosity and develop the confidence to stretch beyond comfort zones. The student who embraces this open-minded nature holds a lifelong passport to new ideas and opportunities. LFA's transformative boarding experience is characterized by rigorous academics, a global outlook, and Midwestern values. If you're an open-minded explorer, we're ready to help you chart your course. View full school

Empowering students to achieve their fullest potential and live lives of purpose has been the core of Garrison Forest School since 1910. What was an innovative educational mission for girls at the turn of the 20th century that remains so in the 21st century? Garrison Forest was founded in 1910 as an all-girls’ day and boarding school with a coeducational primary program (now preschool). Our mission has been to prepare young women for a rewarding college experience and a purposeful life well beyond throughout our history. Guided by our motto, Esse Quam Videri—To Be Rather Than To Seem—Garrison Forest’s curricular and co-curricular program balances exceedingly high standards within a welcoming, spirited atmosphere. Here, students flourish intellectually and individually. Find their voice. Discover their passions. And embrace their potential. Our Motto matters. Esse Quam Videri, “To Be Rather Than To Seem” has inspired our community since Garrison Forest School’s founding in 1910. Today, it inspires our Core Values: Be Authentic. Be Brave. Be Compassionate. Be Curious. Be Spirited. These five Core Values, created by the GFS community in 2015, guide how we teach and learn, connect and collaborate, serve, and succeed. Underscoring our Mission and Statement of Respect, these five values are a road map for every community member, adult, and child, to be our best selves. At Garrison Forest School, we prepare our students in and out of the classroom to thrive in a complex, changing world by: Challenging them to strive for academic excellence and to grow into informed, independent, and creative thinkers Cultivating an authentic and resilient sense of self, grounded in respect and integrity Creating a diverse and inclusive community built on a spirit of caring Inspiring young women to lead and to serve with passion, purpose, and joy The Garrison Forest School community is deeply committed to equity, honesty, kindness, and respect as part of the educational experience. To this end, we: Celebrate diversity both within our community and our curriculum Are concerned for the well-being of all people Seek to build the self-esteem of all people Aspire to promote the understanding of all people. We recognize the dignity and worth of all individuals. To protect their rights, we confront bias, prejudice, and discrimination. Garrison Forest School does not condone any behavior which is inconsistent with these tenets. We believe that it is unacceptable for our spoken and written language and behavior to demean anyone’s physical characteristics and anyone’s ethnic, gender, personal, racial, religious, or sexual identities. We, as individuals, must take responsibility for our words and deeds and respect all people. View full school