Est. 1953

Fairmont PriVatE

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Southern California, United States of America

Established in 1953, Fairmont Private Schools is the oldest and largest family of independent schools in Orange County, California. Fairmont serves preschool through high school students, with a proprietary, non-religious, and academically-rigorous curriculum. Fairmont provides an individualized educational experience for each student.

In 2011, 86% of Fairmont graduates were accepted to top 100 colleges and universities (as defined by US News & World Report)

With a legacy of top academic outcomes and an ideal location near world-renown attractions such as Disneyland, Hollywood, Pacific Ocean beaches, the Getty museum, world-class shopping centers, and other Southern California hotspots, Fairmont has had a long history of serving international students from all over the world.

Fairmont serves just over 2,000 students at four campus locations in Southern California. 20% of Fairmont students study with i-20 visas and represent nearly 20 countries.

RussiaCanada

Brazil

Australia

China

India

PolandGermany

Austria France

Thailand

JapanTaiwan

South KoreaHong Kong

Vietnam

Argentina

Bolivia

Colombia

UnitedStates Slovakia

FAIRMONT PRIVATE SCHOOLS

StUDY oPtionS*

Full immersion

English language acquisition Program

Summer Courses & Programs

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Elementary School Ages 6-11

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Jr. High SchoolAges 12-14

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High School Ages 15-18

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*Placement in Jr. High and High School is determined by testing at the time of orientation

StUDEnt HoUSing

The Fairmont community welcomes students to feel safe and at home when arriving to the United States. Experience confirms that homestay programs with American families allow students to acquire English and gain cultural understanding at an accelerated rate that is unmatched by other living arrangements.

Fairmont Private Schools offers three housing options:

1. Live with an American host family arranged by Fairmont’s Homestay Department – Bus transportation is provided by Fairmont to several areas.

2. Live with own family/extended family residing in the Orange County area – Bus transportation is provided by Fairmont to several areas.

3. Boarding coming soon! Fairmont will open its boarding facility to students in 2013.

Fairmont accepts students of all age levels. Younger students are fully immersed in one of Fairmont’s two Preschool-8th grade schools: the West Anaheim or Anaheim Hills campuses.

• California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

• Chapman University• Columbia College• Cornell University• Hendrix College• Lehigh University• Syracuse University• Suffolk University• Pennsylvania State University• Purdue University• University of Arizona• University of California, Berkeley• University of California, Davis• University of California, Irvine• University of California, Los Angeles• University of California, Riverside• University of Illinois, Urbana

Champaign• University of Indiana• University of Southern California• University of Washington• University of Wisconsin, Madison

Fairmont Private Schools accepts American college-bound high school students in need of additional language skills into the English Language Acquisition Program. Unlike other language programs, the WASC-accredited Fairmont International Academy individualizes instruction according to each student’s unique language ability while providing for-credit courses in subject areas such as mathematics.

ENgLISH LANguAgE ACquISITION PROgRAM

• Located on-site at Fairmont Preparatory Academy• For-credit courses• Dedicated academic counselor• After school program (for tutoring and additional support)• Dedicated student activities program with clubs and

organizations• Cultural immersion activities including American holiday

celebrations, cultural excursions, museum visits, and outdoor education

Highlights

Highlights

97% oF ClaSS oF 2011 Fairmont PrEP graDUatES wHo bEgan at Fairmont intErnational aCaDEmY anD aPPliED to toP 100 CollEgES anD UniVErSitiES wErE aCCEPtED (aS DEFinED bY US nEwS & worlD rEPort) inClUDing:

• Dedicated teacher• English language proficiency program includes intensive

language study, math immersion classes, and free after school tutoring by Fairmont teachers from 3-6pm

• Guaranteed acceptance to Fairmont International Academy or Fairmont Preparatory Academy

Fairmont intErnational aCaDEmY

Fairmont JUnior HigH Program

2011 Advanced Placement (AP) Data Breakdown By Score (Fairmont has a 79.5% AP pass rate)

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* The College Board

A Closer Look at the Class of 2011

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HigHligHtSFAIRMONT PREPARATORy ACAdEMy

• 1769 average Sat compared to 1500 nationally

• 85:1 student to counselor ratio (beginning Fall 2012)

• with 21 aP course options, many Fairmont Prep alumni graduate from college in 3 years rather than 4 because of earning so many college credits in high school

• Prep Plus, an after school program running from 3pm-6pm offers free tutoring by Fairmont teachers, enrichment courses, intramural sports, and transportation

• 14 varsity sports including basketball, golf, and tennis

• over 50 active clubs and organizations

• travel and Project week

• Seasoned faculty with advanced degrees, field specializations, and 14 years teaching experience on average

• long history of accepting and providing special support for international students

Fairmont Preparatory Academy is a WASC-accredited destination high school serving students from throughout Southern California and the world. Fairmont Prep is recognized for top academic opportunities and outcomes, highly individualized guidance and support, and the global worldview and ethos of its students and faculty.

Fairmont Prep offers an unparalleled blend of 21 AP classes, college-level math curriculum, selective Medical and Engineering Magnet programs, and an International Baccalaureate diploma program.

aCaDEmiCS

• College Prep with a well-rounded program of courses across disciplines

• advanced Placement (aP) Program with 21 courses (most American high schools offer only 15 courses or less)

• advanced math Program with the ability to earn up to 22 college credits

• Engineering magnet featuring college-level courses

• medical magnet with direct-to-med college acceptances

• international baccalaureate Diploma Program recognized by colleges and universities around the world

In 2011, President Obama awarded 45 Fairmont Prep students with the President’s Volunteer Service Award (honoring young adults who

volunteer 100-250+ community service hours in a 12-month period).

In 2011, 8 Fairmont Private Schools teams won league championships, including Fairmont Prep Men’s Basketball (a championship Fairmont has won 11 of the last 12 years).

SErViCE lEarning & traVEl

We encourage students to seek genuine personal enrichment and depth of experience through their service projects. Our annual Travel and Project Week offers students a variety of opportunities to contribute to our global society. Service-based travel experiences coordinated by Rustic Pathways are often transformative for Fairmont students as they volunteer their time to build sustainable communities domestically and internationally.

Service learning projects and college tours are also offered as options to students during this week. Recent international destinations: Austria, China, Costa Rica, Fiji, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

CiF StUDEnt atHlEtiCS

Student athletes participate in the Southern Section of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). Athletic credit is denoted on the transcript as CIF for every sport in which a student participated for the entire season. Athletic teams are offered in the following sports:

Boys: Cross Country, Football, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Baseball, and Soccer.

Girls: Cross Country, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Softball, and Soccer.

ALuMNI SPOTLIgHTFelipe Perez (2012) UCLA

Since childhood, Fairmont Prep alumnus Felipe Perez has had one dream—to play Major League baseball. He grew up around the

sport, with many of his relatives playing pro ball in Mexico, and at age four Perez could not wait to pick up his own bat and hit

the field. Over the years, Perez developed incredible pitching skills and began playing for traveling teams. His parents were

supportive of his dream, and when it came time for high school they encouraged him to attend Fairmont Prep so he could balance his baseball achievements with a focus on strong academics.

“My first year at Fairmont Prep wasn’t easy,” said Perez. “The teachers’ expectations were far beyond what I was used to, but my teachers never hesitated to take time out of their day to give me the help I needed. I will always be grateful for that.” Coming from a public school in Long Beach, the small size and diversity at Fairmont Prep was also an adjustment for Perez. Four years later, he says the variety of people at Fairmont Prep is what he loves most about the school. “I have all kinds of friends now—people from all over the

world, from star athletes to math geniuses.”

Perez joined the baseball team at Fairmont Prep his sophomore year, which was also the first year in the

school’s history that the baseball team was named undefeated League Champions and qualified for the CIF Championship. In 2010, Perez was one of 20 elite United States players to make USA Baseball’s 16U National Team. In the championship game against Mexico, the coach asked Perez to pitch. With adrenaline pumping and a packed stadium, he helped lead the team to an 11-4 gold medal win. After this game, college scouts began wooing Perez. He explored opportunities with many of the top baseball schools in the west, and ultimately decided to accept a full scholarship offer from the University of California, Los Angeles.

“I value both athletics and academics, and I know UCLA will offer me the best of both worlds,” said Perez. Inspired by his bilingual family and the global ethos at Fairmont Prep, he plans to study International Business and hopes to graduate in three years before entering the draft. “I know it will be challenging, but I feel prepared thanks to the rigor of my course load at Fairmont Prep. My parents and Fairmont have always pushed me and believed in me.”

Keep an eye on Felipe Perez… He’s sailing towards his dream with as much speed and drive as his famous pitches.

“I have all kinds of friends now—people from all over the world, from star athletes to math geniuses.”

-Felipe Perez Fairmont Preparatory Academy Alumnus

Anna Belan (9th Grade) Fairmont International Academy

Russian student Anna Belan began studying at Fairmont International Academy in spring 2012. She is working to improve her English language skills and hone her musical performance talent with the hopes of one day studying opera at Chapman University in Orange County. Belan’s brother is Russian pop star Dima Bilan.

“I am enjoying my time at Fairmont so far. I have made many American friends who are very open and kind. The administrators welcomed me and helped me better understand the United States school environment,” said Belan. Her school schedule currently includes English, physical education, and social studies classes. Belan hopes to join the award-winning school choir next year and is also taking music theory classes during Fairmont Prep’s complimentary after school program to learn how to read American music.

Belan continues learning at home from the American host family she is living with in Orange County. “The family spends a lot of time together and makes me feel included. They brought me along on a weekend trip to the beach, which was a lot of fun,” she said. “Overall, my experience at Fairmont has been great! I would definitely recommend this program to my friends who want to pursue an education in the United States.”

Esther Chung (2010) Harvard University

Heidi Messiha (2011) Stanford University

Michael Liao (2011) UC Berkeley

Rani Berry (2009)Siena College/Albany Medical College’s Direct-to-Medical School Program

Evan Storms (2009)Stanford University College’s Direct-to-Medical School Program

Class of 2010 Valedictorian. AP National Scholar. National Merit Scholarship Recipient. Academic Decathlon First Place Overall and Coach’s Award. Most Valuable Doubles Team Player, Tennis 2009. Medical Magnet Student.

Class of 2011 Valedictorian. National Merit Scholar Finalist. AP Scholar. National Honor Society President. Volunteered as a Middle School Debate Judge. Pursuing English degree at Stanford.

Gates Millennium Scholar. Started the Scholars of Ghandu Club, which adopted the Nghandu Primary School in Kenya. Pursuing Engineering degree at UC Berkeley.

Medical Magnet student. AP Scholar. National Merit Commended Student. Volunteered with Fairmont ASSIST after school to tutor local Anaheim school children in math and science.

Class of 2009 Valedictorian. National AP Scholar. National Merit Scholar. Speech & Debate Team Captain. Fairmont Focus Editor-in-Chief. Varsity Tennis Most Valuable Player.

TESTIMONIALS

ClaSS oF 2010 & 2011 CollEgE aDmiSSionS

Academy of Art University • AmericAn University • Amherst college • Arizona State University • Art Center College of Design• Art Institute

of Orange County • BAbson college • bArd college • Bentley University • Boise State University • boston college • boston University • Bradley University • brAndeis University • brown University • Bryant University • Bryn Mawr College • bUcknell University • California College of the Arts • California Institute of the Arts • California Lutheran University • California State Polytechnic Universities: Pomona

• San Luis Obispo • California State Universities: Chico • Dominguez Hills • East Bay • Fullerton • Humbolt • Long Beach • Los Angeles • Northridge • Sacramento

• San Bernardino • San Diego • San Fransisco • San Jose • Sonoma • Stanislaus • cArleton college • cArnegie mellon University • cAse western reserve University • Chapman University • clAremont mckennA college • Clark University • Clarkson University •

Coe College • College of Idaho • Colorado State University • Columbia College, Chicago • colUmbiA University • Concordia University, California

• Cooper Union for Advancement of Science and Art • cornell University • Creighton University • D.Y. Patel Medical College (India) • De Pauw

University • DePaul University • Dominican University of California • Drew University • Drexel University • dUke University • Earlham College • Eckerd

College • Emerson College • Emory University • Fordham University College, Lincoln Center • Franklin College (Switzerland) • Furman University • George

Mason University • georgetown University • georgiA institUte of technology • Gettysburg College • Glion Institute of Higher

Education (Switzerland) • Goucher College • grinnell college • hAmilton college • hArvArd University • hArvey mUdd college • Heidelberg University (Germany) • Hendrix College • Hobart and William Smith Colleges • Hofstra University • Indiana University of Pennsylvania •

indiAnA University, bloomington • Ithaca College • John Cabot University (Rome) • Johns hopkins University • Juniata College

• kAist (koreA) • kAlAmAzoo college • Kettering University • La Sierra University • Laguna College of Art and Design • Le Cordon Bleu,

Los Angeles • lehigh University • Lewis and Clark College • Long Island University, C.W. Post

• Loyola Marymount University • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany) • Lynn University •

Manhattanville College • Marymount Manhattan College • mAssAchUsetts college of phArmAcy • Menlo College • Miami University, Ohio • Michigan State University • Mills College •

Mount Holyoke College • Mount St. Mary’s College • new york University • northeAstern University • Northern Arizona University • Northwestern College • northwestern University • oberlin college • occidentAl college • Ohio State University •

Oklahoma State University • Oregon State University • Otis College of Art and Design • Pace University • Pacific

University • Pennsylvania State Universities: Altoona • Erie • pennsylvAniA stAte University: University pArk • Pepperdine University • Pitzer College • Polytechnic Institute of New York

University • pomonA college • Pratt Institute • pUrdUe University • reed college • rensselAer polytechnic institUte • rhode islAnd school of design • Rhodes College • rice University • Richmond, American University (London) • Rider

Univeresity • RMIT University (Vietnam) • Robert Morris College, Chicago • Rochester Inst of Technology •

Roger Williams University • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology • rUtgers, stAte University of new Jersey • Saint Mary’s College, California • Santa Clara University • Sarah Lawrence College •

Savannah College of Art and Design • School of Visual Arts • Scripps College • Seattle University • Seton

Hall University • Siena College • skidmore college • smith college • Soka University

of America • Southern Virginia University • St. John’s University • St. Lawrence University • St. Louis University

• stAnford University • State Universities of New York: Albany • Binhamton • Buffalo • Fahsion Institute of Technology • Oswego • Stony Brook •

Stonehill College • Suffolk University • swArthmore college • Syracuse University • Texas A&M University • Texas Tech University • the george wAshington University • Trinity University • tUfts University • tUlAne University • Union College • United States Military Academy

• University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa • University of Arizona • Universities of cAliforniA: berkely • dAvis • irvine • los Angeles •

Merced • Riverside • sAn diego • Santa Barbara • Santa Cruz • University of chicAgo • University of Cincinnati • University of Colorado, Boulder

• University of connecticUt • University of Delaware • University of Denver • University of Hawaii, Manoa • University of Houston • University of

Illinois, Urbana-Champaign • University of La Verne • University of Maryland, College Park • University of mAssAchUsetts: Amherst • Boston •

Dartmouth • University of Miami • University of michigAn: Ann Arbor • Dearborn • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities • University of Nevada,

Las Vegas • University of New Hampshire • University of Oregon • University of pennsylvAniA • University of Pittsburgh • University of Puget Sound

• University of Redlands • University of rochester • University of San Diego • University of San Francisco • University of soUthern cAliforniA • University of Tampa • University of texAs, AUstin • University of the Pacific • University of Utah • University of Vermont •

University of Virginia • University of wAshington • University of Washington, Bothell • University of wisconsin: mAdison •

Milwaukee • Platteville • Ursinus College • vAnderbilt University • vAssAr college • Virginia Commonwealth University • virginiA tech • Wagner College • Wake Forest University • wAsedA University (JApAn) • Washington and Jefferson College • Washington State University •

wAshington University, st. loUis • wellesley college • Western New England College • Westmont College • Wheaton College, Illinois

• Whitman College • Whittier College • williAms college • Woodbury University • Worcester Polytechnic Institute • yAle University

clAss of 2011 highlights

Fairmont PrEParatorY aCaDEmY

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