Asheville School

Asheville School, founded in 1900, is a private co-educational boarding school with over a century of history. The school is located on a beautiful 300-acre campus in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. It offers 22 honors courses and 16 AP courses. The school places great emphasis on humanities, offering an integrated humanities course that combines history and English, which helps students gain a more comprehensive understanding of history.

School Features:
1. Robotics & Innovation Lab: Asheville School collaborated with the University of North Carolina Asheville to establish the Asheville Academy Innovation Lab.
2. The school's athletic facilities are considered among the best in the Southeast, boasting its own soccer fields, tennis courts, hockey fields, baseball fields, indoor basketball courts, an indoor swimming pool, and a newly built outdoor rugby field. The swimming program is very strong, having won multiple championships. Its unique geographical advantage allows the school to offer many outdoor activities such as mountaineering and cross-country running.
3. The school's strong subject is the Integrated Humanities course, with humanities studies covering literature, history, religion, art, music, architecture, and more.
4. The school offers an intensive writing program, provided by English and history teachers. The school also invites renowned scholars from various humanities fields, such as New York Times columnist David Brooks, sports journalist Frank Deford, and historian Sarah Vowell, to guide students in their writing.

Founded in 1900, Asheville School is a private co-educational boarding school with over a century of history. Located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, the school spans 300 acres and seamlessly integrates with its natural surroundings. The school intentionally maintains a student body of approximately 300 students, aiming to provide a 'small yet excellent' elite education for grades 9-12. The school is committed to nurturing students' minds, bodies, and spirits by developing their resilience, intellect, and character.

The school offers a diverse and rich selection of courses across five areas: arts, humanities, mathematics, sciences, and world languages, including 23 Honors and AP courses. In the field of mathematics, a series of computer science courses are also offered. In the science section, in addition to traditional science subjects, students can choose from subjects like psychology and anatomy. During the academic year, the school also provides a Winterim program, designed to help and encourage students to explore the unknown, discover new interests, learn new skills, and get to know the world beyond campus and community. In past Winterim programs, students have participated in a wide variety of projects, from creating music to improving financial literacy, and have benefited greatly.

Asheville School's data: 296 students, student-teacher ratio 1:5, 19% international students, 80% boarding students, 80% faculty with advanced degrees. Asheville School's campus spans 300 acres, overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. The campus features 10 buildings, including 31 classrooms, 3 dormitories, and faculty housing. The school is only a 20-minute drive from the nearby regional airport. Asheville School's acclaimed integrated humanities department combines English and history, allowing students to learn in a specific context. Robotics & Innovation Lab: The school collaborated with the University of North Carolina Asheville to establish the Asheville Academy Innovation Lab. UNC Asheville houses their Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) studio: a 12,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility that integrates the latest tools in robotics, sculpture, manufacturing, woodworking, design, and engineering. Outdoor Sports: The school offers outdoor activities such as mountaineering, rock climbing; mountain biking; hiking; mountaineering and camping in the Blue Ridge Mountains, ice climbing, and also cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, or snowboarding. Kayaking is also available; once students become proficient, they can go kayaking on the French Broad River. Additionally, students can learn about cave structures, karst topography, and background information on the history of North American cave exploration within caves.

【Location】The school is only five miles from the town of Asheville, which is one of the top 15 most worthwhile towns to visit and explore in the United States;
【Curriculum Difficulty】The school offers 22 honors courses and 16 AP courses;
【Signature Programs】Robotics & Innovation Lab: The school collaborated with the University of North Carolina Asheville to establish the Asheville School Innovation Lab;
【Sports Advantages】The school's athletic facilities are considered among the best in the Southeast, featuring its own soccer fields, tennis courts, hockey fields, baseball fields, indoor basketball courts, indoor swimming pool, and a newly built outdoor rugby field. The swimming program is exceptionally strong, having won multiple championships. Its unique geographical advantage allows the school to offer many outdoor sports, such as mountaineering and cross-country running;
【Graduate Destinations】Yale University, Tufts University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Chicago, Duke University, Cornell University, Columbia University, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Southern California, New York University, Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, etc.