SABIS® International Charter School is an urban, public college preparatory school for students in kindergarten through grade twelve. The school is managed by SABIS® Educational Systems, Inc. – a private, for-profit management company that develops and operates high standard primary and secondary college preparatory schools. Established in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1995, the school is part of the worldwide SABIS® system founded in 1886. SABIS® International Charter School provides a comprehensive curriculum that emphasizes math, English and world language at all grade levels. Abstract reasoning and critical thinking are considered crucial to the SABIS® educational system.
The Student Body of 1574 students includes approximately 460students in the high school (grades 9 – 12). SABIS® International Charter School entered its seventeenth year of academic instruction this fall. The school opened in 1995 serving students in kindergarten through the seventh grade. We added a grade each year to build our high school, and last year - 2011 - we graduated our eleventh senior class. We are very proud to report that for our seventh year, 100% of our seniors were accepted to college. Diversity is an asset to our student body with over 60% of our students being students of color.
The High School Curriculum provides a competitive level of scholastic preparation for college. All students take four years of Spanish with the goal of being bilingual and bicultural. Math is required through the twelfth grade and is considered a third language. Science and history are required for three years each. Graduation requires twenty-seven credits to be earned between the ninth grade and graduation. Requirements are as follows:
English - required all four years
Math - required all four years, minimal level attained by graduation - Math 3. Math levels include Math 2 (Algebra II and Geometry I), Math 3 (Algebra III and Geometry II), Pre-Calculus, Statistics and Calculus.
Science – required for three years with a minimum of one life science
World Language – required all four years
History – required for three years; one year of American History included
Fine Arts – At least one course of Music, Art, Creative Writing, Artist Way
Physical Education – required for four years
Health – required for one term
Computer – one course of Computer Literacy required
Humanities -no requirement; classes chosen by students for elective credit
Advanced Placement Courses are currently offered in Calculus A/B, Calculus B/C, English Literature, English Language, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Spanish Language and Biology.
Honors Classes are offered to students in the ninth and tenth grade in all academic diciplines and to students in grades eleven and twelve in English.
Transcripts and Credits are updated annually from the ninth through the twelfth grades. Course credit is listed on the transcript and is earned with a grade of 60 or above. Twenty-seven credits are needed for graduation. SABIS® values English, math and world language more heavily than science or history and therefore they are given more credit (1.3 credits) than a science, history or other full-year elective (1.0 credits) on the transcript. Other elective course may receive from 0.2 credits to a full credit based upon number of meetings, length of course and work requirements. Advanced Placement course work is granted at least 0.3 credits extra per year. Grade point averages are figured on a 4.0 scale and are not weighted. The highest grade point average assigned is 4.3.
College Acceptances have been received from a wide range of institutions over the last four graduating classes. The following is an abbreviated list of schools to which our students have been accepted: Albertus Magnus, American International College, American, Anna Maria, Arizona State, Assumption, Bay Path, Bryant, Bucknell, College of St. Rose, Bowie State, Colgate, Columbia, Curry College, Davidson, Dickinson, DePaul, Elms, Framingham State, Franklin Pierce, Georgetown, Green Mountain, Hamilton, Hampton, Harvard, Hofstra, Holyoke Community College, Howard, Johnson C. Smith University, Keene State, MCLA, Messiah, Michigan Tech, MIT, Morehouse, Mount Holyoke College, Mount Ida, Mount St. Mary, New York Institute of Technology, Newbury, Nichols, Northeastern, Oberlin, Post, Providence College, Quinnipiac, Regis, Rhodes College, Rhode Island College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Roger Williams, St. Lawrence University, Salem State, Salve Regina, Southern Connecticut, Southern New Hampshire University, Seattle University, Simmons, Smith, Spelman, Springfield College, STCC, Stonehill, Temple, Tufts, Tulane University, University of Connecticut, University of Hartford, University of Massachusetts, University of New Hampshire, University of New Haven, University of Rhode Island, Wagner College, West Virginia Wesleyan, Wellesley, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, WNEC, Westfield State, Wheelock, Williams, Yale.
Student Life™ is a unique SABIS® program designed to help students develop character and leadership qualities through working with other students and staff. These students, known as prefects, plan, organize and supervise events and activities that enhance the life of the school. In so doing, student prefects learn to make decisions based on values and rationale, rather than peer pressure. The organization is divided in areas of School Management, Academics, Social and Extra-Curricular Activities, Outreach, Athletics and Discipline.
Interscholastic Athletics are offered at both the varsity and sub-varsity levels in soccer, cross-country, football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, ice hockey, baseball, softball, tennis, track and field and cheerleading. All students in the seventh grade through the twelfth grade are encouraged to try out for a team.
CEEB Code: 222-056
For additional information, please do not hesitate to contact C. Thomas Campagna or Kathleen Joyce, Guidance Counselors or Lisa Wells, Guidance Office Administrative Staff at (413) 783-2600. You can also visit our school web site at www.sics-sabis.net
Tel: (413) 783-2600 