<p>What boarding schools have great science programs?</p>
<p>Specifically a great biology program with many classes and great facilities.</p>
<p>I heard that Deerfield has an outstanding science facility. I’m not too sure about their actual program, though…</p>
<p>Oh, and… Exeter (or was it Andover?) and Hotchkiss both have DNA sequencers. I’m not sure if that’s relevant but it’s really cool, anyways : D</p>
<p>Deerfield has a new drop dead gorgeous science center;
NMH has an old, falling apart science building;
but what goes on inside is what counts.</p>
<p>NMH courses:</p>
<p>Biology (1/2 year)
Botany (1/2 year fall only)
Ecology and Field Biology (1/2 year spring only)
Genetics and Ethics (half year: 1/2 credit science/ 1/2 credit religion, no lab credit)
Human Physiology (prerequisite: 1/2 year bio)
AP Bio in two flavors including a 2010 addition that goes from zero to AP in one year.
Environmental Studies (no lab)
Environmental Studies: an international perspective linked to
International Studies in Costa Rica
Environmental Studies of Costa Rica (spring)
Tropical Field Ecology (advanced independent research)
AP Environmental (pre: Bio and Chem)</p>
<p>Science Club and Solar Car project
Seven Physic choices
Six Chem choices</p>
<p>DEERFIELD </p>
<p>Biology I BIO140 (Year)
Biology I Accelerated BIO144 (Year)
Biology II: AP advanced second year. (Prerequisite: Acc BIO and Acc Chem)
AP Environmental Science SCI340 (Year after completing bio and Chem)
Biology Projects: Yeast Genetics (prerequiste: AP BIO)
Biology Projects: Medical Research and Biomedical Engineering (prerequiste: AP BIO)
Anatomy and Physiology</p>
<p>Clubs, competitions, EC? I don’t know. I think that they do Odyssey of the Mind and at least one asian did Chem Olympiad last year. Probably more.</p>
<p>The key questions is not “what classes are offered?” but “what classes can I fit into my schedule?” in your short three or four years on campus. </p>
<p>For example, an AP Bio course that has prerequisites of a full year of Honors Bio AND full year of Honors Chem will shut out 95% of the student body. When checking out a schools catalog - and they are all on line these days - be sure to put together draft 4-year class plans to see it you can fit anything beyond the basics in your schedule. </p>
<p>Ask about the number of student in these classes; LOOK at the class. A lot of advanced sciences classes run with 6 or 8 students, mostly Asian rocket scientists, one staff kid and a token someone else.</p>
<p>Exeter has really big science center with a humpback whale skeleton</p>
<p>Peddie has a gorgeous science building!</p>
<p>Choate’s science program is top notch and its science and math programs are on par with any in the country. The Carl Icahn Center for science is an I.M. Pei state-of-the- art facility with 22 classrooms and labs. Numerous advanced course offerings in science, and the hallmark of the program is the Science Research Program (SRP): This honors program consists of three linked segments: 1) three terms of training in the basics of scientific inquiry and experimentation, 2) a summer of research in a university (or similar) laboratory, and 3) a final term assembling a manuscript of the summer work that aims to meet the standards of a professional publication. Students must apply to this program to be accepted. </p>
<p>In the past 3 years, Choate has been home to Siemens finalists, as well as 2 Intel finalists and numerous Intel semifinalists – all of whom participated in the SRP program.</p>
<p>The video at the following link shows off the gorgeous Peddie science building. In addition, it tells you a lot about how Peddie treats the teaching and learning of the sciences </p>
<p>[Peddie</a> School ~ Courses & Programs](<a href=“http://www.peddie.org/podium/default.aspx?t=16432]Peddie”>http://www.peddie.org/podium/default.aspx?t=16432)</p>
<p>I know Andover has a DNA Sequencer because I was required to use it in introduction to bio.</p>
<p>At least a couple years ago, Andover was considered “the best in the world” for physics, based on AP results. This method of rating is questionable, but if most people are getting 5s on those exams, it’s obviously not a horrid program. There are many post AP options in each of the 3 main sciences, from organic chemistry to a research biology lab to fluid-dynamics. I don’t know how it compares to other schools, but I haven’t met anyone dissatisfied with the science program at Andover.</p>