托马斯杰弗逊中学

Thomas Jefferson School创立于1946年，坐落于密苏里州圣路易斯南郊区县的中间，是招收7-12年级的寄宿、走读均可的全日制学校。学校由Robin McCoy和Charles E. Merrill Jr.（美林银行创始人的儿子）和Graham Spring所建立的，他们当初的计划是在中西部成立一个有着和新英格兰地区的那些著名贵族寄宿中学同等水准的学校，并且学校的管理应该是类似与剑桥大学和牛津大学。学校共有82名学生，来自佛罗里达、伊利诺伊、印地安娜、堪萨斯、新墨西哥等大洲。其中约四分之一的人是国际学生，来自：中国、中国香港、中国台湾、日本、波兰、韩国等国家和地区。录取的学生皆为精英中的精英，学生享受的是美国最优秀的高中教育，学校是一所是侧重于古典教育的学校，并且有非常强的的数学方面的项目（所有学生都继续学习微积分）。历年来学校在美国私立中学毕业生SAT平均分的排名一直都在前15名之内。学校采取小班授课，师生比例：1：7。学校提供有竞争力的核心课程，提供14们AP课程和中高两级的ESL课程。Thomas Jefferson School offers extraordinary advantages for bright students of every background: a cosmopolitan, friendly community and a rigorous classical curriculum. For nearly 65 years, TJ’s program has emphasized no-nonsense depth in a required college-preparatory core: English, math, science, history, and both classical and modern languages. As a result, all graduates who entered by ninth grade have been trained in calculus and Greek. By senior year, all subjects are studied at the Advanced Placement level; most juniors take two AP classes. In an unparalleled year-round writing program—ancillary to Great Books seminars—teachers line-edit student précis, explications, and stylistic exercises. With a daily schedule of focused morning classes and a student/teacher ratio of 6:1, students enjoy generous individual attention, and supervised autonomy prepares them for the responsibility of college by allowing them to practice college life: appointments with teachers, study groups with peers, and afternoon tutorials. Day students share dorm space on a relaxed, park-like 20-acre campus with boarders from nine states and six countries. Five-day boarding is popular, even for some local families. The campus offers wireless Internet access, and new facilities (2009) enhance athletics and fine arts. Individualized college counseling led by the Head and senior faculty helps graduates go on to highly selective colleges. Average SAT scores consistently place TJ among the very top U.S. boarding schools. Over one-third of TJ’s