譯文:學校使用托福來考量申請者的英語水平,所以建議申請者參加TOEFL iBT的考試。學校自己有一套內部的學術測驗來衡量學生的數學和閱讀理解能力,通常在剛到學校還沒開學的時候參加,通過這些測試來決定學生的課程設定。我們不要求SSAT考試成績。
最低托福要求為80分。學校有一個非常有挑戰性的課程,該課程把重點放在培養還在的寫作和演講能力上。甚至在數學和科學課上,實踐證明外國孩子們都在英語交際上表現的非常好。托福成績80以上的孩子表現會更好一些。我們不提供ESL課程。
目前學校一共有1名來自中國地交換學生。其他還有幾名來自亞洲的學生,都在高中部就讀。
我們把國際生比例控制的比較低,從而國際交換項目的孩子可以充分感受當地文化,并用英語來交流。實際上現在的這名中國學生是從美國其他高中轉校過來的,原因是這名學生發現原來學校過高的中國學生比例會讓他們與其他學生隔離開來。有一些共同點是很棒的,但是她想更好的運用她的英語。
學校的外國交換項目非常成功,我們也和之前交換的孩子們積極保持著聯系。外國交換生活躍在我們有組織的課堂上,從老師和管理者那里受益良多。
原文:For determining English proficiency, we rely on TOEFL scores. TOEFL iBT gives us the most accurate representation of English usage skills so we recommend applicants take that test. We have an internal academic assessment for math and reading comprehension that the applicant takes for class placement and usually occurs upon their arrival to the States prior to the start of school. We don't require the SSAT test.
The minimum score for the TOEFL iBT is 80. Rockbridge Academy has a challenging honors curriculum with an emphasis on writing and speaking assignments even in math and science classes so it is imperative that international applicants have strong English skills. Students that score higher than 80 will typically do better in the classroom. We do not offer ESL courses.
Currently, we have one Chinese exchange student. We have a couple of students from other Asian countries attending Rockbridge as well; all of which are in the high school.
We purposely keep the percentage of international students low so that foreign exchange students fully immerse themselves into the local culture and use their English with our Rockbridge students. Actually one Chinese student transferred to Rockbridge from another U.S. high school because she found the large group of Chinese students would isolate themselves from the rest of the school. It was nice for her to have some familiarity, but she wanted to use her English more.
We have had great success with our foreign exchange program, and we continue to stay in touch with our former exchange students. Our foreign exchange students thrive in our structure classrooms and benefit from the attention they receive from administrators and teachers.