The Town             East Burke is a rural community of approximately 600 residents in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.  The town is located at the base of Burke Mountain, an alpine and Nordic ski resort.  East Burke is approximately 1 ½ hours east of Burlington, Vermont; 2 hours south of Montreal, Canada, and 3 ½ hours north of Boston, MA.

The School            Founded in 1970, Burke Mountain Academy is a private, college preparatory ski academy with an annual enrollment of about 65 students in grades 7-12.  The size of the 2009 graduation class was 15 students.  Enrollment in the 7^th and 8^th grades are limited to a winter term program.

                                The staff/student ratio is 1:3.  Class sizes range from 1 to 15.

Admission is based on ski racing ability, academic potential, and strength of character.  Students come from all over the United States and the world.  In recent years, the international student body has included students from: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Czech Republic, England, Japan, Norway, Spain, Brazil, Korea, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland.

2009-2010 tuition is $39,320 for the full year; $27,720 for full year day students; $27,720 for post-graduate boarding students; and $27,720 for winter term boarding students.  Approximately one third of the student body receives financial aid.

                                CEEB Code Number: 460127.

Burke Mountain Academy is accredited by the State of Vermont and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Philosophy            In Burke’s non-grading system, teachers write mid-semester progress reports and extensive individual evaluations of students at the end of each semester.  The school recommendation written for each student – for the purposes of college admission and job placement, is comprehensive, detailed, and candid.

Graduation           Students must earn a total of 20 credits, including:

Requirements                                       4 credits: English

3 credits: Math

2 credits: Science

                                                                2 credits: Foreign Language

                                                                4 credits: Academic Electives (in any of the above courses)

                                                                3 credits: Art and/or Physical Education

2 credits: Social Science (including American History)

Curriculum           The academic year is divided into two semesters.  Students take 4 ½ - 5 classes per term.  Classes meet four days per week, in 50-minute periods, with additional Lab Science Blocks and Reading Periods with advisory groups or “pods.”  Adjustments are made to the schedule during the winter to account for ski training.

9^th Grade:                                                              10^th Grade:

English                                                                    English

Math  (Algebra 1 or Geometry)                            Math (Algebra 2 or Geometry)

Western Civilization                                              Biology

French                                                                     French

Art (1/2 year)                                                         Art (1/2 year)

11^th Grade:                                                              12^th Grade:

English                                                                    English

Math (Algebra 2 or Pre-Calculus)                         Math (Pre-Calculus or Calculus)

American History                                                  Physics

Chemistry                                                               French

French                                                     Art (1/2 year)