Web Address:
http://www.loucol.com
Directions:
Louisville Collegiate
Take I-64 to Grinstead Drive and exit.
Proceed west on Grinstead to Glenmary Avenue (through traffic lights at
Lexington Road and at Cherokee Parkway).
Turn left onto Glenmary Avenue (the first street after Cherokee Parkway).
The school is located along the second block of Glenmary on the right.
Park in the Circle Drive at 2427 Glenmary Ave.
Headmaster:
Tom Hobert
Director of Admissions:
Aaron James:
(502) 479-0377
Type of School:
Co-ed college-preparatory independent school for students
from kindergarten through 12th grade located in The Highlands.
Size of school: 650 students
Special Characteristics and programs:
Collegiate's College Counseling program is about more than getting into
college. Our program is an articulated sequence designed to help students
develop the ability to make informed decisions about their futures. The
Class of 2006 is a shining example of this program's effectiveness: The 42
members of the Class of 2006 earned more than $2.1 million in merit
scholarship money toward the cost of their college education. More than 54
percent of the class earned a merit scholarship as a result of the
academic and leadership profile they developed while attending Collegiate.
100 percent of the class attended a four-year college or university.
Collegiate’s curriculum offers 17 Advanced Placement courses to students
in grades 9-12. In addition to a wide array of course options, the Upper
School culture at Collegiate encourages widespread participation in the
Advanced Placement program. Over the past six years, 87 percent of
Collegiate graduates have participated in the school’s Advanced Placement
program. Thirty-eight Collegiate students, or 41 percent of the school’s
juniors and seniors, were recognized nationally in 2006 through the
College Board’s “AP Scholar” program for their performance on AP exams
Collegiate offers the only Chinese language program for grades K-12 in
Kentucky. Collegiate will supplement the language program with travel and
exchange programs for students and faculty. Collegiate representatives
visited Louisville's sister city, Jiujiang, China, in the summer of 2006.
Collegiate also offers French, German, Latin and Spanish.
Our Middle School helps students ease into adolescence by continuing to
develop their character, confidence and imagination. Students are
challenging academic program with a strong advising and support system.
The Middle School prides itself on recognizing and rewarding both effort
and accomplishment in academics, athletics, and citizenship. The Middle
School experience enables students to grow, learn and discover their
individuality.
Collegiate’s Lower School provides young students, from Kindergarten to
Grade 5, an opportunity to begin building their social and educational
skills in a way that is creative and disciplined and stimulating. From
Kindergarten through Grade 5, children build disciplined, self-motivated
learners who are fully prepared for Middle School.
Athletics are an important complement to the academic program by building
confidence, cooperation, and leadership skills. Collegiate's "no-cut"
policy encourages participation - everyone that puts forth the effort has
a chance to be a part of a team. Good sportsmanship and fair play are
reinforced throughout the season by coaches and is expected of all players.
Beginning in Middle School, students are offered a variety of sports to
play: baseball (boys), basketball (boys and girls), cross country (boys
and girls), fast-pitch softball (girls), field hockey (girls), golf (boys
and girls), soccer (coed), swimming (boys and girls), and tennis (boys and
girls). Along with these sports, Upper School students are offered crew
(boys and girls) and track and field (boys and girls).
Mission Statement:
Louisville Collegiate School seeks to prepare a talented and diverse group
of students to meet both college and lifelong learning with confidence and
imagination.
Because the pursuit of academic excellence and the development of
character are the highest goals of a Collegiate education, the school
provides students mental, creative, and physical challenges within a
supportive community of exceptional faculty and staff.
Collegiate students achieve excellence according to individual potential
and prepare to become responsible citizens of a global society.
General Information:
Established in 1915 as a day school with college preparatory standards,
Collegiate was the first school of its kind in Kentucky.
Although initially the primary grades were coed, the school remained
predominantly a school for girls until 1972, when the Board of Trustees
charted a bold new course to gradually expand to a fully coed school which
would graduate its first class in 1987.