Shorecrest Preparatory School Inc

Programs: Each year shorecrest welcomes nearly 1,000 students from over 700 families. Families choose shorecrest because of its student-centered liberal arts curriculum; its forward-thinking science, math, and technology tracks; and its commitment to educating students to be thoughtful global citizens. Shorecrest students excel in a number of fields from athletics to arts to science and playwriting. In its last three graduating classes, shorecrest has had a presidential scholar, a morehead cain scholar, the female jimmy award winner for musical theatre, a national championship sailing team, a national champion tennis player, a nationally ranked robotics team, a thespian troupe invited to play on the mainstage at the state thespian festival, as well as dozens of other awards and recognition for shorecrest students and programs. When relocating families consider where to live in the tampa bay area, they often note that they chose st. Petersburg because of shorecrest. Since its founding in 1923, shorecrest has been on the forefront research-based best practices for teaching and learning. Schedules, course materials, classroom design, and technology continue to evolve based on what current research tells us about what works best for young learners. In 2016, shorecrest was awarded a grant from steelcase education for its innovative approach of interdisciplinary study in the 5th-8th grade middle school. The grant funded the new innovation & design studio in the middle school where art and technology classes merge to allow for more in-depth projects and real-world applications of topics of study. In 2017, the shorecrest middle school launched drop everything and steam" week in fifth grade. Foregoing their regular weekly schedule, the fifth grade teachers engaged their students in science- and art-based challenges that mimic the structure and real-world work of steam professionals like designers, engineers, scientists, and coders. Similarly, 2016 marked the inaugural year of the center for medical sciences program in shorecrest's 9th-12th grade upper school. The center for medical sciences is an in-depth applied sciences track for high school students. In 2017, students in the center for medical sciences heard from nationally recognized surgeons, medical ceos, therapists and more, and had regular opportunities to shadow medical professionals in the operating room. These new programs, along with other school initiatives like the 1:1 ipad program, led to shorecrest's recognition as an apple distinguished school for 2016-18. The apple distinguished school designation is reserved for programs that meet criteria for innovation, leadership, and educational excellence, and demonstrate a clear vision of exemplary learning environments. In addition to the academic, athletic, and artistic areas of the shorecrest experience, service learning is a deliberate part of a shorecrest education, woven through all levels of the curriculum. The class of 2017 alone completed more than 12,000 service hours over their 4 years of high school. Shorecrest partners with a host of community organizations to provide a volunteer force and support including keep pinellas beautiful, clothes to kids, guardian ad litem foundation, southeastern guide dogs, and all children's hospital, to name a few. A relay for life school, shorecrest has raised more than $1 million for the american cancer society over its decade tenure of hosting the important event. Shorecrest is known throughout the tampa bay area for its impressive college acceptance rate and matriculation list. The shorecrest college center works individually with students and parents to guide the college application process and ensure the best fit colleges and universities for shorecrest grads. Year after year, alumni come back to extol the virtues of their shorecrest experience and share their successes with their former teachers, coaches and directors. A shorecrest education ensures that students are ready to thrive in university life and beyond.