We believe that educating a diverse student body is essential to providing an excellent education at the elementary level. A diverse classroom enables students to learn from a variety of perspectives that allow children to challenge one another and grow. CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY SCHOLARS: BUILDING A SCHOOL COMMUNITY REFLECTIVE OF OUR BAY AREA COMMUNITY BY TARA BOLAND, Director of Admission
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Cultural competency is a critical life skill for all of our students who live in a diverse city and will be graduating into a more diverse world than our teachers, parents, and alumni did. Underpinning all of that, since our founding more than 60 years ago, Cathedral has been committed to serving an ethnically, religiously, and socio-economically diverse group of students, hailing from a range of ZIP codes. But we recognize that the high cost of living in San Francisco, coupled with the high cost of tuition, makes Cathedral less accessible to lower-income families. With that in mind, Cathedral School for Boys is thrilled to announce our new Community Scholars Program, a compre- hensive merit scholarship for high-achieving, low-income boys of color entering the fifth or sixth grade. With this program, Cathedral will continue to strive to meet our School Mission more fully. We look forward to welcoming into the community students who might not have otherwise had access to an independent school education. A Community Scholarship Fund has been established by the Board and funded intially by a generous grant from the Witter and Gillette families (see page 67) . THE COMMUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM PROVIDES: • Up to full tuition for a student during his middle school years (fifth through eighth grade). • Funding for associated school expenses like school uniforms, supplies, and athletic equipment. • Technology support, such as Wi-Fi access at home.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: • Be enrolled in fourth or fifth grade during the year of application. • Consistently perform above grade-level standards in all subjects, averaging B+ or higher. • Receive strong teacher recommendations from two current teachers (with a preference for math and English teachers).
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Cathedral School welcomes nominations. Interested candidates or their families should contact Tara Boland, Director of Admission, by email at boland@cathedralschool.net, or by phone at 415.614.5113.
If you are interested in supporting this program, please contact Jim Schmidt, Director of Development, by email at schmidt@cathedralschool.net, or by phone at 415.614.5109.
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