Notre Dame High School-MA

1. Excellent geographical location, half an hour to San Francisco, 15 minutes to Stanford University.
2. Summer Experience and Travel Opportunities: During the summer break, parents and students can choose to participate in a two-week summer program in the San Francisco Bay Area, fully immersing themselves in the local language and cultural environment, and arrange travel within California, allowing students to integrate knowledge with practice and understand the world during their studies.
3. The counseling system is very comprehensive; each student will be assigned a college counseling advisor who provides guidance on college applications and career planning, including key information such as university admission requirements, test schedules, admission essay writing, university rankings development, financial aid, and career planning and evaluation.
4. All fresh ingredients purchased for the school cafeteria are ensured to be fresh, certified organic, and healthy food. The menu is diverse and nutritious, providing an unparalleled dining experience!
5. Offers a rich curriculum with 19 AP courses, 14 honors courses, 11 visual and performing arts courses, and 18 co-ed courses. Academic excellence is demonstrated by the top 5% of students achieving an SAT score of 2228.
6. The school values art education, and its art facilities and courses are well-developed, providing students with opportunities for collaboration, performance, broadcasting, and creative work. It also boasts the San Francisco Peninsula's only student-run all-girls television station and a world-renowned choir, with art exhibitions held annually.

Notre Dame High School, founded in 1851, is an independent Catholic college-preparatory school located on a 10.6-acre campus in Belmont, California, situated between San Francisco and San Jose. The school is dedicated to the educational mission of St. Julie Billiart and the Sisters.

School Advantages:

1. **Emphasis on Leadership Development:** The school's leadership program offers students various opportunities to become campus leaders. Approximately half are elected positions, and the other half are leadership committee positions, which are selected through an extensive application and interview process.

2. **Excellent Robotics Program:** TigerBots is an all-girls FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team. The team collaboratively develops technical skills for designing, prototyping, and building robots, as well as marketing, business, and creative skills to foster team growth and participate in the annual FTC challenge.

3. **Tri-School Program:** The tri-school participation of Notre Dame, Junipero Serra, and Mercy high schools in student activities, sports events, campus ministry projects and retreats, and musical productions and courses provides students with a co-educational experience.