国际学生项目

Dayspring Christian Academy is eager to share a Principle Approach education with students from around the world. Dayspring is permitted to grant I-20 forms to International Students who want to enter the United States with an F-1 visa. The I-20 forms are issued by Dayspring and initially delivered to students through their student exchange agency.

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1. An international student must initially be qualified through a student exchange agency.
2. The school administration approves the only exchange agencies through whom Dayspring Christian Academy accepts international students.
3. The International Students Department assesses candidates to ensure the appropriate diversity of gender, 原产国, 和年龄.
4. 学术院长审核申请, 成绩单, and language testing to determine acceptance and placement.
5. Each International Student’s host family must be approved by the International Students Department of Dayspring Christian Academy.
6. 虽然黎明学校是一所基督教学校, international students do not have to be born-again believers. 然而, 学生的信仰, 海关, and practices may not be in conflict with the values held by Dayspring Christian Academy.
7. Students must be willing to abide by school rules and policies of the school and be respectful of the Christian faith.

Dayspring prefers to accept international students for an entire school year, though we also consider allowing students to attend Dayspring for less than one full year.

If a student requests to attend Dayspring Christian Academy for additional years, approval must be granted by the Headmaster. This approval is based upon the student’s academic performance, 社会适应, 掌握英语语言, and evidence of mature character development.

学费和杂费

International students shall pay all fees, 包括注册费, and the full year’s tuition before the first day of school.

International students for whom Dayspring Christian Academy has registered I-20 forms will pay an additional fee for this service. This fee is due before the first day of school.

International students withdrawing during the first thirty (30) days of school will be subject to the standard withdrawal policy and shall not receive a refund.

Dayspring Christian Academy education is enhanced by a variety of field studies. 在高中时, the cost of these events is included in the annual tuition, with the exception of the 12th grade field study to Israel. The field studies, by grade, are as follows:

年级	实地考察目的地
9th	普利茅斯和波士顿，马萨诸塞州(5天)
10th	华盛顿特区.C. (2天)
11th	纽约，纽约州(2天)
12th	以色列(12天)

 

运动参与

All international students are eligible to participate in interscholastic sports through Dayspring. Each student athlete must complete transfer forms, as determined by the Commonwealth Christian Athletic Conference (CCAC) and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) sports.

语言发展期望

Dayspring is pleased to offer English Language Learning (ELL) classes on-site. Dayspring’s ELL guidelines are as follows:

• Students with a SLEP score of 55 or higher do not need ELL at Dayspring
• Students with a SLEP of 40-54 need to take a minimum of one ELL class weekly at Dayspring.
• Students with a SLEP of less than 40 will be evaluated by the Academic Dean’s office to determine the amount of ELL classes needed at Dayspring, 如果学生被录取.

International students must use an official translator when they need assistance with translation while in class at Dayspring Christian Academy. No student will be permitted to use a phone or iPod for translation during school hours. Phones are not allowed during tests for notes or translation.

语文要求如下:

• 托福- 32
• 托福CBT - 33
• 托福PBT - 311
• 托福jr - 619
• 雅思- 4.5
• 剑桥- 120
• 睡眠- 37
• Itep / slate - 1.0
• 宠物- 18
• Eltis - 194

入学与毕业

First-year international students will be placed in the appropriate grade as determined by their age, 以前的学习成绩, 社会水平, 掌握英语语言, 和黎明的入学考试. Returning international students will be placed in the appropriate grade levels based upon previous year’s performance. A returning student seeking graduation will be placed in 12th grade provided they have successfully completed one (1) full year at Dayspring Christian Academy and are academically qualified to do so. The recommended number of new foreign exchange/international students is three (3) students per year per high school grade. Consideration for accepting additional students may take place based on high school enrollment and dynamics of current student body. 由校长批准.