Academic Extension Programs

Gilmour Academy offers over a dozen Advanced Placement courses recognized by The College Board.  Teachers at Gilmour meet the high standards set for AP instructors and a number have served as readers for the AP exams.  The AP examinations are offered at Gilmour each May and all students who take AP courses sit for the exams.  In addition, some highly motivated students prepare individually for AP exams in specialty fields, such as "Chinese Language and Culture" or "Latin: Vergil."

For more information on applications, exams, transcripts, etc., Gilmour students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff can log in to their Community Portals at the top of the page and look for the "AP & KAP" button on the left side of the page.

Gilmour Academy is one of several Ohio high schools affiliated with Kenyon College and extending college credit for some advanced courses through a program called Kenyon Academic Partnership, or KAP. Gilmour has been in partnership with Kenyon College since 1994.

The option to earn KAP college credit during the school year is extended for students in four of our advanced courses, and those students who choose Kenyon College enrollment in one or more of these four can receive a college transcript listing these courses and grades when they successfully finish the course. Kenyon College places two limits on these credits: You must be a junior or senior in high school and you may earn no more than a total of 3.0 Kenyon KAP credits during those two years. Class credit with Kenyon College varies with the course, so this could include more than three courses, as long as the total number of credits does not exceed 3.0 credits.

For more information on applications, exams, transcripts, etc., Gilmour students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff can log in to their Community Portals at the top of the page and look for the "AP & KAP" button on the left side of the page.

Entrepreneurship Exploration Community, or EEC, is designed, developed, and implemented to explore the practical aspects of being an entrepreneur for high school students and for Gilmour parents, faculty, and staff through a project funded by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.  An Investment Club where students use donated funds to test their investment strategies is part of the initiative.  While building knowledge and skills, participants will be encouraged to develop their own business plans, with a competition to follow.

The EEC and Gilmour Academy's Audio-Visual Production AVP group worked with Ashland University in the spring of 2009 and interviewed six community entrepreneurs: Mal Mixon, Lida Urbaz, Rudy Socha, Barbara Oney '73, John Greene, and Evan Traub '02.  Their final videos are on Ashland University's website.  Enter the entrepreneur's name in the search bar at the top of the page to search for the video.

Catalyst is a science elective giving our college-preparatory students the opportunity to do sophisticated research in a professional environment.  Under the supervision of a mentor scientist, students work on site four hours per week doing authentic research.  They collect and analyze data, evaluate results, and communicate their findings orally and in writing to different audiences.  Participants are paired with mentors based upon his or her interest and abilities.  Catalyst assists in achieving Gilmour Academy's independent school outcomes by helping students think critically, communicate effectively, act morally and ethically, solve problems, and learn independently.

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