{"id":566464,"date":"2023-01-09T13:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T13:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/schools\/merrick-preparatory-school\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:10:39","slug":"merrick-preparatory-school","status":"publish","type":"schools","link":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/de\/schools\/merrick-preparatory-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Merrick Vorbereitungsschule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Die Merrick Preparatory School (MPS) ist eine Tages- und Internatsschule im Dorf Merrickville in Ontario am Ufer des historischen Rideau Waterway, einem UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe. Nur 45 Minuten von Ottawa, der Hauptstadt des Landes, entfernt, wurde Merrickville zweimal zur sch\u00f6nsten Stadt Kanadas gew\u00e4hlt und die MPS hat f\u00fcr unsere Sch\u00fcler Zugang zu allen Ressourcen der Hauptstadt des Landes. Unser Dorf bietet den Sch\u00fclern einen ruhigen, sicheren Ort, an dem sie sich auf ihre akademischen Leistungen konzentrieren k\u00f6nnen, und viele der Dorfbewohner kennen unsere Sch\u00fcler mit Namen. Mit einer durchschnittlichen Klassengr\u00f6\u00dfe von zehn Sch\u00fclern und einer maximalen Kapazit\u00e4t von 60 Internatssch\u00fclern, 20 \u00f6rtlichen Tagessch\u00fclern und 30 synchronen Lernenden per Live-Online-Unterricht erhalten unsere Sch\u00fcler individuelle Aufmerksamkeit und Unterst\u00fctzung von bestens ausgebildeten, zertifizierten und engagierten Lehrern in einer f\u00f6rdernden, familien\u00e4hnlichen Umgebung. Sch\u00fcler aus \u00fcber 20 L\u00e4ndern machen die MPS zu einer typisch kanadischen und einzigartig internationalen Schule. Seit unserer Gr\u00fcndung im Jahr 2012 haben wir eine 100%ige Aufnahmequote unserer Absolventen an Universit\u00e4ten von Weltrang aufrechterhalten, wobei viele Studenten Stipendien erhalten. \u201eOb Ihr Kind akademisch herausragend ist oder seinen Notendurchschnitt verbessern muss, unsere integrative, sichere, vielf\u00e4ltige und f\u00fcrsorgliche Gemeinschaft mit individueller akademischer Betreuung wird seine akademische Stellung, sein Selbstvertrauen und sein Selbstwertgef\u00fchl verbessern.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>MPS bietet die Klassen 9 bis 12, ein University Qualification Year und ein Grundlagenprogramm f\u00fcr Englisch als Zweitsprache. Jede Klassenstufe und jedes Programm hat individuelle Vorteile, darunter unser Beraterprogramm mit Schwerpunkt auf Lebenskompetenzen, unser au\u00dferschulisches Programm mit Schwerpunkt auf der Entwicklung von K\u00f6rper, Geist und Gemeinschaft sowie unser Programm zur Einbindung der Gemeinschaft mit Schwerpunkt auf Mitgef\u00fchl und Empathie. Jeder Sch\u00fcler erh\u00e4lt t\u00e4glich eine Stunde Nachhilfe von seinen Lehrern und Internatssch\u00fcler haben zwei Stunden spezielles Abendstudium mit angeleiteter Unterst\u00fctzung durch unsere Heimbetreuer. F\u00fcr Sch\u00fcler der 12. Klasse und des University Qualification Year konzentrieren wir uns auf das \u201eLeben nach MPS\u201c und bieten individuelle Studienberatung, Unterst\u00fctzung bei Stipendienbewerbungen und drei Stunden IELTS-Vorbereitung pro Woche. Unsere Absolventen erwerben das weltweit beste Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), das von Universit\u00e4ten auf der ganzen Welt anerkannt wird. \u00dcber 80 % unserer Absolventen erhalten Angebote von der University of Toronto (f\u00fchrende Universit\u00e4t in Kanada).<\/p>\n<p>Die Merrick Preparatory School wurde von Fortune in die Liste der weltweit f\u00fchrenden Internate 2023 aufgenommen UND K12 Digest hat die Merrick Preparatory School (MPS) als eines der 10 herausragenden Internate aufgef\u00fchrt, die man 2023 im Auge behalten sollte.<br \/>\nFortune und Statista haben die weltweit f\u00fchrenden Internate im Rahmen einer unabh\u00e4ngigen Umfrage unter einer gro\u00dfen Stichprobe von mehr als 700 Teilnehmern und 2000 Bewertungen ausgew\u00e4hlt. 17 kanadische Internate haben es auf die Liste geschafft und die Merrick Preparatory School ist die einzige Schule, die nicht der CAIS angeh\u00f6rt. Auf der Liste der \u201e10 prominenten Internate, die man 2023 im Auge behalten sollte\u201c des K12 Digest haben es nur zwei kanadische Internate geschafft, und wir waren eines davon. Im September 2021 wurde bekannt gegeben, dass die Merrick Preparatory School die PIEoneer Awards 2021 f\u00fcr internationalen Einfluss im Sekundarbereich gewonnen hat und als \u201edie beste der Welt\u201c ausgezeichnet wurde. Die Merrick Preparatory School wird auch vom Toronto Star als \u201edie beste der Welt\u201c ausgezeichnet.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merrick Prep ist eine kleine Tages- und Internatsschule in Merrickville, etwas au\u00dferhalb von Ottawa. Sch\u00fcler aus aller Welt kommen zu uns und gedeihen in unserer kleinen Gemeinschaft. 100 % der Sch\u00fcler absolvieren ein Studium an Universit\u00e4ten weltweit.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":566109,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jf_save_progress":"","address":"118 Main Street East, Merrickville, Ontario K0G 1N0, Canada","contact_email":"admissions@merrickprep.com","website":"https:\/\/merrickprep.com","min_age":"13","max_age":"19","foundation":"2012","number_of_students":"60","curricula_description":"<p>Merrick Preparatory School (MPS) is a day and boarding school located in the village of Merrickville, Ontario on the shores of the historic Rideau Waterway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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Since our founding in 2012 we have maintained a 100% university acceptance rate for our graduates to world-ranked universities, with many students on scholarships.<\/p><p>\u201cWhether your child is excelling academically or needs to improve their GPA, our inclusive, safe, diverse and caring community, with individualized academic attention will improve academic standing, confidence and self-esteem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MPS offers grades 9 \u2013 12, University Qualification Year and an English As a Second Language Foundations Program. Each grade and program has distinct advantages, including our Advisor Program which focuses on life skills, our co-curricular program which focuses on mind, body and community development, and our community involvement program which focuses on compassion and empathy. Each student has one hour of tutorial support daily from their teachers and boarding students have two hours of dedicated evening study with guided support from our residential life supervisors. For grade 12 and University Qualification Year students we focus on \u201clife after MPS\u201d and provide one-on-one university guidance, support scholarship applications and provide three hours of IELTS preparation per week. Our graduates earn the #1 world-ranked Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) which is recognized by universities around the world. Over 80% of our graduates receive offers from the University of Toronto (#1 university in Canada).<\/p>\n<p>Merrick Preparatory School was Awarded on Fortune\u2019s World\u2019s Leading Boarding Schools in 2023 List AND K12 Digest has featured Merrick Preparatory School (MPS) as one of 10 Prominent Boarding Schools to Watch in 2023.<br \/>\nFortune and Statista selected the World\u2019s Leading Boarding Schools through an independent survey applied to a vast sample of more than 700 participants and 2000 evaluations. 17 Canadian boarding schools made the list and Merrick Preparatory School is the only non-CAIS school. On K12 Digest\u2019s \u201c10 Prominent Boarding Schools to Watch in 2023\u201d only 2 Canadian Boarding Schools made the list, and we were one of them. In September 2021 it was announced that Merrick Preparatory School is the winner of the PIEoneer Awards 2021 for Secondary Learning International Impact, recognized as \u201cthe best in the world.\u201d Merrick Preparatory School also hits the Toronto Star recognized as \"The Best In the World\".<\/p>","extra_curricula_description":"<p>Daily after-class activities, weekend outings, and field trips create the core of our Student Life program. Students from different countries, religions, and languages mix with local Canadian students to create a rich and diverse community we call the MPS family. With a student population of 80, our students are more like brothers and sisters than they are peers and colleagues. 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