{"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\/it\/schools\/merrick-preparatory-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Merrick Preparatory School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Merrick Preparatory School (MPS) \u00e8 una scuola diurna e convitto situata nel villaggio di Merrickville, Ontario, sulle rive dello storico Rideau Waterway, patrimonio mondiale dell'UNESCO. A soli 45 minuti da Ottawa, la capitale del paese, Merrickville \u00e8 stata votata due volte la citt\u00e0 pi\u00f9 bella del Canada e la MPS offre ai propri studenti l'accesso a tutte le risorse del capitale nazionale. Il nostro villaggio offre un luogo tranquillo e sicuro in cui gli studenti possono concentrarsi sugli studi, dove molti abitanti del villaggio conoscono i nostri studenti per nome. Con una dimensione media delle classi di dieci studenti e una capacit\u00e0 massima di 60 studenti convitti, 20 studenti diurni locali e 30 studenti sincronizzati online, i nostri studenti ricevono attenzione e supporto personalizzati da insegnanti altamente qualificati, certificati e dedicati, in un ambiente familiare e stimolante. Studenti provenienti da oltre 20 paesi rendono la MPS una scuola distintamente canadese e unica nel suo genere a livello internazionale. Fin dalla nostra fondazione nel 2012, abbiamo mantenuto un tasso di accettazione universitaria del 100% per i nostri laureati in universit\u00e0 di fama mondiale, con molti studenti che usufruiscono di borse di studio. \"Che tuo figlio eccella negli studi o abbia bisogno di migliorare la sua media dei voti, la nostra comunit\u00e0 inclusiva, sicura, diversificata e premurosa, con un'attenzione accademica personalizzata, migliorer\u00e0 il suo rendimento accademico, la sua sicurezza e la sua autostima\".<\/p>\n<p>MPS offre corsi per le classi dalla 9 alla 12, un anno di qualificazione universitaria e un programma di fondamenti di inglese come seconda lingua. Ogni classe e programma offre vantaggi specifici, tra cui il nostro programma di consulenza incentrato sulle competenze di vita, il nostro programma co-curriculare incentrato sullo sviluppo di mente, corpo e comunit\u00e0, e il nostro programma di coinvolgimento nella comunit\u00e0 incentrato su compassione ed empatia. Ogni studente ha un'ora di supporto tutorato al giorno dai propri insegnanti e gli studenti in convitto hanno due ore di studio serale dedicato con supporto guidato dai nostri supervisori residenziali. Per gli studenti della 12a classe e dell'anno di qualificazione universitaria, ci concentriamo sulla \"vita dopo MPS\" e forniamo orientamento universitario individuale, supporto per le domande di borsa di studio e tre ore di preparazione IELTS a settimana. I nostri laureati conseguono il Diploma di Scuola Secondaria dell'Ontario (OSSD), il miglior diploma al mondo, riconosciuto dalle universit\u00e0 di tutto il mondo. Oltre l'80% dei nostri laureati riceve offerte dall'Universit\u00e0 di Toronto (universit\u00e0 numero 1 in Canada).<\/p>\n<p>La Merrick Preparatory School \u00e8 stata inserita nella lista delle migliori scuole convitto al mondo di Fortune nel 2023 e K12 Digest ha inserito la Merrick Preparatory School (MPS) tra le 10 scuole convitto pi\u00f9 importanti da tenere d'occhio nel 2023.<br \/>\nFortune e Statista hanno selezionato i migliori collegi al mondo attraverso un sondaggio indipendente condotto su un vasto campione di oltre 700 partecipanti e 2000 valutazioni. 17 collegi canadesi sono entrati in classifica e la Merrick Preparatory School \u00e8 l'unica scuola non CAIS. Nella lista dei \"10 collegi di spicco da tenere d'occhio nel 2023\" di K12 Digest, solo 2 collegi canadesi sono entrati in classifica, e noi eravamo tra questi. A settembre 2021 \u00e8 stato annunciato che la Merrick Preparatory School ha vinto i PIEoneer Awards 2021 per l'impatto internazionale dell'apprendimento secondario, riconosciuta come \"la migliore al mondo\". La Merrick Preparatory School \u00e8 stata anche nominata \"La migliore al mondo\" dal Toronto Star.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merrick Prep is a small day &#038; boarding school in Merrickville, just outside of Ottawa. Students join us from around the world &#038; thrive in our small community graduating 100% to universities worldwide.<\/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. Just 45 minutes from Ottawa, the nation\u2019s capital, Merrickville has been twice voted the prettiest town in Canada and MPS has access to all the nation\u2019s capital resources for our students. Our village offers a quiet safe place for students to remain focused on their academics where many of the villagers know our students by name. With an average class size of ten students and a maximum capacity of 60 boarding students, 20 local day students and 30 live-online synchronous learners, our students receive individualized attention and support from highly trained, certified and dedicated teachers in nurturing family-like environment. Students from over 20 countries make MPS a distinctly Canadian and uniquely international school. 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. This unique community sets us apart \u2013 a special, distinctly caring place where our students develop courage, resilience, compassion and life-long friendships that span the globe.<br \/>\nMerrick Preparatory School students participate in a wide variety of co-curricular activities. These engaging and diverse activities make MPS a vibrant and cohesive school community. Co-curricular are offered from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings and are included in the tuition fee. \u200bIn addition to the co-curricular list below, MPS also offers a variety of Residential Life Activities throughout the year on weeknights and weekends.<\/p>","accommodation_description":"<p>Students have access to several common rooms with large-screen TVs, game consoles, a games room with a pool and ping-pong table, a piano, various board games and a sports and weight room, in addition to various outdoor playing fields and a basketball court.<br \/>\nFor our boarding students, we offer large rooms, up to 39 square meters, with queen\/double-sized beds, 4-piece en-suite bathrooms, individual climate control and home-cooked meals based on students\u2019 dietary requirements.<\/p>","day_school_min_yearly_fee_in_usd":"11957","cost_description_day_students":"","boarding_school_min_yearly_fee_in_usd":"42879","cost_description_boarding_students":"Our fees for the school year 2023-2024 (fees are in Canadian Dollars) are the following:  Grade 9, grade 10 and ESL Foundation Program:  School year (September to June): CAD $56,200 (about US$ 41,300) Semester (September to January or February to June): CAD$ 28,750 (about US$ 21,125)  Grade 11, grade 12 and University Qualification Year:  School year (September to June): CAD $58,200 (about US$ 42,760)  Semester (September to January or February to June): CAD$ 29,750 (about US$ 21,860) These fees are all-inclusive. They include accommodation in large boutique rooms, 2 students per room with Queen size beds and an en-suite 4-piece bathroom, all tuition and academic fees, medical insurance for non-Canadian Passport Holders, custodianship, all food and meals and snacks, co-curricular 2x per week, textbooks, course workbooks, school tie, \u201cHouse\u201d t-shirt, baseball cap, water bottle, toque, IELTS training 3 hours per week, guidance counselling service, ESL support if needed, 5 hours of one-on-one tutorial instruction and support from our teachers, and an Overnight Academic &amp; Experiential Field Trip \u2026 and much more.  Additional fees: Student account (CAD$ 2,000 for the year, CAD$ 1,000 for the semester) \u2013 cardigan, hoodie, optional trips, activities and excursions. If not used, then it will be refunded at the end of the year.  Payment plans are always available.","accreditations":"Ontario Ministry of Education","enrollment_phase":"grade 9-12, PG","staff_student_ratio":"1:8","health_amp_safety":"","nr_of_nationalities":"40","min_number_of_months_enrollment":"6","facilities_description":"","name_extra_campus_1":"","description_extra_campus_1":"","address_extra_campus_1":"","yearly_fee_min":"16450","yearly_fee_max":"58200","fee_currency":"cad","scholarship_description":"","online_learning_information":"","online_student_support":"","technology_platform":"","online_community":"","why_choose_reason_1":"Comprehensive ESL support system","why_choose_reason_2":"Unique Canadian cultural immersion","why_choose_reason_3":"Individualized university placement","chargebee_subscription_id":"19A4D5Ut6aOpP3Nmi","plan":"0"},"boarding-option":[],"time-zones":[],"scholarship":[],"learning-formats":[],"extra-curricular-activities":[],"special-needs":[],"examination":[],"religion":[],"language-of-instruction":[10309],"language-lessons":[],"curricula":[10369],"gender":[10315],"type-of-school":[10324,10316,12447],"student-age":[10319],"region":[5329,5450,5487,5330,5451],"facilities":[10834,10832,10846,10856,10849,10831,10842,10845,10833],"class_list":["post-566464","schools","type-schools","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","language-of-instruction-english","curricula-canadian-curriculum","gender-co-education","type-of-school-boarding-school","type-of-school-international-school","type-of-school-private-school","student-age-13-19-yo","region-americas","region-canada","region-merrickville","region-north-america","region-ontario","facilities-basketball-court","facilities-classrooms","facilities-dining-room","facilities-lake","facilities-laundry","facilities-parking","facilities-running-track","facilities-science-room","facilities-soccer-court"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/schools\/566464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/schools"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/schools"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/schools\/566464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"boarding-option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/boarding-option?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"time-zones","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/time-zones?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"scholarship","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scholarship?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"learning-formats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learning-formats?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"extra-curricular-activities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/extra-curricular-activities?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"special-needs","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/special-needs?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"examination","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/examination?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"religion","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/religion?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"language-of-instruction","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language-of-instruction?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"language-lessons","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language-lessons?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"curricula","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/curricula?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"gender","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gender?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"type-of-school","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-of-school?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"student-age","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/student-age?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=566464"},{"taxonomy":"facilities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/facilities?post=566464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}