Common ground for the wide variety of activities that make up the rich and engaging curriculum at Berkeley is an uncompromising commitment across all grades to the highest standards of educational excellence.

The cornerstones of a Berkeley education are the core college-preparatory subjects of language and literature, mathematics, science, social studies and history, world languages, and the arts. International themes are common, broadening students’ global awareness. As individual interests emerge, we add more choice to the structure.

Berkeley offers a vigorous, well-balanced course load at every grade level. Each division's curriculum is focused on educating our young people in a manner consistent with our mission: To nurture students' intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and physical development so that they may attain their highest potential.

Arts

Berkeley’s fine arts program is an integral part of the Berkeley educational experience. Headed by gifted artists, the program’s wide array of fine arts courses include painting, sculpting, printmaking, photography, music, drama, ceramics, silk dying, dance and video production.

Students discover untapped abilities, channel newfound creativity and hone talents at levels of professionalism beyond their years – and even their imaginations. While students are translating skills into meaningful works, they are also learning to think in visual, spatial and auditory terms as well as to discipline themselves and their time.

Berkeley is one of the only schools in the Tampa Bay area to offer performing arts for all students from Pre-K through Grade 12. Year in and year out, Berkeley musicals open to sell-out crowds. These drama department productions are worthy of any professional show and are renowned for extravagant sets; talented singers, dancers and actors; as well as a state-of-the-art theater to rival any college campus.

Athletics

Athletics enrich the lives of Berkeley students. With a “no-cut” policy, more than 80% of our students compete in interscholastic sports. This creates a climate of teamwork, cooperation and sportsmanship that encourages students to develop new skills and talents, often with dramatic results.

The combination of sound coaching, hard work, talent and academic preparation has allowed our students to garner scholarships from dozens of schools including Stanford, Davidson, Duke, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt.

Berkeley’s full range of varsity and junior varsity teams in the Middle and Upper Divisions includes 16 sports and more than 60 teams. Berkeley is a 3A school and a member of the Florida High School Athletic Association and the Florida West Coast League.

Additional Details

Campus Facilities

Two libraries

62 classrooms

Science wing with eight science labs

634-seat performing arts theater with gallery for visual arts displays

Technology labs

Fine arts center

Early childhood center and playground

19,000 sq. ft. student center

Outdoor environmental classroom

Well-equipped kitchen serves nutritional hot and cold lunches on a daily basis
Athletic facilities: two gymnasiums, a junior Olympic swimming pool, a wrestling room, a weight room, a rock-climbing wall, a varsity level soccer field, a tennis complex, a high and low ropes course, a baseball and softball complex, and a stadium for football, soccer, lacrosse and a state-of-the-art track.

Athletics
More than 80% of students participate in the athletic program, which includes 16 sports and 60 teams:

Baseball

Cheerleading

Cross Country

Golf

Soccer

Swimming & Diving

Track & Field

Weightlifting

Basketball

Crew

Football

Lacrosse

Softball

Tennis

Volleyball

Wrestling

Visual & Performing Arts
Students from Pre-K through grade 12 benefit from a comprehensive visual and performing arts program which includes art, drama and music. Many students go on to pursue careers in the arts, from performing on Broadway to studying computer animation at Harvard.

Technology
Anytime Anywhere Learning is Berkeley’s student laptop initiative for students in grades 4 through 12. The school has campus-wide wireless access to ensure the integration of technology and learning.

Accreditation and Memberships
Berkeley is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Florida Council of Independent Schools, and the Florida Kindergarten Council.  Memberships include the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Episcopal Schools, Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education, the Secondary School Admissions Test Board, the National Association of College Admissions Counselors and the College Board.  The middle and upper divisions were designated as Blue Ribbon Schools in 1995 and 2000 by the U.S. Department of Education.

Testing
All sophomores and juniors take the PSAT in October and sophomores take the PLAN in the fall as well. Juniors are encouraged to take the SAT I in March, the SAT Subject Tests in May and the ACT on the test date of their choice in the spring. Depending upon their scores and the requirements of the colleges to which they are applying, students may take the SAT I and the SAT Subject Tests again in their senior year. Many often choose to take the ACT again as well. 84% of the Senior class and 51% of the Junior class took at least one AP Course. The average AP test score for 2008 was 3.7.