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Portrait of a Ransom Everglades Graduate
What does it mean to leave this place ready – not just for college, but for a life of meaning? We asked alumni to tell us. What endures after the diplomas are conferred and the campus falls quiet? What qualities – earned, practiced, refined – travel with a Ransom Everglades graduate into the world?
These are not merely rhetorical questions. Ransom Everglades academic leaders conferred with alumni, students and faculty to articulate a comprehensive portrait of a Ransom Everglades graduate. The result of our analysis stands as both a commitment and a mirror.
A Ransom Everglades graduate is prepared for college and a life of meaning and purpose. Centered in honor, service, humility and curiosity, Ransom Everglades graduates are learners, leaders and contributors who understand that their education is not about what they can get, but what they can give.
A Portrait of a Ransom Everglades Graduate
Thinks deeply and creatively, and embraces change with confidence.
Curious and reflective, an RE graduate asks good questions, challenges assumptions and engages in complex problem-solving with imagination and rigor. An RE graduate adapts to uncertainty, thinks critically and acts responsibly to shape a better future.
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A Ransom Everglades graduate is prepared for college and a life of meaning and purpose. Centered in honor, service, humility and curiosity, Ransom Everglades graduates are learners, leaders and contributors who understand that their education is not about what they can get, but what they can give.
A Portrait of a Ransom Everglades Graduate
Thinks deeply and creatively, and embraces change with confidence.
Curious and reflective, an RE graduate asks good questions, challenges assumptions and engages in complex problem-solving with imagination and rigor. An RE graduate adapts to uncertainty, thinks critically and acts responsibly to shape a better future.
• Poses insightful questions in order to pursue meaningful inquiry
• Examines issues from multiple perspectives, connecting ideas across contexts
• Engages new perspectives with imagination, creating their own path
• Works independently and creatively so that collaboration leads to stronger solutions
• Meets challenges with discipline and resilience
“A combination of confidence and humility: a willingness to take chances while being honest when one can improve or course-correct. A sense of obligation to deliver on the promise that privilege has afforded us.”
– Seth Cassel ’98
“We understand that growth comes not from being certain of what we know, but rather, by being curious of the things we do not.”
– Barbara Hyland ’23
Leads with integrity, courage and purpose.
Guided by RE’s Honor Code, an RE graduate acts with honesty, responsibility and moral conviction. An RE graduate writes, speaks and listens with clarity and empathy, using an authentic voice to connect, advocate and build understanding across differences.
Guided by RE’s Honor Code, an RE graduate acts with honesty, responsibility and moral conviction. An RE graduate writes, speaks and listens with clarity and empathy, using an authentic voice to connect, advocate and build understanding across differences.
• Acts with honesty and fairness in order to uphold trust
• Accepts accountability and learns from mistakes
• Advocates for justice with integrity and moral courage
• Practices ethical technology use and digital citizenship
• Communicates with clarity and empathy while listening respectfully across differences
“The most innovative, high-achieving, well-rounded and passionate people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.”
– Mindy Sue Elser ’82
“Committed to learning, creative, community-oriented.”
– Sander Jõeveer ’24
“Committed to learning, creative, community-oriented.”
– Sander Jõeveer ’24
Serves others with compassion and builds inclusive communities.
Service is a habit of the heart and mind. An RE graduate gives time and talents to improve the lives of others, both locally and globally. An RE graduate seeks out diverse perspectives, fosters belonging, and sees themselves as part of something greater.
Service is a habit of the heart and mind. An RE graduate gives time and talents to improve the lives of others, both locally and globally. An RE graduate seeks out diverse perspectives, fosters belonging, and sees themselves as part of something greater.
• Honors traditions of service and community engagement
• Takes initiative to address community needs with humility and empathy
• Contributes time and talents to improve the lives of others at school and beyond
• Welcomes and celebrates diverse perspectives in order to foster belonging
• Carries the school’s mission into the wider world as part of something greater
“Ransom Everglades alumni are humble critical thinkers, compassionate problem solvers, and always striving to leave the world in a better place today than it was yesterday.”
– John Maxsween ’05
An RE graduate strives for growth, values feedback and celebrates others’ successes. Ambitious but grounded, an RE graduate leads with both confidence and kindness while maintaining a sense of joy and wellbeing.
“Do-ers, not observers … not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get into the thick of things.”
– Cornelia Taudt-Ehrling ’88
Pursues excellence with humility and balance.An RE graduate strives for growth, values feedback and celebrates others’ successes. Ambitious but grounded, an RE graduate leads with both confidence and kindness while maintaining a sense of joy and wellbeing.
• Sets high standards and perseveres through challenges
• Seeks feedback in order to grow with humility
• Recognizes and uplifts the contributions of others
• Maintains healthy habits and self-awareness to sustain balance
• Follows their own path with joy, creativity and authentic interests
“A person who is intentionally equipped – through skills, habits and mindset – to make sustained, positive contributions to the wellbeing of their community and society.”
– Michael S. Stresau ’70
“Have a strong sense of responsibility and lead thoughtfully to make a difference in the world.”
– Katherine Muraro Pedroso ’00
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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. It is rated the top private school in Miami and among the 10 private schools in North America. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.
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Ransom Everglades School®, The RE Way®, RE Pathways® and Bowden Fellowships in the Humanities™ are trademarks of Ransom Everglades School.