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Required
Academic Program

4 years – English & Literature
4 years – History & History                through Art
4 years – Laboratory Science
(Physics, Chemistry,
Biology)
3 – 4 years – Mathematics
3 – 4 years – World Language
(Spanish, French
or German)

AcademicS

The Block System

The core academic subjects are studied in rotation on a system of blocks – intensive month-long courses meeting 2 hours each morning in what we call “main lesson.” Main lesson blocks may include lectures and presentations, labs, discussions, and group and individual projects.

Supplementing the main lesson blocks are traditional ongoing courses that meet 1-3 times weekly for a trimester or a whole year: World Languages, English Composition, Math Skills, and various academic electives

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student with an astrolabe

Finding the sun’s angle
(Astronomy elective)

Main Lesson Blocks

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
Literature
  • Story of Drama
  • American Literature
  • The Bible as Literature
  • The Odyssey
  • Shakespeare
  • Dante
  • Parsival
  • American Transcendentalists
  • Russian Literature
  • Goethe’s Faust
History
  • Modern American & European History
  • Ancient History: Egypt, Greece & Rome
  • History of the Middle Ages & Renaissance
  • Issues in Modern World History
History through Art
  • History through Visual Art
  • History through Poetry
  • History through Music
  • History through Architecture
Biology
  • Human Anatomy & Physiology
  • Human Physiology & Embryology
  • Botany & Cell Biology
  • Evolution, Genetics, & Zoology
Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemistry of the Elements & Atomic Theory
  • Biochemistry
Physics
  • Heat & Engines
  • Statics & Dynamics
  • Electricity & Magnetism
  • Optics & Quantum Physics
Mathematics
  • Permutations & Combinations
  • Descriptive Geometry
  • Trigonometry
  • Perspective Geometry
  • Projective Geometry
  • Comparative Economics