High School
Achieving more than they can imagine in High School.
Our students are inspired and prepared to strive for the exceptional in all they do. Consistently top-ranked nationwide, our high school curriculum provides a wealth of advanced content and opportunities for students to apply their creativity, knowledge, and problem-solving acumen at sophisticated levels typically found at universities. Under the mentorship of passionate expert teachers who know them well and invest in and celebrate their growth, our students learn to take charge of their own educational path and gain the preparation they need for success in college and throughout life.
“We focus on active engagement and passionate teachers, which translates to passionate kids who enjoy learning.”
Fostering Confident Leadership in High School
Through our outstanding, advanced liberal arts and sciences program, students learn to think fearlessly, take charge of their education, apply academic insights to complex real-world challenges, and become leaders in school and beyond.
Hands-on Mentoring that Spurs Growth
Our expert teachers use their depth of knowledge, enthusiasm, and real-world experience to bring advanced studies and topics to life, inspiring students to seek out new challenges, solve complex problems, and master each subject at the highest levels.
Creating Community, Connection, and Meaning
Learning extends beyond academics and individual ambitions, integrating shared connections and goals. Through our expansive catalog of sports, clubs, and community activities, students discover new aptitudes, flourish through teamwork and perseverance, and build lasting friendships.
In High School, Students Will…
Prepare to Lead.
Students perfect the tools they need to drive their own learning, shape their futures, and become leaders.
Aim Higher.
Students reach beyond their imaginations and are poised to tackle whatever challenges arise.
Act with Purpose.
Students pursue passions and diversify knowledge and talents through abundant electives, capstone courses, sports, clubs, and senior projects.
Be Ready.
Students master critical thinking to become expert problem solvers, ensuring unrivaled preparation for college and life success.
Year by Year
Grade 9
In grade 9, Honors and AP courses in all core subjects promote scholarly inquiry, examine complex ideas in context, and prepare students fully for advanced intellectual study. Freshmen take Honors English Language (nonfiction) and Honors English Literature (poetry, drama, and fiction). Students deepen their evidence-based analytical and argumentative writing skills while learning to locate, evaluate, and cite sources to support arguments.
Grade 10
Grade 10 students take two lab science courses as they progress through required honors coursework in biology, chemistry, and physics and prepare to complete at least one AP lab science course. Students explore intellectual passions by choosing three or more electives: AP computer science, AP fine arts, and other AP courses, as well as biotechnology, business, creative writing, and more.
Grade 11
Most students complete AP Calculus AB by grade 11 and pursue other advanced offerings like AP Calculus BC, linear algebra, differential equations, and graph theory. Our exceptional teachers bridge theory and application of advanced math in finance, astrophysics, and computing. To complement that knowledge, students study economics, with most choosing AP Micro- or Macroeconomics and some campuses offering a specialized Topics in Economics course.
Grade 12
Grade 12 is a true bridge to college, with seniors taking university-level capstones like Neuroscience and Postcolonial Literature. A daily, interactive College Counseling class builds life skills and helps students identify schools and scholarships that match individual educational and professional goals. Eligible seniors take on Senior Projects, answering research questions of their choosing and conducting research in internships, university labs, and fieldwork.
Curriculum
Guiding the
Leaders of Tomorrow
Our high school curriculum aims high while providing everything students need to achieve audacious academic and personal goals. All our students take AP® coursework in all core subjects starting in Grade 9. (By contrast, most schools offer AP courses only for select juniors and seniors.) Students sharpen critical thinking and strengthen their independence in post-AP electives, independent research projects, and capstone courses.
Through a daily college counseling course, seniors find the right schools and build applications that showcase their impressive abilities. As the culmination of their intellectual progress and applied learning, seniors also pursue Senior Projects in fields of their choice—combining academic knowledge with problem solving in a professional or experimental research setting.
Our graduates embrace their futures prepared to lead in college and beyond.
World Language
Students pursue deeper exploration of their chosen language for three years, solidifying advanced communication skills and a fuller understanding of its literature, history, and culture.
History
Students develop and hone historical reasoning and cross-curricular study skills: contextualization, comparison, continuity and change over time, researching, analyzing, using sources, and synthesizing ideas.
Math
By completing AP® Calculus and Capstones in specialized mathematical topics, students acquire all the tools they need for success in college.
English
Through seminars and class discussions, students participate in the world of ideas, read and analyze texts, generate questions, and formulate and support arguments with evidence.
Science
Students take biology, chemistry, and physics and then elect advanced lab science(s), with an eye toward AP® success and emerging industries.
Fine Arts
Through a diverse array of arts electives, students can master a genre or craft and develop their artistic expression, independence, and voice.
Engineering and Computer Science
AP® Computer Science courses and electives in programming and machine learning provide students with opportunities to enhance engineering design thinking and real-world problem-solving.
Physical Education & Health
PE and health courses, athletic extracurriculars, and college counseling for seniors collectively provide students with resources and habits for holistic healthy living.