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Earn college credits by attending Saint Agnes! See inside for details! Consider what advice First Things, a journal of religion and public life, recently gave to incoming college freshmen as it considered recent polling showing employers’ dissatisfaction with higher education: “take courses with serious liberal arts content—Great Books readings (not pop culture), world religions, important histories (e.g. Imperial Rome), another language, logic. Employers want people who can read, write, and think, people who know things.” Saint Agnes School provides all of these opportunities to students— while they are in high school. ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
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Earn college

credits by

attending

Saint Agnes!

See inside

for details!

Consider what advice First Things,

a journal of religion and public

life, recently gave to incoming

college freshmen as it considered

recent polling showing employers’

dissatisfaction with higher

education: “take courses with

serious liberal arts content—Great

Books readings (not pop culture),

world religions, important histories

(e.g. Imperial Rome), another

language, logic. Employers want

people who can read, write, and

think, people who know things.”

Saint Agnes School provides all of

these opportunities to students —

while they are in high school.

A C A D E M I C

O V E R V I E W

K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Religion Faith & Life series (Also: St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism & The Catechism of the Catholic Church) / First Communion Preparation in 2nd Grade

English Language Arts: Reading/Comprehension,

Spelling/Vocabulary, Grammar/Usage,

Handwriting, Writing/Composition

Superkids Reading/Language Arts Program Shared Inquiry for reading comprehension

English Grammar & Usage: Shurley Grammar

Junior Great Books Series: The Great Books Foundation Short Novels (See Reading List below) Shared Inquiry discussions for reading comprehension

English Grammar & Usage: Shurley GrammarSpelling: Vocabulary from Classical Roots

History &Geography

Introduction to History & Geography

Egypt & Mesopotamia

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

Middle Ages & Renaissance

American History

World History

Mathematics Saxon Mathematics Program & Singapore Math Pedagogical Strategies

ScienceIntroduction to

Science

Experience Science1st: Alive / Earth / Magnets / Matter & Heat

2nd: Sound / Organisms / Weather 3rd: Air / Life Cycles / Rocks, Soil & Fossils /

Forces & Motion / Machines

Experience Science4th: Aquarium Habitats / Space Light / Energy & Matter

5th: Terrarium Habitats / Rocks, Erosion & Weather Electricity / Magnets & Electromagnetism

6th: Classification / Human Body / Exploring Space, Weather & Water / Chemistry

LatinTraditional Prayers, Vocabulary,

Devotions & Prayers of the Mass:Ave Maria, Pater Noster, Sanctus, Gloria, etc.

Prima Latina & Latina Christiana Lingua Latina

Music Theory Physical Education

Studio ArtBand & Choir*

Music Theory, Physical Education & Studio Art studied in grades K-6 *Students may choose between Band and Choir in grades 5 & 6

Junior Great Books titles (The Great Books Foundation)Jack and the Beanstalk, English Fairy Tale (Grade 2) The Fisherman & His Wife, The Brothers Grimm (Grade 3) The Ugly Ducking, Hans Christian Andersen (Grade 3)Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves, from Arabian Nights (Grade 4) Thank You, Ma’am, Langston Hughes (Grade 4)The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost (Grade 6)

Short Novels (classic works selected for each grade level)Little House in the Big Woods, Laura Ingalls Wilder (Grade 2) St. Benedict, Hero of the Hills, Mary Fabyan Windeatt (Grade 3) The Door in the Wall, Marguerie De Angeli (Grade 4)The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis (Grade 5)Tales from Shakespeare, Lamb (Grade 6)Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson (Grade 6)

Throughout the Lower School, students engage an integrated curriculum. For example, students read Harriet Tubmann while studying U.S. History in 5th grade, and they read The Adventures of Robin

Hood in 4th grade alongside Medieval History. While studying parts of speech in English Grammar, students learn their counterparts in Latin. They copy Egyptian hieroglyphics in Studio Art while studying

ancient Egypt in History. Students also sing songs about virtue in General Music while they are discussing and practicing the Cardinal Virtues with their Homeroom teacher and classmates.

Comprehensive Writing Program: The Lost Tools of Writing (CiRCE Institute) in Grades 5-12Solve the Three Problems All Writers Face • Cultivate Deeper Thinking • Provide a Foundation for Future Learning

Grades 3-6 Sample Reading List

Curriculum Integration

Grades K-6 Curriculum Overview • 2017-2018

Education is the most exciting and difficult

adventure in life.- Pope Benedict XVI

A Christmas Carol, DickensA Man for All Seasons, BoltA Tale of Two Cities, DickensAeneid, VirgilAntigone, SophoclesBeowulfBrideshead Revisited, Waugh

Canterbury Tales, ChaucerCrime and Punishment, Dostoevsky Fides Quaerens Intellectum, St. AnselmFrankenstein, ShelleyHamlet, ShakespeareHuckleberry Finn, TwainIliad, Homer

Julius Caesar, ShakespeareMacbeth, ShakespeareNicomachean Ethics, AristotleOdyssey, HomerOedipus the King, SophoclesOn the Incarnation, St. AthanasiusPrometheus Bound, Aeschylus

Romeo and Juliet, ShakespeareThe Brothers Karamazov, DostoevskyThe Confessions, St. AugustineThe Consolation of Philosophy, BoethiusThe DidacheThe Divine Comedy, DanteThe Great Divorce, Lewis

The Great Gatsby, FitzgeraldThe Republic (selections), PlatoThe Rule of St. BenedictThe Scarlet Letter, HawthorneTo Kill a Mocking Bird, LeeTreatise on Law, St. Thomas Aquinas

7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Theology 4 Credits

Christology: Christ as Priest, Prophet & King

Church History & Preparation for the

Sacrament of Confirmation

The Creed Introduction to Old

Testament

Sacraments and Ten Commandments Introduction to New

Testament

Apologetics Catholic Moral Theology

A History of Catholic Dogma Catholic Social Doctrine

English 4 Credits

English Grammar & Literature 7

English Grammar & Literature 8

Literature& Composition

American LiteratureHonors American Lit.

European LiteratureHonors European Literature*

World Literature The Great

Conversation: Integrated

Humanities Seminar *

History, Philosophy & Economics

4 Credits

The History of Christian Civilization

Pre-History to the Reformation

The Making of the Modern World

Renaissance to Pope Benedict XVI

Introduction to Logic & Philosophy

United States HistoryHonors United States

History *

European HistoryHonors European History *

Civics/ Government Economics

Mathematics 3 Credits

Pre-AlgebraAlgebra IA

Honors Algebra I

Algebra IB Geometry

Honors GeometryHon. Algebra II

Geometry Honors Geometry

Algebra IIHonors Algebra II

Algebra II Honors Algebra II

Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus Honors Trig. & Pre-Calculus

Honors Calculus I *

Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus Honors Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus

Honors Calculus I * Honors Calculus II * Statistics

Science 3 Credits

Earth ScienceLife Science

Physical SciencePhysical Science

BiologyBiology

Chemistry

ChemistryPhysics

Honors Physics *Fundamentals of Engineering

Physics Honors Physics *Honors Chemistry *

Honors Biology *Anatomy & Physiology

Fundamentals of Engineering

Language 2 Consecutive Credits

Latin IALatin IB

Spanish ILatin: Levels I-V (Levels IV-V)* Spanish: Levels I-V (Levels IV-V)*

Greek (Honors-level study: open to students at language level III or higher)

Fine Arts 1 Credit

Band ChoirStudio Art

Band ChoirStudio Art

Concert Band Concert Chorale Madrigal Singers Photojournalism Sculpture Drawing Painting Jazz Band Advanced Art / Portfolio Prep

Physical Ed. 1 Credit **

Physical Education Physical EducationStrength & Conditioning (Perennial) Team & Individual Sports (Perennial) First Aid, CPR & Health (Year A)

Recreational Sports (Year B) Cardio Conditioning (Year C)

Electives 2.5 Credits

N/A N/ATechnology & Keyboarding

High School students must take 2.50 credits of Electives from beyond the minimum credit requirements of the core subject areas above.

24.5 total credits minimum are required for graduation from the High School (1 Semester of a course = 0.50 credit) Blue and Red indicate course path options. *Indicates Honors course is AP preparatory **1 season of a High School sport may cover a 0.50 Physical Education credit toward graduation

Junior High & High School Sample Reading List

Junior High & High School Curriculum Overview • 2017-2018

Among all human pursuits, the pursuit of wisdom is more perfect, more noble,

more useful, and more full of joy. - Saint Thomas Aquinas

University of Mary Dual-Enrollment Denotes courses APPROVED for college credits earned through the University of Mary; up to 3 credits Denotes IN PROCESS college credits earned through the University of Mary; up to 3 credits for each class

Academic Highlights College/University Acceptance

Ave Maria UniversityArizona State UniversityAuburn UniversityBenedictine CollegeBethel UniversityBoston CollegeCarlson School of BusinessCatholic University of AmericaCollege of the Holy CrossChristendom CollegeCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeDePaul University Fairfield UniversityFordham UniversityFranciscan University, Steubenville

Gustavus Adolphus College Hillsdale College Howard University Iowa State UniversityKenyon College Lake Forest UniversityLawrence UniversityLoyola UniversityMacalester CollegeMarquette UniversityNew York University Providence CollegePurdue UniversitySavannah College of Art & Design St. John Vianney SeminarySt. John’s UniversitySt. Mary’s University

St. Olaf CollegeThomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity of DallasUniversity of Glasgow, ScotlandUniversity of IllinoisUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of MaryUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of PortlandUniversity of St. ThomasU.S. Military Academy, West Point Virginia Military InstituteWorcester Polytechnic InstituteWashington & Lee University

Saint Agnes School graduates attend a variety of post-secondary institutions all over the country, including private, public, and Christian affiliated schools. Below is a brief list of institutions to which our students have been accepted or enrolled recently.

“Saint Agnes has shown us how to think. Fellow graduates, never stop learning and loving. God blessed us with an intellect and a heart; we have the responsibility to develop them.”Taken from 2017 Commencement Address

Accredited

Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, MI) will join the Saint Agnes faculty in fall 2018!

2017 - 2018K-12 OPEN HOUSESOct 12, 6.30* PM • Jan 9, 6.30* PM • Mar 11, 1:00 PM*Program starts at 7:00 PM

9-12 PLACEMENT EXAM Saturday, Jan. 20, 8:00 AM

FINANCIAL AID DEADLINE Wednesday, Feb. 28

SCHEDULE A SHADOW VISIT Experience Aggie life firsthand by shadowing a current student with similar interests. Call 651-925-8803 to schedule a visit.

530 Lafond Avenue St. Paul, MN 55103 Phone: 651.925.8803

SaintAgnesSchool.org

Therese, Class of 2017

Earned scholarships covering 90% of her tuition to the University of Notre Dame

• 19 Honors & 11 AP Preparatory courses• Required Logic & Philosophy course for all freshmen• Latin study for all students in grades K-7; Latin and Spanish levels I-V in

grades 8-12; Greek (New Testament & Attic) available for juniors and seniors• Student-to-teacher ratio (K-6) 1:12; (7-12) 1:12• The Great Conversation: Integrated Humanities Seminar – a two

period interdisciplinary course designed after an undergraduate seminar exploring the great books of the Western intellectual tradition

• Technology: the learning experience is augmented by 3 computer labs with updated PCs (2016), 3 full-time science labs (2017), and interactive technology in all classrooms

• 95% of students participate in at least one co-curricular activity• Opportunities for offsite experience (Biology in Costa Rica,

History on the eastern seaboard, Spanish in Latin America, Vocations Pilgrimages to Rome and the Holy Land, etc.)

• Over 65% of 7-12 faculty hold a Master’s Degree or higher (3 in process)• 6 PhD’s in the Upper School faculty• 1 National Merit Scholar from the Class of 2017• Saint Agnes students traditionally score higher than the state, national, and

local Catholic high school averages on the ACT & SAT college entrance exams

• Class of 2017 - ACT average: 25.3; over 60% scored 25 or higher; 25% scored 30 or higher

• 95% of 2017 graduates enrolled in college or university; 5% enrolled in military or are volunteering (e.g. NET Ministries)

• Guidance Office provides individualized support for post-secondary planning• SAT10, ACT Explore, ACT PLAN, ACT, PSAT, CLT,

and AP standardized tests hosted on campus


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