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Saint Agnes, an award-winning and nationally recognized co-ed Catholic school, draws more than 650 K-12 students from 80 zip codes. Saint Agnes School offers a challenging, integrated liberal arts program that prepares students for college, life, and beyond. e curriculum underlines the unity of faith and reason, and seeks to form students into confident, intelligent, and faithful young adults. Rooted in the tradition of Catholic education, the curriculum is broken down into the divisions of Grammar (K-6), Logic (7-9), and Rhetoric (10-12), focusing on religion/theology, literature, history, philosophy, mathematics, science, fine arts, and foreign language study. e educational model emphasizes the Virtues, the Catholic intellectual tradition, and their origins in the Greco-Roman world. ACADEMIC OVERVIEW Rooted in Faith & Tradition - Growing In Wisdom 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. Twice named as one of the nation’s top Catholic High Schools (2012 & 2014)
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Page 1: ACADEMIC OVERVIEW - Saint Agnes High School · Religion Faith & Life series (Also: St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism & The Catechism of the Catholic Church) / First Communion Preparation

Saint Agnes, an award-winning and nationally recognized co-ed Catholic school, draws more than 650 K-12 students from 80 zip codes. Saint Agnes School offers a challenging, integrated liberal arts program that prepares students for college, life, and beyond. The curriculum underlines the unity of faith and reason, and seeks to form students into confident, intelligent, and faithful young adults. Rooted in the tradition of Catholic education, the curriculum is broken down into the divisions of Grammar (K-6), Logic (7-9), and Rhetoric (10-12), focusing on religion/theology, literature, history, philosophy, mathematics, science, fine arts, and foreign language study. The educational model emphasizes the Virtues, the Catholic intellectual tradition, and their origins in the Greco-Roman world.

A C A D E M I C

O V E R V I E W

R o o t e d i n F a i t h & Tr a d i t i o n - G r o w i n g I n W i s d o m

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.

Twice named as one of the nation’s

top Catholic High Schools (2012 & 2014)

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

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 Grammar

History &Geography

Introduction to History & Geography

Egypt & Mesopotamia

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

Middle Ages & Renaissance

American History

World History

LatinTraditional Prayers, Vocabulary,

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

Song School Latin I & IIEcce Romani

Prentice Hall Latin Series

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

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

Music Theory Physical Education

Studio ArtBand & Choir*

Art & Music History

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

Junior Great Books titles (The Great Books Foundation)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)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)

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

Grades K-6 Curriculum Overview • 2015-2016

Education is the most exciting and difficult

adventure in life.- Pope Benedict XVI

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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

Honors Theology: Capstone Seminar

English 4 Credits

English Grammar & Literature 7

English Grammar & Literature 8

Literature& Composition

American LiteratureHonors American Lit.

European LiteratureHonors European Literature*

World LiteratureHonors World Literature*

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 Functions, Stats. & Trig

Honors Trig. & Pre-CalculusHonors Calculus I *

Functions, Stats. & Trigonometry Honors Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus

Honors Calculus I * Honors Calculus II * Statistics

Honors Applied Modern Mathematics

Science 3 Credits

Earth ScienceLife Science

Physical SciencePhysical Science

BiologyBiology

Chemistry

ChemistryPhysics

Honors Physics *

Physics Honors Physics *Honors Chemistry *

Honors Biology *Anatomy & Physiology

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

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

Band Concert Chorale Vocal Techniques Madrigal Singers Art & Music History Photojournalism Sculpture Drawing Painting Mixed Media Art Jazz Band

Physical Ed. 1 Credit **

Physical Education Physical Education Introduction to Fitness Fitness Lab Team Sports Individual Sports Health

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) *Indicates Honors course is AP preparatory **1 season of a High School sport may cover a 0.50 Physical Education credit toward graduationBlue and Red indicate course path options

A Christmas Carol, DickensA Man for All Seasons, BoltAntigone, SophoclesBeowulfBrideshead Revisited, WaughCanterbury Tales, ChaucerCrime and Punishment, Dostoevsky Fides Quaerens Intellectum, St. Anselm

Frankenstein, ShelleyHamlet, ShakespeareHuckleberry Finn, TwainIliad, HomerJulius Caesar, ShakespeareMacbeth, ShakespeareNicomachean Ethics, AristotleOdyssey, Homer

Oedipus the King, SophoclesOn the Incarnation, St. AthanasiusPrometheus Bound, AeschylusRomeo and Juliet, ShakespeareThe Brothers Karamazov, DostoevskyThe Confessions, St. AugustineThe Consolation of Philosophy, BoethiusThe Didache

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

Junior High & High School Sample Reading List

Junior High & High School Curriculum Overview • 2015-2016

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

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

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A C A D E M I C O V E R V I E W

• 19 Honors & 11 AP Preparatory courses• Required Logic & Philosophy course for all freshmen• Latin study for all students in grades K - 7• Greek (New Testament & Attic)• Senior Capstone Seminar: an interdisciplinary course designed

after an undergraduate seminar exploring the great books of the Catholic intellectual tradition

• Technology: 3 new computer labs (2013), a full-time science lab and interactive technology in all classrooms to augment the learning experience

• 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 60% of faculty hold a Master’s Degree or higher• 4 PhD’s and 1 ABD on the High School faculty• 95% of students participate in at least one co-curricular activity• Saint Agnes students traditionally score higher than the state,

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

• 2014 ACT Mid 50% Composite Range: 22-27• 94% of 2014 graduates enrolled in college or university, 3%

volunteering, 3% in military service• Guidance Office provides individual support for post-secondary

planning• SAT10, ACT Explore, ACT PLAN, ACT, PSAT, and AP

standardized tests hosted on campus

Academic Highlights College/University Acceptance

Ave Maria UniversityArizona State UniversityAuburn UniversityBenedictine CollegeBethel UniversityCarlson School of BusinessCatholic University of AmericaCollege of the Holy CrossChristendom CollegeCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeFairfield UniversityFordham UniversityFranciscan University, Steubenville

Howard University Iowa State UniversityLake Forest UniversityLawrence UniversityLoyola UniversityMacalester CollegeMarquette UniversityProvidence CollegePurdue UniversitySavannah College of Art & Design St. John’s UniversitySt. Mary’s UniversitySt. Olaf CollegeThomas Aquinas College

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

Below are examples of schools to which recent graduates have been accepted or enrolled:

“I am proud to call myself an Aggie.” Andrew, Class of 2010

Class of 2014, Catholic University of America

Full-Ride Scholarship, Recipient of CUA’s Presidential Award (university’s highest honor)

Accredited

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