PLANNING

A Course Of Study

Students should create a balanced course of study that is appropriately rigorous; reflects their passions, gifts and challenges; takes full advantage of the array of distinctive programs at St. George’s from Geronimo to internships and study abroad; and maximizes achievement and success. At the same time, attention needs to be given to Diploma Requirements.

New Students: If you would like help completing the Course Planning Worksheet, please call the Academic Office (401) 842-6653 to set up a telephone appointment with Mrs. Melanie Lewis, Academic Registrar.

A TYPICAL SCHEDULE FOR NEW THIRD-FORMERS

1. HUM100 - HUMANITIES 100 - required of all third formers - a course that will offer English, history and religion credit.

2. MTH110 -ALGEBRA I, OR MTH210 GEOMETRY, OR MTH310 ALGEBRA II OR a higher level of mathematics. (See course descriptions.)

3. BIO210 BIOLOGY or CHM310 CHEMISTRY (which must be taken alongside or after ALGEBRA II).

4. A language class in either Chinese, French, Spanish, or Latin. (Online placement exams need to be taken by ALL new students.)

5. First semester: ART201 - VISUAL FOUNDATIONS, OR MUS201MUSIC FOUNDATIONS OR THE201 - THEATER FOUNDATIONS.

6. Second semester: An additional semester-long class. This could be an additional art, music or theater class

By choosing from the above list, all third formers will have a schedule of five classes for each semester. Please note that some of the above classes are offered at the Advanced or Honors level. (See course descriptions.) Placement in an Advanced or Honors level course will be made by the respective Department Chairs, who will consider students’ previous course work and achievement.

A TYPICAL SCHEDULE FOR NEW FOURTH-FORMERS

There will be some variation in fourth formers’ schedules, depending on whether or not they are repeating the year. Students who are new to fourth form will take:

1. HUM220 - English

2. HUM230 - History

There will be various choices for the following classes:

3. Math – the next level course that follows in our sequence (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Precalculus, Calculus, or Statistics.

4. Science – the next course in our sequence (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or an advanced class)

5. Language – the next level following their course from last year. If new, students will need to take our language placement exam.

Placement In Honors Or Advanced Courses

Courses designated Honors demand an increased commitment of time and effort from students of 20 to 25 percent above and beyond the already rigorous expectations of any course at St. George’s. Courses designated Advanced demand a commitment 25 to 40 percent above regular expectations. Students interested in pursuing Honors or Advanced work should indicate that preference on the course request sheet. Placement in these courses is determined by department faculty and the Academic Office on the basis of all four of the following factors:

1. Student interest and commitment, as expressed in the course planning worksheet, acknowledging the additional time and effort required;

2. Demonstrated achievement in related courses already completed;

3. Potential for success, given other requirements and demands of the student’s program (it is unusual, for example, for students to be enrolled in four or five honors-level or advanced classes at once); and

4. Available seats in the Honors or Advanced section requested.

Students who successfully enroll in Honors or Advanced courses are expected to honor the commitment that their teachers have made to them by maintaining and completing the course; low grades or insufficient effort are not grounds for dropping any course at St. George’s School.

Academic Credit From Outside Programs

While encouraging learning for enrichment over the summer, St. George’s does not award academic credit or advanced placement for external summer work done in a school, online, or in tutorials except with the prior approval of the dean of teaching and learning.

Diploma Requirements

The requirements for a St. George’s diploma ensure broad exposure for students across the curriculum and, at the same time, enable students to pursue depth in particular areas of interest and academic passion. While these represent a minimum, entrance requirements for certain colleges and universities may exceed this minimum in certain disciplines. Students may receive credit toward the St. George’s diploma for courses taken previously at the high school level when it is clear that they meet the equivalent of our own curricular requirements. Students must complete their sixth-form year at St. George’s and pass all courses during their senior year regardless of the total credits accumulated prior to the senior year. Please see The Shield for additional information about non-academic graduation requirements.

CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS

Students are required to successfully complete one year or two semesters of visual art, music or theater, for academic credit, in any combination, during the high school years. New fifthformers must complete one semester of visual art, music, or theater for academic credit. Successful completion of a one-year performing ensemble or private instrumental or vocal instruction taken for credit satisfies one semester of this requirement. Enrollment in ensembles constitutes a sixth course.

Humanities

The Humanities Department at St. George’s encompasses the academic disciplines of history, religious studies and English to explore in different ways what it means to be human: the stories we tell (literature), what we believe (religious studies,) and what we remember (history). Over four years of study at St. George’s students will explore the “Here” (Humanities 1, American History and Literature, Electives) and the “There” (Humanities 2, Electives) with the ultimate goal of students’ gaining an understanding and appreciation of the “Everywhere” (the immense diversity of cultures, traditions and experiences throughout the world, the roots of conflict and injustice, and common universal themes of humanity, all as explored through a range of electives).

ENGLISH- FOUR FULL YEARS

Third Form Year- Humanities I

Fourth Form Year- Humanities II: English

Fifth Form Year- American Studies: English

Sixth Form Year- English Electives

HISTORY-THREE FULL YEARS

Third Form Year- Humanities I

Fourth Form Year- Humanities II: History

Fifth Form Year- American Studies: History

THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Students fulfill the theology & religion requirement at St. George’s by completing the interdisciplinary courses HUM 100, HUM 220 and HUM 230, and by attending weekly chapel and community events. Students may choose to take optional additional theology and religion credit by enrolling in upper level Humanities courses that offer dual credit for either English/Religion or History/Religion.

LANGUAGE & CULTURE STUDIES

Successful completion of at least through level three of one language: Chinese, French, Latin, or Spanish.

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS (STEM)

SCIENCE

Students are required to successfully complete two years of year-long laboratory science. The majority of St. George’s students graduate with at least three years of high school science. The Science Department also recommends that seniors enroll in science electives only to complement a program that includes biology, chemistry, and physics.

MATH

Math through successful completion of any level of Pre-Calculus.