PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING The purpose of this Academic Program Guide is to help parents and students become familiar with the academic program at FRA. The full Academic Program with course descriptions is located on the FRA Portal. We hope this information will assist you in making informed choices regarding your individual course of study. If you have questions regarding the academic program, please be sure to contact the head of upper school or academic coordinator. A critical component to academic success is purposeful planning with the Four-Year Planning document. Students will complete or update their Four-Year Plan for graduation each year. This process will allow students to assess their current schedules, personal skills, interests, and abilities and allow them set tentative goals for the coming years. The Four-Year Plan is likely to change as a student progresses from freshman year through senior year, and a commitment to plan for the future ensures course selections are purposeful and sets students up to open as many opportunities as possible.
When planning a course of study, we encourage each student to gather as much information possible by talking with parents, teachers, academic advisors, and school administrators. FRA offers extensive academic and college placement counseling, both of which are designed to help students establish healthy goals and ultimately gain admission to the college of their choice. We strongly encourage students to actively pursue the most academically challenging course of study they can manage. Evidence of rigorous coursework is increasingly important in the college admission process, both for admission and for scholarship consideration. Academic Program Guide | 4
