Academics
Good Counsel High School offers both Advanced Placement courses and the International Baccalaureate Program (it was the first private school in its district that has the IB Program). The school labels the majority of their classes under the headings of Honors, College Prep, or Ryken. Ryken classes are geared towards students with mild learning differences; the classes are named after Theodore Ryken, founder of the Xaverian tradition of which Good Counsel High School is a part of.
Graduating classes tend to be awarded over 18 million dollars in merit-based scholarships. Additionally, many students receive the recognition of being either a National Merit Scholarship Commendent Students or a Maryland Distinguished Scholar Honorable Mention recipient.
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“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)
“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)