Curriculum
The six core subjects are English, history, Latin, math, religion, and science. Topical studies that follow a historical progression are taught in a four-year cycle for the senior high and a three-year cycle for the junior high. Each cycle's historical topic is integrated in history, English, and religion, with the other courses reinforcing these studies where possible, yielding a "unified and interdisciplinary approach to each historical period." High school students are required to take two years of Latin.
| History | Religion | Science | English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Ancients | The Church in the Pagan World/Logic | Biology | Ancients |
| Two | Medieval/Renaissance | Scripture | Chemistry | Medieval/Renaissance |
| Three | America/Government | Moral Theology, Liturgy & Sacraments | Physics | American/Government |
| Four | Enlightenment/The Modern World | The Church in the Modern World | Advanced Science | Enlightenment/The Modern World |
Religion instruction focuses on "the analysis and understanding of the Scriptures and significant Church documents (such as papal encyclicals and the Catechism)."
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