Academic Experience and Tradition
Flintridge Prep emphasizes academic engagement, strong relationships between faculty and students, and a variety of student leadership opportunities, including clubs, a peer counseling program, an outdoor education program, and a student-run government called Student Senate. Seniors have an opportunity to do an independent study project, and roughly 1/3 of students take up the opportunity, studying with a faculty or community member of their choice in their final semester of school.
Originally founded as an all-boys school, the school became coed in the mid-1980s. Many old traditions remain, but new traditions have emerged. The Senior Patio and Lawn are closely guarded by seniors throughout the academic year. Each May, the rising senior class receives its senior privileges and takes over the Senior Patio. Class trips and retreats are a big tradition. The culmination of life at Prep is the Pine Cone Ceremony, which occurs on the last night of the Senior Trip, just before commencement.
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