Prepared to thrive in demanding college work
The aim is not simply admission. It is the ability to do serious work once he arrives.
The work behind the promise
The ambition is to prepare a young man to thrive in the best colleges—not to promise a particular admission result.
A difficult text, carefully
Original Shakespeare plays—college-level reading—alongside Scripture and Catholic classics.
He can enter a demanding text without expecting it to be made easy.
A sustained argument, revised
Text-based argument, rhetorical choices, revision and a senior piece.
He can build, revise and explain a substantial piece of work.
A proof or model, defended
Proof, calculus, scientific models and multi-step problems.
He can connect a method to its reasons and apply it to an unfamiliar problem.
A seminar or inquiry, responsibly
Seminar leadership, independent reading and presented work.
He can prepare, contribute, listen and take responsibility for the quality of his work.
These are readiness goals—not promises of admission, exam scores or college credit.
Foundations in class; additional preparation through a personalized study plan
Each boy receives AP materials and a personalized ACT/SAT preparation plan.
AP preparation options
Precalculus • Calculus AB • Calculus BC • Statistics. Exam preparation is individualized.
AP preparation opportunities
AP preparation opportunities in Biology, Chemistry and Physics build on class work with a tailored exam-study plan.
Senior-year exam options
AP U.S. History and AP U.S. Government and Politics.
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The portal is being built to support individualized AP exam and ACT/SAT preparation, matched to your son’s level, so that preparation happens within his COTA work rather than depending on outside tutoring.
AP, ACT and SAT study plans can support this preparation. Test preparation complements the education; it does not replace it.