Timeless Foundations. Transformative Possibilities.
ACADEMICS
Middle School Program of Study
We balance academic excellence with a nurturing culture that empowers our youngest students to confidently achieve and grow beyond their expectations. We look for teachable moments—opportunities where learning meets ethical ideas, literary characters embody good habits of mind, or the scientific method inspires problem-solving.
High School Program of Study
The academic program of study in grades 9 through 12 is designed to prepare young minds for the world that awaits them: one that requires creative problem solving, the ability to look at information critically, and the drive to dive below the surface to explore topics and issues at their core.
We Know How Boys Learn
Our challenging academic program emphasizes a hands-on approach, including debates, project-based learning, lab work, simulations, and more. On any given day, you might find leaf blowers raising a ruckus in a physics lab, robots battling it out in the hallway, or a history class holding a trial for King Louis XVI.
Explore Academic Departments
Computer Science
English
Fine Arts
Mathematics
Physical Education
Religious Studies
Science
Social Studies
World Languages
What Academic Support Looks Like at the Prep
CLAS is in session
Located in the library, CLAS provides students who have learning differences meet our high academic standards with the support and services they need to be successful at St. John's.
Learning coaches work in close collaboration with students in grades 6 through 12, and their teachers and parents, to help students understand how they learn and develop strategies tailored to their learning style; provide services and/or accommodations to students; development effective study, time management and organizational skills; all to foster independent, confident learners who advocate on their own behalf for appropriate support.
The Writing Center
The Prep’s Writing Center offers students one-on-one consultations with trained writing coaches who assist with any stage of the writing process.
Over the course of about 1,500 appointments annually, the Writing Center helps students with research papers, resumes, college essays, literary analysis papers, and much more. The staff is committed to helping student writers gain the confidence and competence to succeed at the Prep and beyond.
A.E. Studzinski Library
The Prep’s Writing Center offers students one-on-one consultations with trained writing coaches who assist with any stage of the writing process.
Over the course of about 1,500 appointments annually, the Writing Center helps students with research papers, resumes, college essays, literary analysis papers, and much more. The staff is committed to helping student writers gain the confidence and competence to succeed at the Prep and beyond.
Center for Mission and Research
Established in 2018, the St. John's Prep Center for Mission and Research is a hub of deep, collaborative, and innovative learning on campus. Through its Global Education Program, special student programming like Model UN and the Ryan Shaw '15 Entrepreneurial Program, and the Brother Robert J. Sullivan Lecture Series, the Center for Mission and Research gives students pathways to pursue out-of-the-box academic interests.
