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Saint Agnes, an award-winning and nationally recognized co-ed Catholic school, draws more than 700 K-12 students from 83 zip codes. Saint Agnes School offers a challenging, integrated liberal arts program that prepares students for college, life, and beyond. The curriculum underlines the unity of faith and reason, and seeks to form students into confident, intelligent, and faithful young adults. Rooted in the tradition of Catholic education, the curriculum is broken down into the divisions of Grammar (K-6), Logic (7-9), and Rhetoric (10-12), focusing on religion/theology, literature, history, philosophy, mathematics, science, fine arts, and foreign language study. The educational model emphasizes the Virtues, the Catholic intellectual tradition, and their origins in the Greco-Roman world.
A C A D E M I C
O V E R V I E W
R o o t e d i n F a i t h & Tr a d i t i o n - G r o w i n g I n W i s d o m
Consider what advice First Things, a journal of religion
and public life, recently gave to incoming college
freshmen as it considered recent polling showing
employers’ dissatisfaction with higher education:
“take courses with serious liberal arts content—Great
Books readings (not pop culture), world religions,
important histories (e.g. Imperial Rome), another
language, logic. Employers want people who can read,
write, and think, people who know things.”
Saint Agnes School provides all of these opportunities
to students —while they are in high school.
Twice named as one of the nation’s
top Catholic High Schools (2012 & 2014)
K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
English Language Arts: Reading/Comprehension,
Spelling/Vocabulary, Grammar/Usage,
Handwriting, Writing/Composition
Superkids Reading/Language Arts Program Shared Inquiry for reading comprehension
English Grammar & Usage: Shurley Grammar
Junior Great Books Series: The Great Books Foundation Short Novels (See Reading List below) Shared Inquiry discussions for reading comprehension
English Grammar & Usage: Shurley Grammar
History &Geography
Introduction to History & Geography
Egypt & Mesopotamia
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Middle Ages & Renaissance
American History
World History
LatinTraditional Prayers, Vocabulary,
Devotions & Prayers of the Mass:Ave Maria, Pater Noster, Sanctus, Gloria, etc.
Song School Latin I & IIEcce Romani
Prentice Hall Latin Series
Mathematics Saxon Mathematics Program & Singapore Math Pedagogical Strategies
ScienceIntroduction to
Science
Experience Science1st: Alive / Earth / Magnets / Matter & Heat
2nd: Sound / Organisms / Weather 3rd: Air / Life Cycles / Rocks, Soil & Fossils /
Forces & Motion / Machines
Experience Science4th: Aquarium Habitats / Space Light / Energy & Matter
5th: Terrarium Habitats / Rocks, Erosion & Weather Electricity / Magnets & Electromagnetism
6th: Classification / Human Body / Exploring Space, Weather & Water / Chemistry
Religion Faith & Life series (Also: St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism & The Catechism of the Catholic Church) / First Communion Preparation in 2nd Grade
Music Theory Physical Education
Studio ArtBand & Choir*
Music Theory, Physical Education & Studio Art studied in grades K-6 *Students may choose between Band and Choir in grades 5 & 6
Junior Great Books titles (The Great Books Foundation)The Fisherman & His Wife, The Brothers Grimm (Grade 3) The Ugly Ducking, Hans Christian Andersen (Grade 3)Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves, from Arabian Nights (Grade 4) Thank You, Ma’am, Langston Hughes (Grade 4)The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost (Grade 6)
Short Novels (classic works selected for each grade level)St. Benedict, Hero of the Hills, Mary Fabyan Windeatt (Grade 3) The Door in the Wall, Marguerie De Angeli (Grade 4)The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis (Grade 5)Tales from Shakespeare, Lamb (Grade 6)Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson (Grade 6)
Comprehensive Writing Program: The Lost Tools of Writing (CiRCE Institute) in Grades 5-12Solve the Three Problems All Writers Face • Cultivate Deeper Thinking • Provide a Foundation for Future Learning
Grades 3-6 Sample Reading List
Grades K-6 Curriculum Overview • 2016-2017
Education is the most exciting and difficult
adventure in life.- Pope Benedict XVI
7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Theology 4 Credits
Christology: Christ as Priest, Prophet & King
Church History & Preparation for the
Sacrament of Confirmation
The Creed & Introduction to Old
Testament
Sacraments and Ten Commandments
& Introduction to New Testament
Apologetics & Catholic Moral Theology
A History of Catholic Dogma & Catholic Social Doctrine
Honors Theology: Capstone Seminar
English 4 Credits
English Grammar & Literature 7
English Grammar & Literature 8
Literature& Composition
American LiteratureHonors American Lit.
European LiteratureHonors European Literature*
World LiteratureHonors World Literature*
Mathematics 3 Credits
Pre-AlgebraAlgebra IA
Honors Algebra I
Algebra IB Geometry
Honors GeometryHon. Algebra II
Geometry Honors Geometry
Algebra IIHonors Algebra II
Algebra II Functions, Stats. & Trig
Honors Trig. & Pre-CalculusHonors Calculus I *
Functions, Stats. & Trigonometry Honors Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus
Honors Calculus I * Honors Calculus II * Statistics
Honors Applied Modern Mathematics
Science 3 Credits
Earth ScienceLife Science
Physical SciencePhysical Science
BiologyBiology
Chemistry
ChemistryPhysics
Honors Physics *
Physics Honors Physics *Honors Chemistry *
Honors Biology *Anatomy & Physiology
History, Philosophy & Economics
4 Credits
The History of Christian Civilization
Pre-History to the Reformation
The Making of the Modern World
Renaissance to Pope Benedict XVI
Introduction to Logic & Philosophy
United States HistoryHonors United States
History *
European HistoryHonors European History *
Civics/Government & Economics
Language 2 Consecutive Credits
Latin IALatin IB
Spanish ILatin: Levels I-V (Levels IV-V)* Spanish: Levels I-V (Levels IV-V)*
Greek (Honors-level study: open to students at language level III or higher)
Fine Arts 1 Credit
Band ChoirStudio Art
Band ChoirStudio Art
Band Concert Chorale Vocal Techniques Madrigal Singers Art & Music History Photojournalism Sculpture Drawing Painting Mixed Media Art Jazz Band
Physical Ed. 1 Credit **
Physical Education Physical Education Introduction to Fitness Fitness Lab Team Sports Individual Sports Health
Electives 2.5 Credits
N/A N/ATechnology & Keyboarding
High School students must take 2.50 credits of Electives from beyond the minimum credit requirements of the core subject areas above.
24.5 total credits minimum are required for graduation from the High School (1 Semester of a course = 0.50 credit) *Indicates Honors course is AP preparatory **1 season of a High School sport may cover a 0.50 Physical Education credit toward graduationBlue and Red indicate course path options
Junior High & High School Sample Reading List
Junior High & High School Curriculum Overview • 2016-2017
Among all human pursuits, the pursuit of wisdom is more perfect, more noble,
more useful, and more full of joy. - Saint Thomas Aquinas
A Christmas Carol, DickensA Man for All Seasons, BoltAntigone, SophoclesBeowulfBrideshead Revisited, WaughCanterbury Tales, ChaucerCrime and Punishment, Dostoevsky Fides Quaerens Intellectum, St. Anselm
Frankenstein, ShelleyHamlet, ShakespeareHuckleberry Finn, TwainIliad, HomerJulius Caesar, ShakespeareMacbeth, ShakespeareNicomachean Ethics, AristotleOdyssey, Homer
Oedipus the King, SophoclesOn the Incarnation, St. AthanasiusPrometheus Bound, AeschylusRomeo and Juliet, ShakespeareThe Brothers Karamazov, DostoevskyThe Confessions, St. AugustineThe Consolation of Philosophy, BoethiusThe Didache
The Divine Comedy, DanteThe Great Divorce, LewisThe Great Gatsby, FitzgeraldThe Republic (selections), PlatoThe Rule of St. BenedictThe Scarlet Letter, HawthorneTo Kill a Mocking Bird, LeeTreatise on Law, St. Thomas Aquinas
New for 2016-2017!The Great Conversation: Integrated Humanities SeminarHonors-Level English & History
This two-period honors seminar integrates history, literature, philosophy, politics, and the arts through the reading of the Great Books of the western tradition.
• 19 Honors & 11 AP Preparatory courses• Required Logic & Philosophy course for all freshmen• Latin study for all students in grades K - 7• Greek (New Testament & Attic)• The Great Conversation: Integrated Humanities Seminar – a two
period interdisciplinary course designed after an undergraduate seminar exploring the great books of the Western intellectual tradition
• Technology: the learning experience is augmented by 3 computer labs with updated PCs (2016), a full-time science lab, and interactive technology in all classrooms
• Opportunities for offsite experience (Biology in Costa Rica, History on the eastern seaboard, Spanish in Latin America, Vocations Pilgrimages to Rome and the Holy Land, etc.)
• Over 65% of 7-12 faculty hold a Master’s Degree or higher (3 in process)• 5 PhD’s and 1 ABD on the faculty• 95% of students participate in at least one co-curricular activity• Saint Agnes students traditionally score higher than the state,
national, and local Catholic high school averages on the ACT & SAT college entrance exams
• 2016 ACT Mid 50% Composite Range: 23-27; 55% scored 25 or higher; 50% scored 27 or higher
• 95% of 2016 graduates enrolled in college or university; 5% enrolled in military or are volunteering (e.g. NET Ministries)
• Guidance Office provides individual support for post-secondary planning• SAT10, ACT Explore, ACT PLAN, ACT, PSAT, CLT, and AP
standardized tests hosted on campus
Academic Highlights College/University Acceptance
Ave Maria UniversityArizona State UniversityAuburn UniversityBenedictine CollegeBethel UniversityCarlson School of BusinessCatholic University of AmericaCollege of the Holy CrossChristendom CollegeCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeFairfield UniversityFordham UniversityFranciscan University, Steubenville
Howard University Iowa State UniversityLake Forest UniversityLawrence UniversityLoyola UniversityMacalester CollegeMarquette UniversityProvidence CollegePurdue UniversitySavannah College of Art & Design St. John Vianney SeminarySt. John’s UniversitySt. Mary’s UniversitySt. Olaf College
Thomas Aquinas CollegeUniversity of DallasUniversity of Glasgow, ScotlandUniversity of IllinoisUniversity of MaryUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of PortlandUniversity of St. ThomasU.S. Military Academy, West Point Virginia Military InstituteWorcester Polytechnic InstituteWashington & Lee University
Below are examples of schools to which recent graduates have been accepted or enrolled:
“I am proud to call myself an Aggie.” Andrew, Class of 2010
Class of 2014, Catholic University of America
Full-Ride Scholarship, Recipient of CUA’s Presidential Award (university’s highest honor)
Accredited
• Grand opening of the Ubel Activity Center’s auditorium this spring!
• All new high school science labs scheduled to be completed in the 2017-18 academic year!
2016 - 2017K-12 OPEN HOUSESOct 13, 6.30 PM • Jan 10, 6.30 PM • Mar 12, 1:00 PM
9-12 PLACEMENT EXAM Saturday, Jan. 21, 8:00 AM
FINANCIAL AID DEADLINE Tuesday, Feb. 28
SCHEDULE A SHADOW VISIT Experience Aggie life firsthand by shadowing a current student with similar interests. Call 651-925-8803 to schedule a visit.
530 Lafond Avenue St. Paul, MN 55103 Phone: 651.925.8803 Fax: 651.925.8708
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