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This course is designed to serve qualified students who need additional academic support due to the diagnosis of a learning difference. Classes meet one period daily and are designed to address each student’s individual needs, including, but not limited to, organizational skills, study strategies, test-taking skills, and content support.

Prerequisites: Approval of Dean of Student Support

Grade 9/10/11/12 · Full Year · 1 Credit

Freshman Focus is a program that aims to support at-risk 9th graders with the transition to High School. The course meets daily during the first semester only and is available to those students referred by their teachers and/or administration.

Prerequisites: Approval of Dean of Student Support

Grade 9 · 1 Semester · .5 Credit

Academic Success serves students who desire additional academic support in their core classes. Class time is designed to facilitate students’ continued development of academic and organizational skills and to guide each student individually as he/she becomes a more independent learner. This section meets two days per week instead of four. Students participating in the twice-weekly Academic Success class are concurrently enrolled in study hall.

Prerequisites: Approval of Dean of Student Support

Grade 9/10/11/12 · Full Year · .5 Credit

Academic Success serves students who desire additional academic support in their core classes. Class time is designed to facilitate students’ continued development of academic and organizational skills and to guide each student individually as he/she becomes a more independent learner. This section meets four days per week. 

Prerequisites: Approval of Dean of Student Support

Grade 9/10/11/12 · Full Year · 1 Credit

The AP Capstone program is intended to provide interested students with a strong foundation in research and analytical skills that are critical to engaging in innovative independent work at the undergraduate and graduate level. It is comprised of two year-long AP level courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. These courses are interdisciplinary and focus on developing critical thinking, collaborative abilities, time management, and the ability to systematically conduct research and synthesize information. Students who earn a passing score in AP Seminar and AP Research in addition to four other AP exams at St. Joseph’s will be eligible for the AP Diploma. 

Students may take the AP Seminar course beginning their sophomore year. Successful completion of this class is a prerequisite for the AP Research course. Individuals interested in enrolling in the Capstone program must submit an application to the Dean of Academics prior to registering for the AP Seminar course. 

AP Seminar is a foundational course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Using an inquiry framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational literary and philosophical texts; listening to and viewing speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experiencing artistic works and performances. Students learn to synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their own perspectives in research-based written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as part of a team. Ultimately, the course aims to equip students with the power to analyze and evaluate information with accuracy and precision in order to craft and communicate evidence-based arguments.

Prerequisites: Application & Approval from Dean of Academics · Sophomores: Honors World History with 90 average & Honors Composition and Language with 90 average · Juniors: AP European History with 85 average, Honors European History with 90 average & Honors English II with 90 average

Grade 10/11/12 · Full Year· 1 Credit

St. Thomas Aquainas Program

Freshman Focus

Academic Successs

St. Thomas Aquainas Program

Academic Successs

AP Seminar

St. Thomas Aquainas Program

Academic Successs

AP Seminar

St. Thomas Aquainas Program

Academic Successs