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Introductory Astronomy
This introductory course emphasizes introductory observational aspects of astronomy.
Search for your interests, from required courses to electives like social innovation, accelerated Arabic, art of protest, modern China and more.
From the grittiness of rap to the density of civil disobedience, this course examines a variety of literary-artistic protests. The approach is multicultural and interdisciplinary. Possibilities...
This course explores the role of artistic creation and the concept of beauty from the traditional to the modern, the role of art to challenge or praise the status quo. Materials may include essays...
Comprising around 6% of the U.S. population, Asian Americans are now the fastest-growing group in the United States. This course explores the long and diverse histories that Asian Americans have...
The senior reading seminars immerse students in the sustained study of an author, which students will choose from a list representing a range of diverse voices, periods and genres. Some seminars...
A. Bartlett Giamatti, former president of Yale and commissioner of Major League Baseball, believed that this game is "the plot of the story of our national life." In this course we will look at...
This sequence of courses is offered fall (RUS111), winter (RUS221) and spring (RUS231). This three-term sequence presents the material of the first two years of the Russian program. It is...
Hip-hop music's influence on popular culture, literature, entertainment and politics is undeniable. This course will examine the relationship between hip-hop and storytelling. Course texts will...
This course explores the chemistry, digestion and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, water, vitamins and minerals in the human body. The importance of adequate personal nutrition for...
Humans' capacity to alter their world at the biological level has risen to new heights in the past 50 years. With advanced technologies such as gene editing, cloning and stem cell research,...
Students in this course will be exposed to the process of scientific investigation through collaboration with researchers at Stanford University. The overarching goal of Dr. Kim's lab at Stanford...
Varsity baseball is for the experienced player who wishes to improve his skills in an 18- to 20-game schedule against teams in the Northern New England Prep School Baseball League. A league...
The varsity teams play once or twice weekly against college JV teams and other independent schools. The JV teams play separate schedules, competing with high schools and other prep schools....
The boys varsity ice hockey program offers experienced players a competitive schedule against other independent schools. The JV team also plays a competitive schedule against other independent...
The boys varsity plays an extremely competitive 18-game schedule in the NEPSAC against high level competition. Development in skill, strategy, character and team concepts prepares athletes for...
The boys varsity and junior varsity teams play a 16- to 18-game schedule. The practices are designed to improve endurance, sharpen individual skills and inculcate team tactics.
The boys varsity and JV teams have eight to 10 dual meets each during the winter. The varsity ends its season with the New England Prep Championships. Stroke-technique work and weight training are...
In boys varsity tennis, there are two teams of at least six players each. Both teams compete interscholastically. Team matches include singles and doubles play. The top players on varsity A...
The team plays a competitive schedule against other private and public schools in New England. Practices consist of high-level drills designed to improve team play and individual skills.
The varsity team has a schedule of approximately 18 games that ends with the New England Championships. The JV team has approximately 10 games. Each squad has 16 members. Prior experience in water...
Training runs develop the stamina and speed necessary to race the 5K distance. Beginners are welcome to join the team; the workload is adjusted to suit each runner's ability. Competition against...
The boys varsity and JV teams have eight to 10 dual meets each during the winter. The varsity ends its season with the New England Prep Championships. Stroke-technique work and weight training are...
Squash is a sport that emphasizes racquet control, speed and strategy. Varsity squash players typically begin squash at the Academy and spend a year on the JV learning the game. There are regular...
More than a 10th of the school traditionally participates on the track team. Athletes find themselves at various levels of development, so the training and competition schedule is adapted to fit...
The varsity crews are the first and second eights of each squad. A full schedule of 1,500-meter races with other independent and public schools concludes with the New England Interscholastic...
In boys varsity tennis, there are two teams of at least six players each. Both teams compete interscholastically. Team matches include singles and doubles play. The top players on varsity A...
Varsity baseball is for the experienced player who wishes to improve his skills in an 18- to 20-game schedule against teams in the Northern New England Prep School Baseball League. A league...
The varsity teams play once or twice weekly against college JV teams and other independent schools. The JV teams play separate schedules, competing with high schools and other prep schools....