Areté offers a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum, emphasizing the skills necessary for success in challenging undergraduate programs in the U.S. and abroad. In addition the five traditional high school subjects (English, social science/history, mathematics, laboratory science, and foreign language), our four-year Great Ideas requirement produces graduates fluent in the basic tenets of philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and political science. Our specific graduation requirements are:

English - Four Years

Freshman and Sophomore English:
The Construction Of The Worldwide View In Adolescence
Junior and Senior English:
Alienation, Absurdity, and The Modern Self in Society

Mathematics - Three Years

Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
Trig/Pre Calc
Geometry
Calculus
Advanced Mathematics (Linear Algebra, Number Theory, and Abstract Algebra)

Social Science - Three Years

World History
US History
Film and Society
Political Economy and World Affairs
Symposium Workshops

Science - Four Years

Biology
Neurobiology
Chemistry
Physics
Calculus-Based Physics
Organic Chemistry
Applied Physics and Engineering
Advanced Topics in Science
Mind, Brain and Evolution (Great Ideas, Social Science Elective or Science Elective Credit)

Foreign Language - Four Years

Spanish 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Spanish Conversation Lab
Spanish 5 (Introduction to Spanish Literature)
Advanced Spanish Literature
Japanese 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Great Ideas- Four Years

Culture and Ethics
Human Nature
Synaptic Self (Neuroscience and Philosophy of Mind)
Caught in the Matrix (Metaphysics and Epistemology)
The Selfish Gene and the Egocentric Mind (Consciousness, Philosophy of Mind, and Evolutionary Psychology)

Human Development - Four Years

Socrates Cafe

Arts - Two Years

Adventures in Art
Clay Sculpture
Rube Goldberg Machines
Fashion Design
The Illustrated Word
Creative Writing
Film Analysis
Photography
Culinary Arts
Documentary Filmmaking

Physical Education - Two Years