Academics
Upper School
Cultivating Curious Learners
What can Plato’s Republic tell us about Hamlet? How could serology testing alter the trajectory of a pandemic? What can the baseball team’s statistics teach us about data modeling? How do I defend against a cyber attack?
As students move through the Upper School, they have increasing opportunities to ask—and answer—the questions that most inspire them. Writing an honors history thesis, researching a topic of choice one-on-one with a teacher, or witnessing contemporary events on a school travel fellowship, boys refine their academic skills and deepen their understanding of the world around them.
Our Program
Upper School life provides opportunities for students to explore a core curriculum of the humanities, sciences, and the arts. Some of these classes are coed, through the St. Albans–NCS coordinate program.
We follow a seven-day rotating schedule to bring variety to students’ days and allow them time during the day to pursue labs, dive deeper into the arts, and attend chapel and assemblies. Our schedule consists of six blocks that meet five out of every seven days.
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Located in Washington D.C., St. Albans School is a private, all boys day and boarding school. For more than a century, St. Albans has offered a distinctive educational experience for young men in grades 4 through 12. While our students reach exceptional academic goals and exhibit first-rate athletic and artistic achievements, as an Episcopal school we place equal emphasis upon moral and spiritual education.