A Few Achievements:

• Freshmen undertake research on how the historical narrative changes over time. They present their findings before an audience of peers and faculty.

• Classes offer innovative gamified learning, including academic use of a nation-state simulator as well as board game simulations to understand gerrymandering, and Monopoly to understand how trusts and unions operate.

• Academy students explore US history from the Catholic perspective to learn how the Church grew in the US.

• Student examine primary sources and artifacts to create an authentic understanding of the world.

Department Highlight:

Students prepare for success by completing extensive research into multiple aspects of career and financial readiness in a personal finance project. Students identify their ideal career, and must budget college classes, home and car ownership and other expenses in light of realistic starting salaries for their field.