Areté offers rigorous college-preparatory courses, emphasizing the skills necessary for success in challenging undergraduate programs in the U.S. and abroad. In addition to the five traditional high school subjects (English, social science/history, mathematics, laboratory science, and foreign language), our four-year Great Ideas and Symposium requirements produce graduates familiar with basic tenets of philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and political science.
Our graduation requirements are:
English – Four Years
Past English Class Themes Include:
- Defying Societal Gravity: Strong Women of 19th and 20th Century Literature
- Southern Literature
- Magic, Mayhem and Miracles
- Advanced Literary Analysis: Word vs Image — Writing on Literature and Film
- Advanced Literary Analysis: Ethics, Evil, Faith and Fiction
- The Construction of the Male Gender in Literature
Mathematics – Three Years
- Pre-Algebra
- Algebra 1
- Algebra 2
- Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus
- Geometry
- Calculus
- Advanced Mathematics (Linear Algebra, Number Theory, and Abstract Algebra)
Great Ideas – Four Years
Symposium – Four Years
Social Science – Three Years
- World History
- US History
- 20th Century Political and Intellectual History
Science – Four Years
- Biology
- Neuroscience
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Calculus-Based Physics
- Organic Chemistry
- Advanced Topics in Science
- Eudaimonia (Advanced STEM Program)
Foreign Language – Four Years
- Spanish
- Japanese
- French
- Latin
Arts – Four Years
- Adventures in Art
- Clay Sculpture
- Illustration
- Academic Journal
- Photography
- Humor Magazine
- Computer Programming
- Rock Band
- Inventors’ Workshop
- Idea Lab
- Fashion Design
- Creative Writing
- Film Analysis
- Photography
- Culinary Arts
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Drama
- Poetry
- Yearbook
- Vocals