HISTORY, LITERATURE & LANGUAGE ARTS

The core liberal arts curriculum will be based on the acclaimed Great Books / Junior Great Books curriculum. See www.greatbooks.com for more information.

This will be taught using the Socratic method. For information on Socratic Seminars/Paidea Model, see: http://www.socraticseminars.com/education/whatare.html and http://www.paideia.org/content.php/philo/paiphilo.htm

MATH & PHYSICS

Math and physics will use the widely acclaimed Saxon Math program, offering AP math and calculus.
For information see: www.saxonpublishers.com

SCIENCE

Biology, chemistry and physics will include AP classes in the 11th and 12th grades.

WINTERIM ANNUAL SEMINAR

Maeser Prep will implement a unique Winterim seminar, which will be a three week course of study each January devoted to a single subject matter.

During Winterim, regular classes are suspended and each student chooses from intensive on-campus courses, educational travel, independent study, apprenticeship, or service opportunities. Students receive a grade, a transcript comment, and 1/2 credit for each year of satisfactory participation.

Typical Winterim courses might include:

Medical Forensics
Create, Cook, Consume: A Total Culinary Experience
Stocks, Bonds & Venture Capital: Investing
Plagues and Viruses
The Play’s the Thing (Study & Production of Shakespeare)
Whatever you can imagine!

For information about Winterim (as implemented at Maumee Valley Country Day School), see: http://www.mvcds.org/handson/winterim.asp