学术部门

11项清单.

• 创造性的艺术

  The Art Department strives to promote self-expression through a variety of media and styles, as well as the aesthetic and historical aspects of art. Students are given numerous opportunities throughout the school year to showcase their work on-campus as well as through local and national venues.

• 英语

  Through thoughtful and interest-piquing instruction, the 英语 Department encourages students to develop strong positions of textual inquiry; learn why certain passages resonate within the text itself, 读者, and the human condition; and understand why certain characters or settings remain fondly in literary consciousness. 除了文学研究之外, 这个系强调善行的重要性, clear writing and the role it plays in both academic and professional success.

• 数学 & 计算机科学

  The 数学 Department views its subject as both a process and skill – a process of intuition, 逻辑演绎与综合, and a skill that is necessary to be a mathematically literate woman who has the ability to solve problems in both theoretical and real world situations. The 数学 Department strives to provide courses, 教学活动, and technology that meet the common and specific needs of students attending the Academy. Throughout diversified and individually adapted courses of study, the program is designed to achieve two goals: an immediate goal of acquiring the fundamental skills necessary to analyze and solve problems, and a longer term goal that prepares our students for a constantly changing society increasingly dominated by quantitative methods, 数据分析, 以及技术的使用.

• 音乐

  芒特人相信音乐是一种宝贵的价值, 几百年的遗产, 也是日常生活的一部分. We hope to meet the needs of students who have musical aspirations in performance and education, as well as those who love music for itself as a source of enjoyment. 为了这些目的, 圣玛丽山书院 has developed a unique music curriculum and offers a multitude of opportunities for students to study and play music both in and out of the classroom.

• 体育课

  The 体育课 Department provides students with the knowledge necessary for them to develop their highest level of physical, 社会, 情感, 精神健康. 通过向他们提供准确的信息, we strive to teach them to make responsible decisions and to develop healthful attitudes and life-long patterns of safe physical activity. The department encourage students to evaluate their own attitudes and to understand the impact their lifestyle choices have on their health.

• 学校 & 大学咨询

  这所学校 & 大学咨询 Department is comprised of a team of three school counselors who encourage the successful academic growth of each student based upon their individual needs. In addition to individual academic and 大学 counseling sessions, the 学校 & 大学咨询 Department offers classes to each grade level to best prepare students for the challenges they will face in high school, 大学, 及以后.

• 科学

  The mission of the 科学 Department is to teach students the scientific principles that underlie the order of God’s universe and to ensure scientific literacy for all. We believe the effective teaching of science includes inquiry-based learning and the incorporation of modern technology in a laboratory facility. We further teach with the belief that science is a dynamic human endeavor that has evolved over the course of history and will continue to benefit humankind in the future.

• 社会研究

  The 社会研究 Department subscribes to the National Council for the 社会研究 view that the primary purpose of 社会研究 is “to help young people make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, 相互依存世界中的民主社会.“通过批判性的阅读和写作, 原始资料分析, 独立研究, 以及口头辩论, 我们的历史课程, 政府, 经济学, 而心理学帮助学生发展政治, economic and 社会 skills and insights necessary to fulfill their roles as responsible citizens of the nation and the world.

• 技术 & 媒体中心

  The center for both information and technology use is located in the Kennedy 图书馆媒体中心. Information services as well as technology instruction and integration are available to students, 老师, 和工作人员. 圣玛丽山书院’s technology mission is to educate and empower students, 老师, 管理人员和员工成为自我指导, 持续的学习者和道德, 负责任的技术使用者.

• 神学

  强调与上帝的关系, 神学系, in keeping with the philosophy and objectives of 圣玛丽山书院, strives to impart the message of Jesus Christ and invites students to embrace Christianity as a way of life. 通过祈祷, 礼拜仪式, 撤退, 课程和课堂体验, 也是基督徒的见证, 老师 encourage a deeper relationship with God and community, 意识到他人的需要, 以及对基督教服务的回应.

• 世界语言

  The Department of 世界语言 strives to help students develop a deeper and broader awareness of language and culture. The department promotes engagement with the international community of the twenty-first century and insight into historical traditions and societies. Students are challenged at all levels to increase their understanding of other communities, 用目的语交流, and to make linguistic and cultural comparisons and connections. By working to advance their own pedagogical and technological knowledge, 老师 endeavor to be examples of life-long learning for all students.