The academic program is organized on a block schedule. Eleven (11) High Honors classes per semester is the maximum typical load. Students attend 5 classes daily of 60 minutes each. Classes are school-year-long. The curriculum for the five-year high school is composed of the following subjects:
Hours per week | 1st year (9th) |
2nd year (10th) |
3rd year (11th) |
4th year (12th) |
5 year (13th) |
Italian Language and Literature | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Latin Language and Literature | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
History and Geography | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
History | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Philosophy | – | – | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Mathematics* | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Natural Sciences** | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Physics | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Foreign Language – English | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
History of Art | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Physical Education | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Religion | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
*Includes IT in the first two years of school.
**Includes Biology, Chemistry and Earth Science