St. Monica Catholic Academy
We are so happy that you are considering joining the Crusader family! The opportunity to apply is now open!
St. Monica Academy provides a core curriculum of transferable high school courses with a classical pedagogy and a traditional liberal arts curriculum. At SMA, parents will find a school that helps prepare their children to model Christian virtue, communicate effectively, think logically, contribute to the common good, and pursue truth. They will discover comprehensive instruction in the conventional subjects that include theology, literature & writing, history, mathematics, laboratory science, and Latin.
Apply Now for SMAThe application is a brief snapshot of the student that is applying for St. Monica Academy. We are excited SMA will have six core high school credit offerings, plus electives, for a full course load for Academic Year 2021-2022. We will be following Year One, the Ancients, in a Classical Liberal Arts curriculum. Please see the schedule below for more details. Class times are subject to change based on enrollment.
You will be asked at the point of Application to pay a non-refundable $150 application fee for the first high school student and $25 for each additional high school student in the same family. The Administrative Team will be reviewing all SMA applicants and sending out acceptance emails and invitations to enroll.
We look forward to welcoming you to St. Monica Academy. Please contact our Registrar, Michelle Klecan, at 206-232-5432 or mklecan@stmonicasea.org if you have any questions.
2021-2022 SMA Course Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 1 | Math | Math | Math | Math | Mass |
| 2 | Theology | Theology | Theology | Theology | Math |
| 3 | Ancient Lit / Writing | Latin 1 or Chemistry | Ancient Lit / Writing | Latin 1 or Chemistry | Ancient Lit / Writing |
| 4 | Ancient Lit / Writing | Latin 1 or Chemistry | Latin 1 or Chemistry | Latin 1 or Chemistry | Ancient Lit / Writing |
| Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | |
| 5 | Ancient History | Latin 2 or Biology | Latin 2 or Biology | Latin 2 or Biology | Ancient History |
| 6 | Ancient History | Latin 2 or Biology | Early Dismissal | Latin 2 or Biology | Ancient History |
| 7 | Art or Music | Logic | Ancient History | Physical Education |
School starts at 8:15 a.m. and dismisses at 3:05 p.m. (Wednesday dismisses at 1:45 p.m.)
Tuition and Transcripts
Tuition is based on the number of courses selected. Each full-time course is $1,500 (electives are $500) for the academic year (based on 38 weeks). Students signed up for a full course load (6 classes plus electives) qualify for the package price of $8,000.
Some courses may require additional curriculum supplies to be purchased by the student’s family.
St. Monica Academy is currently not an accredited high school and does not hold the students’ transcripts. Parents must complete a Homeschool Declaration form and submit it to their local school district. One high school credit will be earned for each full-time course passed. Electives taken for the academic year will earn the equivalent of a semester credit. Report cards will be provided for the courses taken, and parents will hold the student’s transcript.
All students taking Math, Latin, and/or a Writing course will be asked to take a placement test after being accepted into the SMA program.
Typical Classical Liberal Arts Curriculum
| Year One | Year Two | Year Three | Year Four |
| Sacred Scripture | Doctrine | Apologetics | Moral Theology |
| Ancient Literature | Medieval Literature | Renaissance/ Modern Literature |
U.S. Literature |
| Ancient History | Medieval History | Renaissance/ Modern History |
U.S. History |
| Algebra I or Geometry | Geometry or Algebra II |
Algebra II or Pre-Calculus* |
Pre-Calculus* or AP Calculus AB* |
| General Science or Biology | Biology or Chemistry | Chemistry or Physics* or Honors Physics* | Physics* or Honors Physics* or AP Chemistry* |
| Latin I | Latin II | Latin III* | AP Latin* |
| Concert Choir I | Performance Choir I |
Performance Choir II |
Performance Choir III |
| PE 9 | PE 10 | U.S. Government/ Economics | |
| Drama/Art | Anatomy | Computer Science* or Classical Literature Seminar* |
For more information about the high school course offerings, contact Martha Ritter at mritter@stmonicasea.org
2020/2021 Course Offerings
Latin
This course is designed for the enthusiastic and disciplined learner. It is a grammar-based course with students reading original and edited works by the Ancients from day one. It is structured to follow an advanced High School curriculum; Latin I and II the first two years, Latin III – Selected Authors (or UWHS 103), and Latin IV – Caesar & Vergil (Advanced Placement).
Theology
Students will gain knowledge and appreciation of Sacred Scripture from the Old Testament to the New Covenant in Christ and the early Church. Includes a special focus on the Gospels where students will meet Jesus Christ and develop a deeper faith in Him. Students will be led to deeply understand the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, the living Word of God. They’ll learn who He is and what he calls each of them to be.
Geometry
Geometry is available to qualifying middle and high school students. As part of St. Monica’s Walk to Math program, this course uses Saxon Geometry. Saxon’s classic “spiral” approach means that mathematical concepts are not segregated by chapter as is typical in traditional math courses. This constant review is beneficial within a Geometry course as it provides a natural bridge between Algebra I and Algebra II. Throughout the course, Geometry students will constantly be building upon concepts introduced in Algebra I (ex: simplifying radicals, factoring, and solving algebraic expressions) while entering the world of Euclid’s Geometry. By the end of the course, students will also be introduced to Algebra II foundations such as graphing linear functions, matrices, and trigonometry.
Algebra II
In this course, students will learn about the beauties and truths of numbers. Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerned with manipulating numbers and variables and their mixture through the study of polynomials. In Algebra II, we strengthen the foundations for all other advanced mathematics. By learning the rules of the language of mathematics, students will be able to harness the power of abstraction. They will know how to convert problems from the English language to mathematical sentences (expressions, equations, and inequalities) and back. Along the way, we will hope to understand the world of Mathematics in the context of its long and deep history. In mathematics, we discover a reflection of the order, rationality, and immutability found in God’s own divine nature. For, life—this created world—is good.
Biology
In this course, students will familiarize themselves with the emergence and continuation of biology’s modern scientific enterprise. They will widen their understanding of the world around them. In contextualizing and encountering primary texts, students will develop a holistic understanding of the world of biological studies. Like all other disciplines, biology is a rich and living conversation, not a static collection of facts. By encountering great biologists’ original writings and experiments throughout history, students will hone the same thought and observation tools. They will also begin to critique the nature of the modern scientific inquiry thoughtfully. They may hope to recover and reconcile with modern science the world’s vision articulated by the ancient Natural Philosophers: wonderous, beautiful, and worth understanding for its own sake. For, this created world is good.
American Literature
Flannery O’Connor wrote that fiction is concerned with “mystery as it is incarnated in human life.” In this course, we study the Great Books of the American literary canon and seek to learn the transcendent truths American writers have incarnated in their stories. We study authors like Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Martin Luther King Jr., Flannery O’Connor, and poets like Longfellow, Dickinson, Frost, Poe, and Hughes. Students learn to take charge of their own education through weekly seminars and self-designed papers. By the end of the course, students are ready to continue reading, writing, conversing, and learning outside of school, which is the mark of an educated person.
The Constitution of the United States
This high school-level class covers American History from the American continents’ discovery until the end of the Cold War. It includes a history of the Spanish, French, and English explorers in North America, the English colonies’ founding, the American Revolution. It’s causes, course, and outcome, the Constitutional Convention, Westward Expansion, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, 2 World Wars, and the Cold War. Coursework includes frequent quizzes, tests, daily reading/writing assignments, participation in class discussion, mapwork, 2 presentations, and portfolio work, memorization, and recitation.
