St. Monica Academy
Catholic Classical Liberal Arts High School Pilot Program
St. Monica Catholic School, as a ministry and tool of evangelization of St. Monica Catholic Church on Mercer Island, currently provides a Catholic Classical Liberal Arts education for grades PreK-8. In 2020 our school initiated a small, unaccredited high school pilot program to meet the needs of families who desired a Catholic Classical Liberal Arts curriculum that moved beyond the Logic stage (middle school) into the Rhetoric stage (high school).
By continuing to provide Catholic Classical Liberal Arts high school courses, St. Monica is truly filling a unique niche. No other local area school provides a Catholic Classical Liberal arts high school curriculum; thus, we do not anticipate that St. Monica would directly compete with other local Catholic high schools. Instead, we would offer a truly authentic Catholic Classical Liberal Arts experience where small group cohorts of high school students can learn in the Classical Liberal Arts pedagogy and through a Catholic lens in ALL coursework.
Enrollment for 2022-2023
We are now accepting applications for 9th and 10th grade students to join our Academy cohort. Students will be taking Medieval Year Courses together as one cohort.
APPLY HEREThe application is a brief snapshot of the student applying for St. Monica Academy. You will be asked to pay a non-refundable $150 application fee at the point of application. The Administrative Team will be reviewing all SMA applicants and sending out acceptance emails and invitations to enroll.
Tuition and Fees 2022-2023
Tuition & Fees DetailsWe look forward to welcoming you to St. Monica Academy. Don’t hesitate to contact our Advancement Director, Jamie North, at 206-232-5432 or jnorth@stmonicasea.org if you have any questions.
Meet the Team
Schedule & Descriptions 2021-2022
Click the button for the current schedule and course descriptions, 2022-2023 schedule will follow the Medieval Year, with Biology for science and Medieval Lit/Writing and History.
SMA Course Schedule & DescriptionsSMA Newsletters
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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. In addition, they will discover comprehensive instruction in the conventional subjects that include theology, literature & writing, history, mathematics, laboratory science, and Latin.
St. Monica Academy Classical Liberal Arts Curriculum
Year One Ancients 2021/2022 | Year Two Medieval 2022/2023 | Year Three Modern 2023/2024 | Year Four United States 2024/2025 |
Philosophy & 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* |
Chemistry | Biology | Physics* | Physics* or Honors Physics* or AP Chemistry* |
Latin I | Latin II | Latin III* | AP Latin* |
Music Appreciation | Performance Choir I |
Performance Choir II |
Performance Choir III |
Physical Education | Physical Education | U.S. Government/ Economics | |
Art | Anatomy | Computer Science* or Classical Literature Seminar* |