College Preparatory School; Grades Middle School 6-8; Upper School 9-12; Boarding School Grades 9-12
Woodside Priory School is an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school in the Benedictine tradition. Our mission is to assist students of promise in becoming lifelong learners and stewards who will productively serve a world in need of their gifts.
The core Benedictine values of Spirituality, Integrity, Individuality, Hospitality, and Community are central to the Priory�s mission.
OVERVIEW
The Priory is a coeducational, college preparatory school that includes the Middle School for grades six through eight and the Upper School for the freshman through senior years. Two hundred and seventy-one students are enrolled in the Priory�s Upper School of which forty-eight are boarding students.
The Priory�s challenging curriculum, combined with a program of interscholastic sports, extra-curricular activities, cultural events and service to community provide a school culture encouraging growth in the personal, intellectual, physical and spiritual aspects of a young person�s life. Through the Chapel program, students and faculty gather weekly to experience a sense of spiritual community within a Catholic environment.
The Priory�s student community is unique among Bay Area Catholic high schools as it provides a boarding program for fifty students in the Upper School, fostering community living in a family atmosphere. Boarders from throughout the Bay Area, the United States, and around the world consider boarding as an exciting opportunity where seamless interaction between boarders and day students adds a diversity of global cultures within the student body.
The Priory�s campus has outstanding educational facilities and a location unsurpassed in natural beauty � fifty acres of woods in rural Portola Valley, forty minutes south of San Francisco and five miles west of Stanford University.
PHILOSOPHY AND CURRICULUM
Priory students are challenged to engage in a complete range of educational experiences, demonstrating intellectual inquiry, knowledge of human history and global cultures, all augmented by clear thinking, speaking and writing. Critical thinking, study and research skills are integrated into all academic disciplines. Students are encouraged to seek creative solutions, and to take intellectual risks.
The Priory�s curriculum prepares all students to meet the admission requirements of the University of California and other highly regarded colleges. Students develop a strong academic base in skills and knowledge, with a special emphasis on math-science and writing and research skills training.
The Priory�s strengths include:
� Twenty Advance Placement courses, in addition to honors and a wide range of elective choices.
� A community service program that is an essential part of the student experience and central to Priory�s mission. All students are required to participate in at least three Service Opportunities per year, though most students do many more. In addition to doing things on their own, Service Opportunities are integrated into students� lives as all student clubs and sports teams are required to participate in a service activity as a group, and service-oriented themes are integrated into classroom curriculum.
� Advanced technology and a totally wireless campus are supported through the use of technology that is integrated across the curriculum.
� Over 40 faculty-supervised co-curricular activities are offered within the school day that provide opportunities for students to discover talents and develop skills not tapped in typical
� High school students are engaged in a four-year retreat program centering on their spirituality and faith journey within the context of Benedictine values.
The small school environment, small class size and 9-to-1 student-teacher ratio create a strong, interactive academic environment in which individual strengths are encouraged.
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