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Joy and passion light up the academic experience at Flintridge Prep, where teaching and learning lie at the heart of a full day.

Classes are serious but not too serious, with the best moments arriving when play and dedication intersect. Kind humor arises often among teachers and students, and it is rare that a class period goes by without a shared laugh. Teachers exude intellectual passion and express it through a variety of approaches to learning.

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Overview by Grade Level

Academic Departments and Courses

English

Embracing literature’s power to instruct and delight, the English department values curricular complexity and inspiration.
 

English Courses

History

History classes cultivate critical thinking, passion, and an ability to approach information and questions from historical and contemporary perspectives. 

History Courses

Mathematics

With a wide range of math courses related to both empirical and abstract mathematics, we help students make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Math Courses

Performing Arts

Students cultivate passion for the creative and intellectual pursuit of artistry in dance, drama, vocal and instrumental music, and stage technology.

Performing Arts Courses

Physical Education

Classes grow the whole student physically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally for total success in their environment.

 

PE Courses

Science

Student curiosity is fostered through the study of scientific phenomena with emphasis on hypothesis development, problem solving, lab design and technique, and the analysis of data.

Science Courses

Visual Arts

Our practicing, exhibiting artist faculty guide students through an inventive curriculum designed to foster breakthrough moments while emphasizing concept development, visualization, and artisanship.

Visual Arts Courses

World Languages

Courses promote language both as a means of communication among people and as a reflection of the cultures of specific peoples.

World Languages Courses

 

I appreciate the enthusiasm of the teachers at Flintridge Prep and their dedication to student learning. They have a genuine passion for knowledge and intellectual growth, and they bring positive and encouraging energy to the classroom.
Izzy ’25

Academics By the Numbers

Gift Planning Flintridge Prep
25% of Flintridge Prep students receive financial assistance
professional growth funds at Flintridge Prep
8:1 student teacher ratio
faculty caring educators

530

STUDENTS

in middle and high school, grades 7-12.

128

CARING EDUCATORS

committed to inspiring wonder and curiosity in students

8:1

STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO

supporting students as they dive in and engage deeply in learning

74%

OF FACULTY

have advanced degrees

News From the Classroom

Through thought-provoking projects, expansive class discussions, and constructive debates, students collaborate with each other and their teachers to imagine solutions to real-world challenges. 

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Curriculum Maps

Flintridge Prep believes in the importance of an individualized advising process in designing the optimal academic program for each Flintridge Prep student. Academic advising is built into our program at every grade level.

Our curriculum maps are used in an advising context, consistent with the school’s philosophy of promoting intellectual engagement and achievement, personal development, and a balanced, healthy adolescence. All curriculum placement decisions are considered holistically. Students in grades 10th through 12th grade must petition to take more than four AP or Honors classes.

View the Curriculum Maps

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Academics Curriculum

Academic Curriculum

Whether testing their assumptions using the scientific method or analyzing each other’s work in a visual or performing arts class, students engage with a curriculum that is designed to spark curiosity, delight, and creativity.