Academics
The education of young women should be holistic, encouraging the development of mind, body, and spirit. Consequently students of The Catholic High School of Baltimore benefit from a solid academic curriculum that is strongly rooted in Catholic and Franciscan values. Being a community of life-long learners, we challenge students to pursue academic excellence and to develop habits of learning that will prepare them for post-secondary education. Catholic High uses all available resources to help students obtain, critically assess, and assimilate new knowledge, and develop new skills.
We expect each Catholic High student to become: articulate in speech and writing, adept in the use and/or understanding of science and technology, able to understand human culture through a study of humanities and the arts, and adept in those academic and social skills that promote team building and problem solving. Upon graduation our students possess the knowledge and the experience to succeed in higher education and beyond.
Programs
To accommodate the various needs of students, Catholic High offers four academic programs:
McCafferty Honors Program
This program is designed to provide select students with a challenging and rigorous academic course of study. Incoming students enroll in all honors level classes and take Advanced Placement (AP) and dual-enrollment courses in their junior and senior years, enabling them to earn college credit while at Catholic High.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Program
This program enables students to begin an intense academic program in their freshman year with special emphasis in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The curriculum includes Chemistry, Biology, and two advanced sciences; Introduction to Programming; Digital Engineering or Computer Science; Geometry; Pre-Calculus; Calculus; and a Senior Project.
Continuation of the program includes Honors Physics, AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Biology, and advanced technology courses.
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College Preparatory Program
Student engage in diverse coursework over four years that not only fulfills MSDE standards but also exceeds those requirements, making our students highly able and ready to earn a college degree. The faculty of Catholic High is committed to preparing each student for an enriching college experience.
Archangel Program
This program provides an opportunity for success to students who have encountered academic difficulties during elementary and middle school. Through small class sizes and frequent student-teacher interaction, close cooperation between home and school, and the student's commitment to success, the successful Archangel student will begin the College Preparatory Program in her junior year. Archangels experience specialized, small class sizes in all core courses through their junior year.
The Catholic High School of Baltimore challenges its students to direct their creative energies into real, achievable goals and to realize that acquiring knowledge is a lifetime task. Young women of Catholic High delight in learning new things and accept with an open optimism the many changes of our complex world.