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Students
450 residential and day students who are U.S. citizens or
international students entering grades ten, eleven or twelve,
or their first year of college.
Courses
Over 100 courses offered in art, computer studies, drama and dance, English and writing skills, English for non-native speakers, history and social sciences, foreign languages, mathematics, music, psychology, and science. Courses are for enrichment and are not intended to be taken for high school credit.
THE CHARLES J. HAMM '55 LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY
This is a special new UPPER SCHOOL program open to rising 11th and 12th graders. Admission to the program is limited and selective. In the Leadership Program you will be immersed in a learning environment designed to foster opportunities to reflect upon the characteristics and contexts that enable effective leadership. Towards this end, the program will incorporate traditional academic coursework as well as workshops, speakers, case studies, and group projects that will encourage you to discover and cultivate your own leadership potential both on the Exeter campus and within the surrounding communities.
As part of the Leadership Program, you will be required to take two classes: Leadership & Society and The Practical Leadership Seminar. In addition, you will enroll in one other class of your choice in the "C" or "D format. This class will enable you to tailor the program to fit your own interests and leadership goals. You should expect to spend additional time outside the classroom with workshops, films, outside speakers, group projects, and excursions.
Leadership and Society
SSC-LSO (A, B) Grades 11-12
In this course you will be introduced to a variety of leaders who have significantly affected society. The class will debate, critique, and analyze the characteristics that make leaders effective, the responsibility society has in choosing and following adequate leaders, and the role ethics plays in judging whether a leader's actions and goals are moral. The class will
encourage you to develop your own conceptual tools for understanding effective public leadership. Readings will incorporate case studies of various emblematic leaders (including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Napoleon, Bob Dylan, George Washington, Socrates, and Martin Luther King, Jr.), as well as texts that provide insights about leadership from disciplines such as anthropology, history, psychology, literature, and philosophy. In response to these texts, you will write critical essays and engage in discussion around the Harkness table.
The Practical Leadership Seminar
SSC-PLS (A, B) Grades 11-12
This seminar is designed to help bolster personal leadership skills. Through workshops, guest speakers, case studies, and field work you will reflect upon your own potential strengths and weaknesses as leaders, explore how to best operate in an organizational setting, and develop strategies to cultivate your potential for leadership and for active following. By providing a framework for exploring the contexts and skills necessary to practice successful leadership, this seminar will allow you to develop your capacity for public speaking, critical thinking, conflict resolution, decision-making, community building, and teamwork. Ultimately, the seminar intends to create a supportive and reflective environment within which you can enhance your capacity for leadership.
Extracurricular Course
The SAT Preparation course requires an additional fee.
Sports
Approximately 18 sports are offered in two sessions.
Performing and visual arts
In addition to taking offered classes, students may participate in drama workshops, chamber music ensembles, the Exeter Summer School Orchestra and the Glee Club, or take individual music lessons.
Activities
Chaperoned off-campus excursions to cultural and recreational sites in New England and visits to area colleges. On-campus events feature dances, cookouts, and the annual Cultural Awareness Day.
Admission
Rolling admission.
Financial Aid
Nearly 30% of Summer School students receive financial aid. Deadline for financial aid applications is March 1.
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