Will, from North Haven, Connecticut, says, “One of my favorite takeaways from term abroad in China was spending a week with classmates exploring cities even many native Chinese had not explored. I learned a lot from my teachers as well as my classmates.”
Study Abroad Add an international dimension to your education through a language immersion program in China, France, Japan, Jordan, or Spain, or a classical studies program in Rome.
Environmental Immersion Program Develop your passion for the environment by living and learning in the natural world through this intensive, yearlong program, based at the Kohler Environmental Center. Study Ecology, Environmental Policy, and Literature in the Landscape.
Advanced Robotics Concentration In this three-term honors program students work collaboratively to prepare for and compete in the FIRST® Robotics Competition, a premier international robotics competition.
Arielle, a sophomore at Middlebury College, discovered that protecting the environment was her life’s passion. “I am taking all the skills I learned as part of Choate’s Environmental Immersion Program to further my study of environmental science in college.”
Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
Science Research Program
Build a working knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic, an understanding of the history and culture of the classical Arab world, and insight into the politics of today’s Middle East. This program is unique among American secondary schools.
Do in-depth, independent research in a field of interest to you, working with a mentor scientist at a university research facility during the summer. Consider researching a topic in cell biology, molecular genetics, mechanical engineering, or astrophysics.
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signature programs Arts Concentration If you have exceptional talents in the visual or performing arts, consider this program as a chance to develop them by crafting your own plan for in-depth study of visual art, theater, music, or dance.
Capstone Program Together with an adviser, chart a concentrated course of study culminating in a final project during the Spring term of your sixth form year – anything from China – U.S. Relations to The Art of Dissent to Preventable Exploitation in the Developing World.
JFK Program in Government and Public Service Inspired by Choate alumnus President John F. Kennedy ’35, this program prepares students with a strong interest in government, politics, philosophy, and economics for a life dedicated to public service.