ACADEMICS
COURSES OFFERED
ELECTIVES OFFERED 18 120 50+
ADVANCED/HONORS AND AP COURSES
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
The academic year consists of three terms (fall, winter, and spring). Students may choose from 120 yearlong and termlong courses. Our weekly schedule includes Community Service each Wednesday morning and classes on Saturday mornings and allows for athletic and after-school activities every afternoon. Supervised study halls are held each evening and include opportunities for students requiring extra help.
DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
ENGLISH 4 credits
MATHEMATICS
4 credits
Requires Algebra II and Geometry
HISTORY 3-4 credits Requires US History
SCIENCE 3-4 credits Requires 2 lab sciences
WORLD LANGUAGE
2-4 credits
Waived in some cases
ARTS 3 credits ATHLETICS/ EXTRACURRICULARS
Each term
COMMUNITY SERVICE Each term
INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY & ACTION SEMINARS (IDEAS) Each year
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
Marvelwood’s ESL Program helps international students gain fluency in all areas of language: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. ESL classes are student-centered, utilizing an approach that includes pair work, group work, and oral presentations.
3D Art
Anatomy
AP Calculus AB
AP Economics
AP European History
AP Physics
AP Statistics
AP US History
Calculus
Ceramics
Chemistry
Computer Science and 3D Printing
Creative Writing
Drones for Beginners
ECC EntreX - University of Delaware
ECC LeadX - University of Delaware
Environmental Science
Ethology
Forensic Biology & Epidemiology
Geometry
French
Honors
English
Honors
Music Theory
Honors
World History
Independent Study
Introduction to 3D Animation
Introduction to Sewing
Introduction to Video Production
Introduction to Programming
Introduction Military History
Mindfulness & Yoga
Music of TV, Film and Video
Music Performance
Organismal Biology
Philosophy
Photography
Psychology
Research in Field Ornithology
Robotics
Scientific Literacy, Health, and Human Biology
Spanish
Studio Art
Theater Studies
US History
Video Production: Theory and Practice
Wilderness Ethics
World History
Yearbook
RECOGNITIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ACADEMICS
Two of four top spots in the EntreX Regional Venture Showcase entrepreneurial competition at Rutgers University (2023)
Yale Physics Olympics: First place (2023) and Fifth place (2024)
Connecticut Envirothon:
2024: First and Sixth place overall (two teams)
2023: First place in Orals, Fourth and Fifth place overall (two teams)
2022: Second place overall
2021: First place overall
Represented Connecticut in two National Conservation Foundation (NCF) Envirothon Competitions (2024, 2021)
Invited to present at the 2024 Connecticut Land Conservation Conference
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
Best in Show at Kent Art Association’s student showcase (2024, 2023)
Best Student Film at the Ogeechee International History Film Festival for “Black Moses” (2023)
Student films screened at Rally for Choice event (Kent CT, 2022) and the Troutbeck Symposium (2023)
ATHLETICS
Boys Lacrosse HVAL championship winners (2024, 2022); finalists (2023)
Girls Tennis HVAL finalists (2024)
Girls Basketball HVAL finalists (2024, 2023, 2022)
Litchfield County Referees Association Sportsmanship AwardBoys and Girls Basketball (2024, 2023)
All-American Wrestler (2023)
All New England Wrestlers (2023, 2022)
Academic All Americans, Lacrosse (2024, 2022)
COLLEGE
(LAST 3 YEARS)
WERE ACCEPTED TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ACROSS STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY
COLLEGE MATRICULATION (LAST 3 YEARS)
Aberystwyth University
American University
Bard College
Bennington College
Bryant University
Bucknell University
California State University, Chico
Centenary University
Champlain College
Clark University
Clarkson University
Columbia International University
Connecticut College
Dean College
Drexel University
Dutchess Community College
East Carolina University
Eastern Connecticut State University
Elon University
Fairfield University
Fitchburg State University
Florida Institute of Technology
Franklin and Marshall College
High Point University
Hofstra University
Iona University
Ithaca College
Loyola University
Maryland
Lynn University
Michigan State University
Montclair State University
Muhlenberg College
New York University
North Carolina A & T State University
Northeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Paul Smith’s College of Arts and Science
Pennsylvania State University
Providence College
Rhodes College
Roger Williams University
Rutgers University
School of Visual Arts
Skidmore College
St. Joseph’s University, Long Island, NY Campus
SUNY at New Paltz
SUNY College at Geneseo
SUNY Maritime College
Syracuse University
Texas Christian University
The New School
Trinity College
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
University of Arizona
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Denver
University of East London
University of La Verne
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of New Hampshire
University of New Haven
University of Rhode Island
University of Vermont
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Virginia Tech
Western Connecticut State University
Wheaton College