Upper School

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  Our Honor System

  Each student lives within St. Christopher's Honor System and understands that honesty and integrity are part of their education and the foundation they are building. Being responsible to themselves and their peers influences young men now and into the future.
  
  The School promotes honor and integrity as a way of life rather than a set of rules, and each student in the Upper School annually commits publicly to uphold the Honor System and to refuse to tolerate lying, cheating, or stealing. Students sign the Honor Pledge when completing assessments and assignments stating, “On my honor as a gentleman, I have neither given nor received any help on this paper, nor am I aware of any breach of the Honor Code.”
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  A Supportive Community

  Each Upper School boy is part of a faculty-led cross-age advisory group that meets weekly. The advisor stays with each boy throughout his four years of Upper School, working closely with him and his parents over the course of his journey. Advisory groups become families within the school, supporting each other by celebrating successes and working through challenges. Each advisory group is part of a House System designed to promote community, brotherhood, school-spirit and belonging. 
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  Well-Being

  During their four years of Upper School, our students grow from boys to young men. Just as we monitor and support boys’ academic growth, we care deeply about their well-being. Through Chapel programs, advisory and House meetings and Upper School Health classes, we engage our boys in opportunities to consider what it means to live a healthy and balanced life and educate them on the myriad of supports available to them. All Seniors have at least one meeting with our Upper School Counselor prior to graduation. 
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  Spiritual Life

  St. Christopher's embraces the Episcopal School tradition that sees each person as a child of God, values inclusion and spiritual growth, and seeks to educate students for lives of meaning and service. 

  
  

  The Upper School comes together for chapel three times a week, in addition to gathering for several other services throughout the year to celebrate religious and national holidays. These chapel gatherings are a time not only for prayer, singing, and worship, but also to be spiritually fed by messages from The Rev. John Ohmer, the Upper School Chaplain, as well as from guest speakers from within and outside the St. Christopher’s community. 
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  Academic Support

  The Upper School Academic Support Department is dedicated to encouraging self-advocacy and personal responsibility, teaching students how to learn and retain information, helping them hone time-management and organizational skills and assisting them in gaining the confidence to seek assistance independently.
  
  Academic Support teachers communicate regularly with the Upper School Dean of Students, classroom teachers, faculty advisors and parents, and serve as members of the Upper School Guidance Committee. Academic Support provides services to students both individually and in collaborative groups, and is open to all students as needed.
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  Our Sister School

  While St. Christopher’s firmly believes in the process of teaching boys in the best way they learn, we understand that coming together for certain academic classes, programs and projects makes for well-rounded students. In the Upper School, students begin the coordinate academic experience by taking classes on both campuses.
  
  By Senior year, nearly every class is coed, underscoring the importance of working with St. Catherine’s students as intellectual peers. It's as if they are already in a college setting, managing their schedules and navigating classes on both campuses. Students also enjoy coed experiences in the performing arts, co-curricular clubs, community service activities and travel opportunities.