The curriculum at St. Luke's School integrates traditional coursework with innovative programs developed by our talented faculty and staff. This combination provides a well-rounded education that respects classical academic foundations while embracing new, forward-thinking subjects.
A Community of Lifelong Learners
To inspire a deep, life-long love of learning that is central to St. Luke's mission, and to develop resilient, globally-minded, socially responsible citizens, our curriculum, ethos, and environment are designed to foster the following “thinking” dispositions, also known as St. Luke's Community Goals for Learning:
List of 5 items.
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Curiosity
Curiosity: Wondering at our world, asking questions about it, exploring it. -
Integrity
Integrity: Living a life of honor, characterized by trustworthiness and moral and ethical strength. -
Open-Mindedness
Open-Mindedness: Being willing to consider and try new ideas, generating alternative options and explanations, and looking beyond the given and expected. -
Reflection
Reflection: Thinking about one’s thinking, actively monitoring, regulating, evaluating, and directing one’s thinking. -
Truth & Understanding
Truth & Understanding: Examining closely, looking for connections, exploring applications and consequences, pulling ideas apart, contrasting concepts, and building explanations.
Areas of Study
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Advanced Curriculum
↳ Innovative and challenging college-level classes (30+ offerings) that go well beyond the curriculum found in the traditional AP classes.
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Global Online Academy
↳ A rich complement to existing SLS offerings, GOA courses provide flexibility as well as global perspective and connections.
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 40 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Leading with Humanity curriculum builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
