Curriculum & Course Offerings
Everything We Do Is Curriculum
Foxcroft’s academic program challenges you to develop the analytical, critical thinking, and communications skills you need and your own creative, confident, and independent voice as well.
Terrific teachers, who want you to succeed, design hands-on, interdisciplinary lessons and group projects with real-world value. And, in response to our rapidly changing world, faculty continually examines course offerings and teaching methods to prepare you for college, career, and anything else the 21st century may bring!
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Academic Year Course Offerings
Academic Year Course Offerings
Foxcroft’s comprehensive program offers interdisciplinary courses, including Advanced Placement and post-AP offerings, in six disciplines as well as opportunities for independent study, additional courses online through One Schoolhouse, and a distinct humanities track for non-native English speakers. The multi-faceted STEM initiative, which informs all math and science curricula, gives you an advantage in crucial fields typically underrepresented by women.
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Wintermission Term
Wintermission Term
Using innovative teaching practices and taking advantage of the uncommonly beautiful setting of Foxcroft and our regional resources, Wintermission provides students with the opportunity for choice, exploration, and the development of real-world skills.
Students must successfully complete Wintermission, which takes place for one week in February, each year they are at Foxcroft.
A sampling of recent Wintermission classes include:
Build a Business in a Week: learn entrepreneurial skills
D.I.Why Not: hands-on life skills such as changing a car tire and fixing things around the house
Drones, Data, and More: learn to fly drones!
Service Sampler: a week of service projects in our local community
Whodunnit: Intro to Forensics and Crime Scene Processing: delve into the behind-the-scenes of forensics scienceAnd more! Search our Wintermission Course Catalog below. Our 2024 courses also included a "STEAM Design" series for students especially interested in exploring more STEAM fields during this special term.
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Wintermission Course Offerings
- GLOBAL STUDIES
- BUSINESS
- MARKETING
- COLLEGE COUNSELING
- HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES
- HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES
- BUSINESS
- PHILANTHROPY
- GAMES
- GLOBAL STUDIES
- ENGLISH
- MUSIC
- PERFORMING ARTS
Internship Opportunities
Juniors and seniors are encouraged to seek internship opportunities during the week of Wintermission. Internships offer students a great opportunity to explore a field or profession of interest and gives them the chance to grow and learn from real world experiences. Foxcroft will offer a number of off campus internships provided by businesses and organizations in the Middelburg area, or students may apply for approval of a self designed internship experience away from school with the support of a business sponsor and supervisor.
Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements
The minimum requirement for graduation from Foxcroft School is the successful completion of 20 academic units (credits) plus a unit of physical education each year a student is at Foxcroft.
A unit is the equivalent of a single full-year course. The Foxcroft school year is divided into two semesters; courses of one semester’s length receive one-half unit. The normal program consists of five academic units per year. In exceptional cases and with permission of the Assistant Head of School, a student may carry a four-course or six-course load.
Distribution & Course Requirements
English: 4 units: one unit to be taken each year. In addition, international
students who are non-native speakers of English are required to satisfactorily complete Foxcroft’s English proficiency test before enrolling in mainstream
English and History courses.
History: 3 units: Origins of the Modern World for freshmen,* US or AP US History for sophomores,* and Modern World or AP World History
Mathematics: 4 units: the Math core curriculum includes Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Trigonometry, and 1 additional unit
Science: 4 units: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and 1 additional unit
World Languages: 3 units: consecutive units of any one world language
Fine Arts: 1.5 units: to be earned in Visual Arts, Music, or Performing Arts
Wellness: .5 units; required for freshmen*
Physical Education: 3 trimesters each year at Foxcroft
Other: Successful completion of Wintermission term each year at Foxcroft
* These requirements may be adjusted for students who do not attend Foxcroft during their freshman or sophomore year.
| Letter Grade | Scale |
|---|---|
| A+ | 97-100 |
| A | 93-96 |
| A- | 90-92 |
| B+ | 87-89 |
| B | 83-86 |
| B- | 80-82 |
| C+ | 77-79 |
| C | 73-76 |
| C- | 70-72 |
| D+ | 67-69 |
| D | 63-66 |
| D- | 60-62 |
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