Academics Program
By combining high quality academic instruction with religious faith and values, SVA prepares today’s young women for the immense challenges of tomorrow’s world. We encourage our students to use their individual gifts from God to build a better life for themselves and their communities. Our academic program is rigorous, our standards are high and our students are challenged to excel in everything they do.
- 4 1/2 years of English
- 4 years of religious studies, physical education and health
- 3 1/2 years of math
- 3 years of social studies
- 2 years of a world language
- 2 years of lab sciences
- 1 year of keyboarding and basic word processing
Introductory courses in art, computer technology, current events, music and dance, writing workshop and career orientation, as well as a broad array of elective courses, round out the curriculum and recognize the individual interests and talents of our 300-plus young women. Electives may include:
- trigonometry/pre-calculus
- statistics and probability
- advanced biology
- advanced chemistry
- ecology
- cinematic study of recent American history
- modern history
- protest movements of the 1960s
- world history since 1945
- psychology
- sociology
- French III
- Spanish III
- journalism
- humanities
- poetry
- film
- dance
- art
- music
- drama
- advanced word processing
- computer applications