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Ave Maria, FL
School Type: Co-Ed
Boarding Grades: 11 - 12
Enrollment: 550
Annual Boarding Tuition: $25,725
Annual Day Tuition: $6,700
Student to Teacher Ratio: 10:1
School Focus: College Prep
Average Class Size: 17
% Students on Financial Aid: 87%
Endowment Size: N/A
Accommodates ADHD Students: No
School Supports LD: No
School Supports ESL: No
Year Founded: 2007
School Type: Co-Ed
Boarding Grades: 11 - 12
Enrollment: 550
Annual Boarding Tuition: $25,725
Annual Day Tuition: $6,700
Student to Teacher Ratio: 10:1
School Focus: College Prep
Average Class Size: 17
% Students on Financial Aid: 87%
Endowment Size: N/A
Accommodates ADHD Students: No
School Supports LD: No
School Supports ESL: No
Year Founded: 2007
Donahue Academy of Ave Maria
Donahue Academy of Ave Maria Co-Ed Boarding School Information:
Classical Education, Structure and Strong Virtue
The Classical education imparted in Donahue Academy of Ave Maria is structured and integrated so as to effect not only the mastery of facts and ideas but also to provide the students with the tools of learning and a general disposition toward intellectual virtue. Classical education is not just about subject matter but also about the integration of various disciplines and the development of intellectual faculties necessary to fruitfully and fully pursue truth and to appreciate the unity of all truth.
Mission Statement
Christum Novisse-Virtutem Contendere
Encountering Christ and Pursuing Excellence in All Things.
Philosophy
Striving for a culture of excellence where students encounter Christ and learn to see truths in relation to each other so that they illuminate each other and reality leading to an appreciation for the unity of all truth.
Objective:
To Provide Classical Education in the Catholic Tradition.
What is Classical Education?
• Exposes the students to Truth, Beauty and Goodness.
• Is Structured and integrated, not only the transmission of knowledge but also the integration and synthesis of information.
• Focuses on the acquisition of knowledge through reading by focusing whenever possible on original texts and classics.
• Presents various academic disciplines in a sequence corresponding to a pupil's developing ability to think abstractly, and in an age and developmentally appropriate manner.
• Studies not simply individual academic disciplines, but also specifically essential truths that transcend the disciplines- especially those truths emphasizing human dignity and worth.
• Develops a sense of Wonder and a love for learning
Trains the mind in the tools of learning using the Trivium:
1. The Grammar Stage (Grades K-4) which focuses on presenting information, the broad acquisition of facts and laying the foundation of knowledge.
2. The Logic Stage (Grades 5-8) which focuses on organizing information gathered in the Grammar Stage, making connections and learning to evaluate evidence.
3. The Rhetoric Stage (Grades 9-12) which focuses on synthesizing and learning to express increasingly complex insights with eloquence and precision.
In the Catholic Educational Tradition which:
Creates a Catholic Academic Community Where Students Encounter Christ
• In a personal relationship of authentic love with Jesus
• In the Sacraments- especially in daily Mass
• In the study of Scripture
• In our interactions, service and love for each other
• In our encounters with academic subjects and the truths they reveal
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