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St.
Stephen's School is a five-year, independent, non denominational,
boarding and day school. In its international setting,
St. Stephen's seeks to combine what is best in the American
and European educational traditions. Primary objectives
are academic excellence, the fostering of a sense of fellowship
and cooperation among students and faculty, and the promotion
of students as independent, responsible and involved contributing
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Our curriculum reflects our response
to the needs of students in an international environment,
who aim to further their studies throughout the
world.
For us, education rightly conceived means: the readiness
to channel natural curiosity in a coherent learning
process; the ability to write and to speak with
clarity and precision; the capacity to profit from
the historical and artistic heritage of our civilization
and from the cultural environment unique to Rome
and Italy; the ability to reason and to describe
in mathematical language and to engage in thinking
of an exact scientific character; a command of at
least two languages; and a commitment to cooperate
in a multicultural community.
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We
stress the development of personal and social integrity;
creativity and self-discipline in the fine and performing
arts; concern for others through community service;
and the spirit of cooperation and healthy competition
in our sports program. St. Stephen's School is small
by design. We believe that the purposes of the school
and of individual students are best served by concentrating
time and resources on a small student body.
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St.
Stephen's educational philosophy today is summed
up in the following list of institutional and instructional
objectives. We seek:
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to educate young people to the importance of human
values and the need for culture and community; to
cultivate what is highest and best in each student
and to question what that highest and best could
be in the light of past and contemporary values.
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to help each student to address the complexities
of the modern world constructively, and to appreciate
and contribute to the culture and society to which
he or she belongs.
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to support our students as individuals with different
strengths or weaknesses and different interests;
to encourage the self-confidence of each student
and to help each to an awareness of his or her potential;
to cultivate the unique rapport between faculty
and students long recognized as one of our most
valuable assets.
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to prepare our students for university work in competitive
American, European and national university systems
worldwide.
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to maintain a strong teaching faculty and to respect
and encourage individual teachers' interests and
strengths in the belief that this enriches the curriculum
and school life.
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to assure careful review and redesign of the curriculum
in the light of evolving educational and technological
developments.
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in the humanities, to maintain our traditional (though
not exclusive) focus on Rome, Italy and the Mediterranean.
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to provide a family atmosphere and rich, varied
extracurricular programs for our boarding students.
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to continue to encourage an understanding of and
interaction with the Roman and Italian community.
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to guarantee class-time and weekend field trips
in service of the idea that Rome and its environs
are major educational resources.
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to provide specific time in our academic calendar
- two trip periods, one each semester - for non-classroom
investigation of Italy and selected foreign destinations.
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to provide programs in physical fitness and health
education, and to encourage participation and competition
in sports.
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to include all in our small school community - students,
faculty, administration, trustees, parents and alumni
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to admit students on the basis of personal promise
and capacity to benefit from the school's challenging
and rewarding program.
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Revised October 2004
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