<p>I'm applying to:
-Exeter
-Andover
-Choate
-Hotchkiss
-St. Paul's
-Loomis</p>
<p>I'm interested in taking both Latin and French. Would I be able to at any of those schools?</p>
<p>i'm sure its possible but, its not gonna be easy</p>
<p>if i go to loomis i want to do german and mandarin
and if i go to andover
russian and japanese
so im in a similar situation lol</p>
<p>I know for a fact it's very easy to take two foreign languages at St. Paul's. It's possible at Andover if you take a sixth course. When I talked to a Choate student, he said that he hasn't heard of anyone doing it. </p>
<p>At Groton, it's pretty easy to take two foreign languages as well.</p>
<p>Thanx, Jonathan1! That clears up things a lot. :)</p>
<p>If you do end up having to chose I would suggest taking latin. I just began it in September and it is amazing how much I am already using it in my other classes!</p>
<p>To my certain knowledge you can take two languages at St. Paul's. There is an established 'classical honours" --Latin and Greek, programme which is taken by some of the best students in the school and for which there is an attractive scholarship. It is also possible to take Latin and German or Latin and French. If you want to compete for the classical honours scholarship and have no access to latin at your present school, may I suggest you get part one of Lingua Latina from the on line focus publishers bookstore, cost about $18 and is easily the best self teaching latin course around. And, yes, responding to one of your other posts, SPS would be quite suitable for a bookish girl from the South. St. Andrew-Sewanee with its oxford flavour might also be a fine choice and a bit closer to home</p>
<p>I want to take Spanish (continue) and take up Italian (Independent study)!!
Ambitious? yes.
Crazy? yes.
Impossible? Nopee.</p>
<p>Although it's not on your list, Groton now requires two languages.</p>
<p>I know a student taking both French and Latin at Hotchkiss.</p>
<p>My son will be doing both French and Spanish at NMH (he is currently Honors Sp. III and will add French as a junior). He also plans to do the intro year of Arabic as a senior.</p>
<p>Would the second language take over English literature?</p>
<p>I don't believe so....4 years of English are required at most schools, I believe.</p>
<p>At St. Paul's there are six blocks. On a typical schedule 1-5 are predetermined and go in some order to 1. Humanities, 2. Math, 3. Language, 4. Art, 5. Science. The sixth block can be used for whatever you want, including an extra language. There is also the possibility of dropping one of the core classes in a later year after the requirement is fulfilled and doubling in a another subject. The attraction of this is the student would still be taking five classes, the typical amount, not six.</p>
<p>pseudo -- What is unusual about the 5 cores you mention above is that I don't see both History and English, just one Humanities requirement. Usually English is required all 4 years, while History has some requirement that is probably less than 4 years. Arts requirements vary by school, but usually art is not required every semester for 4 years. Determined language students often take a second language as a 6th or 7th course, or complete 3 years of a language started in middle school, and then move on to another language in 11th or 12th grade. Please clarify. Thank you.</p>
<p>I don't know about St. Paul's -- but for some schools, humanities satisfies the requirements for both English and History and is a combined study type program. It is a more "classical" approach to teaching the curriculum.</p>
<p>At NMH, "humanities" is a two-credit course for freshman and sophomores and includes a combination of a history, religion, and/or english course.</p>
<p>Humanities incorporates both History, English, and simply, culture. The school thinks it is more beneficial for these to all be studied together as they are so intertwined. For instance, when on the Renaissance we might study and write about Raphael & Botecelli, early Shakespeare sonnets, Vivaldi, and Plato. If the classes were separated where do you draw the line between what goes into the English course and what goes into the History course?</p>
<p>The Humanities requirement is as follows: the first three years (third, fourth, and fifth form) all have mandatory year long courses. During senior year (or before provided you have the space in your schedule and the grades) you choose humanities electives, one per term. To graduate all student must take one 20th century elective (like "Decades of Decadence") and one Religion elective (like "From Brahma to Buddha").</p>
<p>For the first three years humanities is a double credit course which means that there is around 100 extra minutes of meeting time a week than for a typical one credit course. Humanities electives are a single credit. </p>
<p>To answer your other questions: The art requirement is one year and a term (Sps is on a trimester). Most students participate in art for far longer. The language requirement is at least three years in the same language. </p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>at my public school in 8th grade i am currently taking spanish and russian. i hope i can continue both at bs!</p>
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Could anyone confirm or correct the above for Choate, SPS, Groton and Andover? How about Deerfield, Lawrenceville and Exeter?</p>
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Is this really the case? And/or any other schools?</p>
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Aren’t integrated Humanities courses quite a bit more demanding than a single-course workload? What I am seeing above is a full 6-course workload, without even the extra language mentioned.</p>