Students completed course selections for the 2025-2026 school year this March. Each year, available courses may shift based on student interest and enrollment patterns across different departments.
“Any course that allows for students to apply their learning in a tangible way has become a popular course here,” Ninth Grade Dean Jonathan Carroll said. “These classes show that the more you can engage students the more popular these courses will become.”
In recent years, classes like Zero to One Entrepreneurship and Pottery have gained popularity. The school continues to track which courses are high in demand and uses that data to plan future offerings. Students also consider a range of factors when building their schedules.
“The three main factors I consider most are difficulty, interest level, and prioritizing certain classes depending on how much space I have left,” Chrissy Kim ’28 said.
Other students incorporate advice from family members into their choices.
“My mom suggested media because I’ve always wanted to try journalism so I added it to my list of enrolled classes” Brendan Park ’28 said.
But while some students add courses out of curiosity, others drop them, prompting the school to reconsider certain offerings. When enrollment in a course drops, the school considers adjustments to the content or structure.
“We have real conversations about how to make coursework more engageable, and ultimately when there is little interest we decide to not offer the course anymore.” Carroll said.
Looking ahead, schedule changes are planned for next year. Some semester-long courses will shift to a quarter system, allowing students to take a wider variety of classes within a single school year.
“Advisory will return which will be something that is not a course but it affects courses along with the change of schedule, making courses longer to help students engage in material more,” Carrol said. “You will see that courses that are semester long will become quarter long which will allow for students to have all kinds of experiences in one year.”
