Tutorials

The Tutorial program allows boys in Class I to pursue for credit (and in lieu of a regular course) academic interests not included in the school’s regular course offerings. If a boy in the senior class has such an interest, he seeks out a teacher who shares it and who is willing to mentor him. The student and his faculty tutor then plan a course of study and propose it to the Director of Studies and the Curriculum Committee. If they approve the proposal, the tutorial becomes the boy’s fifth major course. Since a tutorial requires a student to assume more responsibility for his own learning than does a normal course, and since it is in a field of the student’s special interest, exceptional commitment and rigor are expected. Tutorials approved in recent years include: Classical and Modern Philosophy, Creative Writing, Epic Poetry, Bioethics, Deep Learning, Advanced Physics, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, The Twentieth-Century Novel, Eastern Religious Thought, Molecular Biology, Differential Equations, Basics of Psychology, Masterpieces of Classical Music, and American Foreign Policy. The Tutorial program has also allowed members of Class I to pursue advanced study at nearby colleges and universities.