The Secondary School includes the stages of Logic (grades 7-8) and Rhetoric (grades 9-12). Incoming Logic students have mastered the Grammar of each subject (who, what, where, and when) and are growing in knowledge of and relationship with God. Trinity's Secondary School pairs rigorous academics with a Christ-centered focus that is integrated into every class.
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In addition to our academics, we provide our Secondary School students with a variety of electives, excursions (including a 2-week tour of Europe for our seniors), and the opportunity to meet and work with students in different grades through our house system.
Senior Thesis
For many ages, the defining moment of a classically educated student’s career has been the presentation and defense of a thesis. At Trinity, the Senior Thesis is the culmination of our students’ high school education; it is a final expression of the knowledge and skills they have learned in the Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric stages of classical learning. Each Trinity senior spends their final year researching a controversial and scholarly topic, which, in May, they are then expected to deliver a 20-minute presentation to an audience and panel of judges, as well as defend their thesis in a 20-minute Q&A session. A successfully executed Senior Thesis is required of all students to graduate from Trinity.
Topics start with what each student is already passionate about, and is further refined throughout the year with guidance from teachers and peer editing from their classmates. This year’s topics included foreign language teaching in American classrooms, music therapy’s role in medicine and psychology, the legality of assisted suicide, fair access for religion in the public sphere, the benefits of a liberal arts education, biblical feminism, and the power of imaginative literature. Ultimately, the goal of the Senior Thesis is an exhibition of our students’ ability to exhibit critical thinking skills, in-depth research, excellence in presentation style, and an ability to communicate effectively both from memorization and in a give-and-take exchange. Watch our Class of 2017's Senior Thesis Award winner, Isabella Schag, below.