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Academics
Exceptional Learning Programs
Academic Class for Excellence
The Academic Class for Excellence (ACE) is designed to help students develop the skills they need to succeed in high school.
Students enrolled in ACE will:
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meet with ACE instructors every other day for 90 minutes.
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receive individual and small-group instruction emphasizing reading, writing, and math skills in order to support them in accessing their classwork.
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receive executive function coaching to support organizational and study skill development.
DeSales Seminar
The DeSales Seminar provides specialized support to students who have a diagnosed learning disability. In this class, experienced special educators provide dedicated individual and small-group instruction and closely monitor students' work.
Students enrolled in DeSales Seminar will:
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attend the program daily for grade 9 and every other day for grades 10-12.
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receive personalized instruction and coaching within the context of their individual course loads.
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be encouraged to develop strong time management, executive functioning, organizational, assessment, and study techniques.
*There is an annual program fee in addition to base tuition. Please see the Tuition and Fee Schedule for costs.
Options
Every student deserves the best education, no matter how they learn. That’s why we are in our 27th year of offering Options.
- Provides students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities access to an individualized, inclusive, student-centered Catholic education
- Promotes the inherent dignity of ALL human persons
- Supports the greater school community in carrying out the school mission by providing all students the means to achieve spiritual, intellectual, personal, social, and physical development according to the teachings of the Gospel and St. Francis de Sales.
Through highly individualized plans, Options encourages each student to become fully included in the school community.
There is no program fee. For more information, visit Options.
There is no program fee. For more information, visit Options.
Concerning Accommodations:
Please reach out to Dr. Adam Bigbee and Mrs. Lauren Hawkins ’01 to coordinate student assistance plans and accommodations at Paul VI. You do not need to be enrolled in one of our academic support programs to receive accommodations.
Dr. Adam Bigbee will serve as the SSD coordinator for SAT, ACT, and PSAT accommodations. The College Board and ACT require you to apply separately for accommodations on those tests. Please start the process of securing accommodations early.
St. Paul VI Catholic High School is a private Diocesan Catholic preparatory school for girls and boys in grades 9-12 in Chantilly, Virginia, seeking to help our students Grow in Grace and Wisdom. Our school is part of the Diocese of Arlington and offers rigorous academics, an inclusive community focused on spiritual and leadership formation, and a proud athletic tradition featuring nationally renowned programs competing in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association.
St. Paul VI Catholic High School is an accredited member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
St. Paul VI Catholic High School is an accredited member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
