Franciscan Heart ~ Family Spirit ~ Limitless Possibilities
At St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, we pride ourselves on our strong academic program. Students who come here know they will receive outstanding preparation for college; they know they will be challenged to achieve the best they can. A major component of our academic program is our core curriculum.
Every student takes a rigorous sequence of college preparatory courses and has the opportunity to take advanced and specialty courses in every academic area. These include honors classes, Advanced Placement and college credit courses.
This aspect is the greatest strength of the curriculum: our traditional academic core combined with the opportunity to pursue areas of special interest at a sophisticated level. We are proud to offer our students the rare freedom and wide array of possibilities, with the caring input of parents and Prep teachers, to select a course schedule that is personalized, rewarding and beneficial to their individuality and future success.
The ideals of a Franciscan education are based on the Four Golden Links: Our aim is to help students achieve the best they can in their intellectual, spiritual, physical and social development. Curricular and extracurricular programs are designed to offer challenging opportunities to explore strengths and nurture talents. We field junior varsity and varsity teams in just about every major sport. We also have an intramural program and sponsor about 100 clubs and activities. Our goal is for students to graduate as well-rounded individuals.
If a student chooses to attend St. Francis Prep, he or she will become part of a rich tradition that extends over 150 years. That tradition includes, of course, academic excellence. It also includes being part of a caring, active and spiritual community. It means availing oneself of the complexity and diversity of our extensive athletic, intramural and extracurricular programs. It means being challenged, supported, nurtured and guided as you continue to grow and explore your God-given talents.