Academics, Outreach, Sports and Culture

 
St. Edmund Prep High School, a Roman Catholic college preparatory school in Sheepshead Bay, is the only Catholic school in Brooklyn and Queens that offers the elite IB Programme. The superior program encourages the development of skills to live and work with others globally. Students who have been awarded the IB Diploma have earned as many as 36 college credits and the school currently has 32 Full IB Diploma candidates.

St. Edmund Prep offers a rigorous curriculum designed to meet the needs of every student. Examples of the broad and challenging academics include: Advanced Placement (AP) courses; college-level courses in partnership with St. John’s University, STEM/STEAM, robotics, a fine arts curriculum that includes dance and band and Mandarin as a foreign language.

An international scholars honors program, a college exploration program, an internship program, a teaching program, a summer outreach program and the Harvard Model Congress all allow students to experience life outside of the Prep as well.

The Emmaus and Cleopas Retreat programs give students an opportunity to explore their relationship with God. Students embrace the call to service as they serve the homeless in Philadelphia, cook and serve a Thanksgiving meal to the less fortunate, donate to school blood drives and participate in a variety of collections during the year. Students participated in the Hunger Awareness Challenge, which is a school-wide project that brings awareness to poverty and hunger, locally and globally.

This past September, history was made as 12 students and two teachers traveled to Havana, Cuba for a week of outreach and service where they donated money to help establish daycare centers.

The school also has three state-of-the-art science labs, two new updated technology labs, SMART Board technology and a 1:1 Chromebook Initiative Program. The Library Media and Fine Arts Center houses a technology lab, a contemporary band room, an art studio, weight training room and a dance studio.

In addition to a complete varsity athletics program, girls lacrosse was added this year and had a full squad. Crew, the school’s competitive rowing team, doubled in size from last year. The school offers over 50 clubs and activities including art, technology, STEM robotics, the Euro Challenge, the Investment Team, dramatic/musical performances and award-winning Literary Magazine and Yearbook.

The Stringed Ensemble debuted this year during concerts that showcased the school’s Big Band, Symphonic Orchestra and the Latin Ensemble.

Theatre had its largest cast in school history and staged “Pippin” to sold-out audiences. The Model Congress Team traveled to Washington, D.C., and received recognition in a nationwide competition. An extraordinary number of students took part in the International Exchange Program and the Travel Study Program which led students on an adventure to Australia, England, Italy and Spain.

Bus service is available in the areas of Howard Beach, Broad Channel, the Rockaways and Breezy Point.

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