Academic Opportunities and Mini Term Forms

In addition to our extensive curriculum and highly qualified faculty, a number of special academic opportunities make NCSSM unique.

Research at NCSSM

Recognizing the importance of technical and problem-solving skills and the increasing demand for research learning opportunities among our students, NCSSM offers a variety of options for focused research.

Mini-Term

Mini-Term provides significant opportunities for students to engage in unique educational experiences outside of the regular school curriculum and beyond the traditional classroom context. During Mini-Term, in the place of regular classes, students choose between two stimulating academic options: either participate in one of the specialized mini-courses arranged by one or more NCSSM faculty members, or conduct an approved educational project of the student’s own design with the sponsorship of an adult member of the NCSSM community.

Special Study Options

Students, with appropriate Faculty support, have the opportunity to design, implement, and earn elective credit for a number of individually designed learning activities in an area of particular academic interest.

AP Exams

The Academic Programs Office coordinates Advanced Placement testing at the School on the dates specified each year by the College Entrance Examination Board. Only those Advanced Placement Examinations ordered in advance by students are administered. The School is committed to supporting students in their desire to take advantage of the college credit and placement opportunities afforded by the Advanced Placement Program.