Academic Formation
"We are delighted with the authentically Catholic education our son is receiving at SPCS, one that is not only academically rigorous and challenging, but also one that is so clearly focused on educating and developing the entire person." Alumni Parent - Class of 2023
Founded in 1963, Saint Paul’s Choir School (SPCS) prepares boys in grades 3-8 to succeed in the strongest secondary schools, become confident and virtuous leaders, and grow as compassionate, caring adults.
Embracing the great cathedral school tradition, SPCS unites a classical academic and musical curriculum with the Catholic moral tradition. Within this community of faith, friendship and high expectations, students build the habits of mind and heart to rise to all of life’s demands and thrive in a world characterized by constant change.
At SPCS, classes are small and motivation is high among both students and teachers, making for a focused, energetic, and creative classroom environment. As a school for boys, we share an appreciation for the intensity and complexity of boyhood, and we celebrate and value everything it means to be a boy.
Curriculum At-a-Glance
Rooted in the belief that each person is created in the image and likeness of God, the Saint Paul’s Choir School Program of Studies fosters a love of learning, intellectual growth, and musical excellence.
Students engage deeply with music and academics, developing strong knowledge, critical thinking, effective communication, and problem-solving skills through an interdisciplinary approach that highlights the unity of all learning.
Graduates leave Saint Paul’s well prepared for competitive high schools, equipped with a strong academic and musical foundation and the habits needed for success in high school, college, and life.
Students demonstrate the function of mathematics in life.
Students become competent and capable readers and writers who take pride in their ability to express themselves.
Students identify and form nuanced and prudential judgments about historical development and change.
Students look at the created world with eyes of wonder and ask vigorous and precise intellectual questions.
Eighth-graders study a philosophical question with eight different presenters and write a thesis.
Students are supported with managing the different components of high school applications.
High School Prep
Students at an all-boys school need to move!