This year, Delbarton has added three new courses to its curriculum: Advanced Placement Research, Filmmaking and Photography. Note that Delbarton offers a wide range of 27 Advanced Placement (AP) courses for students in grades 10 to 12.

AP Research is an English Department offering open to qualified students in grades 11 and 12 who previously took the AP Seminar Course in grade 10 or 11. This second course in the AP Capstone experience gives students an opportunity to build on what they learned in AP Seminar while deeply exploring an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. Through this immersive academic experience, students design, plan, and conduct a year-long research-based investigation to address a specific research question. 

The Delbarton Performing and Visual Arts Department also added two exciting courses to its curriculum.

Photography is a one semester Arts course open to students in 11, 12 that introduces students to a wide array of photographic concepts and techniques. During the semester, students acquire historical perspective on the origins and evolution of photography and how the field has influenced the way we communicate, remember, and learn. They learn the science underlying how a photographic image is formed, then apply that knowledge in building and using their own camera.  By the end of the course, they understand photography as an art form and put into practice composition, design, and other aesthetic principles in the production of their own photography. They acquire an appreciation for the power, message, and intent of photographic images, including image manipulation and generative AI, while understanding the accompanying ethical issues. This course gives students an opportunity to embody the Benedictine tradition of growing closer to God by cultivating beauty through the arts.

The second Arts new course is Filmmaking, a one semester course open to students in 11 and 12 grades where boys examine classic works of American and International cinema from the silent era and through modern day movie-making. Students learn about the screenwriting process and are challenged to complete their own short scripts. Throughout this course, the emphasis is on answering the perennial questions of “how do you make a movie?” and "why is cinema a universal art form?" and covers all aspects of production and post-production. Each student will complete a thesis film or feature screenplay by the end of the semester.

To access the complete, searchable Delbarton School Curriculum Guide and Course Catalog, click here.