Small classes (the average size is 13) encourage you to participate, think, write, discuss and debate. Our four language options (Spanish, Latin, French and Mandarin Chinese) and 32 accelerated and honors courses provide you with academic outlets for all of your interests and passions. Please see our full curriculum guide below. 

Our science program is implementing student-directed learning. Juniors take a signature class in the Humanities, a team-taught, interdisciplinary course designed to teach you how to think independently as you explore the foundations of Western intellectual and artistic culture. The class is so beloved by students that we now offer it to parents.

You’ll also reap the benefits of outside-the-box learning. For instance, the annual Chinese Scholastic Exchange Program promotes an invaluable cultural exchange when high school students from China travel to the area to live with Landon families and attend classes with you. Or, you can practice your Spanish at Monday Mesa, a weekly informal conversation with classmates and teachers over lunch. 

In order to respond to various new factors, from social distancing guidelines, to new classroom locations, to the ability to transition from in person school to distance learning and vice versa, Landon is creating a new daily schedule for each division. Detailed schedules are being finalized and can be found on our Return-to-School page. These plans will consist of either five- or ten-day rotations instead of eight.  A schedule that follows the rhythms of the school week is preferable should we have to transition between our three Return-to-School scenarios.

Traditionally, the Upper School has followed a rotating, eight-day block schedule with no more than two classes in a row. We find that this structure benefits both students and teachers because it recognizes that some boys learn better at certain times of the day, so they have the opportunity to experience each class at their peak time. Our “unbreakable break” after the first two classes is a prime opportunity to meet with teachers for extra help, collaborate with classmates on a project, grab a snack, or spend time with friends. Landon’s long lunch period (12:25–1:35 p.m. each day) gives you ample time to have a bite to eat and work on a community service project; attend singing rehearsals for an upcoming performance; hit a deadline for the Landon News, the Brown & White yearbook or the Prometheus Unbound literary magazine (see examples of creative work from Landon Bears below in our Virtute magazine); or meet with the Engineering, Philosophy or Improv Club.