Academics
Connections
We are Connected
In our Connections programs, students explore the web of connections that exist between themselves and others.
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.”― Herman Melville
Health & Wellness
Connection to Self
The Connections Health & Wellness program is designed to inform, challenge, and support students in their ethical and personal decision making. Students grapple with complex health and moral issues and gain the skills and resources necessary to make informed and responsible choices for themselves. Freshmen receive mentorship from seniors who have been trained to be Health & Wellness Teaching Assistants.
The curriculum addresses mental health, stress management, sleep, nutrition, drugs and alcohol, conflict resolution, friendship, questions of identity, digital citizenship, communication skills, gender roles and gender fluidity, and body image. Ninth graders also engage in our Belonging curriculum, which foster a senses of connection to the SA community for our newest members. 10th-12th grade students also engage in Health & Wellness workshops throughout the year.
The curriculum addresses mental health, stress management, sleep, nutrition, drugs and alcohol, conflict resolution, friendship, questions of identity, digital citizenship, communication skills, gender roles and gender fluidity, and body image. Ninth graders also engage in our Belonging curriculum, which foster a senses of connection to the SA community for our newest members. 10th-12th grade students also engage in Health & Wellness workshops throughout the year.
Community Impact Projects
Connection to Community
Community impact projects are programs that allow our students to have an impact on their communities: the Sonoma Academy community, the local community, and the global community.
Impact projects range fighting climate change to volunteering with local elementary schoolchildren to creating school publications; stuents are encouraged to seek out projects that are meaningful to them. give students the opportunity to work on issues of importance to them, learn real-world skills, and give back to others.
Community impact projects are programs that allow our students to have an impact on their communities: the Sonoma Academy community, the local community, and the global community.
Impact projects range fighting climate change to volunteering with local elementary schoolchildren to creating school publications; stuents are encouraged to seek out projects that are meaningful to them. give students the opportunity to work on issues of importance to them, learn real-world skills, and give back to others.
Junior and Senior College Counseling
Connection to the Future
In the second semester of junior year and the first semester of senior years, students meet with College Counseling staff weekly.
The emphasis of college counseing in the junior year is on developing a robust list of college possibilities. Students are given tools to help them understand which schools best suit their interests, academic background, and future goals.
In the senior year, students are given time and guidance as they work through the college application process.
In the second semester of junior year and the first semester of senior years, students meet with College Counseling staff weekly.
The emphasis of college counseing in the junior year is on developing a robust list of college possibilities. Students are given tools to help them understand which schools best suit their interests, academic background, and future goals.
In the senior year, students are given time and guidance as they work through the college application process.
Sonoma Academy Is...
...the only private, independent, college preparatory high school in Sonoma County. On our beautiful campus nestled at the base of Taylor Mountain in Southeastern Santa Rosa, our students are able to explore their interests and passions in a rigorous and inspiring environment that develops a lifelong love of learning and prepares them for college and beyond.
Sonoma Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
