Elective Courses

Laurel Springs School's Elective Courses give students an opportunity to engage in disciplines and explore their own interests, while earning credit required for graduation. Each course contains the text(s) and corresponding syllabus. Tuition for elective courses follows the same guidelines as for academic courses.

Elective Portfolio: Credit for Life Experience

We believe that life and learning are one and the same. At Laurel Springs, students may receive elective credit for a wide range of life experiences, including research, tutorials, workshops, seminars, conferences, private classes, religious studies, community service and courses taken at a local college.

In order to receive credit, students must document their activities in a Laurel Springs Elective Credit Portfolio. Portfolios contain simple instructions, evaluation forms and a journal for documenting work.

Each Elective Portfolio earns 10 units of credit for every 36 weeks of participation at three hours per week. Eighteen weeks of participation at three hours per week earns five units of credit.