Curriculum Guide
Stella Maris High School has a variety of courses to accommodate the needs of students. The curriculum follows the New York State Regents requirements with the addition of Honors, Advanced Placement and college credit courses from Adelphi University and St. John's University. All students will earn a New York State Advanced Regents Diploma or Regents Diploma.
Scheduling for Freshmen is done by the Principal aided by the High School Entrance Examination scores, the Stella Maris Placement test and the student's 6th, 7th and 8th grade marks. Upperclasswomen have the opportunity along with their guidance counselor and parents to make some choices of elective courses in addition to required courses to bring the sum of units to a minimum of 25. This includes 2 three unit sequences.
At Stella Maris High School all students are encouraged to take the highest level of courses available. Our main concern is that each and every student be afforded the opportunity to reach her highest level of achievement. Understanding the different ability levels of students, our curriculum is molded to the needs of each student.
Requirements for Stella Maris/New York State Advanced Regents Diploma
| Religion | 4 units |
| English | 4 units + Regents |
| Social Studies | 4 units + Global Regents and US History Regents |
| Mathematics | 3 units + Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry Regents |
| Science | 3 units + 2 Science Regents |
| Foreign Language | 3 units + 1 Regents |
| Fine Arts | 1 unit |
| Health | 1/2 unit |
| Physical Education | 2 units |
Requirements for Stella Maris/New York State Regents Diploma
| Religion | 4 units |
| English | 4 units + Regents |
| Social Studies | 4 units + Global Regents and US History Regents |
| Mathematics | 3 units + Algebra Regents |
| Science | 3 units + 1 Science Regents |
| Foreign Language | 3 units |
| Fine Arts | 1 unit |
| Health | 1/2 unit |
| Physical Education | 2 units |
Stella Maris Honors Program
Our Honors Program begins in Freshmen Year and continues through Senior Year. The students are required to take Honors courses in Mathematics, English, Science and Social Studies. The advanced level of these courses prepare the students to take Advanced Placement courses and college level courses in Junior and Senior Year.
Adelphi University Courses
| Junior Year | American Greats | 3 credits |
| Senior Year | British Literature | 6 credits |
St John's University Courses
| Senior Year | Calculus | 4 credits |
Advanced Placement Courses
College credits earned on basis of AP examinations
The Medaille Program
The Medaille Program is a comprehensive support program that enables students with documented learning diabilities to succeed in a regular classroom. The goal of the program is for all students to meet the school and state requirements for a high school diploma and go on to a four year college program.
Medaille students are scheduled for resource room every day. There a consultant teacher provides each student with strategies to master curriculum content as well as to acquire and develop skills appropriate for individual strengths and weaknesses. Medaille students are required to attend after school tutoring to facilitate the mastery of course requirements, test preparation and research.
For more information contact Miss Geri Marinez at (718) 634-4994.
Technology Courses
Stella Maris offers a wide range of technology courses which are open sophmores, juniors, and seniors based on scheduling availability. Students have the use of a computer lab during their study periods. Student access to the internet is available in the library, computer lab, technology classrooms, guidance office and many classrooms. Lap top computers are used in several courses.
Foreign Languages
To provide students the opportunity to study more than one foreign language, Stella Maris High School offers three year sequences in Spanish, French and Italian. All students are required to take at least 3 years of one language. A fourth year of Spanish and Italian Conversation are also included in our offerings.