Academics

WHAT DOES FLEX MOD MEAN? 

Flexible Modular Scheduling, also called Flex Mod, is a philosophy built around the idea that instruction and learning can be best accomplished by adjusting class times and structure to meet particular instructional goals.

Our goal in introducing Flexible Modular Scheduling (Flex Mod) at the College is to enhance our students' preparation for life, work and service to society and the apostolic mission of the Church through an added sense of independence in their studies.

Mr. John Voutsinos- Principal

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The Advanced Placement Program offers 33 university-level courses and exams, in multiple disciplines designed for highly motivated students at De La Salle College. Each course is developed by a committee made up of college faculty and AP teachers.  Members of these Development Committees are appointed by the College Board and serve for overlapping terms of up to four years.

The AP Program enriches and encourages critical thinking, promotes creative thought, and fine-tunes analytical skills while stretching students’ reasoning ability.  For more information on our AP Program: 

Advanced Placement Information

Since the inception of the College, English, Math and Faith have been the core subjects of our Junior School program. These three courses build the foundation of the type of learners we work to nurture here at De La Salle. We have built our Junior School schedule around these core subjects and students receive instruction in English, Math and Religion every single day. 

We believe reading is a foundational skill all of our students need for the rest of their lives. As such, each day our Jr School students start their day with 15 minutes of reading. Students can read whatever they want as long as they're reading. We want our students to enjoy reading and so as long as they're building the skill it doesn't matter at this time of the day what they choose. Our soul focus is to build a group of people who love and value reading long after they leave our campus. 

All students in the Junior School experience a daily recess. Whether they're in grade 5 or all the way up in grade 8, we believe students need a break in their day to relax and have fun with their peers to maximize their learning. We ask a lot of our students in the classroom so in moments like recess it's important to allow our students to have a break, reset and be a kid with their friends so that when they go back into class they're refreshed and ready to learn. 

Grades 5-6

Our grade 5-6's are in a traditional schedule where they spend most of their day with one teacher and class. For classes such as Music, Art, Phys. Ed and others they do get specialized teachers but a majority of their day is spent with their home teacher. 

Grades 7-8

Much like our 5-6's run a traditional schedule for their age group, the grade 7-8's do as well. For them, they're in a common middle school rotary timetable. The major difference between the 5-6's and 7-8's is the 7-8's have specialized teachers for all of their courses and don't spend most of their day with one teacher. So, from 8:25-3:15 they're rotating through their courses with breaks for recess and lunch.