Certificate Program

List of 5 items.

• Cyber & Informatics

  Computer Science, Technology, Cyber Science
  The Cyber & Informatics Certificate Program is designed for students who are interested in computer science, technology, and/or cyber science. Required coursework may include Introduction to Programming, AP Computer Science, Cyberscience, or Engineering.  In addition, theological coursework in Ethical Decisions or Philosophy helps students connect the Informatics field to the larger context of a Jesuit education.  Co-curricular involvement may include Robotics, Cybersecurity Club, Yearbook Club, Gearheads Club, and many others.

• Creative Expression

  Extracurriculars & Co-Curriculars
  The Creative Expression Certificate Program provides students with the opportunity to receive formal academic recognition for focusing their coursework and related extracurricular and co-curricular experiences in one or more creative disciplines of their choosing. Potential coursework ranges from Creative Writing to Instrumental Music and from Theater Arts to the Visual Arts.  Co-curricular involvement may include participation in the Blakefield Players, Liturgical Music Ensemble, Rock & Roll Club, Art for Others, and many more.

• Global Mindedness, Diversity, & Inclusion

  Liberal Arts
  The Global-Mindedness, Diversity, and Inclusion Certificate Program leverages our liberal arts curriculum to expose students to a wide diversity of literary and artistic movements, historic contexts, modern language, and cultures. The language requirement invites students into the worldview of people from different places and eras. Furthermore, many classes across the curriculum engage students in discussions of prejudice and inclusion from studying the Poetry of Our Time to Economics and Comparative Government to African American Voices.  More than mere content, however, this program prompts students to embrace, encourage, and foster multiculturalism by providing encounters with people from diverse demographic and cultural backgrounds. Co-curricular coursework may include the American Politics Club, Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, joining an International Trip, or participating in the Multicultural Club. 

• Integral Ecology

  Environmental Issues
  The concept, integral ecology, frames environmental issues as deeply connected to economics, politics, morality, and spirituality. This certificate calls students to investigate and address important challenges that impact our collective future. The wide array of courses including Chesapeake Bay Watershed Ecology, Principles of Economics, AP Environmental Science, and Ap Statistics help students to learn, appreciate, and be motivated to take action to help create a hope-filled future.  Co-curricular experiences may include participation in the Environmental Club, Gardening Club, Arrupe Leadership Summit, or the Sportsman’s Association, to name a few.

• Service & Justice

  Economic & Social Inequities
  The Service and Justice Certificate Program incorporates content knowledge and direct service experiences such that students encounter issues that concern marginalized people and explore how these issues are addressed by society. Students will be exposed to coursework and experiences reflecting the economic and social inequities present in society including Catholic Social Teaching, Road to Justice: Civil Rights, or one of our Service-Learning Courses. Co-curricular involvement could include participation in the Philanthropy Club, SAFE Center After-School Program, or the Service & Justice Committee.