Upper School Science Department Science teachers emphasize learning concepts through laboratory experiences and their application to specific situations. Well-equipped laboratories provide the facilities for supervised experimentation.
Many courses have a double class period each week in order to use the labs effectively.
For science field work, students utilize the Friedt Campus with its pond, canal and creek frontage and natural wooded area. The George McMillan '45 Nature Trail contains an elevated boardwalk through the Old Cypress Creek Slough, which is one of South Florida's few remaining urban stands of natural oak, cypress, maple, mangrove and pine. Advanced Placement-level courses are taught in biology, chemistry and physics to prepare students to take AP Examinations. All seventh and eighth graders take a science class every day. Marine science makes use of our South Florida location for shoreline ecology and marine studies.