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Fostering Growth Through Academics
Archmere’s faith-based liberal arts program of studies challenges all students at College Preparatory, Honors, and Advanced Placement levels to advance their critical thinking, sharpen their academic skills, take ownership of their learning potential, and advocate for their own educational goals so that they can explore and discover new opportunities, experience success, and empower themselves and each other to reach new levels of personal and academic distinction.
Archmere takes particular pride in recognizing and serving various achievement levels among its students, all of whom seek the rigorous mix of challenge and success that suits their strengths across different disciplines. Success in Archmere’s demanding College Prep classes might lead students to advance to its Honors-level courses and later to AP-level classes. It is this flexibility that sets students up for success at Archmere and beyond.
Archmere takes particular pride in recognizing and serving various achievement levels among its students, all of whom seek the rigorous mix of challenge and success that suits their strengths across different disciplines. Success in Archmere’s demanding College Prep classes might lead students to advance to its Honors-level courses and later to AP-level classes. It is this flexibility that sets students up for success at Archmere and beyond.
Committed, Caring, Passionate Teachers
Archmere’s greatest asset is its faculty, an experienced, informed, compassionate group of women and men dedicated to their students’ academic growth, excellence, and integrity. Teachers across all disciplines build challenging curricula designed to expand critical thinking skills, stimulate intellectual curiosity, achieve content mastery, and establish academic discipline.
With an average class size of 15, teachers can engage students personally, guiding them to become organized, self-motivated, and ultimately, independent learners. Ready to support their students after class ends, faculty are accessible throughout the school day, before school, during unscheduled periods, and after school until 4:00 p.m.
Archmere faculty members are also actively engaged in students’ extracurricular lives: as academic advisers, mentors, club and organization moderators, and athletic coaches, they help students to live out Archmere’s mission and values—community, respect, zeal, reverence, and wisdom—beyond the classroom walls.
With an average class size of 15, teachers can engage students personally, guiding them to become organized, self-motivated, and ultimately, independent learners. Ready to support their students after class ends, faculty are accessible throughout the school day, before school, during unscheduled periods, and after school until 4:00 p.m.
Archmere faculty members are also actively engaged in students’ extracurricular lives: as academic advisers, mentors, club and organization moderators, and athletic coaches, they help students to live out Archmere’s mission and values—community, respect, zeal, reverence, and wisdom—beyond the classroom walls.
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Classroom News
List of 3 news stories.
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September 2026
Design Takes Shape in New 3D Course
Students in our new 3D Design Principles elective class are integrating structural studies from their first introductory assignment into their first large scale three dimensional structure, an exploration of repetition and interrelating shapes to explore structure and three dimensional systems. Open to 9th-12th graders, this course introduces students to the foundations of three dimensional design using the the systematic creative problem-solving process known as design thinking, inviting students to explore and develop technical skills in a range of materials for 3D design and fabrication including wood, foamcore, 3D printing, and more! -
May/June 2026
Megan Fiss and Henry Hahn Win 2026 Personal Finance Essay ContestRead More
Congratulations to seniors Megan Fiss and Henry Hahn for being named winners in the 2026 Personal Finance Essay Contest! This month they were honored with the David G. Bakerian Scholarship by the Delaware Bankers Association. The celebration was made even more special with attendance from Senator Chris Coons and Mayor John Carney, along with their economics teacher Mr. Hannagan and proud family members. -
April 2026
Read MoreKathy Rosini Ferro '95 Visits Junior Portfolio Fashion StudentsAn accomplished alum, current Archmere parent, and industry professional, Kathy Rosini Ferro '95 returned to campus to offer individualized critiques and guidance on fashion design and construction. She worked closely with students in the Junior Portfolio Design class as they put the finishing touches on their found object apparel creations. Kathy also shared valuable insight into career pathways in fashion, speaking with Giancarlo Flaherty ’26 and Emily Juarez ’26 as they prepare to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology this fall.
A full-circle moment and an inspiring example of the Archmere community supporting the next generation of creatives.
I took advantage of the many AP courses offered at Archmere. As a result of a rigorous schedule, I entered college as a sophomore. I found the classwork at one of the top 10 schools in the nation to be 'less' demanding than my courses at Archmere, and I was tremendously well-prepared for my future academic career. I cannot possibly imagine any other school delivering an even remotely comparable experience.
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Archmere Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory co-educational academy,
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
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