Statement of Mission

The Aquinas Institute of Rochester is a Catholic, private, college preparatory, co-educational school educating in the tradition of the Basilian Fathers.  Our mission is to teach all students goodness, discipline, and knowledge, supported through gospel values, within a comprehensive curricular and co-curricular program that will prepare them to be responsible and caring citizens.

Belief Statements

We Believe:

• Our school community is centered in the teachings of Jesus Christ as expressed in our motto, “I Believe Whatever the Son of God Has Said.”
• Our students should be taught goodness, discipline, and knowledge.
• Every person, as a child of God, deserves respect.
• We should treat others as we want to be treated.
• Education should develop the whole person: body, mind, and spirit.
• Service to others is our expression of Christ’s love for us.
• Learning is lifelong.
• Aquinas is a family.
• Tradition is an honored aspect of our school.

Honors Classes:

Pre-Calculus, English, Geometry, Algebra, Earth Science, Living Environment (Biology), Chemistry, Global History

AP Classes:

English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Calculus, Statistics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, World History, American History, American Government and Politics, Psychology, Macroeconomics

Dual Credit:

Entrepreneurship, Fundamentals of Law, Advanced Healt, Advanced Spanish Level 1~2, Advanced French, Criminal Justice, Smart Money Decision Making, Pre-Calculus Honors

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