Academics
Upper School

Pathways Program

Dive Deeper

The Berwick Academy Pathways program empowers students to dive deeper into curricular & extracurricular related pursuits in Arts, Global Citizenship, and STEAM. 
Beginning in grade 9, students may apply to the program, which they will follow through graduation. Their chosen Pathway will help determine their course of study and students who complete a Pathway are given a designation on their diploma. In order to earn a Pathways designation on a diploma from Berwick Academy, students must complete all Upper School departmental distribution requirements, meet the criteria specified within a specific Pathways framework and maintain high standards of investment in all Pathways related coursework and extracurricular activities. 

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  • Arts PATHWAY

    The Arts Pathway framework offers students an opportunity to explore more deeply in one of three tracks: visual art, music or dance. Students earning an Arts Pathway designation will engage in real world experiences and impact the broader community in a variety of ways, including but not limited to Innovation Pursuits and participation in off-campus performances and exhibitions. Each student will design an arts-rich experience which will broaden the exposure in their area of passion. Arts Pathway students will build a resume containing a physical and digital portfolio and integrate their works into a variety of exhibitions and performances which will reflect the depth and breadth of their experience in the arts at Berwick Academy.
  • Global Citizen PATHWAY

    The Global Citizen Pathway framework offers students an opportunity to expand their horizons in cultural competency, global studies, and equity and diversity. Students who earn this Pathway designation on their diploma must exceed the standard departmental distribution requirements for graduation by completing additional coursework in Languages and Cultures, History, Math, Science, and/or Visual/Performing arts. Additionally, they will impact the broader community authentically (i.e. collaborating/volunteering with a local non-profit doing global or equity related work, attending a global or equity related conference, participating in global or equity related travel or summer opportunities, either through Berwick or outside). Community impacts will be student directed and promote equity and social justice in the Berwick or broader Seacoast area.
  • STEAM PATHWAY

    The STEAM Pathway program at Berwick Academy is intended to empower and provide a framework for students who are interested in exploring various avenues of inquiry to channel a passion in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. In order to earn a STEAM Pathway designation on a Berwick diploma, students must go above and beyond the standard departmental distribution requirements for graduation. In addition to carrying out an Innovation Pursuit and authentically impacting the broader community, STEAM Pathway students complete courses from a diverse menu of Computer Science, STEAM and Pinnacle electives including Java Graphics, Arduino Applications, Pinball Wizard, Humanitarian Design and Scientific Calculus.

Beyond Berwick

The following is a list of colleges and universities where our graduates have gone on to study STEAM or Arts related fields.

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  • Arts

    • Berklee College of Music
    • New York University (Tisch School of the Arts)
    • Rhode Island School of Design
    • Pratt Institute
    • New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
    • Maryland Institute College for Art
    • Massachusetts College of Art and Design
    • Maine College of Art
    • Marymount Manhattan College
  • STEAM

    • Johns Hopkins University
    • Cornell University
    • Tufts University
    • Harvard University
    • Stanford University
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    • California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech)
    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
    • Stevens Institute of Technology
    • Virginia Tech
    • Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
    • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
    • Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT)

Arts Pathway

STEAM Pathway

Pathways Coordinators

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  • Michael Buensuceso

    Assistant Head of School for Community and Equity, Global Citizen Pathways Coordinator
    207-384-2164 Ext 2217
    mbuensuceso@berwickacademy.org
  • Raegan Russell

    Director of Visual & Performing Arts, Visual Art Department Chair, Upper School Art, Arts Pathways Coordinator, Theater Set Design
    Boston University, College of Fine Arts, BFA/MFA
    207.384.2164 Ext 2402
  • Marc Small

    Science Dept Chair, STEAM Pathways Coordinator, 7th Grade Science/Math
    207-384-2164 Ext 2611

Berwick Academy

Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 550 students, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and Post-Graduates. Berwick students are from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and several countries. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.