College Board No.: 102663 K-12 Enrollment: 905 High School Enrollment: 165

3073 Horseshoe Drive S. Naples, Florida 34104 (239) 227-2838 masonacademy.com

John DeMasi, Principal (jdemasi@masonacademy.com) Kelly Lichter, President (klichter@masonacademy.com)

9th 10th 11th 12th

Literature Classical Literature British Literature American Literature Modern Literature

History Western Civilization I (Classical Greece and Rome)

Western Civilization II (Fall of Rome - Age of

Napoleon)

U.S. History (Napoleonic Wars to 21st

Century)

Western Civilization III (Modern Euro-American History,

1815-present)

Science Biology I Chemistry I Physics, AP Biology, Marine Science, or

Anatomy and Physiology

Physics, AP Biology, Marine Science, or

Anatomy and Physiology

Math Geometry or Algebra I

Algebra II or Geometry

Pre-Calculus or Algebra II

Pre-Calculus, Probability & Statistics, or Calculus/AP Calculus

Other Core Composition & Rhetoric Music Theory or AP Art History

US Government, Moral Philosophy,

and Physical Education

Economics, Senior Thesis

World Languages

Latin I or II Additional Latin or Elective

Additional Latin or Elective

Additional Latin or Elective

School Profile

The School

Mason Classical Academy is a public charter school open to all students living in Collier County, Florida. The school was founded in 2014 as a K-6 school and grew to a K-12 school within three years. The school-wide class size average is 20 students, with the intention of maintaining a small community that encourages strong relationships between students, parents, and faculty.

Mission Statement

The mission of Mason Classical Academy is to develop within its students the intellectual and personal habits, values, and skills upon which respon-sible, independent, and productive lives are built in their homes and communities, entrepreneurs in business, and statesmen in government. Through its rigorous curriculum, with a strong emphasis in civics, Mason Classical Academy provides a traditional education with a constant view towards developing exceptional American citizens.

Curriculum Overview

Mason Classical Academy offers a highly rigorous academic curricu-lum built on two fundamental beliefs: that instruction in both virtue and knowledge is necessary to live the good life; and that a well-functioning, free society requires its members to be self-governing, knowledgeable citizens of virtue. Primary source texts and the Great Books drive humanities instruction. Latin is required beginning in seventh grade and continues into high school. Classical virtues and cultivation of self-governance are taught explicitly through the curriculum and in the spirit of the Western heritage. The Socratic method is implemented heavily throughout upper school classrooms and as appropriate in elementary class-rooms. A 20–page senior thesis on a topic of fundamental im-portance in the Western tradition, delivered and defended in front of an audience of faculty and peers, is required to graduate MCA.

School Rankings

As of 2019, Mason Classical Academy is ranked:

K-12 top 2% and 42nd out of 3,321 schools in Florida

Highest-rated school in Collier County, earning 85% of possible points

Florida School Grade: MCA has been rated an “A” school during all five years of operation.

High School Elective Options

Chorus Studio Art

Symphonia Guitar, Advanced Guitar

Percussion Art of War

Medieval Culture Film Studies & Drama

Forensic Science Latin I - AP Latin

German I & II Spanish I & II

AP Art History AP Biology

AP Calculus AP Human Geography

Notable Achievements

Course Exam Pass Rates MCA Florida Collier

2017 Algebra I 98% 68% 68%

2018 Algebra I 91% 63% 68%

2019 Algebra I 96% 61% 71%

2017 Geometry 91% 54% 66%

2018 Geometry 96% 57% 68%

2019 Geometry 93% 57% 60%

2017 Biology 94% 64% 68%

2018 Biology 96% 65% 72%

2019 Biology 93% 68% 69%

2017 U.S. History 92% 67% 68%

2018 U.S. History 86% 68% 72%

2019 U.S. History 97% 70% 73%

AP Exam Pass Rates MCA Global Collier

2018 AP Art History 100% 65% 57%

2019 AP Art History 100% 63% 95%*

2018 AP Human Geography 86% 54% 63%

2019 AP Human Geography 73% 49% 60%

Average SAT Scores MCA Global Collier

2017 1,306 1060 1,013

2018 1,209 1068 991

2019 1,227 1059 1,004

* mostly MCA students

Virtus et Scientia

Discipline Florida Requirements

MCA Requirements

MCA Scholar Diploma

English 4 5.5 5.5

Mathematics 4 4 4

Science 3 4 4

Social Studies 3 5.5 5.5

World Language (1 Year Latin min.)

0 3 3

Health/Physical Education 1 1 1

Performing Fine Arts 1 1 1

Electives 8 - 4

Total 24 credits 24 credits 28 credits* * with ≥ 3.5 GPA

Grading Scale GPA Grading Scale GPA

A 94-100% 4.0 C 74-76% 2.0

A- 90-93% 3.7 C- 70-73% 1.7

B+ 87-89% 3.3 D+ 67-69% 1.3

B 84-86% 3.0 D 64-66%% 1.0

B- 80-83% 2.7 D- 60-63% 0.7

C+ 77-79% 2.3 F Below 60% 0.0

MCA Extra-Curricular Offerings

Basketball Volleyball

Cross Country Mu Alpha Theta

Fencing National Honor Society

Soccer National Junior Classical League

Softball Scholar Bowl

Track and Field Yearbook

Graduation Requirements

To maintain a spirit of classical education and promote American citizenship, MCA places emphasis on history and Western literature over electives. MCA also requires for graduation additional courses beyond Florida requirements, including Moral Philosophy, Latin, and Algebra II.

Senior Thesis

Mason Classical Academy aims to develop both virtue and knowledge, the culmination of which is demonstrated through the Senior Thesis. All seniors write a 20-page paper to address the question, “What is essential to living and leading the good life?” Students draw upon textual resources and traditional instruction during their tenure at MCA. This paper is delivered and defended in front of an audience of peers, parents, friends, and faculty. This capstone project is each student’s evidence of having experienced a classical, liberal arts education with a firm understanding of learning the true, doing the good, and loving the beautiful.

MCA Scholar Diploma

As the courses at MCA are exceptionally rigorous, a transcript bearing an MCA Scholar Diploma designates that the student is of high academic caliber and should be prioritized in the college admissions process.

MCA’s third graduating class of 24 students garnered $7.7 million in scholarships.

Allegheny C. Amherst C. Austin Peay Ave Maria U. Barry U. Baylor U. Belmont U. Berry C. Bethel U. Boston U. Boyce C. Campbell U. Carnegie Mellon U. Case W. Reserve U. Cedar Crest C. Cedarville U. Chatham U. Clemson U. Columbia C. Cornell C. DePaul U. DePauw U.

Eastern Florida State C. Eckerd C. Elmhurst C. Embry-Riddle U. Emmanuel C. Evergreen State C. Flagler C. Florida Atlantic U. Florida Gulf Coast U. Florida Ins. of Technology Florida International U. Florida Southern C. Florida Southwestern State C.

Florida State U. Florida Technical C. Fordham U. Gardner-Webb U. George Mason U. George Washington U. Gordon C. Grinnell C. Hamline U.

Hillsdale C. Hofstra U. Hope C. Howard U. Johns Hopkins U. Johnson & Wales U. Kalamazoo C. Keiser U. King’s C. Lehigh U. Liberty U. Linden U. Lindenwood U. Loyola U. of Chicago Lynn U. Maranatha Baptist C. Mary Baldwin U. Michigan Technological U. New College of Florida North Park U. Northland C. Nova Southeastern U.

Ohio State U. Ohio Wesleyan U. Olivet Nazarene U. Pace U. Palm Beach Atlantic U. Regis U. Roanoke C. Rollins C. Saint Leo U. Samford U. Seton Hall U. Shorter U. Snow College of Utah Southeastern U. S. Illinois U. Edwardsville Spelman C. St. Thomas U. Stetson U. Texas A&M U. U. of Arizona U. of Central Florida U. of Central Missouri

U. of Cincinnati U. of Dallas U. of Florida U. of Illinois U. of Memphis U. of Miami U. of Michigan U. of Minnesota Twin Cities U. of Missouri-Kansas City U. of North Florida U. of Pittsburg U. of Richmond U. of Rochester U. of South Florida U. of Tampa U. of West Florida Utah State Virginia Tech U. Washington and Lee U. Whittier C. William Peace U.