Don Bosco's
Academic Pathways Program
Don Bosco Prep remains one of the best private schools in NJ because we believe it’s never too early to prepare for the future. In addition to a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, Don Bosco Prep offers an innovative Academic Pathways program that allows students to explore their passions and in a concentrated area of study. This unique experience gives students a say in their education. It helps them to explore a deeper understanding of career fields, determine preferred majors before college, and it gives them a true jumpstart on understanding their true calling.
In each Academic Pathway, students collaborate with alumni, parents and friends of Don Bosco Prep through guest lectures, mentoring and fieldwork. This elevates student engagement through exposure to the world outside the Don Bosco Prep’s Campus.
Through our pathways, students collaborate with alumni, parents and friends of Don Bosco Prep through guest lectures, mentoring and fieldwork, to gain meaningful real-world experiences. Some areas students can explore include:
Business
The Business Pathway at Don Bosco Prep is a comprehensive academic program that prepares students for college-level business majors and professional success by blending rigorous coursework with real-world application. The curriculum includes sequential courses, spanning core disciplines such as Financial Literacy, Marketing, Accounting, Entrepreneurship, and Finance. Our Entrepreneurship Program teaches the process of being an entrepreneur and ends in our Shark Tank-style competition. Our International Business Leadership and Bloomberg Market Concepts courses teach business at its highest level. A hallmark of the pathway is its hands-on, real-world components, including guest speakers, mentoring, business plan creation, site visits, and International trips. Students also engage in competitive extracurricular experiences, which include clubs such as DECA, Biotech XYZ, AI, Investment, Real Estate, Law, and others.
Communication Arts
Students with a passion for media learn the basics of TV and film production, including scripting, producing, filming, and editing. They learn media principles and get hands-on experience for a significant head start for potential communications majors.
Computer Science
The Computer Science Pathway, is based on the nationally recognized “Project STEM” curriculum from Amazon Future Engineers. It allows students to become creators, not just consumers, of the technology that surrounds them.
Engineering
The Don Bosco Prep Engineering Pathway uses robotics, engineering design, and other hands-on, project-based learning to develop students’ technical, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. Students apply these skills by designing, building, and testing solutions to real-world challenges through both academic and extracurricular activities.
Fine Arts
As home to one of the largest Fine Art programs among Bergen County Catholic schools, Don Bosco Prep empowers students to explore and elevate their creative potential. Hands-on coursework spans drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, wood, and metalwork through a curriculum that includes Studio Art, AP Art & Design, AP Art History, and Fairleigh Dickinson University dual-enrollment courses in Advanced Drawing and Painting. As our program continually expands, students curate a personal digital portfolio to showcase their growth and strengthen college applications. We remain dedicated to fostering technical mastery, personal expression, and artistic excellence.
Performing Arts
Opportunities abound! Music programs include Band, Music Theory, Guitar Ensemble, String Orchestra, Intro to Guitar, Concert Chorus, and the “Jam Club”—Rock/Pop Ensemble. Don Bosco Prep musicians also perform on the Rockefeller Center stage and share our own stage with industry professionals.
VISIT DON BOSCO PREP
Schedule a visit today, and discover all the ways your child will grow and thrive during the most important years of his life.
