Academic advisors - faculty members associated with or living in the Houses—help students choose their courses each trimester. These consultations focus on the overall degree of difficulty of the schedule, concerns about adjustments to the rigors of the School's curriculum, and commitments to athletic or extracurricular activities. In addition to traditional academic courses, Lawrenceville students are required to meet other important educational obligations, including the following:

Technology Skills

The explosion of information accompanying the rapid growth of digital technologies has redefined the essential skills of a secondary school student. Lawrenceville now requires that freshman develop proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, presentation tools such as Microsoft Powerpoint, databases, Internet search, and e-mail.

Community Service

Becoming an educated citizen means knowing how to contribute to society in order to make the world a better place to live. Therefore, students fulfill a 40-hour community service requirement for graduation. Students may meet this requirement during the school year by working with nonprofit agencies and organizations in the Trenton-Princeton area. Some students meet the requirement with work done during school vacations or prior to coming to Lawrenceville.

Relationships Workshop

As a residential community, Lawrenceville takes seriously the concerns challenges facing adolescents, and therefore requires Third Formers to take a 10-week seminar designed to help them discuss issues ranging from friendship to sexuality to substance abuse to stress — with the goal of helping them make healthy decisions.