Mater Dei Offering Tuition Waiver to Top Middle School Students

Mater Dei Prep in Middletown will offer a four-year tuition waiver to top middle school students through its new Capstone Academy.

The program has been established to attract and reward the top four students--two female and two male, including the valedictorian and salutatorian--from New Jersey middle schools. Middle school administrators are required to nominate their top four students.

"We expect to enroll 12-20 top students during the first year of the program," Principal Steven Sciarappa said in a press release. 

The tuition waiver, valued at nearly $50,000, is exclusive of books, transportation and other associated enrollment fees

Capstone Academy students will operate in an intense 12-month style, three-semester curriculum. Students will work within an individualized learning plan and will have access to a secondary counselor, designated cohort mentor, and a personal mentor from the program’s leadership council that will be devoted to their success. In addition, supplemental learning resources such as small group instruction enrichment sessions, study center and instructional support at both cohort and individual levels will be available to all Capstone students.

Capstone Academy students will be required to maintain a 3.30 GPA, participate in supplemental learning activities, team meetings and annual thesis, attend all recognition ceremonies at Mater Dei Prep & Saint Mary School, and partake in all peer review meetings and presentations.

For more information about Mater Dei Prep’s Capstone Academy, visit materdeiprep.org/capstone or contact Sciarappa at ssciarappa@materdeiprep.org or call (732) 671-9100.