Students who possess exceptional skills and abilities and who are working with a master teacher or professional trainer may submit a request to the EP Program Committee and, 如果得到批准, miss some school obligations in order to pursue their chosen discipline.

审批流程包括:

• 审查学生的学习成绩
• 家长请求信
• Letter from the trainer or master teacher acknowledging that the student’s academics come first
• Signed contract from the student agreeing to be responsible for her academic work

在缺席期间, girls continue their studies at the boarding school and maintain contact with their teachers. 短期缺勤, a student is responsible for informing teachers of her absences and making arrangements to complete any work that is missed. 长时间缺勤, the EP Program Coordinator works with the student to make sure proper academic support is in place.

In 1991, Alison Firestone Robitaille ’95 was a rising equestrian star on the show jumping circuit and a Foxcroft student. The 非凡的能力 Program was created to allow her to take part in rigorous training and top-level shows in Florida during the winter while balancing her academic responsibilities. 艾莉森非常成功, competing in her first Grand Prix at age 16 and jumping internationally before she graduated. She’s been a star on the show jumping ever since and was inducted into 威尼斯彩票游戏体育名人堂 in 2015.