Art and Literature
A course designed to develop student awareness of the ways in which literature and visual art address similar themes, and to strengthen writing and editing skills, as well as visual art techniques.
A course designed to develop student awareness of the ways in which literature and visual art address similar themes, and to strengthen writing and editing skills, as well as visual art techniques.
Students learn techniques, elements of art, principles of design and how history and culture provide contexts for visual art by viewing reproductions of works and producing original works of their own.
An introductory course in physics. Content is taught at a conceptual level using basic math such as ratios, square roots, scientific notation, graph interpretation, slope, and simple scalar and vector algebra. Topics include forces, motion, energy, momentum, work, power, simple machines, waves, electricity, and magnetism.
An introductory course in ecological concepts, including structure and function of the biosphere, biomes, biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem, biochemical and nutrient cycles, interaction among species, changes in populations, and current conservation in society.
A general introduction to cell structure and functions, the cell cycle, and principles of molecular and organism genetics
This high school course is a general introduction to physical science and scientific methodology. It covers the basics of physics, chemistry, and astronomy to prepare students for future science classes. Basic math will be used to illustrate some of the basic scientific principles.
A high school history survey of the eras between the Great Depression and the present.
Fulfills Social Science Core high school credits. Complies with Historical Thinking
Standards from National Center for History and Common Core State Standards.
This course considers the most fundamental cultural, social, political, and economic trends of the Modern World History Era (MWH 1750-1920), including the Global Market Expansion, the Industrial Revolution, Imperialism, and WWI.
This course examines the ways economics affects individuals and groups in the private and public sector, and basic economic principles and their applications in the free enterprise system.
This course examines the value of the U.S. Constitution as a means to provide laws, rights, and protections for citizens of the United States. Evaluation and review of the key elements of representative form of democracy, including the idea that authority to govern resides with the people.