Course Delivery: Enrolled Courses
Precalculus
This Precalculus course prepares students for the study of mathematics at the college level through a presentation of standard precalculus topics, including substantial new material on discrete mathematics and data analysis. Prerequisite: Algebra 2
Continue readingMath Connections
Math Connections is a problem-solving course focused on topics and applications relevant to life in today’s world. Every lesson includes mental math activities, journaling, textbook readings, and practice problems. Activities requiring critical thinking and the application of math skills are also part of each lesson. The course looks at math connections to art, science, history, philosophy, and
Continue readingCritical Media Literacy
New for 2023! Critical media literacy is about learning how to critically engage with, and make sense of, the media. This course helps students develop the analytic tools needed to examine media content and make more informed choices as an active audience. Critical media literacy is grounded in social activism because it is inherently about
Continue readingA Sense of Place: The Geography of Global Change
In this full year project-based world geography course, for enrolled students only, students will learn and utilize geography skills and perspectives to explore vital real-world challenges related to our use and reliance upon natural, cultural, and economic resources. Students will gain a broad understanding of the world in which we live and the many forces
Continue readingWorld History: Communities and Connections
This course is anchored by questions about how and why human societies rise and fall and learning how diverse cultures and societies around the world developed and interacted. Students will practice the skills that historians use to reconstruct and analyze the past, undertake in-depth research, make complex arguments, defend logical positions with detailed evidence, and
Continue readingWomen’s Literature: Worlds of Fantasy and Science Fiction
The course explores themes of identity, gender, race, and social justice, and looks at the literary craft of world building (how a writer creates an elaborate, believable story world). This single semester course focuses on works of science fiction and fantasy written by women. There are 18 lessons in three units. There is a creative
Continue readingBritish Literature
Prepare to dive into the worlds of heroes, monsters, fairies, and kings. This course presents a selection of works of British literature beginning with Beowulf, the earliest written work of British literature, and spanning through the twentieth century. You will explore classic stories written by some of the most widely read literary icons. Beginning with
Continue readingWorld Literature: Classics
In our World Literature: Classics course, students read the works of contemporary and historical international authors and refine grammar and composition skills through numerous writing assignments. In addition to active reading and critical evaluation of literature, students’ writing instincts are further honed and challenged with a variety of essays (expository, compare/contrast, personal opinion, and interpretive),
Continue readingAmerican Literature: Classics
Through American Literature: Classics, students explore the thoughts and feelings of those who have lived on this land that we now call the United States. Through their words, they experience the events that helped create this country and that made it what it is today. In the process, they will begin to understand more fully
Continue readingThe Hero’s Journey: Literature & Composition, 2nd Edition
The books in the Hero’s Journey: Literature & Composition, Second Edition, feature ordinary people who find themselves in circumstances that require extraordinary acts, and how these acts relate to the archetypal hero’s journey. Lessons provide historical background on the setting and author, and discussion points for exploring literary themes and issues with family and peers.
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