Semester: full year
Algebra II (for enrolled students)
This course covers intermediate algebraic concepts to provide students with solid foundational skills to prepare them for success in PreCalculus and beyond. Topics include a review of real numbers and algebraic expressions, equations, inequalities, and problem-solving, systems of equations and inequalities in two and three variables, matrices, exponents, rational expressions and equations, radicals, complex numbers,
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This course covers essential topics of Euclidean geometry to provide students with solid foundational skills to prepare them for success in Algebra 2 and beyond. Topics include basic geometric terms and definitions, reasoning and proofs (direct and indirect), properties and theorems related to parallel and perpendicular lines, triangles and congruence, special properties of triangles, properties
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This course covers essential algebraic concepts to provide students with solid foundational skills to prepare them for success in Geometry, Algebra 2, and beyond. Topics include a review of real numbers, solving equations with an emphasis on problem-solving skills, linear graphs and functions, inequalities – linear, compound, and absolute value, systems of linear equations and
Continue readingChemistry Matters
Chemistry is the study of matter through observation and experimentation. In this course, students get a rigorous hands-on introduction to the topics, tools, terms, mathematics, and practices of the study of chemistry. This full-year course includes 16 labs plus dozens of hands-on activities, inquiry-based quick labs, written assignments, and creative ways to explore on chemistry
Continue readingDual Enrollment
Oak Meadow encourages dual enrollment to support students who wish to pursue academic interests beyond the Oak Meadow course offerings. Courses taken at other accredited schools can be included, with approval of our high school program director and registrar, on the student’s Oak Meadow transcript. Oak Meadow students frequently participate in classroom science labs, group
Continue readingAdvanced Study Project
The Advanced Study Project (ASP) offers students the chance to engage in an exciting and relevant academic, professional, or hybrid study of their own design while earning credit and preparing for the challenging work of college and beyond. During this single-semester (0.5 credit) project or full-year (1 credit), students have the opportunity to develop a
Continue readingIntegrated Health & Fitness
Integrated Health & Fitness is an in-depth evaluation of health and wellness, exploring all aspects of health, including physical, emotional, and social well-being. We cover anatomy and body systems as a basis for understanding the body. We take a refreshing look at diet; while examining in detail the components of food, we also simplify the
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The painting course introduces painting in terms of color and design, and explores representational skills as well as non-representational and abstract elements. This course helps develop basic skills and creative thinking, and students are asked to explore their creative thoughts in a written journal, and to conduct self-evaluations. Using acrylics, students learn to paint still
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In this Drawing and Design course, students are introduced to the primary concepts of drawing and design using exercises and readings designed to enhance artistic skills and appreciation. These drawing and design principles develop a student’s capacities to think creatively and to develop an eye for aesthetics. Exercises include gestural drawing, contour drawing, the use
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Integrated Drawing is an experiential course that is designed to help students of all skill levels learn to draw. Students learn the basics of perspective, shading, proportion, color, and compositional balance. The majority of this course is built around exercises in Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Comparing our “Integrated Drawing” and “Drawing
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