Courses
This is the first semester of a full-year, eighth-grade course that exposes students to a thorough study of specific topics within the life, earth and physical sciences. The first unit focuses on traditional concepts in chemistry and physics, and encourages a world view of the fields of science. The course...
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This one-semester course introduces students to the basics of computer science through a series of Python? programming projects that encourage creativity and experimentation. Students create a diverse portfolio of projects as they learn commands and functions, values and variables, graphical user interface, modular and object-oriented programming, and events and event-driven...
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In this first semester of a yearlong course, students build on their knowledge and blossom as thoughtful readers and clear, effective writers. A balance of literary and informational texts engage students throughout the course in reading critically, analyzing texts, and citing evidence to support claims. Students sharpen their vocabulary, grammar,...
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This course is one of two intervention courses designed to support the development of strategic reading and writing skills. These courses use a thematic and contemporary approach, including high- interest topics to motivate students and expose them to effective instructional principles using diverse content area and real-world texts. Both courses...
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