Integrated Studies

Synapse 9 • Full Year

Synapse 9 integrates Science and Humanities, allowing students to engage with ideas and topics that combine the subjects while making connections, working with others, and communicating effectively. Students will learn to use technology as a tool to access information, create products, and express ideas. Synapse will center around focus questions as students gain foundational thinking and performance skills.

Themes:

Revolution: Scientific, Atomic, Political, Technological.
Evolution: Scientific, Social, War
Innovation
Global Issues

Indicators Addressed:

ELA 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b, 5a, 6a, 6b
Science 1b,1c, 4b, 4c, 4d, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e
Global Citizenship: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2a, 2b, 2c, 5a, 5b

Independent Projects • Fall or Spring

This class can be flexible, depending on the needs of the student. Some students will design independent projects focused on an area of interest that demonstrate required proficiencies. With the instructor's help, students will use LiFT to identify proficiencies needed for graduation that they can address through their projects.

Indicators to be addressed: TBD by student and teacher

Indicators Addressed:

ELA
Science
Global Citizenship

Renaissance • Fall or Spring

Learning happens anytime, anywhere. Choose what YOU want to learn based on YOUR interests. Personalized learning experiences are an option for ALL high school students.

Renaissance learning experiences can be:

Individualized studies
- - in-school; out of school
  - academic; non-academic
  - project-based or not
  - integrated or not
  - with a mentor or not
Out-of-school private lessons (dance, instruments, language,e,tc.)
Internships
School-to-work opportunities
Service learning projects (not part of scheduled classes)
Travel abroad
2022 - '23 Small group learning experiences (go to Renaissance page)

Not sure what you can do?

Check out this list of Renaissance Personalized Learning Experiences Since 1999

Indicators addressed through Renaissance can meet those required for graduation. The choice is yours.

Terrible Lizards! - Spring

Dinosaurs have captivated the imaginations of countless generations of humanity, yet nobody alive has ever actually seen one. Why are we so fascinated? What is it about a pile of bones that makes us wonder about the organism that once lived? How has science been able to reconstruct the living, walking, breathing histories of these long extinct creatures that once ruled Earth? Where did they go? What brought about the demise of their thunderous footsteps, making way for the rise of mammals? Why did we call this course Terrible Lizards? We will explore these questions, and many more, as we engage with numerous pop culture depictions in both film and literature. Welcome, to Terrible Lizards!

Indicators addressed through this elective can meet those required for graduation (ELA/Science). The choice is yours.

Bioethics • Offered Fall 2024

Team taught by Joanna Fowler and Julie Shedd; Cross listed in Science sections.

Bioethics will allow students to delve into a variety of controversial issues in society. Students will focus on issues through the lens of current scientific research, while also focusing on societal influences in the making of ethical decisions. In examining the morality of situations, students will formulate arguments based on scientific research, paying particular attention to supporting evidence. In addition, students will include in their arguments, influences that are more difficult to quantify, such as background, personal experience, and religion. Students will also study literature, investigating how authors make connections to science and civilization and how science influences culture.

Indicators Addressed:

ELA: 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2d, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b, 5a, 6a, 6b
Science 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e

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