Social Studies Electives

LDR800 Student Leadership

                   Grade: 8

Length:  1 Semester   

Credits:   No High School Credit

                  Prerequisite:   None

Student's will assess their leadership potential, create and implement leadership goals, and apply their learning to personal, school and the larger community. The course content will focus on goal setting, leadership awareness, communication skills, project planning strategies and community involvement.  This course may require a time commitment of hours before and/or after school.  

SOC 191/192 Student Leadership 1-2   

Grade:                 9

Length                 1 year

Block of Time:      1 period

Credits:                .5 per semester (General Elective Credit)

Prerequisite:         None

Student's will assess their leadership potential, create and implement leadership goals, and apply their learning to personal, school and the larger community. The course content will focus on goal setting, leadership awareness, communication skills, project planning strategies and community involvement.  This course may require a time commitment of hours before and/or after school.  This course cannot replace a required class.  Enrollment in the class will be determined based on the following criteria: Current and past GPA, review of student attendance, discipline history, following COLT expectations, quality of completed application, and teacher/staff feedback.

SOC 222/223 Pre-AP World History

Grade:                 9

Length                 1 year

Block of Time:      1 period

Credits:                .5 per semester (General Elective Credit)

Prerequisite:         None

Pre-AP History is a course designed for advanced readers, writers, and thinkers who love history and like the idea of taking Pre-AP English and world history together as part of one, cohesive block class. Those who register for Pre-AP history need to also register for Pre-AP English. While it is not a prerequisite to AP Euro, the skills you will learn in Modern World History will prepare you for the level of rigor expected in AP history classes.  The goal of this elective course is to compare the economic, geographic, political, social, and environmental endeavors of world history to the challenges we are facing in today’s modern world.