INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES
Grade 11, 12 (0.5 Credits)
Levels: 2-352300 Semester 1, 2-352305 Semester 2
This course will provide students the opportunity to be directly responsible for the planning and production of their high school's yearbook. While working on everything from initial idea planning to production, students will develop an understanding of visual design and layout, photographic composition, photojournalism, graphic techniques, template adaptation, and electronic submission. In addition, students will be involved in money management -- budgeting and accounting -- as well as publication advertising and marketing. Students will be directly involved with strict deadlines that must be set and met for the successful completion of the yearbook. This course will be offered both first and second semesters. Students may take this course for one semester or for two different semesters. To be involved fully in their own Yearbook publication, it is highly recommended that students about to become Juniors register to take this course the second semester of their Junior year and that students about to become Seniors register to take this course the first semester of their Senior year.
Grade 12
Course Code: 356405
The Senior Internship provides students with the opportunity to become productive and responsible citizens of the 21st century. The internship program will enable students to extend their learning beyond the school while offering an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to career exploration in an area of personal interest. The purpose of the Senior Internship program is to allow students with a specific career interest to experience concentrated time in a work environment. The Senior internship includes a classroom component, a seminar class, journaling, logging hours and a formal presentation. Students electing this course will be asked to complete an application process the semester prior to their intern experience to help determine their enrollment and placement.
Grade 11 (1.0 Credits)
Level: 1- 608501, AP - 608500
Seminar and AP Seminar are cross-curricular courses that guide students through an exploration of real-world issues. This course will engage students in multiple perspectives using an inquiry based design that will help students develop research, collaboration, and communication skills. Under the guidance of a faculty member, students will explore a variety of topics through the lenses of Science, Culture and Humanities, Art, Political Science, Environment, Economics, Ethics, and Engineering. Students will pose questions, research, explore, pose solutions, develop compelling arguments, work collaboratively, and communicate their findings. Students taking this course may qualify for the AP Capstone Program and Diploma. See below for more details.
Grade: 12 (1.0 Credits)
Level: 1- 608506, AP - 608505
This course will allow students to identify a problem, design a plan of inquiry, and conduct a year-long independent research project. Students will apply their scholastic skills to a real-world problem contributing new knowledge of information to this chosen field of study. Students will further develop their research skills and fine tune their communication skills through the creation of an academic paper, and then use their presentation skills to communicate their findings through their presentation and oral defense. Students taking this course may qualify for the AP Capstone Program and Diploma. See below for more details. Note: Students must take AP Seminar prior to taking AP Research.
Level: AP - 608515
AP Capstone Program is a College Board program that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges. It cultivates a curious, independent, and collaborative scholar and prepares them to make logical evidence-based decisions. Students who choose to enroll in the AP Capstone Program will embark in a two year course sequence. They will begin with an AP Seminar course; this course is a foundational course based on the inquiry framework. The second course in the sequence is a designated AP Research course. The AP Research course gives students the opportunity to deeply explore a topic, problem, issue, or idea of their choice. Students who successfully complete and pass the exams for the AP Capstone Program will be eligible for the AP Seminar and Research Certificate. In addition, students who have completed the AP Capstone Program and earned a passing score of three or higher on four additional AP Exams, will be eligible for the AP Capstone Diploma. For complete details on this program, please contact your School Counselor and/or click here.
Grade 11, 12 (0.5 Credits)
Level: AP - 250400
This is an educational foundations course for those who are interested in learning more about the landscape of K12 education. If You Love it, Teach It engages students interested in working in K12 settings in studies about teaching, learning, and schooling in the United States. Course topics will include introductions to historical, philosophical, and social foundations of education, as well as how those foundations and personal passions relate to teaching as a profession, school organization, educational reform, and the reimagining of educational futures. Students enrolled in this class may have the opportunity to earn 3 credits from UConn (EDCI 1100).