Students will explore how the structure of cells, tissues, and organs supports their function and how these parts form interacting systems in multicellular organisms. They will also investigate how natural selection drives adaptation in populations and how environmental changes can alter species’ survival and distribution. 

• There are no classes scheduled at this time. 

In this course, we explore how living things and their environments are connected. Students will learn how energy and matter move through ecosystems, and how interactions between organisms help keep systems stable. We’ll also look at what happens when conditions change, sometimes leading to new or transformed ecosystems. 

• There are no classes offered at this time.

Weather and Space is a course that covers two of the four major branches of Earth and Space Science. This includes meteorology, the study of the atmosphere and weather, and astronomy, which is the study of space, celestial objects, the universe, and Earth’s place in the cosmos. 

• There are no classes offered at this time.

Rocks and Waves is a course that covers two of the four major branches of Earth and Space Science. This includes geology, the study of the Earth’s interior, rocks, and events such as earthquakes and plate tectonics, and oceanography, which is the study of currents, layers, and biology of the oceans. The course will have two sections, each one dedicated to examining geology and one for oceanography.

• Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-4:30 beginning May 6, 2026. 

This course is a physical science course that highlights 2 of the ADP physical science requirements. Students will learn about the behavior of various types of waves (mechanical, sound, electro-magnetic) and how they are used in technology every day. Students will also learn about viewing things in the world around them as “systems” that balance energy and momentum. 

• There are no classes scheduled at this time.

 This course is an introduction to the basic chemistry concepts that will help students understand everyday chemistry in life. We will explore the structure of an atom as it relates to the elements on the periodic table that make up everything individuals can see, taste and touch and why the periodic table look the way it does.  We will explore the chemical and physical properties of these elements to understand why some are very reactive and others are not and how that applies to the unique uses of each element. We will relate what we learn to the world around us.

• Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00-10:30 beginning May 4, 2026.

This class is entirely project-based. Students will create their own projects and receive advising on project format, progress, and completion. There is also a class-based component that occurs weekly, where students will learn research, software, and analysis skills that will help with their projects. 

• Rolling enrollment; Schedule is flexible.