High School

Spanish 1 [Competency Based] (1st semester)

$250.00
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Course Description Spanish 1 provides a solid foundation for students to build proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish, and provides students with basic skills and contextual information for using Spanish. Each unit presents new information, including useful vocabulary and grammatical structures, and introduces relevant cultural information. At the end of this course, students have the basic skills and contextual information required for using Spanish in their professional and daily lives and when traveling abroad. Course Breakdown Spanish alphabet Greetings and farewells Subject pronouns Numbers, days, and months Likes and dislikes -ar, -er, and -ir verbs Adjectives Describing yourself and others Hair and eye color Time Family members Relationships Household chores Course Goals Identify and recite the letters of the Spanish alphabet. Recite numbers to express age and dates. Express likes and dislikes in Spanish. Describe people's physical attributes and personality traits. Specify objects that you and others have. Discuss household chores. Explain how family members are related.

Spanish 1 [Competency Based] (2nd semester)

$250.00
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Course Description Spanish 1 provides a solid foundation for students to build proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish, and provides students with basic skills and contextual information for using Spanish. Each unit presents new information, including useful vocabulary and grammatical structures, and introduces relevant cultural information. At the end of this course, students have the basic skills and contextual information required for using Spanish in their professional and daily lives and when traveling abroad. Course Breakdown Location prepositions Estar (to be) Classes Adjectives Present perfect tense Tener (to have) Fruits Vegetables Proteins Carbohydrates Comer (to eat) Beber (to drink) Mealtimes Llevar (to wear) Clothing Restaurant conversation Seasons and weather Course Goals Explain where places are located in town. Illustrate the locations of rooms and items in a house through speaking and writing. Describe school courses. State food preferences and explain what people eat for meals. Discuss what people wear in differing weather conditions and seasons. Order food at a restaurant using proper etiquette.

Spanish 1 [Credit Recovery]

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5
Course Description Spanish 1 provides a solid foundation for students to build proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish, and provides students with basic skills and contextual information for using Spanish. Each unit presents new information, including useful vocabulary and grammatical structures, and introduces relevant cultural information. At the end of this course, students have the basic skills and contextual information required for using Spanish in their professional and daily lives and when traveling abroad. Course Breakdown Spanish alphabet Greetings and farewells Subject pronouns Numbers, days, and months Seasons and weather Likes and dislikes -ar, -er, and -ir verbs Adjectives and the verb ser The verb querer Describing hair and eye color The verb haber Expressing cost Expressing time Discussing family Course Goals Express likes and dislikes in Spanish. Exchange greetings and pleasantries and address people appropriately. Conjugate regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs and use them to form simple sentences. Describe and ask what people and things are like using adjective-noun agreement and the verb ser. Use possessive adjectives to describe objects, places, and people. Make statements and ask questions about family members.

Spanish 2 [Competency Based] (1st semseter)

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

Spanish 2 immerses students in the Spanish language and the cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. Students build on what they learned in Spanish 1, with a study of Spanish grammar and an emphasis on increasing their skills in listening, writing, reading, and speaking in Spanish. At the end of this course, in addition to improving their Spanish language skills, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries, including the events and people that have impacted the language.

Course Breakdown

  • Rooms in a house
  • Furniture
  • Locations of items
  • Household chores
  • Responsibilities
  • Complaining
  • Daily routines
  • Hobbies
  • Sports
  • Modes of transportation
  • Planning a trip
  • At the airport
  • Present perfect tense Body parts
  • How you feel
  • Healthy living
  • Giving advice
  • At the beach
  • Going to the mountains
  • Camping
  • Amusement parks
  • Art museums
  • School-related activities
  • Making comparisons of equality
  • Comparisons of inequality
  • Ser versus estar

Course Goals

  1. Ask and state the locations of places in relation to other places, and describe what people like to do at different locations.
  2. Describe school classes and items.
  3. Review participles and the present perfect tense. Course Goals
  4. Identify and list fruits, vegetables, proteins, meat, seafood, legumes, carbohydrates, sweets, dairy products, snacks, and drinks.
  5. Express opinions and tastes about food.
  6. Ask for clothing and sizes, and remark on how items fit.

Spanish 3 [Competency Based] (1st semseter)

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

In this level-three Spanish course, students apply what they learned in previous courses to conversational Spanish. Students explore cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries ranging from schools and careers to sports and authors. At the end of this course, students have improved Spanish language skills and can express themselves in Spanish conversation.

Course Goals

  1. Ask and state the locations of places in relation to other places, and describe what people like to do at different locations.
  2. Describe school classes and items.
  3. Review participles and the present perfect tense. Course Goals
  4. Identify and list fruits, vegetables, proteins, meat, seafood, legumes, carbohydrates, sweets, dairy products, snacks, and drinks.
  5. Express opinions and tastes about food.
  6. Ask for clothing and sizes, and remark on how items fit.

Spanish 2 [Competency Based] (2nd semseter)

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

Spanish 2 immerses students in the Spanish language and the cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. Students build on what they learned in Spanish 1, with a study of Spanish grammar and an emphasis on increasing their skills in listening, writing, reading, and speaking in Spanish. At the end of this course, in addition to improving their Spanish language skills, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries, including the events and people that have impacted the language.

Course Breakdown

  • Preterite tense indicator words
  • Regular -ar, -er, and -ir preterite forms
  • Irregular preterite verbs
  • Stem-changing verbs in the preterite tense
  • Regular -ar, -er, and -ir imperfect forms
  • Irregular imperfect verbs: ser, ir, and ver Relationships
  • Describing relationships by using adjectives
  • Celebrations
  • Saber and conocer
  • Por and para
  • Professions and careers
  • Future tense with -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
  • Environmental problems, issues, and solutions
  • Nosotros commands

Course Goals

  1. Retell a story about an event that happened in the past.
  2. Deduce which past tense is more appropriate to use based on the context of the sentence.
  3. Describe how you were as a child. Prepare for a job interview.
  4. Examine environmental problems and solutions.
  5. Investigate and analyze holidays and celebrations observed in Spanish-speaking countries.

Spanish 2 [Credit Recovery]

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

Spanish 2 immerses students in the Spanish language and the cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. Students build on what they learned in Spanish 1, with a study of Spanish grammar and an emphasis on increasing their skills in listening, writing, reading, and speaking in Spanish. At the end of this course, in addition to improving their Spanish language skills, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries, including the events and people that have impacted the language.

Course Breakdown

  • The verb estar and locations
  • Where people go and why
  • Classes, people, and items at school
  • Participles and the present perfect tense Food and drink vocabulary
  • Expressing preferences
  • Restaurant vocabulary
  • Food dialogue
  • Clothing vocabulary
  • Clothing dialogue

Course Goals

  1. Ask and state the locations of places in relation to other places, and describe what people like to do at different locations.
  2. Describe school classes and items.
  3. Review participles and the present perfect tense. Identify and list fruits, vegetables, proteins, meat, seafood, legumes, carbohydrates, sweets, dairy products, snacks, and drinks.
  4. Express opinions and tastes about food.
  5. Ask for clothing and sizes, and remark on how items fit.

Technologies in Medicine [Competency Based]

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

Technology in medicine analyzes the ways medical practice has been able to positively advance as technology increased. Throughout the course, students will examine the engineering behind technology that has led to creating cures for various life threatening diseases. In which case students will be looking at medicine all the way back to the cellular level where they will be able to learn the importance of DNA and RNA as well as how scientists are learning to genetically modify the strands. Furthermore, students will examine epidemiology in its entirety which will allow the students to understand how pandemics and other diseases spread over time as well as allowing students to develop an understanding of how trends work. The course as a whole will give students the tools to be able to map, data analyze, and understand how diseases spread.

Course Breakdown

  • Biological engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
  • RNA and DNA
  • Antibodies
  • Genetic testing
  • Human Genome Project
  • Stem cells
  • Information technology Epidemiology
  • Cohort and case-control studies
  • Ethics
  • Data collection
  • Using tables, data, charts, and graphs
  • Sampling
  • Bias
  • Confidence interval
  • Evidence-based research
  • Public policy

Course Goals

  1. Develop an understanding of the engineering evolved in medical technology advancements.
  2. Become familiar with the unifying characteristics of RNA and DNA.
  3. Examine concepts in medical technology including gene therapy, genetic cloning, and genetic testing.
  4. Explore the possible uses of stem cells in research.
  5. Examine how medicine can become personalized. Develop an understanding of epidemiology.
  6. Become familiar with different ways epidemiology can be studied.
  7. Examine trends from epidemiology studies.
  8. Analyze how bias can impact results.
  9. Examine how evidence-based research can be used to prevent the spread of diseases.

Trigonometry [Competency Based]

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

Trigonometry explores trigonometric functions and practical applications of trigonometry, such as solving real-life problems through engineering, physics, construction, and design. Students investigate graphs, linear functions, quadratic functions, trigonometric functions, analytical trigonometry, analytical geometry, vectors, and advanced functions. Students develop critical-thinking skills and learn problem-solving techniques to help them succeed in understanding and applying trigonometric principles. By the end of this course, students gain knowledge of and appreciation for trigonometry and problem solving, which will prepare them for future mathematics courses.

Course Breakdown

  • Degree and radian measure
  • The unit circle
  • Solving trigonometric functions
  • Verifying trigonometric identities
  • Reference angles
  • Graphs and translations of trigonometric functions
  • Inverse trigonometric functions
  • Directional bearings
  • Harmonic motion Trigonometric identities
  • Trigonometric equations
  • Sum, difference, and multiple-angle formulas
  • Laws of sines and cosines
  • Conic sections
  • Polar coordinates
  • Parametric equations
  • Vectors

Course Goals

  1. Analyze the unit circle and its relation to trigonometric functions.
  2. Construct graphs of trigonometric functions and identify their key components.
  3. Explore the effects of operations between functions. Apply trigonometric identities and formulas to solve problems.
  4. Create equations of conic sections, given a set of requirements.
  5. Investigate exponential and logarithmic functions.

US Government [Competency Based] (1st semester)

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

US Government offers students a comprehensive examination of this country’s government. Students explore the evolution of American democracy, from its birth in the eighteenth century to the expansive role of federal, state, and local governments today. The course covers topics such as changes to the Constitution, the function of the Supreme Court, the structure of Congress, and the importance of the media. The course explores the relationship between the political parties and lobbyists, and the process of monitoring and funding federal elections. Students investigate the roles of state and local governments and their impact on citizens’ daily lives. At the end of this course, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the workings and history of the US government and understand its impact on American society.

Course Breakdown

  • Roles and powers of the president
  • Roles and powers of the Supreme Court
  • Federal government and religion
  • Congressional committee system
  • Interest groups
  • Role of political parties

Course Goals

  1. Describe the structure and function of the executive branch.
  2. Explain the role that lobbyists and interest groups play in the legislative process.
  3. Explain the role of political parties in American politics.
  4. Describe the structure and function of the judicial branch.

US Government [Competency Based] (2nd semester)

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

US Government offers students a comprehensive examination of this country’s government. Students explore the evolution of American democracy, from its birth in the eighteenth century to the expansive role of federal, state, and local governments today. The course covers topics such as changes to the Constitution, the function of the Supreme Court, the structure of Congress, and the importance of the media. The course explores the relationship between the political parties and lobbyists, and the process of monitoring and funding federal elections. Students investigate the roles of state and local governments and their impact on citizens’ daily lives. At the end of this course, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the workings and history of the US government and understand its impact on American society.

Course Breakdown

  • Campaign process
  • Types of elections
  • Role of the media in government
  • The Bill of Rights US court system
  • Taxes and national debt
  • State governments and their authority
  • Local governments and their authority

Course Goals

  1. Describe the election process.
  2. Assess the role of the media in American politics.
  3. Explain how the Bill of Rights protects the important freedoms of individuals. Describe the role of the court system at the local and national levels.
  4. Contrast common law, statutory law, criminal law, and administrative law.
  5. Explain the relationship between the American economic system and the federal budget.
  6. Describe how state and local governments develop their budgets.

US Government [Credit Recovery]

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

US Government offers students a comprehensive examination of this country’s government. Students explore the evolution of American democracy, from its birth in the eighteenth century to the expansive role of federal, state, and local governments today. The course covers topics such as changes to the Constitution, the function of the Supreme Court, the structure of Congress, and the importance of the media. The course explores the relationship between the political parties and lobbyists, and the process of monitoring and funding federal elections. Students investigate the roles of state and local governments and their impact on citizens’ daily lives. At the end of this course, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the workings and history of the US government and understand its impact on American society.

Course Breakdown

  • Roles and powers of the president
  • Roles and powers of the Supreme Court
  • Federal government and religion
  • Congressional committee system
  • Interest groups
  • Elections

Course Goals

  1. Describe the structure and function of the executive branch.
  2. Explain the role that lobbyists and interest groups play in the legislative process.
  3. Explain the role of political parties in American politics.
  4. Describe the structure and function of the judicial branch.
  5. Describe the election process.

World Geography [Competency Based] (1st semester)

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

World Geography explores the world’s geographical divisions and the differences between Earth and the other planets in the solar system. In addition to Earth’s geographical features, the course explores how the cultural divides between countries impacts international relations. Through the study of geography, students analyze energy usage and explore ways to make the most of the planet without abusing its resources. The study of world geography through historical, cultural, physical, and economic lenses offers students a different perspective and understanding of the world.

Course Breakdown

  • Time zones
  • Maps
  • Earth in the solar system
  • Climates
  • Population
  • Religion and language
  • North America Central America
  • South America
  • Europe
  • Greece
  • Russia

Course Goals

  1. Analyze geological properties of Earth.
  2. Examine the interactions of Earth’s systems and cycles.
  3. Explain the causes and effects of environmental change, including resource use.
  4. Explore the human and physical geographical features of North America. Explore the human and physical geographical features of Central America and South America.
  5. Analyze the human and physical geographical features of Europe.
  6. Examine the human and physical geographical features of Russia.

World Geography [Competency Based] (2nd semester)

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

World Geography explores the world’s geographical divisions and the differences between Earth and the other planets in the solar system. In addition to Earth’s geographical features, the course explores how the cultural divides between countries impacts international relations. Through the study of geography, students analyze energy usage and explore ways to make the most of the planet without abusing its resources. The study of world geography through historical, cultural, physical, and economic lenses offers students a different perspective and understanding of the world.

Course Breakdown

  • Central and Southwest Asia
  • Eastern Europe
  • Africa
  • South Africa
  • Australia
  • Pacific Islands India
  • China
  • Japan
  • Southeast Asia

Course Goals

  1. Analyze the human and physical geographical features of Central Asia.
  2. Explore the human and physical geographical features of Africa.
  3. Examine the human and physical geographical features of Oceania. Investigate the human and physical geographical features of India and South Asia.
  4. Analyze the human and physical geographical features of China.
  5. Evaluate the human and physical geographical features of Southeast Asia.

World Geography [Credit Recovery]

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

World Geography explores the world’s geographical divisions and the differences between Earth and the other planets in the solar system. In addition to Earth’s geographical features, the course explores how the cultural divides between countries impacts international relations. Through the study of geography, students analyze energy usage and explore ways to make the most of the planet without abusing its resources. The study of world geography through historical, cultural, physical, and economic lenses offers students a different perspective and understanding of the world.

Course Breakdown

  • Uses of geography
  • Earth's position in the solar system
  • Wind and sunlight
  • Precipitation
  • Climates
  • North America
  • Central America
  • South America
  • Geography of Europe
  • Geography of Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean
  • Geography of Southwest Asia
  • Geography of Central Asia
  • Geography of China

Course Goals

  1. Analyze geological properties of Earth.
  2. Explore the human and physical geographical features of North America.
  3. Analyze the human and physical geographical features of Central America and South America. Analyze the human and physical geographical features of Europe.
  4. Explore the human and physical geographical features of China.
  5. Examine the human and physical geographical features of Asia.

World History [Competency Based] (1st semester)

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

World History explores the changes created by the events and people of the past, and explains how these changes impacted modern times. The material is organized sequentially, exploring history from 1400 CE to the present day. Starting with the Renaissance and the Reformation, the course will highlight the cultural, economic, political, and social impact of innovation and intellectual thought. Further changes will be uncovered with the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of imperialism and nationalism. The closing topics emphasize global conflicts and diplomacy, as seen in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Upon completion of the course, students have an appreciation for the patterns of historical change and their impact on modern society.

Course Breakdown

  • Influence of the Italian Renaissance
  • Factors leading up to the Protestant Reformation
  • Rise and fall of the Spanish empire
  • Importance of the monarchies in England, France, and Russia
  • Reasons for the Age of Exploration Central America
  • South America
  • Europe
  • Greece
  • Russia

Course Goals

  1. Investigate the emergence of the Renaissance and examine its impact on the political, economic, and social landscapes of Europe.
  2. Analyze religious reforms associated with Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Henry VIII, and John of Leiden and the effects of the Reformation on Europe.
  3. Evaluate major achievements in literature, music, painting, sculpture, and architecture in sixteenth-century Europe.
  4. Assess the political atmosphere of post-Reformation Europe and analyze the conflicts that arose during this period. Explore the human and physical geographical features of Central America and South America.
  5. Analyze the human and physical geographical features of Europe.
  6. Examine the human and physical geographical features of Russia.