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UpperSchoolProgramofStudies2018-2019

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• Preface 3• Introduction 4

o DiplomaRequirements 5o DailySchedule 6o Scheduling/CourseChanges 6o MovingfromAP/Honors 7o APCourseRegistrationDeadline 8o GradingPolicy 8o GradeCalculation 8o APProgram 9o IIIFormWorkshop 10o MayTerm 10o GlobalOnlineAcademy 10o ComprehensiveExams 11o IndependentStudy 11o Awards 11o StudyAbroad 12o CollegeCounseling 12o Library 12

• VisualArt 14• Music 18• TheatreandDance 21• ClassicalLanguages 23• ComputerScience 26• English 28• History 31• Mathematics 39• WorldLanguages 47• Religion 55• Science 56• IIIFormWellnessandLeadership 64• CommunityService 65• Athletics 65• HomeworkPolicy 67

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PREFACESomeofthewordsandtermsusedinthisbookletorinthecourseselectionandschedulingprocessmaynotbefamiliartoallstudentsandparents.Thefollowingexplanationsmaybehelpful.AdvancedPlacement(AP)CoursesAdvancedPlacement,orAP,referstocollege-levelcoursestaughtaccordingtosyllabiapprovedbyTheCollegeBoardAdvancedPlacementProgramand/ortocoursesdesignedtopreparestudentsforCollegeBoardAPTests.SuccessinAPcoursescanbeanimportantfactorincollegeadmission.SuccessfulperformanceonAPtests(ascoreof3,4,or5onafive-pointscale)mayleadtocollegecreditand/oradvancedstandingincollege.ForfurtherinformationonpoliciesforgrantingAPcredit,pleaseconsultspecificcollegesanduniversities.APcoursesreceiveadditionalweightintheGradePointAverage(GPA).ConflictAschedulingconflictoccurswhentwoormoreselectedcoursesareofferedat,orcanonlybescheduledat,thesametime.CourseRequestDuringtheschedulingprocess,studentsrequestparticularcourses.Theydonotenrollinthesecoursesuntilthecoursesareassignedtotheactualschedule;theyaresimplyrequests.Onoccasion,acourserequestcannotbefulfilledbecausethereisaconflictwithanothercourserequestorbecausethecoursehasbeencancelled,usuallyduetostaffavailabilityorlowenrollment.CreditsOnecreditisearneduponsuccessfulcompletion(passinggrade)ofacoursethatmeetseverydayassignedintherotationforafullacademicyear.Ahalf-creditisearneduponsuccessfulcompletion(passinggrade)ofacoursethatmeetseveryassigneddayintherotationforasemesteroracoursethatmeetsonlyonselectdaysduringtherotationoverthecourseoffullyear.ElectiveCoursesIndividualelectivecoursesare,bydefinition,notrequired.However,studentsultimatelychoosetotakesomeelectivesinordertosatisfygraduationrequirements.ExtracurricularActivitiesExtracurricularreferstostudentclubsandactivitiesthatmeetoutsideoftheregularschooldayandwhicharenotpartofspecificcourseswithinthetraditionalschoolcurriculum.FullCourseLoadEpiscopalexpectsstudentstopursuesixcoursesduringeachsemesterinUpperSchool.Astudentmayenrollinamaximumofsevencourses.AjuniororseniorenrolledinthreeormorehonorsorAdvancedPlacementcoursesmaychooseareducedloadoffivecourses,withpermissionofhisadvisorandFormDean,inconsultationwiththeHeadofUpperSchool.

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GradePointAverage(GPA)Astudent’sGradePointAverageiscomputedonaweightedscale.TheweightedGPAisreportedonthestudent’stranscript.GPAiscomputedannuallyforallstudents.HonorsandAPcoursesaregivengreaterweightintheGPAcalculation.HonorsCoursesHonorscoursesarethosewhicharetaughtatahighschoollevelbutwhich,likeAPcourses,providethegreatestchallengeandthebestpreparationforadmissionto,andsuccessat,highlyselectivecolleges.HonorslevelcoursesreceiveadditionalweightwhentheGradePointAverage(GPA)iscalculated.InterscholasticInterscholasticreferstoathleticandscholasticactivitiesthatinvolvecompetitiveeventswithothersecondaryschools.PrerequisiteAprerequisiteisacoursethatastudentmustcompleteinordertoqualifyforentryintoanothercourse.BeforestudentscantakeAlgebra2,forexample,theymustcompleteGeometry.Thus,GeometryisaprerequisiteforAlgebra2.Agrademayalsobeusedasaprerequisite.RequiredCoursesRequiredcoursesarespecificcoursesthatmustbetakenbyallstudentstosatisfygraduationrequirements.ExamplesofrequiredcoursesincludeBiology,AmericanLiterature,andUnitedStatesHistory.SemesterAsemesterishalfofaschoolyearandincludestwoofthefourmarkingperiods.Semester1beginsinSeptemberandendsinlateDecember.Semester2beginsinJanuaryandendsinJune.StudyHallAllIIIFormstudentsarerequiredtoattendstudyhallsduringalloftheirfreeperiods.AllIVFromstudentsmustattendonestudyhalliftheyhavetwofreeblocks.TheFormDeanmayrequireanystudentwhoisonthefortnightlistorinacademictroubletoattendstudyhall.(Failuretodosomaybeconsideredaclasscut,whichwarrantsaSaturdaydetention.).INTRODUCTIONThecornerstoneofanEpiscopalAcademyeducationistheacademicprogram.Theschoolhasalongtraditionofprovidingarigorousandchallengingcurriculumdesignedtodeveloptheintellectualpowersofourstudentsandhelpthemsucceedinlife.Theacademicprogramisintellectuallychallenging;itrequiresintegrity,astrongworkethic,motivation,andawillingnesstoseekhelpwhenneeded.ThesearecharacteristicsstudentsneedtobesuccessfulintheUpperSchoolatEpiscopal.TheUpperSchoolexperienceatEpiscopalemploysaliberalartscurriculumrootedinclassicaleducation.AswithalloftheunitsatEpiscopal,thereisaparticularfocusoneducatingtheMind,Body,andSpiritofeachstudentintheUpperSchool.However,added

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emphasisisalsoplacedonpreparingstudentsforcollegeandpost-graduatestudyandinteachingthemtotakepersonalresponsibilityfortheirowneducation.DIPLOMAREQUIREMENTS(CORECURRICULUM)Studentsmustsuccessfullycomplete19.0creditswhileinUpperSchoolasfollows:

• 4.0creditsofEnglish,includingIntroductiontoLiterature,WorldLiterature,AmericanLiterature,andBritishLiterature;

• 3.0creditsofMathematics,includingAlgebra2andGeometry,ortheapproved

departmentalequivalentwithcoursesbeyondthislevel;

• 3.0creditsoflaboratoryscience,includingBiology,ChemistryandPhysics;

• 3.0creditsofHistory,includingoneyearofWorldHistoryandoneyearofUnitedStatesHistory;Pre-ModernHistoryisaprerequisiteforallAPHistorycourses;

• 2.0creditsofthesameClassicalorWorldLanguagetakenwhileinUpperSchool;

• 1.0creditofReligion;

• 1.0creditofArtdistributedacrossatleasttwoareas(music,theater/dance,andvisual

art)OR2.0creditsofArtconcentratedinonearea;

• CompletionofaMayTermcourseforeachyearofenrollmentinUpperSchool;

• CompletionoftheIIIFormOutwardBoundcourse.(ThisrequirementiswaivedforanystudentwhoentersEAafter9thgradeorthosethataremedicallyexcusedbyOutwardBound.)

• Three(3)seasonsofathleticsinthe9th,10th,and11thgradesandatleasttwo(2)

seasonsduring12th.(Ninthandtenthgradersmustparticipateinateamsporttwoofthreeseasonsinaschoolyear,whileeleventhandtwelfthgradersmustparticipateinatleastone.Duringthe“off”season,studentsmustcompleteaspecificfitnessprogram.)

TheFacultystronglyrecommendsthatatleastfivecoursesfulfillgraduationrequirementsduringIIIForm,andatleastfourduringtheIVandVForms.Seniorsmustpasseachcoursetaken.Allnon-academicrequirementsandobligationsmustbesatisfiedbeforethediplomaisawarded.SuccessfulcompletionoffourMayTermcoursesisarequirementtoearnanEpiscopaldiploma,asisthe9thgradeOutwardBoundcourse.IfastudentisunabletoattendOutwardBoundduetoamedicalexemption,therequirementwillbewaived.TherequirementwillalsobewaivedforanystudentwhoentersEpiscopalafter9thgrade.IfastudentchoosesnottoattendOutwardBound,thestudentmustcompleteacomparablecourseatthefamily’sexpense,approvedbeforehandbytheFormDeanandHeadoftheUpperSchool,inordertoreceiveadiploma.

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Thefaculty,inconsultationwiththeFormDeansandHeadofUpperSchool,maywaiveanyoftheaboverequirements.TheHeadofUpperSchoolandFormDeans,inconsultationwiththeAssistantHeadofSchoolandappropriatedepartmentchairs,mayapprovealternativemeansofsatisfyinganyoftheaboverequirements.DAILYSCHEDULE&SEMESTERSYSTEMTheUpperSchooloperatesonan8-dayrotatingschedule.Daysarenumbered1through8andblocksareletteredAthroughH.Theschoolyearconsistsoftwosemestersandatwo-week,interdisciplinary,experientialMayTerm.SCHEDULING&COURSECHANGESTheschedulingprocessgenerallybeginsinMarchforthenextschoolyear.ThenormalcourseloadatEpiscopalAcademyissixcoursespersemester.Astudentmayenrollinamaximumofsevencourses.AjuniororseniorenrolledinthreeormorehonorsorAdvancedPlacementcoursesmaychooseareducedloadoffivecourses,withpermissionofhisadvisor,collegecounselor,andFormDean,inconsultationwiththeHeadofUpperSchool.Manycoursesareofferedatmorethanoneinstructionallevelinordertoaccommodateindividualdifferenceswithrespecttoacademicpreparation,interests,andotherstudentneeds.Studentsshouldselecttheinstructionallevelwithineachdisciplinethataffordsthegreatestopportunityforbothintellectualchallengeandacademicsuccess.Itisimportanttoreviewcoursecontent,prerequisites,credits,andinstructionallevelsasindicatedinthisProgramofStudiesinordertomakethemostappropriatecourseselections.SchedulingProcessStudentsmustbescheduledforaminimumofsixclassperiods,orthecreditequivalent,perday.Unlessgivenexpressedpermission,thisrequirementappliestobothsemesters.Unscheduledtimemaybedevotedtostudyand/oruseoftheschool’smanysupportfacilities:thelibrary,sciencecenter,computerlaboratories,etc.CourseSelectionThecourseselectionprocessisacomplexexperienceindecisionmaking.Studentsareencouragedtoconferwiththeirparents,advisors,collegecounselors,andfacultyandtotakefulladvantageofthemanyexcellentopportunitiesavailablewithinthehighschoolacademicprogram.Coursesthatareunder-subscribedmaynotbeoffered.ProcedureforSelectingaCourseofStudyAfterstudentschoosetheircoursesandmeetwiththeiradvisor,theirselectionsarepreparedfordataprocessing.Studentsshouldbesuretoverifytheirselectionsforaccuracy.Ifschedulingconflictsoccur,studentsarenotifiedandaskedtoparticipateinresolvingtheconflict.Studentsareurgedtoconsiderthefollowingsuggestionsastheyselectanindividualizedcourseofstudy:

• Identifybothshort-rangeandlong-rangegoals.• Considerthetotalprogram;anticipatecourseselectionsforfuturegradelevels.• Reviewpreviouscoursesandgrades.• Consultwithparents,teachers,deans,collegecounselors,andadvisors.

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• ReadthisProgramofStudiesbookletcarefully.• Reviewrequirementsforgraduation.• Selectcourseswiththeappropriateinstructionallevel.• EnterallfinalchoicesinVeracross.• Studentsshouldverifytheirselections.Pleasenotethatscheduleconflictsmayoccur,

andstudentsmaybeaskedtosubmitdifferentcourserequests.ScheduleChangeGuidelines:Adding,Dropping,andWithdrawingfromaCourseCourseregistrationshouldrepresentfirmchoicesonthepartofthestudent.Changesarenotencouraged.Studentsshouldunderstandthatachangeintheirschedulecouldproducechanges,minorormajor,intheirschedules.Studentsshouldcontacttheiradvisorordeaniftheywishtoaddacourse.Anychangesmadeafterthespringschedulingprocessareonaspace-availablebasisonly.Studentsmayaddcoursesuntiltheendofthefirst12-dayrotation.WiththeapprovaloftheFormDean,ateacher,and/oranadvisor,astudentmaydropacourseifheorshecontinuestomeetthecourseloadminimum.Thefollowingparametersapply:

• Studentsenrolledinayearlongcoursemaydropthecoursewithoutpenaltyuntiltheendofthedrop/addperiod.Afterthatpointthecoursewillbelistedonthestudent’sofficialtranscriptwithagradeofWindicatingwithdrawal.

• Studentsenrolledinasemestercoursemaydropthecoursewithoutpenaltyuntilthe

endofthedrop/addperiodforeachrespectivesemester.Afterthatpointthecoursewillbelistedonthestudent’sofficialtranscriptwithagradeofWindicatingwithdrawal.

MovingFromAP/Honorstonon-AP/HonorsSectionsFor9th,10th,and11thgradestudents,amovedownfromanAPorhonorscoursetoanon-APorhonorslevelcoursecanoccuratanytimebeforeSpringBreak.Nomoveswillbepermittedafterthatdate.For12thgradestudents,amovedownfromanAPorhonorscoursetoanon-APorhonorscoursecanoccuratanytimebeforeChristmasBreak.Nomoveswillbepermittedafterthebreak.InconsultationwiththeHeadofUpperSchool,onlytheFormDeanmayapprovearequestforsuchcoursechange.Eachstudentshouldalsocheckwithacollegecounselorbeforeproceedingwiththechange.InthecaseofanyapproveddropfromAPorhonorsbeforeOctober31st,thestudentwillnotcarrywiththemanygradebutwillstartfromscratchinthenewcourse.InthecaseofanyapproveddropfromAPorhonorsafterOctober31st,thestudentwilltakethegradefromtheAPorhonorssectionwiththemaftera7%increaseintheoverallaverage(forexamplea74%overallaverageinanAP/honorssectionwouldbecomean81%oncethedrophasbeencompleted).

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APCourseRegistrationDeadlineDuetotheamountofsummerworkrequiredforeachAPcourse,nostudentwillbepermittedtoenrollinanAPcoursefortheupcomingacademicyearafterAugust1stunlesstheyreceivepermissionfromtherespectivedepartment.GRADINGPOLICYDepartmentalgradingstandardsforsemesterworkaredeterminedbyaprocedurethatfitsthatparticulardepartment’sneeds.Eachdepartmentwillinformstudentsoftheirgradingstandardsandpolicies.GradingSystem,GradingScale,GradePointAverageTheweightedGPAincludesonlyleveledcoursesvaluedat0.5creditsorgreater.TheweightedGPAiscumulativeandgivesnoadvantagetothestudentwithmorecourses.AppropriateweightisassignedtogradesearnedinAP,Honors,andunleveledcourses.TheunweightedGPAiscomputedonatraditional4.0systeminwhichgradesearnedarevaluedasfollows:

Regular Honors/APA+ 4.3(value) 4.6(weight)A 4.0 4.3A- 3.7 4.0B+ 3.3 3.6B 3.0 3.3B- 2.7 3.0 C+ 2.3 2.6C 2.0 2.3C- 1.7 2.0D+ 1.3 1.6D 1.0 1.3D- 0.7 1.0F 0 0OnlythosecoursestakenatEAareincludedintheweightedGPA.GRADECALCULATIONSSemestercourses80%forthesemesterworkplus20%forthesemesterexamorculminatingassessment.FullYearCourses(ExceptLabSciences;seebelow)SemesterGradesSemesterone:100%basedonthesemesterwork.Semestertwo:100%basedonthesemesterwork.FinalYearGrade:40%forsemesteroneplus40%forsemestertwoplus20%forthefinalexamorothercumulativeassessment.LabSciencesSemesterGradesSemesterone:100%forthesemesterwork.

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Semestertwo:80%forthesemesterworkplus20%forthefinalexamorculminatingassessment.FinalYearGrade:50%forsemesteroneplus50%forsemestertwo.LETTERGRADESLettergradesappearonreportsandtheschooltranscript.A+ B+ C+ D+A B C DA- B- C- D-F(Failing/Failure)P(Passing/Pass) W(Withdrawal)AfinalgradeofD,whileearningcreditforthecourse,maysuggestthatthestudentisnotreadytoproceedtothenextcourseinasequence.Gradesbelow60(i.e.,F)reflectunsatisfactoryachievementandthereforearenotcreditworthy.EFFORTGRADESE ExceptionalG GoodS SatisfactoryN NeedsImprovementU UnsatisfactoryE Workhabitsandeffortexceedwhatisexpected.Isanactivelearner,alwayssubmits homework,andaddstothelearningexperienceoftheclass.G Completesallassignmentsandgiveshisorherbesteffortatalltimes.S Workhabitsandeffortmeettherequirementsofthecourse.Studentcompleteswork anddoeswhatisexpected.N Effortvariesfromsufficienttoinsufficient,withunevenworkhabits.U Effortispooroverall.CLASSRANKEpiscopalAcademydoesnotprovideaclassrank.ADVANCEMENTPLACEMENTPROGRAMEnrollmentinAPandHonorscoursesrequirestheapprovaloftheacademicdepartment.Thiscurriculumguideprovidesprerequisitesforeachcourse.Thefacultymayrecommendthatastudentdropdownacourselevelifitbecomesclearthattheplacementisinappropriate.CarefullydevelopedincooperationwithTheCollegeBoard,APcoursesaresubjecttoanauditingprocesstoensurethatcurricularrequirementsaresatisfied.ThisprocesshasbeensuccessfullycompletedforallAdvancedPlacementcoursesofferedatEA.StudentsenrolledinanAPcoursearerequiredtositforthecorrespondingAPexaminationinMay.APexamsare

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schedulednationally,generallyoccurringduringthefirsttwoweeksofMayforallenrolledstudents.StudentswhocompleteAPcoursesandachieveahighpassingscoreontheexammayobtaincollegecreditand/oradvancedstanding.IIIFORMWORKSHOPEligibleIIIFormstudentsreceiveinstructionintheareasoforganizationandstudyskills.Instructioninthisfor-creditcourseisintendedtosupplementtheregularcourseofferings.Intheorganizationandstudyskillsstrands,studentsaretaughtexplicitstrategiestoimprovetheirskillsintheareasoftimemanagementandnotetaking.Theylearntocreateastudyplan,preparefortests,andplanlong-termprojects.ACADEMICSEMINAREligibleIVandVFormstudentsreceivefollow-upinstructionintheareasoforganizationandstudyskills.Instructioninthiscourseisintendedtosupplementtheregularcourseofferings.MAYTERMMayTermisaninterdisciplinaryprogramthatallowsEA’sUpperSchoolstudentstoexperienceengaging,rigorouscoursesthatenablestudentstostudytopicsindepthandofteninthefield.DuringMayTerm’stwo-weekspan,eachstudentenrollsinonlyonecourseandlearnsasubjectareathroughintensive,experientialon-andoff-campusstudy.Thismayincludedaytrips,guestspeakers,hands-onworkandinternationaltravel.GLOBALONLINEACADEMYGlobalOnlineAcademy(GOA)isanot-for-profitconsortiumofleadingindependentschoolsfromaroundtheworld.GOAoffersEAstudentstheopportunitytolearnalongsidepeersfromaroundtheworld.GOAcoursesallowEAtoexpandwhatweoffer,andhelpstudentstesttheirpassionsinwaystypicallyunavailableonasinglecampus.ThemissionofGlobalOnlineAcademyistoreplicateinonlineclassroomstheintellectuallyrigorousprogramsandexcellentteachingthatarehallmarksofitsmemberschools;tofosternewandeffectiveways,throughbestpracticesinonlineeducation,forstudentstolearn;andtopromotestudents’globalawarenessandunderstandingbycreatingtrulydiverse,worldwide,onlineschoolroomcommunities.StudentstakeGOAcoursesforcreditatEA,butgradesearnedinGOAclassesarenotincludedinastudent’sGPA.GOAcourseworkloadandcourseintensityisequivalenttocoursestakenonourcampus.GOAcoursescannotbeusedtofulfillEAgraduationrequirements,however.Theycanonlybetakenaselectivecourses.Unlikemanyonlinecourses,studentsarenotpassivereceptorsofprerecordedlecturesfromtheirteachers.Instead,studentscollaborateonchallengingandinterestingprojectswithstudentsfromaroundtheworld.Theyarealsoexpectedtomanagetheirworkloadandtimeeffectivelytosupporttheasynchronousnatureofthecourses.GOAmaintainsexcellencethroughrigorousteachertraining,buildingonthebestpracticesandvaluesofleadingindependentschoolsandbyensuringsmallclasssizesthatfosterstrongteacher-studentrelationshipsandstudent-to-studentcollaborationandinteraction.Studentsinterestedinmoreinformationorregisteringforacourseshouldvisit:http://www.episcopalacademy.org/signature-programs/global-online-academy.

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HIGHSCHOOLCOURSESTAKENINMIDDLESCHOOLCreditsearnedtowardgraduationbeginwithSeptemberofIIIForm.Gradepointaverage(GPA)iscumulativefromIIIFormthroughVIForm.NocreditwillbeawardedforclassestakenbeforethestartofIIIformandthegradeearnedwillhavenoimpactonthestudent’supperschoolGPA.COMPREHENSIVEEXAMSFinalexamsforsemestercoursesareheldinDecemberforfirstsemestercoursesandinMayorJuneforsecondsemestercourses.FinalexamsforyearlongcoursesareheldinMayorJune.Allstudentsarerequiredtotakeexams.DuringthefinalexaminationperiodinMayorJune,studentsarerequiredtobeoncampusonlywhentakingexams.Thedresscoderemainsineffectduringexams.Astudentisnotexpectedtotakemorethantwoexaminationsinthesameday.Arrangementswillbemadeforstudentswhoneedtorescheduleanexamduetoaconflictshouldthestudenthavemorethanthreeexamsscheduledforthesameday.ThestudentisresponsibleforinformingtheFormDeanoftheconflict.INDEPENDENTSTUDYStudentswhowishtopursuefocusedstudywithinanacademicdisciplinemaywishtodesignanindependentstudywithateacher.StudentsinterestedinparticipatinginthisprogramshouldcontactaFormDean,teacher,departmentchairperson,oradvisortoensureanappropriatefacultymemberisassignedtosupervisethework.Anindependentstudycourseisgovernedbyasignedcontractstipulatingtheresponsibilitiesofthefacultymemberandstudent.Thesponsoringfacultymember,theappropriatedepartmentchairperson,andtheHeadofUpperSchoolmustapprovetheindependentstudyproposal.IndependentStudycreditisnotavailableforanycoursetraditionallyofferedaspartoftheacademicprogram.IndependentStudyisalsosubjecttostaffavailabilityandotherresources.Completedindependentstudycourseswillbelistedonthetranscript.AWARDSPrizesTheUpperSchoolprizesareawardedtostudentsannuallyatCommencement,theMayAwardsAssembly,thethreeathleticassemblies,andthefallHonorsChapelService.Foracompletelistofawards,pleaseseethelistingatthebackofthestudenthandbook.CumLaudeSocietyTheCumLaudeSociety,foundedin1906andestablishedatTheEpiscopalAcademyChapterin1952,isanorganizationthatrecognizessuperiorscholarship,promotesjustice,andupholdshonor.Thesocietyconsistsof368chapterslocatedintheUnitedStates,Canada,England,France,Spain,PuertoRico,andRepublicofthePhilippines.Aschoolmayinductnomorethan20percentofitsseniorclass,commencingwithupto10percentoftheclassidentifiedformembershipattheconclusionofthejunioryear.InductiontakesplaceduringtheFallHonorsChapelService.Additionalseniorsmaybeinductedatthefinalchapelservicefollowingspringsemesterexaminations.SelectionfortheCumLaudeSocietyisbasedonthestudent’s

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cumulativeGPAbeginningwiththesophomoreyearatEA,withappropriateconsiderationgiventotherigorofthestudent’sacademicschedule.STUDYABROADForcourseplanningpurposes,studentsinterestedinstudyingabroadshoulddiscussoptionswithhis/herFormDeanintheschoolyearpriortotheyearinwhichtheyplantotravel.Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytoprovidetheEpiscopalAcademywithverifiedgradesandcreditsuponreturningtocampus.Highschoollevelcreditsearnedatarecognizedinstitutionwillbetreatedastransfercredits.Gradesearnedwhiletravelingabroadwillnotbefactoredintothestudent'sgradepointaverage(GPA).COLLEGECOUNSELINGRecognizedforitsexceptionalcollegecounseling,TheEpiscopalAcademy’scollegecounselingteambelievesthatthecollegesearchallowsstudentstocelebratetheirsuccesses,discerntheirpreferences,andsetgoals.Studentschoosetheirownpaths,pathsthatallowthemtocontinuetheiracademicandpersonalgrowth.Communicationiskeytoasuccessfulsearch.Whilethefocusisonthestudents,thereisongoingcommunicationbetweenstudents,parentsandthecollegecounselors.Withmorethanfivedecadesofexperience,thethreefull-timecollegecounselorsofferrich,informedperspectivesonthecollegesearchprocess,whichstartswithsmallgroupmeetingsinFormsIIIandIVandevolvesintoaone-to-onestudent/parent/counselorpartnershipjuniorandsenioryears.Althoughthemostintensivecollegeworkhappensinthoselasttwoyears,collegecounselorsareavailableasresourcesforstudentsandtheirfamiliesatallgradesoftheUpperSchool.Howcanthecollegecounselorshelpyou?

• Collegeexplorationandresearch• Applicationpreparation• Essaydraftingandrevision(incooperationwiththeEnglishdepartment)• Specialtalentrecruitment(incooperationwiththecoachingstaffandartsdepartments)• Highschoolcourseselectionandplanning(incooperationwiththefacultyandForm

Deans)• Creatingastandardizedtestingschedule• Summerandextracurricularinvolvement

LIBRARYTheRogerAnnenbergMemorialLibrary-LearningCenterThemissionofTheEpiscopalAcademyLibrariesistoensurethatourstudents,faculty,staff,andfamiliesareefficientandeffectiveusersofideasandinformationresources,andvalueliteratureandreadingforpleasuretogainnewperspectivesandtostimulatetheimagination.

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LibraryResourcesToaccesstheUpperSchoolLibrarywebpagefromtheEAhomepage(www.episcopalacademy.org):

• UsingtheAcademicsdrop-downmenuinthetopbar,clickonLibraries• Undertheheading“ExploreourLibraries”,selectUpperSchoolAnnenbergLibrary.

InadditiontotheEAhomepage,thereisdirectlinktotheLibrarywebsiteinVeracrossandCanvas.LibraryOperation&CirculationThelibraryisopenfrom7:30A.M.until6:00P.M.,MondaythroughFriday.Thelibraryfacultyisavailabletohelpstudentswithinformationandresearchneedsanytimeduringregularschoolhours.

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COURSEOFFERINGSBYDEPARTMENT

-VisualArt-Mr.DavidSigel,ChairMs.HilaryHutchisonMr.MichaelLeslieMr.JohnBinstockFoundationsofArt.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thisprerequisitecourseoffersanintroductionandanapproachtoestablishingastrongfoundationwithinthevastfieldofvisualarts.EachsessionoftheFoundationscourserequiresstudentstorotateinthree-weekintervalsamongthevisualartsfacultyandsixstudiodisciplines:Drawing,Painting,Photography,ComputerImaging,3-DDesign,andWoodworking.Thisbrief,yetsaturated,creativeexperienceissetuptopromotestudioskills,artappreciation,criticalthinking,andexposuretoawidevarietyofmaterialsandtechniquesdevelopedintheupperlevelstudiocourses.2-DDesignI.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.2-DesignIisabeginningcoursewhichbuildsontheideas,concepts,andskillsintroducedduringtheFoundationsofArtcourse.Studentslearnaboutelementsofdesignandcompositionthroughobservationalrendering,arthistory,museumvisits,andpractice.Materialsrangefromgraphite,tocoloredpencil,inkwash,watercolorandavarietyofmixedmedia.Studentsareassessedbasedonthecompletionofwell-craftedassignments,classparticipation,andindividualgrowthdemonstratedinaportfoliocriticformat.2-DDesignII.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.2-DesignIIisanintermediatelevelcourse.Thiscourseprovidesamoreadvancedlevelofstudyinthefieldofdrawing,painting,printmaking,andmixedmedia.Studentsarechallengedtotesttheirskillswiththedevelopmentofwell-craftedprojects,whileexploringanindividualcreativesolutionandbodyofwork.Muchfocusisgiventotheobservationalsubject.Materialsincludecharcoal,oilpaint,collage,andblockandintaglioprinting.Studentsareassessedbasedonthecompletionofeachassignment,classparticipation,andindividualgrowthdemonstratedinaportfoliocriticformat.Honors2-DDesignIII.Fullyear,onecredit.TheHonors2-DDesignIIIcourseisopentostudentswhohaveachievedhighmarksinprerequisitevisualartcoursesanddemonstratedtruededicationtotheirstudy.Theyunderstandthetimecommitmentbeyondscheduledclassesand/orhavesubmittedaportfolioforreviewbytheVisualArtsDepartment.Thecourseworkconsistsofobservation-basedstructuredassignments,whichtestandcombinecomplexmethods,theories,andadvanced

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levelsofskillsthroughavarietyofmediaandanemphasisondevelopmentofanindividual’screativeresponses.Honors2-DDesignIV.Fullyear,onecredit.Thisadvancedcoursefocusesonthedevelopmentofauniqueandcreativeindividualsolutiontoassignments,theconstructionofself-directedexplorations,andthedevelopmentofaportfolio.Thebodyofworkisachievedwhilestillholdingastudenttosetdeadlines,critiques,classschedules,assignments,andevaluations.ThefinalcritiqueandassessmentisbasedontheculminatingHonorsArtExhibitioninthespring.StudentsenrolledinthissecondyearofHonors2-DDesignreceivecreditforadvancementofskills,complexstudioassignments,anddevelopmentofaportfolioforA.P.andcollegesubmission.3-DDesignI.;SculptureOneSemester,one-halfcredit.The3-DDesignIcourseintroducesstudentstothepracticeofthree-dimensionalobjectmaking.Theprojectsassignedgivestudentstheopportunitytoworkinavarietyofmaterialsinordertodeveloptheskills,techniques,andlanguagenecessaryforsuccessfulobjectmaking.Thisisastudio-basedcourse.Subjectsmayincludefigureandanimalsources,naturalobjects,architecture,utilitarianmodels,anddesign.Studentsareintroducedtoclay,plaster,wire,cardboard,foundobjects,andwood,inordertocreatefinishedprojectsthatwillexplorethedesignandsculptureconceptsofassemblageandconstruction,modelingandcasting,carving,andinstallation.Contemporaryartandarthistoryareintroducedanddiscussedasresourcesforclassassignments.Studentsareevaluatedoneffort,projects,progress,andclassparticipation.3-DDesignII.OneSemester,one-halfcredit.The3-DDesignIIcourseisopentostudentswithanintermediateinterestin3-Dobjectmaking.Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithamorein-depthstudyofsculptureanddesignmaterials,methods,andtechniques.Studentsareencouragedtoexplorecomplexformsandconceptswithintheirworkinordertodeveloppersonalvoice.Honors3-DDesignIII.Fullyear,onecredit.TheHonors3-DDesigncourseisahigh-levelstudiocourseforstudentswhohavedemonstratedasophisticatedunderstandingofthree-dimensionalobjectmaking.Thisisahands-oncourse,withstudentsworkingdailyonstudio-basedprojects.Theprojectsassignedgivestudentsanopportunitytoworkwithavarietyofmaterialsinordertodeveloptheskillsandtechniquesnecessaryforsuccessfulsculpture,design,individualvoice,andportfoliopreparation.Honors3-DDesignIV.Fullyear,onecredit.StudentsenrolledinthissecondyearofHonors3-DDesignreceivecreditforadvancementofskills,complexstudioassignments,anddevelopmentofaportfolio.

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Ceramics.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Ceramicsintroducesstudentstohand-builtformsandwheelthrownceramictechniques.Studentsgainanunderstandingofthecreativepossibilitiesinvolvedwithclayasamedium.Studentsexplorehand-builtmethodssuchascoilbuildingandslabconstruction.Thepotterywheelisintroduced.Studentslearnavarietyofglazingtechniques.Studentsareencouragedtoexplorefunctionalobjectmaking,innovativeapproaches,andpersonalvision.Studentsaretaughttheimportanceoffinishandcraftsmanship.Historicalandcontemporaryartexamplesareshownanddiscussedasresourcesforassignments.Studentswillbegradedontheireffort,projects,progress,andclassparticipation.CeramicsII.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.CeramicsIIisanintermediatelevelstudioartcourse.Studentswillhavetheopportunitytoworkwithhand-builtformsandwheelthrownceramictechniques.Studentswillcontinuetodevelop,practice,andrefinepottery-makingskillsassociatedwithclayasamedium.Studentswillfurtherexplorethecreativepossibilitiesofceramicsusingbothcontemporaryandhistoricalexamples.Studentswillbeencouragedtodeveloppersonalvoice,aesthetic,anddesign.Studentswillbegradedontheireffort,projects,progress,andclassparticipation.Honors3-DDesignIII.Fullyear,onecredit.TheHonors3-DDesigncourseisahigh-levelstudiocourseforstudentswhohavedemonstratedasophisticatedunderstandingofthree-dimensionalobjectmaking.Thisisahands-oncourse,withstudentsworkingdailyonstudio-basedprojects.Theprojectsassignedgivestudentsanopportunitytoworkwithavarietyofmaterialsinordertodeveloptheskillsandtechniquesnecessaryforsuccessfulsculpture,design,individualvoice,andportfoliopreparation.Honors3-DDesignIV.Fullyear,onecredit.StudentsenrolledinthissecondyearofHonors3-DDesignreceivecreditforadvancementofskills,complexstudioassignments,anddevelopmentofaportfolio.PhotographyI.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thiscoursefocusesonthebasicmechanicsandfunctionsofthecameraaswellasavarietyofprocessinginbothdigitalandfilmformats.Startingwithpinholephotography,studentslearnaboutdifferenttypesofblackandwhiteimagecapture,processing,andbasicprinting.Studentsalsoexploredigitalcaptureanddigitalprinting.Imagesfromeachstudentareselectedforexhibitionofassignments,classparticipation,andindividualgrowth.PhotographyII.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Studentsdiscoverandexplorethefundamentalsofphotography.Theylearnfromselectedworksofphotographicmasters.Thefocusisonmanipulatingcameraandlenssettingstoachieveadesiredeffectinthefinalimages.Throughfieldworkandlabtime,eachstudentworks

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towardsproficiencyincapture,processingandprinting,astheybegintodevelopapersonalphotographicstyle.Studentsareevaluatedoncompletionofassignments,classparticipation,andindividualgrowth.HonorsPhotographyIII.Fullyear,onecredit.Thiscourseintroducesthestudentstoworkinginbothfilmanddigital,facilitatingamoreroundedportfolio.Stylesandtechniquesofselectedcreativephotomasterswillbestudiedanddiscussed,alongwithstudiolightingandoffcameralighting.Studentscreatetheirownimagesreflectingprofessionalinfluence.Imagesize,fileformats,andfilearchivingareexplained.Studentsareevaluatedoncompletionofassignments,classparticipation,andindividualgrowth.HonorsAdvancedPhotographyIV.Fullyear,onecredit.Thiscourseisdesignedforstudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedtheintroductoryphotographyclassesandwishtocontinuetodevelopmoreadvancedskills.Studentsenrolledinthesecondyearprogramofstudyreceivecreditformorecomplexstudioassignmentsanddevelopmentofaportfolio.DigitalDesign.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Studentsworkcreativelywithgraphicdesigntools,digitalimages,videos,andanimationtoexploreamultitudeofreal-lifeapplications,suchasproductdesign,advertisement,andmarketing.Toolsandconceptsareintroducedinastudio-basedsetting.Studentswilllearnbasictoadvancedfeaturesofavarietyofmulti-mediasoftwareincludingtheAdobesuite.Inaddition,studentswillmaintainadigitalportfolioforreflectingonandshowcasingtheirwork.Design&FabricationI.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thisintroductorycoursefocusesonthetechnicalskills,design,andfabricationoffurniturethroughtheuseoftraditionalandnontraditionalmaterialsandmethods.Design&FabricationII.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thisintermediatecoursefocusesontheskillsofindustrialdesign,whichdealsmorebroadlywithdevelopinganaestheticallypleasingmanufacturedproduct.Usingmethodsofprototypedevelopmentandcomputer-aideddesign,studentsarechallengedtocreateindividualsolutionsbasedontheirstudyandanalysisofcurrentproductsandconsumerneeds.

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-Music-Mr.JamesErwin,ChairMr.RyanDankanichMr.JamesFineganTheMusicDepartment’sUpperSchoolcourseofferingsfallintotwocategories:CLASSMUSIC

• MusicTechnology• USHandbells• USGuitar• AdvancedPlacementMusicTheory

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• ConcertChoir• VocalEnsemble• ConcertBand• JazzEnsemble• Orchestra• ChamberEnsemble

CLASSMUSICMusicTechnology.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Inthiscourse,studentsimplementvariouscomputertechnologiesintomusicalcompositions.Throughactivitiesandprojects,studentsexploreintroductiontoMIDI(MusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface),digitalrecordingandediting,beginningmusicsequencingtechniques,theuseofnotationalsoftware,useoftheinternet,composition,arrangement,andbasicpianoskills.USHandbells.Onesemester,onehalfcredit.Thisensemblecoursewillcoverallaspectsofhandbellringing.Studentswilllearnabouttheinstrumentsandtheirhistory,howtoplayandmaintainbells,andhowtoapplydifferentstylesandtechniquesinperformance.AwidevarietyofrepertoirewillbeexploredcoveringeverythingfrompoptoclassicalconcludingwithachapelperformanceinDecember.USGuitar.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thiscourseservesasanintroductiontoguitarplaying.Eachday,studentswillbeledthrougharoutineoftuningtheirguitars,warming-up,groupinstruction,andindependentgrouppracticingandplaying.Studentswillalsolearnbasicmaintenanceoftheinstrumentandhowtochangestrings,cleantheguitar’ssurface,cleanstrings,andmaintaintuning.Focuspointswillbestrummingandrhythms,readingchordprogressions,masteringbluesandpentatonicscales,improvising,andbeginningsongwriting.

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AdvancedPlacementMusicTheory.Fullyear,onecreditAPMusicTheoryisacollege-levelcourseforhighlymotivatedstudentswithaseriousinterestinmusic.Studentswillcompletecourseworkequivalenttothatofafirstyearcollegecourseinmusictheory.Successfulcompletionofabeginningmusictheorycourse,oryearsofinstrumentalprivatestudyisaprerequisiteforenrollment.Classperiodswillconsistoflectureandwrittenworkaswellassight-singing,ear-training,andmelodicandharmonicdictationpractice.Studentsareexpectedtoutilizethemusiclabtopracticeskillsandconceptsbothinandoutsideofclass.ThiscourseisdesignedtopreparestudentsfortheAPMusicTheoryExamgiveninMay.APPLIEDMUSICConcertChoir.Fullyear,one-halfcredit.ConcertChoirservesasthecorechoralgroupinUpperSchool.EnrollmentintheConcertChoirisaprerequisiteforparticipationintheVocalEnsemble.TheConcertChoirservesastheprimarymediumfordevelopingabalancedandeffectiveprograminchoralmusic.Thisgroupperformsrepertoirefromawidevarietyofperiodsandcultures.Skillsfocusedonthroughouttheyearinclude:vocaldevelopment,musicliteracy,acappellasinging,singingtextsinforeignlanguages,performanceofstandardchoralrepertoire,andbuildingchoraldiscipline.TheConcertChoirservesasthedepartment'scurricularchoralensemble.Thus,studentsreceivelettergrades,effortgrades,andwrittencommentsfortheirachievementinperformancesandinwrittenassessments.TheConcertChoir,alongwithotherperforminggroups,presentsthreemajorconcertsyearly,offersanthemsatschoolchapelservices,performsforcommunityserviceeventsthroughouttheyear,andgivesmanyoffcampusperformances,includinganannualtouringperformancetrip.VocalEnsemble.Fullyear,one-halfcredit.TheVocalEnsembleisEpiscopalAcademy’sselectacappellagroup.MembershipintheConcertChoirisaprerequisitetomembershipintheVocalEnsemble.Auditionsoccurinthespringwithfinalauditionsoccurringinthefall.TheVocalEnsemble,alongwithotherperforminggroups,presentsthreemajorconcertsyearly,offersanthemsatschoolchapelservices,performsforcommunityserviceeventsthroughouttheyear,servesinaleadershiproleforchapelservices,participatesintheInterACappellaconcertwithareaindependentschools,andpresentsinmanyoffcampusperformances,includinganannualtouringperformancetrip.Studentsreceivelettergrades,effortgrades,andwrittencommentsfortheirachievementofperformanceandwrittenassessment.ConcertBand.Fullyear,one-halfcredit.TheConcertBandservesasthecoreinstrumentalensembleintheUpperSchoolforwindandpercussionplayers.EnrollmentintheConcertBandisaprerequisiteforparticipationintheJazzEnsemble,withtheexceptionofthosestudentswho,byapprovalofthemusicdepartment,meetanalternativemusicprerequisite.TheConcertBandservesastheprimarymediumfordevelopingabalancedandeffectiveprogramininstrumentalmusic.Thisgroupperforms

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repertoirefromawidevarietyofperiodsandcultures.Skillsfocusedonthroughouttheyearinclude:tonaldevelopment,developmentoftechnique,musicliteracy,rehearsalproceduresanddiscipline,performanceofstandardwind/bandrepertoire,andinstrumentmaintenance.TheConcertBandservesasthedepartment'scurricularinstrumentalensemble;therefore,studentsreceivelettergrades,effortgrades,andwrittencommentsfortheirachievementofperformanceandwrittenassessment.TheConcertBand,alongwithotherUpperSchoolperforminggroups,presentsthreemajorconcertsyearly,offersanthemsatschoolchapelservices,performsforcommunityserviceeventsthroughouttheyear,andpresentsinmanyoffcampusperformances,includinganannualtouringperformancetrip.JazzEnsemble.Fullyear,one-halfcredit.TheJazzEnsembleisaselectensembleforjazzinstrumentalists.MembershipintheConcertBandisaprerequisitetomembershipintheJazzCombo,withtheexceptionofthosestudentswho,byapprovalofthemusicdepartment,meetanalternativemusicprerequisite.Auditionsoccurinthespringwithfinalauditionsoccurringinthefall.Thisensembleexploresthemanystylesofjazzthroughperformance.TheJazzEnsemble,alongwithotherperforminggroups,presentsthreemajorconcertsyearly,offersanthemsatschoolchapelservices,performsforcommunityserviceeventsthroughouttheyear,andpresentsinmanyoffcampusperformances,includinganannualtouringperformancetrip.Studentsreceivelettergrades,effortgrades,andwrittencommentsfortheirachievementofperformanceandwrittenassessment.Orchestra.Fullyear,one-halfcredit.TheOrchestraservesasthecoreinstrumentalensembleintheUpperSchoolforstringplayers.EnrollmentintheOrchestraisaprerequisiteforparticipationintheChamberEnsemble.TheOrchestraservesastheprimarymediumfordevelopingabalancedandeffectiveprogramininstrumentalmusic.Thisgroupperformsrepertoirethatiswrittenorarrangedforstringorchestrasfromawidevarietyofperiodsandcultures.Skillsfocusedonthroughouttheyearincludetonaldevelopment,developmentoftechnique,musicliteracy,rehearsalproceduresanddiscipline,performanceofstandardstringorchestrarepertoire,andinstrumentmaintenance.TheOrchestraservesasacurricularinstrumentalensemble.Thusstudentsreceivelettergrades,effortgrades,andwrittencommentsfortheirachievementinperformancesandinwrittenassessments.TheOrchestra,alongwithotherUpperSchoolperforminggroups,presentsthreemajorconcertsyearly,offersanthemsatschoolchapelservices,performsforcommunityserviceeventsthroughouttheyear,andpresentsmanyoffcampusperformances,includinganannualtouringperformancetrip.ChamberEnsemble.Fullyear,one-halfcredit.TheChamberEnsembleisEpiscopalAcademy’sselectensembleforstringplayers.MembershipintheOrchestraisaprerequisitetomembershipintheChamberEnsemble.Auditionsoccurinthespringwithfinalauditionsoccurringinthefall.TheChamberEnsemble,alongwithotherperforminggroups,presentsthreemajorconcertsyearly,offersanthemsatschoolchapelservices,performsforcommunityserviceeventsthroughouttheyear,andpresentsinmanyoffcampusperformances,includinganannualtouringperformancetrip.Studentsreceivelettergrades,effortgrades,andwrittencommentsfortheirachievementofperformanceandwrittenassessment.

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-TheatreandDance-Mr.DanClay,ChairMrs.CaraLavalleeMrs.KellyLeight-BertucciTheEpiscopalAcademyDepartmentofTheatreandDanceseekstoempowerstudentswithacomprehensiveunderstandingoftheperformingartsbydevelopingtheirproficiencyinthetheory,creation,andpracticeofperformance.Westrivetoenrichthelivesofourstudentsbychallengingthemintellectuallyandartisticallythroughadisciplinedpracticeinthedramaticarts.Throughexplorationinasafeanddiverseenvironment,studentsrealizethevalueoftheperformingartsasavehicleforcommunicationandself-expression.FoundationsofPerformingArts.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.(Nolongerapre-requisiteforTheaterandDancecourses)Creatingperformanceisahighlycollaborativediscipline.Learnthefinerpointsofgroupworkanddiscoverthefacetsofperformingartsthatsparkyourindividualcreativeimagination.Inthiscourse,studentswillbeexposedtothemajordisciplinesoftheperformingartsinateam-taughtrotationthatincludesacting,movement,andtheatricaldesign.Inacycleofeightrotationsandwiththeguidanceofthreeindividualinstructors,studentswillworkasteamtodevelopandperformanoriginalwork.TheFundamentalsofActing.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Throughimprovisation,scriptanalysis,andthestudyofphysicalandemotionalcharacterdevelopment,studentsareintroducedtothebasicsofacting.Throughaseriesofindividualandgroupexercisesstudentsbuildontheirownlevelofexperiencetopracticecommunicationskillsandfosterself-confidence.Scenestudyandperformanceroundsoutacourseinwhichactingisdefinedas“behavingtruthfullyunderimaginarycircumstances”.ImprovisationIandII.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Improvisationhasareputationasthefunkidattheparty,butlookbeyondthelaughsandthereisadeepandconsciouscraftofco-creationthatbuildsensembleandspontaneouslygeneratesgenius.Inthiscourse,studentsparticipateinarangeofactiveandintentionalgamesandexercisesdesignedtogalvanizethegroupandteachthemethodologyoflongandshort-formimprovisation.Studentsmaytakethiscoursemorethanonceandpracticeattheirownlevel.Film.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thissemester-longclassexploresdifferentwaystolookat,analyze,andappreciatefilm.Asstudentsviewimportantfilmsfromacrosssectionofgenresandvarioushistoricalperiodsofmoviemaking,theystudytheinfluentialtechnologicaladvances,changingconventions,andtheculturalcontextinwhichspecificfilmswerecreated.Studentswillviewfilmsandfilmclipsinclass.Theyworkonacreativeproject,takequizzesandtests,andwritereviewsonfilmsviewedoutsideofclass.Studentsimproveskillsofcriticalthinkingandwritingskillsthroughtheexplorationofcinema,andtheydeveloppersonalcriteriaforevaluatingfilms.

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TheatricalDesign.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Theobjectiveofthiscourseistointroducetheprinciplesoftheatricaldesign,includingthebasiccompositionalelementsofline,form,texture,andcolor.Studentsstudyset,prop,costume,andlightingdesignthroughlectures,discussionsandprojects.Attheconclusionofthiscourse,studentswillhaveacquiredabasicunderstandingofdesignprinciplesandacontextinwhichtoviewandproduceallareasoftheaterdesign.Scenicpainting.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thispracticalcourseexaminesthehistory,techniquesandmethodsofthisuniquecraft,blendingpracticalexerciseswithresearchwork.Studentslearntechniquesinscenepaintingfordrops,sceneryunitsandfloortreatmentforavarietyoftheatricalspaces.Thescenicartistsexplorethrough“handson”projectscreatingdifferenttexturessuchaswoodmarble,brick,andstone.DanceForMusicalTheater.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Studentsinthiscoursewillbuildontheirpriordance&theatreexperiencebyexploringdancechoreography,stagedirection,characterstudiesandauditionskills.Dancestylescanrangefromjazzortaptomodernandimprovisation.Studentswillhavetheopportunitytocreatetheirownchoreographyforperformanceandexploretheirindividual,artisticvoice.Additionally,thestudentswillparticipateinamasterclasswithaguestartist.Thecourseculminateswithashowcaseofdancesfromthesemester.(Noprerequisite.)MovementforAthletes.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thefocusofthecourseisforstudentstooptimizetheirmovementsonandofftheplayingfieldthroughincreasedbodyawareness.Studentswilladvanceskillsinspeed,balanceandcoordinationthroughstrengtheningandconditioningexercises.Movementsinstabilityandmobilitywillbetaughtthroughascientific,anatomicalperspectiveasstudentsreflectonthebestpracticethatsuitstheirindividualgoalsandprogress.Basicfoundationsofballet,modernandyogawillfuelstudentinvestigationsandattentiontobodylanguageandexpressivitywillbeexplored.Thecourseculminateswithstudentscreatingandsharinganindividualmovementstudythathighlightsboththeirphysicalandintellectualunderstandingofthesecoreconcepts.

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-ClassicalLanguages- Mr.StephenBosio,ChairMr.LeeBurnettMr.ThomasD.Kent,Jr.Mrs.MollyV.KonopkaMs.AshleyLewisDr.SarahWahlbergLatinandGreekLearningthelanguageoftheRomansandGreeksallowsstudentstoaccessoursociety’srichculturalheritageofhistory,mythology,philosophy,andthearts.StudentsexploretheancientworldthroughtheeyesofRomanandGreekauthors.Ancientliteratureoffersatasteforanyoneinterestedinthearts,sciences,literature,love,mathematics,politics,government,orreligion.WhetherreadingimpassionedlovepoetryorheroicepicinLatin,orthefirstwesternhistoriesanddramainGreek,studentswhostudywiththeClassicsDepartmentonanylevelleavetheircourseworkwithagreaterunderstandingandappreciationofhowLatinandGreekhaveshapedandcontinuetoshapethesocietyinwhichwelive.Latin1(I,II,IIIForms).Fullyear,onecredit.Latin1immediatelyimmersesstudentsinthelanguageandlivesoftheRomans.Designedforstudentswithlittleornoknowledgeofthelanguage,thecoursesetsthefoundationneededtoreadandunderstandLatin.Studentslearnthelanguageinductively,recognizingtheformandfunctionsofwordswhilereadingacontinuousstoryaboutthelifeofaRomanboyandhisfamily.Ratherthanteachingthroughtraditional,roteparadigmsandpracticesentences,theapproachinLatin1engagesthestudentsandhelpsthemtoidentifywiththeRomansbyusingtheirlanguagetodiscovertheirworld.Latin2.Fullyear,onecredit.Usingthesameinductive,context-basedapproachasotherLatincourseofferings,Latin2isidealforstudentswhoareinterestedinusingtheRomans’ownlanguagetolearnmoreabouttheirrichcultureandhistorybutwithouttheacceleratedpaceandemphasisonfutureAPorHonorsstudy.StudentslearnadditionallanguageconceptsthroughtheirreadingofthestorylinestartedinOxfordLatin1and2.Withlessemphasisonnuanced,technicalgrammar,studentswillengagewiththelanguagenotonlythroughreadingLatinstoriesbutalsothroughprojectsandcollaborativework.HonorsLatin2B.Fullyear,onecredit.ThiscourseservesasabridgeforstudentswhohavetakensomeLatinbeforeenteringEpiscopalin9thgrade.StudentswhohaveenteredEpiscopalineighthgradeandthushavehadonlyLatin1amayalsoenrollinLatin2Bridge.ItisanacceleratedcoursethatreviewsallLatin1materialandcontinuesthroughtheLatin2materialtoensuretherearenogapsfrompreviousprograms

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(assequencingofmaterialvarieswidelybasedonthetextbookused).StudentscompletingthiscoursereturntothenormalsequencewithHonorsLatin3.HonorsLatin2.Fullyear,onecredit.HonorsLatin2isdesignedforstudentswhohavecompletedOxfordLatin1and2atEAorwhoareenteringEAfromanoutsideprogramthatcoverssubstantiallythesamecontent.StudentswillcontinuetheirstudyoflanguageandculturewhileemphasizingtheconceptsessentialtopursuingLatinontheAPorHonorslevel.Usinganinductive,context-basedapproachtostudyingLatin,thecoursecompletestheformalpresentationofLatingrammar,developsthestudents’abilitytoproduceidiomaticratherthanliteraltranslation,andintroducesthemtoLatinliterature.HonorsLatin3.Fullyear,onecredit.HonorsLatin3reinforcespreviouslylearnedLatingrammarandfocusesonreadingfluency.Studentsreadavarietyofauthors,includingbothproseliteratureandpoetry.ThiscoursesupportsstudentsastheytransitionfromtextbookstoreadingauthenticpassagesofunalteredLatin.StudentswillalsousetheirinterpretiveskillstoreadLatinasliteratureandtoexplorebroaderhistoricalormythologicalthemes.ExamplesoftheworksthatmaybereadincludelettersofPliny;Apuleius’CupidandPsyche,selectionsofCaesar’sGallicWars,andOvid’sHeroides.HonorsLatin4(LatinPoetry).Fullyear,onecredit.HonorsLatin4offersanalternativetotheAPLatin4.UnliketheAP,thiscoursefocusesentirelyonpoetry.StudentsreadselectionsfromtheworksofVergil,Ovid,orotherLatinpoetsandworkthroughthecompositionexercisesinPantin’sFirstLatinVerseBook.Studentslearnliteraryinterpretationanddiscussthehistoricalandculturalbackgroundofthepoemsread.APLatin4.Fullyear,onecredit.StudentsinthiscoursereadselectionsfromVergil’sAeneidinLatinandtheentirepoeminEnglishaswellasreviewingandcompletingtheAPselectionsofCaesar’sGallicWars.Attentionwillbegiventoliteraryinterpretationandtothehistoricalandculturalbackgroundofthetwoworksaswellasacomparisonoftheideaspresentedtherein(e.g.Romannotionsofleadership,Romanattitudestowardsnon-Romans,etc.).StudentswhotakethiscoursewillbewellpreparedtotaketheAdvancedPlacementExaminationinLatin.HonorsLatin5/6.Fullyear,onecredit.Studentsread,discuss,andwriteuponavarietyofRomanauthorsandtopicsdependingontheyear,includingRomansatire,mythology,law,andpolitics.Studentsinthepast,forexample,havetranslatedsatiresofJuvenalandHorace,aswellasselectedmythsfromOvid’sMetamorphoses.Atthislevel,studentsreadbeyondthetext,exploringitssocialcontext,itshistoricalandculturalbackground,anditsliteraryinterpretation.

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Greek1.Fullyear,onecredit.ThiscourseintroducesthebasicgrammarandvocabularyofAtticGreek,andalsogivesstudentsanopportunitytoexploremythology,theevolutionoflanguage,history,andotheraspectsofclassicalGreekcivilization.StudentswillreadmostofthewaythroughthefirstbookofAthenaze,atextwhichintroducesthelanguagewithaseriesofengagingstoriesthatreflectlifeintheancientworld.HonorsGreek2.Fullyear,onecredit.UsingthesecondbookofAthenaze,Greek2expandsupontheGreekgrammarandvocabularyofthefirstcoursethroughreadingastorysetduringthePeloponnesianwar.Thestudyoflanguageisenrichedwithdiscussionsofancienthistory,cultureandart.AttheendofthecoursestudentswillbereadytoreadoriginalpassagesofGreekprose.HonorsGreek3andHonorsGreek3-4. Fullyear,onecredit. Inthethirdyear,studentsfinishlearningessentialGreekgrammar,begintotranslateandexploreancientGreekliterature,andcontinuetolearnabouttheculture,art,andarchitectureoftheGreeks.ThefirstsemestereachyearwillbededicatedtoanintroductiontoreadingtheNewTestamentandunderstandingitsrelationshiptotheliteratureandculturewewillexploreduringthesecondsemester.Inalternateyears,thesecondsemesterwillfocuseitheronEuripideantragedyoronPlato’sdialogueswithafocusonthecharacterofSocrates.Relatedaspectsofcultureandartwillalsobeexplored.ThefallsemestermaybeusedtosatisfypartofthediplomarequirementinReligion.Dependingonenrollment,HonorsGreek4mayfollowthissequence. HonorsGreek4.Fullyear,onecredit.Inthefourthyear,studentscontinuetotranslateandexploretheliteratureoftheGreekworld.ThefocusthisyearwillbeonHomerandtheHomericheroesinlaterliterature.TheprimarytextofthefirstsemesterwillbeselectionsfromHomer’sIliad,andforthesecondsemesterEuripides’TrojanWomen.TheresonanceofHomerandhisheroesinart,literature,andfilmwillbeexploredthroughoutthecourse.

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-ComputerScience-Mr.MattMemmoComputerSciencecoursesareelectives,takenforenrichmentorasacourseinpreparationforthefuture.Wehavedevelopedaseriesofprogrammingcoursesthatwillprepareourstudentsforafuturethatwillrequiremorethanbasic“computerliteracy.”Ourgoalsintheseprogrammingcoursesaretohavestudentsunderstandoftherolecomputationcanplayinsolvingreal-worldproblems,comprehendtheunderlyingtechnologythatexistsintheevergrowinglistofinternetconnecteddevices,andultimately,toteachbasicproblem-solvingskillsthatcanbeusedinanyendeavor.APComputerScienceA–Java.Fullyear,onecreditThisfirst-semester,college-levelcourseequivalentincomputerscienceintroducesstudentstocomputersciencewith“fundamentaltopicsthatincludeproblem-solving,designstrategiesandmethodologies,organizationofdata(datastructures),approachestoprocessingdata(algorithms),analysisofpotentialsolutions,andtheethicalandsocialimplicationsofcomputing.Thecourseemphasizesbothobject-orientedandimperativeproblemsolvinganddesignusingJavalanguage.Thesetechniquesrepresentprovenapproachesfordevelopingsolutionsthatcanscaleupfromsmall,simpleproblemstolarge,complexproblems”(TheCollegeBoard).ThiscoursefollowstheAPsyllabusandrequiresmorecommitmentfromthestudent.Aprerequisiteofonesemesterinanotherlanguageisrequiredofmoststudents.APComputerSciencePrinciples.Fullyear,onecreditAPComputerSciencePrinciplesintroducesstudentstothebasicconceptsofcomputerscience.Throughthedevelopmentofreal-worldapplications,thiscourseencouragesstudentstoexplorehowprogrammingandtechnologycanimpacttheworld.StudentsgetexposuretoavarietyofprogramminglanguagesandchoosetheonetheyfeelmostcomfortablewithtousefortheirAPprojects.Withanemphasisoncreativeproblem-solvingstudentswilldevelopweb&mobileapplicationsthatinteractwithusersandtheenvironment.APComputerSciencePrinciplesstrivestoinspirestudentstofurtherpursueprogrammingandcomputersciencestudy.**TheAPComputerSciencePrinciplesassessmentconsistsoftwoparts:athrough-courseassessmentandtheend-of-courseAPExam.Forthethrough-courseassessment,studentswilluploaddigitalartifactsandwrittenresponsesviaaWeb-baseddigitalportal.**Prerequisites:TheAPProgramrecommendsthatstudentssuccessfullycompleteAlgebraIbeforetakinganyoftheAPComputerSciencecourses.Studentsdonotneedtohavepriorknowledgeofanyprogramminglanguage.(Source:TheCollegeBoard)

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DigitalVideoDevelopment.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thisone-semestercourseisdesignedtoteachstudentshowtocreatevideosusingnon-lineardigitalvideotechnologies.Studentslearntheprocessofcreating,producing,andeditingavarietyofvideosincludingcommercials,newsbroadcasts,anddocumentaries.Studentsarerequiredtomastertheuseofdigitalvideocameras,editingsoftware,andthevideoproductionprocess.FoundationsofComputerScienceandCSEngineering.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Studentswilllearnthebasicsofprogramming&computationalthinkingconcepts;digitalliteracyanddigitalcitizenshipskills;electronicsandroboticsconcepts;andengineeringdesignconcepts.Theclassassessmentswillbeprojectbased.Studentswouldlearnhowtosolveproblemsandanalyzedatabydevelopingalgorithmsandusingtheengineeringdesignapproach.Programminglanguages/platformsusedwillincludeScratch,Python,Javascript,Tinkercad,Arduino,andRaspberryPi.

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-English-Mrs.AnneBarr,ChairMrs.LeeBillmyerMs.LindsayColemanMr.JohnDilworthMr.AnthonyHermanMr.AlexJimenezMr.MichaelLettsMs.JenniferMaierMr.ChristopherMcCrearyDr.RachaelNicholsMr.DouglasParsonsMr.SamWillisStudentsmusttakeEnglisheveryyear.ThegoaloftheEnglishDepartmentistodevelopeffectivereaders,writers,andspeakers.Webelievethattheskillsofreading,writing,andformalandinformalpublicspeakingcomplementeachotherandthatbystrengtheningoneskill,wewillstrengthentheothertwo.Theultimategoalofthedepartmentistoproducestudentswhoreadclosely,writeeffectively,andspeakconfidently.ParticularlyintheIIIandIVForms,agreatdealofclassandhomeworktimeisdevotedtowritingskillsandtostrengtheningcompetenceingrammar,mechanics,andvocabulary.InVandVIForms,thestudentscontinuetheirstudyofliteratureandrefinetheirabilitytoanalyzesophisticatedproseandpoetry.IntroductiontoLiterature(IIIForm).Fullyear,onecredit.ThiscourseisdesignedforIIIFormstudentstoimprovetheirabilitytoread,speak,andwritebypayingattentiontodetailsandlearningtoexpressthemselveswithgreaterclarity.ReadingsfortheIIIFormyearareselectedfromthemajorliterarygenres:poetry,drama,shortstories,andlongerproseworks.Studentswillread:CharlesDickens’sAChristmasCarol,Shakespeare’sMacbeth,andmorecontemporaryworks.Establishedauthorsofdifferentgendersandethnicitiesareincludedintheyear-longcourse.StudentsstudypoetryusingtheanthologyAnIntroductiontoPoetry.Throughouttheyear,IIIFormstudentsbuildvocabularyaswellasreviewgrammarandstylewithparticularemphasisonmechanics,usage,andsentencevariety.IIIFormstudentswritefrequentlywithemphasisontheanalyticalessay,includingwell-craftedthesissentencessupportedbybodyparagraphs.Studentswillalsoestablishtheirwriting“voice”throughpersonal,creativewriting.WorldLiterature(IVForm).Fullyear,onecredit.TheWorldLiteraturecurriculumchallengesIVFormstudentstoexaminethepowerandimportofstorytellingfromavarietyofglobalcultures.BasicskillsacquiredduringtheIIIFormyeararestressed,butintheIVFormwritingismoreextensiveandreadingismoredemanding.Studentswritefrequentlyandcontinuetodevelopcompetenceinmechanicsofessaywriting.Particular

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attentionisfocusedonthestudent’sgrowingabilitytocraftorganized,focusedparagraphsandusetextualevidenceintheserviceofanargument.TheyearbeginswithChinuaAchebe’snovelThingsFallApart.OthertextsmayincludeWilliamShakespeare’sOthello,MarjaneSatrapi’sautobiographicalgraphicnovelPersepolis,ErichMariaRemarque’sAllQuietonTheWesternFront,GabrielGarciaMarquez’sChronicleofaDeathForetold,FranzKafka’snovellaTheMetamorphosisandAlbertCamus'TheStranger,inadditiontoothertexts.AmericanLiterature(VForm).Fullyear,onecredit.Byexploringmajorliteraryfiguresandtheirworks,studentsexamineregions,eras,attitudes,andbeliefsthathaveshapedtheAmericanexperiencefromtheearlyColonialperiodtopresentday.Studentswillreadaselectionofnovels,shortstories,andessaysfromthePuritan,Enlightenment,Romantic,Transcendental,Realist,Modern,Postmodernandcontemporaryeras.Throughouttheyear,readingasimilarlydiverseselectionofAmericanpoetrywillenablestudentstobuildtheirliterarylexiconsandhonetheiranalyticalskills.Manyoftheassignmentsandactivitiesaimtorefinepublicspeaking,rhetoricalandclosereadingabilities.Timedin-classwritingprompts,criticalanalysisandsynthesisessaysalongwithbuildingvocabularyremainintegralpartsofthecurriculum.FrequentexplorationoftheAmericanidentityandtheAmericanDreamengagestudentsinconsiderationsofwhatitreallymeanstobeacitizenoftheUnitedStatesandhowtheliteratureofthenationreflectstheAmericanethos.Finally,thecourseseekstocombinecanonicalliteraturewithmorecontemporarypiecesasameansofallowingstudentstorecognizeandunderstandthematicconnectionsandoverlapbetweenthedifferentdecadesinAmericanliteraryhistory.AmericanStudies(VForm).Fullyear,twocredits(ThiscoursemeetsboththeAmericanLiteratureandUSHistoryrequirements)AmericanStudiesisaninterdisciplinaryapproachtothestudyofAmericancultureinthecolonialthroughmoderneras.Thiscourseemphasizestheapplicationofmethodsofhistoricalandliteraryanalysisandquestionframingbyinvestigatingtheinterplayofnationalidentity,class,race,andgender.Classroomactivitiesareorientedarounddiscussion,collaboration,andwriting.Team-taughtbyoneEnglishandonehistoryteacher,AmericanStudiesisadoubleblockthatreplacestheAmericanLiteratureandUnitedStatesHistorycourses.Assuch,itisatwo-creditcourseopentojuniorsonly.Inplaceofatextbook,studentswilluseacoursepackofreadingsandseveralworksofliterature.Aresearchpaperandonefinalexamwillberequiredinthespringsemester.HonorsAmericanLiterature(VForm).Fullyear,onecredit.HonorsAmericanLiteraturecoversthefullcurriculumofthestandardAmericanLiteratureclassandatleastsixadditional,complementaryfull-lengthfictionandnonfictiontexts.Studentsareaskedtoreadfourofthesetextspriortothestartofthecourse,andthesefourpieceswillbepairedwithin-classcurriculumasameansofviewingcertainliteraryandhistoricalperiodsthroughadiversityoflenses.Thevolumeofthematerialandpacingoftheclassmakeitmostappropriateforstudentswhowishtodevotesubstantialtimeandefforttoreadingandwriting.Thecoursespendssignificantlylesstimecoveringcontentorconfirmingunderstandingandsignificantlymoretimepursuingliterarypatterns,addressingabstraction,anddemanding

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synthesis.Indoingso,HonorsAmericanLiteraturepreparesstudentsforAPtestinginthespringoftheirjunioryear.**StudentswhohaveearnedanA-orhigherinbothfreshmanandsophomoreyearsofEnglishqualifytotakeHonorsAmericanLiterature;studentswhohaveearnedaB+orhigherinbothfreshmanandsophomoreyearsmaypetitiontheirWorldLiteratureteachersforrecommendationstoenrollintheclass.BritishLiterature(VIForm).Fullyear,onecredit.ThiscoursecentersonunderstandingthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguageaswellasthecriticalstudyofliterarymilestonesthatmarkitsevolution.Duringthefallsemester,studentsfocusoncanonicaltextofmajorerasinBritishhistory:theAnglo-SaxonepicBeowulf,GeoffreyChaucer’sCanterburyTales,andWilliamShakespeare’stragedyHamletbeforetransitioningto20thand21stCenturyliteratureandsupplementalmaterialsinavarietyofgenres.Studentswillwritedetailedanalyticalessayswithafocusonincreasingthefluidityoftheirwritingandincorporatingscholarlysecondaryresources.Thecourseseekstopreparestudentsforcollegiate-levelreading,writing,thinking,anddiscourse.HonorsBritishLiterature(VIForm).Fullyear,onecredit.HonorsBritishLiteratureisforindependentreadersandloversofthehumanitieswhowishtoengageinliterarystudyatahigherlevel.ThecoursecoversthefullcurriculumofthestandardBritishLiteratureclassaswellasadditional,complementarytexts.Masteryofthecoursecontentisassumed:studentswilltakepartinscholarlySocraticdiscussionandbeexpectedtoformulateindependentthoughtastheyfurtherenhancetheirreadingandwritingskillsandpreparetosucceedinthecollegehumanitiesclassroom.**StudentswhohaveearnedaB+orhigherinHonorsAmericanLiteratureoranA-orhigherinboththeirsophomoreandjunioryearsofEnglishmayenrollintheclass.StudentswhohaveearnedaB+intheirsophomoreandjunioryearsofEnglishmaypetitiontheirAmericanLiteratureteacherforarecommendationtoenrollintheclass.CreativeWriting.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thisisacourseforbothbeginningandexperiencedwriters.Thiscourseencouragesstudentstoexperimentandtothinkandwritecreatively,butitalsoprovidestoolstousethiscreativitytobecomemoreeffectivewritersandreadersoffiction,poetry,andcreativenonfiction.Studentswillcompleteavarietyofexercisesinandoutofclass,whilesharpeningtheiranalyticalskillsbyreadinganddiscussingtheworkofcontemporaryauthors.Studentswillsharetheirownworkandwriteonecompleteshortstory,onecreativenonfictionpieceandseveralpoems.Atseveralpointsduringthesemester,professionalwriterswillcometoclasstodiscusstheirownworkaswellasthechallengesandrewardsofthewritinglife.Thegoalofthecourseistogivestudentsagreaterappreciationofthewritingcraftaswellasadesiretoexploretheirowncreativeworkfarbeyondtheendofthesemester.

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-History-Mr.ChuckBryant,ChairMrs.KrisAldridgeMr.DouglasBorgersonMrs.EllenHayMr.J.MaxKellyMr.DamonKuzemkaDr.AdamLavalleeMrs.JenniferMaierMr.RobertMaierMrs.AnnaMcDermottMr.StevenSchuhMr.RobertTrumbullMr.DavidMercanteMr.MichaelWhalenTheHistorydepartmentbelievesthatstudentsneedtounderstandthehistoryandtraditionsoftheirownandothercultures,sothatasadultcitizenstheywillbeabletomakewisedecisionsonmattersaffectingthem,thenation,andtheworld.Weinvitestudentstoparticipateindoinghistorybyencouragingindependentthinkingandquestioning.Weseekabalancebetweenpresentingwhatwebelievestudentsneedtoknowandinvitingstudentstoaskquestionsoftheirown.Weaimtoteachtheskillsnecessaryforgoodcitizenshipandlifelonglearning.Pre-ModernHistory(IIIForm).Fullyear,onecredit.Thiscoursefor9thgradersbeginswithalookattheriseofcivilizationsintheearliestrivercenters.Next,weexaminemajordevelopmentsinphilosophy,religionandempiresaswestudythehistoryofChina,Greece,PersiaandRome.Foundationsofthemodernworldwillbeexaminedlaterinthecourse,lookingatchangingtimesinAsiaandAfricawiththeriseofIslamandinEuropewiththeRenaissance.Throughouttheyear,studentswillengageinseveralgroupandindividualprojects,whichexposethemtothelibraryanditsresources,theimportanceofthedraftingprocess,andtheneedforsophisticatedandoriginalthoughtinhistoricalwriting.Readingprimarysourcesandlookingatartandarchitecturewillhelpbringthepasttolifeandencouragestudentstothinkforthemselvesaboutthepastanditsrelevancetotheirlives.ModernWorldHistory(IVForm).Fullyear,onecredit.Thiscoursefor10thgradersexaminesthemodernworldfrom1500tothepresent.Topicsincludeearlymoderneconomicsystemsandtheageofkings,politicalrevolutions,industrialization,imperialism,nationalism,worldwars,decolonization,andinternationalorganizations.Skillsincludewriting(bothessaysandshortpapers),doingresearchandspeakinginclass.SharedtextsreadinbothEnglishandHistorywillprovidein-depthprimarysourcestoenhancestudents'understandingofthepastanditscontinuingrelevance.

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APWorldHistory.(IV-VIForms).Fullyear,onecredit.Thepurposeofthiscoursefor10thgradersandbeyondinAPWorldHistoryistodevelopgreaterunderstandingoftheevolutionofglobalprocessesandcontacts,ininteractionwithdifferenttypesofhumansocieties.Thecoursehighlightsthenatureofchangesininternationalframeworksandtheircausesandconsequences,aswellascomparisonsamongmajorsocieties.Thecourseemphasizesrelevantfactualknowledgeusedtoaddressinterpretiveissueswithhistoricalevidence.Thecoursebuildsonanunderstandingofcultural,institutionalandtechnologicalprecedentsthat,alongwithgeography,setthestageforhumanadvancement.ThecourseexaminesWorldHistoryfrom8000BCEtothepresentdaybydividingthattimeinto6periods.

• TechnologicalandEnvironmentalTransformation(to600BCE)• OrganizationandReorganizationofHumanSocieties(600BCE-600CE)• RegionalandTransregionalInteractions(600CE-1450CE)• GlobalInteractions(1450CE-1750CE)• IndustrializationandGlobalIntegration(1750CE-1900CE)• AcceleratingGlobalChangeandRealignments(1900CE–thepresent)

**Pleasenotethiscoursehasentryrequirements.SeeAPGuidelinesbelow.AmericanStudies(VForm).Fullyear,twocredits(ThiscoursemeetsboththeAmericanLiteratureandUSHistoryrequirements).AmericanStudiesisaninterdisciplinaryapproachtothestudyofAmericancultureinthecolonialthroughmoderneras.Thiscourseemphasizestheapplicationofmethodsofhistoricalandliteraryanalysisandquestionframingbyinvestigatingtheinterplayofnationalidentity,class,race,andgender.Asstudentsyouwilllearnfromeachother,indiscussingbooksandarticles,intalkingaboutyourwriting,justasyouwillfromtheinstructors.TeamtaughtbyoneEnglishandonehistoryteacher,AmericanStudiesisadoubleblockthatreplacestheAmericanLiteratureandUnitedStatesHistorycourses.Assuch,itisatwocreditcourseopentojuniorsonly.Inplaceofatextbook,wewilluseacoursepackofreadingsandseveralworksofliterature.Therewillbearesearchpaperandonefinalexaminthespringsemester.UnitedStatesHistory(VForm).Fullyear,onecredit.Thiscoursefor11thgradersbeginsinthesixteenthcenturywiththemeetingofthreecultures-American,EuropeanandAfrican-andcontinuesthroughthepresent.WefocusonthedevelopmentofmajorthemesinUnitedStatesHistory:politicalthemessuchasfederalism,republicanism,rightsandresponsibilitiesindemocraticgovernance;economicdevelopmentfromagriculturaltoindustrialtopostindustrialsociety;andsocialhistoryusingrace,classandgenderascategoriesofanalysis.Eachstudentisguidedthroughtheprocessofwritinganextended,thesis-basedresearchpaper,whichmustbecompletedsatisfactorilyinordertoreceivecreditforthecourse.

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AdvancedPlacementUnitedStatesHistory(VForm).Fullyear,onecredit.Thisadvancedplacementlaboratorycoursefor11thgradersfollowsthesamebasicoutlineastheregularUnitedStatesHistorycourse,butinconsiderablygreaterdepth.Inadditiontoanexpandedversionofthecollege-leveltextbook,studentswillreadaninterpretiveanalysisofmajorthemesinU.S.history,alongwithanumberofprimarysourcedocuments.Theseadditionalresourcesinformstudentworkinthewritinglabsegmentofthecourse,whichmeetsonceeverysixdaysforin-depthpracticeforboththe“documents-basedquestion”and“freeresponse”portionoftheA.P.U.S.Historyexam.**Pleasenotethiscoursehasentryrequirements.SeeAPGuidelinesbelow.FULLYEARELECTIVESAPEconomics(VandVIForms).Fullyear,onecredit.(crosslistedwithMathematics)OpentoVandVIForms;Risingseniorsgivenpriority.APEconomicsisafullyearcoursedesignedtoprovidestudentsanindepthexplorationoftheprinciplesofeconomics.Thecoursebalancesthehistoryofeconomicthoughtwithcurrenttheoryandevents.Conceptsfrommicroeconomicsandmacroeconomicsareintegratedintothecoursetopromoteeconomicunderstanding.Thiscoursefocusesonhoweconomicdecisionsaremadebyindividuals,firms,andgovernments.Supply-anddemandanalysisisdevelopedtodemonstratehowmarketpricesaredeterminedandhowthosepricesdetermineaneconomy’sallocationofgoodsandservices.Governmentinterventionandpolicies,aswellasvariousmarketstructures,areintroducedandevaluatedusingconceptssuchasefficiencyandequity.Macroeconomicconceptsincludenationalincome,inflation,unemployment,productivity,monetarypolicy,fiscalpolicy,andthebasicsofinternationaltradeandfinance.Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentswillbepreparedtotakeboththeAPMicroeconomicsandAPMacroeconomicsexams.**Pleasenotethiscoursehasentryrequirements.SeeAPGuidelinesbelow.APEuropeanHistory(VandVIForms).Fullyear,onecredit.OpentoVandVIForms;Risingseniorsgivenpriority.ThiscourseoffersanopportunitytostudythehistoryofEuropefrom1450tothepresentindepth.ThesubstanceofthiscourseisdrivenbythecurriculumrequiredfortheAdvancedPlacementExaminEuropeanHistoryandstudentsshouldexpectarigorousanddemandingcourse.OurstudyofEuropeanHistorywillbeginintheLateMiddleAgesandthetransitiontotheRenaissance.Wewilldiscoverandanalyzethepoliticalanddiplomatic,economicandsocialhistoryofEurope,aswellasitsintellectualandculturalhistoryfromtheRenaissancethroughthedemiseoftheSovietUnion.**Pleasenotethiscoursehasentryrequirements.SeeAPGuidelinesbelow.

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APUnitedStatesGovernmentandPolitics(VandVIForms).Fullyear,onecredit.ThiscoursewillbeginwithanexaminationoftheconstitutionalunderpinningsofAmericangovernmentandpolitics.Topicswillincludepoliticalbeliefsandbehaviors,politicalpartiesandinterestgroups,institutionsandpolicyprocessesofnationalgovernment,andcivilrightsandcivilliberties.Wewillkeepabreastofcurrentevents,aswellasexaminingselectedcasestudiesfromthepast.Thiscourseisopentoseniorsonly.**Pleasenotethiscoursehasentryrequirements.SeeAPGuidelinesbelow.APArtHistory(VandVIForms).Fullyear,onecredit.WhatdoyourdoodleshavetodowithLeonardodaVinci?Whywas“ultramarine”blueaRenaissancestatussymbol?HowdidAugustusinventtheimageryofmodernpoliticalcampaigns?Sincebeforetherewaswrittenlanguage,wehavecommunicatedwithart.APArtHistorycoursewillintroducestudentstothehistoryofartisticexpressionthroughthevisualarts,primarilypainting,sculpture,andarchitecture.Wewillsurveyworksfromcavepaintingstocontemporaryart,andfromItalytoIndia.Whilethesurveywillprovidethefoundationforthecourse,wewillframeouttheclasswithafocusonthemessuchaspurpose,patronage,politics,thehumanform,religion,andsymbolism.Theoverarchinggoalistoinstillinstudentsbothknowledgeandappreciationforthehistoricalcontextofartandartistswithinsociety,anddeveloptheabilitytoapplythatknowledgetothearttheymakeandencounterintheirlives.ThesubstanceofthiscourseisdrivenbythecurriculumrequiredfortheAdvancedPlacementExaminArtHistoryandstudentsshouldexpectarigorousanddemandingcourse.**Pleasenotethiscoursehasentryrequirements.SeeAPGuidelinesbelow.APHumanGeography(VandVIForms).Fullyear,onecredit.WhydosouthernershaveanaccentthatisverydifferentfrompeoplefromLongIsland?WhyistheEntertainmentindustrycenteredinLA,whilethefashionindustryisinNYandgovernmentinDC?Istherearelationshipbetweenthesecitiesthatinfluencestheirmainfunction?WhyareBaseballandfootballsopopularintheUSinsteadofCricketandRugby?WhatdoesthespreadofthepopularityofCrocshavetodowiththethreatofanEbolaepidemic?Humangeographystudiesthewaypeopleaffectandareeffectedbytheirphysicalsurroundings.Itlooksattopicssuchasmigration,urbanization,language,religion,customs,economicsandpoliticalsystemsandspecificallyexaminesthesetopicsusinggeographicalskillsanddemographytostudypopulationsandculturalpatternsastheyhavechangedthroughhistory.Therootsofdifferencesinpopulationsaroundtheglobetodaycanbeexaminedthroughthislensasstudentsthinkcriticallyaboutwhythosedifferencesexistandhowtheywillchangeinthefuture.Studentswillusemaps,geographicmodelsandsystemstocollect,organize,interpret,evaluateandsynthesizedata.**Pleasenotethiscoursehasentryrequirements.SeeAPGuidelinesbelow.

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SEMESTERELECTIVESAPMacroeconomics(VandVIForms).Onesemester,one-halfcredit.ThiscoursestudiesthefundamentalsofMacroeconomics,includingcurrentissuesineconomicpolicy,andwillpreparestudentsfortheAPexaminationinMay.Basictopicscoverednationalincomeandpricedetermination,inflation,unemployment,growthandproductivity,monetaryandfiscalpolicy,andthebasicsofinternationaltradeandfinance.Thecourseincludesthehistoryofimportanteconomicideas.ReadingsincludeMacroeconomics(atextbook),andcurrentarticlesoneconomicissuesanddevelopments.Thiscourseisofferedinthespringinahybridformat,withstudentscompletingworkoutsideofclassandmeetinginsmallgroupsweeklyandasnecessary.**Pleasenotethiscoursehasentryrequirements.SeeAPGuidelinesbelow.Genocide.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.(Cross-listedwithReligion)ThephilosopherGeorgeSantayanawarned:“Thosewhocannotrememberthepastarecondemnedtorepeatit.”Withthiswarninginmind,studentsinthiscoursestudytherecurringphenomenonofgenocidefromethical,historical,philosophical,psychological,sociologicalandtheologicalperspectives.Lamentably,currenteventsareutilizedextensivelyinourclassdiscussions.Thecoursebeginswithanexaminationofgenocide’stwentieth-centuryrootsintheArmenianGenocide,thenprogressesthroughtheworkofRaphaelLemkin—themanwhocoinedtheword“genocide.”AlargeportionofthecourseisdedicatedtoexaminingthegenocideofNationalSocialistGermany.Weconcludethecoursewithaviewintothe“auto-genocide”ofPolPot’sCambodiaandcontemporarygenocidesaroundtheworld.Throughthecourse,studentsareaskedtoassaythesegenocidesagainsttheclassicalethicalmodelsattheheartofthiscourse:PsychologicalandEthicalEgoism;Utilitarianism;KantandRespectforPersons;SocialContractTheory;Rawls’TheoryofJustice;andVirtueEthics.AnexaminationoftheInternationalCriminalCourt,andtheriseofmeta-nationallaw,isalsoundertaken.Studentsdiscussthenightlyreadingsinseminarformat,andthoughtfuldailyclassengagementisexpected.Aprimegoalofthecourseistoempowerstudentswiththeskillsnecessarytocombatgenocideproactivelyintheworld.GenocideisaReligioncoursewhichiscross-listedinthecourseofferingsoftheHistoryDepartment.GlobalEconomics(VandVIForms).Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thiscoursefocusesoninternationaltradeandeconomicdevelopment.Usingrecenteconomicissuesasabackdrop,studentswillinvestigateglobalizationanditsimpactathomeandabroad.Topicswillincludetradebalances,comparativeadvantage,currencyexchangerates,developmentaleconomics,inequality,andcentralbankpolicy.Studentswillcombinetextbookreadingswithrelevantnewsarticlestobetterunderstandtheinteractionoftheoryandpractice.HistoryofSport(VandVIForms).Onesemester,one-halfcredit.TheHistoryofSportisafocusonthestudyofsocial,political,andeconomicsissuesofthegreatcivilizationsandsocietiesthroughthelensofSports.ThiscoursewillstartwithAncientGreece

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andRomeandstudyhowthegameswereareflectionofGreekandRomansociety.ThecoursewillmoveontothemiddleagesandlookatthegamesinNorthernEuropeanculturesspecificallyinBritain.Next,thecoursewilllookatthereestablishmentoftheOlympicsandglobalizationofSport.Thiswillleadtoastudyoffutbol(soccer)aroundtheworld.Finally,thecoursewilllookatSportinAmericainconjunctionwiththeriseofcapitalism.Thiscourseisofferedasahybridonlineclass,withstudentscompletingworkoutsideofclassandmeetinginsmallgroupstwicepercycleandasnecessary.HistoryofU.S.NationalSecurity“TheWaronTerror”(VandVIForms).Onesemester,one-halfcredit.‘Thewaronterrorisover’PresidentBarrackObamaannouncedonMay23,2013.ThisannouncementmarkedtheendofthelongestglobalconflictinthehistoryoftheU.S.Yetasofthisdate,Islamicextremistsandjihadistnetworksareconductingterroristattacksthroughouttheinternationalcommunity.Whatweretheoriginsofthe‘waronterror’?HowdidtheU.Sattempttodefeatal-Qaeda?WhyareIslamicterroristshardtodefeat?ThiscourseisdesignedtonotonlytoexplorethesecrucialquestionsbutalsotoprovidestudentswiththehistoricalcontextabouttheU.S‘waronterror’.Studentswillstudythefollowingoveralltopics:

• TheIslamicextremistideologiesofWahhabis’andSalafists’.• TheoriginsoftheglobaljihadduringtheSovietWarinAfghanistan.• Thebirthandriseofal-Qaedaduringthe90s.• 9/11Attacks:Themenbehindtheplanningandexecutionoftheworst.terroristattack

inU.Ssoil.• U.Sgrandstrategyandcounter-terrorismtacticsinthe‘waronterror’.• The‘end’ofal-QaedaandtheriseoftheIslamicState.

Studentswillleavethecoursewithunderstanding:

• TheinfluenceofIslamicextremismonthedevelopmentofal-Qaedaandtheglobaljihadistnetwork.

• Thestrategyandtacticsofal-QaedaandtheIslamicState• U.Scounter-terrorismstrategyandtactics.

MilitaryHistory:ContemporaryWarfare(VandVIForms).Onesemester,one-halfcredit.AfterthefalloftheSovietUnionandtheendoftheColdWar,theUnitedStatesfounditselfinanunusualposition:unprecedentedpowerandinfluence.Yetasthesayinggoes,‘withgreatpower,comesgreatresponsibility’.Thefalloutofdecolonizationandtheriseofthedevelopingworldofferedanewrealmofinternationalsecuritychallenges.TheU.Swastheonlypoweratthetimetoleadtheworldintoaneweraofliberal-democraticidealstocreateglobalpeaceandprosperity.ThiscourseaimstoexplorethesedifferentchallengestotheU.Shistoryinthepost-ColdWareraandtheevolutionoftheU.Sdoctrineofwar.Studentswillstudythefollowingcontemporaryconflicts:

• TheFirstGulfWar• The90’shumanitarianintervention:Somalia,Haiti,andRwanda,• TheBosnianConflict• TheinvasionsofAfghanistanandIraq.

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• TheRevolutionofMilitaryAffairs• ChallengesofHumanitarianofIntervention• SpectatorWarfareandtheWesternmodelofContemporaryWar• TheAfghanModelofWarfare

Psychology(VandVIForms).Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Thiscoursewillgiveanoverviewofgeneralpsychology.Topicscoveredincludeperception,memory,sleepanddreams,learning,motivation,emotion,personalitydevelopment,psychologicaldisorders,andsocialpsychology(groupinfluence;whygoodpeopledobadthings).Inadditiontoatextbook,relevantarticlesandsegmentsofpopularliteraturewillberead.Selectedfilmclipsanddocumentarieswillfurtherenhancethesubjectmatteronkeytopics.APandHonorsRecommendedEntryGuidelinesforUpperSchoolHistory2018-2019:APWorldHistory(Allrisingsophomoreswhomeetrecommendedguidelinespre-registered):

• AtleastanA-inthefirsttermof9thgradePre-ModernHistory• AtleastanA-forthefinalgradeinJuneORaB+onthefinalexamANDaneffortgrade

ofEfortheyear.APUSHistory(Allrisingjuniorswhomeetrecommendedguidelinesarepre-registered):

• AtleastaB+inthefirsttermofAPWorld,oraminimumaverageofA-inPre-ModernandthefirsttermofModernHistory

• AtleastanA-inthefirsttermof10thgradeModernHistoryandanA-orhigherin9thgradePre-ModernHistory

• AtleastanA-forthefinalgradeinJuneinModernHistoryORaB+onthefinalexamANDaneffortgradeofEfortheyear.

APEuropeanHistory(OpentoVandVIForm)(Risingseniorsgivenpriority)

• AtleastaB+inthefirsttermofAPUSHistory,oraminimumaverageofA-inPre-Modern,ModernandthefirsttermofregularU.S.History.

• AtleastaB+forafinalgradeinJuneforAPUS,oranA-averageforafinalgradeinJuneforregularUSHistoryORaB+onthefinalexamANDaneffortgradeofEfortheyear.

APGovernmentandPolitics(OpentoVandVIForm)(Risingseniorsgivenpriority)

• AtleastaB+inthefirsttermofAPUSHistory,oraminimumaverageofA-inPre-Modern,ModernandthefirsttermofregularU.S.History.

• AleastaB+forafinalgradeinJuneforAPUS,oranA-averageforafinalgradeinJuneforregularUSHistory.

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APHumanGeography(OpentoVandVIForm)(RisingSeniorsgivenpriority)

• AtleastaB+inthefirsttermofAPUSHistory,oraminimumaverageofA-inPre-Modern,ModernandthefirsttermofregularU.S.History.

• AtleastaB+forafinalgradeinJuneforAPUS,oranA-averageforafinalgradeinJuneforregularUSHistory

APMacroeconomics(OpentoVandVIForm)(Risingseniorsgivenpriority)

• AtleastaBinthefirsttermofAPUSHistory,oraminimumaverageofA-inPre-Modern,ModernandthefirsttermofregularU.S.History.

• AtleastaBforafinalgradeinJuneforAPUSoranA-forafinalgradeinJuneforregularUSHistory.

• CompletionofAlgebra2orPre-CalculuswithaB+orhigheroraBintheequivalentHonorscourses.

APEconomics(Risingseniorsgivenpriority)

• FinalgradeofBinAPUS,orfinalgradeofA-inregularUSHistoryandcompletionofAlgebra2orPre-CalculuswithaB+orhigheroraBintheequivalentHonorscourses.

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-Mathematics-Ms.GraceWingfield,ChairMs.ChrisAndersonMs.KellyEdwardsMr.JamesE.Farrell,IIIDr.ThomasGoebelerMr.RyanKleinMr.A.ThomasKossuthDr.AdamLavalleeMs.CherylMcLauchlanMr.EricMundyMs.TanujaMurrayMr.AndrewNewtonMrs.AshleyO’ConnorMr.CharlesYespelkisTheMathematicsdepartmentbelievesthatstudentsatEpiscopalshouldbeencouragedtoexploremathematicsanditsapplicationstodevelopproblemsolvingandanalyticaltools.Asstudentsmovethroughthecourses,westrivetoprovideastrongfoundationateachleveltoprovideabackgroundreadytosupportfuturestudies.Inquiryandlogicalreasoningareencouragedtohelpdevelopconceptualunderstandingbeyondproceduralfacility.Ourgoalistofosterlogicalthinkingandanappreciationfortheeleganceofmathematicsbothasalanguageandasamethodology.Tothisend,thedepartmentprovidesasequenceofyearlongcourses,withstandardlevelandHonorslevelofferings,aswellaselectivesinStatistics,APMicroeconomicsandAdvancedTopicsincludingLinearAlgebra,NumericalAnalysisandCalculusBasedStatistics.Westrivetomatchastudent’sbackground,interest,workethic,andabilitywiththeintensitylevelofthecourse.Inordertofulfillthemathematicsgraduationrequirement,astudentmustpassthreeconsecutiveyearsofmathematicswhileinupperschool,beginningwiththeIIIFormyear.BytheendofVform,allstudentsshouldhavetakenatleastfirstandsecondyearAlgebra,andGeometry--theminimumforcollege-boundstudents.Initialplacementisbasedonanumberoffactors,includingpastperformanceinmathclasses,standardizedtestscores,andaplacementtest.Studentswilladvancethroughthesequencefollowingthesuccessfulcompletionofeachcourseandplacementwillbere-evaluatedasstudentsadvancewiththegoalofastrongfoundationfirstandforemostinmind.Higher-achievingnon-HonorsstudentsmaybeofferedanopportunitytomoveintoHonorscoursesthroughsummerbridgework.Admissionintohonors-levelcoursesiscontingentuponastudentmeetingperformancestandardsandhisorherwillingnesstotakeontheadditionalworkrequiredbyhonorscourses.CharacteristicsofasuccessfulHonorsMathStudent:

• Hasanenthusiastic,positiveattitudeaboutmath• Hasathoroughmasteryofcomputationalskills• Learnsmathrapidlyandwithease,needinglittlerepetition

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• Connectsthedifferentstrandsofthemathematicstaught• Thinksintuitivelyaswellasconceptuallyaboutquantitativematerial,usinganabsolute

minimumofmemorization• Readsthemathtextwithahighlevelofcomprehension• Willinglyworkstoimprovetheirmathematicalcommunicationskillstojustifysolutions• Thinksandlearnsindependently• Prepareshomeworkassignmentsconsistently• Takesprideinthepresentationandcorrectnessofwork• Hasdevelopedstrongorganizationalskills• Hasdevelopedtheabilitytostayon-taskandinfocusduringavarietyofclassroom

activities:teacherdemonstrations,studentdemonstrations,classdiscussions,smallgroupwork,andlabactivities

• IsseldomabsentDiplomaRequirements:threecredits,includingAlgebra2andGeometry,ortheirdepartmentalapprovedequivalentwithcoursesbeyondthislevel.EAMathematicsCoursePrerequisitesandPlacementGuidelinesHonorsAlgebra2

• HonorsGeometryorbridgeequivalent• Teacherrecommendation• DepartmentChairapproval

HonorsPre-CalculusAB

• HonorsAlgebra2orbridgeequivalent• Teacherrecommendation• DepartmentChairapproval

HonorsPre-CalculusBC

• HonorsAlgebra2orbridgeequivalent• Teacherrecommendation• DepartmentChairapproval

APCalculusAB

• HonorsPre-CalculusABorbridgeequivalent• Teacherrecommendation• DepartmentChairapproval

APCalculusBC

• HonorsPre-CalculusABorbridgeequivalent• Teacherrecommendation• DepartmentChairapproval

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MultivariableCalculus • APCalculusBC

APStatistics

• Pre-CalculuswithBorbetterorconcurrentenrollmentinHonorsPre-CalculusABorBCLinearAlgebra

• HonorsPre-CalculusABorBCorPre-CalculuswithA-orbetterAPEconomics

• VorVIFormstudentswithafinalgradeofBorbetterinAPUSHistoryorA-inregularUSHistory

• Algebra2orPre-CalculuswithB+orgreaterorHonorsPre-CalculuscompletedAPMacroeconomics

• VorVIFormstudentswithafinalgradeofBorbetterinAPUSHistoryorA-inregularUSHistory

• Algebra2orPre-CalculuswithB+orgreaterorHonorsPre-CalculuscompletedAbstractAlgebra

• Honorslevelmathematicscoursework• PermissionofCourseinstructor• DepartmentChairapproval

DifferentialEquations

• CalculusorBCCalculusconcurrently• PermissionofCourseinstructor• DepartmentChairapproval

Algebra1.Fullyear,onecredit.StudentsinIIIFormwithsomepreviousAlgebra,whomayneedafurtherstrengtheningofbasicalgebraskillsbeforemovingahead,willbeplacedinanAlgebra1section.Thecoursecoversmanipulatingexpressions,solvinglinearandquadraticequations,andgraphingskillsareamongthethemesdeveloped.ItisexpectedthatstudentsfromthissectionwillgoontoGeometryinIVForm,buttheywillneedtocompletetheirAlgebra2requirementinVForm.SummercourseworkinGeometryandAlgebra2isofferedforstrongperformingAlgebra1studentswhowanttheopportunitytoworkahead.Algebra2.Fullyear,onecredit.Algebra2isademandingcoursethatexpandsuponthematerialcoveredinAlgebra1.Buildingonknowledgeoflinearfunctions,quadraticandotherpolynomialfunctions,logarithmicandexponentialfunctionsarestudied.Includedareequationswithirrationalandcomplexsolutions,rationalexponents,andrationalexpressions.Functionsandtheirtransformations,dataanalysis,

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patternrecognition,functionrules,andapplicationsarestressedalongwithanongoingdevelopmentofmanipulativeproficiencyandefficiency.HonorsAlgebra2.Fullyear,onecredit.Thiscourseisintendedforthosestudentswhohaveastrongbackgroundinalgebraandanappetiteformathematicalchallenges.ItcoversthematerialofAlgebra2withgreaterdepthandataquickerpace.ThecurriculumgoesbeyondAlgebra2byincludingadditionalunitsinsequencesandseries,conicsections,probabilityandstatistics.ThiscourseisopentostudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedHonorsGeometryoritsbridgecourseequivalent,andhaveteacherrecommendationanddepartmentchairapproval.Geometry.Fullyear,onecredit.ThisisafullyearcourseindeductiveGeometrythatfocusesontheconceptsofbasiclogicwhilebuildinganunderstandingoftheessentialgeometricprinciplesandapplicationsinone,two,andthreedimensions.Methodsofproofandproblem-solvingarestressedthroughoutthecourse.Topicsincludecongruence,similarity,parallelism,inequalities,righttriangletrigonometry,area,andvolume.HonorsGeometry.Fullyear,onecredit.Withtheconceptofproofascentraltothecourse,theemphasishereisonlogicalthinkingandprecisionofmathematicallanguage.StudentswillcoverthematerialofGeometrywithgreaterrigorincludingadditionalunitsincoordinategeometry,logic,locus,andobliquetriangletrigonometry.Likeallhonorslevelcourses,moreisexpectedofthesestudentsintermsofbothindustryandinsight.FunctionsandTrigonometry.Fullyear,onecredit.Thiscourseisspecificallydesignedforstudentswhowouldbenefitfromreviewing,enhancing,andextendingtheirknowledgeofalgebrabeforestudyingtopicsincludingpolynomial,rational,exponential,andlogarithmicfunctions,analyticgeometry,andtrigonometry.

Pre-Calculus.Fullyear,onecredit.IntendedforstudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedAlgebra2andGeometry,thiscourseoffersthechallengeofextendingandsynthesizingtheskillsdevelopedearlier.Thisisacourseinfunctions.Beginningwithaquickreviewofquadraticfunctions,thecourseexploresotherpolynomialfunctions,trigonometric,exponential,andlogarithmicfunctionsandtheirapplications.Itisherethatthepowerofthegraphingcalculatorbecomesparticularlyexciting.HonorsPre-CalculusAB.Fullyear,onecredit.ThiscourseisforstudentsofproveninterestandabilityandprovidesathoroughpreparationfortheAP/ABCalculuscourse.Here,again,greatermathematicalfacilityisexpected.ThecoursecoversallofthethemesofPre-Calculusdescribedabove,butingreaterdepthandataquickerpaceinordertomakeroomforanintroductiontotheconceptoflimitthatisthefoundationof

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calculus.ThiscourseisopentostudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedHonorsAlgebra2oritsbridgecourseequivalent,andhaveteacherrecommendationanddepartmentchairapproval.HonorsPre-CalculusBC.Fullyear,onecredit.InadditiontoallofthetopicsdescribedinHonorsPre-CalculusAB,theclasswillexplorethetechniquesofdifferentialcalculusincludinglimits,continuity,derivatives,optimization,curvesketching,andrelatedrates.Thepaceofthecourseisnecessarilyswift,andagreatdealofmathematicalcourageisexpected.ThiscourseisopentostudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedHonorsGeometryandHonorsAlgebra2,oritsbridgecourseequivalent,andhaveteacherrecommendationanddepartmentchairapproval.Calculus.Fullyear,onecredit.Thisfullyearcalculuscoursebeginswiththedevelopmentoftheconceptoflimitandexploresthetechniquesofdifferentialandintegralcalculus.Derivativesandintegralsaremanipulatedwithaneyetowardselectedapplicationsinphysicsandbusiness.TheclassisopentostudentswhohavecompletedPre-Calculus.AdvancedPlacementCalculus(AB).Fullyear,onecredit.ThiscourseisbasedupontheABAdvancedPlacementSyllabus,whichcoversthefirstsemesterofcollegecalculus.Studentsexploreandmastertopicsincludinglimits,continuity,ratesofchange,differentiationrulesandtechniques,implicitdifferentiation,linearapproximations,logarithmicdifferentiation,L’Hopital’sRules,relatedrates,problemsofoptimization,IntermediateValueTheorem,MeanValueTheorem,curvesketching,applicationsofderivatives,Riemannsums,theFundamentalTheoremofCalculus,definiteandindefiniteintegrals,areasinthecoordinateplane,volumesofsolidsandapplicationsofintegration.Theexpectationisforstudentstoworkatthecollegelevel,maintainingarigorouspaceandcommittingaseriousandsustainedeffort.Theywillexplorecalculusfromthenumerical,analytical,intuitive,andgraphicalperspectiveswithanemphasisonclearandconcisewrittensupportandexplanationsoftheirwork.EachstudentisrequiredtositfortheAPexaminMay.Dependingonastudent’sscore,he/shemayearncollegecreditforafullsemesterofcalculus.ThiscourseisopentostudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedHonorsPre-CalculusABoritsbridgecourseequivalent,andhaveteacherrecommendationanddepartmentchairapproval.AdvancedPlacementCalculus(BC).Fullyear,onecredit.ThiscourseisbasedupontheBCAdvancedPlacementsyllabu,whichcoversthefirsttwosemestersofcollegecalculus.TopicsincludeallofthedifferentialandintegralcalculusoftheABcourseaswellasfurthertechniquesofintegration,parametricequations,powerseries,andtestsforconvergence.Inordertocovertheadditionaltopics,thecourseisfasterpaced.Theexpectationisforstudentstoworkatthecollegelevel,maintainingarigorouspaceandcommittingaseriousandsustainedeffort.Theywillexplorecalculusfromthenumerical,analytical,intuitive,andgraphicalperspectiveswithanemphasisonclearandconcisewritten

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supportandexplanationsoftheirwork.EachstudentisrequiredtositfortheAPexaminMay.Dependingonastudent’sscore,he/shemayearncollegecreditforafullsemesterofcalculus.ThiscourseisopentostudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedHonorsPre-CalculusBCoritsbridgecourseequivalent,andhaveteacherrecommendationanddepartmentchairapproval.HonorsMultivariableCalculus.Fullyear,onecredit.ThisclassoffersstudentswhohavecompletedAPCalculusBCtheopportunitytoexploremathematicsbeyondthescopeoftheusualhighschoolcoursesequence.ItstrivestodeepenthebroadarrayoftechniquestheydevelopedintheirpursuitofBCCalculusbysolidifyingtheirskillsinavarietyofnaturalmathematicalextensionofsingle-variableCalculus.Topicsarechosefromsuchareasasthree-dimensiongeometryandvectors,spacecurvesandmotioninspace,partialdifferentiation,multipleintegration,lineandsurfaceintegrals,andthetheoremsofGreen,Gauss,andStokes.Time-permitting,additionaltopicsmaybechosenfromthestudyofDifferentialEquations.Thiscourseisanhonorscreditcourse.DescriptiveStatisticsandInferentialStatistics.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Fullyear,onecredit(Listedontranscriptas“Statistics”).Studentsmaytakethiscourseasaone-yearcourseorasindividualsemester-longcourses.Thefallsemesterwillcovermultipletopicsinbasicstatistics.Studentswilllearnhowdataismanipulatedtoextractinformationforpublicpolicyandpersuasivearguments.Specifictopicswillincludegraphicaldisplays,datadescriptionsofcentraltendenciesandvariability,standardizedscores,bivariatedataexploration,andcategoricaldataanalysis.Thesecondsemesterwilldelveintothebasiclawsofprobabilityandspecificprobabilitymodels.Topicswillincludediscreteandcontinuousdistributionsandtheexpectedvaluesandvariances.WewillbetakingadeeperlookatBernoullitrials,binomialdistributions,geometricdistribution,andthenormaldistributions.Thecoursewillincorporateexperimentaldesignandstatisticalinferenceforbothaproportionandamean.AdvancedPlacementStatistics.Fullyear,onecredit.OpentostudentswhohavecompletedPre-CalculuswithaBorbetterorwhoareconcurrentlyenrolledinanHonorsPre-Calculuscourse,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidestudentswithabasicbutsolidunderstandingofthemajorconceptsandtoolsforcollecting,analyzing,anddrawingconclusionsfromdata.Thebuilt-instatisticalfeaturesofthegraphingcalculatorhelpfacilitatethemanipulationandinterpretationofrealworlddata.ThecoursewillpreparestudentsfortheAPStatisticsexam.Dependingonastudent’sscore,he/shemayearncollegecreditforafullsemesterofstatistics.(Note:Statisticsisarequiredcourseformanydifferentcollegemajors,includingallthesocialsciences,lifeandphysicalsciences,education,psychology,business,economics,andcommunications.)

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APEconomics(VandVIForms).Fullyear,onecredit.(Crosslistedwithhistory.)APEconomicsisafullyearcoursedesignedtoprovidestudentsanindepthexplorationoftheprinciplesofeconomics.Thecoursebalancesthehistoryofeconomicthoughtwithcurrenttheoryandevents.Conceptsfrommicroeconomicsandmacroeconomicsareintegratedintothecoursetopromoteeconomicunderstanding.Thiscoursefocusesonhoweconomicdecisionsaremadebyindividuals,firms,andgovernments.Supply-anddemandanalysisisdevelopedtodemonstratehowmarketpricesaredeterminedandhowthosepricesdetermineaneconomy’sallocationofgoodsandservices.Governmentinterventionandpolicies,aswellasvariousmarketstructures,areintroducedandevaluatedusingconceptssuchasefficiencyandequity.Macroeconomicconceptsincludenationalincome,inflation,unemployment,productivity,monetarypolicy,fiscalpolicy,andthebasicsofinternationaltradeandfinance.Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentswillbepreparedtotakeboththeAPMicroeconomicsandAPMacroeconomicsexams.Enrollmentguideline:FinalgradeofBinAPUS,orafinalgradeofA-inregularUSHistoryandstudentsshouldhavecompletedeitherAlgebra2orPre-CalculuswithaB+orhigheroraBintheequivalentHonorscourses.HonorsLinearAlgebra.Fullyear,onecredit.Thiscoursecoverssystemsoflinearequations,vectorandmatrixoperations,Gauss-Jordanelimination,geometricinterpretations,determinants,theInvertibleMatrixTheorem,LUfactorizations,realandcomplexvectorspaces,basisanddimension,rank-nullitytheorem,changeofbasis,eigentheory,diagonalization.Additionaltopicswillvarybutmayincludeapplicationsincludinglinearoptimization,moretheoreticaltopicsincludingthebutterflytheoremandGram-Schmidtorthogonalization,orhybridtopicssuchassingularvaluedecomposition.Toenroll,studentsmusthavecompletedPre-Calculus,eitherwithHonorsstatusorwithanA-orbetter,andsecurepermissionoftheinstructoranddepartmentchair.Note:ThiscoursedoesnotreplaceCalculus.Thisisanhonorscreditcourse.APMacroeconomics(VandVIForms).Onesemester,one-halfcredit.ThiscoursestudiesthefundamentalsofMacroeconomics,includingcurrentissuesineconomicpolicy,andwillpreparestudentsfortheAPexaminationinMay.Basictopicscoverednationalincomeandpricedetermination,inflation,unemployment,growthandproductivity,monetaryandfiscalpolicy,andthebasicsofinternationaltradeandfinance.Thecourseincludesthehistoryofimportanteconomicideas.ReadingsincludeMacroeconomics(atextbook),andcurrentarticlesoneconomicissuesanddevelopments.Thiscourseisofferedinthespringinahybridformat,withstudentscompletingworkoutsideofclassandmeetinginsmallgroupsweeklyandasnecessary.Enrollmentguideline:FinalgradeofBinAPUS,orafinalgradeofA-inregularUSHistoryandstudentsshouldhavecompletedeitherAlgebra2orPre-CalculuswithaB+orhigheroraBintheequivalentHonorscourses.HonorsDifferentialEquations.Fullyear,onecredit.Thiscoursewillbrieflycovertheclassicalapproachtodifferentialequations,butwithaunifyingtheme,notasacollectionofdisjointedmethods.Findingthemotivationandthoughtbehindeachmethodwillbeemphasized.Aswegainexperiencewiththeapplicationsofdifferentialequations,wewillincludethe(modern)phase-planepointofview.Bifurcationsandlinear

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systemswillbeexplored.AmongothertopicscoveredwillbeBernoulliequations,Eulerequations,autonomousequations,seriessolutions,andLaplacetransforms.Astimeallows,wemayinvestigatepartialdifferentialequations.Toenroll,studentsmusthavecompletedanycalculuscourseortakeBCCalculusconcurrently,andsecurepermissionoftheinstructoranddepartmentchair.Thisisanhonorscreditcourse.

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-WorldLanguages-Mr.AndrewShimrock,ChairMrs.ErinBilbaoMrs.AmyBrotschulMs.CristinaDeirmengianMrs.ChristeleFureyMrs.LaurenGoldenMrs.GloriaLopezMs.MireyaV.YarosTheprimarygoaloftheWorldLanguagesDepartmentistoprovidearigorousprogram,whichallowsstudentstobecomeproficientspeakersofFrench,SpanishorMandarin.Thoughthedevelopmentoforalproficiencyisourfocus,listening,writing,andreadingareintegralcomponentsofourprogram.Indeed,webelievethatheavyexposuretoallfourlanguageskillsisthebestpathtooralproficiency.Ourclassroomphilosophyemphasizesstudentparticipation.Webelievethatthelanguageclassroomshouldbeanactiveplace,withstudentsatthecenterofthatactivity.AppreciationfortheculturesofthecountrieswhereFrenchandSpanishandMandarinarespokenisaveryimportantpartofourprogramaswell.WestrivetoimbuethekindofinterestinotherculturesthatwillencourageourstudentstostudyabroadandmaketheirproficiencyinFrench,SpanishorMandarinameaningfulpartoftheirlives.Afterthefirstyear,studentsdemonstratingexcellenceinacquiringaWorldLanguagemayberecommendedfortheHonorstrackinSpanish,FrenchandMandarin.Atlevels2-4,anacceleratedHonorssectionisofferedtooutstandingstudents.EnrollmentinthesecoursesisupontherecommendationofthefacultyandapprovalofthedepartmentchairinWorldLanguages.Studentsinastandardlevellanguageclasswhoarerecommendedtoanhonorssectionforthefollowingyeararerequiredtocompletesummerworktocovermaterial,whichwillpreparethemfortheHonorssection.Anystudentwhohascompletedsummerworkwillbetestedpriortothebeginningoftheschoolyeartoensurethattheacceleratedplacementisstillappropriateafterthesummer'sworkiscompleted.UponenrollingintheacceleratedSpanishorFrenchtrack,studentsmakeacommitmenttoamorerigorous,highlydemandingcourseofstudyinlanguage,inwhichtheexpectationsforproficiencyaretobeachievedearlierthanintheregulartrack.TeachersmayrecommendstudentswhoachieveaBaverageorbetterinthesecoursestotaketheAPcoursetoculminatetheirhighschoollanguagestudy.ThosenotproceedingtotheAPcoursemaycontinuetostudyinthestandardtrackthroughlevel5aswell.StudentsareencouragedtotaketheSATSubjectTestinSpanishandFrenchattheendoftheirjunioryear.Mandarin1.Fullyear,Onecredit.Mandarin1isthefirstofthetwo"foundation"-buildinglevels.Mandarin1aimstodevelopawarenessandunderstandingoffundamentalsoftheChineselanguagestructure,includingthesoundstructure,tones,andtheChinesepictographic/logographicwritingsystem.Italsoaimsatstudents’proficiencyinspeaking,listening,readingandwriting.Byproficiency,wemeantheabilitytouseandunderstandthetargetlanguageformeaningfulcommunicationatthe

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appropriatelevel.Speakingactivitiesincludequestionsandanswersbasedonvocabularyandgrammarpointsintroducedintheclass,directeddialoguesandskitsonfamiliartopics.The"direction"ofspeakingactivitiesmaybebetweentheteacherandthewholeclass,studentsinpairsorsmallgroups,ortheteacherandanindividualstudent.Withintheoralproficiencyframework,studentslearnthefundamentalsofgrammar,characterrecognitionandnaming,inordertobuildvocabularyessentialforcommunicatingaboutselfanddailylife.Finally,studentsareintroducedtoculturesofthecountries/regionswhereMandarinisspoken.InadditiontousingatextbookastheprimaryguideforMandarin1,thecourseissupplementedwithextensiveuseofrecordingsofnativespeakers,andclassrelatedaudio-videomaterials.Classesareconductedinthetargetlanguageasmuchaspossible(upto80%),withthestudentsdoingthemajorityofthespeaking(60%)inguidedactivities.Studentsaregradedonavarietyofactivities,whichinvolvespeaking,listening,reading,andwriting;studyingChinesecharacterswillbeabigaspectofthiscourse.TheexpectationssetforthinthisparagraphalsoapplytothemoreadvancedlevelsofMandarin.French1andSpanish1.Fullyear,onecredit.Level1isthefirstoftwo"foundation"-buildinglevels.TheFrenchandSpanishLevel1programaimtodevelopproficiencyinspeaking,listening,writing,andreading.Byproficiency,wemeantheabilitytouseandunderstandthetargetlanguageformeaningfulcommunication.Speakingactivitiesincludequestionsandanswersbasedonvocabularyandgrammarpointsbeingstudied,directeddialoguesandskits,student-createddialoguesandskits,open-endedquestionsandanswers,andstudentpresentations.The"direction"ofspeakingactivitiesmaybebetweentheteacherandthewholeclass,studentsinpairsorsmallgroups,ortheteacherandanindividualstudent.Withintheoralproficiencyframework,studentslearnthefundamentalsofgrammarandmastervocabularyessentialforcommunicatingaboutselfanddailylife.Finally,studentsareintroducedtotheculturesofthecountrieswherethetargetlanguageisspoken.InadditiontousingatextprogramastheprimaryguideforLevel1,thecourseissupplementedwithextensiveuseofrecordingsofnativespeakersandavideoprogram.Studentsdothemajorityofthespeakinginguidedactivitiesandaregradedonavarietyofassessments,whichinvolvespeaking,listening,reading,andwriting.TheexpectationssetforthinthisparagraphalsoapplytothemoreadvancedlevelsofFrenchandSpanish.HonorsMandarin2.Fullyear,onecredit.Mandarin2,acontinuationofMandarin1,isdesignedtoserveasatransitionfrommiddletoupperschoolinMandarinlearning.Apartfromthecontinuedemphasisonsystematictraininginlistening,speaking,grammar,vocabularyandreadingcomprehension,studentswillpracticewritinginChinesecharactersandpassagestodescribeeventsandexpresstheirthoughtsandopinions.Studentswilladditionallybeintroducedtomorecultureissuestobuilduptheircultureawareness.Studentsarerequiredtobefullypreparedforactiveparticipationinstudent-directedclassdiscussionsandotheractivities,suchasroleplays,storytelling,answeringteacher–generatedquestions,andoralpresentationsongiventopics.GradingforthecoursewillfollowstandardssetbytheWorldLanguageDepartment.

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French2andSpanish2.Fullyear,onecredit.Thiscourseisdesignedtoeasethetransitionfrommiddletoupperschool,asitincreasesthelevelandquantityofworkexpectedfromSpanishandFrenchstudents.InLevel2ourprogramaddscontentregardingthefrancophoneand/orSpanish-speakingworldthroughreadingsandaudio-visualpresentations.Alongtheway,ofcourse,studentsbecomemoreproficientatFrenchandSpanish.Culturalreadings,level-appropriateliteraryselections,videos,realiaandartareexamplesofthe"content"-orientedmaterialsusedinLevel2.Studentshaveregularwritingassignments,includingparagraphsandshortcompositions.Thiscoursealsocontinuestofamiliarizestudentswithcultureswherethetargetlanguageisspoken.HonorsFrench2andHonorsSpanish2.Fullyear,onecredit.Honors2isanacceleratedcourseinwhichgrammar,vocabulary,andcultureareintegratedintochapterthemesthatarecurrent,interestingandrelevant.Thereisgreateremphasisonextemporaneousspeaking,presentationalskills,andbuildingadditionalvocabularythroughreadinglinguisticallyappropriateculturalandliterarytexts.HonorsMandarin3.Fullyear,onecredit.Mandarin3isanintermediatelanguagecoursethatcontinuestofocusonoralproficiency.Thiscoursecombinesacceleratedtraininginvocabulary,grammar,readingcomprehension,andintensiveoralpracticethroughclassdiscussions,presentations,skits,andoralreportsonassignedtopics.CurrentaffairsandworldnewsinChinesewillbeincorporatedintoclasstosupplementthetextbook.GradingforthecoursewillfollowstandardssetbytheWorldLanguageDepartment.Bytheendofthecourse,studentsareexpectedtoreachintermediate-levelbytheOralProficiencyInterviewstandard.French3andSpanish3.Fullyear,onecredit.Level3inSpanishandFrenchcontinuestobuildonthefoundationlaidinLevel2.Itincludesareviewofgrammarandtransitionsintomoreadvancedstructuresofthelanguage.Listeningwillbeemphasizedinthislevelthroughavarietyofshortfilmsandvideos.Theprincipalgoaloflevel3continuestobeoralproficiency,withaheavyemphasisonvocabularydevelopmentandgrammartoenhanceandrefineoralandwrittencommunication.ThematerialcoveredinclassfocusesondifferentaspectsoftheHispanic&francophoneworldthroughreadings,audioandvisualselections.HonorsFrench3andHonorsSpanish3.Fullyear,onecredit.Honors3isahigh-intermediatecourseinwhichstudentslearnandusethetargetlanguagetoexploreanddiscussexcitingandrelevant21stcenturythemesinnutritionanddiet,youngpeople,theenvironmentandglobalwarming,technologyandsocialmedia,art,immigration,newfamilies,amongothers.Vocabulary,culture,recenttrendsandliteraryselectionsarerelatedtothechapterthemesforwhichauthenticmaterialsfrominternationalanddomesticsourcesinthetargetlanguageareused.Ourpurposeforthestudentsisthattheyasmembersoftoday’sglobalsociety,notonlylearnhowtounderstandthetargetlanguage,butalsoacquireabroaderworldview,sothattheymayunderstandandappreciatethediversityof

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ourworld.Wealsostrivetoreinforcetheiranalytical,communicative,collaborativeandpresentationalskills.Admissiontothecourseisbyrecommendationoftheteacher,orbyplacementexam.HonorsMandarin4,ChineseLanguageandCivilization.Fullyear,onecredit.Mandarin4isarigorouscourseforstudentsintheirfourthyearofChinesestudy.Throughrapidexpansionofterminologyindifferentfieldsaswellaswellasgrammarreinforcement,thestudentswilllearnawiderangeofChinesecultureandcivilization,includingbutnotlimitedtodifferentaspectsofhistory,tradition,people,literature,socialnorms,politicalandeconomicdevelopment.Apartfromthetextbooksassignedforthecourse,theclasswilluseavarietyofAVandreadingmaterialsfromdifferentsources.StudentsareexpectedtobeabletodiscussChinarelatedissuesondifferenttopicswithahighlevelofconfidenceincontentandfluencyindelivery(bothorallyandinwrittenform).StudentsarealsoexpectedtobeskilledusersofChinesesoftwareintheirresearch,onlinereading,listeningandessaywriting.GradingforthecoursewillfollowstandardssetbytheWorldLanguageDepartment.Measuredbyfrequentclassdiscussionandoralpresentationinadditiontoessays/compositionsandwrittentests,studentsareexpectedtoreachintermediate-highlevelbyOralProficiencyInterviewstandardsbytheendoftheacademicyear.French4andSpanish4.Fullyear,onecredit.ThiscourseisdesignedforstudentsintheirfourthyearofSpanishandFrenchlanguagestudies.Studentswillapplythegrammarthattheyhavelearnedintocommunicatingeffectivelyinbothoralandwrittenforms.StudentswillstudyFrenchorSpanishandLatinAmericanculturein-depththroughreadings.Additionally,studentswillapplytheirculturalknowledgeinskits,essaysanddialogues.Somenewgrammarwillbeintroduced,aswellasawiderangeofvocabulary.Therigorsoflisteningareincreasedinthislevelthroughauthenticpodcastsandotherlisteningaudios.GradingwillfollowtheguidelinesoftheWorldLanguagedepartment. HonorsFrench4andHonorsSpanish4.Fullyear,onecredit.ThiscourseisdesignedtobuildonthefoundationthatstudentshavewhilefocusingonnuancedgrammarandrelevantculturaltopicsofFrench,Spanish,andLatinAmericanspeakingcountries.Thecoursewillalsodevelopstudents’writtenandlisteningskillsthroughtheexposureofshortstories,poetry,culturalreadingsandpodcastsandfilm.Inordertoenhanceoraldevelopment,studentswillcontributeindiscussions,participateinsimulatedconversationandpresentavarietyofculturaltopics.Studentswillalsobepromptedtowritepoetry,compositionsandessaysinordertoenrichstyleandtone.ThiscourseisintendedtopreparestudentsfortheAPFrenchandSpanishCulturecourse.Studentscontinueinthehonorstrackonthebasisofteacherrecommendation,ormaybeadmittedtothehonorstrackwitharecommendation,summerworkandaplacementexam.

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FrenchandSpanish5.Fullyear,onecredit.Thisyearlongcoursecontinuestodevelopstudents’understandingofgrammarwhileincreasingthelevelofvocabularyrequiredtoengagewiththeSpanishandFrenchlanguage.Throughtheuseofshortandfull-lengthfilms,frequentreadingsandauthenticrecordingsthatrequireadeeperlevelofunderstandingandanalysis.Studentswillberequiredtoengageonadailybasistoimprovetheircommunicativeabilitiesinbothspeakingandwriting.Thecourseisdiscussionbased,requiringstudentstosharetheiropinionsandengageothersinmeaningfulconversationtoimprovecomfortwiththelanguage.AdvancedPlacementFrenchandSpanish.Fullyear,onecredit.ThenewAPFrenchandSpanishLanguageandCulturecoursesaredesignedtopromoteproficiencyandtoenablestudentstoexplorecultureincontemporaryandhistoricalcontexts.Focusesoncommunication:StudentswilldemonstratetheirskillsandabilitiesintheInterpersonal,InterpretiveandPresentationalmodesofcommunication.InInterpersonalCommunication,theyengageinconversations,expressideas,andexchangeopinionsusingbothspokenandwrittenlanguage.InInterpretiveCommunication,theyunderstandandinterpretwrittenandspokenlanguageonavarietyoftopics.InPresentationalCommunication,theypresentinformationandideasusingspokenandwrittenlanguagetoanaudience.Encouragesculturalawareness:Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingandappreciationofvariousaspectsofbothculturesincluding:culturalproductssuchastelevisionandfilm,books,newspapers,music,laws,andinstitutions;culturalpracticessuchascustoms,traditions,andpatternsofinteractions;andculturalperspectivessuchasvalues,attitudes,andbeliefs.Incorporatesthemes:Studentswillstudyavarietyoftopicsininteresting,meaningfulandengagingcontextssuchasGlobalChallenges;ScienceandTechnology;ContemporaryLife;PersonalandPublicIdentities;FamiliesandCommunities;BeautyandAesthetics.Instructionalcontentwillreflectinterestssharedbystudentsandtheirteacher(thearts,currentevents,literature,sports,andsoforth).Inadditiontotextbooks,materialsmightincludewebsites,podcasts,films,newspapers,magazines,andliterature.Thecoursehelpsstudentsdeveloplanguageskillsthatcanbeappliedbeyondthelanguagecoursesinfurtherstudyandeverydaylife.Source:TheCollegeBoardAdvancedPlacementChinese.Fullyear,onecredit.AdvancedPlacement(AP)ChineseLanguageandCultureisanadvancedcoursedesignedtopreparestudentsfortheAPChineseexamadministeredbyCollegeBoardandconductedinMayeachyear.Forthatpurpose,thiscourseaimsatbroadeningstudents’viewonChineselanguageandcultureindifferentaspects.Thefocusofthecoursegoesbeyondvocabularyandgrammar.ItwillbeontheunderstandingandappreciationofauthenticChineseliteraryworkssuchasstories,poetry,movies,musicandotherformsofarts.Students’discussiononChinarelatedcurrentaffairs(e.g.,onChina’sdevelopmentonsocialandeconomicreforms,ontechnologyandeducation)willalsobepartofthecourse.Apartfromtextbooksandselectedreading

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materialsassignedforthecourse,theclasswilluseavarietyofaudio/videomaterialsfromdifferentsourcestohelpstudentsunderstandthecontentofthecourse.Students’achievementinthiscoursewillbeevaluatedthroughtheirpresentations,writtenessaysongiventopicsandspecialprojects,aswellasassimilatedAPChinesetests.StudentsshouldalsolearnatleastoneformofChineseartandbeabletoperformitwithrelativeease(e.g.,writingapoem,painting,calligraphy,asong,playaChinesemusiconaninstrument,tellastory/jokes,dance).Aspartofthecourserequirement,studentswillalsointerviewnativeChinesespeakersinChineseinrelatedprofessionsontopicsdiscussedintheclass.StudentsarerequiredtotaketheAPChineseexaminMayastheirfinalevaluation.HonorsMandarin5.Fullyear,onecredit.HonorsMandarin5isanadvancedcoursedesignedtobroadenstudents’viewonChineselanguageandculture.Thefocusofthecoursegoesbeyondvocabularyandgrammar.ItwillbeontheunderstandingandappreciationofauthenticChineseliteraryworkssuchasstories,poetry,movies,musicandotherformsofarts.Students’discussiononChinarelatedcurrentaffairs(e.g.,onChina’sdevelopmentonsocialandeconomicreforms,ontechnologyandeducation)willalsobepartofthecourse.Apartfromtextbooksandselectedreadingmaterialsassignedforthecourse,theclasswilluseavarietyofaudio/videomaterialsfromdifferentsourcestohelpstudentsunderstandthecontentofthecourse.Students’achievementinthiscoursewillbeevaluatedthroughtheirpresentations,writtenessaysongiventopicsandspecialprojects.StudentsshouldalsolearnatleastoneformofChineseartandbeabletoperformitwithrelativeease(e.g.,writingapoem,painting,calligraphy,asong,playaChinesemusiconaninstrument,tellastory/jokes,dance).Aspartofthecourserequirement,studentswillalsointerviewnativeChinesespeakersinChineseinrelatedprofessionsontopicsdiscussedintheclass.

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-Religion-Fr.TimGavin,ChairDr.ChristopherRowMr.MichaelWhalenMissionStatement:WeEngagetheMindtoNurturetheHeartandSpirit.AtTheEpiscopalAcademy,religionplaysakeyroleintheday-to-daylifeoftheschool.Spiritualdevelopmentandself-discoveryisajourney,anongoingprocessofgrowinginrelationshipwithoneanother,ourselvesandGod.Asteachersofreligionwedonotaimtochangeone’sreligiousaffiliationornon-beliefinasupremebeing.Instead,throughcharacterdevelopmentandacademicstudy,weencourageourstudentstoconsiderandthinkcriticallyabouttheirownfaithjourney,andthoseofothers,sotheycancometounderstandwhytheyandothersbelievewhattheybelieve.Westrivetoteachstudentsthenecessityofempathy,compassion,andinclusioninordertolivelivesofpurpose,faith,andintegrity.TherecommendedpathofstudyformoststudentsisanintroductorycourseinBiblicalLiteratureintheIIIandIVForms.Thestudentsalsohaveanumberofelectivesfromwhichtochooseincludingethics,worldreligions,andacourseongenocide.Therearealsoavarietyofreligiousstudiescoursesofferedinthesummerwhenstudentscanalsofulfilltheirreligionrequirements.RecommendedforIIIForm:BiblicalLiterature.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.BiblicalLiterature,formerlyknownas“SacredTexts—ThenandNow,”isanintroductoryReligioncoursedesignedprimarilyfor9thgraders,andforreturning10thgraders.ThecourseprovidesanoverviewofTheBiblewithinitshistorical,social,cultural,theologicalandliterarycontexts,butwithanadditional,contemporaryemphasisonhowTheBibleisused—andabused—inthemodernday.ArmedwithknowledgeoftheHebrewandChristianscriptures,studentswillexploretheuseofTheBibleincontemporarytimes.Thecourseisdesignedtodevelopnote-takingandorganizationalskills,criticalreadingskills,and—mostimportantly—adeepthirstforacademicinquiryandthejoyofintellectualexploration.Formalassessmentsaredesignedsoastomaximizethejoyofintellectualexplorationandexpression,whiledeemphasizingstressandanxiety.Aprimarygoalofthecourseistodevelopcosmopolitanstudentswhocannavigatewellanincreasinglyinterconnected,andreligious,world.RecommendedforIV–VIForms:Ethics:Past,PresentandFutureOnesemester,one-halfcredit.

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ThiscourseinSystematicEthicscoversthethinkingandperspectivesondecisionmakingofsuchasEpicurus,Aristippus,Plato,Augistine,Aquinas,JohnStuartMill,JeanPaulSartre,Nietzsche,Hobbes,Locke,RousseauMidgely,Fletcher,andaswellastheethicsofreligiousviews.Thecoursefocusesonhelpingstudentstounderstandwhytheymakethechoicestheymake.Itoffersstudentsavarietyofethicsplatformsfromwhichtheycananalyzethedecision-makingprocessofanygivendilemma.Thecourseusesacasestudyapproachtoapplythevariousethicaltheoriesandphilosophywestudy.Inaddition,studentswillstudytheeffectsandsystematiccausesofpoverty,usingthevariousethicaltheoriesandmodelstoalleviatepoverty.Finally,thestudentswillstudyacurrentissuesuchashumantraffickinganddevelopstrategiestospreadawarenessoftheproblem,toidentifywhereit’shappening,andtopreventitfromhappeninginthefuture.WorldReligions:EasternThought.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.WorldReligionsisasurveycourse,whichwillcoverawiderangeofreligions.StudentswillstudyIslam,Hinduism,BuddhismandSikhism.Therearethreeprimaryobjectivesofthiscourse.Asaclass,wewillcoverabriefhistoryofeachreligionandthecustomsandbeliefsofitspractitioners.Thisbackgroundknowledgewillprovidethecontextinwhichtorecognizeandanalyzetheprofoundimpactthateachofthesereligionshashadontheworld.Oneonlyhastopickupahistorytextbookorturnontheeveningnewstoseereligion’sinfluenceatwork.Throughtheirexaminationofthesereligions,studentswillalsohavetheopportunitytoreflectontheirownpersonalrelationshipwithreligion.Genocide.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.(Cross-listedwithHistory)ThephilosopherGeorgeSantayanawarned:“Thosewhocannotrememberthepastarecondemnedtorepeatit.”Withthiswarninginmind,studentsinthiscoursestudytherecurringphenomenonofgenocidefromethical,historical,philosophical,psychological,sociologicalandtheologicalperspectives.Lamentably,currenteventsareutilizedextensivelyinourclassdiscussions.Thecoursebeginswithanexaminationofgenocide’stwentieth-centuryrootsintheArmenianGenocide,thenprogressesthroughtheworkofRaphaelLemkin—themanwhocoinedtheword“genocide.”AlargeportionofthecourseisdedicatedtoexaminingthegenocideofNationalSocialistGermany.Weconcludethecoursewithaviewintothe“auto-genocide”ofPolPot’sCambodiaandcontemporarygenocidesaroundtheworld.Throughthecourse,studentsareaskedtoassaythesegenocidesagainsttheclassicalethicalmodelsattheheartofthiscourse:PsychologicalandEthicalEgoism;Utilitarianism;KantandRespectforPersons;SocialContractTheory;Rawls’TheoryofJustice;andVirtueEthics.AnexaminationoftheInternationalCriminalCourt,andtheriseofmeta-nationallaw,isalsoundertaken.Studentsdiscussthenightlyreadingsinseminarformat,andthoughtfuldailyclassengagementisexpected.Aprimegoalofthecourseistoempowerstudentswiththeskillsnecessarytocombatgenocideproactivelyintheworld.GenocideisaReligioncoursewhichiscross-listedinthecourseofferingsoftheHistoryDepartment.DeliverUsFromEvil:GodandtheProblemofEvil.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.Isevilreal,ordobadthings“justhappen”?Whydobadthingshappentogoodpeople—andwhy,sooften,doevilpeopleseemtotriumph?Howcananall-powerful,all-knowing,andall-lovingGodalloweviltoexist?DoesthepresenceofevilinouruniverseprovethatGoddoesnot

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exist—oristhatassertionjustspuriousreasoning?HowdoesathoughtfulconsiderationoftheIncarnationofGodinChristchangeourunderstandingofevil?ThroughBiblical,Patristic,classicalandcontemporaryreadings,theseage-oldquestions—andotherslikethem—areaddressed.Studentswilldiscusstogetherthenightlyreadingsinseminarformat,andthoughtfuldailyclassengagementisexpected.Aprimegoalofthecourseistoempowerstudentswiththeabilitytoidentifyanddefeatevil—bothintheworldandinthemselves.HonorsGreek3.Fullyear;onecredit.Atthethirdyear,studentsbegintotranslateandexploretheactualancientliterature.Topicswillvaryyearbyyear.Thefallsemestereachyear,however,willbededicatedtoaGreekhistorian,legalorator,ortragedy.ThespringsemestereachyearwillbededicatedtoanintroductiontoreadingtheNewTestamentandrelatedmaterialsasaproductoftheGreco-Romanworld.AgospelorepistlewillbereadinGreekwithcarefulattentiontolanguage,styleandinterpretation.ThefallsemestermaybeusedtosatisfypartofthediplomarequirementinHistoryandthespringtosatisfypartofthediplomarequirementinReligion.

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-Science-Mr.GeorgeLorenson,ChairDr.KelleyBethoneyMrs.JenniferJonesMr.StephenKerwinMr.EdwardMathisenMr.BryanMcDermottMs.CherylGrayMitchellMrs.DianeRadovMs.ChristyRheamMr.MatthewShapiroMs.LeslieTrimbleMr.PerryZankiThesciencedepartmentaimstoexposeallstudentstoawell-roundedfoundationalexperienceinthesciences.Webelievethatstudentsshouldbecomescientificallyliterateglobalcitizens.Thesciencefacultyispassionateandcommittedtonurturingstudentinterestsanddevelopingtheirscientificacumen.Inourscienceclassroomsstudentsbuildmodels,designexperiments,analyzedata,andworktogethertoshareideasandinformation.Studentsareencouragedtodeveloptheirknowledgeandskillsviatraditionalpedagogies,emergingtechnologies,meaningfullaboratoryexperiences,inquiry-basedactivities,andresearchopportunities.Thecourseteamscollaborateregularlytoensureourstudentsreceivethestrongestcurricularinstruction.Ourgraduationrequirements--biology,chemistryandphysics--arehands-on,labdrivencoursesalignedwithnationalstandardsanddesignedtobestsupportourmissionasaschool.WealsoofferA.P.andelectiveoptionstohelpstudentsfurtherpursuetheirinterests.Placementisbasedonseveralfactorsincludingpastperformanceinscienceandmathclasses,standardizedtestsscores,teacherrecommendationsandplacementtestresults.Studentsmustfulfillthecourseprerequisitespriortoenrollment.Courseprerequisitesarelistedinthedescriptionforeachcourse.Courseprerequisitesmaybeoverriddenonlybythesciencedepartmentchair.Biology.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisitesAll9thgradestudentsareeligibleforbiology.Biologyisanintroductorysurveycoursecoveringthemajorlevelsofbiologicorganizationincludingthebiochemical,cellular,organismal,andecological,withanemphasisonthegeneticsandevolutionunderlyingeach.Thecourseincludesarticlesthatintroducekeyphenomenaanddiverseperspectives,tyingtogetherthemajorbiologicalthemes.Theprocessofscienceisemphasizedthroughweeklylabwork,includingbothtraditionalandinquiry-basedlabs,whichincorporatebothoutdoorexperiencesandtechnology-basedlabstudies.Opportunitiesexistforpursuingtopicsofinterestindepthindividuallyandingroups.

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HonorsBiology.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisites

ReturningEAStudents:• ERBGrade• Gradein8thGradeScience

IncomingEAStudents:• Priorcoursegrade• SSATScore• Gradein8thgradescience

Honorsbiologyisanintroductorysurveycoursecoveringthemajorlevelsofbiologicorganizationranginginscalefromtheatomsthatbuildourcellstotheecosystemsthatbuildourworld.Studentswillbeintroducedtothetraditionalcorecontentinordertogainastrongfoundationforthefield;however,theywillalsobechallengedtoapplythismaterialtotheirownlivesthroughexplorationofrelevantarticlesandcutting-edgediscoveriesaswellasproject-basedlearning.Furthermore,thiscoursehasastrongfocusonthelabcomponent.Scientificthinkingskillsandthescientificmethodwillbeemphasized.Studentswilllearnhowtowritecollege-levellabreportsandtheywilldesignandcarryouttheirownexperiments.Departmentalapprovalisrequired.Chemistry.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisitesAll10thgradestudentsareeligibleforchemistry.Chemistryisanintroductorysurveycoursecoveringatomicandmolecularstructure,theperiodictable,stoichiometry,thestatesofmatter,kineticmoleculartheory,reactionrates,acidsandbases,thermodynamics,andequilibriumprocesses.Modelsareusedtohelpstudentsvisualizetheinfinitesimallysmallatomicworld.Studentswillalsodevelopquantitativeproblem-solvingskillsandengageinhands-onlaboratoryexperiences.HonorsChemistry.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisites

• Placementtestscoreof80%orbetterorcompletionofentrancelabexperiment.• Biologyteacherrecommendation.• GradeAingradelevelBioorB+inHonorsBio.

Honorschemistryisanintroductorycoursedesignedtostudychemicalconceptsin-depthanddevelopproblem-solvingskills.Anemphasiswillbeplacedoncriticalthinking,abstractunderstanding,laboratoryexploration,andmathematicalmanipulation.Thecoursecoversatomicandmolecularstructure,theperiodictable,stoichiometry,thestatesofmatter,kineticmoleculartheory,reactionrates,thermodynamics,equilibriumprocesses,acidsandbases,andelectrochemistry.Studentswillactivelycollaboratewiththeirpeersandengagewiththe

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materialviainquirylabs,hands-onactivities,onlinesimulations,anddemonstrations.Departmentalapprovalisrequired.Physics.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisites

• CompletionofChemistryPhysicsisalab-basedintroductorysurveycoursewithanemphasisonthequalitativeoverthequantitative.Knowledgeofbasicalgebraandgeometryisrequired.Laboratoryworkisintegratedwiththeinvestigatedtopics.Thecourseisdividedintotwosemesters:firstsemesterisprimarilymechanics,whilethesecondsemesterconsistsofelectricityandmagnetism,aswellasoptics.HonorsPhysics.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisites

• Placementtestscoreof80%orbetterorcompletionofplacementlab.• GradeA-ingradelevelChemistryorBinHonorsChem.• CompletionorconcurrentenrollmentinPre-Calculus

Honorsphysicsisanintroductorystudyofphysicsthatemphasizesthequantitativeaswellasthequalitative.Laboratoryworkisintegratedwiththeinvestigatedtopics.Asolidfoundationinalgebraisrequired.Thecourseisdividedintotwosemesters:thefirstsemesterisprimarilymechanics(includingwavesandsound),whilethesecondsemesterconsistsofelectricityandmagnetism,lightandoptics,andmodernphysics(suchasquantum,atomic,andnuclearphysics).Knowledgeofgeometryandtrigonometryishelpful.Successfulcompletionofadepartmentalplacementtestorlaboratoryassessmentisaprerequisite.Departmentalapprovalisrequired.AdvancedPlacementCoursesinScienceAdvancedPlacement(A.P.)coursesofferstudentstheopportunitytodeepentheirknowledgeofthematerialintroducedinintroductorycourses.Enrollmentinthesecoursesisbydepartmentapprovalpriortoreturningtheircourseselectionform.AspiringA.P.studentsmustdiscusstheirinterestwithboththeircurrentscienceteacherandtheteacherofthedesiredA.P.courseaspartoftheapprovalprocess.Enrollmentinthesecoursesislimitedandshouldinvolvethoughtfulplanningbystudentsandadvisors.AdvancedPlacementBiology.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisites

• MustCompleteScienceEnrollmentDocumentForConsideration• ConcurrentenrolmentinorcompletionofPhysics• StudentsmustenrollincoursebyAugust1duetosummerworkrequirement

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A.P.biologyisdesignedtobetheequivalentofatwo-semesterundergraduatebiologycourseinitsqualityandsophistication.Thiscoursewillcontributetothedevelopmentofthestudents’abilitiestothinkclearlyandtoexpresstheirideas,orallyandinwriting,withanemphasisonintegratinginquiry,reasoning,andquantitativeskills.Studentswilldesignseveralexperimentsandmasterplansfordatacollectionandanalysis,applymathematicalroutines,andconnectconceptsinandacrossprimarydomainsofscience(biology,chemistry,physics).Curricularcontentisframedaround“FourBigIdeas,”(evolution,cellularprocess,genetics&informationtransfer,andecology)whichencompasscorescientificprinciples,theoriesandprocessesgoverninglivingorganismsandbiologicalsystems.Primaryemphasiswillbeondevelopinganunderstandingofconceptsratherthanonmemorizingtermsandtechnicaldetails.Essentialtothisconceptualunderstandingarethefollowing:agraspofscienceasaprocessratherthanasanaccumulationoffacts;personalexperienceinscientificinquiry;recognitionofunifyingthemesthatintegratethemajortopicsofbiology;andapplicationofbiologicalknowledgeandcriticalthinkingtoenvironmentalandsocialconcerns.AdvancedPlacementChemistry.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisites

• MustCompleteScienceEnrollmentDocumentForConsideration• ScienceTeacherRecommendation• ConcurrentenrollmentinorcompletionofPhysics

A.P.chemistrycoversmaterialequivalenttoatwo-semesterundergraduatecourse.Topicsincludethestructureofmatter,kinetictheory,stoichiometry,acids-basetheories,electrochemistry,chemicalequilibria,chemicalkinetics,andthermodynamicsorganizedunderthe“SixBigIdeas.”Particulate-levelmodelingandqualitativeexplanations/descriptionswillbestressed,inadditiontothenecessaryquantitativeanalysisforeachcomponentofthecourse.Studentsareexpectedtothinkcritically,analyzedata,carryoutanddesignlabexperiments,andwritecomprehensivelabreports.Labsincludebothguidedinquiryandtraditionalprocedures.AdvancedPlacementPhysics1and2.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisites

• MustCompleteScienceEnrollmentDocumentForConsideration• CompletionofPhysics,orHonorsPhysics• ScienceTeacherRecommendation• GradeA-ingradelevelPhysics,orBinHonorsPhysics

A.P.Physics1and2includestopicsinbothclassicalandmodernphysics.Itincludesanin-depthlookattopicsfromHonorsPhysicsaswellasseveralnewareas.Emphasiswillbeplacedonkinematics,dynamics,momentumenergy,fluidmechanics,thermodynamics,electricity,magnetism,optics,andmodernphysics.ThecourseisdesignedtopreparestudentsfortheboththeA.P.Physics1andA.P.Physics2examinationsthroughacombinationoflabworkandinquiry-basedproblemsolving.

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AdvancedPlacementPhysicsC:MechanicsFullyear,onecreditCoursePrerequisites

• Recommendedforstudentsconsideringaphysicalscienceorengineeringasacourseofstudyincollege.

• MustCompleteScienceEnrollmentDocumentForConsideration• CompletionofPre-CalculusBCoranyCalculusCourse• ScienceTeacherRecommendation• CompletionofPhysics,orHonorsPhysics• GradeA+ingradelevelPhysics,orA-inHonorsPhysics,

A.P.PhysicsC:Mechanicswillbetaughtoverthecourseoftheyear,withafocusontheA.P.materialinthefallsemester.Inadditiontothecalculus-basedmateriallaidoutintheA.P.curriculum,studentswillengageandlearnaboutotheradvancedphysicstopicsnotincludedintheA.P.PhysicsCcurriculum,including(butnotlimitedto):selectedtopicsinmechanics,fluiddynamics,thermodynamics,advanced&solid-statecircuits,andmodern/quantumphysics.TheseadditionaltopicswouldbethefocusofthelaterpartofthespringsemesterinadditiontocontinuingtopreparestudentsfortheA.P.testinMay.Attheendoftheyear,studentsarerequiredtotaketheA.P.PhysicsC:MechanicsExam.AdvancedPlacementEnvironmentalScience.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisites

• Mustcompletescienceenrollmentdocumentforconsideration.• ConcurrentenrolmentinorcompletionofPhysics*• Scienceteacherrecommendation• StudentsmustenrollincoursebyAugust1duetosummerworkrequirement• IfstudentisaJunior:GradeAinagradelevelChemistryorB+inanHonorsChemistryin

Sophomoreyear.• IfstudentisaSenior:GradeAinagradelevelphysicsorB+inanhonorsphysicsinJunior

year.ThegoaloftheA.P.environmentalsciencecourseistoprovidestudentswiththescientificprinciples,concepts,andmethodologiesrequiredtounderstandtheinterrelationshipsofthenaturalworld,toidentifyandanalyzeenvironmentalproblemsbothnaturalandhuman-made,toevaluatetherelativerisksassociatedwiththeseproblems,andtoexaminealternativesolutionsforresolvingorpreventingthem.Environmentalscienceisinterdisciplinary;itembracesawidevarietyoftopicsfromdifferentareasofstudy.Topicsinclude:earthsystems(atmosphere,water,soil);ecosystems,energyflow,nutrientcycling,ecologicalsuccession;populationconcepts;landandwateruse(agriculture,mining,development);energyresourcesandconsumption;andpollutionandclimatechange.Studentswillparticipateinlabactivitiesandreal-worldprojects.ProjectswillbedesignedandexecutedincollaborationwiththeEpiscopalAcademySustainabilityCommittee.Thisschool-wide,interdisciplinarycommitteeischargedwithevaluatingcurrentresourceconsumptionandimplementingenvironmentallysustainablepracticesoncampus.Pre-requisites:biologyandchemistry.

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ElectiveCoursesinScienceElectivecoursesareopentoallstudentswhomeetthecourseprerequisite.HonorsAnatomyandPhysiology.Fullyear,onecredit.CoursePrerequisites

• MustCompleteScienceEnrollmentDocumentForConsideration• ConcurrentenrolmentorcompletionofPhysics• Meetwithcourseteacherforrecommendation• GradeB+intheprioryear’ssciencecourse

Anatomyandphysiologyisacoursedesignedtoprovidestudentswithanin-depthlookathumananatomy/physiology.Thecoursewillfocusonunderstandinghumanbodysystemsandthecoordinatedeffortofthesesystemstopromotehumanhealthandwellbeing.Studentswillbeguidedastheyexploretheconnectionbetweenhumanbiologyinhealthanddisease.Thecoursewillemployacombinationofdemonstrations,experiment,lecture,currentevents’discussion,andactivities.Thisisanexperientialbasedlearningcoursewithatleastonemajordissectionexperimentperunit.Astronomy.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.CoursePrerequisites

• ConcurrentenrolmentorcompletionofPhysicsInAstronomy,weseektounderstandthemechanicsthatdrivetheuniverse,andtheprocessesthatdeterminethefateofallthings–oursolarsystem,ourgalaxy,andtheeventualendoftime.Thecoursefocusesonextrasolarastronomy,includingstellarevolution,fusion,andgravitation.Inaddition,studentswilllearnhowtoperformbackyardobservationalastronomy,andlocatenotonlyourselves,butotherobjectswithinthenightsky.Asalabcourse,therewillbealsobetwo“nightlabs”wherewewillexplorethenightskyusingseveralhigh-poweredtelescopes.Theclassculminateswithanimageresearchprojectfocusedonobjectswithinourownsolarsystem.Oceanography.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.CoursePrerequisites

• ConcurrentenrolmentorcompletionofPhysicsStudentsinoceanographywillstudyvariousrelationshipsandanalyzeawealthofinformationwhileexaminingthecentralrolethattheoceansplayinthevastglobalsystem.Geology,chemistry,physics,andbiologyareallintegratedinthestudyoftheoceans.Oceanographyincludesthegeologyoftheoceanfloor,seawaterandairinteractions,oceancirculation,waterdynamics,tidesandbeachprocesses.Labactivitiescoveravarietyoftopicswithinthescopeofthecourseandincludevariousmarineanimaldissections.

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ScientificReasoning.Onesemester,one-halfcredit.CoursePrerequisites

• ConcurrentenrolmentorcompletionofPhysicsAllcuriousindividualshaveaskedthequestion,“WhatIf?”Thesequestionsoftenariseinscienceclassastheyrelatetocontentbeingtaught,butoftencannotbeexploredinatraditionalclass.Thiscourse,however,isdevotedtoansweringthemostinterestingandintriguing“WhatIf?”questions.Possiblequestionscouldinclude:“WhatiftherewasalakeontheMoon?Whatwoulditbeliketoswiminit?”;“Atwhatspeedwouldyouhavetodriveforraintoshatteryourwindshield?”;or“Whatwouldhappenifyoutriedtohitabaseballpitchedat90%thespeedoflight?”Theclasswillexplorepreviouslyanswered“WhatIf?”questions,measuringsomeofthescienceconceptsinlabandexploringtheresearchthatmustbedonewhentestsareimpracticaltodointheclassroomspace.Studentswillhavetheopportunitytoexploretheirveryown“WhatIf?”questionsaswell.Comecuriousanddaretoaskthequestion,“WhatIf?”CognitiveNeuroscience.Onesemester,one-halfcreditCoursePrerequisites

• CompletionofBiology(A-orgreaterstronglyrecommended)Cognitiveneurosciencewillbeacoursethatlinksthebiologyofthebraintothecognitivepsychologicalprocessesthatallowustothinkandlearn.Inthisregard,studentswillembarkonamultidisciplinarystudyofneuroscienceandcognitivescienceastheygainabetterunderstandingofhowtheirbrainsallowthemtonavigatetheiracademicandsocialworlds.Thecoursewillhavealaboratorycomponentwheretheycomplete“wetlabs”,whichexplorethebiologyofthebrain,aswellas“drylabs”whichexploredifferenttestsofcognition.Theselaboratoryinvestigationswillhelpstudentsbuildtowardstheirfinalprojectwherestudentswillpropose,designandconducttheirownexperiments.Sincestatisticsisacrucialcomponenttoallcognitivescienceresearch,studentswillalsolearntoincorporatesomebasicstatisticsintotheirproject.Afinalkeypieceofthecoursewillbethestrengtheningofscienceliteracy.Studentswillbepartofaclass“journalclub”wheretheywilleachpresentastudypublishedinamajorscientificjournal(e.g.Cognition,Nature).Publishedworkisverytechnicalandthusnoteasilyaccessibletostudents,sothisaspectofthecoursewillallowstudentsascaffoldedlookintotheworldofactualscientificpublications.PrinciplesofEngineering.Onesemester,one-halfcreditCoursePrerequisites

• CompletionorconcurrentenrollmentinPhysics• CompletionorconcurrentenrollmentinPre-Calculus

Inthisone-semestercourse,studentswillgainanunderstandingofthefundamentalsoftheengineeringdesignprocess,anappreciationofthefarreachingimpactsofengineering,agrasp

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ofthefourmainfieldsofengineering,andabetterunderstandingoftheprofileofanengineer,includingthetypicaltrainingofanengineerandvaluablesoftskills.

Thefocusofthisclasswillbetheengineeringdesignprocess,includingdefiningtheproblem,identifyingcriteriaforsuccess,discussingpotentialethicalissues,brainstormingconceptualdesigns,andformulatingthefinaldesign.Studentswillworkinteamsonadesignproblem,andintheprocesswillexperiencetheengineeringdesignapproach,aswellaslearntheimportanceofmanagingthedesignprocessandcommunicatingdesignoutcomes.Bytheendofthisclass,studentswill:

• Understandhowtoapplytheengineeringdesignprocess.• Haveconstructedaprototypetosolveanengineeringproblem.• Haveexploredmultiplefieldsofengineering.

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-IIIFormHealth,WellnessandLeadershipCurriculum-TheIIIFormyearbeginswithanexperientialeducationprograminthemountainsofNorthCarolina.Thepurposeofthisexperienceisto“inspireourstudentstodiscoveranddeveloptheirpotentialtocareforthemselves,others,andtheworldaroundthemthroughachallengingexperienceinunfamiliarsettings.”ThisexperiencebringstheclasstogetherinaprofoundwayandprovidestheplatformforourIIIFormadvisory,healthseminars,andleadershipprograms.AllstudentsarerequiredtofullyparticipateintheIIIFormHealth,Wellness,andLeadershipCurriculumtoearnanEpiscopaldiploma.TheIIIFormadvisorygroupsareformedfromtheOutwardBoundcrews.Theadvisorygroupsmeetbrieflyeverymorningduringhomeroom,aswellasonceeveryeightdaysforanextendedperiodoftime.Theadvisoryprogramconsistsoftwelvetofourteenseminarsonvarioushealthandwellnesstopics.Thesetopicsincludebutarenotlimitedto:managingstress,drugsandalcohol,digitalcitizenship,andpersonalsafety.Agraduationrequirement,theOutwardBoundexperienceformsthefoundationforfutureleadershipopportunitiesavailabletoourstudents.LeadershipopportunitiesatEAprovideourstudentswithapracticalwaytocontinueanddevelopOutwardBound’scorethemesofleadership,compassion,self-reliance,andservice.

-UpperSchoolLibraryProgram-TheUpperSchoolLibraryProgramteacheseachstudenttobeanadvanced,efficientandeffectivelife-longuserofinformationresources.Classroomteachersandlibrarianscollaboratetodesignstudent-centered,problem-based,evidence-based,andinquiry-learningexperiencesthatguidestudentstoimportantresourcesthroughpresentations,curriculumweblinks,orientations,bibliographies,checklistsandteachinformationliteracyandcriticalthinkingskillsrelevanttotheUpperSchoolcurriculum.Undertheguidanceoftheirteachersandlibrarians,studentscreateprojectswithincreasingindependenceandmoresophisticatedworkhabits.Studentsprepareprojects–researchpapers,oralreports,debatesandspeeches,andmultimediapresentationsthathavebeengeneratedfrominstructionallyrelated,library-resourcebasedinformation.UpperSchoolstudentsdevelopadvancedresearchstrategiestoaccessincreasinglyvariedandcomplexprint,onlineandmediaformats.Studentsdemonstrateanunderstandingofintellectualproperty,copyright,andfairuseofcopyrightedmaterialandadvancedstandardsofacademicintegritythroughscholarlywritingandprojectpresentationsthatincorporatein-textcitationandappropriatedocumentationoftheirresearchefforts.Representativeinstructionalunitsinclude:

• IIIForm(9thGrade)–civilizationsymposium;characterresearchprojects;ancientcivilizationnewspapers;groupandindividualprojectsinEnglish,mathematics,socialstudies,science,woodworkingandart

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• IVForm(10thGrade)–Websiteevaluation;ModernWorldHistoryresearchpaper;researchontheIndustrialRevolutionthroughWorldWarIIpapers

• VForm(11thGrade)-UnitedStatesHistorythesespaper;HonorsAmericanliteratureresearch

• VIForm(12thGrade)–Commediadell’artetheaterresearch;individualBritishliteratureprojects

-CommunityService-Fromservingthehungrytoafter-schoolhomeworkhelpataneighboringcommunitycentertoplantingtreestopreventstreamerosionatanenvironmentalcenter,EpiscopalAcademystudentsarechallengedtoleadlivesofpurpose,faithandintegrity.Servicestrengthensandsupportsacademicsubjectswhilethelearningenhancesthequalityandvalueoftheservice.Serviceprogramsareofferedafterschool,ontheweekendsandintheevenings.SummerandMayTermservicetraveltripsofferstudentsimmersiveexperiencesandopportunitiestoseeandservewithcommunitiesbeyondourcampusandcity.StudentscanchoosetoparticipateinCommunityService/Fitnessforasemesterandstillmeetanathleticrequirement.Twodaysinthegymandtwodaysofafter-schooltutoringwithyoungerstudentsinlow-income,after-schoolprograms,allowourstudentstosharetheirtime,energyandtalents.WhileEpiscopalAcademydoesnothaveaservice-hourrequirement,wedorecognizestudentswhoparticipateinourserviceeffortsthroughouttheyearandduringspecialaspecialChapelprogram.

-Athletics-TheBoardofTrusteessupportstheAcademyphilosophyofstrivingtowinininterscholasticcompetition.Viablecompetitionandthe“win-loss”recordareimportanttoteammembers,asbothincentivesandasrewards.Studentparticipationincompetitiveathleticsenhancestheoveralleducationalmissionoftheschool.Teamaccomplishmentsenhancethespiritandmoraleoftheteamsthemselvesandoftheschoolasawhole.Thegoalsoftheathleticsprograminclude:

• Developmentofphysicalfitness• Developmentofathleticskills• Enhancementofleadership• Developmentofgoodsportsmanship• Demonstrationofcooperativeteamwork• Demonstrationofrespectforothers• Promotionofenjoymentofparticipation• Encouragementofavarietyofathleticactivities(e.g.individualandteamsports;contact

andlifetimesports;weighttraining/fitnessandinterscholasticcompetition)

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• Fieldingviable,competitiveteamsininterscholasticcompetition

Ultimately,theemphasisoftheathleticprogramisonbothparticipationandcompetition.Competitiveathleticswillbenewtosomestudentsandfamiliartoothers.Thegoalistodevelopyoungmenandwomenofcharacterwhoaretransformedbytheirathleticexperiencessotheycantransferthesevaluablelessonsintoallareaoftheirlives.InterscholasticTeams

• Fallo Boys:CrossCountry,Football,Golf,Soccer,WaterPoloo Girls:CrossCountry,FieldHockey,Tennis,Soccer,WaterPolo

• Winter

o Boys:Basketball,Dance,IceHockey,Squash,Swimming,IndoorTrack,Wrestlingo Girls:Basketball,Dance,Squash,Swimming,IndoorTrack

• Spring

o Boys:Crew,Lacrosse,Track,Baseball,Tenniso Girls:Crew,Golf,Lacrosse,Softball,Track

IntramuralOptions:WeightTrainingandFitness,PaddleTennis,UltimateFrisbee,BikePoloTheAthleticRequirementFreshmen–freshmenhaveathree-seasonathleticsrequirement.Allfreshmenarerequiredtoparticipateinaminimumoftwoseasonsofinterscholasticsports.Oneadditionalseason,freshmenmayplayaninterscholasticsportortakethefitness/after-schooloption.Sophomores–sophomoreshaveathree-seasonathleticsrequirement.Allsophomoresarerequiredtoparticipateinaminimumoftwoseasonsofinterscholasticsports.Oneadditionalseason,sophomoresmayplayaninterscholasticsportortakethefitness/after-schooloption.Juniors-juniorshaveathree-seasonathleticsrequirement.Alljuniorsarerequiredtoparticipateinaminimumofoneseasonofinterscholasticsports.Twoadditionalseasons,juniorsmayplayaninterscholasticsportormaychoosetotakeafitness/after-schooloption.Seniors–seniorshaveatwo-seasonathleticsrequirement.Allseniorsarerequiredtoparticipateinaminimumofoneseasonofinterscholasticsports.Inoneadditionalseason,seniorsmayplayaninterscholasticsportormaychoosetotakeafitness/after-schooloption.Seniorswithouta“U”inathleticsinanypreviousseasonmayrequestoneseasonofffromsports.*Studentsareeligibletoparticipateindance,fallplay,orspringmusicalinplaceofoneoftheirafter-schoolathleticrequirementseachyear.TheseoptionswouldreplaceoneoftheirFITNESSoptionsNOTtheirinterscholasticsportsobligation.SeniorsingoodstandingmayelecttodobothfallandspringplaysbutMUSTparticipateininterscholasticsportsduringthewinterseason.Thefallplayislimitedto20people.

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Robotics–Duetothetimeelementandteamdynamic,participationinroboticscanfulfilloneoftheinterscholasticsportsrequirements.WinterDance–Duetothetimecommitment,participationindance(winter)canfulfilloneoftheinterscholasticsportsrequirements.IndependentSportsContract–UpperSchool(Thisisanapplicationprocessandallformsmustbeapprovedbeforeastudentcanparticipate.)TheEpiscopalAcademyoffersalargevarietyofsportsandactivities.However,therearestudentswhohavefoundathleticpursuitsthatlieoutsideourprogramorareatsuchalevelofskillthatplayinginourprogramwouldbeconsideredregressive.Asaresult,theycanapplyforanIndependentSportsContract(ISC).Studentsingoodstanding,underspecialcircumstances,andwiththeapprovaloftheDirectorofAthleticsandHeadoftheUpperSchoolmayelectanathleticcontractforonesportsseason.Thisislimitedtoanactivitynotofferedatschoolandwhosetimeandeffortrequirementsareatleastequaltoaschool-sponsoredathleticactivity.Thisisanapplicationprocesssotheformshouldbecompletedcomprehensively,beforeapprovalwillbegranted.Aformisrequiredforeachseason.StudentswhoareconsideredexceptionalintheirsportandhavetheequivalentofanationalrankingmayalsoapplyforacontractinthatsportthroughtheIndependentSportContract.ThestudentshouldpickupanapplicationfromtheAthleticOfficeatleastthreeweekspriortotheseason.Theformshouldincludeadetailedsyllabusoutliningtheexternalprogramincludingasignaturebythesupervisor.CompletedapplicationsshouldbereturnedtotheAthleticDirectoroneweekpriortothestartoftheseason.Aone-pagereportisduetotheAthleticDirectorwithintwoweeksoftheconclusionoftheseasonforwhichthecontractwasgranted.AnystudentgrantedanISCmustrepresentTheEpiscopalAcademyinthissport.HOMEWORKPOLICYPurposeWithaninstructionalpurposeatitscore,homeworkpresentsanadditionalopportunityforlearningthatallowsstudentstopracticeandreviewclassroomconcepts.Itisalsoanexcellentmeansbywhichstudentscanbeexposedtoupcomingmaterialorstretchedbeyondclassroomdiscussions.Itisdesignedtobepurposeful,relevant,rigorous,andmeaningful.Bypromotinggrowthinorganizationalskills,self-confidence,independence,self-discipline,andpersonalresponsibility,homeworkencouragesstudentstoassumeownershipoftheirlearningandeducation.DailyHomeworkGuidelinesThemajorityofstudentsenrollinsixcourses.Withthenewschedule,theywillhave,onaverage,fourclassesperday.Asmanyasninetyminutesofunassignedtimeduringtheschoolday(notincludingtheDominoblock),affordsstudentsanopportunitytocompleteatleastanhourofhomeworkoncampuseachday.

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Dependingontheiracademicload,studentswillgenerallyhavebetweentwoandfourhoursofhomeworkpernight,Inassigninghomework,thefollowingguidelinesmustbefollowed:CourseLevel Totalhomeworkthat

canbeassignedperclasssession

Averageperday-5classsessionsover8days(perclass)

Totalhomeworkgivenover8-dayschoolrotation(perclass)

Regular Upto35minutes Approximately20minutes

2.5to3hours

Honors Upto55minutes Approximately35minutes

4to4.5hours

AP Upto70minutes Approximately45minutes

5.5to6hours

Inaddition,thefollowingmustalsobefollowed:

• Noassignedworkofanykindcanbedueondayswhenastudentdoesnothaveclass.• Homeworkcannotbeassignedondayswhenclassisnotinsession(forexample,

additionalhomeworkemailedtostudentsonadaywhenclassdidnotmeet)• However,classesscheduledtomeetondaysthatarecancelledduetoweatherorsome

otherunforeseeneventmayassignhomeworkinkeepingwiththepoliciesstatedabove.• Teachersarenotpermittedtodouble-uponhomework(forexample,assigning

homeworkovertwodaystotalingtheequivalentoftwodaysworthofworkwhenclassmeetsononlyoneofthesedays).

• Allhomeworkmustbeassignedbeforetheendoftheschoolday(3:45pm)ifduethefollowingclassperiod.

HomeworkOverSchoolBreaks

o Allhomeworkintendedtobedoneoverbreakmustbeassignedatleastoneweekinadvanceofthatbreak.

o Allregularandhonorsclassesarepermittedtoonlyassignoneclasssession’shomeworkequivalentoveraschoolbreak,regardlessofthelengthofthatbreak.Forregularclassesthisequatestoupto35minutestotalforanybreak;forhonorsclassesthisequatestoupto55minutestotalforanybreak.

o However,APclassesarepermittedtoassignanadditionalclasssession’shomeworkequivalent(upto70minutes)ifthebreakexceedsfiveschooldays.Thus,thefollowinghomeworkequivalentsforanyAPcoursewouldbe:

o FallBreak(ColumbusDayWeekend)–Upto70minuteso ThanksgivingBreak–Upto70minuteso ChristmasBreak–Upto140minuteso WinterBreak–Upto70minuteso SpringBreak–Upto140minutes