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Exploring Health Sciences A/B
Exploring Health Sciences is a two-semester course designed to focus on exploring health care systems, health science careers, and human body systems. Students will learn about the evolution and types of health care facilities in the United States, the function and interdependence of human body systems, and medical terminology. They will also identify parts of the human anatomy, research and write about traditional medicine practices, create informational media on health care issues and careers, and learn first aid procedures. In addition, this course covers the different areas of health care, such as primary care, mental health, public health, and pharmaceuticals, as well as the educational qualifications and skills required for a career in health care. In addition, the course covers the basics of first aid care procedures and medical assisting skills. Through focused mini lessons, students will be introduced to durable skills such as metacognition and critical thinking, and they will have opportunities to practice and begin applying these skills in career-specific activities. There are no required materials for this course.
General
Expository Writing (Apex)
In Expository Writing, students delve into the power and potential of the English language. Reading and writing assignments explore relevant and universal themes, including war, human rights, cultural awareness, and humans' relationships with the environment, the media, and technology. By reading and evaluating seminal speeches, essays, and stories, students learn how writing is used to explain, persuade, and entertain. Students develop and practice expressing their own ideas in four types of essays: compare and contrast, persuasive, evaluative, and explanatory. Additional assignments focus on narrative writing, research projects, and speeches. Writing assignments vary in length and purpose, giving students a chance to demonstrate their skills. In Unit 1, students evaluate a wartime speech, argue for or against a political course of action, and craft a speech adapted for two different audiences. Over the course of Unit 2, students develop a research project that addresses the causes and effects of the civil rights movement. Unit 3 gives students a chance to respond to texts and topics related to loyalty and cultural awareness through an argumentative essay, a narrative essay, and an analysis essay. In Unit 4, students write and publish an explanatory article about the environment, an argumentative piece on the impact of technology on society, and an analysis of multiple themes in a text. This course was originally created for Apex Courses and is now available in Courseware.
English Language Arts
Family & Consumer Science
Family & Consumer Science prepares students with a variety of skills for independent or family living. Topics covered include child care, home maintenance, food preparation, money management, medical management, clothing care, and more. They also focus on household, personal, and consumer health and safety. In addition, students learn goal setting and decision-making skills, as well as explore possible career options.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education
Family Living & Healthy Relationships
In this course, students examine the family unit and characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships at different phases of life– including information on self- discovery, family, friendships, dating and abstinence, marriage, pregnancy, and parenthood. Students learn about the life cycle and the different stages of development from infancy to adulthood. They also focus on a variety of skills to improve relationships and family living, including coping skills, communication skills, refusal skills, babysitting, parenting, and healthy living and disease prevention habits.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education
Financial Mathematics A/B
Financial Algebra is designed to instruct students in algebraic thinking while also preparing them to navigate a number of financial applications. Students will explore how algebraic knowledge is connected to many financial situations, including investing, using credit, paying taxes, and shopping for insurance. In studying these topics, students will learn about the linear, exponential, and quadratic relationships that apply to financial applications. In addition, the course will help prepare students to tackle the wide variety of financial decisions they will face in life, from setting up their first budget to planning for retirement. This course features career exploration powered by Roadtrip Nation.
Math
First Aid & Safety
In this course, students learn and practice first aid procedures for a variety of common conditions, including muscular, skeletal, and soft tissue injuries. In addition, students learn how to appropriately respond to a variety of emergency situations. They also learn the procedures for choking and CPR for inf ants, children, and adults. In addition to emergency response, students will explore personal, household, and outdoor safety, and disaster preparedness.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education
Fitness Basics 1
This course provides students with a basic understanding of fitness and nutrition. Students will learn about exercise safety, team and individual sports, nutrition, and the importance of staying active throughout t heir lifetime. Students conduct fitness assessments, set goals, develop their own fitness program, and participate in weekly physical activity.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education
Fitness Basics 2
This course provides students with a basic understanding of fitness and nutrition. Students will learn about exercise safety, team and individual sports, nutrition, and the importance of staying active throughout their lifetime. Students conduct fitness assessments and participate in weekly physical activity.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education
Fitness Fundamentals 1
This course is designed to provide students with the basic skills and information needed to begin a personalized exercise program and maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. Students participate in pre- and post fitness assessments in which they measure and analyze their own levels of fitness based on the five components of physical fitness: muscular strength, endurance, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, and body composition. In this course, students research the benefits of physical activity, as well as the techniques, principles, and guidelines of exercise to keep them safe and healthy. Throughout this course students participate in a weekly fitness program involving elements of cardio, strength, and flexibility training.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education
Fitness Fundamentals 2
This course takes a more in-depth look at the five components of physical fitness touched on in Fitness Fundamentals 1: muscular strength, endurance, cardiovascular health, flexibility, and body composition. Th is course allows students to discover new interests as they experiment with a variety of exercises in a non-competitive atmosphere. By targeting different areas of fitness, students increase their understanding of health habits and practices and improve their overall fitness level. Students take a pre- and post-fitness assessment. Throughout this course students also participate in a weekly fitness program involving elements of cardio, strength, and flexibility.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education
Flexibility Training
This course focuses on the often-neglected fitness component of flexibility. Students establish their fitness level, set goals, and design their own flexibility training program. They study muscular anatomy and learn specific exercises to stretch each muscle or muscle group. Students focus on proper posture and technique while training. They also gain an understanding of how to apply the FITT principles to flexibility training. This course explores aspects of static, isometric, and dynamic stretching, as well as touch on aspects of yoga and Pilates. This course also discusses good nutrition and effective cross-training. Students take a pre- and post fitness assessment. Throughout this course students also participate in a weekly fitness program involving flexibility training, as well as elements of cardio and strength training.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education
Food Handler and Food Manager Certifications
The Food Handler and Food Manager Certifications course helps students learn what they need to know to be successful in the National Restaurant Association (NRA) ServSafe® Food Handler and Manager Certification exam. The five units of the course arm students with the knowledge and skills to provide safe food to customers as a food handler or a food manager. Key topics include the principles of food safety, hygiene practices, time and temperature control, food procedures from initial purchasing to final serving, procedures for cleaning and sanitizing, and food service inspection protocols.
Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
Forestry and Wildlife Management A/B
Forestry and Wildlife Management is a two-semester course that begins by identifying employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in forestry, wildlife, and natural resource management. Students learn about safety hazards and procedures in the industry. They also learn about soil, mineral, plant, water, forest, and wildlife management, as well as the laws that govern these professions. In addition, students learn about the tools and practices used in forestry and wildlife management careers. Finally, they learn about the carrying capacity of rangelands and the consequences of overgrazing. Lesson Activities, Unit Activities, a Course Activity, and a Course Project help students develop and apply critical thinking skills. Videos and interactive content included in the lessons keep students engaged and make technical concepts easy to understand. The end-of-semester test helps students reinforce their understanding of key concepts.
Energy and Natural Resources
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence A/B
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence is a two-semester course designed to introduce the key concepts of artificial intelligence (AI), its main branches, and the evolution of AI. Students will identify data types, interpret and analyze data, and create a database. They will learn about machine perception and examine various perception systems. Students also explore machine learning model types and how to train and evaluate a classification model. They examine datasets and address data bias in models. Finally, they explore neural network types and their real-world applications. Students will also focus on AI reasoning, domain knowledge, system design and services, and the ethical and responsible development and use of AI. Students evaluate AI tools and their applications as well as explore AI-focused careers and discuss the societal impact on current and future AI technology. Additionally, students will develop and apply critical thinking skills.
Digital Technology
Foundations of Green Energy A/B
This is a two-semester course for high school students who want to understand the rapidly growing and evolving energy field, with special emphasis on electrical energy and on new and emerging energy technologies. The course is designed to address state standards in the Energy and STEM domains as well as the Energy Industry Fundamentals Certificate Program (EIFCP) standards developed by the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD). Unit topics include the energy industry; energy science and efficiency; electrical generation, transmission, and distribution; conventional, alternative, and emerging energy sources; health, safety, and security issues; and energy careers and pathways, from entry level to professional.
Energy and Natural Resources
French 1 A/B
In French 1, Semester A, they will be introduced to several common situations in which people communicate, such as exchanging names and greetings, describing people by physical and personality traits, and describing family members and aspects of their social life. They will start with basic sentence structures and grammatical tools, and they will communicate by listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French as they internalize new vocabulary and grammar. Students will also learn about the regions of the French-speaking world that the central characters of each unit visit. Students will build on this semester's work as they advance in their French studies: everything that they learn about a language and the cultures in which it is spoken will serve as a foundation for further learning. In Semester B, students will be introduced to several common situations in which people describe how to earn, save, and manage money; modes of urban transportation; various seasons and their associated weather conditions; and food, clothing, and activities. They will also describe various art forms, plays, concerts, and movies. Students will discuss health and well-being, and travel and tourism. They will build on what they learned in French 1 and communicate in French through listening, speaking, reading, and writing as they internalize new vocabulary and grammar. They will also learn about the regions of the French-speaking world that the central characters in each unit visit. Students will build on this semester's work as they advance in their French studies: everything that they learn about a language and the cultures in which it is spoken will serve as a foundation for further learning. This course features career exploration powered by Roadtrip Nation.
World Languages
French 2 A/B
In French 2, Semester A, students will be reintroduced to French in common situations, beginning with describing classes, school friends, teachers, and school supplies. They will discuss different styles of dressing, housing, and neighborhoods, and learn about relationships between family members and friends, students and teachers, and employees and employers. Students will also describe daily personal routines and schedules, household chores, and family responsibilities. Finally, they will discuss different types of cuisine, dining establishments, and dining etiquette. Students will build on what they learned in French 1 to communicate in French through listening, speaking, reading, and writing as they internalize new vocabulary and grammar. They will also learn about some regions of the French-speaking world where the central characters of each unit are visiting. Students will build on this semester's work as they advance in their French studies: everything that they learn about a language and the cultures in which it is spoken will serve as a foundation for further learning. In Semester B, students will be reintroduced to French in everyday situations, beginning with various professions and future career plans. They will discuss traveling to different regions, and the flora and fauna found in each region, and describe different types of trips, including road trips, camping, and ecotourism. Students will also describe different hobbies, activities, and crafts that people enjoy. Finally, they will discuss various medical specialists, including dentists and veterinarians, and describe symptoms of illness and injury. Students will build on what they learned in Semester A to communicate in French through listening, speaking, reading, and writing as they internalize new vocabulary and grammar. They will also learn about some regions of the French-speaking world where the central characters of each unit are visiting. Students will build on this semester's work as they advance in their French studies: everything that they learn about a language and the cultures in which it is spoken will serve as a foundation for further learning. This course features career exploration powered by Roadtrip Nation.
World Languages
Fundamental Math A/B (Apex)
Fundamental Math explores foundational concepts in math. Students master basic skills and extend their knowledge as they prepare for more advanced work. Topics include basic number concepts such as whole numbers, counting, place value, rounding, exponents, and negative numbers; addition and subtraction; and multiplication and division. The course also covers fractions, operations with fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, problem solving, basic concepts in geometry, and measuring shapes. This course is built to National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards and is aligned to state standards. This updated course was originally created for Apex Courses and is now available in Courseware.
Math
Fundamentals of Human Services A/B
Fundamentals of Human Services is a two-semester course designed to introduce students to the knowledge and skills used by professionals who support people through crisis, grief, and loss. Students will examine crisis intervention models, grief theories, and the psychosocial needs of bereaved individuals, and develop skills in crisis assessment, professional communication, and referral coordination, with a particular focus on community demographics, cultural responsiveness, ethical responsibilities, and career pathways in human services. In unit activities, students will assess crisis situations and apply intervention models, respond to a range of crisis types, including interpersonal violence, suicide risk, trauma, substance use, and health-related crises, and explore career pathways across direct client support, community outreach, specialized services, and program leadership. Students will also examine how grief is experienced by people of different ages, cultures, and life circumstances, study the roles of hospice and palliative care, and learn to recognize complicated grief and navigate ethical responsibilities in grief support. There are no required materials for this course.
Healthcare and Human Services
Game Development
Game Development is a one-semester course that teaches students the ins and outs of game development to prepare them for a career in the field. This course covers the history of video games, character development, mobile game design, user interface design, social gaming, and the principles of development design and management methodologies. While fun and highly engaging, the course focuses on laying a strong foundation for a career in game development.
Digital Technology
Geography and World Cultures (Apex)
Geography and World Cultures is a robust one-semester course that explores how geographic features, human relationships, political and social structures, economics, science and technology, and the arts have developed and influenced life in countries around the world. Along the way, students are given rigorous instruction on how to read and create maps, charts, and graphs. Geography and World Cultures is designed to be the first course in the social studies sequence. It helps students develop note-taking skills, teaches analytic writing, and introduces students to the close examination of primary documents. This course is built to state standards and informed by standards from the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, and the National Council for the Social Studies. This updated course was originally created for Apex Courses and is now available in Courseware.
Social Studies
Geometry A/B
Geometry is a two-semester course that is 100% aligned to the Common Core Standards. The course is designed to help students develop computational fluency, deepen their conceptual understanding, and apply mathematical processes. Students will investigate and prove theorems about lines, angles, triangles, parallelograms, and other polygons; build geometric constructions; and investigate rigid and non-rigid transformations of figures on the coordinate plane. They will also explore right triangles, trigonometry, and properties of circles; apply geometric concepts to probability; and measure surface area and volume of geometric solids to model and solve real-world problems. The course supports student learning through guided instruction, interactive tools, videos that work through examples and model problem- solving skills, worksheets for practice, and guided notes to help students record key takeaways as they move through the tutorial. There are no required materials for this course. This course features career exploration powered by Roadtrip Nation.
Math
Geometry A/B (Apex)
Geometry builds upon students' command of geometric relationships and formulating mathematical arguments. Students learn through discovery and application, developing the skills they need to break down complex challenges and demonstrate their knowledge in new situations. Course topics include reasoning, proofs, and the creation of sound mathematical arguments; points, lines, and angles; triangles and trigonometry; quadrilaterals and other polygons; circles; congruence, similarity, transformations, and constructions; coordinate geometry; three-dimensional solids; and applications of probability. This course supports all students as they develop computational fluency and deepen conceptual understanding. Students begin each lesson by discovering new concepts through guided instruction, and then confirm their understanding in an interactive, feedback-rich environment. Modeling activities equip students with tools for analyzing a variety of real-world scenarios and mathematical ideas. Journaling activities allow students to reason abstractly and quantitatively, construct arguments, critique reasoning, and communicate precisely. Performance tasks prepare students to synthesize their knowledge in novel, real-world scenarios and require that they make sense of multifaceted problems and persevere in solving them. This updated course was originally created for Apex Courses and is now available in Courseware.
Math
German 1 A/B
In German 1, Semester A, students will be introduced to several common situations in which people communicate, such as exchanging names and greetings, describing people by physical and personality traits, and describing family members and aspects of their social life. They will start with basic sentence structures and grammatical tools, and they will communicate by listening, speaking, reading, and writing in German as they internalize new vocabulary and grammar. Students will also learn about the regions of the German-speaking world that the central characters of each unit visit. They will build on this semester's work as they advance in their German studies: everything that students learn about a language and the cultures in which it is spoken will serve as a foundation for further learning. In Semester B, students will be introduced to several common situations in which people describe how to earn, save, and manage money; modes of urban transportation; various seasons and associated weather conditions; and food, clothing, and activities. They will also describe various art forms, plays, concerts, and movies. Students will discuss health and well-being, and travel and tourism. They will build on what they have learned in Semester A to communicate in German through listening, speaking, reading, and writing as they internalize new vocabulary and grammar. They will also learn about the regions of the German-speaking world that the central characters in each unit visit. Students will build on this semester's work as they advance in their German studies: everything that they learn about a language and the cultures in which it is spoken will serve as a foundation for further learning. This course features career exploration powered by Roadtrip Nation.
World Languages
German 2 A/B
In German 2, Semester A, students will be reintroduced to German in common situations, beginning with describing classes, school friends, teachers, and school supplies. They will discuss different styles of dressing, housing, and neighborhoods, and learn about relationships between family members and friends, students and teachers, and employees and employers. They will also describe daily personal routines and schedules, household chores, and family responsibilities. Finally, students will discuss different types of cuisine, dining establishments, and dining etiquette. They will build on what they learned in German 1 to communicate in German through listening, speaking, reading, and writing as they internalize new vocabulary and grammar. Students will also learn about some regions of the German- speaking world where the central characters of each unit are visiting. Students will build on this semester's work as they advance in their German studies: everything that they learn about a language and the cultures in which it is spoken will serve as a foundation for further learning. In Semester B, students will be reintroduced to German in common situations, beginning with various professions and future career plans. They will discuss traveling to various regions and the flora and fauna found in each region, and describe types of trips, including road trips, camping, and ecotourism. They will also describe hobbies, activities, and crafts that people enjoy. Finally, students will discuss medical specialists, including dentists and veterinarians, as well as symptoms related to illness and injury. They will build on what they learned in Semester A to communicate in German through listening, speaking, reading, and writing as they internalize new vocabulary and grammar. They will also learn about some regions of the German-speaking world where the central characters of each unit are visiting. Students will build on this semester's work as they advance in their German studies: everything that they learn about a language and the cultures in which it is spoken will serve as a foundation for further learning. This course features career exploration powered by Roadtrip Nation.
World Languages
Gothic Literature
Gothic Literature is a one-semester course intended to familiarize students with the different conventions, themes, and elements of Gothic literature through the analysis of representative literary works. Students will discuss classics such as Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, Ann Radcliffe’s novel, A Sicilian Romance, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Gothic novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Students will also analyze Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic short stories, Robert Browning’s Gothic poems, and Emily Dickinson’s poems about death, mortality, and spirituality. Finally, students will get a glimpse of Matthew Lewis and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Gothic dramas; learn about Gothic parodies and Gothic subgenres; and discuss contemporary Gothic literature. There are no required materials for this course.
Electives
Graphic Design and Illustration A/B
Graphic Design and Illustration is a two-semester course designed to promote understanding of graphic design concepts, image creation, and image manipulation. Students will examine careers and training in graphic design, color and typography, design elements and principles, and copyright laws and ethics. The course places a particular focus on advanced image editing, digital photography, multimedia, and the creation of professional graphic design products. In unit activities, students will apply color-balancing techniques and design layouts, manipulate images by adjusting hue, saturation, contrast, and brightness, and create images demonstrating design elements and principles. Students will also produce graphic design products such as logos, posters, and magazine covers, analyze art criticism in graphic artwork, explore digital publishing, and develop a professional graphic design portfolio. The materials needed for this course include a digital SLR camera.
Arts, Entertainment, and Design
Group Sports
This course provides students with an overview of group sports. Students learn about a variety of sports, yet do an in- depth study of soccer, basketball, baseball/softball, and volleyball. Students learn not only the history, rules, and guidelines of each sport, but practice specific skills related to each sport. Students also learn about sportsmanship and teamwork. In addition, students study elements of personal fitness, goal setting, sport safety, and sports nutrition. Students conduct fitness assessments and participate in regular weekly physical activity.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education
Health
Health is based on a rigorously researched scope and sequence that covers the essential concepts of health. Students are provided with a variety of health concepts and demonstrate their understanding of those concepts through problem solving. The five units explore a wide variety of topics that include nutrition and fitness, disease and injury, development and sexuality, substance abuse, and mental and community health. This course features career exploration powered by Roadtrip Nation.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education
Health (Apex)
Health is a one-semester course designed to build the skills students in grades 9 through 12 need to protect, enhance, and promote their own health and the health of others. This skills-based course helps students develop knowledge, attitudes, and essential skills in a variety of health-related subjects, including mental and emotional health, social health, nutrition, physical fitness, substance use and abuse, disease prevention and treatment, and injury prevention and safety. With accessible information and interactive learning, the course teaches students to apply the skills they need to stay healthy. These skills include identifying and accessing valid health information, practicing self-management, identifying internal and external influences, communicating effectively, making healthy decisions, setting goals, and advocating for themselves and others. There are no required materials for this course. This course was originally created for Apex Courses and is now available in Courseware.
Health, Fitness & Physical Education