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Sandwich High School 2015-2016 Program of Studies Proposals Core - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Sandwich High School 2015-2016 Program of Studies Proposals Core - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Sandwich High School 2015-2016 Program of Studies Proposals Core Values P erformance R espect I ntegrity D edication E xcellence English Language Arts Course Updates: Poetry Class Revitalized to emphasize spoken word and performance
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Course Updates:
- Poetry Class
Revitalized to emphasize spoken word and performance poetry and the poetry of music
English Language Arts
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Course Addition:
- Gender and Women’s Studies
English Language Arts
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Course Updates:
- Fine Arts Exploratory
- Advanced Drawing & Painting (Art III Honors)
- Portfolio Prep (Art IV Honors)
Fine, Applied, Performing Arts
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Course Additions:
- Musical Theatre
Fine, Applied, Performing Arts
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Course Updates:
- Addition of aquatics activities to all PE courses
- Grade 9 Health becomes Human Physiology
Health and Wellness
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Course Additions:
- Lifeguard Training
Ability to become an American Red Cross Certified Life Guard
Health and Wellness
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Course Updates:
- Latin V becomes a capstone class
- All languages will offer levels I, II and III CP, levels IV and V Honors
- All languages will be taught using revitalized pedagogy
Foreign Language
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Additions:
- AP World History, grades 10-12
- AP Human Geography, grades 10-12
- Civil Rights Movement
History and Social Science
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Course Updates:
- Introduction of Meaningful Math Program
Algebra I for 2015-2016 Geometry for 2016-2017 Algebra II for 2017-2018
Mathematics
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Course Additions:
- Meaningful Math Program Algebra I
- Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics
- Innovation
- Mathematics Teacher Internship
Mathematics
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New Offerings: PLTW arrives at SHS!
- Foundations of Engineering for all freshmen in the Class of 2019
This is the beginning of new PLTW pathways coming to SHS We anticipate developing pathways in Biomedical and Computer Science fields for the 2016-2017 school year.
Science
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Course Additions:
- Engineering/Earth & Space Science
- Advanced Topics in Earth & Space Science
- Greenhouse Management
- Forensics
- Ecology of New England Seminar
Science
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Course Updates:
- Introduction to Computer Science
& Programming
Technology
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Course Addition:
- Technology Learning Specialists
- Advanced Computer
Science & Programming
Technology
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Nine New STEM Electives:
- Architecture and Imagination
- Game Design
- ThINKERING Studio
- Model United Nations
- National History Day
- People Around the World
- Musical Theater
- Publishing Your Poems and Stories
- Ecology of Cape Cod