• Activity Electives

  • Capstone Seminar AP

    Course ID: S50150
    Credit: 1
    Grades: 10, 11, 12
    Location: HHS, RHS, BHS
    Department/ Program of Study: Activity Electives

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : N/A
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?AP Seminar is a foundational course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Using an inquiry framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational, literary, and philosophical texts; listening to and viewing speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experiencing artistic works and performances. Students learn to synthesiz e information from multiple sources, develop their own perspectives in written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as part of a team. All students will be expected to take the AP Seminar exam in May.

    Capstone Research AP

    Course ID: S50160
    Credit: 1
    Grades: 11, 12
    Location: HHS, RHS, BHS
    Department/ Program of Study: Activity Electives

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : Capstone Seminar AP
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?AP Research, the second course in the AP Capstone experience, allows students to deeply explore an academic topic, problem, issue, or idea of individual interest. Students design, plan, and implement a yearlong investigation to address a research question. Through this inquiry, they further the skills they acquired in the AP Seminar course by learning research methodology, employing ethical research practices, and accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information. Students reflect on their skil l development, document their processes, and curate the artifacts of their scholarly work through a process and reflection portfolio. The course culminates in an academic paper of 4,000¨C5,000 words (accompanied by a performance, exhibit, or product where applicable) and a presentation with an oral defense.

    Peer Assistance and Leadership (PALS 1/2)

    Course ID: G41410 G41420
    Credit: 1.0 per course
    Grades: 11, 12
    Location: HHS, RHS, BHS
    Department/ Program of Study: Activity Electives

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : Application, Interview and Approval process
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?PAL courses serve as a peer-mentoring program in which students are trained as peer facilitators on their campus and at feeder schools. The courses provide field experience for students who are potentially interested in careers in education and related helping professions. Positive peer influence will be utilized as a central strategy for addressing such issues as at-risk youth, dropout prevention, substance abuse prevention, teen pregnancy, suicide, absenteeism, low achievement, behavior prob lems, students with special needs and other areas of concern.

    Student Council Leadership

    Course ID: G40510
    Credit: 1
    Grades: 11, 12
    Location: HHS, RHS, BHS
    Department/ Program of Study: Activity Electives

    Prerequisite(s):
    Required    : Election
    Recommended: N/A

    Course Description    :?This class orivudes an opportunity for those students who have been elected by their classmates to meet during the day to organize extracurricular activities under the guidance of a faculty sponsor.

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