Each unit consists of an ongoing adventure story, a new vocabulary theme and grammar concept, numerous interactive games reinforcing vocabulary and grammar, reading and listening comprehension activities, speaking and writing activities, and multimedia cultural presentations covering major French-speaking areas in Europe and across the globe. The course has been carefully aligned to national standards as set forth by ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).
Middle School French 1
Each unit consists of an ongoing adventure story, a new vocabulary theme and grammar concept, numerous interactive games reinforcing vocabulary and grammar, reading and listening comprehension activities, speaking and writing activities, and multimedia cultural presentations covering major French-speaking areas in Europe and across the globe. The course has been carefully aligned to national standards as set forth by ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).
Elementary French 2
The adventure story continues to build upon the base of vocabulary and linguistic structures introduced in Elementary French 1. Interactive activities and increasingly challenging games continue to drive students toward a strong set of intermediate language skills. An integrated, game-based reward system keeps learners motivated and eager to progress.
Communication expressions include a wider array of social greetings and more complex storytelling and songs. Vocabulary expands with more terms related to animals, body parts, colors, familial relationships, and numbers. Cultural topics include cuisine, climate, geography, and history.
Elementary French 1
This course for beginners with little exposure to world languages is geared toward younger minds that are still especially receptive to language learning through contextual interpretation and imitation. Highly visual and amusing stories and activities are geared toward these developing children, encouraging them to begin telling stories themselves. This course is not just a set of language lessons, but an appealing adventure for young minds, rich with graphics, games, and engaging interactive activities. An integrated, game-based reward system keeps learners motivated and eager to progress.
Communication expressions include greetings, introductions, songs, merci and other expressions of daily courtesy. Vocabulary starts with animals, shapes, and colors and moves to fruits, farm-related words, body parts, family words, and numbers. Cultural topics introduce the geography and customs of French-speaking countries.
Middle School Spanish 2
Each Unit consists of an ongoing adventure story, a new vocabulary theme and grammar concept, numerous interactive games reinforcing vocabulary and grammar, reading and listening comprehension activities, speaking and writing activities, and multimedia cultural presentations covering major Spanish-speaking areas in Europe and the Americas. The course has been carefully aligned to national standards as set forth by ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).
Middle School Spanish 1
Each unit consists of an ongoing adventure story, a new vocabulary theme and grammar concept, numerous interactive games reinforcing vocabulary and grammar, reading and listening comprehension activities, speaking and writing activities, and multimedia cultural presentations covering major Spanish-speaking areas in Europe and the Americas. The course has been carefully aligned to national standards as set forth by ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).
Elementary Spanish 2
The adventure story continues to build upon the base of vocabulary and linguistic structures introduced in Elementary Spanish 1. Interactive activities and increasingly challenging games continue to drive students toward a strong set of intermediate language skills. An integrated, game-based reward system keeps learners motivated and eager to progress.
Communication expressions include social exchanges, more complex storytelling, songs, recipes, word puzzles, and interrogative words. Vocabulary includes advanced family and animal-related words and a review of numbers. Poems, stories, and songs are used throughout. Cultural topics include cuisine, climate, geography, and history.
Elementary Spanish 1
This course for beginners with little exposure to world languages is geared toward younger minds that are still especially receptive to language learning through contextual interpretation and imitation. Highly visual and amusing stories and activities are geared toward these developing children, encouraging them to begin telling stories themselves. This course is not just a set of language lessons, but an appealing adventure for young minds, rich with graphics, games, and engaging interactive activities. An integrated, game-based reward system keeps learners motivated and eager to progress.
Communication expressions include greetings, introductions, songs, por favor and gracias and other expressions of daily courtesy. Vocabulary starts with numbers from 1-10, animals, and shapes before moving into days of the week, seasons, colors, fruits and vegetables, simple directions, and useful “around town” expressions. Cultural topics introduce the geography and customs of Spanish-speaking countries.
Psychology
From a psychological point of view, students investigate the nature of being human as they build a comprehensive understanding of traditional psychological concepts and contemporary perspectives in the field. Course components include an introduction to the history, perspectives, and research of psychology; an understanding of topics such as the biological aspects of psychology, learning, and cognitive development; the stages of human development; aspects of personality and intelligence; the classification and treatment of psychological disorders; and psychological aspects of social interactions.
Principles of Algebra II
Principles of Algebra II is a full-year, high school math course intended for students who have successfully completed the prerequisite course Principles of Algebra I. This course focuses on algebraic techniques and methods to develop student understanding of advanced number theory, concepts involving linear, quadratic and polynomial functions, and pre-calculus theories.
This course also integrates geometric concepts and skills throughout the units, as well as introducing students to basic trigonometric identities and problem solving. The 13-unit course includes two semester reviews and exams before concluding with a final exam.