World History: This course will engage students in the history of our world from 3000B.C. to 1914 A.D.  The main trend of the course will be how these events helped shape future events and the world’s current state.  There are four main scopes that students will use to analyze these events: through culture, economics, politics and religion.

U.S. History: This course is designed to explore the history of the United States beginning with a review of American beginnings up to 1877 up to the present day United States.

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AP U.S. History: Emphasis is placed on critical and evaluative thinking skills, essay writing, interpretation of original documents and histography.  In addition, to the topics listed above, the course will emphasize a series of key themes throughout the year.  The themes will include discussions of American diversity, the history of slavery, the evolution of American culture, economic trends and transformations, environmental issues, the development of political institutions throughout American history, social reforms, diplomatic and intellectual history.

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AP Psychology: The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. They also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice.

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AP Economics: The aim of an AP Economics course is to provide students with a learning experience equivalent to that obtained in a typical college/university introductory macroeconomics or microeconomics course. AP Economics is designed to prepare students to take the AP Exams in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics (2 separate exams).

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• AP Macroeconomics: Advanced Placement Macroeconomics provides students with a thorough understanding of economic principles that apply to an economic system as a whole. The course places particular emphasis on the study of national income and price-level determination and also develops students’ familiarity with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics.

• AP Microeconomics: Advanced Placement Microeconomics provides students with a thorough understanding of economic principles that apply to the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within an economic system. The course places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets and includes the study of factor markets and of the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy.

Foreign Language:

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• Chinese 1: This course begins the sequence of the study of Chinese with the focus on Chinese culture and basic language skills, such as Pinyin (a phonetic system that uses English letters) and simple sentence structures. Students will be able to ask and answer questions with Chinese speakers about themselves, their family, hobbies, clothing and class-related topics. Students are required to recognize the most frequently used characters; writing is not required.

• Chinese 2: This is an intensive course for students who have successfully completed Chinese 1 (studied at the high school or at the middle school). This course continues the study of Chinese with a focus on culturally enriched conversation topics such as weather, directions, dining out and experience at a doctor’s office. Students will be able to communicate fluently with native speakers on these topics, and read and write simple paragraphs with Chinese characters. Students will also utilize tools such as Chinese input software, pod-cast and other Internet-based resources to enhance their learning experiences. This course is taught primarily in Chinese.

• Chinese 3: This course follows the successful completion of Chinese 2 or 2 Honors and continues the study of Chinese in depth. With culture heavily intertwined in the topics, students will further advance their language skills by discussing topics such as vacation, community, going shopping and one’s favorite TV programs. Reading in characters is heavily emphasized. Original movies and related TV programs will be introduced as discussion topics. This course is taught primarily in Chinese.

• AP Chinese: The Advanced Placement course in Chinese Language and Culture is a university level course for which students may receive university credit upon successful completion of the Advanced Placement examination at the end of the course. The material in this course represents the culmination of the previous years of study of the Chinese language and culture, and has as its goal the refinement of the ability to use the language to speak, write, read, and listen at an advanced level of discourse. Summer work required.

• French 1: This course begins the sequence of the study of French language and culture. The course emphasizes the four skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening that are assessed in both written and oral formats. Correct pronunciation and intonation as well as sound-spelling correlation and sound discrimination that differentiate words are an important part of this beginning course.

• French 2: This intensive course, taught almost exclusively in French, is for students who have successfully completed French 1 (studied at the high school or at the middle school). There is an overall emphasis on the skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening, with an expectation that the students will be able to express themselves both in writing and in speaking in a spontaneous manner.

• French 3: This is an intensive course that is taught almost exclusively in French. This course continues to study the French language and culture by means of the four skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening. Spontaneous “resumes” on French life are an integral part of this course. Emphasis is placed on personal writing and communication skills.

• AP French: The Advanced Placement course in French Language is a university level course for which students may receive university credit upon successful completion of the Advanced Placement examination at the end of the course. The material in this course represents the culmination of the previous years of study of the French language and culture, and has as its goal the refinement of the ability to use the language to speak, write, read and listen at an advanced level of discourse. Summer work required.

• Spanish 1: This course begins the sequence of the study of Spanish language and culture. The course emphasizes the four skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening that are assessed in both written and oral formats. Sound discrimination, pronunciation and cultural awareness of the Spanish-speaking world are an important part of this beginning course.

• Spanish 2: This intensive course, taught almost exclusively in Spanish, is for students who have successfully completed Spanish 1 (studied at the high school or at the middle school) or Spanish 1B. There is an overall emphasis on the skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening, with an expectation that the students will be able to express themselves both in writing and in speaking in a spontaneous manner. There is a continued study of culture in the Spanish-speaking world through the use of short readings.

• Spanish 3: This is an intensive course that is taught almost exclusively in Spanish. This course continues to study the Spanish language and culture by means of the four skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of reading and writing skills through the use of Spanish and Latin American short stories.

• AP Spanish: The Advanced Placement course in Spanish Language is a university level course for which students may receive university credit upon successful completion of the Advanced Placement examination at the end of the course. The material in this course represents the culmination of the previous years of study of the Spanish language and culture, and has as its goal the refinement of the ability to use the language to speak, write, read and listen at an advanced level of discourse. Summer work required.