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All High School Grades
Mathematics: 9th-12th Grade track classes (offered by skill level) include Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, Calculus 1–3
Spanish 1–5 track classes offered by skill level.
Each high school year includes choral and instrumental music, Eurythmy, Wellness & service learning, and PE.
Grade 9
English/Literature: tragedy-comedy, mythology, the novel, grammar, essay writing. Drama: improvisation. Mathematics: All 9th Grade students—counting theory. Science: physics (thermodynamics), chemistry (organic), biology (anatomy), geology. U.S. History: Revolutionary War (class trip to Boston). World History: Latin America, Revolutions, history of art. Visual arts: black-and-white drawing, clay, historical drawing, basketry, woodworking.
Grade 10
English/Literature: Greece and the Odyssey, poetry, novel (Grapes of Wrath), the analytical essay, writing lab. Drama: 10th Grade play. Mathematics: conics sections. Science: physics (mechanics), chemistry (acids and bases), biology (physiology). U.S. History: civics. World History: ancient civilizations, world religions. Visual arts: watercolor painting, clay instruments, weaving, woodworking. U.S. History: civics. World History: ancient civilizations, world religions. Arts/Crafts: watercolor painting, clay instruments, weaving, woodworking.
Grade 11
English/Literature: Dante’s Inferno, Shakespeare, Parzival, eco-literature. Drama: Shakespeare monologues. Mathematics: projective geometry. Science: physics (electricity and magnetism), chemistry (atomic theory and periodic table), biology (botany and cell biology). U.S. History: Colonial period to World War I. World History: Rome to Renaissance, historical geography of Africa and the Middle East, music history. Visual arts: portrait drawing, veil painting, clay portraits, coppersmithing, book arts.
Grade 12
English/Literature: Russian literature (19th and 20th century), world literature, Transcendentalism, critical reading and analysis. Drama: senior play. Science: physics (optics), chemistry (biochemistry), biology (zoology), astronomy. U.S. History: WWI to present. World History: economics, symptomatology, history of architecture. Visual arts: stone sculpture, figure drawing, acrylic painting, textiles, architectural model building. Senior Project: independent, year-long explorations of individually selected topics. Written and oral presentation.
When I look at the world we live in, I see that all subjects are connected and weave our reality into a cohesive whole. I could look at a tree mathematically with the Fibonacci sequence, I could write a poem about the same tree, I could study the carbon sequestration capabilities and from all of those angles appreciate its value.