Students will gain a thorough understanding of music by studying the elements of music, musical instruments, and music history, as well as music advocacy. Students will be introduced to the orchestra and composers from around the world. They will be required to be a composer, performer, instrument inventor, and advocate.
Mythology & Folklore: Legendary Tales Mighty heroes. Angry gods and goddesses. Cunning animals. Since the first people gathered around fires, mythology and folklore has been used as a way to make sense of humankind and our world. Beginning with an overview of mythology and different kinds of folklore, students will journey with ancient heroes as … Read more
This course is an introduction to public speaking that emphasizes the communication process, types of speeches, and argumentation. The purpose of this course is to prepare students for public speaking situations, decrease speaker anxiety, and provide them with basic principles of research and organization needed for effective speeches.
The Lord of the Rings: An Exploration of the Films and Their Literary Influences. The Lord of the Rings is one of the most popular stories in the modern world. In this course, you will study the movie versions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel and learn about the process of converting literature to film. You will … Read more
Have you ever wondered how a play goes from the playwright’s mind all the way into a multi-million-dollar Broadway production? In this course, students will learn the whole process. This course provides a thorough introduction to the theater by providing an overview of major topics in theater studies, with a blend of theoretical and practical … Read more
Students begin the first semester of this course with a review of how to use basic arithmetic operations with whole numbers, integers, fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals. More complex concepts are built on these basics. Students revisit simplifying order of operation problems. They will also learn how to apply the properties of addition and multiplication, … Read more
In the second semester of this course, students learn about ratios, rates, and proportions, and find where they can use these concepts in their own lives. Students will also work with percentages. They will perform calculations and apply percentages to real world scenarios. This semester in cludes a study of the coordinate plane and linear … Read more