Sandwich High School

2015-2016

Program of Studies Proposals

Performance

Respect

Integrity

Dedication

Excellence

Core Values

Course Updates:

● Poetry Class

Revitalized to emphasize spoken word and

performance poetry and the poetry of music

English Language Arts

Course Addition:

● Gender and Women’s Studies

English Language Arts

Course Updates:

● Fine Arts Exploratory

● Advanced Drawing & Painting (Art III Honors)

● Portfolio Prep (Art IV Honors)

Fine, Applied, Performing Arts

Course Additions:

● Musical Theatre

Fine, Applied, Performing Arts

Course Updates:

● Addition of aquatics activities to all PE courses

● Grade 9 Health becomes Human Physiology

Health and Wellness

Course Additions:

● Lifeguard Training

Ability to become an American Red Cross Certified Life Guard

Health and Wellness

Course Updates:

● Latin V becomes a capstone class

● All languages will offer levels I, II and III CP, levels IV and V Honors

● All languages will be taught using revitalized pedagogy

Foreign Language

Additions:

● AP World History, grades 10-12

● AP Human Geography, grades 10-12

● Civil Rights Movement

History and Social Science

Course Updates:

● Introduction of Meaningful Math Program

Algebra I for 2015-2016

Geometry for 2016-2017

Algebra II for 2017-2018

Mathematics

Course Additions:

● Meaningful Math Program Algebra I

● Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics

● Innovation

● Mathematics Teacher Internship

Mathematics

New Offerings: PLTW arrives at SHS!

● Foundations of Engineering for all freshmen in the Class of 2019

This is the beginning of new PLTW pathways coming to SHS

We anticipate developing pathways in Biomedical and Computer Science

fields for the 2016-2017 school year.

Science

Course Additions:

● Engineering/Earth & Space Science

● Advanced Topics in Earth & Space Science

● Greenhouse Management

● Forensics

● Ecology of New England Seminar

Science

Course Updates:

● Introduction to Computer Science

& Programming

Technology

Course Addition:

● Technology Learning Specialists

● Advanced Computer

Science & Programming

Technology

Nine New STEM Electives: ● Architecture and Imagination

● Game Design

● ThINKERING Studio

● Model United Nations

● National History Day

● People Around the World

● Musical Theater

● Publishing Your Poems and Stories

● Ecology of Cape Cod

STEM Electives 2015-2016