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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