This course is designed to help learners striving to meet college entrance requirements. The course integrates and compresses the standard developmental English curriculum — reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary building, grammar, punctuation and usage skills — and allows learners to accelerate into college-credit courses. This sequence enables learners to make predictions about their reading, analyze rhetorical structures, build vocabulary, and improve writing mechanics. For an overview of the course structure/navigation, watch this 7 min. video.
Criminal Justice Internship
This internship course explores careers and training in a supervised internship setting. Combines theory with field experience in the field of human services. Students spend approximately 2.5 hours per week per credit on the job and complete academic work. Students may earn 2 college credits through Normandale Community College. Students wishing to earn concurrent college credit must be a junior or senior and earn a B- or better.
Honors Mentorship: Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Mentorship is an advanced learning experience for high school students who seek a challenge, and who are ready to explore their academic and professional goals for the future.
The complete series is the equivalent of two year-long courses in a student’s schedule, recognizing the significant time commitment given to the experience.
Students will spend the first part of the year learning about professional skill building, becoming acquainted with the literature of the profession, and conducting informational interviews with experts in the field. From these interviews the students will nominate a mentor, the person with whom they will work for the rest of the school year and complete a professional-level project that has real-world application. The student is expected to spend four to six hours per week under the guidance of the mentor.
Assignments include:
- Developing a professional resume
- Conducting informational interviews
- Reading and annotating articles from professional journals
- Watching and summarizing TedTalks lectures relevant to area of study
- Creating a professional-level project under the mentor’s guidance
- Developing an electronic professional portfolio
Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Mentorship students develop an early professional reputation through a mutually beneficial mentor-protégé relationship, as they find ways in their day-to-day work at their mentorship sites to contribute to the mentor’s goals. They build skills in the areas of professional development, personal development, and leadership. Their experiences build a network of professionals and leaders, as well as peers who are emerging professionals and leaders.
For additional information, please visit Honors Mentor Connection Online.
Honors Mentorship: Chemistry and Life Science
Chemistry and Life Science Mentorship is an advanced learning experience for high school students who seek a challenge, and who are ready to explore their academic and professional goals for the future.
The complete series is the equivalent of two year-long courses in a student’s schedule, recognizing the significant time commitment given to the experience.
Students will spend the first part of the year learning about professional skill building, becoming acquainted with the literature of the profession, and conducting informational interviews with experts in the field. From these interviews the students will nominate a mentor, the person with whom they will work for the rest of the school year and complete a professional-level project that has real-world application. The student is expected to spend four to six hours per week under the guidance of the mentor.
Assignments include:
- Developing a professional resume
- Conducting informational interviews
- Reading and annotating articles from professional journals
- Watching and summarizing TedTalks lectures relevant to area of study
- Creating a professional-level project under the mentor’s guidance
- Developing an electronic professional portfolio
Chemistry and Life Science Mentorship students develop an early professional reputation through a mutually beneficial mentor-protégé relationship, as they find ways in their day-to-day work at their mentorship sites to contribute to the mentor’s goals. They build skills in the areas of professional development, personal development, and leadership. Their experiences build a network of professionals and leaders, as well as peers who are emerging professionals and leaders.
For additional information, please visit Honors Mentor Connection Online.
Honors Mentorship: Physical and Environmental Science
Physical and Environmental Science Mentorship is an advanced learning experience for high school students who seek a challenge, and who are ready to explore their academic and professional goals for the future.
The complete series is the equivalent of two year-long courses in a student’s schedule, recognizing the significant time commitment given to the experience.
Students will spend the first part of the year learning about professional skill building, becoming acquainted with the literature of the profession, and conducting informational interviews with experts in the field. From these interviews the students will nominate a mentor, the person with whom they will work for the rest of the school year and complete a professional-level project that has real-world application. The student is expected to spend four to six hours per week under the guidance of the mentor.
Assignments include:
- Developing a professional resume
- Conducting informational interviews
- Reading and annotating articles from professional journals
- Watching and summarizing TedTalks lectures relevant to area of study
- Creating a professional-level project under the mentor’s guidance
- Developing an electronic professional portfolio
Physical and Environmental Science Mentorship students develop an early professional reputation through a mutually beneficial mentor-protégé relationship, as they find ways in their day-to-day work at their mentorship sites to contribute to the mentor’s goals. They build skills in the areas of professional development, personal development, and leadership. Their experiences build a network of professionals and leaders, as well as peers who are emerging professionals and leaders.
For additional information, please visit Honors Mentor Connection Online.
Advanced American Government
This course will provide students will continue to build on students’ knowledge of American Government.
This course will involve reading the text and using the Internet and other media sources.
Semester Requirements: Units 1-6
Trimester Requirements: Units 1-3 & Units 5-6
Quarter A: Units 1-3 and
Quarter B: Units 4-6
Health Science Technology 1A
Elective credit: NOT a Health credit
Offered in partnership with SOCRATES Online
The Health Science Technology course is an introduction to the world of health sciences. Based on the Health Science National Standards, the Health Science Technology course takes students through various health science experiences that bring it to life in a virtual environment. Students will learn as they assist patients through each stage of the life span, encountering common conditions, treatments, and procedures. They will apply knowledge of legal and ethical issues, communication, safety practices, and teamwork as they practice their technical skills with each patient.
This course is designed for secondary students with an interest in pursuing a health science career. It will introduce them to various health science occupations, as well as teach them the soft and technical skills that are required to work in the healthcare field.
Computer Programming A & B
Computer Programming A is the first course in programming. It uses the Java programming language to introduce students to the foundations of all computer programming. Students learn about basic output, working with variables, basic input, mathematics in programming, and basic control methods. Student who would like to continue to learn more programming concepts are required to complete this entire course before they can take the Computer Programming B course.
Computer Programming A Syllabus
Computer Programming B Syllabus
Physics
This is a general high school Physics course. You will develop mathematical problem-solving techniques and critical thinking skills to solve scientific and technological problems using physics. Typically students that enroll in this course are in 11th or 12th grade.
German 2
This course is an introduction to the German language and will give students some basic vocabulary and structures to work with as they begin their learning of another language and culture.
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