CURRICULUM GUIDE 2026-27
ACADEMIC MASTERY SKILLS COURSE:
This course is one semester long and available to Grade 10 and 11 only.
230 | MASTERY SKILLS
This course will emphasize ACT and SAT test-taking strategies, specifically math skills, language skills, reading skills, and science-reasoning skills. Students will study and practice listening and note taking techniques, test taking strategies, questioning and thinking skills, information retrieval, pre-ACT and PSAT test practice, memory technique, reading in the content areas, vocabulary development, with the central goal to increase both subtest scores and composite scores. All four ACT subtests will be reviewed: English, Math, Reading, and Science Reasoning.
ART COURSES:
All Art courses are now one semester long to allow greater flexibility in scheduling.
751 | INTRO TO STUDIO ART
This foundation course is designed to introduce students to the visual arts, including the following areas of study:
• Fine Art( Drawing and Painting)
• Two-Dimensional Design( Commercial Art, Basic Illustration, Typography)
• Three Dimensional Design( Sculpture, Book Arts) Students in this course are introduced to the basic elements and principles of design, color theory, and the design process through drawing, painting and other mediums. Students learn the concepts common to all the visual arts including line, shape, value, texture, color, space, and form.
! Course fulfills Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
752 | 3-D DESIGN
Prerequisite: Intro to Studio Art
Students will further their study in three dimensional visual art by exploring structures from a variety of materials, including but not limited to paper, cardboard, wire, wood, and possibly clay. Students will explore relief sculpture, sculpture in the round, as well as hanging forms, and navigate the engineering challenges that are associated with them.
! Course fulfills Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
758 | ADVANCED 3-D DESIGN
Prerequisite: 3-D Design
Advanced projects in 3-D Art and Design. Students will continue to experiment with a variety of mediums such as paper, cardboard, wire, wood, and possibly clay. Design topics of discovery include architecture, fine art, furniture, and product design.
! Course fulfills Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
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