荣誉项目

The 荣誉项目 is an individualized course of study that allows students to explore a topic of interest and to demonstrate their 理解 through an authentic capstone project. 而不是选择荣誉课程或普通课程, all students schedule the courses they need or want, and all students in each course receive the same credit. In order to receive Honors distinction and weighted G.P.A. credit at the end of the year, a student must pass a cross-curricular evaluation of their Honors project and their overall academic performance on the following standards:

• 成长心态:愿意从错误中学习，并在学习中努力提高, 理解, 和性格.

• Active Learning: Genuine curiosity about learning that causes one to seek opportunities to grow in 知识 and 理解 of a topic through independent reading and research. 

• Global Learning: Working to understand a topic from multiple points of view and to discover multiple possible solutions to a problem; demonstrated  respect for the views of others and willingness to learn from them.

• 学术诚信:学生尊重自己的学习, the learning of others, 老师, and the learning environment

Students must maintain a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (G.P.A.) to remain in the 荣誉项目. Only students who successfully complete the year-long individualized curriculum according to criteria developed by the Upper School faculty will receive Honors distinction.

代数III -大学代数入门提供路易斯安那州立大学双招生, 使学生在学院期间就能获得大学学分.

宗教

The goal of the 宗教 Department is to introduce, 教育, 带领学生与耶稣基督建立根植于圣经和天主教传统的个人关系. Through Sacred Scripture, 教会历史, Catholic Doctrine, and Social and Moral Doctrine, 学生们通过学习和祈祷，为周围的世界服务. In grades eight through twelve, students engage in retreats, 教堂, 礼拜仪式, 以及以皇冠365官方app教育的五个目标为蓝本的服务项目.

Course 产品: 

宗教 8: 教会历史

宗教 I: Sacred Scripture

宗教 II: 教会历史/Sacraments

宗教 III: Apologetics/Liturgy

宗教 IV: Catholic Social Doctrine/Morality

世界宗教

Campus Ministry

英语

高中英语课程培养学生的口头表达能力:说、读、写. 每年的课程包括文学、词汇和写作. Grammar is explicitly taught in the grade 8 curriculum; in grades 9-12, 语法迷你课程被纳入需要解决学生写作中注意到的错误.  All courses require students to engage in independent reading so that students develop a habit of reading and increase their reading stamina for reading lengthy texts. Independent reading assessments are diverse and continuous throughout the year and include student-teacher conferences, 作文, book presentations, and creative book projects. Vocabulary instruction in the Upper School is context-based, 让词汇量从课堂阅读中有机增长.  词汇由教师和学生选择，在语境中学习，并在写作中练习.  In addition to independent reading, 高年级学生也学习各种小说和非小说的锚文本作为一个整个班级的社区.   视觉艺术和流行文化媒体也作为文本在高中进行分析, and students learn how to apply literary analysis strategies to various cultural products to produce original and sophisticated theses. Where Regular and Honors courses are offered, 通过加权评分，荣誉班与普通班区别开来, more complex reading and writing assignments, and more advanced classroom discussion.  Understanding that written expression and formal tests are not the only ways for students to demonstrate proficiency in 英语 Language Arts, 学生们也有很多表演和创作的机会. 

Upper School 英语 students are expected to be informed and discriminating consumers of print and electronic media; to this end, 学生们学会区分客观和主观的观点, valid and invalid sources, and unfounded and well-supported claims.  At the completion of the four required credits, 学生应表现出对学术话语的掌握, 研究技能, 以及现代语言协会的文档/风格系统. Students demonstrate this mastery through research papers, 而且还通过口头报告项目和媒体项目来提高口语技能. 

Writing instruction is scaffolded in the Upper School curriculum so that grade 8 practices the fundamentals of academic writing, including thesis development, incorporation of textual evidence, and use of academic publication style, namely MLA (Modern Language Association). 在九年级, students are fully immersed in academic discourse and apply their analytical skills to written and visual texts to demonstrate their mastery of text-based argumentation. 在十年级, students have more opportunities for creative writing, 尽管他们全年都在继续练习学术写作. 在11年级, the writing focus shifts to rhetoric (persuasive speech), 在12年级，学生的写作任务旨在培养他们的写作能力. In all courses a workshop approach to writing is employed so that students are supported in the classroom through each phase of the writing process from brainstorming to publication.

数学

The 数学 Department strives to develop in every student a mastery of problem-solving skills and logical thinking.  重点放在基础知识和解决问题的能力上, 包括在科学和其他研究领域的应用. 每门课程都与国家数学标准和数学实践相一致, allowing for alignment from one course to the next. Graphing calculators and computers are used to enhance students’ 理解 of advanced mathematical concepts in a technological world. Students are able to explore mathematical concepts by hands on projects and real world experiences that allow them to see how math is actually used in everyday careers. Graduation requirements include enrollment in a mathematics course during each year of Upper School with successful completion of a minimum of four Carnegie Units of mathematics. 一个在八年级学过代数I的学生在高中的每一年都必须学数学.

Course 产品:

代数I、II

几何

微积分

Advanced 数学 I, II

AP微积分AB

社会研究 

社会研究课程是根据国家和州一级的标准设计的. 主要由国家社会研究委员会塑造，并使用C3(学院), 职业生涯, 和公民生活)框架，以促进21世纪技能的发展. Students venture through the final Preparatory course, 4 required Upper School courses, and any additional electives based on those models. Themes that are evident and applied throughout the courses are Culture; Time, 连续性, and Change; People, 的地方, and Environments; Individual Development and Identity; Individuals, 组, and Institutions; Power, 权威, and Governance; Production, 分布, and Consumption; 科学, 技术, and Society; Global Connections; and Civic Ideals and Practices to help foster a deep 理解 of the concepts addressed in each course. By using these themes as a guide, the lessons are Inquiry-based allowing students to utilize practical modern skills such as: Primary/Secondary Source Analysis, Discussion and Debate to develop ideas, Drawing Evidence-Based Conclusions, Writing and Technological Integration, 以及基于项目的学习，从而得出关于我们过去和今天的世界的个人结论.

Course 产品:

路易斯安那州 History

Western Civilization

美国历史上

美国历史

公民

社会学

世界地理

科学 

激发对生活的探究态度，提高科学素养, the 科学 Department offers each student the opportunity to investigate the "real" world of science through engaging, standards-based learning. The 科学 Department embodies the belief that science is not just a multitude of facts but an awareness of and about the universe, 也是我们解决问题和开发创新解决方案的方法. 

Course 产品:

Physical 科学

生物学我

生物学我I Honors: Anatomy and Physiology

美联社生物学

化学一、二

AP化学

Environmental 科学

Physics I, I Honors

World Languages

French I, II, III, IV

美联社法国

Spanish I, II, III, IV

美联社西班牙

美术

ASH Arts education, in alignment with the National Core Art Standards, 重点学习和教学的主题领域的视觉艺术, 媒体艺术, 音乐, 和艺术史, each with its own skills, 知识, 和技术. It is the intent of this department that each student accomplishes a comprehensive 理解 of one or more of the arts.

高阶思维技能的发展已被重视, critical and creative analysis, and complex problem solving, 这些技能是语言艺术过程中固有的一部分. As students imagine, 创建, 和反映, 他们发展了学校进步所必需的语言和非语言能力. Numerous studies point toward a consistent and positive correlation between an ample education in the arts and student achievement in other subject areas and on standardized tests. The ability to use and apply acquired skills, 知识, and thinking processes through original self-expression are developed in the arts and can be applied to other disciplines and to life beyond school.

Fine Art electives are offered each year on the basis of student requests and enrollment is subject to the student’s schedule availability. Two years of art are required for graduation.

产品:

艺术8

合唱

音乐 Appreciation

Studio Art I, II, III, IV

媒体艺术 I, II, III, IV

美术 Survey

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