As students assume a more active role in their educational journey, their individual talents and skills come to the forefront. Our bilingual middle school program aims to foster these abilities by encouraging students to view the world from multiple perspectives and make connections across different contexts. By doing so, we empower them to envision new possibilities influenced by diverse points of view. Our dedication lies in assisting our students in embracing their potential and taking pride in their capabilities.
Students’ individual abilities are illuminated as they assume a more active role in their educational journey. By encouraging them to view the world from two different perspectives and establish connections between two contexts, we foster their imagination to envision new possibilities influenced by dual points of view. Our bilingual middle school program is dedicated to nurturing these gifts, empowering our students to embrace a greater sense of ownership in their education and celebrate their own capabilities.
French System
French Language and Literature
Sixth grade is the third and final year of Cycle 3 in the French teaching system. Students develop a deeper analysis of texts. This class is articulated around the following themes:
Students read classics of French literature and young-adult novels. They reinforce their oral and written linguistic skills with the study of grammar. This French course is taught at a native level.
History – Geography/EMC
6th Grade History-Geography, the aim is the acquisition of a humanist perspective. The periods covered in History reach from the Ancient Worlds (“Haute Antiquité”) to the beginnings of the Middle Ages. During this year, students will travel to the past, meet Pharaohs, Pyramids, Hebrews and learn about Greek and Roman civilizations. Geography explores the notion of “living”. The students will go around the world of countries and continents. This year, it is a question of “laying the foundations” so that, over the years, students understand how the world in which they live is “formed”!
In 6th grade 30 minutes is devoted to Civic Education where students learn life in society as an independent adult.
Life and Earth Sciences
Grade 6 Science in “Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre” or “SVT”— consists of four parts: (1) Know your environment, (2) The origin of matter and living things, (3) Settlement of environments, and (4) The unity, kinship, and diversity of living beings. It is a naturalistic approach that allows students to better observe, know and understand the world around them and their environment. It is also intended to introduce students to the scientific process, which will be the basis of all SVT teaching in middle and high school.
Mathematics
6th Grade Math in French is mainly centered on geometry (60%). We study the concepts of straight lines, half-lines and segments, distances and mediators, circle, particular angles and bisector, perimeters and areas, axial symmetry, rectangular parallelepiped, and volumes. About 20% of the teaching is dedicated to the representation of data (tables and graphs) and the notion of proportionality (situations of proportionality, presentation in tabular form, percentages). Some topics covered in Grade 6 Math in English will be studied in French as well (20%) to ensure that students are able to transfer knowledge acquired in English and use it in solving problems in French (decimal numbers, fractions, Euclidean division, and decimal).
Physics/Chemistry
The 6th grade Science, the college start-up program introduces the distinction between what is science on the one hand, and what is an opinion or belief, on the other.
For this, various scientific and technological approaches are implemented, and the students discover the history of science and technology.
In the sixth year, the science and technology program is structured around four main themes:
A variety of procedures and approaches is expected (observation, manipulation, experimentation, simulation, documentation, etc.). This diversity must make it possible to simultaneously develop curiosity, creativity, rigor, critical thinking, manual and experimental skills, memorization, collaboration to live better together and the desire to learn.
American System
English Language and Literature
Students in English 6 master previously learned skills in increasingly complex reading selections and written compositions. Sixth- grade students read and respond to literature, learning to make inferences and recognize the purpose of essential literary devices. In reading informational text, students interpret information, synthesize, and make logical connections between ideas, and explain how different organizational patterns develop the main idea and the author’s viewpoint. Students determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other roots and affixes. Sixth- grade students utilize all steps of the writing process to develop different forms of writing for specific purposes and audiences, such as to express, reflect, influence, and communicate ideas. Through composition, students revise drafts to clarify meaning and enhance style and edit their writing based on their growing knowledge of grammar, mechanics, and spelling. Students produce final revised and edited pieces of written composition on a regular basis. They search multiple texts to complete research reports and projects. Students give an organized presentation with a specific point of view, participate in discussions, and work productively with others
Advanced Math
Grade 6 Math in English explores six critical areas: (1) Algebraic reasoning, (2) Integers and operations with rational numbers, (3) Operations with fractions and decimals, (4) multi-step equations, (5) Statistical thinking, and (6) Proportional relationships and measurement. The course is a balanced integration of procedural fluency, conceptual understanding, and problem-solving. The integration emphasizes developing students’ skills in carrying out procedures flexibly, accurately, efficiently, and appropriately, as well as constructing and connecting mathematical concepts and rigorous reasoning evidenced by an ability to analyze and identify the most effective strategy to solve problems. Geometric concepts are studied in 6th grade Math in French.
Our World Today
In Grade 6, students study people, places, and societies of the contemporary world. Societies for study are from the following regions of the world: Europe, Russia and the Eurasian republics, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Southwest Asia-North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific realm. Students describe the influence of individuals and groups on historical and contemporary events in those societies and identify the locations and geographic characteristics of various societies. Students identify different ways of organizing economic and governmental systems. The concepts of limited and unlimited government are introduced, and students describe the nature of citizenship in various societies. Students compare institutions common to all societies such as government, education, and religious institutions. Students explain how the level of technology affects the development of various societies and identify different points of view about events. The concept of frame of reference is introduced as an influence on an individual’s point of view.
Enrichment
Art
A great emphasis is placed online, color, and form while working with all the principles of design. Some projects are completed from observation; others call for students to draw from their own imagination. Students learn the fundamentals of color theory, which they will continue to build upon and apply in the coming years. Design, creating landscapes with depth in watercolor, frottage, and memory, drawing people and working in clay will all be covered. Students learn about different kinds of artists and their methods at the beginning of most projects. Problem solving, recognizing, and utilizing one’s own strengths and creative thinking are encouraged and underscored.
Music
Students will learn basic fundamentals of music such as note reading, rhythmic patterns, and theory. Concepts will be taught using percussion, keyboard, guitar, and vocal training.
Students will also be introduced to humanities concepts such as art appreciation, ethno- musicology around world music, and social awareness through lyrics .
Physical Education
Students are introduced to a variety of individual and team sports to encourage a lifetime of physical activity. A safe learning environment allows them to learn to compete fairly and accept winning and losing as a part of physical activity. Sports may include, but are not limited to, American football, volleyball, basketball, Pickleball, softball, baseball, kickball, handball, badminton, soccer, and cooperative games.
World Languages Spanish
Grade 6 students are introduced to various linguistic topics in Spanish that focus on speaking, reading, and writing introductory Spanish. In class, students receive assignments and assessments that help reinforce the topics being discussed. Students use role-playing activities and oral presentations to demonstrate their own knowledge of the concepts learned in the course. Students will be able to apply Spanish learned in class to real-world situations, thus allowing students to become comfortable using the target language both in and outside of the classroom.
French System
French Language and Literature
The seventh-grade French course is the first year of Cycle 4 in the French teaching program. This course will refine the reading and writing skills that students will use throughout their academic life and career and develop their literary and artistic knowledge. It represents an important building block toward the construction of the independent and critical thinking that will be required for high school. The course is articulated around the following themes:
These themes allow literary texts to be presented as a window onto our world. Students also reinforce their oral and written language skills with the study of grammar. This French course is taught at a native level.
History and Geography/EMC
In History-Geography, the aim is the continued acquisition of a humanist perspective. The period covered in History reaches from the Middle Ages to modern times. The students continue to familiarize themselves with different languages of history and to analyze documents (maps, texts, images, etc.) in order to find information useful for a good understanding of the concepts and concepts covered. We are gradually putting in place an analysis methodology.
The program is structured around 3 themes:
Geography focuses on the study of the notion of sustainable development. Each lesson is built around a triple objective: acquisition of knowledge, acquisition of know-how, and acquisition of how to behave.
Life and Earth Sciences
In life and earth sciences, the Grade 7 program aims to distance oneself from an anthropocentric view of the world and to distinguish scientific facts and beliefs, to enter into a scientific relationship with natural or technical phenomena, and the living world.
The life and earth sciences program revolves around three main themes:
Math
Math in French for Grade 7 is a logical continuation of the sixth grade: the concepts already discussed are prolonged and deepened. Geometry (geometric constructions, demonstrations, problem-solving) accounts for about 60% of the program, covering the notions of triangles, central symmetry, particular angles, particular parallelograms, areas, right prism, and cylinder of revolution. Proportionality (fourth proportional, percentage, scales) and the representation of data (numbers, frequencies, classes, diagrams) represent about 20%. As in 6th Grade, the remaining time is spent ensuring that students are able to use the knowledge acquired in Math in English in solving problems written in French (fractions, equations, expressions, and relative numbers).
Physics and Chemistry
7th Grade Physics-Chemistry is divided into three parts: (1) Chemistry, focused on the study of water, (2) Electricity, focused on the study of series and parallel electrical circuits, and (3) Optics, focused on the sources of light and the propagation of light, as well as the Sun, Earth, and Moon system. The course always incorporates experimental activities that allow students to become personally involved in the construction and learning of the course.
As in the whole of this school cycle, 7 skills are worked on:
Technology
In technology, the middle school program aims for each student to appropriate a culture that will make them enlightened and responsible players in the use of technology and associated issues. It is about giving each student the keys to understanding the contemporary technical environment and the skills to act. The idea is to relate scientific results, environmental, social, economic constraints, and the organization of techniques. The program aims to acquire methods to build algorithmic thinking, represent and process information, solve problems, monitor results, and carry out projects in an active and collaborative manner. The program is structured in three main parts: “Design, innovation, creativity”, “Technical objects, services and the changes induced in society” and “Modeling and simulation of technical objects”.
American System
English Language and Literature
Students in English 7 master previously learned skills in increasingly complex reading selections and written compositions. Seventh-grade students read and respond to literature, learning to make inferences, recognize the purpose of essential literary devices, and reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension. In reading informational text, students use different organizational patterns as guides for summarizing and forming an overview of different kinds of expository text. Students determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other roots and affixes. Seventh- grade students utilize all steps of the writing process to develop different forms of writing for specific purposes and audiences, such as to express, reflect, influence, and communicate ideas. Through composition, students revise drafts to clarify meaning and enhance style and edit their writing based on their growing knowledge of grammar, mechanics, and spelling. Students produce final revised and edited pieces of written composition on a regular basis. They search multiple texts to complete research reports and projects. Students produce an organized presentation with a specific point of view, participate in discussions and work productively with others.
Advanced Mathematics
Grade 7 Advanced Math in English extends understanding of algebraic concepts, integers, and operations with rational numbers, rate and proportional reasoning, and statistical analysis. Students investigate linear equations, graphs and functions, and the impact of slope in an equation. In grades 6 and 7, developing key practices in mathematics is emphasized and required, including perseverance, attention to precision, abstract and quantitative reasoning, constructing viable arguments, and using appropriate strategies. Math concepts studied in English, which focus on algebra, complement the geometrical concepts that are the focus in the French math course.
Texas History
In Grade 7, students study the history of Texas from early times to the present. Students examine the full scope of Texas history, including Natural Texas and its People; Age of Contact; Spanish Colonial; Mexican National; Revolution and Republic; Early Statehood; Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads; Age of Oil; Texas in the Great Depression and World War II; Civil Rights and Conservatism; and Contemporary Texas eras. The focus in each era is on key individuals, events, and issues and their impact. Students identify regions of Texas and the distribution of population within and among the regions and explain the factors that caused Texas to change from an agrarian to an urban society. Students describe the structure and functions of municipal, county, and state governments, explain the influence of the U.S. Constitution on the Texas Constitution, and examine the rights and responsibilities of Texas citizens. Students use primary and secondary sources to examine the rich and diverse cultural background of Texas as they identify the different racial and ethnic groups that settled in Texas to build a republic and then a state. Students analyze the impact of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the development of Texas in various industries such as agricultural, energy, medical, computer, and aerospace. Students use primary and secondary sources to acquire information about Texas.
Enrichment
Art
The seventh-grade art curriculum builds upon elements covered in the sixth-grade art course, reinforcing skills such as shading, use of color, and three-dimensional form-making. Students learn how to create an armature in a mixed media sculpture project. They learn the basics of drawing from observation and atmospheric perspective and how to collaborate in a printmaking project. Students learn about different kinds of artists and their methods at the beginning of most projects. Problem solving, recognizing, and utilizing one’s own strengths and creative thinking are encouraged and underscored.
Music
Music in 7th grade is a continuity of concepts taught in 6th grade. Students will consolidate their percussion, keyboard, guitar, and vocal skills. They will be introduced to composition and basic arranging and orchestration.
Physical Education
Students build upon the foundation set in sixth grade and begin to apply problem-solving and conflict resolution to their activities. They learn to officiate games and apply rules when necessary. Sports include American volleyball, basketball, ultimate frisbee, soccer, softball, baseball, badminton, pickleball, handball, running, and cooperative games.
World Languages Spanish
In Grade 7, students will be introduced to various linguistic topics in Spanish that will focus on speaking, reading, and writing introductory Spanish. In class, students will receive assignments and assessments that help reinforce the topics being discussed. Students will use role-playing activities and oral presentations to demonstrate their own knowledge of the concepts learned in the course. Students will be able to apply Spanish learned in class to real-world situations thus allowing students to become comfortable using the target language both in and outside of the classroom.
French System
French Language and Literature
In French, the Grade 8 program directly follows that of the Grade7 year. Students regularly practice reports and presentations, they express orally their feelings about a work, they formulate a personal opinion with a precise and extensive vocabulary. Students give their point of view and tries to convince an audience. Students know how to choose a book adapted to their level, tastes, and needs, know how to interpret a study of documents, to make written reports of his readings. In writing, students can summarize a document and knows some techniques and uses of notetaking. They are also able to structure writing. Students transpose oral utterances to writing and vice versa, master’s and re-uses a sustained grammatical, spelling, and lexical level.
The program is structured in 4 main parts:
History-Geography/EMC
The history program in Grade 8 year focuses on Europe and the process that enabled it to exercise its domination over the rest of the world in the 19th century. The Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution are widely discussed during this year. More and more students are invited to reason, to cooperate, to justify themselves.
The history program in 4th year is structured around 3 themes:
The geography program allows students to work on graphic language by making simple sketches and diagrams. Globalization is at the heart of the program. We are studying this phenomenon in particular through urbanization and urban mobility. Thus, the student acquires geographic landmarks on a global scale by studying and analyzing maps and planispheres.
Mathematics
8th Grade in French is a logical continuation of 7th Grade: the concepts already discussed are extended and deepened. Geometry is more focused on demonstrating and solving problems and represents about 60% of the program. The theories of Thales and Pythagoras, the notion of cosine and tangent, the pyramids and cones of revolution will be studied. Proportionality (cross product, enlargements, and reductions) and data processing (averages, percentages) represent about 20%. As in 7th grade, the remaining time is spent ensuring that students are able to use the knowledge acquired in Math in English in solving problems written in French (fractions and exponents, equations and inequalities, relative numbers).
Life and Earth Sciences
In life and earth sciences, the program aims to distance oneself from an anthropocentric vision of the world and to distinguish scientific facts and beliefs, to enter into a scientific relationship with natural or technical phenomena, and the living world.
The life and earth sciences program revolves around three main themes:
Physics and Chemistry
In physics-chemistry, the program allows entry into a scientific relationship with natural phenomena, the living world, and techniques. This scientific posture is made up of attitudes (curiosity, open-mindedness, questioning one’s idea, positive exploitation of errors, etc.) and capacities (observing, experimenting, measuring, reasoning, modeling, etc.).
In physics-chemistry, the college program allows for a scientific reading of the natural world and improves the scientific and technical culture of each student. This course also provides an understanding of the wide variety and evolution of professions, as well as the economic issues in relation to the sciences, in particular physics and chemistry.
7 skills are worked on:
The program is structured in four main parts:
These themes are intended to be treated throughout college because they are inseparable, and links are made with other scientific courses (mathematics, life and earth sciences and technology).
The history of science is also present, in order to allow a better contextualization of the notions of physics-chemistry.
Technology
In technology, the program aims for each student to appropriate a culture that will make them enlightened and responsible players in the use of technology and associated issues. It is about giving each student the keys to understanding the contemporary technical environment and the skills to act. The idea is to relate scientific results, environmental, social, economic constraints, and the organization of techniques. In technology, the e program aims to acquire methods to build algorithmic thinking, represent and process information, solve problems, monitor results, and carry out projects in an active and collaborative manner. The program is structured in three main parts: “Design, innovation, creativity”, “Technical objects, services and the changes induced in society” and “Modeling and simulation of technical objects”. These themes are intended to be treated throughout college because they are inseparable. Links are made with other scientific teaching (mathematics, life and earth sciences and physics-chemistry).
American System
English Language and Literature
Students in English 8 master previously learned skills in increasingly complex reading selections and written compositions. Eighth- grade students read and respond to literature, making intertextual links among and across texts, including other media. In reading informational text, students make subtle inferences and draw complex conclusions about the ideas in text and their organizational patterns. Students determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other roots and affixes. Eighth-grade students utilize all steps of the writing process to develop different forms of writing for specific purposes and audiences, such as to express, reflect, influence, and communicate ideas. Through composition, students revise drafts to clarify meaning and enhance style and edit their writing based on their growing knowledge of grammar, mechanics, and spelling. Students produce final revised and edited pieces of written composition on a regular basis. They search multiple texts to complete research reports and projects. Students produce an organized presentation with a specific point of view, participate in discussions and work productively with others.
Algebra 1
The purpose of this course is to satisfy the Algebra 1 requirements and prepare students to pass their End of Course exam. This course extends on previous mathematics coursed and introduces more advanced topics: solving, graphing, and writing linear equations and inequalities, linear systems, exponential and quadratic functions, and factoring.
Linear Functions. Equations. and Inequalities:
US History – Beginning to 1914
Social Studies in Grade 8, students study the history of the United States from the early colonial period through Reconstruction. Historical content focuses on the political, economic, religious, and social events and issues related to the colonial and revolutionary eras, the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution, challenges of the early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction. Students describe the physical characteristics of the United States and their impact on population distribution and settlement patterns in the past and present. Students analyze the various economic factors that influenced the development of colonial America and the early years of the republic and identify the origins of the free enterprise system. Students examine the American beliefs and principles, including limited government, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, and individual rights, reflected in the U.S. Constitution and other historical documents. Students evaluate the impact of Supreme Court cases and major reform movements of the 19th century and examine the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States as well as the importance of effective leadership in a constitutional republic. Students evaluate the impact of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the development of the United States. Students use critical-thinking skills, including the identification of bias in written, oral, and visual material.
Enrichment
Art
Eighth grade art will continue to cover the terminology and principles of design, traces the history of art from prehistoric ages, explains why art plays such an instrumental role in our current culture and more. Additional topics that are covered in a typical class include: the process of projecting an idea into a concrete work of art; the importance of the Visual Elements and their symbolic expression in works of art; applying the principles of design and visual elements when analyzing works of art; and discussing techniques used to create drawings.
Music
Students in eighth grade will learn use vocal and physical techniques in the service of a performance or creative project; identify, describe and comment on a complex musical organization and situate it within an artistic references; conceive, create and perform musical pieces with reference to styles and works, performance, or media constraints; present and justify interpretative and creative choices; and justify an opinion on a work and defend a point of view and defend a point of view by arguing it.
Physical Education
Students train and compete with the aim of improving individual skills and endurance in both team and individual sports. Evaluations and grades are based on comprehension and execution. Healthy-living habits are reinforced with an emphasis on nutrition and exercise. Sports include volleyball, basketball, ultimate frisbee, soccer, softball, baseball, badminton, pickleball, handball, running, and cooperative games.
World Languages Spanish
In Grade 8, students will continue to be introduced to various linguistic topics in Spanish that will focus on speaking, reading, and writing introductory Spanish. In class, students will receive assignments and assessments that help reinforce the topics being discussed. Students will use role-playing activities and oral presentations to demonstrate their own knowledge of the concepts learned in the course. Students will be able to apply Spanish learned in class to real-world situations thus allowing students to become comfortable using the target language both in and outside of the classroom.
French System
French Language and Literature
This course is designed for students who have followed the French national curriculum since kindergarten or 1st grade. Students will strengthen their grammar and their understanding of the mechanics of language. They will study vocabulary and written expression to learn clear and efficient ways to express themselves. They will develop their responses to literary texts of different genres in an articulated manner. Writing assignments will either develop their creativity or their ability to debate ideas in a convincing way. Students will be exposed to a wide range of literary genres to deepen their appreciation of Literature. The curriculum prepares the students for the National French diploma of the “Brevet” in June. The curriculum is articulated around 4 main themes:
Works studied have included:
History-Geography/EMC
In 9th grade, the history program is centered on the 20th century, crossed by two world conflicts which have upset the history of Europe, and of France. Through three themes, the student understands how the world in which he lives was formed.
The history program is structured around 3 themes:
The geography program offers to study the basics of the geography of France and the European Union. The pupil acquires a global vision of France, through its dynamics, the diversity of its territories and its integration within the European community political space.
Biology
Grade 9 Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms. This course will include a variety of topics such as: structures and functions of cells and viruses, growth and development of organisms, cells, tissues, and organs, nucleic acids and genetics, biological evolution, taxonomy, metabolism, and energy transfers in living organisms, living systems, homeostasis, and ecosystems and the environment.
Mathematics
The Grade 9 mathematics course is designed for students who have acquired most of the mathematical skills required in elementary school. It bridges the gap between elementary and between elementary and secondary school, this compulsory course allows students to consolidate their mathematical learning from elementary school, while continuing with new mathematical mathematics in high school. Students will have the opportunity to explore the relationship between two variables, affine functions, the equation of right and left, and between two variables, affine functions, equation of lines, relationship between two lines, operations on linear equations, the Pythagorean theorem, measurements of plane figures and simple and simple and compound solids, sources of bias in a statistical study, types of statistical types of statistical data, representation of data, and statistical measures. statistical measures.
Physic/Chemistry
In the Grade 9, the curriculum is divided into four components:
Technology
In technology, the program aims for each student to appropriate a culture that will make them enlightened and responsible players in the use of technology and associated issues. It is about giving each student the keys to understanding the contemporary technical environment and the skills to act. The idea is to relate scientific results, environmental, social, economic constraints, and the organization of techniques. In technology, the e program aims to acquire methods to build algorithmic thinking, represent and process information, solve problems, monitor results, and carry out projects in an active and collaborative manner. The program is structured in three main parts: “Design, innovation, creativity”, “Technical objects, services and the changes induced in society” and “Modeling and simulation of technical objects”. These themes are intended to be treated throughout college because they are inseparable. Links are made with other scientific teachings (mathematics, life and earth sciences and physics-chemistry).
American System
English I
English I is designed to improve your ability to communicate, interpret, analyze, read, and write. Each unit blends the reading of rich, mentor texts with the opportunity for you to engage intimately with the process of writing. The ability to read analytically and to write expressively exists as the cornerstone for success in the workplace, the military, and/or post high school collegiate work. Reading is the key that unlocks world. Dive in and embrace all that language and literature have to offer.
Skills to be mastered are:
Geometry
In Grade 9 Geometry, students will build on the knowledge and skills for mathematics in kindergarten-to Algebra I in 8th grade to strengthen their mathematical reasoning skills in geometric contexts. Within the course, students will begin to focus on more precise terminology, symbolic representations, and the development of proofs. Students will explore concepts covering coordinate and transformational geometry; logical argument and constructions; proof and congruence; similarity, proof, and trigonometry; two- and three-dimensional figures; circles; and probability. Students will connect previous knowledge from Algebra I to Geometry through the coordinate and transformational geometry strand. In the logical arguments and constructions strand, students are expected to create formal constructions using a straight edge and compass. Though this course is primarily Euclidean Geometry, students should complete the course with an understanding that non-Euclidean Geometries exist. Due to the emphasis of probability and statistics in the college and career readiness standards, standards dealing with probability have been added to the geometry curriculum to ensure students have proper exposure to these topics before pursuing their post-secondary education.
World Geography
In World Geography students will examine people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and international scales from the spatial and ecological perspectives of geography. Students will learn the influence of geography on events of the past and present with emphasis on contemporary issues. A significant portion of the course centers around the physical processes that shape patterns in the physical environment; the characteristics of major landforms, climates, and ecosystems and their interrelationships; the political, economic, and social processes that shape cultural patterns of regions; types and patterns of settlement; the distribution and movement of the world population; relationships among people, places, and environments; and the concept of region. Students will analyze how location affects economic activities in different economic systems. Students will identify the processes that influence political divisions on the planet and analyze how different points of view affect the development of public policies. Students will compare how cultures shape the characteristics of regions and analyze the impact of technology and human modifications on the physical environment. Students will use problem-solving and decision-making skills to ask and answer geographic questions.
Enrichment
Art
Ninth grade art covers the terminology and principles of design, traces the history of art from prehistoric ages, explains why art plays such an instrumental role in our current culture and more. Additional topics that are covered in a typical class include: the process of projecting an idea into a concrete work of art; the importance of the Visual Elements and their symbolic expression in works of art; applying the principles of design and visual elements when analyzing works of art; and discussing techniques used to create drawings.
Music
Students in ninth grade will learn use vocal and physical techniques in the service of a performance or creative project; identify, describe and comment on a complex musical organization and situate it within an artistic references; conceive, create and perform musical pieces with reference to styles and works, performance, or media constraints; present and justify interpretative and creative choices; and justify an opinion on a work and defend a point of view and defend a point of view by arguing it.
Physical Education
Students train and compete with the aim of improving individual skills and endurance in both team and individual sports. Evaluations and grades are based on comprehension and execution. Healthy-living habits are reinforced with an emphasis on nutrition and exercise. Sports include volleyball, basketball, ultimate frisbee, soccer, softball, baseball, badminton, pickleball, handball, running, and cooperative games.
World Languages Spanish
Grade 9 Spanish will enable the student to understand and use the language appropriately, with an emphasis on language, cultural interaction, and communication through the student’s writing, speaking, listening, and reading. Students will develop an awareness of the languages and the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, resulting in the student making connections and obtaining a global perspective.
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