The program offered to students features a set of required courses and a wide range of elective classes. The academic year is organized into two semesters. Students are required to study English, history, science and math every year. In addition students are required to take: two years of a language; two years of physical education or dance, and one performing arts or technology class each semester. Academies are offered in dance, drama, music, robotics, and new media.
Requirements for a diploma in grades 9-12
English four years
History or social studies three years
Mathematics four years
Science three years
Foreign Language two years of one language
Performing/Technology Arts one class per semester
Physical education or dance two years
Summer 2006 Reading and Writing Assignment
Students entering grades nine and ten will read thoroughly and understand plot and characterization in works such as The Miracle Worker, The Call of the Wild, Animal Farm, The Pearl, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Students will relate their own lives to the literary heroes and heroines in the books above, in relation to themes such as selflessness, loyalty, determination, and courage. Please see your social studies and English teacher regarding a scoring rubric and additional details of the paper.
English
The objective of the English department is to assist students in developing their writing ability, gaining an appreciation and cultivating a taste for good literature, . Emphasis will be placed on independent critical thinking. Students are encouraged to become compassionate, responsible, and moral individuals by examining the attributes of model characters and grappling with the imperfections of flawed ones. The literature program acquaints students with first-rate works of American and British literature. Grammar and rhetoric are taught in the context of the literature. The goal of the English department is that each student will graduate having acquired a critical sense of style, the ability to write effectively for a variety of purposes, and that distinctive kind of self-enlargement that comes through acquaintance with great works of literary imagination.
Mathematics
Champs Charter mathematics department provides a challenging and diverse program that meets the needs of students at different stages of development with different levels of ability and interest. The objective of the program is the following:
have a good number sense and reasoning ability;
be proficient in the appropriate use of the technological tools currently associated with mathematical thinking in varied real-life situations;
be able to communicate in the language of mathematics and be able to perform basic algorithms by hand, if required;
be creative problem solvers who are wiling to take risks, try alternative approaches when the first attempt fails, and stick with it until the solution is found.
be able to work successfully in individual or cooperative situations;
The science department provides a challenging curriculum that strives to meet the needs of a diverse student body by:
providing the necessary background and skills to enable students to become scientifically literate in order to make responsible decisions;
actively involving students in problem solving, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and verbal and written communication;
developing in students an appreciation of science as an integrative process rather than as merely a book of knowledge.
History and Social Studies
The primary mission of the department of history and social studies is to teach a curriculum of history, culture, and heritage that will enable students to know themselves more fully as developing individuals in a changing historical context and as an active participant in their local, national, and world communities. The goal is to nurture each student’s enjoyment of history; teach a body of knowledge; develop skills in research, writing, and oral expression; implement learning activities that systematically develop critical thinking, and instill in students a sense of service to others and responsibility for their world. The program examines global human experiences in light of such unifying themes as the process of change over time, and the interrelationships among societies. Information is selected to stimulate students interests in and understanding of historical concepts and patterns. Issues of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, and class are also incorporated into the curriculum along with current events, geography, and the social sciences.
