Info Guide2012-13 - St. Scholastica Academy

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PSYCHOLOGY AP - Seniors / Juniors - Elective - 1 term The course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and address the question, “How do psychologists think”. Students learn about some of the explorations and discoveries made by psychologists over the past century and assess some of the differing approaches adopted by psychologists, including the biological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural perspectives. Admission to this course is based upon past student performance, standardized test scores and teacher recommendation. THE HOLOCAUST - Seniors / Juniors - Elective - 1 term The purpose of this elective course is to provide the students with a better understanding of WHY the Holocaust occurred and explores the lasting effects of genocide, racism, and hate groups in the world, our country and the local community. Students who have taken or are scheduled to take this class may participate in a five-day field trip to Washington, D.C. which includes a visit to the Holocaust museum. FREE ENTERPRISE - Seniors - Elective - 1/2 term The Free Enterprise course offers students both a macro and micro view of Economics. Global economic systems, markets, the U.S. stock market, and personal finances are all part of the Free Enterprise curriculum. Finally, students will be given an opportunity to study their own financial picture and how to organize and better prepare for the world after college. SOCIOLOGY - Juniors / Seniors - Elective - 1 term Sociology explores the relationship between the individual and society while evaluating why societies are held together. The course considers political philosophies, governments, economic changes, as well as the wide diversity of human customs and traditions, while analyzing how people think about themselves and their world. 20TH CENTURY HISTORY - Juniors / Seniors - Elective - 1 term This course examines the key people and events of the 20th Century through the prism of the Cold War. The course takes a global approach meaning that within each time period studied students examine the United States, world events, and the culture and literature of each decade of the 20th Century. LAW STUDIES - Sophomores / Juniors / Seniors - Elective - 1 term Law Studies is a survey course of the American Legal System. Topics include an overview of both Civil and Criminal laws and their foundations as well as interactive study of legal procedure. EUROPEAN HISTORY AP - Sophomores / Juniors / Seniors - Elective - 1 term The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to develop the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the content and important patterns of European historical development. This will be done by focusing on persistent themes and changes in European social, political, economic, and intellectual history. The course begins with an introduction to the Renaissance and ends with current issues in the European Union, the effects of the breakup of the U.S.S.R. and current developments in Eastern Europe. The students will learn analytical writing, use of primary resources, critical reading and thinking skills to prepare them for the different essays they will encounter in the exam. St. Scholastica Academy -29- Information Guide
FOREIGN LANGUAGE Students at St. Scholastica Academy begin classes in Spanish or French in the sophomore year. In the course of the sophomore through senior years, students can take four or five years of a language, depending upon the flexibility of the student’s schedule. Most ninth grade honor students are required to take Latin I and Latin II. All honors students are required to take a third year of French or Spanish. The main purpose of the Foreign Language Program is to develop competency in the chosen language. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills are stressed. Students must learn to perform a variety of language functions: to listen, to ask questions, to describe, to give and to follow directions, to narrate, to express and defend opinions, and to hypothesize. Foreign language courses are designed to give students an exposure to a language and culture different from their own. • First year course of the chosen language introduces the students to the language through listening and speaking followed by writing. • Second year course introduces more complicated concepts and structures as well as vocabulary. Speaking in the language is stressed. The cultures of the native countries are studied. • Third year course includes extensive reading and writing in the language, and as much conversation as possible. • Fourth year students continue to practice all skills at a more advanced level. The focus is on writing, speaking, listening abilities and literature. • Fifth year students are exposed to more difficult levels of writing, oral communication and literature. LATIN I - Freshmen Honors Only - 1 term - Latin I students learn the basic structure and vocabulary of the Latin language. The course is designed not only with basic Latin as its objective, but also with the goal of bolstering students’ ability to learn other foreign languages, to acquire English vocabulary with greater ease and retention, and to understand syntax and verbal logic more readily. Latin I also presents students with cultural units, glimpses into the daily life of the ancient Romans, which invite comparison with and greater understanding of many of the customs and processes that are our modern heritage from ancient Rome. LATIN II - Freshmen - 1 term Building on the basics of Latin I, students in Latin II advance to the more complex structures of the Latin language and continue to accumulate Latin vocabulary. As in Latin I, a primary objective of this course is to enable students to use Latin as a foundation for acquiring modern foreign languages, English vocabulary, and the linguistic concepts. Latin II also includes a series of cultural units which give the students greater familiarity with the Romans and their contribution to Western life. FRENCH I / SPANISH I - Sophomores - 1 term The first year course introduces students to the target language through listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students learn basic grammatical structures and vocabulary of the language in a highly interactive setting. St. Scholastica Academy -30- Information Guide
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