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PEER COUNSELING Grades: 11, 12 920 Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructors Grouping: Heterogeneous This course is designed to provide students with experience in personal growth and training in peer relationships. In a small group atmosphere, students will examine their own values and attitudes and how these influence their interactions with others. Following this, a number of sessions will be devoted to the development of effective listening skills with the remainder of the course devoted to discussion of, and practice with, the helping relationship. At the end of the training sessions, students will be placed with other high school students or with students at the junior high or elementary levels. Students are required to go through a selective application process. Participation is limited to 40-50 students. Students who are accepted into this program will be expected to adhere to the “Standards of Conduct” as outlined in Section III of the Student Handbook. Violations may result in dismissal from the program. Grades will be assigned on a pass-fail basis. Full year course, meet once a week, 1.0 credits OCCUPATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION 922 Grade: 11 & 12 Requirements: Daily Fieldwork one period/day This course is designed to give students practical experiences working with peers with special education needs in a high school setting. Supervised participation within the Occupational Development Program on a daily basis gives each student familiarity with different educational approaches and their application in a special education classroom. In addition, students will develop a general knowledge about major disability areas and have opportunities to assist in the planning and implementation of various teaching techniques for helping Occupational Development Program students achieve their educational goals. Participation in this course is selective and is limited to eight participants. Students interested need their counselor’s recommendation. Full year course, daily fieldwork, 5 credit 93
HEALTH / PHYSICAL EDUCATION PHYSICAL EDUCATION 995 (Semester Course) Grades: 10, 11, 12 one semester for each grade Physical Education contributes to the total education of the individual. Students are instructed in a variety of physical education and movement activities. These activities are designed to develop emotional well being, strength of character, sensitivity to the differences of others, as well as a sense of citizenship, self-worth and identity. This opportunity to achieve physical excellence reflects the similarity of purpose between physical education and larger school goals and objectives. Physical Education is a State Department of Education mandated program as well as an Acton-Boxborough graduation requirement. Semester Course meets alternate days, 1.25 credits per semester. FITNESS FOR LIVING 997 (Year Course) Grade: 9 Grouping: Heterogeneous Prerequisite: None Ninth Grade Integrated Health / Physical Education Curriculum This course will provide an integrated, team taught approach to an effective wellness program for all ninth grade students at ABRHS. The goal of this wellness education program is for students to learn about or develop: accurate information about health and fitness; realistic self-evaluation about critical health and fitness issues; self-esteem and communication skills; decision-making and self empowerment skills; and, knowledge and practice of lifelong physical activities which promote health and fitness. Students will learn about and discuss risk prevention topics such as Stress Management, Teen Dating Violence, Sports Health, Decision Making, Accident Prevention and Safety, Substance Abuse, CPR, Media Literacy, First Aid, Sexually transmitted diseases, Cardiovascular Fitness, Nutrition and Sexual Harassment. In addition to formal classroom instruction, students will participate in fitness and lifetime activities including aerobics, aquatics, mixed games, and strength and flexibility training. Year course, meets alternate days, 2.5 credits. 94
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Acton-Boxborough Regional High Scho
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ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL CO
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GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTEN
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• Starting with the Class of 2016
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MATHEMATICS PORTFOLIOS - 30 Hours S
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COURSE HRS. COURSE HRS. COURSE HRS.
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3. Drop from the course sequence. T
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Honors Level (H, H/AP) courses are
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Speech and Language Program The Spe
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The School-to-Work Alternative Prog
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FRESHMAN ENGLISH 111(H), 112 (Engli
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works of Old and of Middle English,
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LITERATURE AND THE HUMAN CONDITION
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SOCIAL STUDIES The goals of the Soc
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U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT I 221 (
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and the Middle East, the impact of
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constitutionalism, revolution, bala
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MATHEMATICS The goal of the Mathema
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polynomial denominators, more exten
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points, lines, planes, angles, poly
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computations of limits and derivati
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PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 346 (Sem
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SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY: We
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