Sandia Prep - Curriculum Guide: 2016-2017

Additionally, students will learn basic
keyframing and color keying with a green
screen.
Webpage Design
Grades 9-12
A one-semester class
Students combine creative vision
with technical knowledge to produce
informative, appealing and easy-to-use
websites. In this hands-on course, students
will explore strategies to effectively
communicate using the internet. Students
will learn about internet structure, site
layout, style and content, and use web
development tools and languages such as
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to achieve their
design objectives. Websites created will be
uploaded to a live web server.
Digital Journalism
Grades 9-12
A one-semester class
Students learn to write and design for
21st Century publications. The class will
provide a solid foundation in programs
for producing modern media such as
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator,
and Premiere. Students also will learn the
basics of journalistic ethics, story structure,
photography, page layout, and design. In
a culminating project, students will shoot
and edit video to produce stories in a
news-media format.
Applied Digital Design
Grades 10-12
A year-long class
Each student in this hands-on digital
marketing lab will work with designated
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athletic teams, clubs, organizations, and
Prep’s Marketing and Communications
Department to create content for Sandia
Prep’s external website and other Prep
communications. Students will shoot video,
take photographs, and develop their skills
with the Adobe Creative Suite to produce
multimedia and desktop publishing projects.
Students will produce and manage the
multiple aspects of modern marketing while
incorporating digital design.
Advanced Applied Digital Design
Grades 11-12
A year-long class
Advanced Applied Digital Design builds on
the various techniques and programs that
are introduced in the Applied Digital Design
course.
Filmmaking 1-4
Grades 9-12
A year-long class
Those students who love film will explore
all the elements of writing, directing, and
producing a film of their own. Students create
five-minute movies, work in collaborative
groups to brainstorm, write, shoot, plan
camera techniques, and edit. The class also
participates in the annual Prep film festival,
Captured Sparks.
PHYSICAL FITNESS
The Physical Education program
strives to educate students about
their bodies, to teach them lifelong
habits of fitness, and to create
enthusiasm for physical activities.
By emphasizing the development
and maintenance of an active and
physically fit body, we encourage
students to build good health habits
that carry over into adulthood.
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6th Grade Physical Education
In 6th grade Physical Education,
students learn basic movement
and sports-related skills, such as
ball handling, agility, balance, and
hand-eye coordination so they may
compete in, understand, and enjoy as
many activities as possible. The class
also focuses on lifelong fitness and
wellness, and assesses physical fitness
throughout the course of the student’s
physical education. Among the
activities are basketball, field hockey,
soccer, volleyball, and track and field
events.
7th Grade Physical Education
This course stresses improving and
refining individual skills and game
strategies. Students are also introduced
to new and more complex skills, thus
enabling them to develop confidence
and a sense of mastery in the activities
pursued.
8th Grade Physical Education
In this course, students continue
to focus on improving and refining
individual skills and game strategies,
while participating in nontraditional
team sports, such as team handball,
korfball, and Ultimate Frisbee.
High School Physical Education
Grades 9-12
This advanced physical education
course is based on a health-related
approach that stresses the importance
of lifetime physical fitness and