Upper Learning Course Catalog 2018-2019 by The Galloway School

The Galloway School Course Catalog 2018-19 (revised 3.20.18)

The Galloway Mission Galloway is the philosophically grounded, learner-focused independent school where students age three through grade 12 develop an abiding love for learning. Preparing students to live successfully as enlightened citizens in a changing world, our community embraces diversity, insists upon common decency, and fosters human dignity. Through innovation, enthusiasm, and high expectations, Galloway draws students joyfully into learning and cultivates the intrinsic curiosity and unrepeatable talents of each one.

Portrait of a Galloway Graduate Our educational ambition is to inspire the development of a complete individual. A Galloway student's journey through daring, deliberate, and dynamic discovery requires passion, hard work, and accountability.It is a journey that will ask students to explore the relationship between freedom and responsibility.It is a journey taken individually and as a community, in which all members of our school community work in unity with students to guide and hone the skills and attributes necessary to find who they are, and become that person. These core qualities have been adopted as our educational ambition for our students and our picture of success: Galloway students are... courageous learners who are inquisitive, embrace challenge, and take responsible risks. Galloway students are... individuals who are creative, confident, passionate, and distinctive in their own character. Galloway students are... life-long learners who are dedicated, conscientious, and persistent in their path to mastery of challenging and relevant studies to prepare them for college and life. Galloway students are... engaged citizens who are respectful of their relationship with others, are collaborative, and are engaged in and responsible to their community. Galloway students are... balanced in mind, body, and spirit. They engage in physical activity and artistic expression, possess emotional intelligence and strong reasoning abilities, and relate to the world with a compassionate and grateful heart.

Table of Contents The Galloway Mission Portrait of a Galloway Graduate

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Table of Contents

Graduation Requirements

General Academic Guidelines

Course Load

Course Registration

Questions to consider COURSE DESCRIPTIONS COMPUTER SCIENCE and DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

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Fundamentals of Design Technology

Introduction to Animation

Design Engineering: How Things Work

Game Design 101

Computational Thinking: Web and App Design

Advanced Game Production

Introduction to Python

Introduction to Robotics

Advanced Robotics

ENGLISH

English 9: Introduction to Literature and Composition

English 10: Close Reading, Close Writing

English 11: Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences

English 11: Literature and Sports

Advanced Placement English Language and Composition

English 12: The Bard

English 12: Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s So Meta

Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition

Journalism

FINE ARTS

DANCE

Mind Body Conditioning Through Dance

Choreography

Galloway Dance Ensemble

Advanced Dance Ensemble Performance Studies

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MUSIC

Band

Chorus

Guitar

Orchestra

Digital Music Recording

Music Composition and Songwriting

Introduction to Music Theory

THEATER

Galloway Theatre Company: Fall One-Act Production and Scene Study

Galloway Theatre Company: Winter Production

Galloway Musical Theatre Company: Spring Production

“Why Write Plays?” -- Playwriting in Practice

Acting I

Advanced Acting

Improvisation

Tech Theatre Crew

Stagecraft

VISUAL ARTS

Foundations of Art

Photography I

Ceramics

Drawing

Painting

Photography II

Sculpture

Advanced Art Studies

AP Studio Art 2D or 3D

KINETIC WELLNESS & MOVEMENT

Kinetic Movement

Kinetic Wellness

MATHEMATICS

Algebra I

Geometry

Advanced Geometry

Algebra II

Advanced Algebra II

Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry

Precalculus

Advanced Precalculus

Calculus

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Advanced Placement Calculus AB

Advanced Placement Calculus BC

Statistics

Financial Algebra

Advanced Placement Statistics

SCIENCE

Integrated Biology

Integrated Chemistry

Integrated Physics

Advanced Placement Biology

Advanced Placement Chemistry

Advanced Placement Environmental Science

Advanced Placement Physics C: Mechanics

Human Diseases and Conditions

Marine Biology

BioPhysics

Introduction to Zoology

Chemistry in Context

SOCIAL STUDIES

Political Science

World History

Advanced Placement World History

Advanced Placement American Government

American Studies

Advanced Placement United States History

Advanced Placement Comparative Government

Advanced Topics in European History, 15th - 20th centuries

Economics

Policy Debate

WORLD LANGUAGES FRENCH

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French I

French II

French III

Le FranĂ§ais AvancĂŠ: Des Sujets Contemporains et de la Politique

LATIN

Latin I

Latin II

Latin III, IV, and V

SPANISH Spanish I

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Spanish II

Spanish III

Advanced Spanish IV

Advanced Spanish V

Advanced Placement Spanish Language

ELECTIVES

Freshman Experience

Galloway Grounds

Student Life Internship

Yearbook

Graduation Requirements Students must pass 24 high school credits to earn a Galloway diploma. Twenty and one-half credits should be distributed in the following disciplines and courses. Discipline

Credits

English ● English 9 ● English 10 ● English 11 or AP Language ● English 12 or AP Literature

Mathematics ● Includes one credit beyond Algebra II

Science ● includes integrated biology ● Integrated chemistry ● Integrated physics

Social Studies ● includes political science (.5 credit) ● World history ● US history or AP US history ● Economics (.5 credit)

World Language ● includes a Level 3 course

Fine Arts

Kinetic Wellness & Movement ● includes kinetic wellness (½ credit) ● Kinetic movement credit may be earned ○ Kinetic movement (.5 per semester) ○ other movement classes, such as Mind Body Conditioning Through Dance (.5 per semester) or Galloway Dance Ensemble (1 credit per year) ○ Playing a Galloway varsity or JV sport (.25 credit per

season) with appropriate attendance and participation Electives ● Freshmen Experience*

*Requirement beginning with class of 2020

General Academic Guidelines Course Load Students are expected to take six classes each term and one excursion class. Students who take the required load will earn 6.5 credits per academic year. Students are encouraged to maintain an open or supervised study period and to design a schedule considering all that they do in and out of school keeping in mind that competitive college admissions considers both strong academic performance and a well-rounded, committed extracurricular life.

Course Registration Questions to consider When considering appropriate courses for next year, students, parents, and advisors should consider some of the following discussion points: ● Will course selections allow students to fulfill all graduation requirements? ● Will course selections for next year prepare students for potential courses in the future? ● How important is it to balance academic and extracurricular interests? ○ Colleges like to see students who are appropriately stretching academically and who are also leading interesting and meaningful lives. ● What does it mean to appropriately stretch oneself academically? ○ The answer depends on the student. Generally speaking students should seek a challenging schedule that both speaks to their interests and skills and that allows them the opportunity to achieve a level of success and lead a well-rounded, full life. ● What is an AP class? ○ Advanced Placement courses are designed to prepare students for a national exam administered in the first weeks of May by the same company that administers the SAT. Given that AP classes often involve both a demanding pace and application of highly developed academic skill, an AP course is not for everyone. Even highly capable students, should not overload a schedule with AP courses and follow these guidelines: no more than one AP class (sophomore), two AP classes (junior), or three AP classes (senior). ● How do students know if they are ready for an AP class?

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The course descriptions for advanced and Advanced Placement classes include a list of prerequisite classes and/or recommended criteria (i.e, indications that a student might reasonably be able to work toward a grade of G or E and, and in the case of an AP course, reasonably be able to earn a score of 3 or higher on the AP exam). However, we know that many factors influence a student’s ability to succeed, such as committed interest or previous experience. We also know that students’ lives change, that teenagers mature at unpredictable rates, and that extenuating circumstances may influence past and future performance. So, we will leave the ultimate decision to sign up for an AP class to the student. However, if a student wants to take a class for which they do not fit either the prerequisites or the recommended criteria, the advisor will engage the student in a conversation about appropriate challenge. In some cases, students may barely miss the recommended criteria, so the conversation may be between student and advisor about genuine interest in the topic, understanding of workload in the class and overall, and other extracurricular commitments that may impact the students’ time in order to best advise the student’s path. ■ The advisor will inform the parents that they had this conversation with the student to make sure that the parents are OK with the student’s desire to take an advanced or AP class. In other cases, a student may be farther away from the recommended criteria. In these cases and for support, an advisor will engage the current teacher, an advanced or AP course teacher, or a college counsellor to help the student become fully informed. ■ The advisor will inform the parents that they had this conversation with the student to make sure that the parents understand the challenge that the student is undertaking in an advanced or AP class. In some cases, a student may be far from the recommended criteria and our collective advice will be strongly against a student taking an advanced or AP course. If the student still wants to pursue an AP course the advisor will call for a face-to-face meeting with the student and parents and include relevant personnel that may include principal(s), subject teachers, learning support, or college counsellors to make sure that everyone understands what’s ahead. In all cases, an advisor and parents’ signature on the course request form indicates that the appropriate conversations have occurred and that everyone understands the advantages and disadvantages of what the student is requesting.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS COMPUTER SCIENCE and DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Course Progression (left to right) Fundamentals of Design Technology

Design Engineering: How Things Work

Introduction to Animation

Game Design 101

Introduction to Python

Computational Thinking: Web and App Design

Introduction to Robotics

Advanced Robotics

Advanced Game Production

Fundamentals of Design Technology Offered: Spring Semester(0.5 credits) In the Fundamentals of Design Technology you will learn the basic skills to be able to carry out any project in computer science, design, engineering, and related fields. This course serves as a survey of many technology areas, from which you will be prepared for more advanced and specialized courses. This course also serves as a prerequisite for Design Engineering and Game Design 101. Immerse in a project based environment and following the Design Thinking Process as the core method, you will develop your digital skills in principles of 2D design and 3D modelling within the Adobe (graphic and web design), Autodesk (3D modeling and printing), and Unity 3D (game development platform). And, you will also develop the production and manufacturing skills necessary for rapid prototyping of ideas. No prior background in technology is required. Evaluations will include projects, use of the design process, and dynamic participation. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

Introduction to Animation Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credits) In this introductory class you will be exposed to a variety of forms of animation through hands on projects while being introduced to the history of both 2D and 3D animation. You will learn the production of different forms and techniques of computer animation in 2D and 3D using Adobe Animate CC and Unity 3D. We will be looking at an overview of the technical and historical evolution of animation to help you understand and appreciate the principles behind it. You will 9

focus on creating Virtual and Augmented reality environments and learn basic theory and mechanics behind animation, develop observational and drawing skills and study the fundamental principles of character design, layout, and storyboarding. Evaluations will include projects, use of the design process, and dynamic participation. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

Design Engineering: How Things Work Offered: Spring Semester(0.5 credits) During this introductory class you will explore how things work and the many techniques, technologies, objects, and systems designed to fulfill human wants and needs. We will discover how everyday things are made: their complete life cycle from their conception until end-of-life disposal, how they are built and the different manufacturing technologies behind them. We will examine how designers, engineers, architects draw on their knowledge of science, technology and mathematics to design structures and systems that will stand the test of time, promote the health and wellbeing of communities, and contribute to preserve the natural world. You will participate in design teams throughout the semester having the opportunity of re-designing products, recreating machinery, and developing different projects that meet specific design criteria. Evaluations include projects, collaboration and teamwork, and dynamic participation Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Design Technology Grade level: 9 - 12

Game Design 101 Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credits) In this introductory class you will learn the basic game design skills and its related disciplines, while exploring the art, writing, sounds, music, psychology and programming of video games and interactive digital media. You will participate in all stages of the game design process, including project management, script writing, backstory creation and character ideation, sound recording, programming and evaluation analysis. This course will show you the practical application of numerous academic disciplines in an engaging introduction to this fast growing international industry focusing on intro to programming and graphic design fundamentals. An essential component of the class is the exploration and understanding of what goes on in the real world; thus, visits to companies in the field and hosting speakers and workshops will be part of the course throughout the semester. Evaluations include class work, collaboration and teamwork, and output production. Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Design Technology Grade level: 9 - 12

Computational Thinking: Web and App Design Offered: Fall semester and Spring Semester(0.5 credits) This course is an introductory course to apps and web design. During the first half of the semester, you will learn HTML, CSS and the basics in JavaScript which are essential in making interactive and appealing web pages. Throughout the term you will develop your own webpage from scratch. During the second half of the semester you will explore and learn how to use the tools and APIs required to build applications for iPhone and iPad platforms using the iOS Software Development Kit and SWIFT programming language. You will also explore user interface design and user experience principles for mobile devices and the user interactions using multi-touch technologies. Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Design Technology Grade level: 9 - 12

Advanced Game Production Offered: Full year (1 credit) This is an advanced Game Design course addressed to students who are considering a career in the field. You will work towards the production of a multi-level, fully immersive game project by working as a real life game development studio. Various jobs will be assigned based on student interests, including script writers, level editors, voice directors, musical producers, character designers, background and element artists, programmers and quality assurance editors. As tasks are combined into a cohesive and connected whole, team collaboration and communication will be of utmost importance. An essential component of the class is the exploration and understanding of what goes on in the real world; thus, visits to companies in the field and hosting speakers and workshops will be part of the course throughout the year. Evaluations include class work, collaboration and teamwork, and output production. Prerequisites: Introduction to Engineering, Computational Thinking: Web and App Design or Fundamentals of Design Technology (formerly Game Design I and II), and permission from instructor. Grade Level: 11th and 12th

Introduction to Python Offered: Fall and Spring semesters (0.5 credit) This class explores basics of computer hardware and software, Introduction to programming in general and then introduction to python programming. Specifically we will learn basic data types (integer, float, string, boolean), data structure (list, 2D list, tuple, dictionary), conditional statements including if-elif-else, for and while loops, function without parameters and with parameters, handling errors and exceptions using try-except block. After that, we will discuss the object oriented programming(OOP) nature of python and use of class and inheritance in

python. Eventually we will use our knowledge to develop some program of our own to make some games or algorithms. Students will be working on following or similar projects after learning above skills (project list will improve according to student’s interests). 1. Rock Paper Scissor game with keeping statistics of choices by both player.

2. Making American Flag with exact dimensions using turtle graphics in python. 3. Mastermind game 4. Finding Lychrel numbers (numbers which do not converge to palindromic numbers using 196-algorithm) 5. Designing a calculator which does roman numeral math. 6. DNA sequence alignment 7. Hangman project Prerequisites: None Grade level: 9 - 12

Introduction to Robotics Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credit) Students will start using Raspberry Pi after installing their own operating system. They will learn how to make basic circuits and python program to play with bunch of sensors (led, buzzer, motors, lcd display, and other sensors etc). In the process, students will learn about each sensor and how to control it using python code and Raspberry Pi. Once they are comfortable with each component and how to control it, they will make GoPiGo robot cart. They will incorporate various sensors in their cart to complete tasks like moving in a line, turn after encountering an obstruction etc. Tasks can change and get advanced depending on the interest of students. Prerequisites: Introduction to Python or Instructor’s approval Grade level: 9 - 12

Advanced Robotics Offered: 8th period (after school) Fall and Spring semester (0.5 credit) In this course students will move on to advanced robotics applications. They will learn various functions in humanoid robot NAO and incorporate their own interests in the code. Students will also have opportunity to make their own Quadcopter (Drone) and fly it. Students will be expected to take part in various robotics competitions. This class may be repeated. Prerequisites: Introduction to Robotics or Instructor’s approval Grade level: 9 - 12

ENGLISH The English Department strives to expose students to a wide range of literary genres from a variety of eras and cultures. At each grade level, students focus on developmentally appropriate skills such as summarizing verbal information, identifying concepts, demonstrating appropriate use of skills, generating their own material, and problem solving. Thus, critical thinking development and comfort is key to the UL English experience. All components of writing—drafting, revising, editing—are emphasized. Four years of English are required for graduation.

Course Progression English 9: Introduction to Literature and Composition

English 10: Close reading, close writing

Journalism

AP English Language and Composition Or English 11: Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences Or English 11: Literature and Sports

AP English Literature and Composition Or English 12: The Bard Or English 12: That’s So Meta

English 9: Introduction to Literature and Composition Offered: Full year (1 credit) This ninth grade course concentrates on reading a variety of texts, including the short story, poetry, Shakespearean drama, the novel, and the epic. Students write in different modes, including personal narrative and literary analysis. The core texts serve as catalysts for both class discussion and written reflection. Students explore all facets of the writing process, from research and brainstorming, to drafting, peer editing and revising. The course also covers the basic study skills of effective close reading and reviews the fundamentals of grammar, punctuation, and usage. Evaluations include essays, tests, quizzes, projects, presentations, and class participation. Grade level: 9

English 10: Close Reading, Close Writing Offered: Full year (1 credit) Students will carefully examine major literary works. In an effort to cultivate a thorough understanding and appreciation of language, it is necessary to dive deep and spend time with the text at hand. Students will become fluent in evaluating how diction, key literary devices, and grammar choices work in tandem to create voice within each text. In writing, the crisp 13

articulation of form and function will be of primary focus. Past selections have included Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, T. C. Boyle’s Tortilla Curtain, and John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. Evaluations include expository and personal essays, projects, presentations, and class participation. Prerequisites: English 9 Grade level: 10

English 11: Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences Offered: Full year (1 credit) In this yearlong class, students will read and analyze literature from two major approaches, Humanities (Race, Rights and Justice) and Social Science (Literature and Psychology). During the semester long focus on Humanities students will read and analyze literature in order to become conversant in the form and function of the nonfiction essay. Building on the close reading and close writing skills students developed in 10th grade, our reading of novels, poems, memoirs, and nonfiction essays will be focused on honing skills in argumentative writing. Students will analyze the techniques writers use to create literary effects and, during the second semester, develop the skills to employ these techniques in their own writing. After the break, the course format shifts to a creative writing workshop in which students read and discuss examples of creative nonfiction while they write their own pieces, review and discuss each other’s work, and become independent revisionists and editors. Once students have mastered the persuasive and personal essay, they will write in memoir, place writing and lyric forms. James Baldwin wrote in 1962 that “the black and the white deeply need each other here if we are really to become a nation.” These words ring true today, as our society, which feels increasingly divided, still wrestles with the best ways to achieve what Baldwin calls “our identity” and “our maturity.” In this course, we will read a selection of literary works devoted to the interrelated topics of racial identity, social justice, and civil rights in the United States from slavery to the present. Rather than debate old questions, the course will formulate its own questions about these topics from the specific novels, poems, plays, films, and essays we consider. Evaluations include compositions, discussions, short responses, quizzes, and seminars. During the semester long focus on Literature and Psychology students will become conversant in the form and function of the nonfiction essay. Building on the close reading and close writing skills students developed in 10th grade, our reading of novels, poems, memoirs, and nonfiction essays will be focused on honing skills in argumentative writing. Students will analyze the techniques writers use to create literary effects and, during the second semester, develop the skills to employ these techniques in their own writing. After the break, the course format shifts to a creative writing workshop in which students read and discuss examples of creative nonfiction while they write their own pieces, review and discuss each other’s work, and become independent revisionists and editors. Once students have mastered the persuasive and personal essay, they will write in memoir, place writing and lyric forms. 14

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, wrote that “everywhere I go, I find a poet has been there before me.” This course considers the implications of Freud’s statement and seeks insight about major topics in psychology from literature. Does nature or nurture better account for the development of the mind? How can our personalities be so different from one another? Why is love both so desirable and so difficult? How can mental health be achieved? We will consider novels, poems, plays, essays, and film in our pursuit of answers to these essential questions. Evaluations include compositions, discussions, short responses, quizzes, and seminars. Prerequisites: English 10 Grade level: 11

English 11: Literature and Sports Offered: Full year (1 credit) In this yearlong class, students will read and analyze literature in order to become conversant in the form and function of the nonfiction essay. Building on the close reading and close writing skills students developed in 10th grade, our reading of novels, poems, memoirs, and nonfiction essays will be focused on honing skills in argumentative writing. Students will analyze the techniques writers use to create literary effects and, during the second semester, develop the skills to employ these techniques in their own writing. After the break, the course format shifts to a creative writing workshop in which students read and discuss examples of creative nonfiction while they write their own pieces, review and discuss each other’s work, and become independent revisionists and editors. Once students have mastered the persuasive and personal essay, they will write in memoir, place writing and lyric forms. Stereotypically, sports and literature don’t overlap: one is a world of physical activity, competition, and intensity, while the other inhabits a world of imagination that exists solely in the mind. Many American writers, however, would disagree, as they have found in sports one of the richest subjects for analyzing all aspects of American life. From baseball, basketball, boxing, and bullfighting to sports at the opposite end of the alphabet, we’ll investigate the ways writers have viewed pleasure, competition, the body, the economy, and even the mind through the lens of the games we play. You don’t have to be an athlete to get a lot out of this class! Prerequisites: English 10 Grade level: 11

Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Offered: Full year (1 credit) AP English Language and Composition is known as “the rhetoric course.” Unlike many English classes, it turns away from fiction, poetry, and drama in order to emphasize the reading and writing of non-fiction texts, which includes everything from essays to newspaper profiles and from music writing to autobiography. With each text we read, we’ll ask how writers construct powerful and convincing arguments. How does a writer’s purpose interact with her concern for 15

audience and the subject matter she takes up? In short, how does language manage to accomplish so much? In your own writing, you’ll develop mastery of tone, diction, and new vocabulary associated with rhetoric and argument. We’ll start with a summer reading and writing assignment to uncover the basics of argument and review the principles of solid academic writing, and evaluations during the course will include essays, timed writing, discussions, and media projects. Like English 11, we will have a unit on drafting college essays, but we will also devote in-class time to preparation for the national exam. Prerequisites: English 10. Recommended Criteria: Students who typically find success in AP Lang and on the national exam are highly skilled writers and enjoy reading both fiction and non-fiction outside of class. Grade level: 11

English 12: The Bard Offered: Full year (1 credit) Over the course of their senior year, students will deeply explore the seminar topic together through careful engagement with a range of literary texts, honing their skills as deliberate and careful readers, creative critical thinkers, and compelling communicators. Together, we will read and think both broadly and deeply, exploring and grappling with big ideas and essential questions. We will also understand that sophisticated thoughts require deliberate and thorough interaction with texts and that thinking deeply and writing well are immutably connected. The pace of these courses will invite reflection and focus on cultivating the habits of mind that students will need as they transition into college. This extended interaction with complex texts and ideas will allow students to develop a sense of the relationships between texts and their contexts, see and feel the reward of sustained attention to complicated ideas, and ultimately provide a space for to practice the nimble, reflective, resilient thinking and communication that will support success in your post-Galloway life. We live our lives by story. “One of the things human beings have always done throughout time is to tell stories, to ask to be told stories, and to wish to read stories,” Salman Rushdie explains. “After children are born it’s about the next thing they want, after sustenance and nourishment. They want to be told a story, which can be sung or recited. The desire for story is very, very deep in human beings. We are the only creature in the world that does this; we are the only creature that tells stories, and sometimes those are true stories and sometimes those are made up stories.” Writers - and all artists, more broadly - bear the responsibility and enjoy the power of speaking and shaping cultural narratives about specific times and places, reflecting on and curating a version of the events that make up the matter of their texts, shaping our understanding of our world and even of ourselves. Rushdie continues, “Then there are the larger stories, the grand narratives that we live in, which are things like nation and family and clan and so on. Those stories are considered to be treated reverentially. They need to be part of the way in which we conduct the discourse of our lives and to prevent people from doing something very damaging to human nature.” Shakespeare, The Bard, will certainly take up a part of our attention, but, though he is the most famous, he is by no means the only writer we could consider as a bard. Consequently, we will focus the scope of our attention to writers and literary texts that in some way explore, exemplify, or define the idea of the bard and the social, political, and cultural rights, privileges, and responsibilities that go along with that role. 16

Evaluations and assessments will include formal and informal writing, discussion, homework, and individual and group multimodal projects. Each student will also undertake a year-long project that explores an intersection of the student’s choosing of an academic discipline outside of English and the/a concept/s that we delve into together in class; the products of this student-driven inquiry will be showcased at the Senior Symposium in mid- to late-May 2019. Prerequisites: English 11 or AP English Language Grade Level: 12

English 12: That’s So Meta Offered: Full year (1 credit) Over the course of their senior year, students will deeply explore the seminar topic together through careful engagement with a range of literary texts, honing their skills as deliberate and careful readers, creative critical thinkers, and compelling communicators. Together, we will read and think both broadly and deeply, exploring and grappling with big ideas and essential questions. We will also understand that sophisticated thoughts require deliberate and thorough interaction with texts and that thinking deeply and writing well are immutably connected. The pace of these courses will invite reflection and focus on cultivating the habits of mind that students will need as they transition into college. This extended interaction with complex texts and ideas will allow students to develop a sense of the relationships between texts and their contexts, see and feel the reward of sustained attention to complicated ideas, and ultimately provide a space for to practice the nimble, reflective, resilient thinking and communication that will support success in your post-Galloway life. “But how do you know?” This familiar question seems simple, but we ask questions out of complicated, at times contradictory, impulses - enthusiasm, curiosity, skepticism, or distrust. Even the act of asking is complicated: it invites an interactive exploration between two parties, a collaborative negotiation of the meaning of the topic at hand, and it also allows us to explore how meaning itself is made. Through an exploration of texts that depict and invite this kind of interaction, this course will also ask questions of us: how do we know? And further, how do texts reveal and shape both what we know and how we know it? Possible texts might include The Sufferings of Young Werther, The Things They Carried, Hamlet, Mr Burns, a variety of lyric poetry by Lucille Clifton, Natasha Trethewey, and Rita Dove, among others, etc. Evaluations and assessments will include formal and informal writing, discussion, homework, and individual and group multimodal projects. Each student will also undertake a year-long project that explores an intersection of the student’s choosing of an academic discipline outside of English and the/a concept/s that we delve into together in class; the products of this student-driven inquiry will be showcased at the Senior Symposium in mid- to late-May 2019. Prerequisites: English 11 or AP English Language Grade Level: 12 17

Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition Offered: Full year (1 credit) Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition is a college level course that encourages thoughtful engagement and rigorous textual and contextual analysis of literary works in a variety of genres, including prose, drama, and poetry, and from a variety of times and places. Our course texts invite careful reading and rereading and do not yield all of their pleasure of thought and feeling the first time through. The central purposes of this kind of engagement are two-fold: 1) these literary works and the scholarship we will read and write about them demonstrate the rhetorical moves we will develop in our own writing this year and 2) careful, close reading, thinking, and analysis of the literary and rhetorical components that comprise our course texts are essential to thoughtful, clear, compelling writing. Active reading, reflection, discussion, and writing make up the majority of the work we will undertake in this course. This year in AP Literature and Composition, we will explore the interwoven concepts of adaptation, appropriation, and translation. Each of the major units will include a “source” text as well as a number of other texts that speak back or lead up to that source. As we consider each of the texts we encounter this year, we will continually develop and refine our own notions of adaptation, appropriation, and translation even while we interrogate the value of those terms as viable categories for literary analysis. Evaluations and assessments will include formal and informal writing, discussion, homework, and individual and group multimodal projects. Each student will also undertake a year-long project that explores an intersection of the student’s choosing of an academic discipline outside of English and the/a concept/s that we delve into together in class; the products of this student-driven inquiry will be showcased at the Senior Symposium in mid- to late-May 2019. Prerequisites: AP English Language and Composition or 11th grade English class. Students who typically find success in AP English Language and on the AP exam earn a high “E” in English 11 or and “E” in AP Lang and consistently read works of fiction and non-fiction on their own time because they love literature and writing and consistently find yourself thinking about complicated literary or philosophical questions on your own time. Grade level: 12

Journalism Offered: Fall and Spring semester (0.5 credit) Students will get their footing with an introductory “crash course” in new media journalism. Students may take this class more than once. Ethics, headline strategy, profiling, investigative 18

editorials, Op-Docs, and podcasts are just a few new media topics that will be examined and practiced. Along the way, students will be asked to follow one writer whose work they admire. Students will produce, revise and publish stories on The Elliott, Galloway’s online magazine. Assessments will include bi-weekly writing assignments, participation, and a final project. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9-12

FINE ARTS DANCE Get ready to dance! Whether you are a beginner and would like to try a new class or you are experienced and love to perform, there is a class for you. Choose from a variety of dance class offerings that will satisfy Fine Arts or Kinetic Movement requirements. Dance courses may be taken repeatedly. Students are encouraged to note the courses that require instructor permission and see the instructor for clarification. Various dance clothing is required for each course; however, once purchased, many items may be used in different courses.

Mind Body Conditioning Through Dance Offered: Fall Semester, During the school day (0.5 credit) This course is a fitness class in which students will explore movements inspired by exercise forms such as pilates, yoga, and dance. Students will work to develop mindful conditioning with movements designed to improve strength, body awareness, flexibility, and inner focus while integrating the elements which make dance unique. The classes will incorporate various styles of movement technique and students will gain an appreciation of different influential choreographers and dance companies. In true Galloway fashion, these classes will be filled with individuals having a variety of backgrounds and experiences with dance. Students will work together to challenge each other and to experience this art form as a way to be healthy, active individuals. This class may be used to fulfill the Kinetic Movement requirement or contribute toward the Fine Arts requirement. Evaluations include participation, preparation, cooperation, and effort. Materials: comfortable movement or dance clothing, a yoga mat, and a pair of 3-5 lb. hand weights to be provided by each student Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9-12

Choreography Offered: Spring semester, During the school day (0.5 credit) This semester course is designed for the serious dance student. Students will be exposed to influential choreographers and dance companies and will study qualities that make each of them unique. Students will delve deeply into the elements of dance while learning choreography techniques and will begin to develop choreography projects of their own. Juniors and Seniors will have the opportunity to develop a project for the Galloway Dance Ensemble. Students wishing to choreograph for the Ensemble are required to also participate in the Galloway Dance Ensemble, which meets after school. Evaluations include participation, preparation, cooperation, and effort. Materials: comfortable movement clothes and dance shoes, music for projects Prerequisites: permission of the instructor; previous Galloway dance course or dance experience. Grade level: 10 - 12

Galloway Dance Ensemble Offered: 8th period (after school) - Full year, Fall and Spring Semester with permission of instructor; (Credit based on extent of participation in rehearsals and performances) This course is an ongoing performance class, which meets after regular school hours. Students at any level of dance may participate, but each student must make a commitment to the entire process of a performance. All Dance Ensemble members are strongly encouraged to sign up for the daytime dance courses as well as for Dance Ensemble. Evaluations include commitment to the schedule, preparation, participation, cooperation, and effort. Materials: black and pink ensemble dancewear and ballet shoes to be provided by each student. Prerequisites: dance class experience is helpful, but not required. Grade level: 9-12

Advanced Dance Ensemble Performance Studies Offered: 8th period (after school) Full year, Fall and Spring Semester with permission of instructor; (Credit based on extent of participation in rehearsals and performances) Students take this class in addition to the Galloway Dance Ensemble class. This course will allow advanced ensemble members additional concentration and small group focus in choreography for the Galloway Dance Ensemble performances as well as additional performances. It will also allow continued concentration on technique. In addition, students will learn choreography skills, study influential choreographers, and develop their own 20

choreography. Evaluations include commitment to the schedule, preparation, participation, cooperation, and effort. Materials: black and pink ensemble dancewear and ballet shoes. Prerequisites: permission of the instructor and Galloway Dance Ensemble experience Grade level: 10-12

MUSIC Band Offered: Full year (1 credit) UL Band is a course that explores diverse musical styles from classical to contemporary. Class direction and musical choices are made by the director and the students in the ensemble. Instruction in some music theory is also included. Any student who has a love of music, can read music notation and is interested in performing is encouraged to participate. Students who are beginning an instrument should talk with the instructor about participation in band and will be considered on a case by case basis. Separate ensembles from within band may be formed to meet the musical needs of each student. Students will have opportunities to perform in public. Students who perform on non-traditional band instruments (electric guitar, bass, piano, etc.) are welcome but must first receive permission of instructor. Evaluations include participation, preparation, projects and performances; evaluation is not talent-based. Prerequisites: permission of instructor, love of music, ability to read music and desire to participate and perform Grade level: 9 - 12

Chorus Offered: Full year (1 credit) Students will learn to sing choral literature from a variety of time periods and places. Classical, folk, world, and a cappella/pop are some of the genres we will explore. Emphasis will be placed on learning to be expressive singers using beautiful, blended tone as well as mastering music-reading skills. Students will be given the opportunity to audition for All State Chorus and other state and regional events. Individual assistance will be given outside of class to help students prepare for auditions. There will be at least one major performance each semester, and we will seek to take advantage of additional opportunities that may arise. Materials: black folder for music and a pencil at every rehearsal; full coverage black semi-formal attire for concerts. Evaluations include attitude, participation, rehearsal and performance attendance, cooperation and effort; evaluations are not talent-based Prerequisites: students should be able to echo a simple tune Grade level: 9 - 12

Guitar Offered: Full year (1 credit) 21

This class is open to all Upper Learning students who currently play guitar (Note: This is not an introductory class). Students who have never played or who are beginners should consider private lessons for the summer/semester before they register for class. Repertoire is based on the interests of the students and can include pop, jazz, folk, classical and latin. Students will read both tablature and traditional music notation. Composing and music theory are also included in the curriculum. There are performance opportunities for soloists and smaller ensembles, based on student interest and ideas. Evaluations include music preparation, class participation, effort, and class attendance. Evaluations are not talent based. Prerequisites: Intermediate guitar ability or permission of instructor. Grade Level: 9 - 12

Orchestra Offered: Full year (1 credit) This class is open to all Upper Learning students who play the violin, viola, cello, and upright bass. Class repertoire covers many genres and developing technical skills. In addition to two large ensemble concerts per year, there is an ongoing unit in student driven chamber music and other opportunities for students to pursue their individual musical interests. Advanced students are eligible to audition for GMEA All State Orchestra. Materials: Violin, Viola, Cello, or Bass, either supplied by student or rented through the school or through a music store. Grade is based on regular assessments on piece excerpts, class participation, effort, and class attendance. Prerequisites: Intermediate or above level skills on the violin, viola, cello, or bass, love of music, and desire to participate in playing and creating music. Students who have never played should consider taking private lessons the summer/semester before they register for class. Students at beginning levels of playing skill and note reading are required to have individual instruction time, either with the instructor during the school day or through private lessons. Grade level: 9 - 12

Digital Music Recording Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credit) Using Logic Pro as a digital audio workstation (supplied by school), students learn how to work with a wide palette of tools to produce music. We’ll explore Logic’s software for drums/percussion, synthesizers, keyboard and orchestral instruments, and much more. We’ll also work with plug-ins that balance and enhance recordings, including EQ, compression, and filters. Assignments include basic keyboard skills, building beats, working with song form, live recording, and studying composers and recordings for inspiration. Grade is based on assignment assessments, class participation, and attendance. We will usually take a field trip to a recording studio and will have special guest speakers from the recording industry. Prerequisites: None Grade Level: 9 - 12

Music Composition and Songwriting Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credit) Do you like to write your own music? Would you like to learn how to write your own music? This is the class for you! We will explore musical styles, elements of music, and music creation techniques and procedures in a quest to make you a better composer or songwriter. Whatever your musical passion (rock, classical, jazz, folk, hip-hop, electronica), we will use that as a vehicle to improve your music composition skills. Prerequisites: None Grade Level: 9 - 12

Introduction to Music Theory Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credit) This class is a prerequisite for anyone who would like to take AP music theory in the 2019-20 school year (the next time AP music theory will be offered). This class is also for anyone who would like to learn more about music theory but is unable to commit to a full year of AP music theory. The course will cover introductory music theory concepts such as pitch class, meter, key signatures, scales and harmony. This course will give you a much better understanding of the fundamentals of music and how it relates to performance either as an instrumentalist or a vocalist. Prerequisites: None Grade Level: 9 - 12

THEATER The Galloway theatre department offers a variety of semester-long classes. Some of these classes are sequential, some have prerequisites, and some may be repeated for a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Classes are offered during regular school hours, as well as after school. Galloway Theatre Company classes are offered after school for the aspiring or experienced actor or technician for the entire Upper Learning community.

Galloway Theatre Company: Fall One-Act Production and Scene Study Offered: 8th period (after school) Fall Semester (0.5 credit) For the Fall Production-- which meets the entire Fall Semester, the Galloway Theatre Company will rehearse and perform a one-act play. The play will be selected for its dramatic impact and ability to stimulate and challenge the actor. This Company will participate in the GHSA One-Act Play Contest and the Georgia Thespians Conference. The class meets after normal school hours and on weekends. The first half of the semester will be spent rehearsing and performing 23

our one-act play. The second half of the semester will be spent preparing for one-act competition and doing small-group scene/song work. Students will select a monologue, song, or short scene to work on with classmates, some of which might be eligible to enroll in I.E.s (Individual Events) at ThesCon. This class requires discipline, maturity, diligence, and a major commitment of time beyond regular school hours. Students will be evaluated on preparation, participation, cooperation, effort, and attendance. Materials: work clothes and shoes, company T-shirt, theatrical make-up, and travel-related expenses. Prerequisites: 1+ Galloway Theatre company production Grade level: 10 - 12

Galloway Theatre Company: Winter Production Offered: JANUARY Excursion, meets during regular Excursion schedule, with an additional few afternoons or evenings. This excursion will devise an original piece of theater from our own imagination! We will write, rehearse, design, and perform in the 3 weeks of Excursion. Students will be evaluated on contribution to the creation of the piece, preparation, participation, cooperation, effort, and attendance. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

Galloway Musical Theatre Company: Spring Production Offered: 8th period (after school) Spring semester,(0.5 credit) Musical Theatre Company is a semester course in which students prepare and perform in the spring musical. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation for many aspects of musical theater, including singing, dancing, and acting. This class is for the dedicated musical theater student and requires discipline, maturity, diligence, and a major commitment of time beyond regular school hours. Evaluations include positive attitude, participation, attendance, physical and emotional commitment, and effort. Materials: movement clothes and shoes, company T-shirt, and theatrical make-up Prerequisites: Acting and Chorus are encouraged, although not required. Grade level: 9 - 12

“Why Write Plays?” -- Playwriting in Practice Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credit) Do you love reading plays and scripts? Do you often wonder why or how a playwright wrote a certain play? Do you ever try to write your own scenes or plays, too? Do you feel like you might have something to say in script-form? This Playwriting course is aimed at both the theatre-oriented and the literature-oriented. Students who love to read plays and are interested in writing their own plays will get to investigate playwrights’ intentions, cultural contexts, messages, styles, and dramatic structures. They will also get to practice writing scenes and 24

monologues in various styles. Guest artists -- playwrights -- will visit regularly to share their processes and challenges and successes. Finally, students will be challenged with writing their own short scenes that will be rehearsed and performed by our Advanced Acting class. Students will be evaluated on their analyses of different playwrights and styles, engagement with guest artists, participation in writing exercises, creation of an original scene, attitude, cooperation, effort, and attendance. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

Acting I Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credit) This course is designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of the art and craft of acting and to develop basic acting skills. Imagination, relaxation, observation, concentration, and character development will be introduced through improvisation, theater games, scene work, and an acting text. The student will gain an understanding of the actor’s contribution to production. Students will be challenged to make observations about people and the world around them, as well as their own behavior to make connections with their characters. Students will work on 2-3 scenes throughout the semester, of various styles. Presentations and performances of these scenes require that the students apply all of the acting elements to the text in a clear, concise, and creative way.Evaluations include participation, preparation, physical and emotional commitment, and effort. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

Advanced Acting Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credit) This course is designed to enhance the basic skills for serious acting students. Students interested in self-directed learning and disciplined practice of their craft will be challenged at every turn. Each member of the class will gain a deeper understanding of Viewpoints and Robert Cohen’s G.O.T.E. methods, script analysis, vocal preparation and study acting styles for various periods in history. The students will perform scenes and short one-acts for invited audiences. This Advanced Acting class would build on the foundations of Acting I and let the students who desire a deep-dive into acting an opportunity to build skills, get a little bit “weird,” and interact and collaborate with the Atlanta theater community. Students will work with style, theme, and new work, in addition to basic acting skills of objective and actions. This class will encourage each student to create individual growth goals: portfolio development, audition material rehearsal, stretching out of their comfort zone, etc. Evaluations include participation, preparation, physical and emotional commitment and effort. Prerequisites: Acting I Grade level: 10 - 12

Improvisation Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credit) Improvisation is an invaluable skill. Thinking on your feet, saying "yes," and active listening with your acting partner are all skills that you will "play" hard at honing over this unit. Through myriad improv games, we will strengthen our ability to accept offers, add on new information, and tell a coherent story--- while making it up on the spot! We will concentrate on building a platform (character, relationship, environment, conflict) and listening to our scene partners as our specific skills to practice each session. This course will allow students abundant opportunities to say “yes” to themselves and each other, plenty of ways to fail (and have it be okay!), build on each others’ ideas, and practice practice practice their public speaking skills. Evaluations include participation, preparation, physical and emotional commitment and effort. Students are also expected to participate in at least two public performances with their improvisation ensemble. Prerequisites: None Grade level: 9 - 12

Tech Theatre Crew Offered: After School (8th period ) Fall semester and Spring semester, (0.5 credit) This class will build and support the implementation of production needs for the fall, winter, and spring productions. Students will participate on a number of levels. For those who have had Stagecraft, the class will serve to further the student training program for theatre tech. For intermediate and advanced students, the class will stress contribution and collaboration with faculty and tech crew members in the creation and implementation of production elements. Advanced students will be chosen for project manager roles and mentoring roles as appropriate. Evaluations include participation, preparation, physical and emotional commitment and effort. This is a semester long class and does not end when the production ends. Prerequisites: ML Tech Theatre ( 9) OR Stagecraft (9-12) Grade level: 9 - 12

Stagecraft Offered: Fall and Spring semester (0.5 credit) This course will follow the development of a production from the first presentation of design to the final performance. Students will learn how the production side of a play is developed, and how the areas of set construction, scene painting, sound, props, and lighting are organized and come together in the technical rehearsals and performances. The focus of the course will be on developing a team approach to the production process. As opposed to Tech Crew, which meets after school, Stagecraft meets during the school day to give students who participate in other after school activities a chance to be involved in the Technical Theatre Program. Evaluations include preparation, participation, cooperation, effort. Materials: work clothes and sturdy, closed-toe shoes

Prerequisites: This class is a prerequisite for anyone who would like to take Tech Theatre Crew after school. Grade level: 9 - 12

VISUAL ARTS Course Progression Foundations of Art Photography I

Ceramics Drawing Painting Photography II Sculpture

Advanced Art Studies AP Studio Art 2D or 3D

Foundations of Art Offered: Fall and Spring semesters (0.5 credit) Foundations is the introductory course required for all other UL visual arts courses. There are two main goals of the course. First, students will experiment with a variety of 2D and 3D media including; drawing, painting, collage or printmaking, sculpture and ceramics. Second, students taking this course will develop their understanding of the principles of design, that is, what makes a piece work as a whole instead of a collection of parts. Throughout the semester, we will also discuss how our projects fit into the bigger picture of art history. This is a great course for anyone starting an art and design focus, anyone looking to explore a variety of media or for those simply wanting a fun course to round out their high school experience. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

Photography I Offered: Fall and Spring semesters (0.5 credit) This course gives students the opportunity to learn the basics of film photography. They will learn how to use a manual camera, how to process film and make prints. Students will learn about the history of photography and study many different photographers. Students will learn how to talk about and analyze their work and other photography. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

Ceramics Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credit) Ceramics is an intermediate course that allows the students to work with their hands in the creation of functional and sculptural objects. Concepts of form and function, design, and aesthetics all come into play as the students work through four studio units intended to give them a better understanding of three dimensional thinking through the four foundational ceramic methods. Additionally, a research project will better their understanding of art history and art appreciation. This course is excellent for students who enjoy working with their hands, and have patience to see objects through the multi-step process of design, exploration, and creation, which is itself, layered. Prerequisites: Foundations of Art or permission of instructor. Grade level: 9 - 12

Drawing Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credit) Drawing is an intermediate level course where students will hone their skills of observation and representation, develop a deeper understanding of the tools and media that are characteristic to drawing, and further their experiences with art history and art appreciation. Studio projects are organized around themes related to context and aesthetics. Media includes pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, and colored pencil. The course is right for those who want to move along an art and design trajectory, and/or want to better their art making skills. Prerequisite: An Introductory course such as Foundations of Art or permission of instructor Grade level: 9 - 12

Painting Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credit) Painting is an intermediate level course for students with an art and design focus, or for those wanting to improve their art making skills. Over the course of a semester, students will work on improving their craft using acrylic, watercolor, oil paints and one or two other specialized media. We will explore a wide variety of styles of painting from representational to abstract. Most importantly, students will learn how to develop a conceptual process as they develop their own unique “voice”. As part of this, students will also study work made by present and past artists and explore how their own work connects to those traditions. Prerequisite: An Introductory course such as Foundations of Art or permission of instructor. Drawing, while not a prerequisite, will serve the student well. Grade level: 9 - 12

Photography II Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credits) Photography II builds on skills and concepts learned in Photography I. The projects in this class will dive deeper into different types of photography including landscape photography, documentary photography, and portraiture. We will also look at different photography formats including medium and large format cameras. Students will work independently to develop their voice and hone their skills as a photographer. Students will continue building on their knowledge of photographers and continue developing their critical interpretation skills. Prerequisites: Photography I Grade Levels: 9 - 12

Sculpture Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credits) The sculpture course is an intermediate class that will build upon the technical and conceptual skills learned in the Foundations (or intro to 2D or 3D) course by introducing additive and subtractive techniques for making sculpture. Students will develop an understanding of how form and content come together to create meaning through projects that include wood-working and metal-working among other techniques. The students will also get practice in formal analysis and have an introduction to critical interpretation. Prerequisites: Foundations or permission of instructor Grade level: 9 - 12

Advanced Art Studies Offered: Fall and Spring semesters (0.5 credit) Advanced Art Studies is intended for students who feel comfortable with their visual art skills and wish to push their conceptual ideas. The course is comprised of three, self designed units where a concept is stated and then art is created about that concept. Additionally, three, short research projects, which include critical analysis (interpretation) will be required. The student may dictate which media they employ and can be a mix of different styles and techniques. This is rigorous course where the student needs to show dedication to their ideas. Assessment is based on three studio rubrics and one research rubric. Prerequisites: At least one, and preferably two, intermediate courses. Grade level: 10 - 12

AP Studio Art 2D or 3D Offered: Full year (1 credit) AP Studio Art is intended to serve as a foundational visual art course at the university level. This is a rigorous course where the student exhibits his or her understanding of the design principles, visual modes, and conceptual understanding through the creation of twenty-four two 29

dimensional pieces, or eighteen three dimensional objects. This is an excellent course for those wishing to pursue art and/or design in university or the student who feels a strong connection to the visual arts. The production rate is fast paced and the student must be willing to work hard and persevere through the entire school year. Summer work will be required and it should be understood by the student that class time alone is insufficient to complete all the work. Assessment is based on the College Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AP Studio Art Rubric. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: At least two intermediate level courses and recommendation of the department. Grade level: 11 - 12

KINETIC WELLNESS & MOVEMENT All students are required to take Kinetic Wellness. The required half credit of Kinetic Movement may be earned by taking the Kinetic Movement class, taking movement classes in Dance, or by participating in Galloway JV or Varsity sports.

Kinetic Movement Offered: Fall and Spring Semesters (0.50 credit per term) Kinetic Movement is a semester class designed to focus on in depth cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility training, and core exercises. Students will have an opportunity to learn standard first aid and safety, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and lifeguard training skills. Evaluations include daily participation, one personal fitness plan, and ability to work independently. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: none Grade level: 9 - 12

Kinetic Wellness Offered: Fall and Spring semesters (0.5 credit) Kinetic Wellness is a course designed to educate students about the different components of fitness, various lifelong fitness activities, the benefits of developing and maintaining personal fitness and health, and consumer related, athletic, and social issues that impact overall quality of life. Under the Wellness component, students will learn concepts of nutrition and physical activity and the role they play on living a healthy lifestyle. Students will explore topics including but not limited to health-related components of fitness: cardiorespiratory, muscular endurance, muscular strength, body composition, and flexibility. In addition, alcohol and drug health, risk behavior, injury prevention, mental and emotional health will also be explored. Students will participate in various lifelong fitness activities such as aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, muscular strength and endurance training, core and flexibility exercises, and plyometrics. Individual skills will development through team sports and group games. Students will develop and implement a personal fitness plan by choosing their own physical exercises. Evaluations 30

include points daily for participation in class discussions and topic assignments, up to six quizzes, one final physical fitness test, a nutrition assignment, and current events presentations. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

MATHEMATICS Four years of mathematics are required for graduation. The required sequence for college-bound students is Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and one class beyond Algebra II. The department is phasing in a calculator loaner program. The department will provide TI-84 graphing calculators for students in the classes of 2020 and 2021 if they need one. Students in the classes of 2019 will be responsible for providing their own TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculators. Mathematics Progression Algebra I

Geometry

Algebra II

Precalculus

Calculus

Advanced Geometry

Advanced Algebra II

Advanced Precalculus

AP Calculus AB

Advanced Algebra & Trig

AP Calculus BC

Statistics Financial Algebra AP Statistics

Algebra I Offered: Full year (1 credit) Algebra I explores numbers and variables. First semester consists of a review of topics from Pre-Algebra in addition to Algebra I material: working with rational numbers, the language of math, using proportional reasoning, linear equations, inequalities and systems of equations. Second semester is devoted to polynomials, factoring, quadratics, and rational and radical expressions. The concepts covered are fully integrated with other disciplines. Evaluations include homework, classwork, quizzes, chapter tests, and a cumulative final exam. Materials: TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Pre-Algebra, Math 8, or departmental recommendation Grade level: 9

Geometry Offered: Full year (1 credit) Geometry is a course that uses concepts learned in Algebra I to help describe and analyze patterns in the world. Students complete deductive proofs to establish the validity of their conclusions. The first semester deals with lines and angles, deductive reasoning, triangles, and parallel & perpendicular lines. The second semester begins polygons, inequalities and similarity in triangles, and ends with right triangles, circles, and 3D figures. The year concludes with the study of area and volume. Evaluations include homework assignments, quizzes, projects, and a cumulative final exam. Materials: Scientific or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Algebra I with demonstrated competency via placement test Grade level: 9-10

Advanced Geometry Offered: Full year (1 credit) Advanced Geometry is a year-long course in which students will learn the fundamentals of geometry through the experience of solving problems. Advanced Geometry students will be expected to generate proofs and apply creative thinking and Algebra I skills to solve large problems involving geometric relationships. This class includes all concepts covered in Geometry and more in-depth discussions of analytical geometry, trigonometry, and if time permits, the unit circle. Evaluations include homework assignments, quizzes, tests, and projects. Materials: Scientific or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Algebra I and departmental recommendation Grade level: 9 - 10

Algebra II Offered: Full year (1 credit) Algebra II expands on many of the concepts learned in Algebra I combined with a few learned in Geometry and then presents new ideas. Students study quadratics, conics, polynomial functions and expressions, rational expression operatives, exponential and logarithmic functions, and probability. A brief review and practice in preparation for the October PSAT are conducted. Second semester, Evaluations include homework, quizzes, chapter tests, cumulative examination, and projects. Materials: TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Algebra I and Geometry Grade level: 10 - 11

Advanced Algebra II Offered: Full year (1 credit) Advanced Algebra II expands on many of the concepts learned in Algebra I and Geometry and presents new ideas. This class includes all concepts covered in Algebra II and also includes additional trigonometry topics, sequences and series, and probability and counting. The class features more challenging problems and more application-based work than Algebra II. A project will be required each semester. Evaluations include homework, quizzes, chapter tests, cumulative examination, journals, and projects. Materials: TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Algebra I and Geometry; departmental recommendation Grade level: 10 - 11

Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry Offered: Full year (1 credit) This course is intended for students who need to review and build on material learned in Algebra II before moving on to precalculus. The pace will be structured to allow students more time to improve skills and to master algebra based concepts. The curriculum will include a thorough review of linear relations and functions with a focus on application, as well as of polynomial and rational functions, equations, and inequalities. The class will then move on to study systems of linear equations and various solution methods of these systems. The course will include a careful study of the nature of graphs and the family of transformations that can be performed on all functions, and students will learn how to solve polynomial and rational functions algebraically and graphically. Students were introduced to exponential and logarithmic functions in Algebra II; they will study these functions more thoroughly in this course. Students will study the unit circle and trigonometric functions. Evaluations include homework, classwork, quizzes, tests, and projects Materials: TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Algebra II Grade level: 11 - 12

Precalculus Offered: Full year (1 credit) Precalculus is intended to prepare students for a yearlong college- level calculus class. This course includes the study of the algebraic components of precalculus (inverse functions and relations, polynomials, and rational functions) and the trigonometric components of precalculus (trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric identities, and vectors). Advanced functions and graphing are also addressed (polar coordinates, complex numbers, conic sections, and exponential and logarithmic functions), and, when time allows, there is a brief introduction to calculus and the use of limits. Students have opportunities to learn algebraically, 33

graphically, verbally, and kinetically, and there is an ongoing focus on real-world problem solving. Evaluations include homework, quizzes, tests, projects, and cumulative exams. Materials: TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Geometry and Algebra II Grade level: 11 - 12

Advanced Precalculus Offered: Full year (1 credit) Advanced Precalculus is intended to prepare students for a yearlong college-level calculus class. This accelerated course is designed for students who excel in mathematics and are ready for a more sophisticated investigation of precalculus. This course includes the study of the algebraic components of precalculus (inverse functions and relations, polynomials, and rational functions) and the trigonometric components of precalculus (trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric identities, combined sinusoids, vectors and parametric equations). Advanced functions and graphing are also addressed (polar coordinates, complex numbers, conic sections, and exponential and logarithmic functions), and there is an introduction to calculus, including limits and derivatives. Students will work more complex problems than those in Precalculus and will have additional critical thinking opportunities. Students have opportunities to learn algebraically, graphically, verbally, and kinetically, and there is an ongoing focus on real-world problem solving. Evaluations include homework, quizzes, tests, projects, and cumulative exams. Materials: TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Geometry and Algebra II; departmental recommendation Grade level: 10 - 12

Calculus Offered: Full year (1 credit) This is a yearlong course designed for students who have successfully completed Precalculus but are not ready for Advanced Placement Calculus. Students will explore the basics of calculus concepts including limits, derivatives, techniques of integration, and also apply applications of the latter concepts. The graphing calculator, as well as graphing software, is used as a visual aid in understanding the concepts presented. Evaluations include homework, classwork, chapter tests, and cumulative semester exams Materials: TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry, Precalculus, or Advanced Precalculus Grade level: 11 - 12

Advanced Placement Calculus AB Offered: Full year (1 credit) This is a college-level course with emphasis on the introduction of foundations and intuitive understanding of the concepts and principles of differential and integral calculus. These topics 34

include limits, derivatives, techniques of integration, and applications. The student who completes the course satisfactorily is prepared to take the Advanced Placement Calculus AB examination. The graphing calculator is used extensively; TI- 89s are provided. Students taking AP Calculus AB will not be allowed to enroll in AP Calculus BC. Evaluations include homework, unit tests, cumulative final examination, and projects Materials: TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Precalculus or Advanced Precalculus; departmental recommendation Recommended criteria: G or E in Advanced Precalculus, E in Precalculus Grade level: 11 - 12

Advanced Placement Calculus BC Offered: Full year (1 credit) This course is offered to students who have already completed Precalculus or Calculus. A student may not take AP Calculus BC if she or he has already taken AP Calculus AB. In AP Calculus BC, a more rigorous and extensive survey of calculus will be undertaken and additional topics will be introduced. These additional topics will include vectors, parametric and polar functions, integration by partial fractions and parts,Taylor and Maclaurin Series, and convergence and divergence of sequences and series. Students will be prepared to take the Advanced Placement Calculus BC exam. Evaluations include quizzes, tests, some labs, homework, projects, and cumulative exams. Materials: TI-89 calculators are provided. Prerequisites: Precalculus or Advanced Precalculus or Calculus. Recommended criteria: E in Advanced Precalculus; passion for mathematics Grade level: 11 - 12

Statistics Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credit) This course is an introduction to the ideas and practice of statistics, one of the more powerful and pervasive tools of our current scientifically-based society. It presents methods for turning data into information. The purpose of statistics is to introduce students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Students will be exposed to four broad themes: exploring data, sampling and experimentation, anticipating patterns, and statistical inference. Evaluations include homework, class activities, quizzes, tests, projects, and cumulative exams. Materials: TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator Prerequisites: Algebra II Grade level: 11 - 12

Financial Algebra Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credit)

Students in Financial Algebra will learn about applications of algebra in relation to financial decisions and information in everyday adult life. Topics covered will include banking services, consumer credit, automobile ownership, taxes, retirement planning, mortgages, and budgeting. Focus will center on the mathematics underpinning each of these topics, which include skills learned in Pre-Algebra through Algebra II. Evaluations include homework, class activities, quizzes, tests, and projects. Prerequisites: Algebra II Grade level: 11 - 12

Advanced Placement Statistics Offered: Full year (1.0 credit) This course is designed for students who wish to complete studies equivalent to a one-semester, introductory, non-calculus-based, college course in statistics. The purpose of the Advanced Placement course in statistics is to introduce students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Students will be exposed to four broad themes: exploring data, sampling and experimentation, anticipating patterns, and statistical inference. Advanced Placement Statistics is unlike any other math course you have taken before with a strong emphasis on vocabulary and analytical skills, and less emphasis on computation. Evaluations include class activities and simulations, quizzes, tests, projects, and cumulative exams. Materials: TI-83 or Ti-84 Graphing Calculator Prerequisites: Algebra II Recommended Criteria: Students who typically find success in AP Statistics earn an E in Algebra II and their previous year’s English course. Grade level: 11 - 12

SCIENCE Four years of science are required for graduation including Integrated Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Course Progressions Integrated Biology

Integrated Chemistry

Integrated Physics

Human Diseases and Conditions

AP Biology

Marine Biology Introduction to Zoology

AP Physics C Mechanics BioPhysics

AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science Introduction to Astronomy Chemistry in Context

Integrated Biology Offered: Full year (1.0 credit) The primary objective of this course is to help all students be enthusiastic scientific thinkers, equipping them to engage with the natural world with content knowledge, skills, and confidence. Topics include basic biochemistry and organic macromolecules; cell structure, function, and division; cell transport and respiration; human body systems, gene expression, Mendelian genetics, epigenetics, human reproduction and sexuality, classification, and evolution. The yearlong science fair project builds skills for academic research and experimental or engineering design, as well as project and time management. Grades in this class are designed to reflect studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; demonstration of initiative, skills, and content knowledge. Assessed work includes independent and group projects, labs and class activities, quizzes, homework, and the science fair project. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: none Grade level: 9

Integrated Chemistry Offered: Full year (1.0 credit) Major themes are core inorganic chemistry concepts, organic and biochemistry, and applied neuroscience. Topics include the following: measurement and problem solving; periodic law; 37

modern atomic theory; chemical equations and bonding; thermochemistry; solutions, acids and bases; kinetic theory (gas laws); nuclear chemistry); oxidation-reduction; electrochemistry, organic and biochemistry. Upon completion of Integrated Chemistry, students will be able to discuss, in detail, the nature of matter and the changes it undergoes; the history of chemistry. Furthermore, students will possess appropriate laboratory and laboratory safety skills, along with facility with the stoichiometric calculations that are central to quantitative chemistry. Central experiences of the class include textual activities, discovery and other laboratories, and one or two small group or individual projects. Evaluations include tests and quizzes, long-term projects, quality and consistency of homework, laboratories, class assignments, and participation. Prerequisites:â&#x20AC;&#x2039; Integrated Biology, Algebra I Grade level: 10 - 11

Integrated Physics Offered: Full year (1.0 credit) The course focuses on using science to understand how the natural world operates and also learn to engineer ways to alter the world around us. Students learn not only standard mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetics found in typical physics classes, but they are also taught how these ideas are integrated into all branches of our life in the universe. Students also investigate how these macroscopic ideas work in the environment of the very small and the environment of the very large by studying quantum mechanics and relativity. This course depends on geometry and trigonometry concepts, which may mean that some students will benefit from postponing this course until their senior year so they are familiar with these mathematical skills. Evaluations include quizzes, class activities, and projects. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: Integrated Biology; Integrated Chemistry; and successful completion of Algebra II or concurrently taking Algebra II with departmental permission Grade level: 11 - 12

Advanced Placement Biology Offered: Full year (1.0 credit) AP biology is the equivalent of a college course taught for biology majors. Students who typically find success in this class are passionate about science and are considering pursuing science in college. They typically earn Es in their science classes and are consistently looking for deeper understanding of biological system. AP Biology is organized around the four key areas of evolution, genetics, cellular processes, and organismal biology, which encompass the core scientific principles, theories and processes governing living organisms and biological systems. Laboratory work is a major component of this course, and students will be required to spend time outside the normal class hours completing laboratory procedures and reports. In addition, due to the vast content knowledge requirement, students may also have to work independently on some self-study units. Lunch sessions will be scheduled to answer student questions on the self-study topics.

AP Biology requires a significant overall commitment from the student and culminates with the AP Biology exam in May. Evaluations include laboratory exercises, homework, quizzes, tests, and a cumulative final exam each semester. Prerequisites: Integrated Biology, Integrated Chemistry (earning a G or better in both classes), and departmental recommendation. Grade level: 11 - 12

Advanced Placement Chemistry Offered: Full year (1.0 credit) The topics discussed in AP Chemistry cover the entire range of inorganic chemistry—atomic theory, reaction kinetics, thermochemistry, solutions chemistry, acids and bases, chemical equilibria, and periodic trends. Laboratory work is a major component of this course, and students will be required to spend time outside of the normal class hours completing laboratory procedures and reports. AP Chemistry requires a significant overall commitment from the student and culminates with the AP Chemistry exam in May. Students should anticipate doing some preparation work for AP Chemistry during the summer before the beginning of the academic year. Evaluations include laboratory experiments, homework, quizzes, tests, and a cumulative final exam each semester. Students who typically find success in AP Chemistry and on the AP exam earn an “E” in Integrated Chemistry, an “E” in Algebra I, think critically during problem-solving, and are naturally curious about the physical world. Prerequisites: Integrated Biology, Integrated Chemistry, Algebra I, and departmental recommendation. Grade level: 11 - 12

Advanced Placement Environmental Science Offered: Full year (1.0 credit) AP Environmental Science is a course that integrates science and humanities and allows students to examine the process of science, interconversions of energy and matter in natural systems, interrelationships within natural systems, and the effects of human activity on the environment. The focus of this course will be on the development of inquiry and critical thinking skills to better understand the connections between the environment and human needs. The course will be taught at a college level. Specific topics covered include ecosystems and ecological principles; population dynamics; energy; renewable (water, soil, air, sun, ecosystems) and nonrenewable (geologic, fossil fuels, nuclear) resources and their management; conservation biology; land use; agriculture and pest control; pollution (water, air, land, solid waste, hazardous waste) and prevention; environmental health; global changes (climate, ozone depletion); restoration and remediation; environmental policy; sustainable development; and environmental planning. Evaluations include independent and group projects, laboratory and field exercises, class discussion, tests and quizzes. Students who typically find success in this course are naturally curious about the natural environment and how humans are impacting the planet. They earn Gs or Es in their science classes and are motivated to find success.

Prerequisites: Integrated Biology, Integrated Chemistry (earning a G or better in both classes), and departmental recommendation. Completion of Algebra II and Integrated Physics preferred Grade level: 11 - 12

Advanced Placement Physics C: Mechanics Offered: Full year (1 credit) This course ordinarily forms the first part of the college sequence that serves as the foundation in physics for students majoring in the physical sciences or engineering. The sequence is parallel to or preceded by mathematics courses that include calculus. Methods of calculus are used wherever appropriate in formulating physical principles and in applying them to physical problems. Strong emphasis is placed on solving a variety of challenging problems, some requiring calculus. The subject matter of the AP Physics C: Mechanics course is classical mechanics and includes topics in kinematics; Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy and power; systems of particles and linear momentum; circular motion and rotation; oscillations; and gravitation. Evaluations include quizzes, class activities, and projects. Prerequisites: Shown a great interest in physics and math. Finished or enrolled in calculus courses in math department, with grades of G or higher. Students will be able to perform experiments with deep analysis of physical phenomenon using vernier apparatus as well as be comfortable solving complex numerical problems based on calculus in mechanics. Grade level: 11 - 12

Human Diseases and Conditions Offered: Fall semester and Spring semester (0.5 credit) This is a semester-long course in which students will explore human diseases and conditions of a variety of origins including genetic, chromosomal, viral, and bacterial. We will learn about their symptoms, causes, and treatments as well as their social, ethical, economic, and political contexts. We will visit and have speakers from the CDC, and use computer modeling to learn how to project the spread of epidemics. There will be a major independent project in which students research a condition or disease of their choice and communicate their findings using media of their choice (print, cartoon, video, informational pamphlet, etc). Evaluations will also include class activities, participation, and at least one small quiz. Prerequisites: Integrated Biology Grade level: 10-12

Introduction to Astronomy Offered: Fall Semester and Spring Semester (0.5 credit) Introduction to Astronomy is a semester-long survey course where students will explore the history, methods, and discoveries in Astronomy. This course will trace our understanding of the cosmos from antiquity to the present day, and will include topics such as: the story of the night sky, our solar system, the Sun and stars, galaxies, black holes, the expansion of the universe, 40

the tools of astronomy, and more. Laboratory activities and class projects will reinforce concepts learned in class. Evaluations will include class activities, class participation, projects, labs, and unit tests and quizzes. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: Integrated Biology, Integrated Chemistry Grade Level: 11-12

Marine Biology Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credit) Marine Biology is a semester-long course where students learn about the physical structure and chemistry of the ocean, the diversity of ocean life, marine ecology, and the scope and impact of human interactions with the oceans. We will also investigate the relevance of data science in scientific research as relevant to Marine Biology. Throughout the semester students will develop their own research questions and conduct experiments to learn more about the nature of marine ecosystems. Laboratory activities and activities will reinforce concepts and principles presented. Evaluations include class activities, class participation, projects, laboratory and field exercises. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: Integrated Biology Grade level: 10-12

BioPhysics Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credit) This class deals with the most fundamental concepts of biological physics. You will learn how quantitative physical approaches can help to obtain a better qualitative and mechanistic understanding of the basic phenomena encountered in biological systems. All subjects studied in this class will be pertinent to the processes at the molecular and cellular levels. Moreover, we will discuss some information regarding revolutionary biological physics, which was conducted in the last decade or so. Also, this is neither a physics class for biologists nor a biology class for physicists. It is rather a highly interdisciplinary educational activity, in which the boundaries among traditional sciences are entirely removed. Using commonalities, as well as similar principles and formalisms in different arenas of sciences and engineering, you will acquire a new type of knowledge, facilitating the identification of new grand challenges in the 21st century. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: Integrated Biology, Integrated Physics Grade level: 11-12

Introduction to Zoology Offered: Spring semester (0.5 credit) Zoology is a semester-long course that will provide an introduction to the nine major phyla of the kingdom Animalia. Zoology is the study of animal life. Zoologists research everything they think to ask about animals, including their anatomy and interrelationships, their physiology and genetics, and

their distributions and habitats. We will learn the specifics of the individual animal phyla and develop our own individual studies to learn more about the non-human animals in our community. Evaluations include class activities, class participation, projects, laboratory and field exercises. Prerequisites: Integrated Biology Grade level: 10-12

Chemistry in Context Offered: Fall and Spring semester (0.5 credit) Chemistry in Context is a semester-long, elective course designed to help students realize the important role of chemistry in their everyday lives, as well as in their local, national, and global communities. In this activity-based class, students will use their knowledge of matter and its chemical properties to reach evidence-based conclusions about the application of science and technology to enhance the quality of life. The chemistry presented in this course uses the same vocabulary, problem-solving, and laboratory techniques as Integrated Chemistry but does so through the lens of daily impact and societal issues. Topics include (but are not limited to) food chemistry, air and water quality, alternative fuels, and polymers. Ultimately, students will leave this course as skilled investigators and informed citizens. Evaluations include class activities, projects, labs and quizzes. Prerequisites: Integrated Biology and Integrated Chemistry Grade level: 11-12

SOCIAL STUDIES Course Progression Political Science

World History

American Studies

Debate

AP World History

AP U.S. History

AP American Government

AP Comparative Government Economics Advanced Topics in European History

Political Science Offered: Fall and Spring semester (0.5 credit) Political Science is a required course in American government. Students learn about the constitutional foundation of American government, criminal law, and the federal court system. Students also learn about political parties, campaigns and elections, Congress, and the 42

Presidency. Students will also complete the constitutional scrapbook project exploring current constitutional issues in our society. Students will be able to identify the facts and arguments in news articles and summarize them in their own words. The main questions we will try to answer through our study is who governs and to what ends? Evaluations include preparation, homework, quizzes, project, and midterm and final exams. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9

World History Offered: Full year (1 credit) The goal of the year-long World History course at the Galloway School is the development of informed, responsible and compassionate students able to understand the world and their role in it. As such, we aim to offer a truly global and comparative perspective on the evolution of human societies that stretches from the earliest appearance of Homo sapiens in East Africa 250,000 years ago up until the present day. Rather than the rote memorization of isolated names, dates and events, we strive to cultivate in students the skills and habits of mind social scientists use to make sense of the myriad cultures. In the world history classroom we learn to ask “why?” and “what do I think?” rather than simply “what happened?” And as we do so, we begin to develop empathy for people in other places and times, entering wholeheartedly into their viewpoints as a first step in becoming truly global citizens. Ultimately, we recognize together not only how we have been shaped by the vast mosaic of human history, but also how we might participate in shaping it ourselves in the future. Evaluations include daily activities and discussion, significant reading of primary and secondary sources, written work, tests, and summative projects. Prerequisites: Political Science Grade level: 10

Advanced Placement World History Offered: Full year (1 credit) The AP World History curriculum covers 49 objectives grouped into five themes: interaction between humans and the environment; development and interaction of cultures; state building, expansion, and conflict; creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems; and development and transformation of social structures. Concurrently, there are five historical thinking skills (HTS): chronological reasoning, comparison and contextualization, crafting historical arguments from historical evidence, and historical interpretation. While students could ask “why do I need to know this particular content?”, the focus of AP World History on using HTS translates into what students will be doing in the real world in all sectors of careers. Broadly, after completing AP World History, students will be able to: ● Explain the impact of environment on human development and migration. ● Explain the impact of population growth, urbanization, and industrialization on the environment.

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Describe the origins and impacts of belief systems on human development, migration, and social structure. ● Explain the relationship between exchange and culture, including artistic innovation. ● Describe the process and factors of the formation and collapse of governance and state building, expansion, and dissolution. ● Analyze the political and economic interactions between states and non-state actors. ● Describe how modes of production, commerce, and economic systems have changed over time. ● Describe how, by whom, and in what ways social categories, roles, and practices have been maintained and changed over time. Students will acquire deep knowledge of names, chronology, events, trends, and patterns starting with pre-history (approximately 8000 BCE) through the Neolithic Era and Foundational Civilizations, known as Technological and Environmental Transformations. Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies includes classical civilizations from c. 600 BCE until c. 600 CE. Post-Classical devolution coincides with Regional and Interregional Interactions, followed by Global Interactions in the early modern era - up to c. 1750 CE. Industrialization and Global Integration chart history up to the start of global wars, and the class concludes with Accelerating Global Change and Realignments in the present day. Students will focus studies on HTS concurrently with the five themes. Evaluations include projects, quizzes, homework, writing assignments, multiple choice and essay tests, and exams. Prerequisite: Political Science; students who have already completed world history credit are not eligible for this class. Recommended criteria: Students who typically find success in this course enjoy history and typically read history books on their own. Students are also strong writers, typically earning an E in English classes. Also students who read and write quickly and memorize a lot of information easily are at a distinct advantage. Grade level: 10 - 12

Advanced Placement American Government Offered: Full year (1 credit)

The AP American Government and Politics course offers students a thorough and systematic study of United States government and politics and requires that students learn facts and concepts and understand typical political processes. Furthermore, students are guided to use specific information critically, to evaluate general propositions about government and politics, as well as to present basic data relevant to government and politics in sustained written arguments. Students will learn to analyze and interpret data, make connections to current issues, and write analytically. The topics covered include the United States Constitution, federalism, American political culture, political participation, public opinion, political parties, the media, campaigns and elections, interest groups, Congress, the presidency, bureaucracy, economic policy-making, foreign policy, judiciary, due process, civil liberties, and civil rights. Evaluations include participation, writing, and tests. Students will be able to explain concepts and theories pertaining to US government and politics, explain and analyze typical patterns of political processes and behavior and 44

their consequences (including the components of political behavior, and principles used to explain or justify various government structures and procedures, and the political effects of these structures and procedures). Furthermore, students will be able to analyze and interpret basic data relevant to US government and politics. Prerequisites: Political Science Recommended criteria: Students who typically find success in this course enjoy history and following political current events. They typically read history books on their own and enjoy talking about political topics. Students are also strong writers, typically earning an E in English classes. Also students who read and write quickly and memorize a lot of information easily are at a distinct advantage. Grade level: 10 - 12

American Studies Offered: Full year (1 credit) American Studies is a yearlong course broken into two sequential semesters that encourages students to consider and explore the basic question, "What is American culture?" While the primary emphasis of the class is on studying the history of the United States, students will also look to art, music, architecture, and literature to enhance their knowledge of the past and understanding of the present. The class follows a thematic agenda. Some of the topics of study include the settlement and expansion of the United States; race, gender, and ethnicity in America; industrialization; the significance of a frontier; and the evolution of American politics. Evaluations include daily activities, significant readings, presentations, research projects, tests, papers, essays, and discussion. Prerequisites: World History Grade level: 11

Advanced Placement United States History Offered: Full year (1 credit) AP U.S. History is a yearlong course that covers the same material as the basic American Studies History course but at a much greater depth. Students use college-level texts and read many primary sources as they prepare for the AP exam, which includes objective, essay, and document-based selections. Students may not take both American Studies History and AP American History. Evaluations include note-taking, quizzes, document-based tests, and papers. Prerequisites: World History or AP World History Recommended Criteria: Students who typically find success in this course enjoy history and typically read history books on their own. They also earn E grades in English and history classes. Also students who read and write quickly and memorize a lot of information easily are at a distinct advantage. Grade level: 11 45

Advanced Placement Comparative Government Offered: Full year (1 credit) AP Comparative Government and Politics introduces students to fundamental concepts used by political scientists to study the processes and outcomes of politics in a variety of countries. The course aims to illustrate the rich diversity of political life, to show available institutional alternatives, to explain differences in processes and policy outcomes, and to communicate the importance of global political and economic changes. Careful comparison of political systems produces useful knowledge about the policies countries have effectively initiated to address problems, or, indeed, what they have done to make things worse. We can compare the effectiveness of policy approaches to poverty or overpopulation by examining how different countries solve similar problems. Furthermore, by comparing the political institutions and practices of wealthy and poor countries, we can begin to understand the political consequences of economic well-being. Finally, comparison assists explanation. Why are some countries stable democracies and not others? Why do many democracies have prime ministers instead of presidents? In addition to covering the major concepts that are used to organize and interpret what we know about political phenomena and relationships, the course covers specific countries and their governments. Six countries form the core of the AP Comparative Government and Politics course: China, Great Britain, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and Iran. By using these six core countries, the course can move the discussion of concepts from abstract definition to concrete example, noting that not all concepts will be equally useful in all country settings. Evaluations include participation, writing, and tests. Prerequisites: World History, American Studies or AP U.S. History Recommended criteria: Students who typically find success in this course enjoy history and following political current events. They typically read history books on their own and enjoy talking about political topics. Students are also strong writers, typically earning an E in English classes and history classes. Also students who read and write quickly and memorize a lot of information easily are at a distinct advantage. Grade Level: 12

Advanced Topics in European History, 15th - 20th centuries Offered: Full year (1 credit) Students will learn the inter-relationships of the major events and actors in European history during the past five hundred years, historical causation, and the development of a Pre-modern to a Post-modern society. Students will be comfortable discussing “Change over Time” as they consider cultural changes during the past half-millennium. Topics will cover the Renaissance and Reformation, the Age of Discovery and Sixteenth Century Warfare, the Development of Constitutionalism and Absolutism, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, the Ancien Régime, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era, the Industrial Revolution, the Age of Nationalism and Imperialism, World War I, the inter-war years, World War II, and the post-war 46

settlement. Students will read a selection from The Prince (Machiavelli), Utopia (Thomas More), Candide (Voltaire), Frankenstein (Mary Shelley), The Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels), A Passage To India (EM Forster), A ll Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque), One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn). Students will write an analytic essay about each text. In addition students will read and discuss essays written by contemporary historians. Class is a combination of lecture, class conversations, and seminar-style discussions. Evaluations include analytical essays, comprehensive and cumulative exams, and participation in individual and group projects. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 12

Economics Offered: Fall and Spring semesters (0.5 credit) Economics is a semester long course offered to senior students. It explores basic economic concepts in microeconomics, macroeconomics, behavioral economics, and personal finance. These concepts investigated under the following essential questions: 1) How does scarcity and its resulting tradeoffs impact our world around us? 2) How do consumers and producers interact in an ever-changing marketplace? 3) Who wins and who loses in when the government involves itself in national and global economies? 4) How can economic concepts be applied to individuals and their economic futures? (Personal budgeting, finance and investment.) The learning objectives for the course are to develop student fluency with economic concepts and to have a deeper understanding of the market systems, productivity, technological advancements. Additionally, students will understand that market outputs have both positive and negative social and economic externalities. The learning objectives are achieved using a variety of experiences, including: reading assignments in the Naked Economics text; in-class activities and simulations; videos and documentaries; and several of projects requiring real world applications, planning, and research. The students are assessed with conceptual projects, in-class discussions, and traditional quizzes. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 12

Policy Debate Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credit) In debate class students examine the communication process within the context of public speaking and argumentation. Students demonstrate verbal and nonverbal communication, analyze the role of the audience, employ logical reasoning and fallacies, and research current 47

events for debates. Students frequently participate in policy debates, as well as evaluate peer debates. Students are required to compete in two local policy debate tournaments sanctioned by the Atlanta Urban Debate League during the fall semester on Saturdays. Since the policy topic changes annually, this course may be repeated for credit. The national 2017-18 resolution (topic) is: The United States federal government should substantially reduce its restrictions on legal immigration to the United States. Policies up for debate could include skill-incentive immigration, visa regulations, guest worker programs, the DREAM Act, sex trafficking, and refugee migrations. These policies will be advocated for and refuted against on the grounds of economic, political, and social impacts. Evaluations include preparing and conducting debates & speeches, writing reflective blogs, and attending tournaments. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

WORLD LANGUAGES FRENCH French I Offered: Full year (1 credit) French I is a daring introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French. The emphasis is communication in an immersion environment. The class is conducted in French. Students demonstrate language acquisition through communicative activities such as dialogues, small group discussions, performance based assessments and authentic situational role play. Resources include a traditional textbook with online interactive activities, practice and video as well as TV5 Monde, current realia from Francophone culture - newspapers, magazines, cooking shows, art, popular music and film. Additional resources include community involvement with local French restaurants, the French-language Théâtre du Rêve and the Consul Général de la France and the High Museum. With a communicative approach in the classroom, students are prepared to be able to function at a novice level in the many cultures of the Francophone world today. Evaluations include performance based assessments, discussions, enthusiasm and participation, quizzes, interactive online activities, cultural and communicative projects, chapter tests and final examinations. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

French II Offered: Full Year (1 credit)

French II is a dynamic continuation of the acquisition of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in communicative French. The emphasis in an immersion environment is active preparation, enthusiastic participation and successful communication. Students demonstrate language acquisition through a variety of communicative activities such as dialogues, small group discussions, performance based assessments and authentic situational role play. Resources include a traditional textbook with online interactive activities, practice and video as well as TV5 Monde, current realia from Francophone culture - newspapers, magazines, cooking shows, art, popular music and film. Additional resources include community involvement with local French restaurants, the French-language Théâtre du Rêve and the Consul Général de la France and the High Museum. With a communicative approach in the classroom, students are prepared to be able to function at a novice level in the many cultures of the Francophone world today. Evaluations include performance based assessments, discussions, enthusiasm and participation, quizzes, interactive online activities, cultural and communicative projects, chapter tests and final examinations. Prerequisites: French I Grade level: 9 - 12

French III Offered: Full year (1 credit) French III is a deliberate continuation of the acquisition of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in communicative French. The use of authentic resources and texts in French lends itself perfectly to differentiation for students to learn the next grammatical structure they need to learn and to increase their level of proficiency in terms of written and oral expression in class activities and assessments. The emphasis on an immersion environment asks students to sustain a conversation on a variety of topics with meaningful interaction. Students demonstrate language acquisition through a variety of communicative activities such as dialogues, small group discussions, performance based assessments and authentic situational role play. Resources include a traditional textbook with online interactive activities, practice, and video, as well as TV5 Monde, current sources from Francophone culture - newspapers, magazines, cooking shows, art, popular music and film. Additional resources include community involvement with local French restaurants, the French-language Théâtre du Rêve and the Consul Général de la France and the High Museum. With a communicative approach in the classroom, students are prepared to be able to function at a novice level in the many cultures of the Francophone world today. Evaluations include performance based assessments, discussions, enthusiasm and participation, quizzes, interactive online activities, cultural and communicative projects, creative writing, chapter tests and final examinations. Students must demonstrate cumulative mastery of the material at a B1 level at the end of the year to progress to higher levels of French. Prerequisites: French II Grade level: 10 - 12

Le Français Avancé: Des Sujets Contemporains et de la Politique Offered: Full year (1 credit) 49

In this highly differentiated class, all students beyond Level III will explore in immersive French, global debates and topics in current events across the scope of the Francophone world, increasing global citizenship through language and in-depth study through authentic perspectives in journalism, media and politics. Students will delve into the most pressing issues of our time in economics, development, politics, culture, climate change and social justice. Students will deepen their French language proficiency in all areas of reading, listening, writing and speaking through the application of their language skills to the rich resources of French journalistic media. Evaluations include performance based assessments, discussions, enthusiasm and participation, quizzes, interactive online activities, cultural and communicative projects, creative writing, chapter tests and final examinations. Prerequisite: French III Grade Level: 11 - 12

LATIN Latin I Offered: Full Year (1 credit) In the first year of Latin at Galloway, students focus on a variety of Latin authors, while laying the grammatical foundations of the language. Students engage with abridged texts to learn about Roman history and culture along with self-discovery. Students master the basics of Latin grammar following the Georgia Standards for Latin I. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

Latin II Offered: Full Year (1 credit) In the second year of Latin at Galloway, students read and understand Latin sentences and passages from the original authors, accompanied by leveled commentary (see Grammar Skills specific to Latin II). They interpret the meaning of the passage based on their knowledge of the Latin language and Roman culture. Students also translate more complex sentences in ways that allow for multiple expressions. They begin to embrace how Latin is its own language with its own ways to express grammatical structures. Latin stories are expanded with English supplements to discuss meaning. Students follow the Georgia Standards for Latin II. Prerequisites: Latin I Grade level: 9 - 12

Latin III, IV, and V Offered: Full year (1 credit) In these richly differentiated courses, students will work with in a level appropriate manner to translate authentic Latin texts, using the Georgia Standards for Advanced Latin. Students will 50

receive level-appropriate commentary (i.e. supplementary material) for each passage of Latin that the class translates. Any student in levels III-V may enroll in any of the three courses offered, as grading scales and rubrics are tailored to accommodate each level accordingly. Depending on what is offered each year, students will see the courses recorded on their transcripts by level and theme, e.g. Latin IV: Epic and the Rise of Empire: Virgil’s Aeneid; Latin III: Tradition and Innovation: Ovid’s Metamorphosis; or Latin V: On the Nature of Everything: Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura. Prerequisites: Latin II Grade Level: 10 - 12

SPANISH Spanish I Offered: Full year (1 credit) The goals of Spanish 1 are threefold: to build proficiency in Spanish at a novice-mid level as defined by the ACTFL standards, to begin to explore the global communities that comprise the Spanish-speaking world, and to learn more about ourselves in both processes of discovery. The overall goal for students is to develop a positive, self-motivated relationship with language learning that will carry them well beyond the scope of their formal education and into a lifetime of shaping their global communities through cultural and linguistic competency in Spanish. The course utilizes the TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) method, allowing students to learn high frequency vocabulary by reading, listening to, and creating their own, stories in Spanish. Students will develop a solid understanding of the present tense, while being exposed to a variety of other grammatical structures, through an emphasis on comprehensible input. Evaluations include vocabulary and reading comprehension assessments, creative writing, speaking and listening activities. Prerequisites: none Grade level: 9 - 12

Spanish II Offered: Full year (1 credit) This is a continuing introductory class into the acquisition of the Spanish language and the exploration of Spanish-speaking cultures. This class focuses on the World Language Department’s goals: Students will be able to communicate, demonstrate comprehension, and appropriately use structures and vocabulary of the target language working towards the novice-high/intermediate low level. The class offers a variety of skill building activities, but the main teaching method is Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling. The students will acquire most of the content vocabulary and structures through stories. This is a dynamic, interactive class with lots of acting, retelling, and interpersonal communication. Reading is also an integral part of the curriculum. Students will read three novels throughout the year. These

novels will provide extra practice for the target vocabulary of the class and cultural literacy. Evaluations include tests and quizzes. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: Spanish I Grade level: 9 - 12

Spanish III Offered: Full year (1 credit) This course utilizes short, level-appropriate novels for students of Spanish in conjunction with a variety of authentic resources in order to develop student proficiency in Spanish at the intermediate-mid level as defined by ACTFL standards. Students will complete interactive activities in the areas of speaking, reading, writing, and listening in order to use their Spanish as related to the following themes: individual, community, and society, cultural exchange, cycles of poverty and violence, immigration, and the world refugee crisis. Students will be able to participate in conversations on familiar topics using sentences and series of sentences. Evaluations include vocabulary and reading comprehension assessments, cross-curricular project, creative and informative essays, interactive speaking and listening activities Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: Spanish II Grade level: 10 - 12

Advanced Spanish IV Offered: Full year (1 credit) This is an intermediate/advanced class in the study of the Spanish language and Spanish-speaking cultures. Students will be able to communicate, demonstrate comprehension, and appropriately use structures and vocabulary of the target language at the intermediate-mid / intermediate-high level. This course is organized in thematic units in which students will construct most of their knowledge through in-class activities including individual, partner, group, oral, audiovisual, written, and physical activities. Each unit has a project that students have to complete. These projects will be used as summative assessments at the end of each unit to show mastery in different areas such as: oral proficiency, written comprehension and interpersonal communication. By the end of the school year, students will be able to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible without strain for either party. They will produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and understand the main ideas of complex text. Reading is also an integral part of the curriculum. Students will read lots of current articles and blogs about the topics studied throughout the year. They will also read a short story in each unit that will enable them to understand the culture and history of the Spanish-speaking world in a better way. Evaluations include tests, quizzes, and project presentations. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: Spanish III Grade level: 11- 12

Advanced Spanish V Offered: Full year (1 credit) 52

This is an advanced class in the study of the Spanish language and Spanish-speaking cultures. Students will be able to communicate, demonstrate comprehension, and appropriately use structures and vocabulary of the target language at the intermediate-high / advanced-low level. This course is organized in thematic units in which students will construct most of their knowledge through in-class activities including individual, partner, group, oral, audiovisual, written, and physical activities. The course will focus on two main components: oral proficiency and literature. By the end of the school year, students will be able to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible without strain for either party. They will produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and understand the main ideas of complex texts. Evaluations include tests, quizzes, and project presentations. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: Advanced Spanish IV

Advanced Placement Spanish Language Offered: Full year (1 credit) AP Spanish is a course designed for the highly-motivated fifth-year student to gain proficiency in speaking, reading, writing, and listening in Spanish. This is a third-year college course equivalent offered at the high-school level. This course is offered completely in Spanish and students are encouraged to speak the target language in class and to take advantage of any opportunity to practice the language outside the classroom. Students develop a strong command of the Spanish language by integrating the three modes of communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational. All students broaden their knowledge of the various cultures that comprise the Spanish-speaking world through the thematic approach of the AP Spanish Language and Culture course: Families and Communities; Science and Technology; Beauty and Aesthetics; Contemporary Life; Global changes; and Personal and Public Identities. At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to comprehend formal and informal Spanish, to speak with a moderate degree of fluency to demonstrate their proficiency in Spoken Interpersonal Communication in a variety of situations, to read a variety of literary texts, and to write a coherent and sophisticated composition in Spanish. Evaluations include spoken, written, and auditory assessments in the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: Spanish IV, departmental recommendation and completion of summer assignment. Grade level: 11 - 12

ELECTIVES Freshman Experience Offered: Fall semester (0.5 credit) 53

Freshman Experience is a required class for all ninth grade students. FreshEx is a collective experience aimed at growing community by building leadership, social emotional wellness, collaboration and study skills, and fundamental skills in design technology. All ninth grade students rotate through a team of teachers throughout the semester. The Study Strategies portion of the Freshman Experience engages students in a variety of activities and discussions to help them understand how the human mind works and to discover how they learn best. As students increase their repertoire of note taking, study, time management, and organization strategies, they reflect on their study preferences and develop plans to improve their study habits. The Social Emotional component exposes students to various types of mindful exercises, such as meditative nature walks, mindful breathing, mindful observation, and expressions of gratitude. The activities are interactive and engaging while developing essential skills of self awareness, self management, social awareness, relationship skills, stress management, and responsible decision making. During the Leadership segment, students identify their own strengths, weaknesses, preferences, skills, and talents. They will participate in exercises to gain confidence as public speakers. And they will learn about group dynamics and how to effectively play the various roles required in any group to realize collaborative success. In the fundamentals of design technology and in the arts components, students are exposed to critical skills for future work in Upper Learning. For instance, students learn the basics of 2D and 3D design, the foundational principles of a design thinking process, the know-how to rapidly prototype their ideas, and the rudiments of computer coding. Finally, students work collaboratively to engineer a final product in which they explore the concepts of Gallowayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four pillars: individuality, community, mastery, and fearlessness. The class will be graded on participation, mini projects, writing assignments , and the final project. Prerequisitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;: none Grade level: 9

Galloway Grounds Offered: Fall and spring semesters (0.5 credits) Working at Galloway Grounds will provide students the opportunity to be part of the day-to-day operations of a coffee shop. Through professional training, mentorship, and providing daily coffee service to the Galloway community, students will take away the following skills from their experience: The ability to produce a wide variety of coffee drinks, a basic understanding of small business finances, the importance of effective communication, an understanding of what good customer service is (and why that skill is crucial in any business), and perspective on what is required to be an excellent employee (trust, reliability, and accountability). Students will be assessed with a Pass/Fail grading system. Their final grade will be determined based on their accountability, reliability, and professionalism. 54

Prerequisites: interview and permission of supervisor, Lane Emmons. Grade level: 10 - 12

Student Life Internship Offered: Fall and spring semesters (0.5 credits) Student Life Internships are opportunities for service within the Galloway community. Students, depending on the timing of their free periods, have a variety of opportunities that range from assisting teachers in EL classrooms to supporting and developing projects with several of the departments that support the school, such as Admissions, Communications, or Student Life.The goals of the internships are varied, and include Building Community, Influencing and Informing and Gaining Work Experience. Students will be assessed with a Pass/Fail grading system. The final grade will be determined based on attendance, accountability and enhancement of the classroom/ department of the internship. Prerequisites: Interview with Director of Student Life. Grade level: 9- 12

Yearbook Offered: Full year (1 credit) Students are actively engaged in producing the yearbook. Students are engaged in all aspects of the planning, preparation, and production. Students will develop leadership and project management skills as they see the yearbook through to final submission. Students will gain an insight into the workings of the entire school community as they design stories and layouts, document the year, write and edit copy, and work with other divisions. As the final copy of the yearbook is submitted to the printer near the end of the third term, students will be actively engaged in the final quarter of the year in envisioning and planning for the next year’s production. To meet deadlines, from time to time, students will be required to work beyond the normal school day. Evaluations include commitment, timeliness and quality of assigned projects Prerequisites: none Grade level: 10 - 12; 9 with previous experience