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OUR CURRICULUM
YOUR PASSION
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International Relations
Medicine & Public Health AP BIOLOGY
STATISTICS
AP CHEMISTRY
AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT/ECONOMICS
INTRODUCTION TO STUDIO ART
INTRODUCTION TO CONVERSATIONAL ARABIC
ADVANCED TALMUD
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
AP CALCULUS AB
COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS
CLASS, GENDER AND RACE / MEDIA & ADVERTISING
HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION
High school is a powerful time of exploration— when teenagers consciously shape their identities, cultivate new and existing passions, and become more defined versions of themselves. JCHS implements an academically challenging and developmentally appropriate curriculum that ensures exposure to areas of intellectual inquiry, aesthetic expression, spiritual development and physical exercise. Students generally maintain a minimum course load of seven courses in grades 9 through 11 and six courses in grade 12.
TYPICAL STUDENT SCHEDULE BY YEAR
GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
FILMMAKING
JEWISH ETHICS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE HUMANITIES
ELECTIVE COURSES THAT ALIGN WITH STUDENT AREAS OF INTEREST These are some examples of elective courses that might fit a student’s interest
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Performing Arts
Exploration
Social Justice WORLD LANGUAGE
AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES CREATIVE WRITING PLAYWRITING AND SCREENWRITING DANCE MUSIC WRITING AND PRODUCTION ACTING I ACTING II AP ART HISTORY
SCULPTURE PSYCHOLOGY ASTRONOMY HEBREW CREATIVE WRITING DANCE POWER AND PERCEPTION ENGINEERING AND ROBOTICS HISTORY OF SAN FRANCISCO
MATH & SCIENCE
JEWISH STUDIES
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To accommodate and empower more choices by its students, JCHS offers a range of elective courses. Those who wish can take a deeper dive into a given subject area about which they are passionate—for example, science or art, social justice, computer science—JCHS course offerings allow students to immerse themselves in what they want to learn while demonstrating to selective colleges and universities authentic academic depth.
9th GRADE
10th GRADE
11th GRADE
FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN: ARCHETYPES IN LITERATURE
MODERN WORLD LITERATURE
AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE
12th GRADE
AMERICAN LITERATURE OR
SENIOR SEMINAR: ENGLISH OR
US HISTORY
THE PAST IN THE PRESENT
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE
OR
AP US HISTORY
MATH YEAR 1
MATH YEAR 2
MATH YEAR 3
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
BIOLOGY
TANACH I
JS ELECTIVE
JEW IN THE MODERN WORLD
MISHNA & GEMARA
INTRODUCTION TO RABBINIC LITERATURE
YEAR 1
SENIOR SEMINAR: JEWISH THOUGHT OR
JEWISH THOUGHT HONORS JS ELECTIVE
YEAR 2
YEAR 3 *
UP TO 3 ELECTIVES
UP TO 3 ELECTIVES
PSYCHOLOGY WOMEN, SLAVES AND MINORS JEWISH ETHICS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
V&P ARTS COURSE **
AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLASS, GENDER AND RACE / MEDIA & ADVERTISING
ELECTIVES***
Electives are drawn from all departments
UP TO 1 ELECTIVE
UP TO 4 ELECTIVES
PHOTOGRAPHY OTHER REQUIREMENTS
FRESHMAN SEMINAR
* Two year-long courses through at least level three. Three years recommended. ** Students take a Visual & Performing Arts course during 9th or 10th grade.
*** Students typically take between 4-8 electives over their four years at JCHS. The number of electives changes year by year.
SENIOR KEYSTONE PROJECT