Curriculum SUBJECT AREAS
HIGH SCHOOL
GRADE 9
GRADE 10
English
English 9 (Intro to Literature)
English 10 (Literature of Migration)
English 11 AP English Language & Composition* Intro to Creative Writing
English 12 AT English Literature & Composition* Intro to Creative Writing
History & Social Science
World History 9
Human Geography 10
U.S. History AP U.S. History
AT Art History* AP Microeconomics*
Science
Physics
Chemistry
Biology, AP Biology*, AT Anatomy & Physiology*, AP Chemistry*, AP Physics C (Mechanics & Electricity & Magnetism)*, AT in Applied Science*
Mathematics (3 years required)
Geometry, Geometry Honors, Algebra II, Algebra II Honors, Math Analysis and Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus Honors*, AP Statistics*, AP Calculus AB*, AP Calculus BC*, AT in Calculus (Honors)*
World Language
Latin I, Latin II, Latin III, Latin IV, AP Latin* French I, French II, French III, French IV, AP French Language & Culture* Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III, Spanish IV, AP Spanish Language & Culture*, AP Spanish Literature*
(4 years required)
(3 years required)
(3 years required)
required)
GRADE 11
GRADE 12
Visual & Performing Arts
Studio Art, AP Studio Art*, Mock Trial, Garage Band, Chamber Music, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Choir, Drama
Media
Digital Design (VPA), Yearbook (VPA), Journalism
(2 semesters required)
Physical Education
(4 semesters required)
physical activities and sports in which they may wish to participate for years to come. Independent P.E. provides credit to students who participate in outside competitive programs for more than 10 hours per week.
Athletics
Girls: Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Ski/Snowboard, Softball, Soccer, Swimming/Diving , Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball
(1 sport equals 1 semester of P.E.)
Boys: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Ski/Snowboard, Soccer, Swimming/Diving, Tennis, Track & Field
Community Service
Students focus their philanthropic activity in several areas on campus and outside of it. Students volunteer for breathrough Sacramento, a c ommunity-based organization, which operates its summer program on Country Day’s campus. They spearhead fundraising for the annual Run to Feed the Hungry on Thanksgiving Day as well as the annual Turkey Drive. Students also help mantain Country Day’s organic garden, which donates the bulk of its harvest to the River City Food Bank.
Interdisciplinary Projects
Through their English and history classes, sophomores undertake a yearlong project, where they research, write, and present a paper on a topic of their choice.
Internships
Seniors can participate in credit-earning research internships with professors at CSU Sacramento coordinated by the Science Department. Students must earn an A in Biology by the end of junior year to apply. The internships involve class work as well as hands-on laboratory research. Our summer internship program exposes students to real workspaces, involves them in projects and research, and reinforces our goal of helping students to pursue their interests.
Co-Curricular Activities
An eight-time national Pacemaker nominee (and two-time winner), The Octagon newspaper is printed eight times a year and updated almost daily online. Students design and publish the Medallion yearbook, which is distributed to all students. The Mock Trial team won the Sacramento County competition in 2018 and 2023 and placed in 2022. Student Council, dramatic productions, dances, a prize-winning Sexuality Alliance), JEDI Council and numerous student interest clubs (Environmentalist Club, Pre-Med Club, Future Business Leaders, Quiz Bowl, Science Bowl, and Outdoor Club among others) round out the extracurricular program. * Weighted courses AT= Advanced Topics