AP European History – Full year
Requirement: Junior or Senior standing
This course is open to Juniors and Seniors and focuses on the in-depth study of European History, with an emphasis not only on the significant individuals and events of that history but also on the environmental and technological factors that helped shape it. A major goal of the course is to enable students to better understand how our own societal values including our commitment to personal liberty, constitutional government, capitalism, free inquiry, rationalism and the rule of law have their origins in European History.
Psychology – Half year
Requirement: 10th, 11th, and 12th graders
This course will focus on building a better understanding of human behavior. Students will learn about themes such as motivation, personality styles, and how we develop over the course of our lives. Students will also learn about abnormal behavior, mental wellness, and even how psychology applies to various careers. This course is appropriate for anyone interested in an introduction to the field of psychology.
SUPA Psychology – Half year
Requirement: 11th and 12th graders
This course is designed to expose students to college-level material in the study of psychology. Major topics include psychology as a behavioral science, physiological psychology, personality, abnormal psychology, child development and social psychology.
Sport Psychology – Half year
Requirement: 10th, 11th, and 12th graders
Sport Psychology will focus on understanding how psychology influences participation in sports- or ANYTHING that requires performance. Students will learn about the history of sport psychology, personality styles, coping with anxiety/stress, self-confidence, motivation, leadership, goal-setting, group dynamics, psychology of injury, and mental wellness. Students can apply this learning to their own performances on the field, in the pool, on the court, on the ice, or ANY Setting that requires performance under pressure. This course is appropriate for: current student-athletes, students interested in a career as a coach, and students interested in psychology.
Practical Law – Half year
Requirement: 10th, 11th, and 12th graders
This course is both a course in practical law and an issue-oriented course with materials designed to provoke intensive classroom discussion and debate. In addition, a major purpose of this course is to give those who study it some knowledge of law that can be of practical use to them in their everyday lives. Among the topics surveyed in this course are criminal law, family law, housing law, individual rights law, and tort law. Guest speakers and field trips are included in this course.
Film Heritage – Half year
Requirement: The subject matter includes unrated and rated films, including films with an R-rating. As a result, permission from a parent and/or guardian is required upon student enrollment in the course.
The Film Heritage course is designed to guide students through the process of analyzing films as works of art. The course explores how serious themes such as the ravages of war, the dehumanization of violence, and human relationships are dealt with through a visual medium. How the visual medium of film depicts such themes reflects a great deal about a culture in a particular moment of history. The course also uses film to explore the social and cultural context of the period in which it was made. The course includes discussion, historical and critical analysis, and written assignments.
U.S. Military History I – Half year
This course involves a look at national and world history with a special emphasis on U.S. participation in the wars of the 20th century. Topics covered include the political and economic factors that influenced the decision to go to war; military weaponry and doctrine; social and cultural implications; significant air, sea and land campaigns; the aftermath and consequences of the war; and perspectives on the meaning and place these conflicts have in our history.
U.S. Military History I will look at World War I and World War II and an overview of the U.S. Military structure.
U.S. Military History: Civil War – Half year
This course involves a look at national and world history with a special emphasis on U.S. participation in the wars of the 20th century. Topics covered include the political and economic factors that influenced the decision to go to war; military weaponry and doctrine; social and cultural implications; significant air, sea and land campaigns; the aftermath and consequences of the war; and perspectives on the meaning and place these conflicts have in our history.
U.S. Military History II will look at the issues of the Cold War and our involvement in Korea and Vietnam.
Current Events Studies – Half year
What will be in the news? The economy? The new President? Terror attacks? The Phillies? Our course outline will depend on what is happening at the time. Students will get daily newspapers and have access to news magazines, TV coverage and the internet. Students will share stories of interest to them, opinions and observations regarding the various sources of news. Students will keep a news journal and complete various projects.
American Women in History – Half year
American Women in History is a women’s studies course that will look at the contributions of U.S. women and their struggle for full inclusion. The course will include the significant people, accomplishments and challenges of women in the many areas of American society. Through articles, films, important documents, and speakers students will develop an understanding and appreciation of the many contributions of women to the history and culture of our country.