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Alexandria Friends School Curriculum

In addition to the regular course offerings listed below, AFS offers its students two unique learning opportunities, Service Learning and Senior Project. For each year of enrollment, each student completes forty hours of service to the community by working on a service learning project during the Winter Trimester. Seniors in good standing may elect to do a senior project in the spring.

Regular Course Offerings

We are on a trimester schedule which allows students more course options for the year as we offer both year-long* and trimester-long classes. Students are required to take five classes each trimester. In addition, all students are required to complete 40 hours of service learning during the winter trimester.

Because we are a small school, we are able to customize our class offerings to the needs and interests of our students. Also, faculty are encouraged to create electives according to their interests and specialties, as well as the needs and interests of our students. If approved, highly-motivated students may complete independent studies or on-line courses under the supervision of our talented and multi-dimensional faculty.

Courses We Offer

We are developing a new STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) curriculum for next year's 6th and 7th grades in conjunction with other Friends schools around the country. This will include use of the iPad or a similar tablet device. STEM courses will be integrated with English and social studies classes.

 

(2011-2012 offerings are listed in Bold)

Science [1 credit]

Biology*
Chemistry* [2011-2012]
Physics*
Environmental Science*

Math [1 credit]

Algebra I*
Geometry * [2011-2012]
Algebra II*
Advanced Math/pre-calculus*

Consumer Math* [2011-2012]

 

English [.33 -1 credit]

Multicultural Literature
Quaker Topics in Literature I: Friendship
Quaker Topics in Literature II: Peace and War
Quaker Topics in Literature III: Simplicity
Adventures in Literature
Publications Sequence [writing and editing, .33 credits each]:

World Literature
American Voices III
British Literature
Science Fiction
Shakespeare (offered as three separate courses [.33 credits each] usually taken in the following sequence):

World Mythology II Northern Europe (Scandinavia, Germany, and the British Isles) [Winter 2011-12]
The Language of Music III (listening/viewing as the basis for creative writing and appreciation) 

Foreign Language [1 credit each]

Spanish I*
Spanish II*
Spanish III*
(German and French are available on a llimited basis)

History (and Social Sciences)

US History* [1 credit] consisting of:

History of the U.S.* (traditional course) [2011-2012]

Peoples of the World: [.33 - 2 credits; up to six trimesters covering various world civilizations and cultures]

History of the Holocaust (offered as three separate courses [.33 credits each] usually taken in the following sequence):

Civics [.33 - 1credit] 
Economics [.33 - 1 credit] 

Electives [.33 credit]

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