CSW 9 th and 10 th grade Scheduling Information Session

CSW 9CSW 9thth and 10 and 10thth grade grade Scheduling Information Scheduling Information

SessionSessionMay 2011May 2011

FATE: Understanding By Experimentation

French II

Non-Fiction Writing

8:30-10:00

1:00-2:30

10:30-12:00

A CSW School Day

Fall Musical 2:45-4:15

CSW 9th Grade Sample Schedule

ModelUN

HealthBasketballFall Theater Production

D2:45-4:15

Transition into French

III

Digital Photo 1

Rise of IslamFrench II

C1:00-2:30

Tale of Two

Cities

Myths & Patterns

Music Theory 1

Facing History

Drawing: Naturalism

Non-Fiction Writing

B10:30-12:00

GeometryFATE: Design

A8:30-10:00

Mod 7Mod 6Mod 5Mod 4Mod 3Mod 2Mod 1

Food & Culture

FATE:Exper.

FATE:Analysis

• Food and Culture (English/History—2 blocks)• Myths and Patterns• Experiments in Non-fiction Writing• 1 elective block of 9/10 English• Facing History & Ourselves (or elective if taken previously)• 1 elective block of 9/10 History• Foreign Language• Geometry• From Atoms to Ecosystems: Design, Experimentation and

Analysis (3 blocks)• 2 blocks from the arts: music, theater, dance, or visual

arts• 3 athletic credits (or equivalent)• Health Education• 7 modules of D block activities• Community Service: 15 hours

CSW 9th Grade Requirements

CSW 10th Grade Sample Schedule

  Mod 1 Mod 2 Mod 3 Mod 4 Mod 5 Mod 6 Mod 7

A BlockAlgebra II Algebra II Algebra II Algebra II Cell Biology

Overview of American History

Overview of American History

B BlockBeowolf and Grendel

Writing About Reading

Writing About Reading

Coming to America Cell Biology Human PhysiologyHuman

Physiology

C BlockSpanish III Spanish III Spanish III Music Theory II Ancient Rome

Topics in Music History

School Service

D Block

Songwriting Jazz Ensemble

Weight Training (M/W) Martial Arts

(T/F)

Weight Training (M/W) Martial Arts

(T/F)

Woodworking YogaRock/Pop

Ensemble

– Writing about Reading (2 blocks)– 1 10th grade literature course– 1 elective block of English– Overview of American History (2 blocks)– Foreign Language– Geometry or Algebra 2– Cell Biology (2 blocks)– Human Physiology (2 blocks)– 2 blocks from the arts: music, theater, dance, or visual arts– 3 athletic credits (or equivalent)– Health (if not taken in 9th grade)– 5 modules of D-block activities– Community Service: 15 hours

CSW 10th Grade Requirements

English: 9/10 Electives

• Coming to America: Immigrant Experience

• Experiments in Imaginative Writing

• Introduction to Poetry

• Language

• Satire of Film

• Short Fiction

• Short Fiction: Beauty

• Tale of Two Cities

• Literature of Fantasy and Imagination

• Social and Political Theater (10-12)

• Writing Plays for Production (10-12)

• Evolution and Revolution of Love on Stage (10-12)

English: 10th Grade Literature Courses

• Dante’s Inferno

• Beowulf and Grendel

• Literature from the Bible

• The Odyssey

• The Ramayana

• Great Monsters

History: 9th Grade

Required:• X Food and Culture• X Facing History &

Ourselves (unless taken in middle school) or additional 9/10 elective

Elective (at least one):• Ancient Rome: From

Romulus to Ruins• Early Mesoamerican

Civilizations• National Identity and

Australian Consciousness• Rise of Islam

Math and Science

• 9th graders - Geometry• 10th - Geometry or

Algebra II based upon course previously taken

• 9/10 Elective – Ordering Chaos (math/art integrated studies)

• 9th – FATE: Design, Experimentation and Analysis

• 10th – Cell Biology and Human Physiology or Art and Science of the Human Body

Foreign Language

• French, Spanish, Mandarin and Latin are offered at CSW.

• Your level will be based on the placement testing.

• Students starting a new language will start at Level I.

• Mandarin I, II and Transition into Mandarin III in 2011-2012.

• Latin III and IV in 2011-2012.

Health Education

Required:

• X All 9th graders are required to take Health Education.

• New 10th graders who have not completed Health in 9th grade must take Health.

Arts

• You are required to take a minimum of two blocks of art. By the end of junior year (for incoming freshman) or senior year (for incoming sophomores), all students are required to take art courses in three of the four areas (visual arts, theater, dance, or music)

• D-block participation in dance, music, or theater counts toward this requirement.

Dance

• Technique Classes – Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced

• Choreography Seminars

• Styles – Contact Improvisation, Ballet, Hip Hop, West African and Afro-Brazilian

• Dance for Boys, Motion Art

Music

• Theory I, II, III

• Critiquing Music, Topics in Music History

• Voice – Chorus, Finding Your Inner Diva

• Ensembles – Rock/Pop, Jazz, Instrumental

• Composition – Songwriting, Film Scoring

Theater

• Acting - Short Dramatic Pieces, Improvisation in a Box, Bridge To Culture Through Theater

• Design – Lighting, Costume, Performing Arts

• Directing – PADD, Student Directed Plays

• ASL and Pocket Players

• Fall Musical, Spring Dramatic Production, Classic Ensemble

Visual Arts

• Drawing - Naturalism, Abstraction, Life Drawing

• Sculpture –Environmental, Design and Construction, Soft Sculpture

• Photography I-III, Experimental Photo

• Digital Arts – Digital Collage, The Animated Image, Film and Identity

• Film – History of Film, Foreign Film Survey

D-Block Goals

• D-block is designed to allow students the opportunity to pursue individual passions. Students have a wide variety of options—some meeting two days/week; others meeting four or five days/week.

Variety of Program

• Interscholastic and recreational sports

• Experiential courses and activities

• Dance, visual art, theater, and music programs

• Special interest courses (based on student and faculty expertise and interest)

Sample Offerings

o Improvisational Theatero Bollywood Filmso Quiltingo Science Olympiado Tinkeringo Model UNo An Exploration of Spiritual Practiceso Woodworking

Competitive Interscholastic Offerings

• Soccer

• Cross Country

• Field Hockey

• Basketball

• Baseball

• Tennis

• Ultimate Frisbee

Athletics requirement

All students are required to earn 3 athletics credits per year.

Ways to Earn Athletics Credits

• Competitive sports• Non-competitive

activities• Wilderness Trips• Independent Athletics• Dance • Athletics exemptions (fall

and spring productions)

Non-Competitive Offerings (Sample)

o Yogao Weight Training o Strength Training and Conditioning (B block 5 days/wk)o Cycling o Golf o Martial Artso Indoor Rock Climbingo Fencingo Spring Runningo Recreational Frisbee and Soccer

Academic Support

o Language Labo Writing Labo Math Tutorialo Art Labo Study Hallo Library

Online Course Catalogue

• https://www.csw.org/newstudent

https://www.csw.org/newstudent

• Online course catalogue

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