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HIGH
SCHOOL
9th - 12th
The
Foundation Academy is proud to maintain an integrated curriculum
in grades 9/10 and 11/12. The terms HILI and MASC,
History/Literature and Math/Science, stand in for the course
names. Two teams of four teachers meet weekly to collaborate on
this program, which crosses teams, a history and an English
teacher with a math and a science teacher. Students in grades 9
and 10 study World History, World Geography, Literature including
writing, Algebra I, Geometry, Marine Science and Biology. Students
in grades 11 and 12 learn American History, American Government
and Economics accompanied by American literature including
writing, Algebra II, Trigonometry, Chemistry and Physics. An
advanced math class allows students to explore higher mathematics
such as pre- calculus and college algebra. Electives are required
from the following courses: foreign language, visual arts,
performing arts, computer science, humanities, forensics, senior
institute, junior institute, surfing, physical education,
community outreach, life skills and apprenticeships.
HILI
and MASC
What
do students learn at The Foundation Academy?
HILI =
HISTORY AND LITERATURE,
an integrated
curriculum
MASC = MATH AND
SCIENCE, an integrated curriculum
MASC/ HILI = an
integrated curriculum of Math, Science, History and Literature
HILI 1- 4 and MASC 1- 4
= Ninth and Tenth Grades
HILI 5- 8 and MASC 5- 8
= Eleven and Twelfth Grades
DIFFERENTIATION =
Learning styles are accommodated.
A word of explanation concerning Foundation Academy’s
acronyms: HILI stands for Literature/ English and History
while MASC stands for Math and Science. The goal is to
integrate the English course with the history course and the math
course with the science as well as the two sets together. In
grades 9 and 10, students will study English with Dr. Kathryn
Hutchinson, World History and Geography with Ms. Gill, mathematics
with Mr. Clifford and Marine Science and/ or Biology with Mrs.
Clifford.
11th and 12th
graders will study English with Ms. Reggie, American Government,
Economics and American History with Ms. Trendel while Ms.
Harrison teaches them mathematics and Mr. Osentowski teaches physics and chemistry.
The first weeks of school emphasize the general
policies of Foundation and the specific procedures in each class.
Students learn how a good team functions, the Love and Logic
philosophy of the school and what is meant by the Work Place
Rubric. While these items may not sound like academics, they are
crucial to the success in school and life.
The fall of 2005 provided an excellent opportunity for
an integrated curriculum experience and figuring out learning
preferences. The entire school focused its energies on China for
Exhibition Products and a Festival. HILI and MASC 1-4 immersed
themselves in the study of the Three Gorges Dam Project on the
Yangtze River. Classes were divided into 6 groups which studied
the pros and cons of the Dam Project from their focal point. As
the final product required research, reading, writing and visuals,
all learning styles were easily incorporated into the daily work.
The culmination of their studies were visuals and speeches
supporting or refuting the construction of the giant dam.
Students and teachers were proud of the final products
demonstrated to a panel of judges who had a difficult time
deciding on the best arguments.
The next Exhibition, well under way in January,
features the study of Einstein as the year celebrating his birth
ends. While the first Exhibition centered around the World
Geography course, with heavy participation from the other
disciplines, the second one revolves around the Science course.
The Exhibitions will come from the Science classes with support
from HILI and Math. History classes have created museum rooms
based on other ideas generated during the life of Einstein, b.
1879 d. 1955, and the English classes have been reading and
analyzing materials connected to Einstein’s life. Again,
opportunities abound for students to develop their own learning
styles.
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Electives
Foreign
Language: Spanish I – III, Sign Language I & II
Performing Arts: Drama, Chorus, Dance, Stage Technology for
Performance, Guitar, Violin, Piano, Djembe, Band, Step Team
Visual
Arts: Drawing/Painting, Pottery, 3-D Art, Art in the City
Other
Electives: Budget Class Humanities
SAT
Prep Tutoring
Independent
Study Senior Institute
Computers
Yearbook
Student Newspaper
International Connections
Child
Development Physical Education
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MASC 1-4 (9th and 10th
grade Math/Science) January 2006
Mr. Clifford (Math) and Mrs. Clifford (Science)
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MASC 5-8
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MASC—PHYSICS AND
CHEMISTRY CENTERS OF LEARNING
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Differentiated instruction in MASC 5-8
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SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
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BUDGET CLASS
Real
world application focuses on banking and investments.
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