Academics

English Language and Literature

The goals of the English department are to help students become stronger, more articulate thinkers and communicators, and to promote within all students an understanding and lifelong love of literature. A major focus of all English classes is developing students’ writing skills.

All students are required to take four years of English. English classes are tracked in 9th – 12th grades. English classes are tracked independently of other disciplines.

History

All History courses challenge students to understand and appreciate the complicated and multi-dimensional world in which they live. On a more fundamental level, History teachers strive to cultivate a knowledge of history and politics that is both broad and deep. Students are trained to do research and to communicate ideas and information clearly and effectively. Students are taught to read and think critically from a variety of perspectives with an aim of engaging in thoughtful dialogue.

All students are required to take four years of History. History classes are tracked in 9th – 11th grades. History classes are tracked independently of other disciplines.   

Jewish History

Our primary goal in teaching Jewish History is to help students develop a strong Jewish identity and gain an appreciation for the rich texture of their Jewish heritage as part of the larger historical context.

ELECTIVE OFFERINGS HAVE INCLUDED

Foreign Languages

All foreign language courses emphasize listening and reading comprehension, mastery of the written word, and active self-expression through the study of prose, poetry, dialogues and expository pieces. In addition, we strive to expose students to cultures associated with the languages they have chosen to study.

Foreign Language offerings are based on student interest each year. We offer American Sign Language I & II, Arabic, Spanish I, II & III, French I, II & III, Yiddish I & II, and Mandarin Chinese. Students can elect to take a foreign language in all grades.

Art

The primary goals of our Art program are to help students see and experience the beauty of artistic compositions and to guide the development of their own abilities of artistic expression, including the ability to give expression to their spiritual selves through a medium other than the written or spoken word.

ART ELECTIVES ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL FOUR GRADES

ELECTIVE OFFERINGS HAVE INCLUDED

Health and Physical Education

Our Physical Education program is designed to educate students, in a fun and safe environment, about physical fitness so that they graduate with the skills, knowledge and motivation to engage in a life of physical activity. The 10th-grade Health curriculum aims to address health-related topics of importance to the current and future health and physical well-being of the students. All students are required to take four years of Physical Education (PE) and a 10th-grade Health course.