Grade 12

Twelfth grade students have a number of options for their math course. Possible courses include math analysis, statistics, calculus. Your student's counselor will help them identify a sequence that is aligned with college requirements as well as their individual interests.

Students in high school will be working to complete a sequence of required laboratory science classes aligned with the a-g requirements. These typically include a sequence of biology, chemistry, and physics, as well as one or more science electives such as biotechnology or physiology. Your student's counselor will help them identify a sequence that is aligned with college requirements as well as their individual interests.

In history, students will be taking one quarter of Government, and one quarter of Economics. Their teachers will be prioritizing adapted lessons from among the following units:

Government Quarter:

• Fundamental Principles of American Democracy
• Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens in a Democracy
• Fundamental Principles of Civil Society
• The Three Branches of Government as Established by the U.S. Constitution
• Interpreting the Constitution:
• The Work of the U.S. Supreme Court
• The Electoral Process
• Federalism: Different Levels of Government
• The Fourth Estate: The Role of the Media in American Public Life
• Comparative Governments and the Challenges of Democracy

Economics Quarter:

• Fundamental Economic Concepts and Reasoning
• The American Market Economy
• Government Influence upon the American Economy
• Labor Markets
• Aggregate Economic Behavior
• The Global Economy

Read more about the details of each unit, such as the overarching questions that frame each, as well as highlighted projects and performance tasks.