In this class, students explore the concept of "self" with a growth mindset and ask the question, "How can I be the best version of myself?" Other essential questions include: How do I take care of my body? How do I identify and manage my emotions? How do I make informed decisions about the relationships in my life? What strategies and techniques help me to work through challenges? Topics of study include nutrition, brain science, physiology, social sexuality, and relationships. Students learn skills such as food preparation and meal planning, stress management, emotional regulation, communication, and advocacy. The class includes regular group discussion, self-reflection, time outside, and physical movement. PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of Wellness and status as a junior or senior. Open to interested sophomores if space is available.

Students in this class take an in-depth look at the skeletal and muscular system, with a focus on sports medicine. They learn the bones, their markings, muscles, actions, attachment points, and how muscles work. Common injuries are examined, with a consideration of risk, mechanism, treatment, and rehabilitation. Students also examine the sports medicine team and current issues in sports today.

In this class, students explore the concept of "self" with a growth mindset and ask the question, "How can I be the best version of myself?" Other essential questions include: How do I take care of my body? How do I identify and manage my emotions? How do I make informed decisions about the relationships in my life? What strategies and techniques help me to work through challenges? Topics of study include nutrition, brain science, physiology, social sexuality, and relationships. Students learn skills such as food preparation and meal planning, stress management, emotional regulation, communication, and advocacy. The class includes regular group discussion, self-reflection, time outside, and physical movement. PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of Wellness and status as a junior or senior. Open to interested sophomores if space is available.

Experienced dancers who successfully completed Dancer's Studio benefit from an exploration of additional movement genres, advanced choreography, and the development of leadership skills in the dance studio. The individualized curriculum focuses on the needs of the student and the genre of study. Students receive individual feedback, mock audition sessions, and assistance from industry professionals. Advanced Projects students continue to perform with Dancer's Studio and Foundations of Dance ensemble. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of Dance Studio or permission of the teacher. FILM, MEDIA, AND THEATER PRODUCTION FILM, MEDIA, AND THEATER PRODUCTION Students in the Film, Media, and Theater Production class learn how to tell stories while discovering their unique artistic voice, ultimately creating multiple projects that can be shared in film or on stage. This team-taught class led by industry professionals provides students with opportunities to write, produce, and generate several films, media, and theatrical productions. Students explore film and theater history, critically analyze storytelling styles, and learn how to write, perform, direct, produce, operate cameras, and edit. Projects are shared during the annual Dance, Drama, and Film Showcase at the end of each semester, as well as the annual Film Festival at the end of the school year. This is a repeatable course. Students can focus on areas of interest, denoted in the course titles below.

What does it take to be a dancer? This course is designed to provide students with the basic techniques needed to express themselves through the art of movement. Students explore a variety of dance styles, the use of body conditioning, the understanding of the body in motion, and are introduced to techniques and concepts of dance. Students of any level, beginner through advanced, are welcome. Foundations of Dance students perform with the Dancer's Studio and Advanced Projects ensemble.

Dance Studio provides students with the intermediate and advanced techniques needed to express themselves through the art of movement. Students continue to explore a variety of dance styles, the use of body conditioning, the understanding of the body in motion, and further their techniques and concepts of dance. Dancer's Studio students continue to perform with the Foundations and Advanced Projects ensemble. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of Dance: Foundations.

This class is designed for students who want to engage in a variety of group-based fitness formats to improve total body strength and overall fitness. Students participate in group cardiovascular workouts, including interval and Tabata-style training; barre, circuit, core, and kettlebell workouts; strength training classes; and yoga and recovery. Students learn proper exercise technique, are introduced to fitness classes they can access after high school, and get out into the community to experience a fitness class at a local studio. Students set personal goals, reflect, and work to develop healthy habits.

This course fulfills the integrative, immersive learning experience graduation requirement when paired with participation in Special Olympics or Unified Sports, or service learning/work-based learning. In this course, students partner with peers with disabilities to develop and enhance the skills necessary to support a lifetime of health and wellness, leisure, recreation, and sports participation. The curriculum emphasizes skill-related activities, individual and gross motor development, lifetime fitness, socialization, and overall health and wellness. Students learn a variety of strategies to communicate, adapt, and modify activities while supporting the design and implementation of inclusive experiences for learners with disabilities. Additional topics include effective communication, appropriate modifications, understanding cognitive and physical disabilities, community awareness and engagement, and exploration of related careers. Throughout the course, students actively participate in creating and maintaining a safe, collaborative, and engaging learning environment that promotes inclusion, respect, and meaningful participation for all. This class is a repeatable class; students taking it a second time must have a B or higher in the preceding course or permission of the teacher. SPORT EDUCATION Sport Education provides students with the opportunity to experience and participate in a variety of team and lifetime sports. Students practice sport-specific skills and enhance their overall physical literacy. Students also explore what sportsmanship looks like, sounds like, and feels like. Each student is given the opportunity to take on the different roles of successful teams- captains, equipment managers, referees, and players- and reflect on their experiences in each role.

This class is designed for students who want to build a foundation of fitness and learn the habits of a healthy lifestyle. Students begin the class with a self-assessment and are introduced to foundational movements, basic lifts, lifting progressions, and nutritional concepts. Basic technique is taught; movements and lifts are built upon to show progressions and variations. Throughout the course, students learn to follow a workout, track workouts/progress, and write personal reflections. At the end of each phase of the strength program, students reflect on their progress, assess technique, reassess their goals, and identify habits that helped and hindered them. This is a repeatable course; students taking it a second time must have a B or higher in the preceding course or permission of the teacher. Students who repeat the class have the opportunity to design more advanced and personalized programs.

9th grade Success scholars develop a future vision for themselves and set academic goals; they build relationships and an ability to self-advocate; they establish strong character and habits of mind, and they strengthen organizational and planning skills necessary to achieve goals and complete work independently. Students analyze and discuss "success" through the completion of personality assessments and a series of interviews. They hone their academic, technological, research and leadership skills, and develop strategies for being successful high school scholars. This course also covers Wellness topics such as communication, nutrition, mental and emotional health, substance abuse and human sexuality. Partnerships within the school and greater community are a key component of the course, as is an exploration of internship and job placement opportunities. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of summer Success camp. Students enrolled in Prep for Success fulfill the Wellness graduation requirement as part of the Prep for Success class. INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE AND CAREERS This course is co-sponsored by the Community College of Vermont (CCV). 1 Burr and Burton elective credit, pass/fail Introduction to College and Careers is an online class designed to engage students in thinking about learning and education and the role these play in achieving personal and career goals. The college-level readings and assignments focus on strengthening skills in civil discourse, critical thinking, and interactive discussion. In addition, students explore the skills and expectations needed to be successful at the college level. Students learn and practice time management skills, understand the role of financial aid in paying for college, and explore the flexibility of post-secondary education options. Students hone their academic, technological, research and leadership skills and further their job interview and resume building skills. This course prepares students to take advantage of the two free dual enrollment vouchers that high school juniors and seniors are allowed under the Flexible Pathways legislation. It is supported by staff in the Student Success program. Enrolled students should expect college-level reading and writing assignments.

Wellness is a comprehensive health class, required for graduation, designed for 9th graders and sophomores. The curriculum focuses on communication, relationships, mental and emotional health, nutrition, human sexuality, and substance misuse. Students engage in cooperative games, the challenge course, social-emotional learning, and mindfulness practice. Students are assessed through projects, group discussions, and active class participation. This course is required and can be taken in 9th or 10th grade. It is required for 10th grade transfer students who have not previously taken a Wellness or Health course. Students enrolled in Prep for Success fulfill the Wellness graduation requirement as part of the Prep for Success class.

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors