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2021-2022 | Course Bulletin
THE SJA EXPERIENCEAcademic Contacts
Our Mission
Kendra Brazeau Nikki Krysak
English as a Second Language Library Director
(802) 748-2361 (802) 751-2100
This is the mission of St. Johnsbury Academy, a kbrazeau@stjacademy.org nkrysak@stjacademy.org
diverse, comprehensive, and independent educational Elia Desjardins Liz Laverty
community grounded by our traditions, our deep optimism Science Computer Science
regarding young people, and our commitment to academic (802) 751-2245 (802) 751-2082
excellence: edesjardins@stjacademy.org llaverty@stjacademy.org
Henry Eaton Ellen Meranze
C H A R AC T E R Capstone Language
To teach good character by modeling and fostering compassion, (802) 751-2355 (802) 748-4674
respect, responsibility, and integrity. heaton@stjacademy.org emeranze@stjacademy.org
David Eckhardt Sean Murphy ‘86
I N Q U I RY Social Studies Guidance
To foster a love for learning by challenging individuals (802) 751-2081 (802) 751-2402
to pursue knowledge, creativity, and intellectual deckhardt@stjacademy.org smurphy@stjacademy.org
self-reliance. Mathew Forest Roseanna Prevost '84
Special Services Fine Arts
COMMUNITY (802) 751-2394 (802) 751-2036
To encourage each individual to understand his or mforest@stjacademy.org rprevost@stjacademy.org
her relationships, rights, and responsibilities within Patrick Guckin Denise Scavitto
a community that is itself part of the larger world. Career and Technical Education Freshman Humanities
(802) 751-2320 (802) 751-2414
pguckin@stjacademy.org dscavitto@stjacademy.org
Steven Jolliffe Dale Urie '86
English Health and Wellness
(802) 751-2070 (802) 751-2342
Contents
stjolliffe@stjacademy.org durie@stjacademy.org
Patrick Kinsella
Mathematics
(802) 751-2372
Course Selection Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 pkinsella@stjacademy.org
Courses of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Freshman Humanities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other Contacts
Freshman Immersion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Senior Capstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Sharon Howell John Lenzini
Headmaster Athletic Director
English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (802) 751-2033 (802) 751-2121
Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 showell@stjacademy.org jlenzini@stjacademy.org
Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Nicole Biggie '92 Carol Lyon
Director of Admission Assistant Headmaster
Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(802) 751-2440 for Business Services
Biomedical and Health Sciences Certificate Program . . . 15 nbiggie@stjacademy.org (802) 748-7703
Engineering Design and Development Program . . . . . . . . 15 clyon@stjacademy.org
Tammi Cady ’88
Environmental Studies Field Semester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Assistant Headmaster James Mazzonna
for Advancement Chief Information
Computer Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 (802) 751-2010 Technology Officer
Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 tcady@stjacademy.org (802) 751-2371
jmazzonna@stjacademy.org
English as a Second Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Beth Choiniere
Health and Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Assistant Headmaster John Robillard '83
for Campus Life Dean of Resident Students
Fine Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 (802) 751-2024 (802) 751-2357
Performing Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 bchoiniere@stjacademy.org jrobillard@stjacademy.org
Visual Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 John Cummings James Ryan ’89
Associate Headmaster Director of Resident Life
Driver Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 (802) 751-2131 (802) 751-2007
Career and Technical Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 jcummings@stjacademy.org jryan@stjacademy.org
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 John Driscoll
Procedure for Course Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Dean of Students
(802) 751-2472
Faculty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 jdriscoll@stjacademy.org
Colleges Attending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Henry Eaton
Sample Course Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Interim Academic Dean
(802) 751-2050
Board of Trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 heaton@stjacademy.org
Accreditation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2Course Selection Guide
St. Johnsbury Academy is a comprehensive, co-educational St. Johnsbury Academy will not accelerate graduation. Students must
secondary school serving students in grades 9 through 12 and a achieve four calendar years of study at the secondary level in order to
post-graduate year. In describing itself as comprehensive, the qualify for graduation from the Academy.
Academy intends that its curriculum will meet the needs of all of
our students. We offer a wide range of subjects and sequences at Levels of Instruction
different levels of difficulty. A careful reading of this curriculum As a comprehensive school, we admit students with a wide range
guide will help ensure that parents and students make the best of skills, interests and backgrounds. We believe that students learn
choices from the extensive options available. best when the material that they experience is presented
in a form and at a degree of difficulty matched to their previous
achievement. In nearly all of our academic departments,
Grade Progression students are homogeneously grouped; that is, they are placed in
St. Johnsbury Academy is a four-year institution. Students normally
instructional sections with students of similar previous achievement
progress from the ninth through the twelfth grades and graduate by
and academic preparation.
accumulating credits through successfully passing courses of study. As
long as a student has acquired sufficient credits so that they can make All of our academic departments offer courses at four levels
up missed credits and graduate with their current class, even if they of instruction: basic, standard, accelerated, and Advanced
have fallen behind in their required courses, they will advance from Placement™ (AP).
grade to grade with their class.
• Students who are placed at the basic level have demonstrated a need
for instruction in the foundational skills required to learn the material
Graduation Requirements
of the course. They benefit from a more gradual introduction to the
In order to be granted a diploma by St. Johnsbury Academy,
subject material that allows them to master the content of the course
a student must complete four years of study at the secondary
with the supports that will help them achieve success.
level and accumulate 26 credits. (See the chart “Graduation
Requirements”.) • Students who are placed at the standard level of a course have
demonstrated levels of achievement and background typical of
The decisions that students and parents make in their choice of
most high school students. They possess the skills and the requisite
courses and in the sequence of courses are extremely important.
information that enable them to be successful in this college
The choices made for the freshman and sophomore years will strongly
preparatory curriculum.
affect the options available for the junior and senior years. To help
visualize several options, we have included model paths that typical • Students who are placed in the accelerated level of a course
students might follow at the Academy. They can be found starting on have demonstrated high levels of achievement and demonstrate
page 35. deep background knowledge in the subject. They possess skills
and information that enable them to master material at an
Please refer to the individual departmental sections for further
accelerated pace.
explanation of graduation requirements.
Students new to the Academy are placed in various levels of
instruction after careful study of standardized and placement tests
they have taken, transcripts from previous schools, recommendations
of teachers and guidance personnel, parental and student wishes, and
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS consultations with the appropriate department chair. Students are not
placed automatically at a given level of instruction in any department
COURSE CREDITS simply because they are in that level of instruction in another
department. It is quite common for students at the Academy to be
Senior Capstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 credit
placed at different levels of instruction in different departments.
English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 credits Furthermore, if students experience success at a specific level, we
encourage students to move to a higher level. In particular, it is the
Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits aim of the basic courses at the Academy to equip students to move
to the standard levels of instruction as soon as possible. In each
Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
department, personnel meet regularly to make sure that students
Social Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits are appropriately placed.
Physical Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ½ credits Many of our non-academic and some of our academic courses are
heterogeneously grouped; that is, a student will be placed in them
Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 credit without reference to already acquired skills and knowledge. Some
Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ½ credits of these courses are Senior Capstone, Physical Education, Health, and
some technical courses.
Total Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 credits After courses have been assigned, level changes are made only
by the relevant Department Chair or the Academic Dean.
3COURSE SELECTION GUIDE
Advanced Placement Program Advanced Placement Capstone DiplomaTM
The Advanced Placement program of the College Board is offered to and CertificateTM Program
students who have demonstrated a superior understanding of the The AP Capstone Program is a two-course sequence consisting
subject matter and have signified their desire to achieve college credit of AP Seminar and AP Research that allows students to explore
for courses taken while they are still in high school (sophomores, real-world issues while developing the analytic, research,
juniors, and seniors only). Successful completion of an AP exam is problem solving, and communication skills that colleges look
recognized by many major colleges and universities for advanced for in an applicant.
placement or credit, at their discretion. The Academy offers 30
Advanced Placement courses including: English Language and Students typically take AP Seminar in the 10th or 11th grade, followed
Composition, English Literature and Composition, United States by AP Research in 12th grade. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher
History, European History, World History, United States Government in the AP Seminar and AP Research courses and on four additional AP
and Politics, Microeconomics, Psychology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Exams of their choosing will receive the AP Capstone Diploma. This
Statistics, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Biology, signifies their outstanding academic achievement and attainment of
Chemistry, Physics 1, Physics 2, Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: college-level academic and research skills.
Electricity and Magnetism, Environmental Science, Studio Art:
Alternatively, students who earn scores of 3 or higher on the
Drawing and Painting, Studio Art: 2D, Studio Art: 3D, Music Theory,
AP Seminar and Research Exams only will receive the AP Seminar
French Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture,
and Research Certificate.
Japanese Language and Culture, Latin, and the AP Capstone Program
(AP Seminar and AP Research). Students who take Advanced
Placement courses are required to take the nationally administered
Advanced Placement exam at the end of each course. Payment for the
Advanced Placement exam is due prior to the exam.
SNHU in the High School Dual Enrollment Program
Southern New Hampshire University in the
High School’s dual enrollment program with
Current St. Johnsbury Academy courses offered for dual credit include:
St. Johnsbury Academy allows qualified
high school students (sophomores, juniors St. Johnsbury Academy Course SNHU Course
or seniors) the opportunity to earn college
credits while in high school. At St. Johnsbury Rhetoric and Composition ACC College Composition I
Academy, designated courses have been Literature and Composition ACC Introduction to Literature
aligned to meet the same content, rigor, and Creative Writing ACC Introduction to Creative Writing
learning outcomes as that of the University. Advanced Creative Writing
The high school teachers instructing these United States History ACC U.S. History II: 1865-Present
courses meet the University’s adjunct faculty
World Civilization Post 1500 ACC World Civilizations: 1500-Present
requirements and have been approved by
AP European History Western Civilization Since 1500
the University. Students will have the
AP Microeconomics Microeconomics 201
opportunity to take advantage of the dual
credit opportunities at the beginning of the Applied Statistics ACC Applied Statistics
courses by completing an application and Applied Calculus ACC Calculus I: Single Variable
submitting the course registration fee for AP Biology General Biology I
each class. Once the registration period AP Biology Prep General Biology II
closes, students will not be allowed to AP Physics C: E & M Physics I with Lab
register for college credit. Since these Anatomy & Physiology ACC Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology with Lab
courses are college courses, credit will be Chemistry ACC Fundamentals of Chemistry with Lab
awarded by St. Johnsbury Academy and French I ACC Beginning French I
Southern New Hampshire University.
*French II ACC *Beginning French II
SNHU credit portability and transferability
*French III ACC *Intermediate French I
rests solely with individual colleges and
*French IV ACC *Intermediate French II
universities as they have varying policies
on accepting transfer credits; thus, it is Spanish I ACC Beginning Spanish I
the student’s responsibility to obtain a *Spanish II ACC *Beginning Spanish II
transcript from SNHU and to consult *Spanish III ACC *Intermediate Spanish I
with higher educational institutions to *Spanish IV ACC *Intermediate Spanish II
determine whether the SNHU course(s)
can be transferred. Additional information
*SNHU dual enrollment in French and Spanish language courses, requires beginning
regarding the program can be directed to
with Beginning French I/Beginning Spanish I.
the Director of Guidance. In order for a dual
enrollment course to run, a minimum of Additional course are being considered for the 21-22 school year.
six students must enrolled.
4COURSE SELECTION GUIDE
The Academic Support and Enrichment the grades for the period being reported. After the name of each
course there is a parenthetical abbreviation which signifies the
Services Center
level of instruction at which the course was offered. There are
The Academic Support and Enrichment Center (also known as the
five abbreviations: IS (Individualized Services), BA (Basic),
Learning Center) is professionally staffed with faculty representing
ST (Standard), ACC (Accelerated), and AP (Advanced Placement).
core disciplines. The Center offers a resource for students to seek
Students will earn credit in all courses that they have successfully
support or enrichment in their studies as they pursue their academic
completed after each semester of work.
interests and realize their potential. Students can access the Center
during their unscheduled blocks or study halls. The Academy acknowledges superior student achievement with two
published lists, the high honor roll and the honor roll. Honor rolls are
Grade Reporting determined by mid-semester and semester grades. To achieve high
Grades are reported to students and parents four times a year: honor roll status, a student must achieve an overall average of 90 or
mid-semester and at the end of each academic term. Report cards better. To achieve honor roll status, students must achieve an overall
consist of a list of courses taken, the teacher of each course, and average of 85 or better.
5Courses of Study
student expectations, learn responsibility While the vast majority of seniors satisfy their
FRESHMAN regarding digital citizenship, explore capstone requirement in the 7701 course,
HUMANITIES
Academy traditions, learn how to balance other courses that satisfy the Capstone
student commitments and the importance graduation requirement are:
of involvement in extra-curricular activities,
All freshmen are required to take this 1062 – AP Research (English Department)
enhance time management skills and
course which satisfies 1 English and 1 executive functioning skill sets, and learn 7705 – Visual Arts Capstone (Fine Arts
Social Studies credit. how to be a global citizen on an independent Department)
boarding school campus through the lens of 7703 – ESL Capstone (ESL Department)
Freshman Humanities (Basic) cultural awareness, diversity, and inclusion.
2 CREDITS/FULL YEAR (1911/1912) 4853 – Engineering Design and Development
In addition, class time is devoted to the use of
Capstone (Science Department)
Freshman Humanities technology to enhance educational outcomes
(Standard) including in-depth coverage of our learning 7706/Spring Semester – CTE Field Studies
2 CREDITS/FULL YEAR (1913/1914) management system, Canvas, and the Google Capstone
applications used by our teachers. Must be combined with 4999/Fall Semester –
Freshman Humanities Environmental Studies Field Semester. Meets
(Accelerated) every other day. (Science Department)
2 CREDITS/FULL YEAR (1915/1916)
This cross-disciplinary, writing-intensive SENIOR CAPSTONE 7707 – CTE Capstone (Career and Technical
Education Department)
course will introduce students to the skills
1 credit required for graduation. For more information on these offerings, see
necessary for their future success at the
the entry for these courses in the appropriate
Academy. Students will apply the skills they All seniors are required to complete a Senior
department sections of the course bulletin.
learn in the areas of composition, critical Capstone investigation. The Academy sees
thinking, and problem solving to the study the Capstone course as a culmination of all
of the human condition. Students will previous learning; it serves as an opportunity
examine a variety of texts, both historical
and contemporary, as a means of building
for students to demonstrate their mastery of
our standards as they head to college, careers, ENGLISH
connections to the course’s guiding themes. and carry their overall Academy experience
4 credits are required for graduation. For
into their personal and professional lives. On
The course culminates in the Freshman those students who have taken Freshman
Senior Capstone Day, in early December and
Inquiry Project which allows students to Humanities, 3 additional core credits are
early May, seniors present their Capstone
partner with local institutions as a means required for graduation. All students are
projects to their peers, faculty members,
of building connections to the course’s required to complete one core English course
trustees, and members of the community.
guiding themes. each academic year.
Senior Capstone (Accelerated) The English Department recognizes a double
1 CREDIT (7701) responsibility to its students. On the one
FRESHMAN This required, one-semester, heterogeneously hand, students need to master specific skills
essential to the proper use of language. On
IMMERSION grouped, interdisciplinary course will serve
as an opportunity for seniors to demonstrate the other hand, students growing quickly into
their ability to meet Academy standards as adulthood need to know how to write, how
to read, how to create, and how to be critical
Freshman Immersion a culmination of all of their previous course
work and a springboard into their post- thinkers in a world that demands increasingly
ALL LEVELS/FALL SEMESTER (7590)
secondary careers. The domain of the course complex choices. These are talents whose
All freshmen are required to take the developments are interconnected, often
will include three main components:
Freshman Immersion program in their simultaneous, and never completed in a
first semester at St. Johnsbury Academy. 1. Problem-solving: Discipline-specific lifetime. The English curriculum is designed
The course is anchored in the Academy’s research methods, field research, and to help students continue to improve their
commitment to success for each student critical inquiry language skills and further expand their
by introducing mission-based curriculum developing talents.
2. Communication: Discipline-specific
designed to address our core values of
writing formats, editing, revision, and
character, community, and inquiry. As part
public speaking
of our transition program and commitment
to our freshman families, all students 3. Citizenship: Defining the characteristics
are introduced to various aspects of St. of a professional and acting and producing to
Johnsbury Academy in an intentional way. that definition.
Students learn about the school mission
and core values, understand and commit to
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Technical Communications I supplement its core readings with poetry
Core Courses (Standard) and fiction drawn from the major periods of
1 CREDIT (1063) American literature.
Literary Perspectives Prerequisite: Literary Perspectives or equivalent
(Basic) Open to Juniors Technical Communications II
1 CREDIT (1031)
This standard-level course is open to juniors
(Standard)
Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities or equivalent 1 CREDIT (1083)
Open to Sophomores
who are enrolled in a technical education
Prerequisite: Technical Communications I or with
course and who anticipate continuing
departmental approval
Literary Perspectives their education at a technical college or
This course is open to seniors who are
(Standard) institute. Students will be introduced to the
enrolled in a minimum of two blocks of
1 CREDIT (1033) principles of effective communication in the
technical education and who anticipate
Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities or equivalent workplace. Special attention will be given
Open to Sophomores continuing their education at a technical
to workplace ethics. Students will research
college or institute. Students will research
topics of personal and vocational interest,
Literary Perspectives topics of personal and vocational interest,
explore career plans and opportunities, and
(Accelerated) explore career plans and opportunities, and
present information and opinions to various
1 CREDIT (1035) present information and opinions to various
audiences. In class projects, students will
Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities or equivalent audiences. In class projects, students will
Open to Sophomores; with departmental approval solve realistic problems using critical thinking
solve realistic problems using critical thinking
and decision-making skills.
This Sophomore course emphasizes the and decision-making skills.
importance of inquiry while supporting skills Rhetoric and Composition
in reading, analysis, and research. Students (Standard) Literature and Composition
will identify main ideas and arguments in 1 CREDIT (1053) (Standard)
texts; identify ways in which writers develop Prerequisite: Literary Perspectives or equivalent 1 CREDIT (1073)
these ideas through characterization, plot, Open to Juniors Prerequisite: Rhetoric and Composition or equivalent
structure, and other literary devices and Open to Seniors
strategies; reflect on the effectiveness of Rhetoric and Composition
literary arguments; and consider how context (Accelerated) Literature and Composition
and occasion influence authorial decisions 1 CREDIT (1055) (Accelerated)
College credit is available through Southern 1 CREDIT (1075)
and literary works.
New Hampshire University’s dual enrollment College credit is available through Southern
Students will also be required to develop course College Composition I. New Hampshire University’s dual enrollment
their own perspectives and communicate Prerequisite: Literary Perspectives or equivalent course Introduction to Literature.
via written, oral, and visual mediums, both Open to Juniors Prerequisite: Rhetoric and Composition or equivalent
Open to Seniors
independently and collaboratively, and Through this Junior course, students immerse
synthesize a variety of genres and texts. themselves in argumentative and persuasive This senior course teaches college-
writing. They will then refine academic preparatory logic and analysis through
Upon completion of this course, students will reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
writing and research skills through the Area
be able to analyze and evaluate a variety of The course examines significant works of
of Inquiry research project. Thematic units
texts and have the ability to communicate world literature that reveal the diversity
provide a platform for critical thinking
ideas, using a variety of methods, supported of human experience and the mandate
about American ideals and individual self-
by evidence. to make the world a more humane place.
understanding.
Students write a variety of essays that build
AP Seminar
1 ½ CREDITS (1060/1064)
AP English Language and upon modes introduced in Rhetoric and
Composition Composition.
Open to Sophomores and Juniors; with departmental
approval 1 ½ CREDITS (1058/1059)
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment with AP English Literature and
In the first year of the two-year AP Capstone AP Seminar Composition
Program sequence, students will develop and Open to Juniors; with departmental approval 1 CREDIT (1079)
strengthen their analytic and inquiry skills, This two-semester course leads directly Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in AP Research
exploring in detail three to five relevant issues to the taking of the Advanced Placement Open to Seniors; with departmental approval
selected by the instructor. They will learn to examination in English Language and This course leads directly to the taking of the
consider an issue from multiple perspectives, Composition in the spring. The course Advanced Placement examination in English
evaluate the strength of an argument, prepares students for the AP examination, Literature and Composition in the spring.
and make logical, fact-based decisions. including critical reading, rhetorical and The course introduces and reinforces skills
During the course, students will complete a stylistic analysis, and argumentation. that will allow students to do well on the AP
team project and presentation, an individual Students will refine their academic writing exam. It engages students in a wealth of
reflection, and an individual paper and and research skills through the Area of literature and a range of genres, reading both
presentation. Students are required to take Inquiry research project. The class process widely and deeply; students also write critical
the AP Seminar written exam. will feature seminar discussions of the analysis, including expository, analytical, and
assigned readings. Although primarily a argumentative essays. Students will refine
study of nonfiction texts, the course will college-level critical thinking skills through
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the interpretation of prose, poetry, and skills required to successfully manage a College Writing (Standard)
drama, with a focus on British literature. The professional newsroom. 1 CREDIT (1003)
Senior Capstone experience required for Open to Juniors and Seniors
graduation is also embedded in the course. Creative Writing (Accelerated)
1 CREDIT (1007) College Writing (Accelerated)
AP Research College credit is available through Southern 1 CREDIT (1004)
1 CREDIT (1061) New Hampshire University’s dual enrollment Open to Juniors and Seniors; with departmental
course Introduction to Creative Writing. approval
Prerequisite: AP Seminar and concurrent enrollment
with Accelerated English Literature and Composition Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors This course is designed to enhance the
or AP English Literature and Composition Students will create portfolios of their language and writing of skilled college-bound
Open to Seniors; with departmental approval
own work in the genres of short fiction, students. It will examine strategies for
Students will work on an independent poetry, and playwriting; the portfolio will writing effective college admissions essays
research project on a topic of interest. At the contain selections from their daily writing and will study the SAT with a particular
end of the research project, they will submit journal as well as finished and revised emphasis on vocabulary, timed-writing,
an academic paper of about 5,000 words and pieces. Students will read widely in these and reading comprehension.
defend their research through a presentation. genres from selections of both older and
Additionally, students will present the contemporary works chosen by the class, and
application of their research at our spring achieve a sophisticated understanding of the
Capstone day. fundamental elements of those genres. The
course will include field trips to attend writing
SOCIAL STUDIES
Elective Courses festivals and poetry slams as well as trips to
local colleges for readings.
3 credits are required for graduation. For
those students who have taken Freshman
Humanities, 2 additional core credits are
Media Studies and Production I Advanced Creative Writing required for graduation. All Students are
(Accelerated) (Accelerated) required to complete Freshman Humanities
1 CREDIT (1005)
1 CREDIT (1008) or the equivalent; World Civilization,
Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities
Prerequisite: Creative Writing (Accelerated) Post-1500, AP European History, or AP
Media Studies and Production I examines Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors; with
World History; and United States History.
the intricacies of journalism’s new frontier departmental approval
and explores what it means to allow words, Seniors who wish to pursue intensive study of One of the stated objectives of education is to
images, and sound to interplay for effective creative writing may take Creative Writing a produce good citizens. In a democracy, this
communication with an audience of both the second time for credit. In consultation with means informed, involved citizens—persons
Academy community and the world at large. the instructor, the students in this course will who are willing and able to understand and
Students will explore the interplay of various embark on a demanding course of study in act upon the critical issues of their times. The
means of communication and compose audio two genres of his/her choice, one per quarter. Social Studies are replete with controversy:
and video podcasts, visual narratives, and These may include poetry, short fiction, script questions of power, decision-making,
written articles. They will ultimately create writing, the novella, and children’s literature. leadership, duties of citizens, goals for the
multi-layered media projects through the Students taking Advanced Creative Writing nation, freedoms for individuals, equity
use of multimedia authoring software for will have class with Creative Writing students. of opportunity, distribution of wealth,
online publication and digital storytelling. Admission will be reserved for those students war and peace; these are issues that must
Students will investigate 21st Century media who have demonstrated a sincere, significant be studied in their historical context,
to evaluate how messages are delivered with interest in pursuing creative excellence and re-examined, and acted upon by each
lasting impact and effectiveness. whose post-secondary plans include creative new generation of Americans. Divisions
writing study. of opinion are inevitable but an informed,
Media Studies and Production II involved, critical thinker is better able to
(Accelerated) Public Speaking (Accelerated) pursue their task of citizenship.
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All Academy students are required to
Prerequisite: Media Studies and Production I Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors successfully complete Freshman Humanities,
Media Studies and Production II further This course enables students to speak and World Civilization, Post-1500, and United
examines the intricacies of journalism’s write effectively for a wide variety of purposes States History. These courses must be taken
new frontier and the ways in which words, and audiences. Through the study of form sequentially and elective courses may also
images, and sound interplay for effective and communication, students learn to use be inserted into a student’s curriculum. AP
communication with an audience—both the storytelling, personal statements, persuasion European History and AP World History may
Academy community and the world at large. and vocal techniques to express their ideas be substituted for World Civilization, Post-
Students will continue their exploration at formal, informal and social events. 1500 and AP United States History may be
of various means of communication and Students will leave this class able to speak substituted for United States History.
compose nuanced audio and video podcasts, confidently and comfortably in front of
Acceptance into AP courses requires the
visual narratives, and written articles for almost any audience.
recommendation of the department.
publication. Additionally, students will
learn and practice the mechanical, decision-
making, interpersonal, and supervisory
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beginning with the late Middle Ages and
Core Courses continuing through the Cold War, including a Elective Courses
demanding reading schedule and the practice
World Civilization, Post-1500 of AP testing elements. AP European History Vermont History and the
(Basic) meets for the entire year. The class will be Identity of the Northeast
1 CREDIT (2911) held every other day in the first semester Kingdom
Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities and will meet every day in the second 1 CREDIT (2920)
semester. It fulfills the World Civilization, Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities
World Civilization, Post-1500 Post-1500 requirement. This class will be If history focuses on understanding our
(Standard) held every other day in the first semester and place in the world, then history starts in our
1 CREDIT (2913)
will meet every day in the second semester. own backyard. Vermont and the Northeast
Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities
Kingdom share a long and storied history.
World Civilization, Post-1500 United States History (Basic) Students will learn local history from primary
1 CREDIT (2151) sources, and the award-winning book,
(Accelerated)
1 CREDIT (2915) Prerequisites: Freshman Humanities and World Hands on the Land, which will serve as a
Civilization, Post-1500
College credit is available through Southern Open to Juniors
supplementary text. Students will participate
New Hampshire University’s dual enrollment in a variety of learning experiences, including
course World Civilizations: 1500-Present. United States History field trips, investigation of primary sources,
Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities (Standard) and self-directed research projects.
This course will explore the major themes 1 CREDIT (2153)
of historical change in the world from 1500 Prerequisites: Freshman Humanities and World Sociology and Criminology
to 1800. Citizenship, government, and Civilization, Post-1500 (Standard)
Open to Juniors
revolution are key strands of the course. 1 CREDIT (2949)
It will also enable students to work on those United States History Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities
Social Studies department standards that (Accelerated) This semester-long course is designed as
have not yet been mastered. 1 CREDIT (2155) a compliment to both our Psychology and
College credit is available through Southern Career Awareness Curriculum. It provides
AP World History New Hampshire University’s dual enrollment students with a general overview of Sociology
1 ½ CREDIT (2916/2917) course U.S. History II: 1865-Present. while looking specifically at Criminology
Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities or with Prerequisites: Freshman Humanities and World with a concentration on deviance and social
departmental approval Civilization, Post-1500
Open to Juniors control. Along with the topics such as, social
This college-level course prepares students structure/socialization, sex and gender, race
This survey course will expose students to the
for the Advanced Placement examination. and ethnicity, the family, crime, punishment,
history of the United States in a chronological
This course focuses on developing students’ theories of deviance, recidivism and
approach from the founding of the United
understanding of world history from rehabilitation, this course will allow for an
States to the present. The course will focus on
approximately 1200 CE to the present. individual concentration relative to a social
active citizenship and will highlight the study
Students will investigate the content of world group of the student’s choice. Each student
of United States history through political and
history for significant events, individuals, will be responsible for content knowledge
economic lenses.
developments, and processes in six historical and individual research on this social group
periods while they develop essential throughout the semester.
AP United States History
historical thinking skills. The course focuses
1 ½ CREDITS (2158/2159)
on five interconnected themes, encouraging Economics and Public Policy
Prerequisites: Freshman Humanities and World
students to make connections between Civilization, Post-1500, AP World History, or AP (Standard)
different eras in regions, including Africa, European History; with departmental approval 1 CREDIT (2947)
the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Open to Juniors
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion or current
This course fulfills the World Civilization, This Junior college-level course is taught enrollment in U.S. History and Algebra II or with
departmental approval
Post-1500 requirement. This class will be to prepare students to take the Advanced
held every other day in the first semester and Placement United States History exam and Economics and Public Policy
will meet every day in the second semester. requires a level of critical thinking and writing (Accelerated)
commensurate with college work. This course 1 CREDIT (2948)
AP European History meets for the entire year. The class will be
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion or current
1 ½ CREDITS (2918/2919) held every other day in the first semester and enrollment in U.S. History and Algebra II or with
College credit is available through Southern will meet every day in the second semester. departmental approval
New Hampshire University’s dual enrollment This course is meant for students who
course Western Civilization Since 1500. have an interest in economics, public
Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities or with policy, and finance. Students will explore
departmental approval
the fundamental principles of economics
This college-level course prepares students with an emphasis on practical applications
for the Advanced Placement examination through behavioral economics and game
in European History. The course includes theory. Students will examine the social
a profound study of European history
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and economic impacts of government Modern East Asia (Accelerated) cultural approach by reading original works of
policy through case studies from various 1 CREDIT (2922) thinkers of all regions and periods, from Plato
administrations from the 1960s to the Prerequisites: Freshman Humanities and World to Rumi, Axial-Age China to modern day
present. Students will also design and Civilization, Post-1500 or with departmental England, and beyond. Students will examine
execute behavioral economics experiments, approval issues such as free will, justice, religion,
explore personal finance strategies, and This course will examine the rich and individual responsibility, and the quest to
write policy papers. complex history of East Asia, particularly find meaning and fulfillment in the living of
the modern nations of China, Japan, and one’s own life.
AP United States Government Korea and will focus on the post-1945 period.
and Politics The growth of China into a world leader,
1 ½ CREDITS (2178/2179) the dynamism of Japanese culture, and the
Prerequisites: Freshman Humanities and United
States History
ongoing struggle between the north and the
south in Korea will be explored. The course
MATHEMATICS
Open to Seniors or with departmental approval
will take the form of a seminar, in which 3 credits required for graduation
This college-level course prepares students students will be expected to actively engage
to take the AP United States Government The sequence of courses will permit students
with course content in classroom discussion,
and Politics examination. It further prepares to have the following experiences in math:
as well as out of the classroom in writing.
students for roles as community leaders • View math as a blend of patterns instead of a
and responsible, active citizens using the Psychology (Standard) set of isolated topics.
competitive “We the People…” program, in 1 CREDIT (2923) • Make connections; construct models and
order to strengthen their critical thinking Prerequisites: Freshman Humanities; open to theories that order their understanding of
and extemporaneous speaking skills. The Sophomore, Juniors, and Seniors
their environment.
“We the People…” program culminates in a
State congressional hearing competition in Psychology (Accelerated) •Relate mathematical ideas to everyday
January. Additionally, students investigate 1 CREDIT (2925) experiences and real-world situations.
core concepts of political science: consuming Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities
Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors • Discover how to adjust procedures to solve
and producing polls, analyzing charts and
Students will gain a knowledge of the basic new problems.
graphs, predicting voting behavior, analyzing
demographic data, and understanding theories of human behavior and interaction • Spend more time on each topic, enabling
the essential ideas about political parties, through readings, discussion, multimedia, invention and practice.
campaigns, and elections. and field research
• Create “real” connections and study those
Furthermore, by the end of the course, AP Psychology connections from concrete to abstraction.
students will understand influences on the 1½ CREDIT (2928/2929) • Develop communication, reasoning, and
policy agenda and the process of policy Open to Juniors and Seniors; with departmental problem-solving skills.
making and enactment. The course will approval
close with a study of economic naturalism. Three mathematics courses are required
This college-level course prepares students
The class will meet every-other day in for graduation. The mathematics program
for the Advanced Placement examination in
the first semester, and every day in the includes course offerings designed to
Psychology and includes an in-depth study
second semester. provide opportunities for all students to
of the biological, cognitive, developmental,
learn meaningful mathematics. At several
social, and clinical aspects of psychology.
AP Microeconomics points during their academic career, student
This class will meet every day in the
1 ½ CREDITS (2218/2219) placements are reviewed to ensure that they
first semester and every other day in the
College credit is available through Southern are working at a level consistent with their
second semester.
New Hampshire University’s dual enrollment goals and achievement.
course Microeconomics 200 level.
Contemporary Issues Students who take standard level courses
Prerequisites: Freshman Humanities and United
States History
(Accelerated) acquire a sound preparation to pursue
Open to Seniors or with departmental approval ½ CREDIT (2946) four-year college programs, two-year
This college-level course prepares students Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities technical programs, on-the-job training, or
for the Advanced Placement examination in This course focuses on the study of issues that armed forces experience. Themes that are
Microeconomics. Students will investigate are affecting the world today and requires the emphasized throughout include problem-
the core concepts of microeconomics. use of newspapers and discussion to enhance solving, applications of the ideas presented,
Students taking AP Microeconomics may knowledge of current events. This class will use of the graphing calculator, writing
also elect to sit for the Advanced Placement be held every other day. process, and collaboration.
exam in Macroeconomics with approval Students who enroll in accelerated
from the Social Studies Department Chair Philosophy (Accelerated) math courses will be prepared to pursue
and Academic Dean. Additional out of 1 CREDIT (2935) competitive four-year college programs.
class work will be required to prepare Prerequisite: Freshman Humanities These are highly motivated students with
for the Macroeconomic Exam. This This course will introduce students to the strong mathematical achievement. Themes
class will meet every-other day in the study and uses of philosophy, as well as emphasized through this sequence include
first semester, and every day during the the history of ideas. Students take a multi- problem solving, applications of the ideas
second semester.
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presented, theory, and an appreciation Algebra I Full Year (Standard) the number system. The students will
of mathematics as a language. Graphing 1 MATH CREDIT/1 ELECTIVE CREDIT be introduced to styles of proving,
calculators are used to facilitate the teaching (3216/3217) evaluating, and simplifying algebraic
of these courses. One goal of the courses in With departmental approval. The math department expressions. There will be emphasis on
this sequence is to prepare students for AP placement test determines placement in the full-year solving complex or unfamiliar problems
mathematics courses and beyond. Courses Algebra I course. using appropriate analysis techniques and
in this sequence differ from the equivalent reasonable estimation. The students will
Algebra I Full Year (Accelerated)
standard-level course by the pace of the learn to generalize results from specific
1 MATH CREDIT/1 ELECTIVE CREDIT
course, the amount of required homework, applications. Advanced topics of solving
(3218/3219)
and the level of abstraction and formal proof. rational expressions, transformations,
With departmental approval. The math department
placement test determines placement in the full-year and exponential growth and decay are
Permission to take an accelerated-level
Algebra I course. also included.
course is normally predicated by maintaining
a grade of at least 80 in the previous Algebra I (Accelerated) Geometry (Standard)
accelerated-level course or at least 90 in the 1 CREDIT (3215) 1 CREDIT (3253)
previous standard-level course. Prerequisites: Above average Placement Test and Prerequisite: Algebra II; with departmental approval
recommendation based on prior achievement; with
All courses use graphing calculators departmental approval
and/ or computers to enhance the learning Geometry (Accelerated)
This course consists of the rules of algebra 1 CREDIT (3255)
of mathematics. In addition, all students
with an emphasis on linear functions.
are expected to write about their Prerequisite: Algebra II; with departmental approval
Students will learn to evaluate and simplify
mathematical processes. This course consists of the principles of
algebraic expressions and linear equations. In
Euclidean geometry supplemented by logic.
addition, students in this course will evaluate,
Algebraic Foundations I Areas of study will include basic geometric
analyze, and graph functions and relations.
1 CREDIT (3210) figures and relationships among them,
Applications of systems of equations will
This course is the first part of a two-part properties of polygons with emphasis on
be studied using both algebra and analytic
foundations of algebra course. The topics of triangles and quadrilaterals, properties of
geometry. Data analysis and linear regression
the course will include the real number line circles and related concepts, congruence
will be explored using the graphing calculator.
and operations of those numbers. Exponents, and similarity, and applications of measure
This course will also include the language of
powers, and order of operations will be and area problems. The student will learn
BASIC using the programming functions of
explored through problem solving. Equations right triangle trigonometry and have an
the graphing calculator.
will be identified in the world around, introduction to trigonometric functions.
including the workplace, and will be modeled Integrated Math (Basic)
through application. Students are taught the 1 CREDIT (3251)
Trigonometry (Standard)
correct and appropriate use of a graphing 1 CREDIT (3273)
Prerequisites: Algebraic Foundations I and II or
calculator. Algebra I (Standard) Prerequisite: Geometry or with departmental
approval
This course provides a bridge to Algebra II.
Algebraic Foundations II It includes an intensive review of Algebra I Trigonometry (Accelerated)
1 ELECTIVE CREDIT (3212) skills and concepts. The geometry concepts 1 CREDIT (3275)
Prerequisite: Algebraic Foundations I of congruence, symmetry, translations, and Prerequisites: Algebra II and Geometry or with
This course completes the two-part reflections are explored. Modeling of area departmental approval
foundations of algebra course. The topics of and volume is investigated through two- and This course allows the student to study
the course include further investigation of three-dimensional objects. Topics of statistics many different areas within trigonometry.
equations and their application in the real and probability are examined using graphing Topics will include angles and rotations, the
world. Equations will be developed using and volume, principles of proof and logic, unit circle and right triangle trigonometry,
technology. After investigating operations symmetry, and transformations. trigonometric functions, and circular
of exponents using manipulatives, students functions and their graphs; trigonometric
will learn to apply the concept to scientific Algebra II (Standard) identities; and proofs of identities. Concepts
notation. Applications of systems of 1 CREDIT (3233) will be applied in a variety of areas such as
equations will be studied using both algebra Prerequisites: Algebraic Foundations I and II, civil engineering and science. Students
and analytic geometry. Data analysis and Algebra I, Grade ≥ 75; with departmental approval
will make extensive use of graphing
linear regression will be explored using the calculators. Arc length and polar coordinates
Algebra II (Accelerated)
graphing calculator. This course will also are also included.
1 CREDIT (3235)
include the language of BASIC using the
Prerequisite: Algebra I; with departmental approval
programming functions of the graphing Freshmen may start their math sequence with this Precalculus (Standard)
calculator. course if a satisfactory score has been earned on the 1 CREDIT (3283)
department placement test.
Prerequisite: Trigonometry or with departmental
This course consists of the rules of algebra approval
with an emphasis on linear and quadratic
functions. Areas of study will include
Precalculus (Accelerated)
1 CREDIT (3285)
understanding and using number and
Prerequisite: Trigonometry or with departmental
operation concepts with emphasis on
approval
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This course develops the analytic skills Results of sampling and data collection will examination in Statistics in the spring.
necessary to describe the behavior of be displayed using statistical representations. The topics discussed in this course include
mathematical functions. Topics include Journal articles and published research frequency, distributions and graphs,
algebraic expressions, u-substitution, will be analyzed and interpreted from a measures of central tendency, measures
higher degree polynomials, rational, statistical perspective. The basic rules of of variability, confidence intervals, and
logarithmic, and exponential functions, simple probability, the fundamental counting hypothesis tests. In the first semester, the
function composition, inverses of functions, theorem, conditional probability, and course meets daily; in the second semester
transformations of functions, and polynomial probability distributions will also be explored. the course meets every-other day.
and synthetic division. A review of
trigonometric functions and the unit circle
is also included. Advanced Placement Post Calculus
In this course students will explore broad AP Calculus AB Multivariable Calculus
applications of mathematical ideas as they 1 CREDIT (3298) 1 CREDIT (3300)
pertain to the field of business, the social
Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus (Accelerated) grade ≥ 85; Prerequisite: Calculus BC; with departmental
sciences, computer science, and number with departmental approval; AP Calculus AB Prep is approval
theory. The goal of this course is to prepare required for students who will not continue to
This upper-level calculus course is intended
AP Calculus BC
students to interpret data, to construct for students with a strong interest in
algorithms, and to build mathematical This course is equivalent to the first semester
mathematics and a solid foundation in single
models to analyze and solve problems. Topics of college calculus. The topics include limits,
variable calculus. The topics of this course
include probability, data analysis, sequences derivatives, integrals and the Fundamental
will include partial derivatives, gradients,
and series, and logic. Theorem of Calculus. Emphasis will be placed
constrained optimization using Lagrange
on conceptual understanding: reasoning
multipliers, double and triple integrals
Applied Calculus (Standard) with definitions and theorems, connecting
with applications, as well as cylindrical and
1 CREDIT (3280) concepts, implementing algebraic/
spherical coordinates, and using Jacobian
Prerequisites: Trigonometry and Precalculus; with computational processes, connecting multiple
matrices to change coordinate systems.
departmental approval representations, building notational fluency,
Vector calculus will also be studied including
and communicating. This course follows
Applied Calculus (Accelerated) the AP curriculum and leads directly to the
line and surface integrals, divergence and
1 CREDIT (3286) curl, and the theorems of Green and Stokes.
Advanced Placement Calculus AB exam.
College credit at the accelerated level, is The use of computer algebra systems will be
available through Southern New Hampshire an essential part of the course.
University’s dual enrollment course Calculus
AP Calculus AB Prep
I: Single Variable. ½ CREDIT (3297)
Linear Algebra
Prerequisites: Trigonometry and Precalculus; with Prerequisite: AP Calculus AB; with departmental
approval ½ CREDIT (3301)
departmental approval
Prerequisites: Multivariable Calculus or SNHU dual-
This course will serve as an introduction or This course is a continuation of AP Calculus
enrollment math course; with departmental approval
survey of the fundamentals of differential and AB and will strengthen skills and knowledge
This course builds on the concepts of
integral calculus. Students will be encouraged in preparation for the Advanced Placement
three-dimensional space developed
to study these concepts in practical tangible Calculus AB exam in the spring. AP Calculus
in Multivariable Calculus and extends
applications through hands on projects, Prep meets every-other day during second
discussions of mathematical spaces to
classic lectures, and direct research. While semester.
include arbitrary dimensions. Topics covered
each student will learn the fundamentals of in the course will include systems of linear
differentiation and integration, this course is AP Calculus BC
equations and how to solve them, the method
not intended to be an alternative to the 1 CREDIT (3299)
of Gaussian elimination, matrices and linear
AP Calculus course. Prerequisite: Calculus AB grade > 90; with
departmental approval mappings, determinants and their properties,
This course is a continuation of Calculus AB eigenvectors and eigenvalues, and the
Applied Statistics (Standard) diagonalization of matrices. The course will
1 CREDIT (3287) and is equivalent to second semester college
calculus. In addition to further study of incorporate computer algebra systems and
Prerequisite: Trigonometry; with departmental
techniques of differentiation and integration, will seek to strike a balance between linear
approval
topics include sequences and series, algebra’s abstract structures and justifications
Applied Statistics (Accelerated) vector and polar functions, and some basic and the rich collection of applications to
1 CREDIT (3282) differential equations. This course follows science and engineering problems that the
College credit at the accelerated level, is the AP curriculum and leads directly to the subject affords.
available through Southern New Hampshire
Advanced Placement Calculus BC exam.
University’s dual enrollment course Applied
Statistics.
Prerequisite: Trigonometry; with departmental
AP Statistics
approval 1½ CREDIT (3289/3290)
This course will give students an opportunity Prerequisite: Trigonometry; with departmental
approval
to design and conduct surveys and
experiments using statistical methods. This two-semester course leads directly
to the taking of the Advanced Placement
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