High School Curriculum

Students build on their foundation, comparing commonalities among families of functions including linear, quadratic, polynomial, radical, exponential, logarithmic, rational, and trigonometric functions. Students are introduced to operations with complex numbers, trigonometric identities, and further statistical studies.

Students learn not only the technical aspects of signing such as technique, vocabulary, and grammar, but also about the culture of the Deaf Community. Students build their vocabulary and learn greetings and expressions.

A continuation of American Sign Language Level 1. Students continue to develop expressive and receptive signing skills as well as learn additional vocabulary, grammar, history, fingerspelling, numbers, terminology, and Deaf culture concepts.

This course builds on the foundation of skills and knowledge learned in American Sign Language II (ASL II). Its emphases on expansion and refinement of comprehension, production and interactional skills as covered in ASL 2. In addition to expanding their vocabulary, students will learn more complex grammatical features through narratives and dialogues.

ASL 4 is a continuation of ASL III. The class will continue to focus on vocabulary expansion, idioms, manual and non-manual aspects of ASL, ASL linguistics, cross-cultural communication, and cultural knowledge at an advanced level. The goal is to provide students with the skills to communicate in a wider array of situations, to further develop their language fluency and to advance their level of comprehension of ASL in culturally appropriate ways.

This course provides students with an opportunity to recognize the impact of Deaf Culture on emerging ASL literature. The course also covers non-fiction, poetry, and drama depicted in reading and videotapes related to everyday lives of deaf people. It develops insight and appreciation of deaf literature and its implications for deaf education. Original works will be studied, analyzed, and compared.

Whether you plan on pursuing a career in health sciences or simply looking to gain an understanding of how the human body works, you’ll first need to understand the relationship between anatomy and physiology. Learn how to read your body’s story through understanding cell structure and their processes, and discover the functions and purposes of the skeletal, muscular, nervous, and cardiovascular systems, as well as diseases that affect those systems.

Students in this course study the major events, concepts, themes, and connections between various regions and civilizations from the earliest humans through the European Renaissance. Throughout the course, students focus on several major historical themes, including historical points of reference, geography, economics, government, citizenship, culture, science/technology, and society.

Have you ever watched a cartoon or played a video game where the animation of characters captivated you so much you wanted to create your own? If so, it’s time to immerse yourself in the world of animation. Meet the industry players such as directors, animators, and 3D modelers. Develop your story by exploring design, the 12 principles of animation, creating a storyboard, and leveraging the tools of the trade. Let’s bring your story to life with animation!

What makes us human? Is it our ability to use language, tools, or technology? Trace the history of homosapiens and explore our evolutionary trail through an anthropologic lens to observe our movement from cave dwellers to modern humans. Learn how we forged our way and developed all of the things that make us humans, such as our cultures, languages, and religions.