Additional Course Offerings

 

This course is designed to provide students with specially designed instruction focusing on tenth-grade math and literacy skills. In addition, through support and instruction, students will be taught the skills needed to access the general education curriculum, and become responsible, self-directed learners and strong self-advocates.  Specific skills taught include collaboration, organization and time management strategies, information technology, critical thinking, and reinforcement of social communication. 

 

The Learning Center is offered to students grades 9-12 who require specially designed instruction.  Enrolled students will participate in the Learning Center daily or every other day, based on individual needs.  Through support and instruction, students are taught the skills needed to access the general education curriculum and become self-directed learners and strong self-advocates. The skills required for executive functions, study strategies, critical thinking, emotional regulation, and communication are taught and emphasized for success in high school and beyond.  

 

This course is designed for students with specific educational objectives, which correspond to each individual’s educational program. Career readiness and daily living skills are the focus of this course. Units of instruction include appropriate workplace behavior/expectations, problem solving, career exploration, skills assessment, money management, and social/civic skills. Students will learn steps to gaining employment through the creation of work portfolios consisting of applications, cover letters, resumes, and letters of recommendation. A class business plan will also be developed to teach students how to start, run, and maintain a small business.

 

This course is designed for students with specific educational objectives that correspond to each individual’s educational program. Basic reading and comprehension skills as well as practical written and verbal communication skills are the focus of this course. Students will utilize standard written English to prepare for employment and daily living situations. Activities include filling out job related forms, organizing information, composing different forms of correspondence, reading and summarizing informational text, and utilizing instructional tools, such as maps and cooking recipes. All units of instruction include the acquisition of functional vocabulary words, such as safety signs and work-based terms.

 

This course is designed for students with specific educational objectives that correspond to each individual’s educational program. This course emphasizes the use of practical mathematical applications to prepare students for employment and daily living situations. Units of instruction include basic number sense, money management, time telling, and the application of functional geometry and measurement. Activities will increase independence in calculator skills, estimation, shopping and budgeting, time management, and comprehension of every day word problems.

 

This course is designed for students with specific educational objectives that correspond to each individual’s educational program. This course offers students the skills they need to live as independently as possible as adults. Units of instruction focus on proper appearance and grooming, healthy and safe meal preparation, finding affordable housing, and clothing selection and care. Basic budgeting is also introduced as students are tasked with appropriate meal planning and developing grocery shopping lists. Other real-life expenses, such as rent and utilities are also managed. Students will often travel into the community for hands-on experience with grocery shopping and further developing appropriate social interactions. This course may be taken multiple semesters as students gain mastery and refinement of skills.

 

This course is designed for students with specific educational objectives that correspond to each individual’s educational program. Instruction is designed to increase student’s individual skills on the computer, while reinforcing the concepts they are being taught in their Math, English, and Life Skills classes.  Students are also using computer programs for career exploration.  Based on their ability, students will work on specific skills in these computer programs. 

 

This course is for students who need assistance in preparing for success in Algebra 1 and courses beyond.  Topics to be mastered include: number and operation, powers, roots, exponents, precise communication using mathematical vocabulary, and strategies for persevering in solving a variety of problems.  Through guided readings and listening skills, students will be able to interpret, synthesize and evaluate information that is relevant to solving problems. Data analysis, probability, geometry of linear graphs, related changes in measurement, geometric patterns, similarity and formulae for two and three-dimensional objects will be included.

 

Through group facilitation, this course will take an integrated approach to health, fitness, and wellness in which students will learn and practice a variety of self-regulatory strategies to promote physical, emotional, and social health and wellness.  Students will participate in fitness activities and health information will be presented and discussed.  Topics will be guided by the Massachusetts Health Curriculum Frameworks, and may include topics such as nutrition and weight management, stress reduction, dealing with conflicts, community health resources, and other topics of importance for healthy young adults.