Thematic Cycle Year A
Each year there are five cycles of work. At the beginning of each cycle and week, students receive study guides identifying the work they will accomplish during that cycle. The cycle format is designed to help students develop organizational, decision-making and time-management skills.
连接
How am I connected to the world and my community?
Thinking critically and discussing the “why” questions, seeking solidarity with peers
探索
What have people invented and discovered?
Exploring aspects of human welfare and dignity; igniting the urge for transcendence; creatively express thoughts and interests.
语言艺术
单元1: Blood on the River
Interdisciplinary social world connection to the explorer guiding question and Jamestown studies, practice note-taking and answering text-dependent questions
第二单元:时光机
Explore the genre of science fiction, the author’s take on scientific technology and the Industrial Revolution in Victorian England
UNIT 3: Writing fantasy stories
写在场景, using dialogue and action effectively, writing a well-developed main character who faces a central conflict that is resolved in a way that makes sense, writing a plot on a narrative arc
自然世界
社会世界
个人的世界 & 健康
数学
身份
我是谁??
Exploring identity, self-awareness, self-criticism, and susceptibility to peer pressure.
系统
How are things arranged?
Student-led service learning and social welfare initiatives.