Visual Arts

tition is to teach professionalism. Students learn ethics, civility and how to be zealous but courteous advocates for their clients. Good sportsmanship and respect for all participants are central to this competition. The program is open to students in grades 9 through 12.

Model United Nations

The goal of the Model UN is to simulate real United Nations and international bodies. Each participant will represent a country, a person or organization and advocate their policy and interests on a committee. Model UN hopes to facilitate greater understanding of international issues and promote a sense of international responsibility between participants. Ultimately, delegates should come away with a better understanding of the processes of international politics and negotiation and recognize the importance of multilateral cooperation. Model UN helps students better understand the international system, along with the numerous problems it faces. The program is open to students in grades 9 through 12.

Visiting Students Program

Students have the exciting opportunity during grade 10 to participate in an exchange program with other Sacred Heart schools, either nationally or internationally. The visiting students program offers a unique opportunity for students to broaden their horizons socially, academically and culturally by experiencing the life of Sacred Heart students in different parts of the world and the country. In the past several years, students have studied in Australia, France, Canada, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Austria, California, Florida, Louisiana, Washington and Nebraska.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Sacred Heart recognizes the impact of technology on society today and the far-reaching effects it will continue to have on our future. Interested students are encouraged to take additional elective computer science courses in grades 10 through 12. Elective courses are “hands-on” experiences in which students use their creativity, imagination and understanding of the software to produce projects that utilize the capabilities of the software they are using. Computer science is a rapidly changing field and our courses emphasize the computational thinking and digital literacy skills that will help our students think critically and make informed decisions about the digital world around them. We emphasize that computer science is ultimately about problem solving, critical thinking, and creativity. Students will work with a range of applications and gain the skills to think critically about the role that technology plays in their lives, make a webpage, write a program, or build a robot.

Upper School students have a range of technical resources to support their coursework. All students use a laptop throughout the year. Students use G Suite to store and back up their work, access e-mail for academic purposes and have access to the Internet through a high-speed T-1 connection.

Exploration of Computer Science & Engineering

(Grade 9) In Exploration of Computer Science, students will get an overview of computer science, computational thinking, robotics and engineering. Students will begin the first unit by exploring different engineering and CS industries and looking at female leaders in STEM. Beginning in November, students will use Arduinos to design a programmable light-up Christmas ornament. After Christmas break, students will then learn about the Engineering Design Process and work as an engineering team to design a sailable boat. The final unit will be learning about mathematical computation by completing a math programming challenge in Python. The year will conclude with a “Tech for Social Good,” an open-ended project where they can choose between using Micro-bits, Raspberry Pi, or Circuit playground programmed in Python, to bring awareness to local or global issues.

Data Analysis and Python (Grade 10 & 11) Python and Data analysis will give students an introduction to the Python programming language while learning data analysis concepts. Using industry based libraries such as Pandas and Numpy, students will become comfortable manipulating excel, analyzing large datasets, and creating visuasionals to tell a story.

Engineering & Creative I (Grade 10 & 11) Students will learn the steps of the engineering design process and apply the concepts of physics to solve student generated problems. Tech and practical skills will be developed to meet these ends.

Engineering & Creative II (Grade 11/12) Students will utilize the tools in the makerspace to develop their own products and expertise on different technologies. By the end of the course, students will have built a self-identified project that benefits the community in some way.