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MAGNIFICAT HIGH SCHOOL

MAGNIFICAT HIGH SCHOOL,

a girls’ Catholic, college-preparatory high school, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, calls young women to live Mary’s Magnificat in the world.

MISSION

We educate young women holistically to learn, lead, and serve in the spirit of Mary’s Magnificat.

MAGNIFICAT HIGH SCHOOL 20770 Hilliard Blvd. | Rocky River, Ohio 44116 440.331.1572 | magnificaths.org

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Since Magnificat was founded by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary in 1955, our vision has been to provide young women with a Catholic education characterized by academic rigor, innovation, and faithbased values that support the holistic development of each student.

In this spirit, I am excited to announce Magnificat’s new Design Learning initiative that will begin in the 2019-2020 school year.

Design Learning is inspired by Surround Learning™ — the concept that everything in our physical environment creates opportunities for learning — which initiated the transformation of our campus spaces beginning in 2013. In a similar way, Design Learning is rooted in the idea that every academic, co-curricular, and formational offering at Magnificat creates a unique educational experience for each student.

Under the mentorship of a student’s teachers, counselors, and advisors, each student will have the opportunity to create her own Design Learning BluePrint according to her interests and aspirations. BluePrints will be designed to help our students reach their academic and leadership goals, while encouraging flexibility and interdisciplinary ventures that will provide students the freedom to discover new interests and talents.

Incorporated into Design Learning is the redesign of Magnificat’s Genesis program. Genesis has evolved from what was traditionally an internship at the end of senior year into a four-year formational program of experiential leadership development that will be integrated into each student’s BluePrint.

Characterized by our core values of Respect, Compassion, Commitment, Collaboration, Life-long Learning, and Faith-filled Life, the Design Learning approach will further prepare Magnificat’s young women to be confident and well-rounded leaders in their careers, their communities, and our world. As always, the spirit of Mary’s Magnificat continues to propel us forward, and we are excited to invite you into this next chapter as the vision of the HM Sisters continues to unfold at Magnificat High School.

Gratefully,

Moira Clark President

DESIGN LEARNING CONCENTRATIONS

COLLEGE-PREPARATORY DESIGN LEARNING AT MAGNIFICAT Design Learning is an opportunity for each Magnificat student to plan her own unique college-preparatory learning BluePrint. A student’s curricular and co-curricular choices create the foundation of her individual BluePrint, which is enriched through experiential learning, service learning, and leadership. With ongoing guidance from faculty and staff members, each student’s individual interests and aspirations will direct her course selections beyond the core requirements and guide her co-curricular pursuits.

Every student will take a core college-prep academic program during her freshman and sophomore years that will provide a comprehensive foundation which will prepare her for any college major. While every student will create her own unique learning BluePrint as she moves through her four years at Magnificat, some students will choose to pursue a Concentration Diploma in one of the following areas of study:

• Engineering, Computer Science & Innovation

• Medicine, Healthcare & Wellness

• Law, Civics & Public Service

• Humanities & Global Studies

• Performing & Visual Arts

Specific course and co-curricular recommendations are tailored to enrich a student’s learning BluePrint. Additionally, it will be enhanced by her four-year Genesis Programming, comprised of service, experiential learning, and spiritual formation. Each Learning BluePrint is personalized to be relevant to the abilities, interests, and needs of each student. Students develop the essential skills, knowledge, and values needed to transition to college and life and come to recognize and understand their role and responsibilities in the world community as women of faith who learn, lead, and serve.

DESIGN LEARNING: Foundations

Magnificat’s freshman and sophomore curricula provide students with a strong foundation that will prepare them to begin pursuing higher level courses within specific BluePrint concentrations through their junior and senior years.

FRESHMAN Courses Theology English 9 or Honors English 9 Algebra 1, Geometry, or Honors Geometry Biology or Honors Biology Arabic, Chinese, French, or Spanish Performing or Visual Arts elective Personal Wellness and Healthy Living Global Communications and Research High School Compass SOPHOMORE Courses Theology English 10 or Honors English 10 Geometry, Algebra 2, Honors Algebra 2, or Transitional Algebra Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, or Environmental Science Arabic, Chinese, French, or Spanish World History or AP World History Lifetime Fitness High School Compass

Concentration Diploma To earn a concentration diploma in one of the following areas, students must fulfill specific course, co-curricular, and experiential and service learning components specific to that concentration. Most of these BluePrint course requirement options become available to students during their junior and senior years.

Marian Leadership Students serving in leadership roles at Magnificat may also be designated as Marian Leaders. These students, who must have participated in at least two approved leadership workshops over their four years, are nominated in recognition of their exceptional leadership skills. In the spirit of Mary’s Magnificat, Marian Leaders do not merely occupy leadership positions, they make a significant impact on an organization. To qualify as a Marian Leader, students must serve as a leader in a Magnificat co-curricular organization and be nominated by the adult moderator.

Engineering, Computer Science & Innovation CURRICULUM RECOMMENDATIONS Students must complete at least 3 years of the same World Language and earn 4 credits from the following courses, as directed below: • Honors or AP Physics (1.0 credit) • AP Calculus AB or BC (1.0 credit) And two credits total from these options: • AP Biology (1.0 credit) • AP Chemistry (1.0 credit) • AP Environmental Science (1.0 credit) • Research Methods in Science (0.5 credit) • AP Computer Science Principles (1.0 credit) • Project-Based Coding and Computer Applications (0.5 credit) • Project-Based STEM Applications (0.5 credit) • Digital Media Production (0.5 Credit) • Entrepreneurship (0.5 credit)

Beyond the Classroom CO-CURRICULAR OPTIONS Students are required to actively participate for a minimum of two years in one or more of the following co-curriculars: Chem Club Chess Club Mu Alpha Theta STEM Club Tech Club

EXPERIENTIAL and SERVICE LEARNING Involvement in at least two experiential and/or service learning opportunities is required.

Possible options include but are not limited to: Engineering Week Competitions Robotics Competitions Science Immersion Young Astronauts Day With an approved topic: Agape Experiment Business Plan Competition Genesis Sophomore Service

Performing & Visual Arts CURRICULUM RECOMMENDATIONS Students must complete at least 3 years of the same World Language and earn credits from the following courses, as directed below: • AP Studio Art or AP Art History (1.0 credit)

OR three full credits

from the following options: • Chorale (1.0 credit) And three full credits • Magnifi-Pops (0.5 credit per year) from the following options: • Theater Tech (0.5 credit) • Graphic Design 2 (0.5 credit) • Metals & Jewelry 2 (0.5 credit) • Drama 2 (0.5 credit) • Dance 2 (0.5 credit) • Clay 2 (0.5 credit) • Honors Studio Art (1.0 credit) • Choreography (0.5 credit) • Literature and Film (0.5 credit) • Photography 3 (0.5 credit) • Oral Communications (0.5 credit) • Digital Media Production • Project-Based Coding and (0.5 credit) Applications (0.5 credit) • Project-Based Coding and

• Digital Media Production Applications (0.5 credit) (0.5 credit) • Entrepreneurship (0.5 credit) • Entrepreneurship (0.5 credit)

Beyond the Classroom CO-CURRICULAR OPTIONS Visual Arts students are required to actively participate for a minimum of two years in one or more of the following co-curriculars: Art Club Photo Club Stage Crew Performing Arts students are required to actively participate for a minimum of two years in two or more of the following cocurriculars: Dance Concert Dance Team Fall Musical One-Act Festival Shakespeare Group Show Choir Spring Play Stage Crew

EXPERIENTIAL and SERVICE LEARNING Visual Arts: Involvement in at least two experiential and/or service learning opportunities is required.

Possible options: Cleveland Clinic Banner Project Cleveland Clinic

Expressions Contest Elementary School Partnerships Performing Arts: Involvement in at least two experiential and/or service learning opportunities is required.

Possible options: Theater Performance Trips Elementary School Partnerships With an approved topic: Agape Experiment Business Plan Competition Genesis Sophomore Service

Law, Civics & Public Service CURRICULUM RECOMMENDATIONS Students must complete at least 3 years of the same World Language and earn 4 credits from the following courses, as directed below:

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Level 4 World Language or AP Language and Culture (1.0 credit) AP US History (1.0 credit) AP MacroEconomics (0.5 credit) AP US Government and Politics (0.5 credit) Comparative Government (0.5 credit) Human Geography (0.5 credit) Psychology (0.5 credit) Sociology (0.5 credit) Oral Communications (0.5 credit) Environmental Science, any level (1.0 credit) AP Statistics (1.0 credit) Project-Based Coding and Computer Applications (0.5 credit) Entrepreneurship (0.5 credit)

Beyond the Classroom CO-CURRICULAR OPTIONS Students are required to actively participate for a minimum of two years in one or more of the following co-curriculars: Academic Challenge Business Club Feminism Club Finance Club International PenPals Seeds of Service Speech and Debate Student Council Students for Peace & Justice Sustainability

EXPERIENTIAL and SERVICE LEARNING Involvement in at least two experiential and/or service learning opportunities is required. Possible options include but are not limited to: Blue Streak Bistro Operation Facing History Student

Leadership Council History Day Competition Hoop House Produce Farming Immersions Outreach With an approved topic: Agape Experiment Business Plan Competition Genesis Sophomore Service

Humanities & Global Studies CURRICULUM RECOMMENDATIONS Students must earn 4 credits from the following courses, as directed below: • Level 4 World Language or AP Language and Culture (1.0 credit) And three full credits from the following options:

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AP World History (1.0 credit) AP US History (1.0 credit) Human Geography (0.5 credit) Sociology (0.5 credit) Psychology (0.5 credit) AP Literature & Composition (1.0 credit) Creative Writing (0.5 credit) Literature & Film (0.5 credit) Oral Communications (0.5 credit) AP Statistics (1.0 credit) Entrepreneurship (0.5 credit)

Beyond the Classroom CO-CURRICULAR OPTIONS Students are required to actively participate for a minimum of two years in one or more of the following co-curriculars: Book Club Creative Writing Club Kaleidoscope Language Clubs Les Bavardes Literary Magazine Speech and Debate Students for Peace & Justice Yearbook

EXPERIENTIAL and SERVICE LEARNING Involvement in at least two experiential and/or service learning opportunities is required. Possible options include but are not limited to: AP Spanish WE Service Educational Travel Facing History Student

Leadership Council History Day Competition Immersion Theater Performance Trips Writing, Speech and Multi Media Competitions With an approved topic: Agape Experiment Business Plan Competition Genesis Sophomore Service

Medicine, Health Care, & Wellness CURRICULUM RECOMMENDATIONS Students must complete at least 3 years of the same World Language and earn 4 credits from the following courses, as directed below: • Honors Advanced Chemistry/ Honors Human Anatomy and Physiology (1.0 credit) • AP Biology (1.0 credit) • AP Chemistry (1.0 credit) • Physics, any level (1.0 credit) • Environmental Science, any level (1.0 credit) • Marine Biology (1.0 credit) • Research Methods in Science (0.5 credit) • Psychology (0.5 credit) • Sociology (0.5 credit) • Project Based Coding and Computer Applications (0.5 credit) • Entrepreneurship (0.5 credit)

Beyond the Classroom CO-CURRICULAR OPTIONS Students are required to actively participate for a minimum of two years in one or more of the following co-curriculars: Chem Club Health & Wellness Club Marine Science Club Neuroscience Club Seeds of Service Students in Medicine Sustainability

EXPERIENTIAL and SERVICE LEARNING Involvement in at least two experiential and/or service learning opportunities is required. Possible options include but are not limited to: Cleveland Clinic Internship Differential Diagnosis Health & Wellness Expo

Student Leader With an approved topic: Agape Experiment Business Plan Competition Genesis Sophomore Service