Short Term B Booklet 2023

PAIDEIAHIGHSCHOOL SHORTTERMB COURSEOFFERINGS 2023

TABLEOFCONTENTS:

1.DescriptionofShortTerm

2.RequiredCoursesbygradeanddepartment

3.GridofAllCourses

● Period1Courses:Academic/Non-Academic

● Period2Courses:Academic/Non-Academic

● Periods1&2Two-HourCourses: Academic/Non-Academic

● Period3Courses:Academic/Non-Academic

● Period4Courses:Academic/Non-Academic

● Periods3&4Two-HourCourses: Academic/Non-Academic

● Periods5&6Two-HourCourses: Academic/Non-Academic

ElectiveCoursesinShortTerm:

ShortTermatPaideiaisatimeforyoutoexploreandexperimentdifferenttypesofclasses&academicdepartments Theyofferyoutheopportunityto:

● Studyatopicingreaterdepthandintensitythanispossibleinalong-termclass

● Takeaclassoutsideofatraditionalacademicofferingordepartment

● Experienceteam-taughtclassesbydifferentteachersthroughouttheschool

● Takeaninterdisciplinarycourse

● Haveclassesthatprovidehands-onlearningexperiences

● Tryanewskillorimproveanoldone

● Explorepersonalcreativityandacademicpassions

● Meetgraduationrequirementssuchas:PE,Art,MusicorDrama,orInternship*

Short-termisagreatopportunitytolearnindifferentwaysandinnewfieldsofstudy Itisnotatimetoforgetaboutacademic andintellectualrigor YourshorttermcoursesmaynotbestructuredinthesamemannerasyourLongTermones;however,our expectationsintheclassroomarethesame

Yourchoicesareimportantandwillbehonoredasbestaspossible Yourfinalschedulewillbedeterminedbasedonyour choices,advisorandteacherrecommendations,spaceavailableinclasses,andareviewofyouroverallschedule

Wewouldlikeyoutohaveabalancedschedule:betweenShortTermsAandB,youshouldhavea50/50ratiobetweenacademic andnon-academiccourses.Youradvisorcanhelpguideyouonfindinganidealbalance.

AcademicShort-TermClasses:

Studentsreceiveagradethatiscalculatedinto theirGPA

Grading

Classification

Allclassesfallunderanacademicdiscipline (Math,Science,ModernLanguage,etc.)

Assessments

Assignments

Frequencyofwork

- Nightlyreadings,homeworkproblems, research,projectorgroupwork

Formalassessments:

- Quizzes,Tests,Papers,Presentations, Labs,etc.

- Typesofassessmentthatrequire synthesis,analysis,orapplicationof information.

Informalassessments

- Classparticipation,projects,groupwork

*Asareminder,Paideia’sgraduationrequirementsinclude:

Non-AcademicShort-TermClasses:

Teacherscandecidewhetherstudentswill:

A. Receiveagrade(thisgradedoesnotcalculate intostudents’GPAs)

B. Taketheclasspass/fail

NOTE: Even though grades are not calculated into students’GPA, they do appear on their transcript

Coursesaregenerally classified as“Other”anddonot fallunderacertaindiscipline,withafewexceptions (Art/Music/Drama,PE).

NOTE: These courses can count towards students’ graduation requirements.

Frequencyofwork

- Verylittletonohomework.

- Emphasisonin-classactivitiesand participation/engagement

Assessments

- Coursescouldincludeassignments/projects andinformalformativeassessments,but muchlesssothaninanacademiccourse.

● 3creditsofArt,Music,orDrama(Onelong-termcourseor3differentshort-termcourses)

● 3creditsofPE(PiLeague,JV/VarsitySports,short-termclasses,andoutsideactivityapprovedbyMikeEmery)

● 60hoursofinternshiprequirement(SeniorsmusthavecompletedtheinternshiprequirementbytheendofTermA)

Allofthesecreditscanbefulfilledthroughoutall4yearsatPaideiaduringbothLongandShortTerms

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasespeakwithyouradvisororLauraMagnanini,DirectorofStudies

RequiredCoursesinShortTerm:

Somegradesandacademicdepartmentsinshort-termhavecoursesthatarerequiredforstudentstotake.Pleasereviewthe followinginformationtoseewhatcoursesapplyforyourshort-termschedule. Depending on your long-term schedule, there are courses that continue through short-term A and/or B. These required courses are a continuation of their long-term courses and are separated by term and department

By department:

ModernLanguage

ShortTermA ShortTermB

Spanish1-1hr (Aonly)

French1–1hr (Aonly)

French2–1hr (Aonly)

Spanish2–1hr (Aonly)

Math

NoModernLanguagerequirements

ShortTermA ShortTermB

GTA2

APAB/BCCalculus-1hr

SocialStudies

NoMathrequirements

ShortTermA ShortTermB

USHistory–1hr (AandBterms)

Science

USHistory–1hr (AandBterms)

ShortTermA ShortTermB

APChemistry-2hr

APPhysics-1hr

By Grade:

NoSciencerequirements.

9thgrade:nospecificrequirementsbasedonyear,butreviewdepartmentalrequirements

10thgraderequiredcourses:

ShortTermA

USHistory(AandBTerm)

Ethics

ShortTermB

USHistory(AandBTerm)

11thgrade:nospecificrequirementsbasedonyear,butreviewdepartmentalrequirements

12thgrade:nospecificrequirementsbasedonyear,butreviewdepartmentalrequirements

ACADEMIC

GridofAllClasses - Click courses to link to course descriptions

ACADEMIC

Geology Cricket

BobDylanonHwy61 Sweet&SavorySideof Science

ArtoftheShortStory ScienceofSport

Oaxaca:Community&Culture

ACADEMIC

TheFourthDimension

OnceUponaTime…APieceofWood

CatchMeIfYouCan:DetectiveFiction

HistoryGoestotheMovies

U.S.History&Govt U.S.History&Govt U.S.History&Govt U.S.History&Govt ForeignLanguageFilms

CrackerChildhood VivelaFrancophonie TwotoTango AbscessNamedDesire

It’sNuclear! Oaxaca:TravelSpanish BasketballLoveStory Geology&Climate

Oaxaca:MexicanCinema

MeettheNewBoss

VivelaFrancophonie IntrotoInvesting Libros&Bebidas WrongfulConvictions HistoryofSurrealistArt

PublicHealth101 HistoryofHIV ModernWeaponry HenriettaLacks

MathGames PickingUp Grey’sAnatomy NativeAmStudies

MathCompetitions PatternsofUniverse

HistoryofLebanon IntrotoInvesting

St.Patrick’sBattalion

SavingtheOceans Reading

CuttingEdge:ContemporaryCollage

CuttingEdge:ContemporaryCollage

MeettheBeatles SheeptoShawl

GrassrootsSoccer/Coaching

TheGiftofThrift

Woodworking Volleyball

UrbanAgriculture

JournalingAcrosstheAges

BeingHumanAccordingtoStanleyKubrick OpenStudio/ArtLabAssistant

Internship

Paideia’sBigMoveInternship

Internship

Paideia’sBigMoveInternship

StillLifeDrawing PlaygroundGames MusicalsonBroadway IntrotoScubaDiving

AppliedCryptography WishICouldDraw

Screenwriting Navig.RaceinHorror

CultureofSoccer LogicPuzzles TheWinningHand Found.OfBasketball

Traditions,Transitions

Playwriting FromCraptoScrap

FillingOurCup

AncientGames

Strength&Conditioning

Bowling

ThePuzzler

Teas,Syrups&Salves

Student-RunDance

MathMovieMania

PrimitiveLiving

AshantagaYogaSadhana

ExploringPhotography

Student-RunDance Internship

WAfricanDrumming ChineseInstruments BlackMusicApprec. TechAssistant

Improv TheWinningHand TechAssistant

GenderSpectrum

ConspiracyorNa StephenSondheim WordGames Minecraft

Microaggressions Minecraft Podcasting Whodunnit

Rage! WordGames JustJamming AlgorithmicArt

AlgorithmicArt Mockumentaries Women’sWellness Meditation

Adulting101

IntroOrchestralMusic

Meditation FunwithFlags

JazzWorld

ConnectionsInternship

Paideia’sBigMoveInternship

PERIODS1&2TWO-HOURCOURSES ACADEMIC:

GEOLOGY(2hrs) Science

BrianSmith

Interestedinminerals,rocks,fossils,andgettingyourhandsdirty? Inthisclass,wewilllearnthetoolstoidentifymineralsand rocks,spendingtimeduringclasspracticingidentificationtechniques. Wewillalsotraveltoseelocalgeologicformations. Studentswillcollectandcurateapersonalrockcollection. Studentsareevaluatedbasedonparticipation,practicallabquizzes,andtheirrockcollection.

BOBDYLANONHWY61(2hrs) English JosephCullen

BobDylanisamajorAmericanartist;asingerandsongwriterwhostartedoutinthe1960sandhaskeptonkeepingon Heis currentlyonaworldtoursupportinghisalbum“RoughandRowdyWays”releasedin2020,and,dependingonhowyoucount, thiswashisfifty-thirdrecord Dylanisanartistwithasixtyyearhistoryandisstillgoingstrongbecausehehasfoundwaysto renewhimself Wecanbethankfulforhisdedicationandseriousnessincreatingaremarkablebodyofwork Whatrollingstones wemightbewithouthissongstosingontherestlesshighwayoflifeThisclasswillprovideanoverviewofhislife’sworksofar fromthe“Freewheelin’”daysof1963tohisreleaseduringthepandemicofa13”songabouttheassassinationofJFK,“Murder MostFoul”.

Wewilllistentohismusic,readhislyricsandreadsomeofthevoluminousreviewsandcriticalstudies. Iwillprovideall thereadingmaterialinabooklet.

THEARTOFTHESHORTSTORY(2hrs)

“FORSALE BABYSHOES NEVERWORN”

English

GavinDrummond

SupposedlyacompleteshortstoryinsixwordswrittenbyErnestHemingway(no-onehaseverproperlysubstantiatedthis rumor),it’shardtoreadthesewordswithoutfeelingdeepsadness Thebestshortstories(usuallyabitlongerthanthis!)move us,teaseus,intrigueus Theyaresometimesveryodd,andsometimesquitefamiliar Theyoftenendwithatwist,astinginthe tail,orawrysmile Inthisclass,we’llreadsomestories,andthenwriteourown We’llshareourwritinginaworkshopsetting Thisisanacademicclass Therewillbequizzesonthereading,andyouwillberequiredtoproduceanonlineportfolioofyour work Ifyouareseriousabouttheideaofunderstandingshortstoriesandwritingsomeofyourown,thenthisclassisforyou!

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PERIODS1&2TWO-HOURCOURSES NONACADEMIC

CUTTINGEDGE:CONTEMPORARYCOLLAGE (2hrs)

Acollageisavisualrepresentationmadefromanassemblyofdifferentforms,materialsandsourcescreatinganewwhole. Makingacollagehelpstoidentifyanexistingoranewcontext.Visualthinkingandvisualizationofideasisinherentinthinking upideasandsolutionsindesign Wewillexplorethehistoryofcollageandthenfocusoncontemporaryartistswhoareusing collageininterestingwaysasinspirationforourownwork

MEETTHEBEATLES:MUSIC&MANIA(2hrs)

Astudyintotheirbackground,music,risetofameandlegacythatledtothembecomingnotonlyaninternationalsensationbut partofamusic'Revolution'thatswepttheworldinthemidtolate1960s Through'deeplistening',lyricalanalysisanda selectionofreadings,learnhowandwhyTheBeatlesaresomusicallyrecognizedandculturallysignificant.Readingand writingrequired.

GRASSROOTSSOCCER/COACHING LICENSING(2hrs)

Studentswillparticipateinthe4v4In-PersonCourse,afour-hourcoursethatbuildsontheprinciplescoveredinUS Soccer's IntroductiontoGrassrootsCoachingModule.Specifically,theywilllearnmoreaboutU.S.Soccer'sGrassrootsCoaching EducationPhilosophy,Play-Practice-PlayMethodology,theSixTasksofaCoach,andthecharacteristicsofplayersaged6-8. ThecoursewillalsoaskeachcoachtoreflectontheirexperiencestodevelopactionstepsforpersonalgrowthintheSixTasks (CoachingGames,CoachingTrainingSessions,LeadingtheTeam,LeadingthePlayer,ManagingthePerformance Environment,andLeadership)

WOODWORKING:CIGARBOXUKULELES (2hrs)

DaveFergemann

Acigarboxukuleleisafun,inexpensiveinstrumentthatyoucanmakeyourselfwithalittlebitofwoodworkingskill.Inthis class,you'lllearntouseavarietyofhandtoolsandpowertools,andusethemtomakeyourowncigarboxukulele No woodworkingexperiencenecessary

URBANAGRICULTURE (2hrs)

Non-Academic

EmilyRoberts/EmersonMoore

PaideiaUrbanAgiscelebratingtwofullyearsatourEastAtlantafarmsiteandweareexcitedaboutanabundantthirdgrowing season.Asalways,wecouldn'tdoitwithoutstudentfarmers.Mayisabusytimeonthefarm!Springcropsareoftenbeing transitionedoutwhilesummercropsarebeingplanted.Weedsandpestsneedtobemanaged,foodneedsharvesting,bedsand trellisesneedtobebuilt,andsoilneedstobecaredforeachandeverystepoftheway Whilewe'lldoalotofhardworkon PaideiaFarm,wewillalsospendalittletimeinthekitchencookingupourseasonalharvest,ANDvisitafewofourcommunity partnerstoseehowotherurbangrowersareincreasingaccesstofresh,localfoodforourneighbors Throughourcollaborations, wegainimportantinsightintohistoricalandstructuralbarrierstofoodaccess Nopriorgardeningorfarmingexperienceis necessary!Ifyoulikebeingoutsideandlearningwhiledoing,thiswillbeagreatfitforyou.Thiscourseearnsstudents30 service-learninghoursand30hourstowardonePEcredit.

BEINGHUMANACCORDINGTOSTANLEY KUBRICK (2hrs)

Whatdoesitmeantobehuman?Knownforhismeticulouscontrolovereveryaspectofthefilmmakingprocess,hiscalculating reasonandanalysis,Kubrickalmostseemstobearobotobservinghumans,withaparticularinterestinourfears,desiresand impulses.Wewillwatchanddiscussaselectionoffilmsincluding Paths of Glory, Dr Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Barry Lyndon Thisisanon-academicclass, butstudentsareexpectedtoapproachthesecomplex,sometimes graphicfilmswithintellectualcuriosityandmaturity,andtocontributetodiscussions

INTERNSHIP(2hrs)

NatalieRogovin

InternshipsareameaningfulwaytoenacttheFrameworkofValuesthatcontributetothecommunityandcultureofserviceat Paideia,specificallyEmpathy,SocialResponsibilityandtheDevelopmentofanEthicalSelf.Volunteeringgivesyouthechance tocreatethekindofcommunityandworldinwhichyouwanttolive Itgivesyoutheopportunitytobeapartofsomething biggerthanyourselfanduseyourcivicresponsibilityforthegreatergood Ultimately,itallowsyoutoseealifeotherthanyour own

Itisalsoagraduationrequirement;twointernships,atseparateorganizations,withaminimumof30hourseach,mustbe completed(onlyoneinternshipcreditisawardedforserviceworkperformedforPaideia).

SETTINGUPINTERNSHIP:

Onceyouhavecompletedyourshorttermregistrationandbeenassignedtheperiodsyouwillhaveinternship,ameetingwillbe scheduledtoexplorethevolunteeropportunitiesatourcommunitypartnersavailableatthattime Studentswhocannotdriveto theirinternshipwillbepairedwithstudentswhocandrive,however,ifadrivingarrangementcannotbeaccommodated, studentsmayneedtoswitchtheirinternshiptoafutureshortterm

PAIDEIA’SBIGMOVEINTERNSHIP(2hrs)

Haveyouheardthenews? TheJuniorHIghismovingacrossthestreet,andthensomeofHighSchoolmovestoOakdaleHall (theoldJuniorHigh),whichmeansevensomeelementaryclassroomswillshift That’salotofmoving Anditmeansthatwe needALOTofhelppacking Thatiswhereyoucomein!

Inthisinternship,studentswillhelpteacherspreparetheirclassroomsforthebigmovebyindividuallypackingitemsand books,movingboxesandmostimportantlyproblemsolving. Thinkofitasonebigpuzzletosolveaseachindividualclassroom willpresentitsownneedsandchallenges. Youwillbetrainedonhowtopackforamove,properwaystoassembleandlabel boxesandgeneralsafetymeasures

Thisinternshipwillgiveyoutheopportunitytoworkacrossalllevelsandbeapartofbothourhistoryandournewchapter

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PERIOD1ONE-HOURCOURSES ACADEMIC:

U.S.HISTORYANDGOVERNMENT(1hr) SocialStudies

ThisisacontinuationoftheLongTermcourse Students muststaywiththeirLongTermteacherduringShort Terms (OnehoureachShortTermisrequiredofstudentsinAmericanHistory)

ECOLOGYOFACRACKERCHILDHOOD(1hr) English

MarianneHines

JanisseRay'sEcologyofaCrackerChildhoodrecountsherexperiencesgrowingupinajunkyardlocatedinSouthGeorgiawith herfamilyofpoor,white,fundamentalistChristians.Motivatedbyherearlycuriosityandloveofnature,Raybecamean environmentalactivistandwriter.EcologyofaCrackerChildhoodinterweavesfamilyhistoryandnaturalhistoryasitalternates betweenchaptersaboutgrowingupinApplingCountyandthedisappearanceofthelongleafpineforeststhatonceblanketedthe South ThebookintroducesustoourSouthernlandscapeandtothediversityofourstate'speople,flora,andfaunawithclear, expressiveprose Theclassrequiresnightlyreadingsfromthebook,discussions,andsomewrittenresponsestothereading Gradeswillbedeterminedbyyourattendance,efforttocompletethereadingsandengageinthediscussions,aswellasthe qualityofyourwork.Rayexplainsherhumanconnectiontonaturewhenshesays,'Icarrythelandscapeinsidemelikeanache. ThestoryofwhoIamcannotbeseveredfromthestoryoftheflatwoods.' ComeexploreandcelebratethiswriteroftheSouth andherrelationshiptonatureandlife.

IT’SNUCLEAR! (1hr)

Science TomJurczak

Thiscoursewillstudythenucleusandnuclearprocesses We'llexplorenuclearstructure,radioactivity,decayprocesses, fissionandfusion,andapplicationsofradioactivity

VIVELAFRANCOPHONIE:FRENCHFOR SPANISHSTUDENTS(1hr)

ModernLanguage MelissaMcKay-Hagan

ThiscoursefocusesonbothFrenchlanguageandculture ItisintendedforstudentswhotakeSpanishduringLongTerm Inthiscourse,youwilllearnenoughFrenchto'getby'inaFrench-speakingcountry Youwillalsolearnmoreaboutthe culturesoftheFrench-speakingworld,especiallyFrance,QuébecandSénégalthroughtheirmusic,foodandcustoms We willstartoutlookingatgeographyandlearningwhereintheworldFrenchisspoken Wewilldebunksomemythsabout FrenchandshinealightontheimportanceofFrenchasaninternationallanguage,onethatisspokenoneverycontinentof theworld.Eachdaywewillcoversomebasicvocabularyandexpressionsandfocusonsurvivalcommunicationskills.In studyingtheFrenchlanguage,wewillcompareittoSpanishinordertobetterunderstandthemboth.Wewillhavefunwith role-playing,writingdialogues,andwatchingmusicvideos,doingEdPuzzleexercises,andplayingKahoot!whilelearning aboutdifferencesbetweenFrancophoneandAmericancultures Onthelastdayofclass,studentswillpresentafinal projectonatopicoftheirchoiceonanaspectofaFrenchspeakingcountry Wewillalsolistentosomemusicfrom differentpartsoftheFrancophoneworldandmaybesamplesomefood

PublicHealth101isasurveycoursetointroducestudentstothevariedfieldofpublichealth.Studentswilllearnwhatpublic healthisandwhyitisimportanttooursocietythroughaseriesofreadings,lectures,discussionsandregularinteractive activities StudentswillalsohaveachancetovisittheDavidJ SencerCDCMuseumandinteractwithaseriesofpublichealth expertsfromavarietyofdisciplines Thisisanon-academiccourse,butstudentswillbeaskedtoparticipateinseveralgroup projectsandpresentations

MATHEMATICALGAMES(1hr) Math RandWise

Inthiscourse,wewillplayavarietyoffungamesthateitherdirectlyorindirectlyinvolvemathematics. Mostofthegames aresimpleandcanbeplayedwithpencilandpaper Afterlearningandplayingeachgame,wewillconsiderhow mathematicscanbeusedtodevelopthemostsuccessfulstrategiesforwinning

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STILL-LIFEDRAWING(1hr)

PERIOD1ONE-HOURCOURSES NON-ACADEMIC:

Art/Music/Drama BakerBongiovanni/Justin Magliocca

Thiscoursewillteachstudentshow touseshadingtoachievethedesiredeffectintheirartworks Wewillexploresymbolismandtheroleofstilllifeinart history.Wewillfocusondrawingfromobservationandhowlightaffectsform.Comprehensiveinstructionandpractice willteachstudentsthefundamentalsofcomposition,perspective,andform.Studentswillalsoexploreusingvariousart materials,suchasgraphite,charcoal,andotherdrymediums,tocreateafinishedartwork

Studentswillcreateacomplexstill-lifedrawingfrombeginningtoendinthiscourse

APPLIEDCRYPTOGRAPHY (1hr)

Non-Academic JackBross/SophiaWu

Whatiscryptography?Andwhatroledoesitplayinourlivesalongwiththeoutcomeofmajorhistoricalevents?Applied cryptographyisanintroductoryclassthatwilldiscusstheuses,historicalcontext,andwaystocreateourowncodesand ciphers.Wewilldiscussandlearnaboutwhatthesecodesandciphersare,andhowitevenappearsinourmessaging platformsandtechnology.AfterwardsstudentswillbeabletolearnhowtousefamousciphersandcodessuchasMorse, andthePigpencipher.Additionally,wewillspendsometimewatchingTheImitationGametoprovideageneralideaof howitappearsinthecontextofWorldWarII

CULTUREOFSOCCER (1hr)

Cultureofsoccerisacoursecenteredaroundthe“beautifulgame”andallofthewayssoccergoesbeyondjustasport.In thisclass,wewilldiscussvariouswayssoccerhasimpactedcommunitiesandentirenations,includingtopicssuchasthe 2022WorldCup,PremierLeagueheritage,thePabloEscobareraColombiaNationalTeamandmore Therewillbeafinal projecttoredesignaclubbadgeoremblemtoincorporatetheheritageandcultureoftheclub’scityorcountry

TRADITIONSANDTRANSITIONS (1hr)

Non-Academic

ClarkCloyd

“Thetimestheyareachangin’,”amanoncesang Whataboutthesituationthatprecedesthechange? Howdoesatradition getstarted? Whathabitsallowthepracticetopersist? Whathappenstoaltersuchpractices? Howdoesonecopewiththe lossandchange? Thiswillbeaclassabouthowtraditionsworkandwhathappenswhenchangeintrudes. Art,literature, andevensomemusicwillprovidethemeansofthinkingabouttheseideasandactions. Thecourse,obviously,appliesto whatPaideiaiscurrentlyexperiencing. Sortingitallout,preservingwhatisvaluableandconsideringwhatneedstogo, especiallyintermsofourplaceandspace,willoccupyourtime Nowrittenworkwillberequiredforthisnon-academic class,butexpectalotofactivitywithimagesandtextsanddiscussion

WEST-AFRICANDRUMMING(1hr)

Art/Music/Drama

ChuckCogliandro

ParticipantswilllearntheelementsofWestAfricanDrumMusic,includingplayingtechnique,ensembleplaying,songsand essentialbackgroundinformationonthepeople,historyandculturefromwhichthemusicandinstrumentscome Thefocuswill beonthemusicofthedjembeorchestra,whichcomesfromtheManinkaethnicgroupwholiveintheextendedregionsofthe oldMaliempireinWestAfrica–whichisnowmainlyGuineaandMali,butalsoincludespartsofSenegal,Gambia,Ivory Coast,andBurkinaFaso.Studentswilllearntheimportanceofplayingonepartwhilehearinghowitfitsintoalarger orchestratedpiecebeingplayedbyothers–anessentialprincipleforlivingpeacefullyinacommunity.

IMPROV(1hr)

Art/Music/Drama JesseEvans

WewillplayavarietyofImprovgameseachday Youwillworkoncreatingcharacters,activelistening,storytellingandstage presence Bepreparedtouseyourbraininadifferentkindofway

CONSPIRACYORNA(1hr)

Non-Academic EddieJohnson

EveryoneknowsthatIamaconspiracytheorist.Questionis,aremytheoriesfactorfiction?Inthiscoursewewilldigdeep intomanyconspiracytheoriesandgodownthoserabbitholestodecipherforourselvesiftheyarefactorfiction.

SAYWHAT?TURNINGTHETABLESON MICROAGGRESSIONS(1hr)

Non-Academic KimMansion

Inthisclass,wewillexplorethecomedicskitsofTikTokcreatorClareBrown,aka@clarabellecwb Clare’sskitsactout microaggressionswiththerolesofculturallymarginalizedgroupsreversed Clarecameupwiththeconceptduringthesummer ofBlackLivesMatterprotestsasawaytoeducatepeopleonracialbias Studentsintheclasswillwatchanddiscussthe comedicskitsaswegainabetterunderstandingofmicroaggressions

RAGE!(1hr)

Non-Academic RosaMéndez

Haveyoueverwondered, Am I my thoughts?, Am I my behaviors and actions?, What do I feel? Ordoyouthinkthatfeelings arefacts?RAGEisanacronymforRelievingAllGeneralEmotions Theclasswillexploreemotionsthroughmedia Wewill watchmovies,listentopodcastsanddiscusshowwefeelanddealwiththesixbasicemotions:sadness,happiness,fear,anger, surprise,anddisgust.Thisisaparticipationbasedclasswithvariouswaystoparticipate.Theclasswillprocesstwoemotionsa week.Wewillstartthesemesterwithsurpriseanddisgust,sadnessandhappinessthefollowingweek,andcloseoutthe semesterwithfearandanger.Toprocess,celebrateandfinishofftheyear,we’llcollectitemstocuratearageroomasaclass.

ALGORITHMICART(1hr)

Non-Academic MarkSchmitt

SolLeWitt,inthe1960s,wroterulesforcreatinghisWallDrawingstobefollowedbycuratorsofhisinstallations.Lejaren HillerandLeonardIsaacson,inthe1950s,programmedbasicmaterialandstylisticparameterstocreatetheIlliacSuite,the earliestinstanceofacomputergeneratedcomposition.Inthisclass,wewilllearntousepythonprogramstorecreatesome classicalgorithmicart,anddevelopcreationsofourown.Alongtheway,wewilllookatwhatrandomnessmeansandcanlook like.Wewilluseon-linecodingsoftware,soyouwillnotneedtoinstallanysoftwareonyourmachine.

ADULTING101(1hr)

Non-Academic AnnaWatkins

Livingsuccessfullyonyourownrequiressmartmoneymanagementskills InAdulting101,you'lllearnhowtocreatea realisticbudget,howdebit&creditcardswork,what'sinvolvedinrentinganapartment,andhowtofileataxreturn We'll alsolookattherealcostofcollege(the"stickerprice"vs theactualprice)andwhatyouneedtoknowaboutstudentloans Masteringtheseskillswillsetyouupforasolidstarttolifeafterhighschool

MEDITATION(1hr)

Non-Academic MarciWieland

Inthisclass,wewillgainagreaterunderstandingaboutwhatourmindsandbodiesarecapableofbylearningmoreaboutthe mind-bodyconnection,andbypracticingandintegratingmeditationtechniquesthatinvitebalanceintoourlives.Eachday,we willdoadifferentmeditationandwriteonandsharereflections.

PERIOD2ONE-HOURCOURSES ACADEMIC:

U.S.HISTORYANDGOVERNMENT(1hr)

SocialStudies

ThisisacontinuationoftheLongTermcourse.OnehoureachShortTermisrequiredofstudentsinAmericanHistory.Students muststaywiththeirLongTermteacherduringShort Terms.

VIVELAFRANCOPHONIE:FRENCHFOR SPANISHSTUDENTS(1hr)

ThiscoursefocusesonbothFrenchlanguageandculture ItisintendedforstudentswhotakeSpanishduringLongTerm Inthiscourse,youwilllearnenoughFrenchto'getby'inaFrench-speakingcountry Youwillalsolearnmoreaboutthe culturesoftheFrench-speakingworld,especiallyFrance,QuébecandSénégalthroughtheirmusic,foodandcustoms We willstartoutlookingatgeographyandlearningwhereintheworldFrenchisspoken.Wewilldebunksomemythsabout FrenchandshinealightontheimportanceofFrenchasaninternationallanguage,onethatisspokenoneverycontinentof theworld Eachdaywewillcoversomebasicvocabularyandexpressionsandfocusonsurvivalcommunicationskills In studyingtheFrenchlanguage,wewillcompareittoSpanishinordertobetterunderstandthemboth Wewillhavefunwith role-playing,writingdialogues,andwatchingmusicvideos,doingEdPuzzleexercises,andplayingKahoot!whilelearning aboutdifferencesbetweenFrancophoneandAmericancultures Onthelastdayofclass,studentswillpresentafinal projectonatopicoftheirchoiceonanaspectofaFrenchspeakingcountry.Wewillalsolistentosomemusicfrom differentpartsoftheFrancophoneworldandmaybesamplesomefood.

INTROTOINVESTING(1hr) Math

Piggybanksandsavingsaccountsareagreatwaytostartsavingforthefuture Butifyouwantyoursavingstoreallygrow, youmayneedtoacceptsomerisktogetachanceforbetterrewards Inthisclass,you'lllearnthebasicsofstocks,bonds, mutualfunds,exchangetradedfunds,andthevariousaccountsthatcanholdthemforyou WewilllookatIRAs(both traditionalandRoth),401(k)s,529s,andmore Wewilldosomesimulatedinvestingsoyoucanseefirsthandhowrisksand rewardsareconnectedandhowtoachieveyourfinancialgoals.

THEHISTORY&HEALTHIMPACTSOFHIV(1hr) Science

AsweslowlymovefurtherandfurtherfromthetimeoftheAIDSEpidemic,thisgenerationhaslessandlessofaperspective onitsdevastationitbroughtupontheLGBTQcommunity ThiscoursewillbeacomprehensiveexaminationoftheEpidemic frombothabiological,historicalandmostimportantlyqueerperspective.We’llcovertheoriginsofthedisease,howitspread, thestigmathatsurroundsittothisday,therolegovernmentinactionplayedinitsproliferation,andthecultureshiftthat followed Aboveall,wewillattempttoconveytheimmeasurabletragedythatisthenearerasureofanentiregenerationof queerpeoplebythediseaseandthesignificantsetbackitcausedforthequeerrightsmovement We’llalsodiscussthecurrent stateofthedisease,aswellasitseffectuponSub-SaharanAfrica

NOTE:StudentswhoareinterestedinreinforcingandextendingtheirpublichealtheducationfromPublicHealth101(1st period)willfindthisclassanexcellentcompanion.

MashadiMatabane

ModernLanguage

MelissaMcKay-Hagan

MarkSchmitt/WalkerDunn

LindsayReid/Natalie Rogovin/LiamSwinney

English JimVeal

ThiscoursefocusesonanthropologistRobinNagle'sreadableandrevealingworkofparticipantjournalism,'PickingUp.' Fromthebookdescription:'NewYorkCityproducesmorethantwelvethousandtonsofhouseholdtrashandrecyclablesaday. Asquicklyasitaccumulates,it'shauledaway.Butwhomakesthathappen?What'slifelikefortheworkerswithcareersbuilt aroundgarbage? Inthisbook,NagletakesusinsideNewYorkCity'sDepartmentofSanitation,alargelyunseenandoften unlovedarmyresponsibleforkeepingthecityalive Naglespentadecadewithsanitationpeopleofallrankstolearnwhatit takestomanageGotham'sgarbage Sheeventookthejobherself,drivingtrucksandplowingsnowwhileenduringthe physicalaches,publicabuse,andriskofinjurythatareconstantrealitiesofthejob Nagleoffersaninsider'sperspectiveonthe complexhierarchies,intricaterules,andobscurelanguageuniquetothismostlyinvisibleworld' WewillexamineNagle's bookinconjunctionwithsomeexaminationofsanitationservicesandworkersinourarea.Studentperformancewillbe assessedbasedonclassparticipation,briefwritings,andquizzes.

PROBLEMSOLVINGFORMATHCOMPETITIONS (1hr) Math

RandWise

Thiscourseisforstudentsinterestedincompetinginmathtournaments,contests,andcompetitions,andideallywhointendto jointhePiMathClubin2023-2024. Wewilldevotetimetostrategiesforproblemsolvinginavarietyofsubjects:Geometry, Algebra,Trigonometry,Probability,NumberTheory,andmore. Beginnersarewelcome:wewilldifferentiatethecourseinto JVandvarsitylevels

HISTORYOFLEBANON(1hr)

SocialStudies

BarringtonEdwards/ RohanRamalingam

Onceregardedas"TheParisoftheMiddleEast"Lebanon,anditscapital,Beirut,havelongbeenoneofthemostdiverseand influentialstatesintheMiddleEast.Lebanonhasarichhistory,withinfluencesfromthePhoenicians,Romans,Ottomans, Arabs,andFrench.ThecountryhasaMediterraneanclimateandisknownforitsbeautifulbeaches,historicsites,and deliciouscuisine However,thisdiversityhasledtoanuneasybalancebetweenthereligiousandpoliticalfactionsruling Lebanon Lebanonhasexperiencedongoingpoliticalturmoilandeconomicchallengesoverthelastcentury,includinga bloodyCivilWarfrom1975to1990,invasionsfromitsneighbors,andmorerecently,aseverefinancialcrisisbringingthe onceprosperousstatetothebrinkofcollapse However,theLebanesepeoplehavealwaysshownresilienceintimesof nationalstruggle.Inthisclass,wewillstudythehistoryofLebanonfromitsancientroots,howitacclimatedtoitsRoman, Islamic,Ottoman,andFrenchcolonizers,theLebaneseIndependenceMovement,andtheGoldenYearsofLebanon,andinto decadesofturmoilthroughtheLebaneseCivilWar,CedarRevolution,ArabSpring,andmodernissuesimpactingLebanon anditspeopletoday Additionally,wewillstudyaspectsofLebaneseculture,includingmusicfromartistssuchasFairuz, NajwaKaram,WaelKfoury,andNancyAjram,film,foodfromlocalLebanesebakeriesandrestaurants,andstudyrelevant Lebaneseart Sincethisisanacademicclass,wewillhaveapresentationforafinalprojectandaquizortwo

STPATRICK’SBATTALION(1hr)

English AlbertoMéndez

DuringtheMexican-AmericanWar,whichwasessentiallyanunjustwarofterritorialexpansion,around200U S soldiers wentovertofightforMéxico.TheyformedanartilleryunitandcalledthemselvestheSt.Patrick’sBattalion.Theywere mostlyIrishwhohadbeenbrutalizedintheUS armybyanti-immigrantandanti-CatholicAngloofficers Thiswasa periodofrisingNativismandracialunrestleadinguptotheCivilWar IntheaftermathTexaswouldbeannexedintothe US asaslavestate Attheendofthewarthebattalionwascapturedandthesemenpunishedasdeserters Mostwere whippedandthenbrandedwithaDontheircheeks;46werehanged

ThisisahiddenchapterinAmericanhistorybutmemorializedeachyearinMéxico Ourclasswillreadaboutthisina novelandlearnaboutthehistoricalbackground.OurapproachwillincludeaMexicanandIrishperspectiveonthese events Therearesongsaboutthebattalioninbothcultures TheChieftains,along-standingIrishgroupwhoplay traditionalmusic,releasedanalbumwithRyCooderin2010called“SanPatricio”,whichhasamixofmusiciansfrom bothcountriescommemoratingthisstory

Itisafascinatingepisodewhichincorporatesidealismandcruelrealityinthemidstofadecisivewarwhichaffected relationsbetweencloseneighbors.Thereverberationsarefeltdowntothistimeinconflictsoverimmigrationandracism. Inthemultidisciplinarycoursewewillstudythishistoryandlookattherelatedcontemporaryissues.Therewillberequired reading.ThereisnorequirementtoreadorspeakSpanishorIrish,butyouwillbeexpectedtospeakindiscussion.

Theworldoceaniscriticaltosustaininglifeonearthyetisfacingamyriadofhumancausedchallenges Inthisclasswe willlookcloselyathowouractionsin“landlocked”communitiessuchasAtlantaandtheimpactofouractionsonthe oceananditsinhabitants Wewillreadaboutcurrentresearchonthetopicaswellascompletearesearchproject

READINGBETWEENTHELINES(1hr) English MarianneHines

Readingbooksprovidesavenuestoknowledgeandpleasure,yet30%ofstudentsstruggletounderstandandenjoyreading becausethehumanbrainisnotwiredtoread.Thebrainhastobetaughtreadingandcomprehensionskills.Reading BetweentheLineswilltrainyourbraintodevelopthenecessaryskillstotackletextbookandliteratureassignmentsinyour subjectareasandboostyourcomprehensionandmemoryofyournightlyreading Theclasswillprovideano-risk,steady learningenvironment,andyourgradewillbedeterminedbyyourattendance,effort,attitude,andimprovementinyour readingskillsWewillworktogether,insmallgroups,andindependentlytomasterstrategiesthatwillincreaseyour comprehensionandmakereadingafunctionalandfuntaskinyoureverydaylifeatschoolandathome

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PLAYGROUNDGAMES(1hr)

PERIOD2ONE-HOURCOURSES NON-ACADEMIC:

PE/Health

IvanAsteghene

WiththeuseoftheGym,studentswillbeintroducedtoamyriadofPhysicalEducationGamesThatHighSchoolerswill enjoy!Overthecourseoftheterm,studentswillexperiencemarkedimprovementsinfitnesssincewewillincreasetheheart rateorgainsomeflexibilityinstretchingandgetyoustartedfortheday.Bringachangeofshirt,maybeshortsanddefinitely somebodysprayasyouperspireyourfrustrationsaway!

WISHICOULDDRAW(1hr)

Art/Music/Drama

BakerBongiovanni/Justin Magliocca

Inthisclass,youwilllearnsimpletricksandtipstobecomemuchbetteratdrawinginlessthanthreeweeks Thisclasswill takethestressoutofdrawingbyprogressingfrombasictomorecomplexdrawingtopics.Bytheendofthecourse,youwill beabletosayyouhavegreatlyimproved.Theclassisdesignedtobesupportiveandencouraging.

LOGICPUZZLES(1hr)

Non-Academic JackBross

ManypeoplearefamiliarwithpuzzlessuchasSudoku,butthereareawiderangeofotherpuzzles,inventedbycreatorsfrom aroundtheglobe.Wewilllookatavarietyofstylesofpuzzle,includingMasyu,Tapa,Fillomino,aswellasinteresting variantsofSudoku.

PLAYWRITING(1hr)

Art/Music/Drama JesseEvans

Duringthetermyouwillwriteavarietyofscenesandyouwillspendthelastweekandahalfworkingona10-MinuteOne Actplay. Wewillreadvariouspartsofplays,createsetdesigns,characterdescriptionsandmore. Wewillreadyourwork outloudinclasstohelpyougetasenseofwhatyouhavewritten

CHINESETRADITIONALINSTRUMENTS(1hr)

Non-Academic OmanFrame/LilyGao

Inthiscourse,wewilllearntoplaybothtraditionalandmodernpiecesonChineseinstrumentsaswellasreviewtheir backgroundandimportanceinhistory Wewillstarteverystudentontheguzheng,a21-stringedzither,sothattheycan understandthebasicnotesandhowtoreadthesheetmusic Afterwards,theywillbeintroducedtothedizi,awoodenflute Studentscanchoosetoeitherstickwiththeguzhengorflute,thoughtheymayalsohavethechancetopickotherinstruments suchasthehulusiorerhu Theseinstrumentswillbetaughtprimarilybyfeaturedmusicalguestswhocanpresentandperform thetraditionalinstrumentstheyspecializein Attheendofthecourse,studentswillparticipateintheshorttermshowcase, performingthesongsthattheyhavelearned!

THEWINNINGHAND(1hr)

Inthisclass,wewillplayandcompeteintrick-taking,trump-basedcardgames WewillbeginwithSetback,moveonto Pinochle(boththree-handedandfour-handed),andopenupthefinalclassesforexplorationofavarietyofothergamesinthis genre Studentswilldevelopstrategiesinmanagingandplayingtheirhands,aswellasanunderstandingregardingeach game'sbiddingconcepts

Non-Academic TomJurczak

MUSICALSOFSTEPHENSONDHEIM(1hr)

Non-Academic AmyManlapas/BrodieGross

Thisclasswilldelveinto6-7widelydifferentBroadwaymusicals,thelyricsandmusicofwhichwerewrittenbythelategiant ofAmericanmusicaltheater,noneotherthanStephenSondheim.Wewillenjoylisteningtoandstudyingtheseworks chronologically,beginningwiththecomposer'sbreakout'conceptshow'Company,andcontinuingwiththesophisticatedand elegantALittleNightMusic,themurderousandsardonichomagetothemusicoffilmknownasSweeneyTodd,Sundayin theParkwithGeorge,thehilariousandheartbreakingtwistonfairytalesIntotheWoods,andconcludingwiththeshockingly prescientrevue-styleshow,Assassins,whichexploresthelivesandpassionsofseveralAmericancitizenswho,successfullyor unsuccessfully,triedtokillthePresident.ReadingassignmentswillconsistofexcerptsfromSondheim'sbooksofcollected lyrics:FinishingtheHatandLook,IMadeaHat;Regulardiscussionoflyrics,character,story,opinions,andwhatnot Wewill watchselectedrevivals,movies,andinterpretationsinclass,modernandoriginal

MINECRAFT(1hr)

Non-Academic CarlRosenbaum

ThisclassisopentoallstudentswhoareinterestedinplayingMinecraft -themostpopularvideogameintheworld!Both experiencedandnon-experiencedstudentsarewelcomeinthisclass Experiencedstudentswillbeaskedtoteachthegameto non-experiencedplayerslikemyself WewillbeusingtheEDUmodelof thegame Studentscaneitherusetheirownlaptops ortheywillbeabletouselaptopsprovidedbyPaideia

WORDGAMES(1hr)

Non-Academic MarciWieland

Puzzles,trivia,brainteasersandwordgamesgiveourbrainsafunworkout(andalsohelpgrownewbraincells!).Inthis class,wewillcompleteanassortmentofchallengingwordpuzzlesfrom399Games,PuzzlesandTriviaChallengesSpecially DesignedtoKeepYourBrainYoung,andplayavarietyofgames,includingBoggle,BananagramsandScattergories Come readyforafunbrainworkout!

MOCKUMENTARIES (1hr)

Non-Academic DrewKise/MaiseyBrown/ KateBanks

ThisisadiscussionandreflectionbasedclassforpeoplewholovemockumentariessuchasTheOffice,ParksandRec,Modern Family,Brooklyn99,ArrestedDevelopment,andmanymore!Inthisclass,wewillviewsomeofthebestepisodesofeach show,spendingacoupledaystoaweekoneachseries Wewillcompareandcontrast,discusswhatmakeseachpopular,and evencreateourownmockumentariesthroughoutthecourse Wewillplaygamesthatcomeupinthedifferentseriesandaward prizestothewinnersandtalkabouttokencharactersofeachseriesaswellasthemesthroughout Wewillalsolearnaboutthe historyofthegenreandtheproductiontacticscommonlyused.Attheendofthecourse,oneluckypersonwillreceiveanOscar (Martinez)forbestmockumentary.

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PERIODS3-4TWO-HOURCOURSES ACADEMIC:

CRICKET(2hrs) English

JosephCullen/GavinDrummond

CricketisconsideredaneccentricoddityintheU.S.Baffling,misunderstoodandhardlyeverseenhere,thoughitisthemost popularbatandballgameintheworld,playedall-overfromtheWestIndiestoAustralia,andthebestnationalteamsinclude India,SriLankaandPakistan ThereisaWorldCupeveryfouryearsandinternationaltestmatchesannually Thewomen's gamehasbeenexpandingoverthelastdecade.Therearecounty,townandvillageteamseverywhere.Moreandmoreinthe U.S.too.ButitisinIndiawhereitistherageandthebestplayersgoforfameandfortune.Yes,itisacomplicatedgamebut beautiful,excitingandexacting Learningaboutthisgreatgameteachesyousomethingabouttherestoftheworld

Thisclasswillprovideanopportunitytoplayitandunderstandit.Learnhowtobowlagooglyandplayastraightbat,evenon astickywicket PickyourfieldingpositionfromGully,SillyMid-off,Slips,Cover,orSquareLeg Therewillbereadingand quizzes,butmostlywewillwatchmatches,practicetheskillsandplay Opentoall Noparticularathleticabilityrequiredand noprotectiveequipment,justinterestandasenseoffairplay

THESWEET&SAVORYSIDEOFSCIENCE(2hrs)

Science

DrewKise/KennedyMaberry/ SashaRobbins

Takeadivewithusintothesweetandsavorysidesofscience!Inthisclasswewilllearnhowdifferentingredientsmakeor breakarecipeandwhy Wewillfollowandmodifyrecipes Alongside,we'llwatchvideosfromsomeofthegreatestchefsand bakers.Don’tworry,youwilleatinthisclass!(andalltheingredientswillbeprovidedforyou)Acouplehomework assignmentsareexpected,participationwillbeevaluated,andthereisafinalprojectthatwillallbeattributedtoyourgrade. Thereisasmallfeetocoveringredients,andfinancialaidapplies!Whetheryou’reexperiencedinthekitchenornot,youwill havelotsoffun!

SCIENCEOFSPORT(2hrs) Science

MirandaKnowles/LilaHaspel/ EvieBabcock

TheSportsScience/Medicineclasswouldbeanacademicclasswherewediveintotopicsaboutthefunctionsofthehuman metabolism,themechanismsthathappeninsideourbodieswhenweareactive,nutrition,theanatomyofthehumanbodyand howitrelatestosports,andmethodsofinjurypreventionandrecovery

Theclasswouldconsistoflectures/lessonsonourtopicsaswellaslabsandactivities.Possiblelabswouldbemakingourown “Gatorade,”proteinshakes,andpre-workoutsnackstostudyhownutritionisimportanttosports Anotherpossiblelabmaybe tomakeourown“BioFreeze”andtryonbracesandKTtapeandtotestthesebydoingactivitiessuchasweightroom,running, yoga,andothergames.

Theclassmayalsoincludeguestspeakers,suchasAaron,Paideia’sweightroomtrainer,andErin,Paideia’sathleticinjury trainertoprovideexpertopinionsontopicssuchastheimportanceofstrengthtrainingforinjuryprevention,andthewaysto recoverfromaninjury

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CUTTINGEDGE:CONTEMPORARYCOLLAGE (2hrs)

Art/Music/Drama DianneBush

Acollageisavisualrepresentationmadefromanassemblyofdifferentforms,materialsandsourcescreatinganewwhole Makingacollagehelpstoidentifyanexistingoranewcontext Visualthinkingandvisualizationofideasisinherentinthinking upideasandsolutionsindesign Wewillexplorethehistoryofcollageandthenfocusoncontemporaryartistswhoareusing collageininterestingwaysasinspirationforourownwork

SHEEPTOSHAWL(2hrs)

Non-Academic MagnusEdlund

Inthisclasswewillexploresometraditionalhandcrafts.Youwilllearnaboutspinningfibers(withanemphasisonwool),what makesagoodyarn,howtomakeusableyarn,andhowtoply.Wewillperformmostofthestepsneededtoprocessfleecefrom thebackofthesheeptoafinishedproduct Thestepsinclude:cleaning,carding,andusingadropspindle,aswellasdifferent stylesoffelting,weavingandknitting Ifyoulovehandwork,thisisaclassforyou Thisisanon-academicclass(pass/fail) whereyouwillhaveampletimeandthefreedomtoworkonthefiberprojectsofyourchoice Prerequisite:Becausewewillbe usingsharpneedle-feltingtools,you'llneedanuptodateTetanusbooster/shot Checkwithyourdoctor,ifyouareunsure whetheryourTetanusboosterisup-to-date.

THEGIFTOFTHRIFT(2hrs)

I'mgonnapopsometags

Onlygottwentydollarsinmypocket

I,I,I'mhunting,lookingforacome-up

Thisisfreakingawesome

Thefactsonfastfashionarestartling 231billiontonsofgreenhousegasemissionswereproducedfromtheglobalfashion industryin2018.$26amonthishowmuchtheaverageEthiopiangarmentworkermakes.70%ofglobalclothingdonationsare estimatedtoendupinAfrica,whichcandamageitslocaleconomies.Disruptingthefashionindustry'sharmfuleffectsonthis plantaren’tjustabouttheenvironment,it’salsoaboutlabor,raceandglobalinequities. Thriftstoresofferanopportunityto createanalternativenarrativetothisdangeroustrend Tohelpspreadthemessageofsecondhandisgrand,studentswilllearn howtocreateandbrandtheirown“store”andshopforclients Thecoursewillendwithapopupshopwherestudentswillsell tootherhighschoolerstobothpromotesecondhandtrendsanddonateproceedstoanorganizationthathelpsfurthera sustainableplanet! Allstudentswillbe“granted”$60infundsthattheywillusetoshopwith

EverbeentoaPaideiavolleyballgameandthought,wowthatlooksfun butwhatisgoingon!?Volleyballisanexciting, fast-pacedsportwithmanyintricaterulesandtechniques Thistwo-hourclasswillserveasacrashcourseinvolleyballrules, skills,andprovidestudentswithachancetoearnasportscredit!Expectacombinationofskill-baseddrills,lessonsongame rules,watchingcollegeandprofessionalmatches,andmanyopportunitiestoplaycompetitivelyinteams,includinga round-robinstyletournamentthroughoutthelastweek. Pleasekeepinmindthatthisisabeginnerlevelcourseandisopento peopleofallgenders,athleticism,andexperiencelevel.Ourhopeisjusttoprovideyouwithafoundationalknowledgeof volleyball,getsomeexercise,andhavesomefunalongtheway!

Non-Academic

NatalieRogovin/MiaSidorski

JUMPSTART:VOLLEYBALLISFOREVERYONE (2hrs)

JOURNALINGACROSSTHEAGES (2hrs)

Writingisanactofclarification.Wewritetocreate,toexplore,toremember,andtocommunicateideas-sometimesasaformof conversationwithourselves Inthisclass,wewillbestudyingfamous(andnot-so-famous)journalsacrossdifferentbackgrounds andtimeperiods SelectionsmayincludeFridaKahlo,AnneFrank,SylviaPlath,TupacShakur,JackKerouac,TheBasketball Diaries,TheMotorcycleDiaries,and/oronlineblogsandvlogs Wewillconsiderdifferentmethods,styles,strategies,andhabits aroundjournaling,frombulletjournalingtofreewritingandanythinginbetweenorbeyond Studentswilllookintoandshare otherexamplesofpublisheddiariesorjournalingstrategies.Thisclasswillcarveouttimeandspacetowrite,tothink,andto explorethecreativeactofjournaling.Youwillnothavetoshareyourpersonalentries,thoughyouwillbeinvitedtoshareabit aboutyourprocessandyourthoughtsontheexperience Whetheryouareadedicatedjournalerorhaveneverjournaledbefore, youarewelcomehere

OPENSTUDIO/ARTLABASSISTANT(2hrs)

Asaphotographystudent,doyoudesireextratimeinthestudiotobecreativeandexplorenewideas?Areyouwillingtorollup yoursleevesandhelppreparefornextyear’smove?Inthiscourse,studentsexploreindependentprojectswhileassistingin areasofthelab Dutiesincludeequipmentmaintenance,inventory,andorganizationofmaterials Therewillalsobe opportunitiesforfieldtripsandexploringdifferentneighborhoodsaroundAtlanta Studentswillworkdigitally,eitherwith digitalcamerasorfilmscanning.

Prerequisite:onlystudentswho'vetakenphotographyeitherduringlongtermorshorttermareeligible.

INTERNSHIP(2hrs)

Non-Academic

NatalieRogovin

InternshipsareameaningfulwaytoenacttheFrameworkofValuesthatcontributetothecommunityandcultureofserviceat Paideia,specificallyEmpathy,SocialResponsibilityandtheDevelopmentofanEthicalSelf Volunteeringgivesyouthechance tocreatethekindofcommunityandworldinwhichyouwanttolive Itgivesyoutheopportunitytobeapartofsomething biggerthanyourselfanduseyourcivicresponsibilityforthegreatergood Ultimately,itallowsyoutoseealifeotherthanyour own.

Itisalsoagraduationrequirement;twointernships,atseparateorganizations,withaminimumof30hourseach,mustbe completed(onlyoneinternshipcreditisawardedforserviceworkperformedforPaideia)

SETTINGUPINTERNSHIP:

Onceyouhavecompletedyourshorttermregistrationandbeenassignedtheperiodsyouwillhaveinternship,ameetingwillbe scheduledtoexplorethevolunteeropportunitiesatourcommunitypartnersavailableatthattime. Studentswhocannotdriveto theirinternshipwillbepairedwithstudentswhocandrive,however,ifadrivingarrangementcannotbeaccommodated, studentsmayneedtoswitchtheirinternshiptoafutureshortterm

PAIDEIA’SBIGMOVEINTERNSHIP(2hrs)

Non-Academic

NatalieRogovin

Haveyouheardthenews? TheJuniorHIghismovingacrossthestreet,andthensomeoftheHighSchoolmovestoOakdale Hall(theoldJuniorHigh),whichmeansevensomeelementaryclassroomswillshift. That’salotofmoving. Anditmeansthat weneedALOTofhelppacking. Thatiswhereyoucomein!

Inthisinternship,studentswillhelpteacherspreparetheirclassroomsforthebigmovebyindividuallypackingitemsand books,movingboxesandmostimportantlyproblemsolving Thinkofitasonebigpuzzletosolveaseachindividualclassroom willpresentitsownneedsandchallenges Youwillbetrainedonhowtopackforamove,properwaystoassembleandlabel boxesandgeneralsafetymeasures

Thisinternshipwillgiveyoutheopportunitytoworkacrossalllevelsandbeapartofbothourhistoryandournewchapter.

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PERIOD3ONE-HOURCOURSES ACADEMIC:

U.S.HISTORYANDGOVERNMENT(1hr) SocialStudies ChristopherCruz, BarringtonEdwards

ThisisacontinuationoftheLongTermcourse Students muststaywiththeirLongTermteacherduringShort Terms (One houreachShortTermisrequiredofstudentsinAmericanHistory)

TWOTOTANGO(1hr) English MarianneHines

Communicatinginwritinginvolvesanintricatedancebetweenwordsandsentencestructure,andcarefuljoiningofwords andcompositionprovesessentialinclear,informativepapers. Inthiscourse,wewilllearnthetoolstomastertheartofthis dancebycombininggrammarinstructionwithwritingpractice. Theclassprovidesalow-riskenvironmenttolearnabout yourwritingstyleandimproveitthroughimmediatefeedbackandclearinstructiononhowtocorrectandrefineyour writing Theclassinstructionvariesbetweenwholeclasslessons,one-on-oneinstruction,andindependentworkwith minimalhomework Wewillcompleteananalyticalessayandtwopersonalessaysinclass Yourgradewillreflectyour effort,discipline,andimprovementinyourgrammarandwritingduringtheshortterm Come,andpartnerwithusforthis fun,interesting,andvaluableTangoNuevo!

BASKETBALL:ALOVESTORY(1hr) SocialStudies GregoryMancini

Inthisclass,wewillexplorepartsofESPN’s20-hourdocumentaryseries“Basketball:ALoveStory”ThisbelovedESPN serieslooksatsomeofthemostimportantmomentsinthehistoryofthegameandfeaturessomeofbasketball’smost prominentfiguresreflectingontheirloveofthegameandtherelationshipthatbasketballhashadwithrace,politics,the media,business,andentertainment Brokenintofilmnarratives/shortstoriesrangingfrom8minutesto30minutes,the seriesincludesinterviewswithindividualsrangingfromcontemporaryfigureslikeLeBronJames,DianaTaurasi,NBA CommissionerAdamSilver,andMikeKrzyzewskitolegendssuchasmembersofthefamous1992DreamTeam,theearly greatsoftheWNBAfromthe1990s,andthelateBillRussell.SeefilmshortstoriesaboutWiltChamberlain's100-point game,theUCLABruinsunparalleledsportsdynastyofthe1970s,thebuildingofMichaelJordanasaplayerandbrand,the adventofplayersdoingayearofcollegeandthengoingprofessional,andthegame’sdevelopmentincountriesacrossthe world Courseexpectationsincludeviewingfilmsandclips,shortreadingfromthefilm’scompanionbookandother resources,someblog-likewriting,acoupleofquizzes,andashortfinalassignment

LIBROSYBEBIDAS(1hr)

ModernLanguage RosaMéndez

LibrosyBebidas,willexploreLatinAmericathroughitsdrinkswhilereadingbooksinSpanish Thisnon-academichour longindividualSpanishreadingclasswillbedividedintosections.Theclasswilllearnaboutthedrink,thecountryit comesfrom,andmake,orgoonaclasstriptopatronizealocalLatinAmericanownedbusiness Whiletheclasswillnot haveanyhomework,wewilldiscussthereadsasaclassinSpanish StudentswillhaveaccesstoSpanishbooks (audio/paperback),acrosslevelsandinterest Thereadingselectionwillincludecurrentnewsarticles,podcasts,novelsand children'sbooks ThisfreereadingclasswelcomeseveryoneatallSpanishandreadinglevel

MODERNWEAPONRY(1hr)

SocialStudies

CarlRosenbaum/Andrew Preyer/RohanRamalingham

Sincethebeginningoftime,weaponshaveshapedthewayglobalconflicthasoccurred Fromtheinventionofgunpowder tomoderndaydrones,weaponstechnologyhasconstantlyevolvedandchangedthewaywarsarefought Advancesin weaponstechnologyhaveenabledmilitariestoengageinconflictsatgreaterdistances,reducingtherisktosoldiersin battle.Atthesametime,thedevelopmentofchemicalandnuclearweaponshasmadewarfaremuchmoredestructive, leadingtonewstrategiesfordeterrenceandarmscontrol.Theincreasingavailabilityofadvancedweaponssystemshas alsochangedthedynamicsofwarfare,withnon-stateactorsnowpossessingcapabilitiesonceonlyheldbynation-states. Thesedevelopmentshavereshapedthewaywethinkaboutwaranditspotentialconsequences,andhaveledtoongoing debatesabouttheethicsofmilitarytechnologyInthisclass,wewilldiscusshowmoderndayweaponryhasimpacted modernconflicts,andhowtimesofwarhaveacceleratedthedevelopmentofweaponstechnology Wewilldiveintotopics throughdiscussion,film,andmultimedia Sincethisisanacademicclass,wewillhaveanindependentfinalproject

GREY’SANATOMY(1hr) Science

ThecoursewouldbecenteredaroundthetvshowGrey'sAnatomywhichisamedicaldrama Wewouldselectepisodes fromtheshowtowatchanddiscussthemedicaljargon Wewouldhavethestudentswriteareflectioneveryweekon somethingthattheylearned Wewouldbringinsuturekitsandwatchnon-graphicvideosofsurgeriesandproceduresthat applytotheshow.Wewillhaveafinalprojectattheendoftheterm,inwhichthestudentswilldoresearchonamedical caseoftheirchoiceandpresenttheirpresentationtotheclass.

PATTERNSOFTHEUNIVERSE:AN ADVENTUREINMATH&BEAUTY(1hr)

Math

RandWise

Contemplatethepatternsoftheuniverseasyoucolor! Mathisattheheartofmanynaturalwondersandhasanabstract beautyallitsown--inthesilhouetteofasnowflake,thespiralseedsofasunflower,andthesymmetryoftheSriYantra mandala. Exquisitedesignswillrevealtheirsecretsasyoufillthemwithcolor. Artbecomesanactofdiscovery! Wewill encountersomeadvancedmathematicalconcepts,butnospecialmathbackgroundisnecessarytoenjoyandsucceedinthis class StudentsinthecoursewillneedtopurchasethebookPatternsoftheUniversebyAlexBellosandEdmundHarriss, widelyavailableonlinefor$5to$20(https://isbnnu/9781615193233) Dobesuretopurchaseanewcopy

INTROTOINVESTING(1hr)

Math

MarkSchmitt/WalkerDunn

Piggybanksandsavingsaccountsareagreatwaytostartsavingforthefuture.Butifyouwantyoursavingstoreallygrow, youmayneedtoacceptsomerisktogetachanceforbetterrewards.Inthisclass,you'lllearnthebasicsofstocks,bonds, mutualfunds,exchangetradedfunds,andthevariousaccountsthatcanholdthemforyou.WewilllookatIRAs(both traditionalandRoth),401(k)s,529s,andmore.Wewilldosomesimulatedinvestingsoyoucanseefirsthandhowrisksand rewardsareconnectedandhowtoachieveyourfinancialgoals

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MUSICALSONBROADWAY(1hr)

PERIOD3ONE-HOURCOURSES NON-ACADEMIC:

Art/Music/Drama ElisabethCopeland,Pete Ciaschini,AmyWright

By instructor approval only Thiscourseisopentoallthosewhoplayanorchestralinstrument(think:band/orchestra instruments)andwhoenjoyagoodshowtune!Inthisclass,wewillplaymusicfromsomeofBroadway'sbiggesthits(Les Mis,Phantom,Wicked,etc.)andthenwewilltakeatriptoNewYorkCitytoseesomemusicalsandtalktosomeBroadwaypit musiciansaboutwhatit'sreallyliketomakeplayingshowsaprimaryliving!

Tentativetripdates:May23-25 Approx tripcost:$900

SCREENWRITING(1hr)

Art/Music/Drama JesseEvans

Duringthecourseyouwillworkonwritingthefirst30pagesofafulllengthscript Wewilltalkaboutformat,read screenplays,comparethemtoactualfilms,andreadyourworkaloud

THEWINNINGHAND(1hr)

Non-Academic TomJurczak

Inthisclass,wewillplayandcompeteintrick-taking,trump-basedcardgames WewillbeginwithSetback,moveonto Pinochle(boththree-handedandfour-handed),andopenupthefinalclassesforexplorationofavarietyofothergamesinthis genre Studentswilldevelopstrategiesinmanagingandplayingtheirhands,aswellasanunderstandingregardingeach game'sbiddingconcepts.

FROMCRAPTOSCRAP(1hr)

Non-Academic KimMansion

Turnyourcrapintoscrap,ascrapbookthatis!Exploreawiderangeoftechniquesandtopics,includingcollage,paper crafts,andmore.Discoverthejoyofscrapbookingtocapturememoriesandcreateuniquefamilyandfriendalbumsto keepandshare Eachstudentwhotakesthiscoursemustprovidetheirownblankscrapbookandsupplytheirownpictures and/ormemorabilia Otherscrapbookingsupplieswillbeprovided

BLACKMUSICAPPRECIATION(1hr)

Non-Academic MashadiMatabane

BlackMusicAppreciationisanon-academiccoursededicatedtothedepthandbreadth,nuanceandcomplexityofmusic createdbyself-identifiedBlackpeoplearoundtheworld ThecoursewillencounterStudentswillencounterspirituals, R&B,funk,go-go,country,techno/EDM,house,blues,jazz,gospel,pop,rock,reggae,rap,drumandbass,afrobeat, afrobeats,son,rumba,samba,merengue,bachata,bomba,andplena,tonameafew.

TECHNOLOGYASSISTANT (1hr)

Non-Academic BrianMeeks

Interestedinlearningmoreabouthowtechnologyworks?Whatisthefirstthingyoudowhenpresentedwithaproblem?

CheckGoogle butthenwhat? SignupasatechassistanttolearntheinsandoutsofPaideia’sTechnologyProgramand gainabetterunderstandingoftroubleshootingandoptimizingtheperformanceofyourtechnologydevices Similarto workingatApple’sGeniusBar,youwillassistpeopleintroubleshootingsoftwareandhardwareissues,maintain,update, andinstallequipment,andanswerquestions ManyofourpastTechAssistantshavecontinuedworkingwithusduringthe summersinpaidpositionsthatledthemtorelatedjobsincollegeandbeyond.Nopriortechnologyexperienceisnecessary, butyoushouldenjoyproblemsolving,learningnewthings,andeatingtheoccasionaljunkfood. Theassistantmayuse freetimetoworkontheirownassignmentfromotherclasses.(*Permissionofinstructorrequired-SeeBrianM)

WORDGAMES (1hr)

Non-Academic MarciWieland

Puzzles,trivia,brainteasersandwordgamesgiveourbrainsafunworkout(andalsohelpgrownewbraincells!) Inthis class,wewillcompleteanassortmentofchallengingwordpuzzlesfrom399Games,PuzzlesandTriviaChallenges SpeciallyDesignedtoKeepYourBrainYoung,andplayavarietyofgames,includingBoggle,Bananagramsand Scattergories.Comereadyforafunbrainworkout!Opentostudentswhohavenotpreviouslytakenthisclass.

PODCASTING(1hr)

Non-Academic AlbertoMéndez

Besidesbeingalsoaninformativemedium,Podcastsaretheperfectplatformforalmostanytypeofcreativestory From popularmurdermysterieslikeSerialtoinvestigativejournalismuncoveringconspiraciesabouttheIlluminati,podcastshave beenawaytobringthemostdistantandobscurestoriestotheeverydayperson We’lllookatsomeoftheshowsfromNPR includingThisAmericanLife,PlanetMoney,andSerial Inthisdiscussionandproject-basedclass,wewillexploresomeof thedifferentgenresofpodcastsanddelveintodiscussionduringclass,whereeveryonewillbeexpectedtoparticipate.Our class’mainprojectrevolvesaroundeachstudentcreatingtheirownpodcastortwo,wherewewillspendtimeinclasslearning themechanicstoputthemtogether Eachstudentwillhaveaccesstotheequipmentnecessarytocompletetheirprojectand timetoworkonitinclass

JUSTJAMMING(1hr)

Non-Academic

RudyGilbert/Sammy

Kodish

Haveyoualwayswantedtolearntoplayaninstrument?Haveyoueverwantedtohopinajam-sessionorplayatacampfire? Ordoyousimplywanttoimproveyourcurrentmusicalskills?HereinJustJamming,youcanbringyourmusicalaspirations intorealityaswechillonpicnicblanketsandlearntoplaybothaloneandalongsideothers Youwillexperimentwithdifferent instrumentsandtheneventuallychooseoneinparticulartohoneyourskillson Wehaveagreatassortmentofinstrumentsto choosefrom(eg guitars,ukuleles,recorders,bongos,etc),however,anyotherinstrumentsfromhomearewelcome Can’t waittosoakupthesunandjamout!Musicalexperiencenotrequired!

WOMEN’SHEALTH&WELLNESS(1hr)

PE/Health

BrittanyJones

Whatdoesittaketobehealthyandstrongbothinsideandout?Inthisclass,you'lllearnnotonlyabouthowtoimprove ourselvesphysically,butalsomentally.You'lllearnaboutfunctionalanatomyandbiomechanicsbehindthemovementsofour jointsandmuscles.You'lllearnthewhy'sandhow'sbehindexerciseswithpropermusclesequencingandfiringaswellashow todesignafunctionalworkoutprogramforimprovedperformanceandinjuryprevention.You'llalsolearnaboutother contributingfactorstowellness,suchasnutrition,sleephealth,mindfulness,selftalk,andhabits.We'llworkonchanging habitsthatcanaffectourlivesforbetterorworsebyreadingthebook"AtomicHabits"byJamesClear.

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PERIOD4ONE-HOURCOURSES ACADEMIC:

U.S.HISTORYANDGOVERNMENT(1hr)

ThisisacontinuationoftheLongTermcourse Students muststaywiththeirLongTermteacherduringShort Terms (One houreachShortTermisrequiredofstudentsinAmericanHistory). ANABSCESSNAMEDDESIRE(1hr)

Occasionallybannedandwhollyunsanitary,TennesseeWilliamshastaintedtheworldofAmericanliteratureforthebetter “AStreetcarNamedDesire”isnodiversionfromWilliams'scategoricallydisturbingwork,anditmustbeconsumedbyall whodonotenjoyboringthings Toworkourwayuptohismasterpiece,theclasswillfirstindulgeinsomeshortstories Williamsiseasytocomprehendsuperficially,buttofullyimmerseyourself,youhavetolearnsomestrategybeforediving headfirstintotheseaofpiranhas.Expectabout15pagesof(veryexciting)readingpernight.Classtimewillmainly includediscussionandcausalstream-ofconsciousness-stylewritingaboutthetext,butsomephilosophicalinterludesareto beexpected Onamoreseriousnote,Williamswritesaboutsomeseriousthemes,includingsexualabuseandseveremental illness,sokeepthatinmind

GEOLOGY&CLIMATE(1hr)

Studentswillexploretherelationshipsbetweengeologicalandhumanprocessesandtheclimate. Topicsmightinclude,but arenotlimitedto:feedbackmechanisms,speedofprocesses,volcanismandoutgassing,currents,andcarbonsequestration.

WRONGFULCONVICTIONS:REASONSAND POSSIBLEREMEDIES(1hr)

ThiscoursewillfocusontheissueofwrongfulconvictionintheUnitedStatesanditssystemiccauses,thewayssome advocatesareworkingtoendwrongfulconvictions,thepathtofreedomforthewrongfullyconvicted,andthestruggles theseindividualsfaceinlifeafterincarceration.Wewilllookathowproblemssuchaspolicemisconduct,inadequate resourcesforpublicdefenders,andbiashavecausedsomanyinnocentpeopletobesenttoprison.Wewillconsiderways tofixtheseissuesinoursocietyandtheimpedimentstothesechanges.Finally,wewilldiscussthemethodsthathaveled totheexonerationofwrongfullyconvictedindividualssuchasretrials,reviewsofforensicevidence,andhabeas proceedings Thecoursewillincludesomeguestspeakersincludinglawyersandindividualsfrominitiativeslikethe GeorgiaInnocenceProject Courseexpectationsincludereading,viewingfilmsandclips,someblog-likewriting,acouple ofquizzes,andashortfinalassignment

INCREDIBLECELLS,INCREDIBLESTORY:THE IMMORTALLIFEOFHENRIETTALACKS(1hr)

Inthiscoursewewillreadanddiscuss“TheImmortalLifeofHenriettaLacks,”RebeccaSkloot'spage-turningaccountof thewomanwhoseendlesslyreplicatingcancercellshaveledtobreakthroughsinresearchandtreatment Theintertwining story-linesofthisnon-fictionclassicmakeitreadnotonlyasastudyofhistoryandsciencebutasacompelling investigationintoamystery. ThestoryofHenriettaLacksandherdescendantsalsoleadstheattentivereadertoreckonings aboutsystemicracisminAmericansocietyandethicsinscientificresearch.Studentperformancewillbeassessedbasedon classparticipation,briefwritings,andquizzes.

ThecoursewillcoveravarietyofissuesaffectingnativeAmerica,includingBoardingSchools,LBGTQ(TwoSpirit)issues andconcerns,MissingandMurderedIndigenousWomen(MMIW),sportsmascots,environmentalconcerns(oilpipelines, copperminingetc),Nativeeducation,currentissuesfacingtribesandreservations,Nativeauthorsandpoets,therollNatives playedinthehistoryofrockmusic,andmuchmuchmore Guestspeakerswillbebroughtinliveand/orviaZoom

Afterashorthiatusthisclasshasbeenreturnedtofullacademicstatus Studentsevaluationswillbebasedonclass participationaswellaseachstudentbeingaskedtoprepareashort10minutepresentationonaselectedreadingthestudents willchoose. TaughtbyPaideiaparentScottRiley,whotaughtthisclassforthepast18yearswithPaideialegendMarty Hayes. LauraMagnaniniwilloverseethecourseconstructionandstudentevaluations.

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INTROTOSCUBA-DIVING (1hr)

PERIOD4ONE-HOURCOURSES NON-ACADEMIC:

Non-Academic ElisabethCopeland,Pete

Ciaschini

Haveyoueverwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketobreatheunderwater?70%ofourearthiscoveredinwater,andthereisso muchtoseeandexploreintheworld'soceans,lakes,quarries,andfreshwatersprings Inthiscourse,youwilllearnaboutthe historyofscubadiving,thebasicsofscubasafetyanddiveplanning,thebasicscienceofscuba,howtoproperlydonanddoff equipment,andoceanconservation Attheendofthecourse,youwillhavetheoptiontovisitalocalSSIcertifieddiveshopand participateina'TryScuba'class CertifiedDivemasterInstructorsattheshopwillleadyouthroughahalf-dayclassonscuba diving,properlyfityouforgear,andallowyoutotakeyourfirstbreathsunderwaterintheirconfinedwaterfacility(AKA swimmingpool).ThecostoftheTryScuba'experienceis$25andwilldependonparent/guardianapproval.Additionally,an optionaltriptotheGeorgiaAquariumtoparticipateintheirsharkcagedive(fornon-certifieddivers)maybepossible

NAVIGATINGRACEINHORROR (1hr)

Non-Academic BarringtonEdwards/Mercy Hillo

Haveyoueverwatchedahorrorfilmwheretheblackcharacterwasthefirsttodie?Haveyoueverwatchedablackfilmthatwas completelycenteredblacktrauma?Historically,horrorfilmshavebeendominatedbywhiteactors,whitewriters,white directors,andwhiteproducers ThehorrorgenrecentersaroundthewhiteAmericanfearoftheunknown However,whenit comestohorrorfilmsregardingblackcharactersthenarrativeisbasedonthetraumaofblackpeople NavigatingRaceand Horrorisaclassdesignedtoaddressthewithstandingissuesinthehorrorgenre Wewillfocusonhorrorandsci-fiandthe tropesandideasperpetuatedthroughoutthesefilms Inthisclass,wewillwatchseveralhorrorfilms,suchasJordanPeele’sGet OutandUs Aswewatchthesemovies,wewilldissectandanalyzethemessagesbehindthesegreatfilms Wewillalsodelve intohowthesefilmshaveshapedourperspectiveonhorrorandblackrepresentation.

FOUNDATIONSOFBASKETBALL (1hr)

Non-Academic CoachEddieJohnson

Joinaco-edpickupbasketballclass-we’lldosomepracticeandskillbuildingandplayeveryday.

STUDENT-RUNDANCEENSEMBLE (1hr)

PE/Health AmyManlapas,LindsayReid

Duringperiods4-6,wewillbepreparingforthedanceshowcasescheduledtotakeplaceonSaturday,May30th Allwhoare interestedarewelcome,butauditionsarerequiredforplacementpurposes Wewillbemeetingintheoldelementarylibrary Piecesbythedirectorswillincludeballet,tap,lyrical,modern,jazz,andcontemporary,butthosewithexperienceinotherstyles areencouragedtoauditiontocontributechoreography.Additionalrehearsalsafterschoolandduringlunchwillbecalled.This classisrequiredforthosewishingtoparticipateintheshowcase.Wecan'twaitforthisyear’samazingdanceexperience!

TECHNOLOGYASSISTANT (1hr)

Non-Academic BrianMeeks

Interestedinlearningmoreabouthowtechnologyworks?Whatisthefirstthingyoudowhenpresentedwithaproblem? CheckGoogle butthenwhat? SignupasatechassistanttolearntheinsandoutsofPaideia’sTechnologyProgramand gainabetterunderstandingoftroubleshootingandoptimizingtheperformanceofyourtechnologydevices Similarto workingatApple’sGeniusBar,youwillassistpeopleintroubleshootingsoftwareandhardwareissues,maintain,update, andinstallequipment,andanswerquestions ManyofourpastTechAssistantshavecontinuedworkingwithusduringthe summersinpaidpositionsthatledthemtorelatedjobsincollegeandbeyond.Nopriortechnologyexperienceisnecessary, butyoushouldenjoyproblemsolving,learningnewthings,andeatingtheoccasionaljunkfood. Theassistantmayuse freetimetoworkontheirownassignmentfromotherclasses.(*Permissionofinstructorrequired-SeeBrianM)

UNDERSTANDINGGENDERSPECTRUM(1hr)

Non-Academic RosaMéndez

Thisclasswillgothroughabasicintroductionofgender.Wewillalsolookatgenderwithinandoutsideofthegenderbinaryas weknowit.Wewillexploretheseideasfromresearch,listentopodcasts,readarticlesanddiscusstheminclass.Allthisto criticallyconsiderhowtheconceptofgenderispropagatedinsocietytoday

MINECRAFT(1hr)

Non-Academic CarlRosenbaum

ThisclassisopentoallstudentswhoareinterestedinplayingMinecraft -themostpopularvideogameintheworld!Both experiencedandnon-experiencedstudentsarewelcomeinthisclass Experiencedstudentswillbeaskedtoteachthegameto non-experiencedplayerslikemyself WewillbeusingtheEDUmodelof thegame Studentscaneitherusetheirownlaptopsor theywillbeabletouselaptopsprovidedbythePaideia.

WHODUNNIT(1hr)

Non-Academic BethSchild

DoyoulovereadingagoodWhodunnit?Doyoustayuppastyourbedtimetoread“justONEmorechapter?!”DidTheGirlon theTrainkeepyouguessing?DidGoneGirlmakethehairofyourheadstandup?Mysterythrillersareasubgenreofcrime fictionthatfocusonsolvingacrime,typicallyamurder,throughtheperspectiveofanamateurorprofessionaldetective We willspendtimeinclassreadingWhatLiesintheWoodsbyKateAliceMarshallanddiscusshowshekeepsusguessingwith herclues,redherrings,andsuspense

ALGORITHMICART(1hr)

Non-Academic MarkSchmitt

SolLeWitt,inthe1960s,wroterulesforcreatinghisWallDrawingstobefollowedbycuratorsofhisinstallations Lejaren HillerandLeonardIsaacson,inthe1950s,programmedbasicmaterialandstylisticparameterstocreatetheIlliacSuite,the earliestinstanceofacomputergeneratedcomposition.Inthisclass,wewilllearntousepythonprogramstorecreatesome classicalgorithmicart,anddevelopcreationsofourown.Alongtheway,wewilllookatwhatrandomnessmeansandcanlook like.Wewilluseon-linecodingsoftware,soyouwillnotneedtoinstallanysoftwareonyourmachine.

MEDITATION(1hr)

Non-Academic MarciWieland

In this class, we will gain a greater understanding about what our minds and bodies are capable of by learning more about the mind-body connection, and by practicing and integrating meditation techniques that invite balance into our lives. Each day, we willdoadifferentmeditationandwriteonandsharereflections

INTROTOORCHESTRALMUSIC(1hr)

Non-Academic AmyWright

This class offers an introduction to the world of orchestral music Whetheryoualreadyhaveafavoritecomposerandsymphony, or simply want to expandyourears,thisclasswillfocusonlisteningtosymphonicmusic,withpossibleguestartistsandspeakers thatareprofessionalsintoday'sclassicalmusicworld.

FUNWITHFLAGS(1hr)

Non-Academic RandWise/EmersonMoore

Whetherflyingabovethestreet,stucktoabumper,ordrawnwiththeclumsyhandsofapre-schooler,flagshavetheabilityto captivateus. Thereissomethingsoalluring,sofascinating,inhownationschoosetorepresentthemselvestotheworld. This isaclassdevotedtounderstandingtheinternationalartformthatistheflag. Whetheraforceforliberationorasymbolof oppression,wewillexamineallflags,largeandsmall. Wewilldiscoverhowflagsletuscommunicatewitheachother, understandourworld,andeventelltime. WewillgoonexcursionsnearandfararoundthecitytoexamineAtlanta’s internationalanddomestichistorythroughtheflag,teacheachotherwhatflagsmeantous,andevendesignourown. This classisnotonethatyouwillwanttomiss!

JAZZWORLD

(1hr)

Non-Academic RudyGilbert

WorldofJazz:Thiscoursewillbealistening,viewing,andexplorationofjazzmusicfromoutsideoftheUnitedStates The worldofBrazilian,Afro-Cuban,European,andCentralAmericanjazzhassomanydifferentcomponentsthantraditional Americanjazz Let'schecksomeofthemout!

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PERIODS5-6TWO-HOURCOURSES ACADEMIC:

THEFOURTHDIMENSION (2hrs) Math

JackBross

WhathappensifweextendthefamiliarthreedimensionsofGeometrytoafourdimensionalworld? Howcanweunderstand anddescribethebehaviorofGeometryinmorethanthreedimensions? Whatnewpossibilitiesopenup? Howcanwevisualize theexoticshapesthatexistinthisworld? Inthisclasswewillstartbytakingacarefullookatwhathappensdifferentlywhenwe jumpfromtwodimensionstothree,andthenproceedanalogouslytofour. Wewillbuildmodelsoffourdimensionalpolyhedra, andwilllookattechniquesforworkinginfourdimensions

ONCEUPONATIME…THEREWASAPIECEOF WOOD (2hrs)

Namethetwomosttranslatedworksoffictionworld-wide. Quick. Thoseofyouwhoguessed The Little Prince and The Adventures of Pinocchio wintheprize. Iwonderwhythesetwo? Maybebecausebothwerewrittenforchildrenbutalso addressedconcernspertinenttoadults I'llleave The Little Prince forotherstodealwith(yawn) I'minterestedinthe'story ofapuppet'becausePinocchioposesespeciallythornyissues He'saproblem,abrat–onecriticseeshimastheprecursor ofBartSimpson HedoeslearnathingortwoeventuallyaboutbeingakinderindividualbutnotbeforehecausesaLOTof troubleforhimselfandothers So,whatmakesthisstorysopopular? WaltDisneygetssomeofthecreditthankstohis versionofthestoryintheanimatedfilmfrom1940anddozensoffilmadaptationshavefollowed. Twohavebeenreleased since2021. Inthisclasswewilltrytofigureoutthesourceofthepopularityofthis140-year-oldbookbyreadingarecent annotatedtranslation,takingalookatchildren'sversionsofthebook,andwatchingseveralfilmadaptations,bothanimated andliveaction There'sawealthofmaterialtoconsider We'llneedtwohoursadayinTermBtogetitalldone We'll discussandwritetomakesenseofitall

CATCHMEIFYOUCAN:DETECTIVEFICTION (2hrs) English ChristopherCruz

LewisCarroll,famousforhiswell-knownwork,AliceinWonderland,describedtheworldasachessgame.Youplanand devise,butyoucannotseeorknowallthemovingparts Thisclassexaminesthe'detectivefiction'genre,probablythe most-readandbest-sellinggenreoffictioninthelastcentury Thinkaboutthesortofconceptsthatemergefromthe detectivegenre theinsidejob;theleastlikelysuspect;thefinaltwistintheplot;theredherring;or'everyonehasasecret' Allofthesecanbethoughtthroughinthelightofagenrethattemptsourfascinationwithknowingtheunknown The coursewillfocusondevelopingstudentunderstandingoftextswithinthedetectivefictiongenre,andwillincludeanalysis anddiscussionofchosenshortstoriesandmoviesfeaturingdetectivessuchasSherlockHolmes,JohnLuther,LordPeter Wimsey,ClariceSterling(fromthemovie,TheSilenceoftheLambs)andPhilipMarlowe.Wewillhavenightlyreading assignments,filmviewings,dailydiscussions,andwrittenresponsesinGoogleClassroom

HISTORYGOESTOTHEMOVIES (2hrs)

SocialStudies GregoryMancini

EveryyearsomeofthemostcriticallyacclaimedandOscar-nominatedmoviesarerootedinrealhistory.Somefilmmakerstryto beaspreciseaspossibleintheirtreatmentofhistory Ofcourse,otherfilmmakersoftenplaywithfactstoenhanceastory's drama,totakealookataperspectivethat’sbeenoverlooked,ortofuelhistoricaldebate Inthisclass,wewilllookatsomeof theseclassicmoviesbasedontrueevents.Wewillexplorejusthowhistoricallyauthenticthesespecificfilmsareandhowthey contributetoourconsiderationoftherelationshipbetweenfilmandourlivesintherealworldsotospeak.We'llconsiderwhat featuressuchasplot,characterportrayals,andcostumedesign amongmanyothers tellusaboutthetimeperiodduringwhich theywereset Justasimportantly,we'llconsiderwhatadirector'sartisticchoicesinafilmtellusnotonlyaboutthetimeperiod inwhichtheyareset,butalsoaboutthetimeperiodinwhichtheyweremade,includingfilmsmadeinthepastfewyears CourseexpectationsincludeviewingfilmssetintimeperiodsrangingfromtheAncientWorldtonow,shortreading,some blog-likewriting,andacoupleofquizzes.

FOREIGNLANGUAGEFILMS (2hrs)

ModernLanguage MelissaMcKay-Hagan

Atthe29thAcademyAwardsin1956theAcademycreatedacategoryknownastheBestForeignLanguageFilmAwardfor non-Englishspeakingfilms.In1956thisawardwasgiventoFedericoFellini'sfilmLaStradaandithasbeengivenoutevery yearsince WewillbeginthiscoursewithahistoryoftheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences,focusingespeciallyon thecategoryofAcademyAwardforBestInternationalFeatureFilm(knownasBestForeignLanguageFilmpriorto2020) We willviewfilmsfromdifferentdecadesthathaveeitherbeennominatedfororwonanOscarinthiscategory Studentswillwatch filmsinclass,doresearchoneachfilmanddirectorandwritea1-pagejournalentryoneachfilm Studentsareexpectedtotake notesinclassonthematerialcovered,readcriticalarticlesaboutthefilmswewatch,takepartindiscussionsabouteachfilm, andprepareafinalproject.Evaluationwillbebasedonclassparticipation,quizzes,homework,preparationandthefinalproject. TheclassistaughtinEnglishandwewillwatchfilmsintheoriginallanguagewithEnglishsubtitles.Let'swatchsomemovies!

MEETTHENEWBOSS:DRAMASOFSUCCESSION (2hrs) English JimVeal

TherecentdeathofElizabethIIandascensionofCharlesIIIisthefirstinstanceinmorethanagenerationofatransferofthe Britishcrown. Overthecenturiesthesemomentousoccasionshaveoftenproducedseriousdrama,thekindofdramathatcomes ofpeopleinthesamefamilyanglingforpower,withthefateofanationhanginginthebalance. Thesestoriesofbackstabbing siblingsandspouses,clashingparentsandchildren,deviousplots,contestedworldviews,dividedloyalties,underdogsbeating theodds-playwrights,novelists,andfilmmakershavemadethemostofthismaterial,notjustforgrippingplotsbuttoraise questionsaboutpower,leadership,corruption,loyalty,andfamily,evenforthoseofuswhoarenot“royals”(999%of humanity) Inthiscoursewewillstudy-critically-someofthesedramatizations,notablyfilmversionsof“RichardIII”,“Wolf Hall”(HenryVIII),“MaryQueenofScots”,“TheMadnessofKingGeorge”,“TheKing’sSpeech”,plusshorttextsassociated withthem. Studentperformancewillbeassessedbasedonclassparticipation,briefwritings,andquizzes.

HISTORYOFSURREALISTART (2hrs) SocialStudies BakerBongiovanni

ThiscoursewillintroducestudentstothehistoryofSurrealism,amovementthatbeganinthe1920sandcontinuesto influencemodernartandculture Studentswillgainanunderstandingoftheoriginsanddevelopmentofthemovement,its rootsinphilosophyandpsychoanalytictheory,anditsimportantfigures Studentswillexplorevarioustechniquesthrough lectures,discussions,visualarts,andwritingassignments Thecoursewillalsoprovidetheopportunityforeachstudentto developandexecuteanindividualprojectwhichintegratesSurrealistprinciplesandtechniquesintoanewartwork

OAXACACOHORTCLASSES(5hrs)

ModernLanguage RosaMéndez,JoyLewis-Méndez, AlbertoMéndez

Note:ThesecoursesareforstudentswhoarepartoftheOaxacaProgram/Tripcohort.

OAXACA:SPANISHFORTRAVELING(1hr,Per2)

¡VámonosaOaxaca!LearnaboutthecolorfulstateofOaxaca,Mexico.ThisSpanishconversationclassinvitesSpanishstudents atdifferentlevelstopracticeandstrengthentheirSpanish.AllthewhilelearningaboutOaxaca'sculturesandtraditions.This classwillfeaturedifferentconversationtopics,androleplayingactivities,DAILY!Thisclassisparticipationbased,socome preparedtoTALKinSpanish!

OAXACA:COMMUNITY&CULTURE(2hrs,Per3-4)

Inthiscourse,OaxacacohortparticipantswillbeintroducedtoallthingsOaxaca:literature,art,history,media,music,dance, food,slang,indigenouscommunities/culture,andmore Wewillalsoprepareforspecificpartsofourtriptogether Students willkeepajournaloftheirthoughtsandreflectionsontopicscoveredinclass,anddoapresentationaftertheir10-daytripto Mexico.Emphasiswillbeondiscussion,participationandengagement.ThiscoursewillbeconductedinSpanishandEnglish, dependingonthetopic.

OAXACA:MEXICANCINEMA(2hrs,Per5-6)

Overthepasttwentyyears,MexicanfilmdirectorshavebecomeverysuccessfulinHollywood MexicandirectorslikeAlfonso CuarónarenowfamousnotjustinMexicobutallovertheworld Butit'snotjustluck-thesedirectorscamefromarichhistory ofMexicancinemathatgoesallthewaybackto1896 Inthisclass,we'regoingtotakeacloserlookatthefilmindustryin Mexicoandlearnaboutitsculturalandhistoricalbackground-fromthe«GoldenAge»tothe«NuevoCineMexicano».We'll studyfilmmakerslikeEmilioFernández,LuisBuñuel,RobertoGavaldón,IsmaelRodríguez,MiguelZacarías,Alejandro GonzálezIñárrituandGuillermodelToro.ThisclasswillbetaughtinbothSpanishandEnglish,dependingonthetopic.

PERIODS5-6TWO-HOURCOURSES NON-ACADEMIC:

FILLINGOURCUP:EXAMININGOURIDENTITY ANDDISCOVERINGOURJOY(2hrs)

Non-Academic KristiBudd

“IneedtoseemyownbeautyandtocontinuetoberemindedthatIamenough,thatIamworthyoflovewithouteffort,thatI ambeautiful,thatthetextureofmyhairandthattheshapeofmycurves,thesizeofmylips,thecolorofmyskin,andthe feelingsthatIhaveareallworthyandokay”-TraceeEllisRoss

AsBlackwomen,weexperiencehighlevelsofdepression,anxiety,andstress Dowemaketimeforourselves?Arewe experiencingjoy?Thiscoursewillhelpusidentifythesourceofourstressors,learntoholdspace,careforourselves,and discoverthejoywealldeserve Reflectivejournalwritingisrequired Wewillalsodosomereallyfunactivitiesandexperience JOY!Thisisamulti-sensorycourse Bepreparedtogooutsideyourcomfortzone ThiscourseisdesignedforBlack-identified womenandBlackgendernon-conforming,non-binary,andtransgenderindividuals***

ANCIENTGAMES (2hrs)

Non-Academic MagnusEdlund

Combinehistoricknowledgewithsomegoodold-fashionedfun!Inthisclasswewillexplorebothphysicalandmentalgames. Youdonothavetobestrong-otherskillswerealsohighlyregardedduringthisera.InoneOldNorsekings'saga,KingEysteinn andKingSigurðrcomparedtheiraccomplishments.Sigurðrclaimedhewasstrongerandabetterswimmer.Eysteinncountered, ‘Thatistrue,butIammoreskilledandbetteratboardgames,andthatisworthasmuchasyourstrength’Forthefirstfew weeks,wewilllearnanewgameaday,andthenforourremainingtimewewillchallengeeachothertocrownaclasschampion Youwillbeassessedonyouracquiredskillinthegamesplayed,andyourengagementintheclass Expecttogetgrassstains, perhapssomebruises,andagooddoseoflaughter

SPORTSPERFORMANCE/STRENGTH CONDITIONING(2hrs)

PE/Health

AaronHigh

Inthisclassstudentswilllearnthebasicprinciplesofsportsperformance,injuryprevention,andstrengthandconditioning This classwillincludehands-onlearningforvariousexerciseandtrainingtechniques

BOWLING(2hrs)

PE/Health

CoachEddieJohnson,Eva-Jean Young

BowlingisAmerica'sfavoritebig-grouppastime.Ittakeslittletonoathleticcapabilityandminimaleffort.Mildexercise,suchas bowling,canboostgoodmoodandlowerstresshormones There’ssomethingverysatisfyingaboutseeingpinsgetknocked down doingsohelpstoreleasepent-upangerandeventakesthemindoffournormaldailyworriesItisnotonlyan exceptionallyfungamebutalsoasocialgameandtheshorttermwillprovidethespaceandtimeforyoutogettoknowpeople youmayhaveneverinteractedwithbeforewhohaveasharedloveofbowling

THEPUZZLER(2hrs)

Non-Academic

TallyJohnson

Playingwithpuzzlescanbuildbrainpowerandmeltawaystress.Flexyourcreativemuscles,andgiveyourmindaworkoutthis ShortTermBwithpuzzlesandbrainteasersinmyriadstylesandinarangeofoptions,frombeginnertogeniuslevel.Studies showthatgrapplingwithconundrumscanimprovecognition,short-termmemory,andproblem-solvingskills,aswellasrelieving stress,providingentertainment,andbuildingconfidence Wewillexploresimpleyetdeceptivelydifficultpuzzlestomanipulate withyourhands,testoutaGoogleExperimentincollaborativejigsawpuzzlescreatedfromworksofart,andenjoyavarietyof challengestobolsteryourbrain,sharpenyourlogic,andstretchyourwits Noparticularskillorproficiencyrequired-thisisa realmwheredifferentstarsshine,andyoucanamazeyourfriendsandfamilybyuncoveringnewtalents.Thisclasswillletyour mindunwindandgetyouthinkinginnewways-fromWordletotheRubik’scube,jigsawpuzzlestocrosswordsand mind-bogglersofallkinds.

TEAS,SYRUPS&SALVES(2hrs)

Non-Academic

MirandaKnowles

Thisintroductiontoherbalremedieswillbemostlyhands-onandexperiential Wewillplant,harvestanddryourownherbson campusandatthePaideiaFarmandthenutilizethoseherbsinthetraditionsofherbalismthathasspannedmilleniaacross cultures.Wewillmakeourownteablendsandpressourownteabagstobeusedforwaterextractionandimmediateusein compresses,decoctionsandinfusions Wewillalsopreservewaterextractionsusingsugarandhoneytomakesyrupsforregular long-termuse Lastly,wewilluseoiltoextractactiveingredientsfromherbstomaketopicalpreparationsinsalvesandbalms If youloveplants,craftsand/ornaturalhealing,thisisthecourseforyou!

STUDENT-RUNDANCEENSEMBLE (2hrs)

PE/Health

AmyManlapas,LindsayReid

Duringperiods4-6,wewillbepreparingforthedanceshowcasescheduledtotakeplaceonSaturday,May30th Allwhoare interestedarewelcome,butauditionsarerequiredforplacementpurposes.Wewillbemeetingintheoldelementarylibrary. Piecesbythedirectorswillincludeballet,tap,lyrical,modern,jazz,andcontemporary,butthosewithexperienceinotherstyles areencouragedtoauditiontocontributechoreography.Additionalrehearsalsafterschoolandduringlunchwillbecalled.This classisrequiredforthosewishingtoparticipateintheshowcase Wecan'twaitforthisyear’samazingdanceexperience!

MATHMOVIEMANIA (2hrs)

Non-Academic KimMansion

Inthiscourse,wewillviewmoviesthathavestrongmathematicalelements Wewilldiscussthemathematicsinvolvedinthe movies,studythecharacters,andexploreothertopicsrelatedtothemovies Coursediscussionswillbedesignedtohelpstudents makeconnectionsbetweenthemathematicstheyarelearninginclassandthemathematicsoftherealworld.Themovieswill includebutarenotlimitedto,StandandDeliver(PG),ABeautifulMind(PG-13),Moneyball(PG-13),TheManWhoKnew Infinity(PG-13),BacktotheFuture(PG),HiddenFigures(PG),andDonaldinMathmagicLand(Disney,1959).

PRIMITIVELIVING (2hrs)

Non-Academic BrianSmith

Primitiveliving:Thiscourseissimilartothewildernesssurvivalcoursetaughtinpreviousyears,butwillfocusmoreon primitivelivingskills Topicsinclude:firemaking,cookingonopenfires,makingcordagefromplants,medicinalandedible plants,constructionoftools(flintknapping),pottery,and,iftimepermits,weaving Studentswillbeoutsideonmostdays

ASHTANGAYOGASADHANA(2hrs)

Non-Academic

“Yogaisforallpeople:sick,well,old,young...onlynotlazypeople!”--SriK.

LauraWhigham-Trouvé

PattabhiJoisAshtangaisaparticularlyrigorousformofyogaaimedatstrengthening,balancingandpurifyingthebodyand mind Inthisclass,studentswilllearnthevinyasaoftheAshtangaYogaHalfPrimarySeries,asetofposeslinkedtogether throughbreathsynchronizedmovement(vinyasa) Oncethesequencehasbeenacquired,studentswillpracticeattheirown pace,allowingtheteachertogoaroundtheroomtohelpeveryoneindividuallyasneeded Fourweeksofdailypracticeis enoughtoexperiencesignificantphysicalandmentalbenefits.Inflexibleandweakpeopleareespeciallywelcome!Inaddition tothephysicalpractice,thecoursewillinvolveanintroductiontoVedicchantingandthephilosophyofyoga.

EXPLORINGPHOTOGRAPHY(2hrs)

Art/Music/Drama HollyWhite

Areyouinterestedinlearningmoreaboutdigitalphotography?Throughshootingassignments,studentswillexplorethe differenttypesofphotographyandthetechniquesusedtocreatethem Thisisaprojectorientedclasswithmorefocusonideas, problemsolvingandshooting

INTERNSHIP(2hrs)

Non-Academic NatalieRogovin

InternshipsareameaningfulwaytoenacttheFrameworkofValuesthatcontributetothecommunityandcultureofserviceat Paideia,specificallyEmpathy,SocialResponsibilityandtheDevelopmentofanEthicalSelf Volunteeringgivesyouthechance tocreatethekindofcommunityandworldinwhichyouwanttolive Itgivesyoutheopportunitytobeapartofsomething biggerthanyourselfanduseyourcivicresponsibilityforthegreatergood Ultimately,itallowsyoutoseealifeotherthanyour own

Itisalsoagraduationrequirement;twointernships,atseparateorganizations,withaminimumof30hourseach,mustbe completed(onlyoneinternshipcreditisawardedforserviceworkperformedforPaideia).

SETTINGUPINTERNSHIP:

Onceyouhavecompletedyourshorttermregistrationandbeenassignedtheperiodsyouwillhaveinternship,ameetingwillbe scheduledtoexplorethevolunteeropportunitiesatourcommunitypartnersavailableatthattime Studentswhocannotdriveto theirinternshipwillbepairedwithstudentswhocandrive,however,ifadrivingarrangementcannotbeaccommodated, studentsmayneedtoswitchtheirinternshiptoafutureshortterm.

CONNECTIONSINTERNSHIP(2hrs)

Non-Academic NatalieRogovin

ThegoalofthisclassistoconnectwithneurodiversepeerswithautismwhoattendtheConnectionsSchoolofAtlanta. Inthis course,wewillspendthefirstweekatPaideia,learningaboutthedailyexperiencesofsomeonewithautismthroughreading shortessays,videos,andfunexercises Forthelast3weeks,applyingwhatwelearn,wewillsupportschoolactivitiesand playgameslikeping-pong,four-square,orevenkickball Wewillplanapartytocelebratetheendofthecourse Some experiencedstudentsmayaccompanyConnectionsstudentstonearbyworksites Thisclassisagoodwaytolearnabout experiencesdifferentthanyourswhilebeingactiveandhavingfun!Studentswhotakethisclasswillalsoearnaninternship credit

PAIDEIA’SBIGMOVEINTERNSHIP(2hrs)

Non-Academic NatalieRogovin

Haveyouheardthenews? TheJuniorHIghismovingacrossthestreet,andthensomeoftheHighSchoolmovestoOakdale Hall(theoldJuniorHigh),whichmeansevensomeelementaryclassroomswillshift. That’salotofmoving. Anditmeansthat weneedALOTofhelppacking. Thatiswhereyoucomein!

Inthisinternship,studentswillhelpteacherspreparetheirclassroomsforthebigmovebyindividuallypackingitemsand books,movingboxesandmostimportantlyproblemsolving Thinkofitasonebigpuzzletosolveaseachindividualclassroom willpresentitsownneedsandchallenges Youwillbetrainedonhowtopackforamove,properwaystoassembleandlabel boxesandgeneralsafetymeasures.

Thisinternshipwillgiveyoutheopportunitytoworkacrossalllevelsandbeapartofbothourhistoryandournewchapter.

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