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高中课程
强大的智力
Our rich academic program builds a rock-solid core of knowledge and skills that our graduates repeatedly report prepares them exceptionally well for college.
澳门新葡新京官方的学生毕业时懂得如何学习, 研究, 为具有挑战性的问题提供创造性的解决方案, 写下并展示他们的想法, 在他们需要帮助的时候寻求帮助, 以及如何与不同的同事合作. They discover how they learn best as individuals and are steeped in an intellectually exciting learning environment where it’s cool to like big ideas. Our teachers work the magic of balancing just the right level of challenge and support. They believe that Ellis students learn best when they are right on the edge of their comfort zone.
学习计划
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主题
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9年级
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10年级
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11年级
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12年级
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计算机科学
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计算机科学研讨会 | 选修课: 计算机科学I & II; AP 计算机科学 A; Advanced Topics in 计算机科学 |
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英语
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世界文学1
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世界文学II
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美国文学
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《澳门官方老葡京》 & Authorship: Examining Privilege in Literature OR AP 英语: Origin Story |
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历史
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世界历史I
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世界历史II
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美国历史或AP美国历史
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历史上选修课 |
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联合实验室和综合研究
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的声音 & 视觉、数字工作室和公共演讲 |
社会中的艺术与背景中的文化
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工程设计概论 |
高级项目
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数学
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代数I，几何或代数II
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几何、代数II或微积分预科/三角学 |
代数II，微积分预科/三角学，微积分，或AP微积分AB
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Pre-calculus/ Trigonometry, AP微积分AB or BC, Calculus, or Statistics
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体育课
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Students are required to take a health seminar every year and to fulfill an athletic requirement every trimester.
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物理概念
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化学
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生物学 |
科学选修课
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视觉及/或表演艺术
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Students in grades 9–12 take at least one elective in either visual or performing arts per year.
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世界通用语言
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Students must complete through Level III in Spanish, French, or Latin. 提供四级和AP课程供继续学习.
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迷你课程
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9-11年级的学生需要迷你课程.
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高中亮点
7项清单.
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综合研究基础:数字工作室|九年级
在本课程中, 学生培养良好的数字公民习惯, 培养对视觉素养的理解, 并熟练使用数码影像软件程序. Regular practice and skill-building in Adobe Creative Cloud programs broaden digital skill sets—including the creation of digital portfolios—and enable students to use 设计 principles and elements to create 权力ful visual and audio projects. Students are expected to demonstrate their knowledge of a variety of digital tools and programs and to be 反映ive and innovative in their choices for appropriate ways to communicate a message. -
的声音 & 视觉| 9年级
在声音 & 视野，学生问的问题“我是谁?和“我关心什么??" as they develop habits of advocacy and citizenship for the 21st century. 善用各种数码媒体及创意工具, students are encouraged to construct project-based initiatives addressing local and regional issues, 调查现实世界的问题和问题, 并提出解决方案. 与ALCOSAN的合作, 粉碎机自然保护区, 和星期六轻旅, 以及当地和区域专家的演讲, provide students with opportunities to investigate local issues as they develop tools of 研究, 自我表现, 设计, 协作, 以及成为社区变革者的坚持. -
社会艺术| 10年级
本课程探讨视觉文化在我们世界中的作用. 有着深厚的西方艺术史基础, students explore 跨学科 relationships between a variety of art forms and the ideas that shape them across history and place. 在协作的环境中工作, students interact with faculty from throughout the school and wider community to understand the connections between expression, 权力, 宗教, 哲学, 和技术. Varied forms of assessment allow students to discover commonalities with other disciplines and explore aesthetics in a broad context. -
语境中的文化|十年级
Culture in Context builds inquiry and response skills in a collaborative setting. 通过长期的, 基于客户机的项目, students learn the specifics of the 设计 thinking process as well as connect their experience to Ellis culture and history. 以增量步骤工作, 本课程培养重要的协作技能, 原型解决方案的使用, 以及频繁的结构化重复. Technologies, including video, vinyl cutting, and more, promote visual problem-solving. -
工程设计导论| 11年级
This course will expose students to major concepts encountered in university engineering courses. Students develop problem-solving skills and apply their knowledge of 研究 and 设计 to create solutions to various real-world challenges, 以及记录他们的工作和沟通解决方案. 学生专注于产生想法, 制作和测试模型, 沟通的结果, 同时满足真正客户的目标和需求. This course emphasizes group work as engineering is inherently a collaborative process. 学生应用数学中的概念和实践, 实验室科学, 以及计算机科学课程和经验. 本课程以项目为基础, with community-oriented projects planned for the second and third trimesters. -
初级研讨会| 11年级
Standardized test-taking skills and techniques are reviewed in this course. 让学生熟悉PSAT的内容领域, SAT, 和ACT, 考试策略进行审查, 样本论文写作和评估, 并提供了在定时条件下进行测试的练习. In the second half of the year, the focus of this course turns to the college application process. Students spend several weeks exploring their interests and 研究ing colleges. 学生们还利用跨学科的技能来制作简历, 起草一篇大学论文, 并探索大学申请的组成部分. -
高级研讨会| 12年级
This course is 设计ed to prepare seniors for their post-graduation lives. The first half of the course focuses on the college application process and is taught by the 大学咨询 Office. 一旦大学申请在年中完成, the course shifts into preparation for the transition to college and beyond. 本课程涉及跨学科, real-world topics and stresses the importance of making informed choices that can have a lasting effect on an individual.
高中AP课程示例
14项清单.
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美联社生物学
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AP微积分AB
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AP微积分BC
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AP化学
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AP比较政府 & 政治
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AP计算机科学原理
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AP欧洲历史
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美联社法国
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美联社拉丁
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美联社物理
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美联社西班牙
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AP工作室艺术
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AP艺术调查
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美联社美国历史
Fifteen additional AP courses are offered online through One Schoolhouse.
高中选修课示例
24项清单.
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艺术现在
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Clayworks & 先进Clayworks
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计算机科学I & II
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数字视频
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经济学
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合唱团
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历史研讨会:性别与权力
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弦乐合奏荣誉
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人体解剖学与生理学
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解剖学和有机化学导论
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工程设计概论
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媒体澳门官方老葡京
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现代家庭:短篇小说中的家庭结构
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音乐剧
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音乐才能
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管弦乐队
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宾夕法尼亚初级科学院(PJAS)
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摄影 & 先进的摄影
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高级工作室美术
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短形式和长形式的即兴
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小品喜剧写作
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工作室艺术
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视觉艺术独立学习
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声音:大声唱给所有人听
迷你课程
迷你课程 are a time for Ellis girls to embrace new ideas, unwind, and have fun. 没有压力的体验, mini-courses give the Ellis 上学校 community the opportunity to collaborate, 反映, 并在暑假前在一个愉快的环境中一起创新.
五月中旬的期末考试之后, the 上学校 puts a pause on traditional academic courses and transitions into mini-courses for the final weeks of the school year. This spirited trimester offers a curriculum of non-academic courses across grade levels taught by Ellis teachers, 外部专家, 女校友, 偶尔的学生. 在迷你课程, 学生有时间完成个人项目, 旅行, 在体验式课程中探索潜在的激情, 跨学科, 和社区. 近年来, 学生们到俄罗斯学习旅行, 英格兰, 法国, 意大利, 乌鸦峡谷, 西班牙, 和纽约市.
劳伦Fajobi
高中校长
