2020-2021 Course Catalog Grades 6-12

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 1 table of contents

Bellevue School District is committed to developing Letter from the Superintendent ...... 3 programs and courses operated in conformity with The Advanced Placement & all Federal and State laws prohibiting discrimination the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program ...... 4 based on race, color, national origin, disability, General Information ...... 5 gender, sex, sexual orientation, religion, or military Middle School & High School Planning Worksheets ...... 14 status. Career & Technical Education ...... 20 Middle School ...... 21 High School ...... 24 English Language Art(s) ...... 40 Middle School ...... 41 High School...... 45 Health & Physical Education ...... 51 Middle School ...... 54 High School...... 57 Math ...... 61 Middle School ...... 63 High School ...... 66 Performing & Visual Arts ...... 72 Middle School Music...... 74 High School Music ...... 77 Middle School Theatre Arts & Dance ...... 84 High School Theatre Arts & Dance ...... 86 Middle School Visual Art ...... 90 High School Visual Art ...... 92 Science ...... 98 Middle School ...... 99 High School ...... 101 Social Studies ...... 107 Middle School ...... 108 High School ...... 111 Special Education ...... 118 Middle School ...... 119 High School ...... 122 World Language ...... 127 Middle School ...... 129 High School ...... 133 International Spanish Academy ...... 144 Dual Language Program ...... 149 Spanish ...... 149 Chinese ...... 152 Avid ...... 154 Middle School ...... 155 High School ...... 156 Advanced Learning Services ...... 159 Odle & Tyee ...... 160 Interlake ...... 164 Additional Elective Courses ...... 170 Middle School ...... 170 High School ...... 172 Career & Technical Education Intradistrict Program Application ...... 177 Transportation Assistance Request form ...... 178 School Addresses & District Map ...... 179

2 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 bsd405.org

A Message from Bellevue School District Superintendent, Dr . Duran

It is time for students to begin planning for the 2020-2021 school year. As you explore your options, you will find a wide range of courses that will prepare you for your future. Our schools offer Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses; opportunities to study Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM); Arts and Music classes; and Career/Technical Education (CTE) courses. We encourage you select seven classes that will allow you to explore your interests, expand your knowledge, and discover new passions. As you think about your path forward, I want you to know that Bellevue School District’s vision is focused on you. Our vision is to affirm and inspire each and every student (that means you) to learn and thrive as creators of their future world. “Affirm and inspire” is more than just a phrase. It is a commitment that we make to you based on the following: Affirm: As a Bellevue student—no matter your race, ability, language background, religion, national origin, immigration status, or sexual orientation—you will receive an exemplary education and achieve success in a way that honors your identity and affirms your individuality. Inspire: Inspiration has the power to propel potential and transform the way you perceive your own capabilities. In addition to cultivating talents and abilities, we strive to provide experiences that inspire you to learn and introduce you to new possibilities. As you can see, our focus is on you. Thousands of our school district’s educators and staff work hard to make sure that you have access to an exceptional education. Thousands more in our community—your families, neighbors, and future employers—are dedicated to empowering your success. We are all working together for you. This is what makes Bellevue’s schools so unique and has helped us earn our place as a national model of educational excellence. If you have any questions or comments during the course selection process. please reach out to me or any Bellevue School District educator or staff member for assistance. And, if there is anything more we can do during the school year, please know that we are here for you. We want you to thrive in the Bellevue School District, and we can’t wait to experience with you the growth and discovery that awaits.

Sincerely, Dr. Ivan Duran Superintendent

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 3 Prepare now for your future

THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT ADVANCED PLACEMENT courses are WHY SHOULD YOU SIGN UP AND INTERNATIONAL offered in all our high schools . While FOR AP OR IB COURSES? BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS the availability of classes differ among The greatest benefit of AP/IB is the The choices you make now are the schools, in Bellevue School District experience of taking academic important building blocks to we offer over 35 different AP courses courses in an enriched environment future learning. By taking college- ranging from English, US History, and with classmates who, like you, are level Advanced Placement (AP) or Psychology to Statistics, Calculus, seeking intellectual challenge, are International Baccalaureate (IB) Biology, Chemistry, and Computer motivated to learn, and are committed classes in high school, you enter a Science to Spanish Language, Music to excellence. Participating in these world of knowledge and a learning Theory and Art Portfolio. We try to courses is going to give you a head environment that you might not provide a broad selection of courses start on exactly the sort of work otherwise experience; by taking AP or to appeal to a wide variety of student you will experience in college. You IB exams, you have the opportunity interests. will improve your writing skills and to earn credit or advanced standing The INTERNATIONAL sharpen your problem-solving at many of the nation’s colleges and BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA techniques; develop the study habits universities. PROGRAM (IB) is located at Interlake necessary for tackling rigorous High School . The 2-year IB Diploma coursework; assume the responsibility Program is designed to meet of reasoning, analyzing, and international standards of excellence understanding for yourself; and study and is typically completed by students subjects in greater depth and detail. in grades 11 and 12. IB features a comprehensive and broadly based curriculum that includes languages, social studies, science, mathematics, and electives culminating with examinations in six subject areas.

Learn more about Advanced Placement or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program For more information about either of these programs you can check with your school counselor. Additional information may also be found online at: Advanced Placement: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ International Baccalaureate: http://www.ibo.org/

4 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School General Information

This course guide gives Chinook Middle School (425) 456-6300 INFORMATION FOR MIDDLE you information about all SCHOOL STUDENTS courses that may be offered Highland Middle School (425) 456-6400 in Bellevue . Middle School Middle school requirements are Odle Middle School explained on the following pages. Use students are to enroll in (425) 456-6600 the planning sheets (p. 13, 15 and 17) and maintain a full 7-period to map out your three-year middle Tillicum Middle School school plan for the required 7-period schedule throughout the (425) 456-6700 day. We also encourage you to think Middle school years . We hope Tyee Middle School ahead about the sequence of courses this guide will answer all of (425) 456-6800 you will want to take in high school. This way you will know what courses The Big Picture School and your questions as you decide to choose in middle school to be International School, alternative prepared for the high school courses what Middle school courses programs, serve students in grades that interest you. to register for next year . The 6-12. These schools may package courses under different names, may courses in this guide will MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE integrate and combine courses, and REQUIREMENTS be offered next year only if may change the sequence of courses, enough students register this but its curriculum will still satisfy x Three years of Language Arts the same basic requirements as taken in 6th, 7th and 8th grade. spring to fill a class, so, it is other district courses. Please call the Three years of Social Studies taken very important that you think school directly if you are interested in in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. carefully about your choices information. x Three years of Mathematics taken now so that the courses you Big Picture School (6-12) in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. (425) 456-7800 want will be available next x Three years of Science taken in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. year . If you cannot find the International School (6-12) (425) 456-6500 x Three semesters of Physical answers you need, or if you Education (one semester taken would like to have individual in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade). help in planning your x One semester of Health program, please contact an taken in 7th grade. administrator or counselor at x One semester of Career and Technical Education taken your school . in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade x Two semesters of Performing/Visual Arts taken in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade.

HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT FOR COURSES TAKEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL Passing grades earned in courses that are designated as earning High School Credit will be automatically posted to the high school transcript. Students and Parents/Guardians have the following options: Credit and grades may remain as posted on the transcript.

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Grades can be changed to credit only and the course and credit will remain on the high school transcript. Credit and grade can be removed entirely from the high school transcript. Once the course/credit is removed, it cannot be re-posted to transcript. Changes must be made prior to the end of the junior year in high school. If you have questions about this, please see a counselor at school.

MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADING: REPORTING STUDENT PROGRESS Teachers will provide to parents a written report of each student’s progress at the end of the quarter. The student’s work and study habits and academic progress will be reported. Letter grades will be provided for all students. In the interval between the quarterly reports, interim progress reports of a student’s outstanding or inadequate progress may be provided to parents. At a minimum, an interim progress report is required when a student’s achievement in a subject is known by the teacher to be unsatisfactory (failing) during the second quarter of a semester. This report will be issued as early in the quarter as practicable to allow the student time to improve before the end of the semester. Parents/guardians and students are able to access attendance and grade reports online throughout the year on the district’s student information system (Synergy).

6 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School General Information

This course guide gives Bellevue Big Picture School SCHEDULING you information about all (425) 456-7800 We hope this guide will answer all of your questions as you decide what courses that may be offered Bellevue High (425) 456-7000 high school courses to register for in Bellevue . It includes next year. The courses in this guide will Interlake High be offered next year only if enough information about specific (425) 456-7200 students at each school register courses offered in Bellevue’s International School this spring to fill a class. So, it is very two schools of choice that (425) 456-6500 important that you think carefully about your choices now, including serve students in grades Newport High alternative selections, so that the 6-12, Big Picture School and (425) 456-7400 courses you want will be available International School . These Sammamish High next year at your school. Another (425) 456-7600 reason for students and parents to schools may package courses take spring registration very seriously under different names, may is that students will be committed to their schedule. Changing student integrate and combine schedules will be done only under courses, and may change the exceptional circumstances. Desire sequence of courses, but its to have a common lunch with a friend, to be in the same class with curriculum will still satisfy the a friend, to have a different teacher, same basic requirements as preference for a different elective, or similar personal preferences will not other district courses . be accepted as reasons for schedule changes. The choices you make now will determine your schedule for the entire school year. If you cannot find the answers you need, or if you would like to have individual help in planning your program, please contact an administrator or counselor at your school.

COUNSELING PROGRAM All school counseling programs will include the following elements: guidance curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, and systems support for the counseling program. The focus of the Counseling Department is to help students with academic and career planning and to foster personal exploration, self-awareness, and social growth. Students are encouraged to set realistic yet challenging goals, to make responsible decisions, to understand the consequences of their actions, and to learn to self-advocate.

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Students should contact a counselor if x Assist students with issues, x Three semesters of Physical they have questions about transitions academic or personal, that Education (one semester taken between schools, registration, are or may be interfering with in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade). course selection, interpretation and academic performance x One semester of Health taken use of test results, or graduation College and Career Advisors in 7th grade. One semester of requirements. High school counselors help students: Career and Technical Education. assist students with academic, career, college, and personal questions. Visit x Develop an awareness of x Two semesters of Performing/Visual or call the counseling center or career self (interests, aptitudes) Arts (Dance, Music, Theatre Arts, Visual center to make an appointment with x Explore a variety of careers (speakers, Arts) taken in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade. your counselor. field trips, and internships) Counselors offer a wide variety of HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT FOR x Examine the educational services, resources, and activities: COURSES TAKEN IN MIDDLE requirements for their chosen careers SCHOOL (GRADES 7 & 8) x Visit high schools during the x Develop job-seeking skills Passing grades earned in courses prior school year to provide a that are designated as earning High smooth transition from middle School Credit will be automatically school to high school SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION posted to the high school transcript. OF MIDDLE SCHOOL x Assist students in planning, selecting Students and Parents/Guardians have and successfully completing middle the following options: 1. Credit and STUDENTS HELD ACCOUNTABLE grades may remain as posted on the and high school courses, completing FOR THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL transcript. 2. Grades can be changed the High School and Beyond Plan, PERFORMANCE to credit only and the course and and meeting all requirements Successful Completion of Middle credit will remain on the high school for high school graduation School Coursework Expected transcript. 3. Credit and grade can be x Teach students (in classrooms) removed entirely from the high school Successful completion of middle about the intricacies of college transcript. Once the course/credit is school occurs when a student meets admission, how to develop and removed, it cannot be re-posted to the academic expectations of the transcript. Changes must be made sustain study habits and develop required program. Students who prior to the end of the junior year in personal/social support systems experience difficulty in doing this high school. x Provide students and families with may be assigned to Tutorial and/ information about course selection/ or placed in an academic support If you have questions about this, registration, college admissions course that runs either during the please see a counselor at school. testing, financial aid, socio-emotional school day, before or after school, issues, and mental health resources or in the summer so that they can Facilitate outreach with community receive additional assistance and mental health support agencies help in achieving academic success. (See below for further information on x Monitor students’ academic progress Tutorial and Academic Support). and assist student in developing plans of support so that they are MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE successful in resolving problems in REQUIREMENTS doing well in school and classes x Three years of Language Arts and x Provide a program to prepare Social Studies taken in 6th, 7th, students for an education and 8th grade. These classes may beyond high school be offered during two separate periods or as a two-period block. x Develop and lead groups with topics ranging from dating relationships,, x Three years of Mathematics taken self-esteem to academic improvement in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade x Three years of Science taken in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.

8 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School General Information

STATE GRADUATION INFORMATION FOR PATHWAY REQUIREMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS In order to meet Washington state CLASSES FOR HIGH graduation requirements, high school FULL SCHEDULE REQUIREMENT SCHOOL CREDIT students must: earn all required full year classes Full-time high school students must state and local credits, complete a be enrolled in all seven periods at high school and beyond plan, and MATH a Bellevue School District school in show math and literacy competency ALGEBRA 1 grades 9 and 10 and enrolled in at through an approved Graduation GEOMETRY least six contiguous periods in grades Pathway. ALGEBRA 2 11 and 12. Students who are in their fifth year of high school and enrolled There are many ways to meet the WORLD LANGUAGE Graduation Pathway requirement CHINESE 1B in grade 12 may enroll in less than CHINESE 2 six periods that do not need to be including one or more of the following: FRENCH 1B contiguous. FRENCH 2 Full-time running start students must A. Meet or exceed SBA scores in ELA JAPANESE 1B be enrolled in a minimum of 15 college and Math JAPANESE 2 SPANISH 1B credits. B. Complete and qualify for college SPANISH 1 credit in a dual credit course. SPANISH 2 COMMUNITY SERVICE C. Earn credit in a high school GRADUATION REQUIREMENT SPANISH transition course. Students must earn forty (40) hours DUAL LANGUAGE SPANISH SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS 1 of Community Service as one of their D. Earn high school credit with a C+ or better or score 3 or higher SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS 2 graduation requirements. Students SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS 3 may begin to earn these hours once on an AP exam or in an IB course they complete their eighth (8th) grade earn a C+ or better or score a 4 or SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS I year. The hours may be earned all higher on the IB exam. SPANISH LA I SPANISH LA II at one time, or in any manner that E. Meet or exceed standard on the SPANISH LA III meets the student’s schedule, during ACT or SAT his/her high school years, but must INTERNATIONAL SPANISH F. Meet standard on the ASVAB be completed prior to the student’s ACADEMIES participation in a commencement G. Complete a sequence of CTE SPAN LA/LI/CU 7 ceremony and the granting of a courses SPAN LA/LI/CU 8 diploma. Please see your counselor for more ADVANCED LEARNING SERVICES Community Service is any service details. GFT COMP/LIT that is done for non-profit agencies GFT FND WD HIST HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND PLAN GFT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY and organizations and/or religious GFT ALGEBRA 1 organizations. School service is also Students will design and document GFT GEOMETRY included. For activities that occur over their post-high school plans by GFT ALGEBRA 2 more than one day, a maximum of 10 completing the High School and GFT BIOLOGY hours/day is allowed for the 40 hours Beyond Plan in Naviance. CHINESE of community service required for DUAL LANGUAGE CHINESE I graduation. All students will record HONORS CHINESE LANGUAGE, their community service hours in LITERATURE & CULTURE 6 x2Vol, which is housed in the Naviance HONORS CHINESE LANGUAGE, Program. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE 7 2.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE HONORS CHINESE LANGUAGE, GRADUATION REQUIREMENT LANGUAGE, LITERATURE All students are expected to earn the & CULTURE 8 necessary credits for graduation with a minimum of a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA). Athletic/activity eligibility also requires a 2.0 GPA.

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CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

BSD CREDIT REQUIREMENTS COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS SUBJECT SEMESTERS CREDITS English 8 4.0 Colleges and universities have different general requirements unique Mathematics 6 3.0 to each institution. However, there are Social Studies 7 3.5 some common requirements for each type of college or university. Although Science * 6 3.0 specific requirements may vary among Career & Technical Education 2 1.0 institutions, the following minimum guidelines exist: Fine Arts (Drama, Music, Visual Art) ** 4 2.0 Health 1 0.5 IN-STATE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES English 4 years Physical Education 3 1.5 Includes 3 credits of college preparatory World Language *** 4 2.0 COMPOSITION & LITERATURE. Electives 7 3.5 Mathematics 4 years Algebra 2 credit is the minimum level for TOTAL 48 24 college entrance; a math credit must be earned during senior year. * The Science requirement of 3.0 credits must include two lab classes. Science 2-3 years ** The Fine Arts requirement of 2.0 credits can include 1 credit of Personalized Pathway Includes 1 credit chemistry or physics. Requirement (PPR). 2 credits must be lab sciences *** For World Language, both credits can be PPR. Social Studies (History or other The 3rd credit of science and the 3rd credit of math are chosen by the student and based Social Sciences) 3 years on the student’s interest and High School and Beyond Plan, and approved by the parent World Language 2 years or guardian, or, if the parent or guardian is unavailable or does not indicate a preference, Consecutive study (2 credits) of same the school counselor or principal. language: World language, Native Personalized Pathway Requirement (PPR) are related courses that lead to a specific post American language, or American Sign high school career or educational outcome chosen by the student based on the student’s Language. interests and High School and Beyond Plan, that may include Career and Technical Education and are intended to provide a focus for the student’s learning. Students may Fine Art 1 year have up to 3 PPR credits. (University of Washington and Western Washington University specify ½-credit in fine, visual, or performing arts; the NON CREDIT REQUIREMENTS: STATE ASSESSMENTS: other ½-credit may be in the arts or in an x Washington State History Students are expected to take all state academic elective.) assessment including the SBA for x High School and Beyond Plan ELA and Math. Students meeting the PRIVATE 4-YEAR COLLEGES/ x 40 hours of Community Service standard will also meet the Graduation UNIVERSITIES English 4 years x Students must earn a 2.0 Pathway requirement for graduation. cumulative Grade Point Average Mathematics 4 years Science 2-3 years Social Studies 3 years World Language 2-3 years Consecutive study of the same world language. Academic and Arts Elective 2 years

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CTE COURSE EQUIVALENCY CREDITS COURSE CODE COURSE NAME EQUIVALENCY CREDIT CT_424 Metals Technology 1 .5 Fine Art CT_524 Metals Technology 2 .5 Fine Art CT_417 Digital Media Production 1 Art; varies by school CT_517 Digital Media Production 2 Art; varies by school CT_422 Graphics Art 1 .5 Fine Art CT_522 Graphics Art 2 .5 Fine Art CT_623 Graphic Design & Production Studio 2.0 Fine Art CT_519 Computer Graphics 1 .5 Fine Art CT_619 Computer Graphics 2 .5 Fine Art CT_412 Photography 1 .5 Fine Art CT_512 Photography 2 .5 Fine Art CT_440 Floral Design 1 .5 Fine Arts credit CT_XXX Floral Design 2 .5 Fine Arts credit CT_471 Economics .5 Social Studies CT_541 Nursery & Greenhouse Operations 1.0 Lab Science CT_661 Automotive Technology 1 1.0 Lab Science CT_761 Automotive Technology 2 1.0 Lab Science CTA_504 AP Computer Science Principles 1.0 Math CTA_612 AP Photography Portfolio Design/2-D Design 1.0 Fine Art TH_411 Technical Theater 1.0 Fine Art; may be repeated for additional credit CT_635 Health Science Careers 1.0 Lab Science; .5 Health SC_506 Anatomy & Physiology 1.0 Lab Science SC_602 Biotechnology 1.0 Lab Science CTA505H AP Computer Science 1.0 Math

HIGHLY SELECTIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGES/ nor take courses they have received COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES TECHNICAL PROGRAMS competency credits. More information College Admission officers pay Admission requirements vary from is available here: http://www.bsd405. particular attention to the rigor of the “open-door” policy to selective course org/departments/curriculum/ student’s program. expectations for specific programs. competency-credits/ English 4 years In order to earn competency credits in World Language, students will Mathematics 4 years WORLD LANGUAGE COMPETENCY CREDITS demonstrate proficiency in speaking, Science 3-4 years listening, reading and writing. These With laboratory courses assessments are aligned with the Competency based credits may be American Council on the Teaching of Social Studies 3-4 years earned for World Language: Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency World Language 3-4 years A maximum of 4 World Language Levels. Consecutive study of the same world credits may be awarded through The assessments vary by Language. language. OSPI’s Competency Based Credit For Spanish, French, German, Italian, Academic and Arts Elective 2-3 testing process. Not all colleges Hebrew, Japanese and Chinese years accept competency credits to meet students may take the Standards- their World Language requirement Based Measurement of Proficiency for entrance. Students can receive (STAMP) test. Students receive credit competency credits for courses taken based on their lowest skill score, since

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 11 High School General Information it represents their highest level of CREDITS TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THE date. The principal makes the final proficiency across skills. BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT determination of the grade mark to be There are some instances when posted to the transcript. x Novice Mid- 1 credit students may be granted credit (not x Novice High- 2 credits necessarily a grade) for learning WAIVING COURSE REQUIREMENTS x Intermediate Low- 3 credits experiences outside the district, Students may have courses waived provided the learning experiences are if they meet certain criteria. In order x Intermediate Mid- 4 credits within the procedures established by to apply for a course waiver, students Not all colleges accept competency the District, which includes meeting complete and submit to the counselor credits to meet their World Language Common Core State Standards and the Waiver of a Course Requirement requirement for entrance. alignment with District curriculum. form. The counselor will document District approval for credit (not that he/she has seen the form and necessarily a grade) must be supporting documents and write MORE GENERAL obtained prior to enrollment and/or comments/insights to be considered INFORMATION participation in the outside learning in the decision and then forward the experience in order to be eligible for form to the principal. The principal DIRECTED ATHLETICS PE/ consideration of high school credit on will review the form and add any FITNESS CREDIT FOR SCHOOL the Bellevue School District transcript. additional comments/insights and ATHLETICS & COMMUNITY BASED Students must complete, submit and forward the request to the Director ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES have approved a Learning Experiences of Teaching & Learning or designee. Students in grades 10-12 may earn Outside the regular Bellevue School The Director of Teaching & Learning or up to .5 of the required 1.5 Physical District Educational Program form and designee will either grant approval for Education credits by participating proposal. These forms are available the course waiver requirement or deny in school sports, cheerleading and in the counseling center. Should the the request, citing reasons for the drill or by participating in approved proposal be approved, students must denial. The completed form will then community based sports or activities. have been, and continue to be, fully be sent to the student’s counselor for A full school sport season or 80 hours scheduled in a Bellevue School District review of the results with the student. of community based activity in a high school, taking the maximum 90-day period qualifies for .05 credit. credits offered during the regular EARLY GRADUATION Students must complete and submit school day. Students may not drop a Early graduation from high school is a request form for approval within the course and/or shorten their schedule appropriate for some students. Plans academic year of the involvement of in order to have a learning experience for early graduation must be made the school sport or community activity outside the regular program. cooperatively between the student, and complete an assessment for the parent(s), and school. Any student knowledge portion of the fitness Please see BSD policy 2410, 2410P and 2410 Exhibit A. contemplating early graduation requirement. There is a nominal fee should initiate a request and complete charged for each assessment. a plan with his/her counselor. The plan WITHDRAWAL GRADES must be submitted for approval to ELIGIBILITY FOR ATHLETICS/ A “W” grade will be posted to a the principal. This should be done, at ACTIVITIES student’s transcript if the course is the latest, prior to registration for the Students are required to maintain a dropped after the first 10 days but year during which the student plans to 2.0 cumulative grade point average before the 30th day of the semester. At graduate. (GPA) in the semester preceding the quarter, a .25 credit and grade will participation in order to participate in be posted to transcript if the course is a sport and/or activity. Students who dropped mid-semester. Students who COLLEGE CREDIT/ COLLEGE CREDIT OPTIONS FOR HIGH do not initially meet this expectation change levels in an academic area or SCHOOL STUDENTS will be granted a probationary period change from one elective to another (during the sport/activity season) to elective in the same area will receive ADVANCED PLACEMENT show that progress is being made .5 credit and grade at the end of the (AP)PROGRAM to reach this standard. During the semester. Students who change from All students are encouraged to probationary period, any student one course to another course in a seriously consider enrollment in one may practice, but only those who different academic area will receive a or more AP courses during 10th, 11th demonstrate progress may compete. withdrawal grade of “W” or .25 credit and grade depending on the drop and 12th grades. AP courses are also available to students in 9th grade.

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Advanced Placement courses are program’s broad range of subjects x Be responsible for transportation, college-level courses offered in high accommodates diverse student lab fees and books. school. AP courses include extensive interests and intentions while reading. Students in AP courses may adhering to the objectives of a HIGH SCHOOL FOUR-YEAR earn college credit if they perform cohesive liberal arts education. IB EDUCATIONAL PLAN well on rigorous national AP tests. courses are college-level courses On the following page is an important Ask your counselor for assistance in offered in high school which includes worksheet to help you plan the selecting courses that will prepare frequent homework and involves courses you will take in high school. you for success in any AP course that extensive reading. Students in IB Please be aware that your post-high interests you. Additional information courses may earn college credit or school plans for college, employment, about the AP program is found in the advanced placement if they perform or career training may require courses AP information section. well on rigorous IB tests. For more beyond the graduation requirements. information see specific course Also, if you want to finish up your PACIFIC NW COLLEGE CREDIT descriptions, or talk to an Interlake high school program with some & WANIC counselor. Advanced Placement or advanced- Pacific NW College Credit and WANIC level vocational courses, you need to (www.wanic.org) are a combined RUNNING START register for the necessary prerequisite secondary and post-secondary Current Washington State legislation classes during 9th, 10th, and 11th program of integrated courses allows high school students to attend grade. allowing high school students to their local community college or begin a Career and Technology technical school and earn high school NON-DISCRIMINATION Education program that leads to a credits and college credits at the same STATEMENT two-year Associate degree or a two- time. There are no tuition fees for the Bellevue School District does not year certificate and/or a four-year student if the number of credits does discriminate in any programs or baccalaureate degree. To begin a not exceed the maximum allowed. activities on the basis of sex, race, Pacific NW College Credit sequence, Students enrolled in Running Start creed, religion, color, national origin, students should enroll in a high school must: age, sexual orientation, gender Career and Technical Education class expression or identity, disability, or x Have junior or senior that is designated as a college credit the use of a trained dog guide or standing in high school course. If the student completes the service animal and provides equal course with at least a B grade, they will x Make application to the program access to designated youth groups. receive the equivalent course credit during the enrollment period The following employees have been at the participating community or for Bellevue College in March designated to handle questions and technical college. Your College and prior to the fall quarter the complaints of alleged discrimination: Career Advisor has information on student wishes to attend x Title IX Coordinator: these programs. x Sign a Bellevue School District Jeff Lowell, 425-456-4010 or Running Start contract with [email protected] COLLEGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL parent(s)/guardian(s) This program provides 10th through x Section 504/ADA Coordinator: 12th grade high school students the x Enroll in courses that are approved Heather Edlund, 425-456-4156 or opportunity to earn college credit by the high school counselor so [email protected] Civil Rights/ in approved high school courses. that graduation requirements are Nondiscrimination Compliance Freshman are not eligible for CIHS completed in conjunction with Coordinator: credit due to state law. any college coursework that may Alexa Allman 425-456-4040 or lead to an Associate Arts degree. [email protected] INTERNATIONAL The student should also maintain x Address for all three: BACCALAUREATE (IB) fulltime enrollment of a minimum 12111 NE 1st St., Bellevue, WA 98005 The International Baccalaureate (IB) of 15 credits so that the student’s Program, located at Interlake High graduation status is not jeopardized School, is recognized internationally as a rigorous and comprehensive x Be responsible for knowing curriculum, designed to challenge the registrations date(s) and college-bound students. The IB deadline(s) for district and college course registration

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 13 It’s your future, so plan carefully!

You are strongly encouraged to complete your graduation requirements in the years indicated on the planning worksheet. Use the descriptions in this course guide to help you decide which courses to take in each subject area.

Middle School Planning Worksheet | Grades 6 – 8

Below is an important worksheet to help you plan the courses you will take during 6th, 7th, and 8 th grades. You must enroll in seven courses every year. Use the Middle school course requirements on page 6 along with the course descriptions in this book to plan your schedule. Call your Middle School for help if you need further information.

6TH GRADE 7TH GRADE 8TH GRADE

Honors Language Arts - 6 Honors Language Arts - 7 Honors Language Arts - 8

Honors Social Studies - 6 Honors Social Studies - 7 Honors Social Studies - 8

Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics

Science Science Science

P .E . (semester) / P .E . (semester) / Health (semester) P .E . (semester) / ......

Choose 2 semester courses or Choose 2 semester courses or Choose 2 semester courses or a year-long course: a year-long course: a year-long course: ...... / ...... or ...... / ...... or ...... / ...... or ......

DECISIONS REQUIRED CLASSES

1 Math Determine Level

2 Career & Tech 1 semester in 6th, 7th, or 8th

2 semesters of Dance, Music, Theatre Art, Visual Art 3 Performing/Visual Art in 6th, 7th, or 8th

14 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Planning Worksheet | Grades 9 – 12

9TH GRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE

English (1 year) English (1 year) American Lit. and English (1 year) English (1 year) Senior English or Composition or Honors Freshman Honors Sophomore 12th Grade AP Language or AP Language and Composition & Literature Composition & Literature AP Lit. and Composition or American Lit. or IB / AP English HL 2 IB / AP English HL 1

Social Studies (elective) Social Studies (1 year) Social Studies (1 year) Foundations of Social Studies (1 year) U.S. History or US Civics / Sr Proj or World History (1 semester) or World History or AP U.S. History or AP US Gov. / Comp Gov. or AP Human Geography AP World History IB History HL 1 / AP US History IB History HL 2/AP Am. Gov. (1 year) are highly recommended

Fill in 1 year or Mathematics (1 year) Mathematics (1 year) Mathematics (1 year) 2 semesters

Science (1 year) Science (1 year) Science (1 year) Physics or Fill in 1 year or Biology Chemistry AP Physics I or 2 semesters IB Physics SL_I / AP Physics 1

PE (1 year) Health (1 semester) Fill in 1 year or Fill in 1 year or Foundations of Fitness Health 2 semesters 2 semesters and Sport

Fill in 1 year or Fill in 1 year or Fill in 1 year or Fill in 1 year or 2 semesters or 2 semesters or 2 semesters 2 semesters World Language (2019) World Language (2019)

Fill in 1 year or Fill in 1 year or Fill in 1 year or Fill in 1 year or 2 semesters 2 semesters 2 semesters 2 semesters

In addition to the subject areas shown in the grid, students are required to take the following courses: x 1.0 credit of Career & Technical Education taken any time during high school x 2.0 credit of World Language taken any time during high school (Class of 2019 and beyond) x 1.0 credit of Visual and Performing Arts taken any time during high school (Class of 2019 and beyond – 2 credits) x .5 elective credit of PE. Taken any time in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 15 Big Picture School Planning Worksheet | Grades 6 – 8

6TH GRADE 7TH GRADE 8TH GRADE

HUMANITIES (English and SS) HUMANITIES (English and SS) HUMANITIES (English and SS)

6TH GRADE MATH AND SCIENCE 7TH GRADE MATH AND SCIENCE 8TH GRADE MATH AND SCIENCE

ADVISORY 1 ADVISORY 2 ADVISORY 3

PE/HEALTH 2 (1 semester) / PE/HEALTH 2 (1 semester) / ART EXPLORATION (1 year) ART elective (1 semester) ART elective (1 semester)

choose: SPANISH 1A or choose: SPANISH 1B or PE/HEALTH 1 (1 year) PE/ART electives PE/ART electives

BELLEVUE BIG PICTURE SCHOOL advisors, each of whom facilitates the college and careers through campus Bellevue Big Picture School is a academic and personal development visits, college counseling, and secondary school- of-choice that of a small group of students over partnerships with local postsecondary serves 6th-12th grade. In partnership multiple school years. The curriculum institutions. Middle school course of with the nationally recognized Big is problem/project-based, integrating study: Humanities (English and social Picture Learning Network (www. technology, 21st century skills, and studies), math and science, advisory, bigpic-ture.org), five guiding principles relevant, real-world issues. High school Spanish (beginning in 7th grade), provide the school’s foundation students participate in internships physical education/health, and art and framework: personalization, with adult mentors one day each exploratory courses. High school adult-world connection, common week, and middle school students course of study: Humanities (English intellectual mission, supportive take advantage of service learning and social studies), math and science, partnerships, and shared leadership and other community opportunities advisory, internships, Spanish, physical and responsibility. The school is integrated into the curriculum. education/health, and digital media/ uniquely structured to educate, Together with parents, advisors, and art. 11th and 12th grade students will support, and guide students from mentors, students create personalized be able to earn college credit through middle school through high school learning plans that connect their College in the High School courses, AP graduation, building bridges across interests, academic goals, and college/ courses, or Running Start courses. the grades that lead to college success. postsecondary plans. Beginning in Core courses are taught by teacher sixth grade, students prepare for

For more information and application go to: http://www.bsd405.org/bigpicture/about/apply/

16 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Big Picture School Planning Worksheet | Grades 9 – 12

9TH GRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE 9TH–10TH LOOP

HUMANITIES HUMANITIES HUMANITIES HUMANITIES (English and Human (English and World History) (English and U.S. History) (English and Government) Geography)

PHYSICS OF THE BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY AP ENV SCIENCE UNIVERSE

MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS

INTERNSHIP (1 credit) INTERNSHIP (1 credit) INTERNSHIP (1 credit) INTERNSHIP (1 credit)

choose: ART or SPANISH choose: ART or SPANISH choose: ART OR SPANISH or PE choose: ART or SPANISH or PE

PE (1 credit) PE/HEALTH (1 credit) ELECTIVES/RUNNING START ELECTIVES/RUNNING START

BELLEVUE BIG PICTURE SCHOOL Core courses are taught by teacher sixth grade, students prepare for Bellevue Big Picture School is a advisors, each of whom facilitates the college and careers through campus secondary (6th-12th grade) school- academic and personal development visits, college counseling, and of-choice that opened for the 2011- of a small group of students over partnerships with local postsecondary 2012 school year. In partnership multiple school years. The curriculum institutions. with the nationally recognized Big is problem/project-based, integrating Middle school course of study: Picture Learning Network (www. technology, 21st century skills, and Humanities (English and social bigpicture.org), five guiding principles relevant, real-world issues. High school studies), math and science, advisory, provide the school’s foundation students participate in internships Spanish (beginning in 7th grade), and framework: personalization, with adult mentors one to two days physical education/health, and art adult-world connection, common a week, and middle school students exploratory courses. intellectual mission, supportive take advantage of service learning partnerships, and shared leadership and other community opportunities High school course of study: and responsibility. The school is integrated into the curriculum. Humanities (English and social uniquely structured to educate, Together with parents, advisors, and studies), math and science, advisory, support, and guide students from mentors, students create personalized internships, Spanish, physical middle school through high school learning plans that connect their education / health, and digital media/ graduation, building bridges across interests, academic goals, and college/ art. 11th grade students will be able to the grades that lead to college success postsecondary plans. Beginning in earn college credit through Running Start courses.

For more information and application go to: http://www.bsd405.org/bigpicture/about/apply/

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 17 International School Planning Worksheet | Grades 6 – 8

6TH GRADE 7TH GRADE 8TH GRADE

HONORS INTERNATIONAL STUDIES – HUMAN GEOGRAPHY A or B US SOCIAL STUDIES 6th / 7th Loop

HUMANITIES (English and SS) HUMANITIES 7th / 8th Loop

MATHEMATICS (1 year) MATHEMATICS (1 year) MATHEMATICS (1 year) ......

SCIENCE (1 year) SCIENCE (1 year) SCIENCE (1 year) 6th Grade Science 7th Grade Science 8th Grade Science

FINE ARTS (1 year) FINE ARTS (1 year) FINE ARTS (1 year) Integrated Arts or Visual Art or Music Visual Art or Music Instrumental Music

PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH (1 year) (1 year) (1 year)

WORLD LANGUAGE (1 year) WORLD LANGUAGE 1 year) WORLD WORLD LANGUAGE (1 year) French 1A French 1B French 2

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Learning is centered on seven and Focus Week. During Focus Week, International School offers a rigorous, core curricular areas: Humanities students have an opportunity to seven-year secondary school (Language Arts), International Studies explore diverse career paths offered curriculum which promotes deep (History, Geography, Government, through one week of specialized study learning and the development of and Contemporary World Affairs), during each of their seven years at 21st century academic skills. In both Mathematics, Science, French, Physical International School. middle and high school, students Education, Fine and Performing are prepared for knowledge and Arts. Students are required to focus skills required to succeed in and learning on core curricular areas for a contribute to an interdependent and minimum of six years and Advanced international world as they will pursue Placement, or AP courses are offered in their postsecondary education, career, all core subject areas. During 11th and and dreams. The program of studies, 12th grade, students may choose to required for graduation, exceeds the pursue Computer Science coursework minimum requirements for the State by taking the required course of Washington and Bellevue School instead of Math or P.E. (11th grade) or District. French, Science, or Arts (12th grade). International School offers Career and Technology Education credit, or CTE credit, through Computer Science

For more information and application go to: https://bsd405.org/international/about/applying-to-international-school/

18 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 International School Planning Worksheet | Grades 9 – 12

9TH GRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE

HONORS HUMANITIES AP AMERICAN LITERATURE AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE 9th /10th Loop & COMPOSITION

MODERN WORLD HISTORY CONTEMPORARY WORLD AFFAIRS and AP MODERN WORLD HISTORY U.S. HISTORY or UNITED STATES CIVICS CONTEMPORARY WORLD AFFAIRS AP U.S.HISTORY and SENIOR PROJECT 9th / 10th Loop

MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS * MATHEMATICS ......

SCIENCE * SCIENCE SCIENCE Options vary by year and include AP Physics 1, Chemistry Biology AP Chemistry, and AP Environmental Science

FINE ARTS FINE ARTS FINE ARTS FINE ARTS Visual Art or Music Visual Art or Music Visual Art or Music Visual Art or Music

PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION * PHYSICAL EDUCATION 9th /10th Loop

WORLD LANGUAGE WORLD LANGUAGE WORLD LANGUAGE WORLD LANGUAGE * French 3 French 4 French 5 French 6

* During the 11th and 12th grade years, students may elect to take a computer science course by dropping an approved course as follows. 11th graders may drop Mathematics or Physical Education and 12th graders may drop Science, Fine Arts, or World Language. Computer science courses vary by year and may include AP Computer Science; Python; AP Computer Science Principles, and Special Topics in Computer Science. Completion of at least 6 years in each core subject is required.

For more information and application go to: https://bsd405.org/international/about/applying-to-international-school/

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 19 2020-2021 Career & Technical Education – Career Pathways Middle School

Technology Education STEM x Digital Technology x Applied Engineering x Media Technology x Design & Production x Video Production 1 & 2 x PLTW Robotics - PLTW x Computer Science Discoveries x Flight and Space – PLTW x CS101 - Coding in Python 1 x CS102 - Coding in Python 2

High School

Agricultural Education Business, Management Information Technology Introduction to Horticulture + & Administration CISCO Networking Academy *+ Nursery & Greenhouse Operations #+ Accounting 1 Advanced CISCO – CCNP *+ Environmental Sustainability Accounting 2 + Advanced CISCO – Cybersecurity + Floral Design 1 Accounting 3 Computer Technology + Floral Design 2 Accounting 4 + CS201 - Coding in Python 1 Personal Finance + CS202 - Coding in Python 2 + Architecture/Construction/ Business Law + Mobile Game Development + Manufacturing Entrepreneurship Web Publishing + Metals Technology 1 Economics AP Computer Science Principles + Metals Technology 2 AP Micro/AP Macro Economics AP Computer Science + Welding Technology, Design Special Topics in Computer Science IB Business and Management SL + & Fabrication #+ Video Game & Simulation Design Woods Technology 1 IB Business and Management HL + Woods Technology 2 Microsoft Office/ Marketing, Sales, & Service Business Technology 1 + Introduction to Construction Introduction to Marketing + Management Microsoft Office/ Advanced Marketing and Business Technology 2 + Construction Technology # Entrepreneurship + Education & Training Retail Management – Student Store+ Arts, AV Technology & Communication Teaching Academy 1 #+ Science, Technology, Engineering Teaching Academy 2 #+ Radio & Podcast Production and Math (STEM) Television Broadcasting + Health Sciences Introduction to Robotics Digital Media Production 1 + Introduction to Health Care Introduction to Engineering Design 1 Digital Media Production 2 + Health Science Careers *+ Introduction to Engineering Design 2 + Advanced Digital Media Production + # Anatomy & Physiology + Principles of Engineering Cinematography & Cinema Production Biotechnology + Special Topics in Engineering Costume Design Public Health & Global Awareness Transportation Graphic Arts 1 + Hospitality & Tourism Automotive Technology 1 *+ Graphics Arts 2 + Culinary Arts *+ Automotive Technology 2 *+ Graphic Design & Production Studio #+ Advanced Culinary Arts *+ Work Site Learning Computer Graphics 1 + Various Pathways Computer Graphics 2 + Human Services Photography 1 + Bakery and Pastry 1 Photography 2 + Child Development + AP Photography Portfolio/2-D Design + Culinary Essentials 1 Technical Theatre 1 + Culinary Essentials 2 Technical Theatre 2 Independent Living Interior Design and Housing +

# Designates a 2-hour Satellite Program course * Designates a 3-hour WANIC Skills Center course + Designates a Pacific NW College Credit course Post-Secondary – Colleges & Universities: 4-year degrees, Master’s, Ph.D., 2-year Colleges, Technical Colleges, & Industry-specific Schools: 2 & 4-year degrees, Certificate programs, Pre-apprenticeship programs, Apprenticeships, Internships, Military

20 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Career & Technical Education

Career & Technical Education development. Participation and STEM completion of Applied Engineering courses at the middle-school prepares students to solve open- level provide students with CT_100 ended problems with an engineering the opportunity to begin APPLIED ENGINEERING mindset. Length: 1 semester an introductory program Prerequisite: Recommended for CT_205 in technology education 6th graders. DESIGN & PRODUCTION or begin courses in STEM Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, Length/Credit: 1 semester (Science, Technology, Tillicum, Tyee Prerequisite: For incoming 6th This semester-long, hands-on, project- graders, Applied Engineering is Engineering, and Math) oriented class introduces STEM required. through Project Lead the Way . (Science, Technology, Engineering, Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, These introductory classes and Math) principles, concepts, Tillicum, Tyee and guidelines so that the students provide the foundation for This activity-oriented, cutting- engage in current topics related to edge program shows students how further elective choices at the industry standards and practices. It technology is used in engineering to high school level . will incorporate an understanding of solve everyday problems. Students materials, machines, and equipment will gain the skills they need to as an important strategy to solve develop, produce, and use products problems. Students will engage in and services. In this course, students a variety of technology problems will use the design process to solve individually and in cooperative groups problems and understand the focusing on collaboration, problem- influence that creative and innovative solving and presenting to a group. design has on our lives. Students Students will use a design cycle use industry standard 3D modeling to solve problems and challenges software to create a virtual image of using the current equipment and their designs and produce a portfolio facilities available to them in each to showcase their creative solutions. school. Students will learn how to Students will take their designs to utilize a clean room for design and a the shop and build a product and/ fabrication room for model/prototype or prototype and will begin to

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 21 Middle School Career & Technical Education recognize the value of capturing CT_307 and documenting their ideas. TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION VIDEO PRODUCTION 2 Students develop skills in problem Length: 1 semester solving, research, and design while CT_203 Prerequisite: Video Production 1 MEDIA TECHNOLOGY learning strategies for design process Location: Odle, Tyee, Highland, documentation, collaboration, and Length:1 semester Chinook presentation. Location: Tyee, Highland, Tillicum, The students will work as a team Chinook, Odle to increase their communication, CT_305 This class is for students interested ROBOTICS videography, editing, storytelling in exploring production techniques and computer skills for a variety of Length/Credit: 1 semester associated with graphic arts, web, audiences and purposes. Students film Prerequisite: For incoming 6th photography, animation and an assortment of school events and graders, Applied Engineering is videography. Media Technology topics to be shared with their school/ required. students will explore aspects of community. Technical skills focus on Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, image manipulation, non-linear advanced techniques with camera Tillicum, Tyee video editing, graphic design, game work, audio, lighting, digital workflows This activity-oriented, cutting- design, and basic photography and storytelling techniques. Students edge program shows students how skills in incorporating technology practice 3 steps to making movies technology is used in engineering to for use with a variety of products using pre-production, production solve everyday problems. Robotics and academic areas. The students and post-production skills. Students currently consists of two instructional will work individually and in groups build on their foundation from Video units Automation and Robotics that to create a wide variety of projects Production 1 to tell visual stories, motivate students to become creative demonstrating their achievements in communicate and develop voice for innovators. Students will gain the understanding processes of the media school and community purposes. skills they need to develop, produce, used and creative techniques for and build innovative products and future application in school, business CT_104 prototypes through problem solving or personal use. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY and working in collaborative groups. Length: 1 semester CT_207 They will face a variety of challenges Location: Chinook, Odle, Tyee that help them apply mechanical VIDEO PRODUCTION 1 principals and programming skills. Length: 1 semester This course provides an introduction Location: Big Picture, Highland, Odle, to a variety of digital tools, skills, and programs used in computer-based CT_201 Tyee, Tillicum, Chinook activities and careers. Students will FLIGHT AND SPACE This class introduces the basics of learn digital citizenship, explore digital Length/Credit: 1 semester video production utilizing camcorders, technology careers, understand Prerequisite: Applied Engineering video editing software and digital computer components and systems, Location: Odle, Tyee, Chinook workflows. Students study video and learn file management. Students This semester-long, hands-on, technologies, basic equipment will practice using advanced project-oriented class introduces operation, video composition, audio internet research techniques and the exciting world of aerospace. production and visual storytelling. design evidence based, multimedia Students explore the science and Students learn and practice pre- presentations using PowerPoint, history behind aeronautics and use production, production and post- audio/video files and imaging their knowledge to design, build, and production skills to produce videos. software. Students will be introduced test different projects throughout the Students work in groups to create to line-based coding and web semester. Simulation software will be projects for a variety of purposes and development using HTML (Hyper-Text used to test and design ideas prior audiences. The student will become Markup Language) and code editors. to building and testing prototypes. aware of assorted multimedia tools Students will also learn to produce Students develop skills in problem that can be used to enhance future professional looking documents and solving, research, and design while educational or work-related projects spreadsheets using Microsoft Word learning strategies for design process and presentations. Oral or written and Excel. This class prepares students documentation, collaboration, and evaluations of work will be expected for academic success in all of their presentation. on a regular basis. classes including content specific technology classes.

22 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Career & Technical Education

CT_101 CT_308 COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES CS 102 - CODING IN PYTHON 2 Length: 1 semester Length: 1 semester Location: Odle, Tillicum, Tyee, Prerequisite: CS 101 - Coding in Chinook, Highland Python 1 Interested in computer science? If so, Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, this introduction to computer science Tyee, Tillicum course will empower students to Students learn to make professional- create authentic artifacts and engage looking visual programs and games with computer science as a medium with sprite-based graphics, sounds, for creativity, communication, problem and animation. Coding in Python 2 solving, and fun. Students will learn will introduce students to the key the basics of HTML and CSS as they coding techniques of functions, create their own website. Students will dictionaries, multidimensional lists, learn the basics of JavaScript as they and sprite-based graphics, as well as create their own game. This course is expanding their knowledge of loops, perfect for any beginner interested in lists, conditionals, libraries, and input computer science! by using them all in exciting new contexts. CT_306 Students will have access to CS 101 - CODING IN PYTHON 1 professional-quality characters, Length: 1 semester backgrounds, animations and sounds Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, to create their programs. After Tillicum, Tyee, Big Picture learning how to create and manipulate This computer science course uses these sprites in Python, students will Python, a professional programming use proper product development language widely used in the software processes to make more advanced industry. and impressive programming projects than in previous Python courses. Python is an excellent first programming language for students The new concepts introduced will new to line-based coding in that it include: Functions, Parameters provides simpler syntax, semantics, and Arguments, Return Values, and higher code readability than other Dictionaries, Two-Dimensional Lists, programming languages (such as Java Sprites, Sprite sheet Animation, and C++). This minimizes complexity Collision, JSON, Product Development and allows students to focus on core Lifecycle, Kanban Board. computer science concepts, problem- solving, design and programming. Students learn fundamental computer science concepts such as data statements, expressions, variables, values & errors, control structures, conditionals, while loops, indentation & function call, drawing- coordinate system, colors, animation, key & mouse input, lists, for each loops, for-in-range loops, sprite- based graphics-sprites, program structure, collision detection, functions definition, parameters & arguments, return values & types .

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 23 High School Career & Technical Education

Career & Technical Education Specific course descriptions are found WASHINGTON NETWORK FOR under the following career areas: INNOVATIVE CAREERS (WANIC) courses offer students the SKILLS CENTER x Agriculture, Food & opportunity to explore Natural Resources WANIC programs prepare students for and prepare for post- employment, professional certificates, x Architecture & Construction apprenticeships and post-secondary secondary programs through x Arts, A/V Technology & education. WANIC programs are community/technical Communication demanding, highly technical 3-hour or four-year colleges . A x Business, Management programs featuring special projects, & Administration independent learning experiences, sequence of courses can and college credits. WANIC programs x Education & Training provide students with entry- are offered at Bellevue, Newport and x Focus Week Sammamish High Schools, as well level employment skills for x Health Services as, other locations in northeast King internships, apprenticeships County. Registration is on a space x Hospitality & Tourism and preparation for industry available basis and students enrolled x Human ServicesInformation in WANIC classes must provide certification . All CTE courses Technology their own transportation. For more listed meet the Career and x Marketing, Sales & ServiceScience, information on WANIC program Technical education credit Technology, Engineering offerings, see your College and Career and Math (STEM) Advisor and visit the WANIC website requirements for graduation . at www.wanic.org. Application can be x Transportation found on p. 175.

COLLEGE CREDIT FOR APPROVED COURSES Many Career and Technical Education classes offer students the opportunity to earn college credit through Pacific Northwest College Credit. Students who earn a “B” or higher and pay an annual $50.00 consortium fee, are eligible to earn as many credits

24 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Career & Technical Education as they can take during the school meet with you to help with the industry, plant production and sales year. Credits are transferable to most paperwork and site visits. through the student-run yearly plants community college in the state as sales. Students will develop the sales well as many 4-year schools. See your from the ground up by selecting College and Career Advisor for more AGRICULTURE, FOOD & plants, propagating, planning and NATURAL RESOURCES information. managing the sales. Classes will take extensive horticultural field trips, use SATELLITE PROGRAMS CT_441 community resources and develop Satellite Program classes prepare INTRODUCTION TO projects that take an in-depth look students for employment, HORTICULTURE at the horticulture industry. Students professional certificates, Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE participate in maintaining the school apprenticeships and post-secondary credit 2 semester - 0.5-1.0 CTE credit arboretum and partner with the education. These high-level, in- Other info: Students may earn 6 community to improve green spaces. depth, 2-hour classes offer students college credits Through hands-on learning, students hands on learning in industry-like Location: Interlake High School will gain entry-level job skills and environments. Programs are offered Horticulture Center possible opportunities for summer work. Students will be prepared at Bellevue, Interlake, Newport, and This class is designed for students for further study in Environmental Sammamish High Schools. Satellite interested in the environment and the Science, Urban Forestry, Ecology, Program classes are open to all green industry. Through classroom Green Environments, Horticulture and Bellevue School District students learning, students will propagate Landscape Architecture. on a space-available basis and and maintain plants for small scale students must provide their own gardens and other urban spaces. transportation. For more information, Students will learn the fundamentals CT_442 see your College and Career Advisor. of plant growth, explore greenhouse ENVIRONMENTAL growing, pruning, plant propagation SUSTAINABILITY CT_770 and identification. Take an active Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 CTE credit WORK SITE LEARNING stance on environmental change Location: Interlake High School Length/Credit: 1 semester/year – 0.5 and contribute to improving it. Gain Horticulture Center CTE Credit – 1.0 CTE Credit leadership and career skills through Students in Environmental Prerequisite: Previous or Concurrent hands-on, individual and group Sustainability will investigate Enrollment in a related CTE course projects. Learn about the business the complex relationships of Other info: Students may earn and career aspects of the horticulture the environment, and learn how up to 1.0 credit for 360 hours of industry by growing, planning, these connections are utilized in employment publicizing and staffing the two the growing field of Sustainable Location: Bellevue, Interlake, yearly plant sales. Agricultural. Through lab science Newport, Sammamish and discussions on the implications CT_541 Work Site Learning is on-the-job of modern agriculture, students NURSERY & GREENHOUSE experience that will enhance the will explore the importance of OPERATIONS academics and skills a student sustainability in global ecological learned from a Career and Technical Length/Credit: 1 year - two periods - systems. Students will spend time Education class. Students need to 2.0 CTE credits, 1.0 Lab Science Credit learning about the interactions be enrolled in or have successfully Other info: Students may earn of plants and animals in the completed a qualifying CTE class. 6 college credits environment, and then apply this Students must be at least 16 years of Location: Interlake High School information to design sustainable age. The work experience occurs after Horticulture Center agricultural systems. This course asks the school day and during the school (Available to all schools.) students how careers in Agriculture and Horticulture can be improved year. For every 180 hours worked, a Students can begin or continue their through sustainable practices. 0.5 credit will appear on the student study of horticulture and the green transcript. Students may earn up to industry through extensive industry 1.0 credit during any school year. related experience. Students will The Work Site Learning Coordinator maintain and operate state-of-the- assigned to your high school will art greenhouses as they extend their knowledge of the horticulture

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 25 High School Career & Technical Education

CT_440 CT_624 FLORAL DESIGN 1 ARCHITECTURE WELDING TECHNOLOGY, & CONSTRUCTION Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE DESIGN & FABRICATION or Fine Art Credit Length/Credit: 1 year - two periods CT_424 Location: Interlake High School daily - 2.0 CTE credits METALS TECHNOLOGY 1 Horticulture Center Location: Interlake Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE (Available to all schools.) Express your artistic ability while or Fine Art credit experiencing the world of floriculture. Location: Interlake Students will design, layout and This course includes theory, a blend fabricate projects using processes of floral design, floral handling and Students will learn how to use the and procedures found in the metal- retail marketing. Students will create tools, equipment and processes working industry. The individual arrangements for staff and students in metal machining, welding and and group projects are modeled to purchase year-round in the floral fabrication. The student will learn after industrial welding operations shop. Topics studied will include floral basic metal working and develop and are worked on in a large, well- identification, flower processing, attitudes and habits necessary for equipped classroom laboratory. principles and elements of art, working safely and effectively in Students receive instruction, practice developing customer estimates and this environment. Students will also and gain experience with: oxy/ designing a floral industry business. have the opportunity to explore and acetylene welding (OAW) and cutting; Students will experience the growing investigate career and occupational wire-feed welding (MIG); shielded trends in floriculture from slow options. Metal sculpting is an metal arc welding (SMAW); tungsten flowers to contemporary design while important component of this course. inert gas welding (TIG); and plasma gaining entry-level experience in metal cutting. Metal sculpting floral design. CT_524 and individualized projects are an METALS TECHNOLOGY 2 important component of this course. CT_540 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE FLORAL DESIGN 2 or Fine Art Credit CT_425 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE Prerequisite: Metals Technology I WOODS TECHNOLOGY 1 or Fine Art Credit Location: Interlake Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE Prerequisite: Floral Design 1 The Metals Technology II student will credit Location: Interlake High School build on skills they have developed by Location: Interlake Horticulture Center successfully completing the 424H or Q In Woods Technology 1, students Enhance your basic skills acquired in Metals Technology class. Students will will have the opportunity to work Floral Design 1! You will expand your refine welding and metal machining with their hands, learning the art familiarity with, and execution of the skills. Welding processes will include, of woodworking. Throughout the principles, practices and techniques but are not limited to, Oxygen- semester students will be able to utilized in the floral design industry. Acetylene welding (OAW) and Metal- make tangible projects that can be Projects include creating large scale Inert Gas welding (MIG). Both ferrous taken home while becoming skilled arrangements without the use of and nonferrous metals such as brass, in operating tools and machinery floral foam and designing a complete copper, aluminum and silicone bronze safely. Additionally, the skills learned wedding suite. In Floral Design 2, you will be used for required machining in Woods Technology 1 will serve as will manage and run the Interlake and metal art sculpturing projects. a solid foundation for an invaluable Floral Shop, as well as spend time job Students will have the opportunity skillset to be used in Woods shadowing a professional in the floral for individualized, extended Technology 2, and Introduction to industry. You will enhance and refine learning projects as approved by the Construction Management. your skills, further your knowledge, instructor. and gain industry experience CT_525 preparing you for employment or WOODS TECHNOLOGY 2 further education in the floral and Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE horticulture industry. credit Prerequisite: Woods Technology I Location: Interlake

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Applying the skills learned in Woods and framing, residential wiring, finish CT_417 Technology 1, students will be carpentry, roofing, material selection, DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION 1 able to build upon techniques to technical mathematics and blueprint Length/Credit: CTE or Art credit. produce high quality, individualized reading. Students will gain the Credit varies by school. projects with the finest wood species. knowledge and skillset to successfully Location: Bellevue, Newport, Students will utilize the CAD software, succeed in this rapidly changing work Sammamish, Big Picture, Interlake AutoDesk Inventor, to prototype and force right after high school, as well Are you ready for the world of Video refine creations in three-dimensional as, be prepared for post-secondary Production? The Digital Media models. Individualized projects education in this field. Includes more Production 1 course is an exciting focus skills on, but are not limited to, lab time than the one-hour course. introduction into the world of furniture making and other projects video editing, filming, script writing seen in custom woodworking. and studio production. Students Students will also develop leadership ARTS, A/V TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATION learn the various ins and outs of skills by working cooperatively the media industry. Commercial with their peers in the class. New to Television and film production are the shop is the cutting edge laser CT_450 all included. Using state-of-the-art engraver that produces any designs RADIO & PODCAST PRODUCTION equipment, DVA students will learn to onto a variety of materials. Length/Credit: 1 year - one period daily - 1.0 CTE credits. produce commercials, public service announcements, music videos, and CT_426 Location: Bellevue news stories. In addition, students INTRODUCTION TO Radio Broadcasting covers the ins will learn the production process, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT and outs of working in a real radio including concept brainstorming, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1 CTE credit station. Students learn how to run a storyboarding, filming and video Other Info: 1 hour; runs concurrently radio station as they participate in the editing. Students may obtain their with Construction Technology operation and management of KASB Adobe Certification in the Adobe CC Location: Interlake 89.9 FM, broadcasting from Bellevue products such as Premiere Pro and High School. Students learn the art of Interested in the Construction After Effects. audio recording, mixing and editing. field? This course will focus on The class is hands on, providing career exploration in the field of CT_517 experience on professional audio construction. Students will focus DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION 2 equipment. This class prepares you on technical mathematics, framing, Length/Credit: CTE or Art credit. for advanced college courses and/or construction material and selection, Credit varies by school. for work in the industry. blueprint reading, hand and power Prerequisite: Digital Media tools, communication, employability Production 1 or teacher permission CT_451 skills, and safety. Other info: College credit available TELEVISION BROADCASTING for students who did not receive CT_625 Length/Credit: 1 year - one period credit for Digital Media Production 1 daily - 1.0 CTE credits. CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY Location: Bellevue, Newport, Length/Credit: 1 year – 2 hours daily; Location: Bellevue Sammamish, Big Picture, Interlake 2 credits This class produces the morning Take the next step into the exciting Prerequisite: None bulletin WakeUP!, using a professional world of multi-media with cutting Location: Interlake news studio. Students produce and edge technology making movies (Available to all schools.) broadcast a weekly newscast to and recording audio. DVA 2 students the rest of the school. The course Construction Trades is a new 2-hour will work individually and on teams also covers on-screen and vocal course specifically designed to producing video projects such as presentation. This class is hands on, prepare students for the field of mini-documentaries and short films providing experience on professional construction with a great deal of to enter in film festivals, and other audio and studio video equipment, time devoted to hands-on projects. projects for student activities, sports, and prepares you for advanced Students will learn and practice the special community events, and non- college courses and/or work in the processes used in building a house. profit organizations. Additionally, industry. Students will learn from hands-on students will write and produce a experience with wall construction short movie, animated video or music

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 27 High School Career & Technical Education recording. Students may obtain their This class takes an in-depth study Graphic Arts 1. This course will allow Adobe Certification in the Adobe CC of the nature of film as a powerful them to study more in depth topics products such as Premiere Pro and medium of communication, with an emphasis on color image After Effects. entertainment and as an art form. reproduction. Students will work wide This course is divided into three format digital printing, laser CT_650 compulsory sections - textual engraving, and heat transfers. This ADVANCED DIGITAL analysis, film theory and history, course requires significant individual MEDIA PRODUCTION and creative process. Through a work and emphasizes higher-level Length/ Credit: 1 year, two periods textual analysis of films and a study problem-solving skills daily; 2.0 CTE credits of film history students will enhance Prerequisite: Digital Media the development of their creative, CT_623 Production 1 and 2 or equilvalent. analytic and production skills. GRAPHIC DESIGN & Location: Newport; Bellevue Students will create various short film PRODUCTION STUDIO projects in the different genres, film Length/Credit: 1 year - two periods Are you interested in learning about styles and techniques. Students will daily - 2.0 CTE or Fine Art credit television production, making also develop oral presentation skills movies, and professional videos? Location: Sammamish by critically analyzing film passages (Available to all schools.) Media Production covers professional and short films. video and film production. Students If you are interested in running your work in a modern video and film CT_422 own business or the field of Graphic post-production facility with industry GRAPHIC ARTS 1 Arts this might be the class for you. standard equipment. Students get This class is designed to provide Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE hands on experience planning, students who are either seeking or Fine Art credit writing, directing, shooting, editing entry-level employment or post- and producing videos. Students will Location: Sammamish secondary training with the skills have access to digital cameras, DSLRs, Students learn a variety of methods needed to enter the field of graphic audio & lighting equipment. Students used in the visual communications arts. Graphic Design and Production will produce films that will be entered field: graphic design, computer Studio is run as an actual graphics in area film festivals. Students explore graphics, vinyl sign cutting, offset business including offset printing, career opportunities through field printing, screen process printing, electronic pre-press, screen printing, trips to local studios. Students will get laser engraving and digital printing. sign making and digital printing. to interact with industry professionals These skills are developed through a Students are responsible for all through classroom visits and film series of student-designed projects aspects of this business including festival seminars/career days. This completed with state-of-the-art customer relations, inventory, quality class prepares students for advanced equipment and the most current control, and time management. Class college courses and/or work in the software. Students learn not only the members have the opportunity to industry. Students will also take part graphic design process but also go participate in SkillsUSA, a national in producing a student produced through the steps in order to create student organization that provides bi-weekly morning announcement final products. Projects include: the opportunity to develop additional program. Students are able to obtain business cards, greeting cards, leadership skills and to enter their Adobe Certification in the Adobe T-shirts, posters and others. (This competitions with other graphics CC products such as Premiere Pro and class may be used as either a Fine Arts students from around the state and After Effects. credit or an Occupational Education country. Students are requirement.) able to obtain Adobe Certification in CT_617 Adobe CC products such as CINEMATOGRAPHY & CINEMA CT_522 Photoshop and Illustrator. PRODUCTION GRAPHIC ARTS 2 Length/Credit: 1 semester, .5 CTE Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE CT_519 credit or Fine Art credit COMPUTER GRAPHICS 1 Prerequisite: Digital Media Prerequisite: Graphic Arts 1 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE Production 1 Location: Sammamish or Fine Art credit. Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Location: Newport Students will continue with their Sammamish skill development introduced in

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Students not only work with the CT_412 Prerequisite: Photography 1; Prefer software most commonly found in PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Photography 2 the Graphic Arts industry, they also Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE Other info: Students will submit a learn the major aspects of graphic or Art credit portfolio in the spring. design including design principles, Location: Bellevue, Newport, Location: Big Picture, Bellevue, product and packaging design, Sammamish, Interlake, Big Picture International, Newport, Sammamish branding and other aspects of graphic Students learn to capture and In this two-semester course, AP design. The course will also focus compose images with a camera and Photography students will work on on electronic image manipulation, to develop compositional skills with a a 2-D Design Portfolio as defined page layout and web page design. photographic eye. Students will also by the Advanced Placement Studio Students will learn how to create learn the history and development Art criteria. The 2D Design Portfolio some of the assets that are found in of photographic technology includes (but is not limited to): web pages. The software used in the while exploring its importance in graphic design, typography, digital class, including Adobe’s Photoshop, journalism, advertising, fine art, and imaging, collage & photography. InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, and commercial applications for possible Students will continue their advanced Acrobat Pro meet current industry career choices. The emphasis will exploration of photography, including standards. Introduction to Graphics be on digital photography. Post camera work and digital editing. and/or familiarity with computer production including Photoshop will operation is recommend. Students also be a major focus of the class. are able to obtain Adobe Certification TH_411 in Adobe CC products such as TECHNICAL THEATER 1 Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. CT_512 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 CTE or PHOTOGRAPHY 2 Fine Art credit; (may be repeated for CT_619 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE credit) COMPUTER GRAPHICS 2 or Art credit (may be repeated for Location: Bellevue, Sammamish, credit) Interlake, Newport Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE or Fine Art credit Prerequisite: Photography 1 This hands-on course concentrates Prerequisite: Computer Other info: College credit available on the various technical aspects of Graphics 1 for students that did not receive theatre production including sets, credit for Photography 1. Location: Bellevue, Interlake, props, lights, costumes, sound, Sammamish Location: Bellevue, Newport, and stage management. Students Sammamish, Interlake, Big Picture research, design, build and produce Students further their skill Under guidance of the instructor the technical elements for both development from Computer theoretical and actual productions. Graphics 1 through a series of advanced student of photography will extend and refine the skills Students will be introduced to all independent projects using the most technical theatre areas and then current software. Programs used in and techniques introduced in Photography, including creating specialize in one or two. Some this class may include vector-image afternoon and evening work as software such as Illustrator, raster- and manipulating digital images in Photoshop. Advanced photography production running crew members image software such as Photoshop, is expected. Students who complete and animation software such as students will develop their portfolio in breadth (variety of photographic the course can pass an operations Flash or After Effects. This may vary test with the district and can become from school to school and student approaches) or concentration (theme for a body of work) as part of this employed by the district to work in to student. Students at Sammamish the Performing Arts Centers. will also be exposed to much more class. Portfolio development is sophisticated methods of image applicable for the student’s future AP TH_503 reproduction and asset management 2-D Design Portfolio. TECHNICAL THEATER 2 including dye sublimation, digital printing, and laser engraving. CTA612 Length/Credit: 1.0 CTE or Fine Students are able to obtain Adobe AP PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO/ Arts credit Certification in Adobe CC products 2-D DESIGN Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 1 such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 CTE or Art Location: Interlake, Bellevue, InDesign. credit Newport, Sammamish Students will concentrate on the

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 29 High School Career & Technical Education major areas of theatre technology relationship between accounting and applications. Intensive investigation of and production. Students will explore business, and the accounting cycle career opportunities will be offered. advanced set design and construction for service businesses organized Automated business simulations techniques, the creative process as a proprietorships. QuickBooks will be used to provide practical involved in translating a script into accounting software will be used to experience handling corporate a visual design, and the essentials of enter transactions and create financial records. If time allows, students have developing costumes., props, lighting reports. A business simulation is used the opportunity to take the Microsoft and sound designs. All students in at the end of the semester to aid Excel Core and Expert exam. the class will acquire behind-the- students in synthesizing and applying scenes stage experience through their learning. CT_727 the production of 2-3 shows during CT_527 ACCOUNTING 4 the year. Students who complete the ACCOUNTING 2 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE course can pass an operations test credit Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE with the district and can become Prerequisite: Accounting 3 employed by the district to work in credit Location: Bellevue, Newport the Performing Arts Centers. Prerequisite: Accounting 1 Location: Bellevue, Interlake, The principal focus for this course CT_604 Newport, Sammamish will be on corporate accounting, cost accounting, accounting for COSTUME DESIGN In Accounting 2, students will gain uncollectible accounts, depreciation, Length/Credit: 1 semester – 0.5 CTE experience dealing with specialized prepaid and accrued items, or Fine Arts Credit accounting applications: special budgetary planning and control, and Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 1 journals, petty cash system, taxes, automated accounting applications. depreciation, managerial decisions, Location: Sammamish The student will analyze and prepare and interest. Corporate accounting Costume design is a course that financial statements as a resource will be introduced. Students will prepares individuals to design, select, for management decisions. If time use QuickBooks to complete many or build costumes for characters in allows, students have the opportunity accounting problems. They will Sammamish High School’s theatre to take the Microsoft Excel Core and manually calculate a payroll problem productions. Costumers will serve as Expert exam. (Students must complete and utilize a computer program part of a production team. This course Accounting 3 and 4 to earn college to verify the result. Computerized includes instruction in costume credit with a “B” or better.) design, script analysis, period styles, business simulations are used to history of costume, stage hair and provide practical experience in CT_709 makeup, drawing and sketching, cost handling retail business records. ENTREPRENEURSHIP estimation and budget compliance, (Students must complete Accounting 1 and sewing construction. and 2 to earn college credit with a “B” or Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE better.) credit Location: Sammamish, Interlake, BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT CT_627 Bellevue & ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTING 3 This course is for anyone who is Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE considering owning and operating CT_427 credit their own business. Owning your own ACCOUNTING 1 Prerequisite: Accounting 2 business can be risky but also very Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE Location: Bellevue, Newport rewarding. The course will include credit all aspects of beginning a business, Location: Bellevue, Interlake, This course will provide the student funding, operating, managing and Newport, Sammamish with more experience in dealing with marketing. The course will be project advanced problems and procedures based where students will be required Students will be introduced to one of in accounting, extensively utilizing the fastest-growing professions in to produce a viable business plan that the computer. The student will extend will be evaluated by business people the United States, which includes the skills learned in Accounting 1 and a formal system of financial-record in the community. If you want to “live 2, then continue to gain experience the American dream—and be your management for proprietorships and in partnership and departmentalized partnerships. Students will also study own boss” Entrepreneurship is for accounting. A problem-solving you. accounting vocabulary, the approach will be used for unique

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CT_421 Location: Sammamish, Bellevue Excel, and PowerPoint. This course will PERSONAL FINANCE Students will build on their basic include many authentic application Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE understanding of economic problems that the students will solve credit principles by investigating crucial by applying their newly learned Location: Bellevue, Newport, social issues that are the basis computer skills. Sammamish, Interlake of both microeconomics and Microsoft Word skills include creating This class teaches students to manage macroeconomics. This will involve letters, reports, newsletters and flyers their personal finances in the context developing an understanding of the using various embedded graphics of current economic conditions. economic choices made by individual and word processing formats. Students will increase their financial households and firms as they seek to Students will learn how to create a and economic literacy while learning maximize their wellbeing. It will also professional business resume and about vital topics such as preparing entail assessing the measurement cover letter. Students will use various for the job market, the economy, of the performance of the American themes and styles to enhance the taxes and tax forms, consumer rights economy, evaluating potential policy appearance of their documents. and responsibilities, budgeting, tools such as taxes, government Microsoft Excel skills include creating banking, insurance, credit and credit spending and interest rates, and worksheets that use formulas cards, and investing. This class will understanding the role of the US in and functions to solve authentic help prepare students for financial the global economy. application problems. Students will decisions in college and beyond. use graphs, styles and themes to CT_420 display information in a professional CT_471 BUSINESS LAW manner. Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE ECONOMICS Microsoft PowerPoint skills include credit Length/Credit: 1 Semester - .5 CTE creating presentations that display credit or .5 social studies elective Location: Bellevue, Newport information using graphics, charts, credit Business Law is geared toward transitions and animations and sound. Location: Bellevue, Sammamish, learning to live in our legal Interlake, Newport environment. This course will also CT_508 Students will study the laws of benefit students considering careers MICROSOFT OFFICE/BUSINESS supply and demand and why people in business, law, or management. TECHNOLOGY 2 and societies make economic Topics included in this class: legal Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE choices. Students will examine liability, rights, the judicial system, credit macroeconomic and microeconomic careers in law, contracts, warranties, Prerequisite: Microsoft Office/ principles in order to understand consumer protection, landlord-tenant Business Technology 1 relations, personal injuries, and the fundamentals of the American Location: Bellevue, Newport and global economic systems. criminal procedure. Students may This course will continue students’ Students will examine components have the opportunity to participate in knowledge of software applications of the American economy such as a mock trial competition. taught in Microsoft Office/Business price, competition, business and Technology 1. Students will continue banking institutions. The course CT_408 to have the opportunity to take the will also examine issues related to MICROSOFT Expert MOS certification exams in the economy such as employment OFFICE/BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY 1 Word, Excel, and Outlook for college and labor issues, the role of the Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE credit. government in the economy and credit selected topics on global economics. Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Sammamish, Newport CTH580 IB BUSINESS & CTA470 This course is designed to teach stu- MANAGEMENT SL AP MICRO ECONOMICS/AP MACRO dents fundamental concepts, terms Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 CTE credit ECONOMICS and functions of Microsoft Office Other info: Students will have the Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 elective and other commonly used business option to take the IB Exams. credit technologies. Students will be given Location: Interlake Other info: Students will take the AP the opportunity to take the Core exam in the spring Microsoft Certification exams in Word,

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This business and management school, students will intern with occupations education, vocational course aims to help students a mentor teacher at a preschool, education, trade and industrial understand the implications of elementary, middle, or high school education, technical education business activity in a global market. of their choice. Throughout the year, and career education. Students will Students gain an international students participate in the inner- have the opportunity to have access perspective of business and workings of the classroom, school to quality work and experiences. appreciation of cultural diversity and district. They will gain knowledge Research and information gathered through topics like business and experience in teamwork, time during these four weeks will be organization and environments, management, communication, incorporated in the Senior Project. accounts and finance, international leadership, and current issues in marketing, human resources the school system. This course is a management, growth and operations must for students interested in a HEALTH SCIENCES management. The course encourages professional career in education. the appreciation of ethical concerns CT_530 and issues of social responsibility in CT_760 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE the global business environment. TEACHING ACADEMY 2 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE Length/Credit: Course may be either Credits CTH680 1 or 2 periods per day for either 1 or 2 Location: Sammamish, Bellevue IB BUSINESS & semesters. Credits earned will be from Interested in a career in the health MANAGEMENT HL 0.5 to 2.0 CTE care industry? If so, this course is for Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 CTE credit Prerequisite: Teaching Academy I you! Study the history of health care Prerequisite: 580 H IB Business and Other info: College credit available and explore different careers. Become Management SL for students that did not receive familiar with anatomy and physiology, Other info: Students may take the IB credit for Teaching Academy 1. disease processes and hand-on health HL Level Exam Location: Newport (Available to all care skills like handwashing and body Location: Interlake schools.) mechanics. An introduction to vital This advanced business and Students will continue to increase signs and anatomy and physiology management class allows for their knowledge about teaching and will also be included. You will also student to gain depth of knowledge learning through daily internship have the opportunity to receive an in business skills. Students will experiences. Students will work American Red Cross CPR and First Aid study business organization and closely with the Teaching Academy Card. environments, accounts and instructor and mentor teacher to finance, human resources, business complete independent assignments CT_635.0 operations, marketing and business and projects. HEALTH SCIENCE CAREERS AM strategy. Advanced students will CT_636.0 also benefit from management HEALTH SCIENCE CAREERS PM FOCUS WEEK and leadership training as well as a Length/Credit: 1 year - 3 periods - 1.5 primary research based project. CTE credits; 1.0 lab Science credit; .5 CT_490 Health credit FOCUS WEEK Other info: Students completing EDUCATION & TRAINING Length/Credit: 1 week each year for coursework are eligible for Certified 4 years/1.0 CTE credit Assistant Nurse. This course meets a CT_660 Location: International TEACHING ACADEMY 1 lab science and health credit Students will earn one credit of Requirements: Students must pass Length/Credit: 1 year - two periods Career & Technical Education after a background check to participate daily - 2.0 CTE credits the successful completion of four in the required clinicals, provide Prerequisite: Minimum 2.25 GPA Focus Weeks during 9th -12th grade. records of childhood immunizations, Location: Newport Each Focus Week activity will provide have a TB Test completed, and hold (Available to all schools.) instruction in work skills in one or a social security card for testing. A Explore and experience the more of the following areas: industrial social security card is not required to educational system from teaching arts, home and family life education, participate in the class but is required to administration. In addition to business and office education, in order to take the Certified Nursing instruction and seminars at the high agricultural education, health Assistant exam which is a state exam.

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Location: Sammamish - WANIC the importance of maintaining with an emphasis on principles and (Available to all schools.) homeostatic balance within this tools for population health, disease This is a 3-period Skill Center class (3 web, and the medical implications of prevention, health professions and high school credits). This intensive disturbing this balance. Students may healthcare systems, and public health course of study introduces students to have the opportunity to participate in professions and systems. This course a variety of careers in the health care HOSA. also introduces students to important industry with emphasis on hands-on, topics in global health such as the patient-oriented skills training for SC_602 global burden and distribution of those interested in becoming nurses, BIOTECHNOLOGY disease and mortality, the underlying physicians, and other therapists. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Lab determinants of health disparities Learn about a variety of health care Science credit or CTE credit and inequalities, and how society and topics, procedures and careers in Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry culture influence health and illness. patient care, earn certification in Other info: College credit available CPR/First Aid, and attend clinical Location: Newport, Bellevue, HOSPITALITY & TOURISM internships in health care facilities. Sammamish At the end of the year, students Biotechnology is a course designed who successfully complete course CT_520.0 to give students a comprehensive requirements for Nursing Assistant CULINARY ARTS AM introduction to the scientific Certified (NAC) qualify to take the CT_521.0 concepts and laboratory research Washington National Nurse Aid Exam. CULINARY ARTS PM techniques currently used in the Those who pass the exam can apply field of biotechnology. Students Length/Credit: 1 year - 3 periods - 3.0 for certification and & seek entry level attain knowledge about the field CTE credits employment as a nursing assistant. of biotechnology and deeper Prerequisite: Recommend Culinary The rigor required for success in this understanding of the biological Essentials 1 class plus college credits earned concepts used. In addition, students Other info: Students may earn allow students to immediately enter develop the laboratory, critical 9 college credits employment in the health care thinking, and communication skills Location: Newport - Skill Center industry and/or to continue their currently used in the biotechnology (Available to all schools.) post-secondary education. High industry. Furthermore, students School credits earned: CTE (1.5) Lab This is a 3-period Skill Center class will explore and evaluate career Science (1.0) Health (0.5) Program fees (3 high school credits) Culinary Arts opportunities in the field of may apply. Financial assistance may is a comprehensive, career focused biotechnology through extensive be available for qualifying students. introduction to the fundamentals readings, laboratory experiments, NOTE: Block schedules affect actual of culinary arts and the professional class discussions, research projects, class times daily. kitchen in a commercial kitchen. guest speakers, and workplace visits. Students will learn French cooking The objectives covered in this course SC_506 techniques, culinary terminology, are both academic and technical ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY knife skills, aesthetics of food in nature and are presented in a presentation, baking and pastry Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Lab progressively rigorous manner. techniques, and explore a wide Science or CTE credit variety of foods and cuisines. In Prerequisites: Chemistry, Physics CT_531 addition, students will have the course recommended PUBLIC HEALTH & opportunity to practice safety and Location: Bellevue GLOBAL AWARENESS sanitation procedures, restaurant In this introductory human anatomy Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 management, customer relations, and physiology course, students CTE credit build team and leadership skills and investigate the intricate machinery Prerequisite: None catering and table service. There are that makes the body work, relating Other info: 11th or 12th grade also, industry related field trips to the functional anatomy and physical Location: Bellevue observe professionals and explore geography of organs and organ career possibilities. High School systems to the physiological functions This course provides a general credits earned: CTE (3.0) Program fees which they perform. Students will introduction to the multidisciplinary may apply. Financial assistance may also explore the delicate web of field of public health. This will be available for qualifying students. interaction among body systems, include public health concepts

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NOTE: Block schedules affect actual perspectives. Careers in pediatrics CT_615 class times daily. and education will be explored. BAKERY & PASTRY 1 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CT_620.0 CT_415 CTE credit ADVANCED CULINARY ARTS AM CULINARY ESSENTIALS 1 Prerequisite: Culinary Essentials 1 CT_621.0 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Location: Bellevue ADVANCED CULINARY ARTS PM CTE credit This course is an option following Length/Credit: 1 year - 3 periods - 3.0 Location: Bellevue, Newport Culinary Essentials 1. This course CTE credits This class is an introduction to allows culinary students a more Prerequisite: Culinary Arts nutrition and food preparation. rigorous and in-depth study of baking Other info: Students may earn 9 Students will learn about healthy and pastry work. Areas of study college credits food choices and demonstrate skills include: Baking terminology, tool and Location: Newport - Skill Center in fundamental food preparation equipment use, formula conversions, (Available to all schools.) methods. Units covered will include functions of ingredients, and methods basic preparation techniques for used in creating quick breads, Students in Advanced Culinary Arts breads, eggs, dairy, fruits, vegetables yeasted breads, pastries, cookies, and This is a 3-period Skill Center class and meats. Students will learn to other desserts. The fundamentals (3 high school credits). Students in identify and use culinary tools and of dough and basic decorating skills Advanced Culinary Arts have the equipment, including knives, hand are covered. The appropriate use of opportunity to expand and refine tools, and small appliances. Whether technology and industry standard their culinary expertise. Students equipment is part of this course. are prepared with broad and you are interested in culinary arts and transferable planning, management, healthy food choices for yourself or in communication, and advanced food pursuing a career in the food service CT_622 production skills for employment industry, this course will provide you INDEPENDENT LIVING and post-secondary education. with the foundation. This course Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Prerequisite: Culinary Arts High requires the student to acquire a CTE credit School credits earned: CTE (3.0) Washington State Public Health Card. Location: Newport Program fees may apply. Financial Students gain essential life skills in assistance may be available for CT_515 CULINARY ESSENTIALS 2 this extremely important and fun qualifying students. NOTE: Block course through a variety of learning Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 schedules affect actual class times experiences. Topics include personal CTE credit daily finance, credit and consumerism, Prerequisite: Culinary Essentials 1 nutrition and basic cooking, Location: Bellevue clothing care and repair, basic home HUMAN SERVICES This course continues to develop maintenance and easy repairs, a student’s knowledge and skills resumes, careers and goal setting. CT_431 in food preparation and service. Classroom activities assist the student CHILD DEVELOPMENT After learning the basics in Culinary in making informed decisions in all Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Essentials 1, it is time to explore the areas of everyday life now and in the CTE credit world of foods. Units covered will future. Location: Newport include more advanced preparation techniques for grains, stocks, sauces, CT_430 A course that builds a functional soups, eggs, dairy, fruits, vegetables, INTERIOR DESIGN & HOUSING understanding of the physical, meat, poultry, fish and pastries. Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 emotional, and cognitive Also included are menu planning, CTE credit development of children from nutritional analysis and some basic ca- Other info: Students may earn conception to adolescence. Students tering projects. This course requires 5 college credits will study the science and research the student to acquire a Washington Location: Newport behind the concepts while also State Public Health Card. Continue having fun learning practical your journey while developing your Students will use traditional applications. The class will also culinary skills. methods and computer programs explore cross cultural and global to create and analyze floor plans

34 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Career & Technical Education and interior schematics. Principles CT_606.0 CT_706 of design, colors and textures will ADVANCED CISCO CCNP AM ADVANCED CISCO – CYBERSECURITY be implemented to create design C T_607.0 projects and sample boards with ADVANCED CISCO CCNP PM Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 CTE Credits (may be repeated) many practical applications. There Length/Credit: 1 year - 3 periods - 3.0 will also be a focus on the behavioral, CTE credits Prerequisite: CISCO Networking social, economic, functional and Academy or CCNA certification Prerequisite: CISCO Networking aesthetic aspects of housing, Academy or CCNA certification. Other info: Instructors are CISCO interiors and furnishings. Careers Certified; 6 College credits available. Other info: Students will take the in architecture and design will be CISCO Certified Network Location: Newport explored. Professional (CCNP) exam at the There has never been a greater completion of this course. Instructors need for professionals trained in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY are CISCO certified; 18 college credits cybersecurity. In today’s world Location: Newport - Skill Center everything is a target— from servers, CT_506.0 (Available to all schools.) computers, phones and routers to refrigerators and light bulbs. CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY AM This is a 3-period Skill Center class (3 This course is designed to prepare high school credits). This advanced C T_507.0 students for certification in this curriculum trains students to install, CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY PM field. Students learn how to select configure and operate local and wide Length/Credit: 1 year - 3 periods - 3.0 appropriate hardware and software area networks using protocols and CTE credits to provide protection against technologies such as TCP/IP, OSPF, known security threats. Students Prerequisite: Basic understanding of EIGRP, BGP, AAA, IPv6, MPLS, STP, DSL, also perform advanced installation, computer operation. VTP, Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. configuration, monitoring, and Other info: Students will take the This course makes extensive use of troubleshooting of CISCO IOS routers CISCO Certified Network Associate labs to focus on developing skills and ASA firewalls as well as generic (CCNA) exam at the completion of this to build campus networks using network and server equipment. course. Instructors are CISCO certified; multilayer switching technologies, Intrusion detection and intrusion 20 college credits creating and deploying a global prevention features of Adaptive Location: Newport - Skill Center intranet, and troubleshooting. Be Security Appliances (ASA firewalls), (Available to all schools.) prepared to take the Cisco Certified switches and routers are discussed. Networking Associate (CCNP) exams This is a 3-period Skill Center class Students learn how to set up site- at the completion of the course. (3 high school credits). Discover to-site VPNs between CISCO and Aspects of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) how to design, build, manage and non-CISCO devices as well as remote and Cisco Unified Communication troubleshoot corporate enterprise access VPNs between CISCO devices Manager will be covered as well as networks. Learn mitigation of and clients. Encryption algorithms aspects of VMWare and Microsoft security threats, cybersecurity such as AES, IPSEC, 3DES and MD5 virtualization of servers. Students threat management, and advanced are discussed and implemented. This also gain experience in setting up troubleshooting skills with a major course prepares students for the and configuring Microsoft Server emphasis on hands-on learning. following industry standard exams: products. College credits are Each day half the class time is Implementing CISCO IOS Network available. Prerequisite: Successful spent working in a state-of-the-art Security (IINS); Implementing completion of Cisco Networking networking lab. Students take the CISCO Secure Access Solutions Academy CCNA Course. High School Cisco Certified Networking Associate (SISAS); Implementing CISCO Edge credits earned: CTE (3.0) Program fees (CCNA) exam at the completion of Network Security Solutions (SENSS); may apply. Financial assistance may the course. 20 College Credits are Implementing CISCO Secure Mobility be available for qualifying students. available. High School credits earned: Solutions (SIMOS); and Implementing NOTE: Block schedules affect actual CTE (3.0) Program fees may apply. CISCO Threat Control Solutions class times daily. Financial assistance may be available (SITCS). Completion of these exams for qualifying students. NOTE: Block earns a student the CISCO Certified schedules affect actual class times Security Professional certification. daily.

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CT_403 CT_480 expanding their knowledge of loops, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CS 201 - CODING IN PYTHON 1 lists, conditionals, libraries, and input Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE by using them all in exciting new credit credit contexts. Location: Newport Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Students will have access to While learning basic computer Newport, Sammamish, International professional-quality characters, maintenance and simple This computer science course uses backgrounds, animations and sounds management of operating systems Python, a professional programming to create their programs. After in this exploratory class, students will language widely used in the software learning how to create and investigate various computer topics industry. manipulate these sprites in Python, students will use proper product based on individual knowledge and Python is an excellent first interest. These topics may include development processes to make programming language for students more advanced and impressive computer hardware and software, new to line-based coding in that simple networking, graphics, programming projects than in it provides simpler syntax and previous Python courses. HTML, computer programming, semantics and higher code readability management of computers and than other programming languages The new concepts introduced will Information Technology career areas. (such as Java and C++). This minimizes include functions, parameters and ar- Students may pursue certifications complexity and allows students to guments, return values, dictionaries, such as A+ and Microsoft Certified focus on core computer science two-dimensional lists, sprites, sprite Desktop Professional. After taking concepts, problem-solving, design sheet animation, collision, JSON, this class, students will be better and programming. product development lifecycle, prepared to take classes such as Web Kanban Board. Publishing, CISCO, Coding in Python Students learn fundamental computer science concepts including data- 1, Video Game and Simulation, and AP CT_406 statements, expressions, variables, Computer Science. VIDEO GAME & values & errors, control structures – SIMULATION DESIGN conditionals, while loops, indentation CT_401 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 MOBILE GAME DEVELOPMENT & function call, drawing- coordinate system, colors, animation, key & CTE credit Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE mouse input, lists, for each loops, for- Prerequisite: Algebra 1 or equivalent credit in-range loops, sprite-based graphics- Location: Bellevue, Newport Location: Bellevue, Sammamish sprites, program structure, collision In this project-based course, students Mobile Game Development provides detection, functions - definition, will learn the fundamentals and students the opportunity to learn parameters & arguments, return theory of game and simulation the basic skills necessary to develop values & types. design. Students will plan and design and deploy mobile applications. The a series of animated games and course builds on the Unity platform CT_580 simulations. The fundamentals of to enable students to design games CS 202 - CODING IN PYTHON 2 working with sprites, backgrounds, for the most popular mobile game Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE animation objects, game logic and engine, build touch screen-based user credit scripting will be covered. This course interfaces, and extend those designs Prerequisite: CS101 or CS201 – provides fundamentals that would for both virtual and augmented Coding in Python 1 at Middle or High prepare students for greater success reality. No programming experience school. in WANIC’s DigiPen Video Game is necessary, but students with Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Programming course. coding experience will be given the Newport, Sammamish, International opportunity to apply those skills CT_404 Students learn to make professional- using C# and Microsoft Visual Studio WEB PUBLISHING to add custom features. Students will looking visual programs and games Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 design, build and deploy their own with sprite-based graphics, sounds, CTE credit 2D and 3D games for Android and iOS and animation. Coding in Python 2 Location: Bellevue, Newport devices in this project-based course. will introduce students to the key coding techniques of functions, Students will learn how web pages dictionaries, multidimensional lists, are produced and published on the and sprite-based graphics, as well as

36 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Career & Technical Education

Internet. HTML, java script, and simple CTA505 focuses on data issues. Topics java will be covered. Macromedia AP COMPUTER SCIENCE include: ADTs (abstract data types), software will be used. Topics will Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 CTE credit stacks, queues, linked lists, binary include development of web pages, or Math trees, hashing, recursion, interfaces, tags, links, forms, frames, style sheets, Prerequisite: Algebra 1 or inheritance and encapsulation. The simple programming, and dynamic equivalent; Geometry recommended; course also introduces the notion routines. Students develop their own Introduction to Computer of complexity and performance web pages during the lab exercises. Programming, Python 1, or tradeoffs in examining classic Certifications may be available Video Game Design/Computer algorithms such as sorting and Programming (Newport) is searching, and classic data structures CTA504 recommended such as lists, sets, and maps. The AP COMPUTER Other info: Students will take the AP course will include a mixture of data SCIENCE PRINCIPLES exam in the spring. structure implementation as well as Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 CTE credit Location: Bellevue, Interlake, using off-the-shelf components from or Math International, Newport, Sammamish the Java Collections Framework and Other info: Students will take the Microsoft Visual Studio C#. This class is designed for students AP exam in the spring. who plan to pursue a career that Location: Bellevue, Interlake, relies on computer technology. No INTERNSHIP/ Newport, Sammamish, International computer programming experience CAREER CHOICES Be a part of this fun and engaging is necessary; however, completion class. This course signals a change of Introduction to Computer Science CT_771 in direction for AP courses, as and a strong math background BIG PICTURE INTERNSHIP / its primary emphasis builds on will help assure success. Students CAREER CHOICES the students’ own backgrounds will be learning Java, a widely used Length/Credit: Year-long - up to 2.0 and strengths and emphasizes programming language that is the credits the importance of collaboration. current standard for AP Computer Other info: Required for all high Students will be surprised by this Science. Topics include: program school students at Big Picture class’s innovative, flexible curriculum development cycle, program syntax, Location: Bellevue Big Picture that uses the experiences, interests, writing code techniques, variables, and strengths of students to shape conditionals, iteration, methods, The Learning Through Interest (LTI) its path. The course develops classes and recursion. Students will experience is designed to provide computational thinking skills in gain an in-depth knowledge of how the student with an opportunity the context of creative problem computers execute programs. Since to learn across all of the Big Picture solving. The primary goal of the the software is free, students will Learning Goals through immersion course is to introduce students also be able to work at home and/ in a professional environment. to the foundational concepts of or use district provided equipment. During the first quarter of 9th computer science and challenge Students will have the opportunity grade, students will explore their them to explore how computing and to write original programs in their interests, research careers, create technology can impact the world. area of interest such as a GUI, game resumes, practice interview skills, and In this course you will learn about programming, or data management. conduct informational interviews ways to analyze and study data, and job shadows. All new BP define and solve algorithms, how the CT_605 students are required to successfully internet works, and the global impact SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTER complete this in-class portion of of computing. Rather than a deep- SCIENCE the internship program before obtaining an internship. This portion dive into computer programming, Length: 1 year - 1.0 CTE credit of the program will only occur once this class takes a broader impact Prerequisite: AP Computer Science and overview look at the field of per academic year in the fall. In Location: Newport, Sammamish, computer science. It will include cooperation with school advisors Bellevue, Interlake content and influence from classes and industry mentors, students will offered at Stanford and Harvard. While AP Computer Science focused network to obtain placements at Passing the AP exam includes a on control issues (loops, conditionals, internship sites for the remainder multiple choice test and delivery of methods, parameter passing, etc.), of the school year. Students are two in-class developed projects. Special Topics in Computer Science required to complete and present

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 37 High School Career & Technical Education projects connected to their interests, CT_609 CT_418 internships and learning goals at RETAIL MANAGEMENT – INTRODUCTION TO quarterly exhibitions. STUDENT STORE ENGINEERING DESIGN I Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE credit credit MARKETING, SALES & SERVICE Prerequisite: Introduction to Prerequisite: Algebra 1 or equivalent Marketing. No prerequisite for Location: Sammamish Interlake HS CT_409 In Introduction to Engineering Design Location: Bellevue, Interlake, INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING (IED) 1, students will learn to analyze Sammamish, Newport Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 CTE credit problems and design potential Location: Bellevue, Newport, Students will learn how to run a small solutions as scientists and engineers Sammamish business by operating the student through a series of project-based store. Students will take the role of units and activities. Using powerful Students will be introduced to employees and managers and will 3-dimensional design and modeling business practices with an emphasis be responsible for all aspects of software, students will create and on day-to-day operations. Topics store operation, including staffing, model their own inventions and include: business concepts, supervision, store maintenance, designs. The major focus of the psychology and sociology of cash register and money handling IED course is to expose students to marketing and promotion, human procedures, customer service, the design process, research and relations, sales and advertising. DECA purchasing, and inventory analysis, teamwork, communication is the national association for business management and accounting. methods, global and human impacts, and marketing students. As a member DECA is a part of this class and skills engineering standards, and technical of DECA students will have the developed can be used in DECA documentation. opportunity to attend conferences, competitions. compete and travel. Through DECA CT_ 518 students may earn scholarships and INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, gain state and national recognition. ENGINEERING DESIGN 2 ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CT_509 CTE credit ADVANCED MARKETING Prerequisite: Introduction to & ENTREPRENEURSHIP CT_411 Engineering Design 1 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 CTE credit INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS Location: Sammamish Prerequisite: Introduction to Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 CTE Marketing credit This is the second semester of Location: Bellevue, Newport, Location: Sammamish the Introduction to Engineering Sammamish This course is designed to provide Design (IED) class. Building upon the students the opportunity to explore principles of the first semester course, This class provides a more in-depth students will continue to explore the study of topics introduced in the the basics of robotics and build skills necessary for success in STEM careers. fundamentals of the engineering Marketing and Business class. New design process and 3D modeling. topics are introduced including: basic Students will complete a variety of hands on challenges that will They will explore reverse engineering economics; business and marketing and apply concepts covered in research; operations and human require the design, construction and programming of robots to learn the both semesters to a culminating relations. DECA is a major part of this engineering design project. class and projects developed will be basics of robots including hardware, used in DECA competitions. motors, controls, and sensors. Students will also be introduced CT_618 to the basics of programming with PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING ROBOTC. In addition, this course will Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 CTE credit provide opportunities for students Prerequisite: Introduction to to develop collaboration, problem- Engineering Design 1 or teacher solving, and communication skills. permission Location: Sammamish

38 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Career & Technical Education

Principles of Engineering (POE) is a Other info: 1.0 Lab Science credit project-based class where students TRANSPORTATION Location: Bellevue - Skills Center apply principles of science, math, and (Available to all schools) technology in an introduction to the CT_661.0 This is a 3-period Skill Center class challenges, tools and disciples of the AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY 1 AM (3 high school credits). REPLACE field of engineering. Students employ CT_662.0 course At this advanced level of engineering and scientific concepts AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY 1 PM STEM training, students will focus in the solution of engineering Length/Credit: 1 year - 3 periods - 3.0 on the intricacies of automotive design problems. They will develop CTE credits professionalism. Successful problem-solving skills and apply their Other info: 1.0 Lab Science credit completion of this class requires a knowledge of research and design to high level of maturity, self-motivation, create solutions to various challenges. Offered: Morning (Periods 0,1,2) and a desire to succeed. This course Students also learn how to document Location: Bellevue - Skills Center has a strong STEM correlation with their work and communicate their (Available to all schools) math, science and physics along with solutions to peers and members of This is a 3-period Skill Center class dexterity building and meter usage. the professional community. Shop (3 high school credits). This STEM Students can earn up to 15 college equipment, computers, engineering course provides the foundation credits through Puget Sound College software, and precision tools will be for entry into the automotive Credit and Lab Science Equivalency combined with challenging texts industry as a technician, service credits at Bellevue High School. and classroom instruction. Projects writer/manager, or future Engineer Leadership through Skills USA, in this semester will explore how building cars and students can earn membership in Auto Club, and job the application of energy, power, Lab Science Equivalency credits. shadowing at local shops/dealerships. materials, and structural properties Students will be fast-tracked through Topics studied revolve around the 8 influence engineering design. the beginning requirements by the nationally recognized Automotive end of the first quarter. By the end Service Excellence (ASE) content CT_818 of the first year, they will complete areas. Students will study 4 ASE topics SPECIAL TOPICS 3 of the 8 ASE content areas in an each year. Students will also take the IN ENGINEERING ASE Education Foundation certified ASE Certification test at the beginning Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 CTE credit program. Students will take the ASE and end of the course to show Prerequisite: CT_618 Principles of certification test at the beginning and growth. They will work on customer, Engineering end of the course to measure growth. shop owned and student scheduled Location: Sammamish Students will learn in a state-of-the vehicles. High School credits earned: art automotive shop and classroom. CTE (2.0) Lab Science (1.0) Program Specialized Topics in Engineering Leadership through Skills USA and allows students to apply the fees may apply. Financial assistance ASB Auto Club is expected. Students may be available for qualifying knowledge and skills learned in will work on customer, shop owned Principles of Engineering to complete students. NOTE: Block schedules and student scheduled vehicles. High affect actual class times daily. large scale independent projects, School credits earned: CTE (2.0) Lab as well as, team engineering design Science (1.0) Program fees may apply. projects. The course includes Financial assistance may be available introduction to basic project for qualifying students. NOTE: Block management and engineering schedules affect actual class times economic principles as part of daily. student design projects. Students are responsible for defining the CT_761.0 initial scope of their projects, the AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY 2 AM deliverables that will result, and the timeline for the proposed work. CT_763.0 Projects culminate into formal AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY 2 PM written reports and presentations. Length/Credit: 1 year - 3 periods - 3.0 Students will chose from different CTE credits aspects of engineering including Prerequisite: Beginning Automotive civil, mechanical, aerospace, biotech/ and Maintenance, or Automotive biomedical, robotics, and more. Technology 1- 2 Hour or 3 Hour.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 39 English Language Arts Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

Middle School each course 1 year

Honors 6th Grade Honors 7th Grade Honors 8th Grade Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts

Reading Lab: Assigned to students who did not demonstrate Reading Reading proficiency on the most recent state ELA assessment or by teacher Lab 1 Lab 2 recommendation.

Middle School Electives each course 1 semester

Book Club Grades 6, 7, 8 Debate I & II Grades 7, 8 Creative Writing I & II Grades 6, 7, 8 Highland, Tyee Chinook, Odle, Tyee, Tillicum

Middle/High School ELL Program each course 1 credit

Emerging Level ELLs Progressing Level ELLs Proficient Level ELLs Academic English *Academic English Grade Level Language Arts Language Development 1 Language Development 2 ELL Grade Level * If recommended by Language Arts ELL Facilitator ELL Grade Level Language Arts or Grade Level Language Arts

High School each course 1 year

* Assigned to students who did not Honors Freshman Composition & Literature Grade 9 Literacy Lab * demonstrate proficiency on the most recent state ELA assessment or by teacher recommendation Honors Sophomore Composition & Literature Grade 10

American Literature & Composition Grade 11 12th Grade AP Language & Composition, Senior English, AP Literature & Composition Grade 12

AP Language & Composition Grade 11 Senior English or AP Literature & Composition Grade 12

IB Literature HL 1 Grade 11 IB Literature HL 2 Grade 12

IB Language and Literature HL 1 Grade 11 IB Language and Literature HL 2 Grade 12

High School Electives

Reading Film Yearbook Literacy Lab Journalism Creative Writing Speech & Debate

40 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School English Langauge Arts

DLS104 6th Grade Honors Language Arts is independent readers, writers, HONORS 6TH GRADE LANGUAGE aligned with the Common Core State and thinkers as they continue to ARTS (DL) Standards which include College and progressively build the skills necessary Length/Credit: 1 year Career Readiness standards. Reading, for academic success. The primary Location: Highland Dual Language writing, speaking, listening, language, goals of the course are to foster Spanish Students and collaborative strategies are used independent learning, encourage in- purposefully to build knowledge and depth exploration of the content, and 6th Grade Honors Language Arts is skills and to help students become develop academic habits of mind. aligned with the Common Core State independent readers, writers, Standards which include College and and thinkers as they continue to EN_301 Career Readiness standards. Reading, progressively build the skills necessary HONORS 8TH GRADE LANGUAGE writing, speaking, listening, language, for academic success in middle school. ARTS and collaborative strategies are used The primary goals of the course Length/Credit: 1 year purposefully to build knowledge and are to foster independent learning, skills and to help students become Location: Big Picture, Chinook, encourage in-depth exploration of the Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee independent readers, writers, content, and develop academic habits and thinkers as they continue to of mind 8th Grade Honors Language Arts is progressively build the skills necessary aligned with the Common Core State for academic success in middle school. EN_201 Standards which include College and The primary goals of the course HONORS 7TH GRADE LANGUAGE Career Readiness standards. Reading, are to foster independent learning, ARTS writing, speaking, listening, language, encourage in-depth exploration of the and collaborative strategies are used Length/Credit: 1 year content, and develop academic habits purposefully to build knowledge and of mind. Location: Big Picture, Chinook, skills and to help students become Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee independent readers, writers, and EN_101 7th Grade Honors Language Arts is thinkers as they transition into high HONORS 6TH GRADE LANGUAGE aligned with the Common Core State school. The primary goals of the ARTS Standards which include College and course are to foster independent Length/Credit: 1 year Career Readiness standards. Reading, learning, encourage in-depth Location: Big Picture, Chinook, writing, speaking, listening, language, exploration of the content, and Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee and collaborative strategies are used develop academic habits of mind. purposefully to build knowledge and skills and to help students become

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EN_102 EN_302 RE_102 HONORS 6TH GRADE HUMANITIES HONORS 7/8TH GRADE READING LAB 2 Length/Credit: 1 year HUMANITIES/ SYSTEMS IN Length/Credit: 1 year Location: International CONFLICT Other info: This class will be assigned Length/Credit: 1 year This course examines the theme to students who did not demonstrate of choice. Students are introduced Other info: 7th and 8th graders study proficiency on the most recent to the concept of choice and the Humanities in a two-year loop state ELA assessment or by teacher consequences of those choices Location: International assessment and/or recommendation. through analytical study of a variety of This course examines themes Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, texts. Students will write in a variety of associated with coming of age Tillicum, Tyee modes including expository, narrative, on a personal, as well as political/ Students will learn specific, efficient persuasive writing, and literary social level in novels, poetry, short fiction and non-fiction reading analysis. Students will develop skills stories, and various media (video and strategies as well as organizational in critical reading, reflection, revision, music). Objectives in the seventh and skills that will support academic collaboration and oral communication. eighth grade loop are that students success in middle school. Students The primary goals of the course move from literal to critical thinking, will study, develop and apply are to foster independent learning, write an effective body paragraph critical thinking skills to summarize, encourage in-depth exploration of the and understand the basic purpose analyze and evaluate a variety of content, and develop academic habits of analytical writing. Students are text selections. This class focuses on of mind. exposed to close and critical reading Washington State requirements for strategies and are challenged to reading proficiency as measured on EN_202 develop organizational skills and the State Reading Assessment. HONORS 7/8TH GRADE academic habits of mind. Students will HUMANITIES/SYSTEMS also develop skills in collaboration and RE _110 Length/Credit: 1 year communication. BOOK CLUB Other info: 7th and 8th graders study Length/Credit: 1 semester Humanities in a two-year loop MIDDLE SCHOOL READING Location: Highland, Tyee Location: International Book Club is a semester long course This course examines themes RE_101 designed for students who want to associated with social and political READING LAB 1 spend more time reading, discussing systems as well as structures of power, Length/Credit: 1 year books, and exploring titles and genres and techniques of persuasion and that are new to them. All levels of Prerequisite: None propaganda in novels, poetry, short readers are invited to join Book Club Other info: This class will be assigned stories, and various media (video, where the teacher facilitates small to students who did not demonstrate music, advertising). Objectives in the group discussions, offers reading proficiency on the most recent seventh and eighth grade loop are instruction for all levels of readers, and state ELA assessment or by teacher that students move from literal to supports students as they individually assessment and/or recommendation. critical thinking, write an effective explore their personal interests. body paragraph and understand the Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, basic purpose of analytical writing. Tillicum, Tyee Students are exposed to close and Students will receive explicit, intensive MIDDLE SCHOOL ELECTIVES critical reading strategies and are instruction in order to improve reading challenged to develop organizational vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, EN_103 skills and academic habits of mind. and the ability to read a variety of text CREATIVE WRITING 1 Students will also develop skills in types. Students will study, develop, Length/Credit: 1 semester collaboration and communication. and apply a variety of specific reading Location: Odle, Tyee, Chinook, strategies they can employ when Highland reading fiction and non-fiction texts. Creative Writing will explore different genres of writing with the main goal of inspiring amazing ideas and constructing original pieces. This course will include student-

42 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School English Language Arts selected writing topics and ideas speeches to inform and persuade. ENE200 and encourage experimentation Students will use necessary research ACADEMIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE with writing techniques. A deep skills to select, research, and construct DEVELOPMENT 2 understanding of different styles an argument about controversial Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Elective and modes of writing, along with the issues. Students will practice the Credit writing process will be emphasized in language of argumentation and the Prerequisite: Emerging ELL this fantastic elective. structure and procedure of formal Designation or by ELL Facilitator debate. Recommendation EN_203 Location: Highland, Odle, Chinook, CREATIVE WRITING 2 Tyee, Tillicum ENGLISH LANGUAGE Length/Credit: 1 semester LEARNER (ELL) PROGRAM This course is designed to continue Prerequisite: Creative Writing I or to develop students’ oral language other creative writing experience The Bellevue School District provides abilities and basic literacy skills using Location: Odle, Chinook rigorous and challenging ELL English English language development Course Description: Creative Writing Language Arts that align with strategies and integrated project II will continue to refine and inspire Common Core State Standards (CCSS) based learning. Students develop students’ growth in multiple genres and College and Career Readiness and expand their oral and written of creative writing. This course will standards used in mainstream courses. competence in understanding and enhance students’ proficiency and ELL English Language Arts instruction engaging in academic discourse. The creativity through each stage of includes grade level specific reading students expand their vocabulary base the creative writing process from and writing assignments. All course of nouns, verbs, and adjectives which generation to publication. Additional work is differentiated based on will be used in speaking, listening, emphasis will be placed on developing the English Language Proficiency reading, and writing projects. workshop protocol skills and delving Standards. deeper into the multiple genres of The ELL program is aligned with ENE101 creative writing. Bellevue School District curriculum. All ELL 6TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS ELL classes emphasize reading, writing, Length/Credit: 1 year EL_202 speaking, and listening skills. Prerequisite: 6th grade ELL DEBATE I Designation Length/Credit: 1 semester ENE100 Location: Chinook, Odle, Tillicum, Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, ACADEMIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE Tyee, Highland* Tillicum, Tyee DEVELOPMENT 1 This course is designed to parallel This course focuses on the qualities Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Elective the Honors 6th grade Language Arts of strong public speaking. Students Credit course using the scaffolding necessary will create speeches to inform Prerequisite: Emerging ELL for English Language Learners. An and persuade. Students will use Designation additional emphasis is placed on necessary research skills to select, Location: Highland, Odle, Chinook, learning the structure of the English research, and construct an argument Tyee, Tillicum language as well as the forms of about controversial issues. Students writing necessary for success in grade This course is designed to develop will practice the language of level Language Arts classes. students’ oral language abilities and argumentation and the structure and basic literacy skills using English procedure of formal debate. language development strategies and ENE201 integrated project based learning. ELL 7TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS EL_302 Students develop oral and written Length/Credit: 1 year DEBATE 2 competence in understanding and Prerequisite: 7th grade ELL Length/Credit: 1 semester engaging in academic discourse. The Designation Prerequisite: Debate I students develop a strong vocabulary Location: Chinook, Odle, Tillicum, Location: Odle base of nouns, verbs, and adjectives Tyee, Highland* This course focuses on continuing the which will be used in speaking, This course is designed to parallel the development of the qualities of strong listening, reading, and writing Honors 7th grade Language Arts with public speaking. Students will create projects. the scaffolding necessary for English Language Learners. An additional

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 43 Middle School English Language Arts emphasis is placed on learning the structure of the English language as MIDDLE SCHOOL ELL STUDENT TYPICAL SCHEDULE well as the forms of writing necessary for success in grade level Language TIME COURSE TITLES Arts classes. EMERGING LEVEL STUDENTS * 7th Grade students at Highland Middle School are taught by an English 1 period Academic English Language Development 1 Language Arts teacher and supported by ELL teacher. 1 period 6th/7th/8th grade ELL Language Arts

Subjects May Include: Math, Science, Social Studies, ENE301 5 periods ELL 8TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS Computers, Physical Education, World Language, Others. Length/Credit: 1 year PROGRESSING LEVEL STUDENTS Prerequisite: 8th grade ELL Designation Academic English Language Development 2 1 period Location: Highland, Odle, Chinook, (if recommended by ELL Facilitator) Tyee, Tillicum 6th/7th/8th grade ELL Language Arts OR This course is designed to parallel 1 period the Honors 8th grade Language Arts 6th/7th/8th grade Language Arts course with the scaffolding necessary Subjects May Include: Math, Science, Social Studies, for English Language Learners. An 5 periods additional emphasis is placed on Computers, Physical Education, World Language, Others. learning the structure of the English language as well as the forms of PROFICIENT LEVEL STUDENTS writing necessary for success in grade 1 period 6th/7th/8th grade Language Arts level Language Arts classes. * 8th Grade students at Highland Subjects May Include: Math, Science, Social Studies, 6 periods Middle School are taught by an English Computers, Physical Education, World Language, Others. Language Arts teacher and supported by an ELL teacher.

44 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School English Langauge Arts

Writing is included in all Bellevue School District requires a high school graduate to successfully FRESHMAN ENGLISH courses, including those complete 4.0 credits of English. These GRADE 9 students must take with a literature focus . Oral requirements are to be completed as one of these courses: communication skills are follows: practiced and supported in A. 1.0 credit of Honors Freshman EN_401 Composition & Literature HONORS FRESHMAN all courses . COMPOSITION & LITERATURE B. 1.0 credit of Honors Sophomore Composition & Literature Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit; Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, C. 1.0 credit of American Interlake, Newport, Sammamish LITERATURE & COMPOSITION, AP Language and Composition, In this course, high school freshmen IB Language and Literature HL1, will develop analytical reading, IB Literature HL1 academic writing, critical thinking, and presentation skills. Course D. 1.0 credit of Senior English, content includes short story, poetry, AP Language & Composition, drama, and novels. Analytical reading AP Literature & Composition, or instruction will extend understanding IB Language and Literature HL2, of literary elements and language. IB Literature HL2, Advanced Writing instruction will extend their Studies in English development in the three modes of writing as outlined by the CCSS and College and Career Readiness Standards: narrative, expository, and argumentative. In addition, students will develop skills in critical thinking, effective discourse, collaboration, reflection, and CCSS Language standards.

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EN_403 In this course, high school sophomores EN_500 HONORS HUMANITIES 9/10 will learn specific writing skills SOPHOMORE COMPOSITION & WORLD 1 and demonstrate their academic LITERATURE SEMINAR Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit writing competence through Length/Credit: 1 Semester .05 credit Other info: 9th and 10th graders course assessments. Course content Prerequisite: 10th grade standing study Humanities in a includes short story, poetry, drama, Location: Bellevue, two-year loop and novels. Students will engage This support class is designed to Location: International in the writing process to produce increasingly sophisticated essays. provide additional time for students to This course places emphasis on Students will analyze literature, acquire and practice the skills needed reading works from Africa and the conduct research and synthesize to be successful in their 10th Grade Middle East, sometimes paired with meaning from historical, cultural and Honors English class with additional western works. Specific literary intellectual contexts while pursuing instruction in reading and writing devices are examined in works read multiple themes. Analytical reading skills. Course content and literature with regard to author’s purpose and instruction will extend understanding reinforces the Honors class. utilized in writing tasks. Students will of literary elements and language. practice literary analysis, narrative, Writing instruction will extend their JUNIOR ENGLISH expository and argumentative writing development in the three modes and speaking. In addition, instruction of writing as outlined by the CCSS GRADE 11 students must take one will develop skills in critical thinking, and College and Career Readiness of these courses: effective discourse, collaboration, Standards: narrative, expository, and reflection, and standard English argumentative. In addition, students EN_601 writing conventions. One Shakespeare will develop skills in critical thinking, AMERICAN LITERATURE & play will be studied. effective discourse, collaboration, COMPOSITION reflection, and CCSS Language Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit; EN_400 standards. Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, FRESHMAN COMPOSITION & Newport, Sammamish LITERATURE SEMINAR EN_404 In this course, high school juniors Length/Credit: 1 Semester or 1 year HONORS HUMANITIES 9/10 will encounter the American literary .05 credit to 1.0 credit WORLD 2 heritage from its beginning to the Prerequisite: 9th grade standing Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit present. They will become familiar Location: Bellevue Other info: 9th and 10th graders with the traditions from different This support class is designed to study Humanities in a two-year loop periods in literature while reading provide additional time for students to Location: International essays, poetry, short stories, and acquire and practice the skills needed This course places emphasis on novels, historical speeches, essays, and to be successful in their 9th Grade reading works from Asia, sometimes other pieces of non-fiction written Honors English class with additional paired with Western works. Specific by foremost U. S. writers. Analytical instruction in reading, writing, and literary devices are examined in works reading instruction will extend study skills. Course content and read with regard to author’s purpose understanding of literary elements literature reinforces the Honors class. and utilized in writing tasks. Students and language. Writing instruction will practice literary analysis, narrative, will extend their development in the three modes of writing as outlined SOPHOMORE ENGLISH expository and argumentative writing and speaking. In addition, instruction by the CCSS and College and Career Readiness Standards: narrative, GRADE 10 students must take will develop skills in critical thinking, expository, and argumentative. In one of these courses: effective discourse, collaboration, reflection, and writing conventions. addition, instruction will develop skills EN_501 One Shakespeare play will be studied. in critical thinking, effective discourse, HONORS SOPHOMORE collaboration, and metacognition, and COMPOSITION & LITERATURE CCSS Language Standards. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit; Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, Interlake, Newport, Sammamish

46 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School English Language Arts

ENA601 ENA702 AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION SENIOR ENGLISH AP LITERATURE & COMPOSITION Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit GRADE 12 students must take Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Other info: Students will take the AP one of these courses: Prerequisite: Sophomore Comp/Lit Language exam in the spring and 11th grade standing Location: Newport, Sammamish, EN_700 Other info: Students will take the AP Bellevue, International SENIOR ENGLISH Literature exam in the spring This college level course requires Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit; Location: Bellevue, Newport, students to write in a variety of Other info: This course meets Sammamish, International modes and for various audiences. fourth year English requirements for In this college level course students They analyze fiction and non- fiction graduation. Credit for Bellevue College study literary works from different prose and poetry. Course content ENGL 101 English Composition 1 periods. Careful attention is given to emphasizes analysis of rhetorical is available through close reading of literary texts, and techniques and their application to a College-in-the-High-School. to their historical context. Students variety of writing situations. Students Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, are expected to read complex texts will also develop skills in collaboration Newport, Sammamish with understanding and to write and communication. Students are This course prepares students for the complex prose that communicates expected to take the AP Language and reading, thinking, writing and research effectively with mature readers. In Composition Examination in May. tasks encountered in college course addition, instruction will develop skills work. Students will read, analyze, and in critical thinking, effective discourse, ENH601 synthesize complex literary works and collaboration, writing calibration, and IB LITERATURE HL 1 non-fiction prose to formulate their reflection. Students are expected to Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit own academic arguments. Analytical take the AP Literature exam in May. Prerequisite: Sophomore Comp/Lit reading instruction will extend and 11th grade standing understanding of literary elements ENH702 Other info: This course is open to and language. Writing instruction IB LITERATURE HL 2 all 11th graders, and is one of two will extend their development in the Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit options that fulfill the Junior English three modes of writing as outlined Prerequisite: IB Literature 1 requirement at Interlake. It also by the CCSS and College and Career Other info: This course is open to fulfills the first year of IB Group 1 Readiness Standards: narrative, all 12th graders. It fulfills the second requirements for students pursuing expository, and argumentative. In year of IB Group 1 requirements for the Diploma or Certificate. Students in addition, students will develop skills students pursuing the diploma or this course will be prepared to take the in critical thinking, effective discourse, certificate. Students in this course will AP English Language exam in May, if collaboration, reflection, and CCSS be prepared to take the AP English they choose. Language standards. Literature exam in May, if they choose Location: Interlake Location: Interlake ENA701 Course content is focused on the 12TH GRADE AP LANGUAGE & This course meets international study of the novel. The significance of COMPOSITION standards of performance. Students historic and other cultural influences will expand analytic and composition Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit on literature will be explored, as skills. Course content includes prose, well as theme, character, structure, Other info: Students who enrolled non-fiction, poetry, fiction, and drama. and literary devices. Of the studied in AP Language and Composition The significance of historic and other fictional works, some will be American as Juniors may not register for this cultural influences on literature will literature, and some will be World course. Students will take the AP be explored, as well as the techniques literature. Analytical reading and essay Language exam in the spring. appropriate to the genre. Analytical writing is included. The course content This course parallels the Senior English reading, essay composition, and also includes presenting literary course. It includes additional reading, presentations are emphasized. Note: analysis. Note: if taking this course as writing and research outside of class, if taking this course as an IB Diploma an IB Diploma candidate, please read as well as an increased focus on candidate, you must have taken the the second year course description, as rhetoric. Students are expected to take first year of IB Literature to qualify for well, since you will be required to take the AP Language and Composition this course. IB Literature for 2 years. Examination offered in May.

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ENH703 story writing, flash fiction, and create a students develop a strong vocabulary IB LANGUAGE & LITERATURE HL 2 short screen play. In addition, students base of nouns, verbs, and adjectives Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit will hone their abilities to “read” film. which will be used in speaking, Prerequisite: Completion of IB At least one film will be based on a listening, reading, and writing Language and Literature HL 1 novel that students will read before projects. Other info: This course is open to viewing the film. The analysis of film all 12th graders. It fulfills the second will be equally divided between the ENE500 year of IB Group 1 requirements for techniques of each film and “truths” ACADEMIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE students pursuing the Diploma or that the film attempts to convey. Film DEVELOPMENT 2 Certificate. Students in this course will choices will be from several decades Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Elective be prepared to take the AP English but will favor more contemporary credit Literature exam in May, if they choose. film, both in style and subject. Prerequisite: Emerging ELL Location: Interlake Writing will accompany the analysis Designation or by ELL Facilitator of film through reviews, critiques and Recommendation This course meets international analysis. standards of performance. Students Location: Sammamish, Interlake, will expand analytic and composition Newport, Bellevue skills. Course content includes novels, ENGLISH LANGUAGE This course is designed to continue short stories, poetry, and drama. The LEARNER (ELL) PROGRAM to develop students’ oral language significance of historic and other abilities and basic literacy skills using cultural influences on literature will The Bellevue School District provides English language development be explored, as well as the techniques rigorous and challenging ELL English strategies and integrated project appropriate to the genre. Analytical Language Arts that align with based learning. Students develop reading, essay composition, and oral Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and expand their oral and written communication skills are emphasized. and College and Career Readiness competence in understanding and Note: if taking this course as an IB Standards used in mainstream courses. engaging in academic discourse. The Diploma candidate, you must have ELL English Language Arts instruction students expand their vocabulary base taken the first year of IB Language and includes grade level specific reading of nouns, verbs, and adjectives which Literature to qualify for this course. and writing assignments. All course will be used in speaking, listening, work is differentiated using the English reading, and writing projects. ENH804 Language Proficiency Standards. ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENGLISH The ELL program is aligned with ENE401 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 English Bellevue School District curriculum. All FRESHMAN COMPOSITION, credit ELL classes emphasize reading, writing, LITERATURE & COMMUNICATION Prerequisites: Senior Standing and AP speaking and listening skills. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 English LITERATURE & COMPOSITION, Senior credit English, or school team permission. ENE400 Prerequisite: ELL Designation and 9th Other info: This course meets the ACADEMIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE grade standing fourth year English requirements DEVELOPMENT 1 Location: Sammamish, Interlake, for graduation. Credit for Engl 101 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Elective Newport, Bellevue English Composition 1 and Engl 115 Credit Freshman Composition, Literature and are available through the College-in- Prerequisite: Emerging ELL Communication transitions 9th grade the-High-School Program at Bellevue Designation ELL students into academic language College. Location: Sammamish, Interlake, skills required to understand literary Location: Bellevue, Sammamish, Newport, Bellevue elements and language. Grammatical Newport This course is designed to develop structures and parts of speech are Students will explore formal poetic students’ oral language abilities and taught through writing activities styles, but the main goal will be basic literacy skills using English based on reading fictional stories and for students to approach various language development strategies and non-fiction materials. The students topics and prompts creatively with integrated project based learning. become acquainted with basic literary an emphasis on finding their own Students develop oral and written elements common to the study of voice and speaking their own truth. competence in understanding and literature in English. Vocabulary In prose students will explore short engaging in academic discourse. The

48 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School English Language Arts development is emphasized in literature, understanding historical techniques appropriate to all other order to help the students become context, and applying critical-reading forms of writing. Opportunities may successful with academic language. skills are emphasized. The writing also be provided for writing poetry. Writing instruction will explicitly activities are relevant to the assigned Writing a term project is part of the cover the three types of writing as readings and will explicitly cover the course.MEDIA LITERACY outlined by the CCSS and College and three types of writing as outlined Career Readiness Standards: narrative, by the CCSS and College and Career EN_405 expository, and argumentative. Readiness Standards: narrative, READING FILM AS TEXT expository, and argumentative. Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 ENE501 Elective credit SOPHOMORE COMPOSITION, ENE602 Location: Bellevue, Sammamish, LITERATURE & COMMUNICATION SENIOR COMPOSITION, Newport Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 English LITERATURE & COMMUNICATION In this elective course, intended for credit Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 English juniors or seniors, students will be credit Prerequisite: ELL Designation and introduced to methods of analyzing 10th grade standing Prerequisite: ELL Designation and and critically viewing popular feature- Location: Sammamish, Interlake, 12th grade standing length films from a variety of time Newport, Bellevue Location: Sammamish, Interlake, periods. Films will be discussed using Sophomore Composition, Literature Newport, Bellevue not only the language of literary and Communication emphasizes Senior Composition, Literature and analysis/criticism, but also language independent writing through the Communication prepares 12th grade specific to the art of filmmaking. After use of process writing activities. ELL students for reading, researching, studying the basic history of film in 10th grade ELL students learn to and thinking in order to complete the United States, the course content manipulate language and apply more more complex academic writing tasks. is organized into six units: Plot and complex grammatical structures to Interpreting literature, understanding Sequencing, Acting and Character, create essays and projects. The course historical context, and applying Scriptwriting, Setting and Props, will explicitly cover the three types critical-reading skills are emphasized Camerawork, and Sound and Light. of writing as outlined by the CCSS and students will formulate their own Students will write both analytically and College and Career Readiness academic arguments based on the and creatively in response to what Standards: narrative, expository, and reading material. The writing activities they learn. argumentative. Readings include are relevant to the assigned readings novels, poetry, and non-fiction and will explicitly cover the three types JOURNALISM AND materials in conjunction with writing of writing as outlined by the CCSS PUBLICATIONS projects and oral activities. and College and Career Readiness Standards: narrative, expository, and EN_410 ENE601 argumentative. JOURNALISM/NEWSPAPER AMERICAN COMPOSITION, PRODUCTION LITERATURE & COMMUNICATION WRITING ELECTIVES Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit; Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 English (BHS and NHS: 1 year - 1.0 credit). May credit EN_406 be repeated. Prerequisite: ELL Designation and CREATIVE WRITING Prerequisite: Bellevue, Newport: 11th grade standing Permission of instructor; None at Location: Sammamish, Interlake, Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Interlake or Sammamish Newport, Bellevue Elective credit Location: Bellevue, Newport, Other info: Elective credit only. Does American Composition, Literature Sammamish, Interlake not fulfill English requirement. and Communication provides 11th Students write personal narratives Location: Bellevue, Interlake, grade ELL students with extensive Newport, Sammamish study of American literature from based on their own experience the beginning of the United States and short fiction drawn from their This class produces the school through current day by reading imaginations. Characterization, newspaper. essays, poetry, short stories, historical point of view, description, dialogue, speeches, and novels. Interpreting and other narrative techniques are practiced in addition to other writing

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EN_604 Opportunities in a number of different historical, cultural, and social contexts YEARBOOK speaking styles and interpretive from which they come. Some topics Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Elective reading presentations will be include the persuasive language credit. May be repeated. (SHS: 1 provided. in political speeches, the impact semester - 0.5 credit) of electronic communication on Prerequisite: 11th or 12th grade meaning, and the way language can READING standing or permission of instructor. impact identity. Analytical reading Journalistic Writing is suggested. and essay writing is included. Note: Application required. RE_400 if taking this course as an IB Diploma LITERACY LAB Other info: Elective credit only. Does candidate, please read the second year not fulfill English requirement. Length/Credit: 1 semester to 1 year course description, as well, since you Location: Bellevue, Interlake, depending on student growth will be required to take IB Language Newport, Sammamish Other info: This class will be assigned and Literature for 2 years. to students who did not demonstrate Students study the various forms proficiency on the most recent of yearbook layout, design, and state ELA assessment or by teacher copywriting. Students are expected assessment and/or recommendation. to work on the yearbook staff for both Location: Bellevue, Interlake, semesters. Sammamish The course aims to improve students’ SPEECH COMMUNICATIONS reading comprehension through explicit strategy instruction utilizing EN_413 short, high-interest texts, extensive SPEECH COMMUNICATION independent reading and explicit Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 writing instruction. Students apply Elective credit reading and writing strategies they Location: Bellevue have learned to content area texts and writing assignments. Students develop knowledge and skills in public speaking, group ENH503 processing, listening, interviews, IB LANGUAGE & LITERATURE HL 1 conflict resolution, mass media Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit analysis, extemporaneous and impromptu public speaking, and Prerequisite: Sophomore Comp/Lit class-Wroom presentations. Skills of and 11th grade standing outlining, researching, critical thinking, Other info: This course is open to and audience analysis are stressed. all 11th graders, and is one of two Students participate in numerous class options that fulfill the Junior English speaking activities. requirement at Interlake. It also fulfills the first year of IB Group 1 EN_420 requirements for students pursuing SPEECH & DEBATE the Diploma or Certificate. Students in this course will be prepared to take the Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 AP English Language exam in May, if Elective credit May be repeated. they choose. Location: Interlake, Newport Location: Interlake Students will learn argumentation and Course content is focused on non- public speaking skills to participate fiction and the study of language. in different styles of debate and It explores issues of language speaking. Students will participate in its cultural context, as well as in philosophical and topical debates forms of and problems with mass in different formats including single communication. It requires the close debate and partner debate, as well study of non-fiction works, and the as Students Congress and Mock Trial.

50 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Health & Physical Education Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

Middle School each course 1 semester

Physical Education Physical Education Physical Education Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 PE / Health PE / Health PE / Health Big Picture, International Big Picture, International Big Picture, International

Middle School Health One semester of Health is required Grade 7 in middle school/7th grade, and high PE / Health school/10th grade. Big Picture, International

High School each course 1 semester, 0.5 credit

High School Health Foundations of Fitness & Sport Grade 10 FFS 1 or FFS 2 1.0 credit

Health Elective Physical Education Elective

ASPEN Combination Sports Class Physical Education Elective Available only at NHS Recreational Multiple Sports Personal Fitness Competitive Multiple Sports Introduction to Dance Net & Wall Sports Weight Training and Conditioning Territory Sports Walking for Fitness Basketball/Sport Elective Cross Training and Conditioning Yoga

The last .5 credit of required High School Physical Education can be met at any time during grades 10-12. It is recommended that the additional Physical Education credit include a combination sports class and one Physical Education elective of student’s choice. Once Physical Education graduation requirements have been satisfied, students are invited to select additional physical education electives. * Individual course descriptions indicate which courses are offered at each high school.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 51 Middle & High School Health

One semester of Health is required, One semester of Health is required, x Consumerism: Nutrition concepts, in 7th grade, in Middle school. in grade 10, for graduation from in-depth analysis of consumer high school. products and origins, health risks HE_201 associated with consumerism and HEALTH HE_501 Z environmental hazards, and a focus H E A LT H Length/Credit: 1 semester on skills to empower students to make Prerequisite: 7th grade standing Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit thoughtful behavioral choices for Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, Prerequisite: 10th grade standing personal and occupational health. Tillicum, Tyee Other info: Meets Health graduation By the conclusion of the course, requirement This course focuses on gaining current students will have the opportunity Location: Bellevue, Interlake, knowledge about selected health to demonstrate the following skills: Newport, Sammamish, Big Picture topics. Communication, decision Goal setting, coping with stress, making, goal setting, and negotiation This course focuses on gaining current communicating, and decision skills will be taught in this course. knowledge about selected health making. Design a plan to enhance Disease prevention and awareness of topics that impact the individual and personal h ealth, analyze factors societal influences will be integrated the community. Contents integrated impacting health behaviors, and throughout the course. with research from the University of enhancing communication, goal This course includes the following Washington’s Center for Ecogenetics setting and decision making topics: and Environmental Health to teach skills to improve health. Disease students how genetics, choices and prevention, media awareness Social x CPR: earn an Emergency the environment impact their health. networking and media awareness Medical Services CPR/AED card. The course provides students the and accessing community valid and Includes First Aid Training opportunity to integrate this core reliable resources will be integrated x Drugs: physiological and concept into the following health throughout the course. psychological effects of alcohol, tracks: prescription drugs, marijuana, and x Addiction: scientific information HE_601 tobacco, and vaping; chemical use, about the disease of addiction, ASPEN abuse, dependency and refusal skills neurobiology of the brain, health Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 x Family Life and Sexual Health: consequences, prevention, treatment Elective credit abstinence, adolescence, anatomy and recovery, and societal influences Prerequisite: Successful completion of required high school health course and physiology, birth control, and impacts, and exploration of and application. The application healthy relationships, puberty, sexual signs and symptoms of a variety of process includes written application, harassment, sexually transmitted addictions such as drugs, gaming, interview, and teaching a five minute diseases, and HIV/AIDS education technology and gambling lesson. x Mental Health: self-esteem, x Family Life and Sexual Health: Other info: This class requires understanding emotions, positive abstinence, anatomy and physiology, students have excellent attendance body image, building healthy birth control, communicable and non- Location: Newport relationships, stress awareness, communicable diseases, domestic AIDS Peer Education at Newport is an dealing with depression and suicide, violence, gender orientation, gender roles, healthy relationships, advanced health class that focuses and understanding eating disorders on HIV/AIDS and its impact on the parenting, pregnancy, sexual assault, x Nutrition: USDA My Plate, food world community. Students spend sexual harassment and consent. groups, basic nutrients, eating a one quarter learning about HIV/AIDS, balanced diet, explore fast food x Mental Health: self-esteem, teaching techniques, and developing restaurant food, and snacks understanding and coping with lesson plans for HIV/AIDS instruction. emotions, anger management, The second quarter the students act stress management, depression, as peer educators to deliver two-day suicide and grief and loss. HIV/AIDS lessons to 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders at Newport High and to 10th graders at district high schools.

52 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle & High School Health

HE_602 ADVANCED ASPEN Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Elective credit Prerequisite: Successful completion of required high school health course and ASPEN application and interview, current or former membership on the ASPEN Team, and teacher permission Location: Newport Students will be provided with daily experiences in the preparation of classroom materials and the creation of visual displays to be used by ASPEN educators. Organization, prioritizing and editing skills will be taught and practiced. The ASPEN teaching assistant will work as a peer teacher helping prepare other ASPEN educators deliver eight hours of HIV/AIDS curriculum. They will also teach a minimum of eight hours, demonstrating mastery of the science of HIV, reproductive physiology, human sexual response, twenty birth control methods, and eighteen sexually transmitted diseases. This course is intended for students interested in teaching, tutoring or careers in health fields.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 53 Middle School Physical Education

The goal of the Middle school PE_101 Units may include: Fitness, Badminton PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Introduction, Basketball Introduction, Physical Education program GRADE 6 Volleyball Introduction, Balance & is to provide students with Length/Credit: 1 semester Hand-Eye Coordination, Soccer, Disc opportunities to acquire Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, Sports, Jump Rope, Low Organized Games, and HIV/ AIDS. the knowledge and skills Tillicum, Tyee Students in grade six will combine necessary to become a PE_201 fundamental skills into more complex PHYSICAL EDUCATION – physically educated person . movement forms in modified game, GRADE 7 Students will learn to rhythmic activities, and recreational activities. The goal of this class is for Length/Credit: 1 semester appreciate and understand students to improve their fitness and Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, the value of Physical further develop fundamental sports Tillicum, Tyee Education and its relationship skills to allow them to successfully In grade seven, students continue participate in various games and to develop competence in modified to a healthy, active lifestyle . activities. Fitness Technology will also versions of various games, rhythmic, Students will participate in be incorporated. Highlights of the recreational activities. They can apply a variety of fitness activities course include: similar concepts from one sport or movement setting to another. in order to improve their x Fitness Development: Fitness assessment and goal setting. Students continue to develop personal level of fitness . In responsible personal and social x Skill Development: Instruction Physical Education students behaviors by demonstrating decision- in a wide range of skills and making skills, conflict-resolution skills, will also develop the skills movement patterns. appropriate etiquette, and respect for and knowledge necessary x Fitness & Health Education: Exercise others. Fitness Technology may be anatomy, heart rate, components incorporated. Highlights of the course to participate successfully in include: lifetime activities, team and of fitness, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS. x Social Skill Development: x Fitness Development: Fitness individual sports . All courses Cooperation, teamwork, assessment, goal setting, will emphasize the importance sportsmanship, and targeted and developmentally of safety, cooperation, and confidence building. appropriate training activities. sportsmanship .

54 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Physical Education x Skill Development: Instruction in x Social Skill Development: Students will gain an understanding a wide range of activities, sports Cooperation, teamwork, sportsman- of how each activity can be used to skills, and movement patterns. ship, problem solving, conflict improve and maintain health and wellness. Fitness Development: x Fitness & Health Education: resolution, game creation, Fitness assessment, goal setting, Exercise anatomy, heart rate, and confidence building. targeted and developmentally components of fitness, and nutrition. Units may include: Fitness, Pickle ball, appropriate training activities. Skill x Social Skill Development: Tennis, Flag Football, Dance, Advanced Development: Instruction in a wide Cooperation, teamwork, Volleyball, Track & Field, Lacrosse, and range of activities, sports skills, sportsmanship, problem HIV/AIDS. and intermediate and advanced solving, conflict resolution, movement patterns and game and confidence building. PE_102 strategy. Fitness & Health Education: PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Lifelong health and wellness skills x Units may include: Fitness, 6TH/7TH ELECTIVE and components of fitness. Social Intermediate Badminton, Length/Credit: 1 semester Skill Development: Cooperation, Intermediate Basketball, Intermediate Prerequisite: None teamwork, sportsmanship, and Volleyball, Bat/Ball/Glove, Track & Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, confidence building. Units may vary Field, Jump Rope, and Rugby. Tillicum, Tyee depending on school, teacher, and equipment availability. PE_301 Students in 6th and 7th grade elective will participate in a variety of PHYSICAL EDUCATION – PE_105 GRADE 8 individual and team sports and fitness activities as an extension of the core YOGA AND GAMES ELECTIVE Length/Credit: 1 semester requirements. This class will focus Length/Credit: 1 semester Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, on continuing to develop the basic Prerequisite: This does not replace Tillicum, Tyee skills acquired in the core physical core PE for each grade level. This In grade eight, students demonstrate education classes. Students will elective is open to all students; 6th, 7th competence in skillful movement in gain an understanding of how each and 8th grade modified game situations and a variety activity can be used to improve and Location: Odle, Tillicum, Highland of rhythmic and recreational activities. maintain health and wellness. Units Students will have the opportunity to They transition from modified vary depending on school and facility experience the many benefits of Yoga, versions of movement forms to more availability. Units may include: team which include flexibility, improved complex applications across all types and individual sports, fitness activities, circulation of blood, increased of activities. Students set goals, track and low organized games. stamina, and strength. Yoga can progress, and participate in activities lead to better overall physiological to improve health-related fitness. PE_202 functioning throughout the body. Fitness technology may be included. PHYSICAL EDUCATION – The practice of Yoga can help a Highlights will include: 7TH/8TH ELECTIVE student become more mentally and x Fitness Development: Fitness Length/Credit: 1 semester emotionally centered. assessment, goal setting, Prerequisite: None Along with the Yoga Practice will be targeted and developmentally Other info: A 6th grader may enroll a variety of low organized games appropriate training activities. in this course on approval of the and functional movement activities instructor x Skill Development: Instruction in with the emphasis on being playful Location: Big Picture, Chinook, a wide range of activities, sports and enjoying fitness. There is more to Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee skills, and movement patterns. exercise than sets, reps and mileage. Students in 7th and 8th grade Playful movements tend to promote x Fitness & Health Education: Exercise elective will participate in a variety balance, coordination, useful strength, anatomy, heart rate, components of individual and team sports and speed and skill. of fitness, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, fitness activities as an extension of and personal fitness planning. the core requirements. This class will focus on continuing to develop more advanced skills acquired in the core physical education classes.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 55 Middle School Physical Education

PE_302 teamwork, fundamental skills HE_102 STRENGTH AND FITNESS and fitness. Team sport concepts PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH 1 Length/Credit: 1 semester are introduced and developed. Length/Credit: 1 Year Prerequisite: 2 semesters of Core PE, As students advance their skills, Other info: Required for all 6th Grade 8th grade standing at Tyee they continue to be challenged by students at Big Picture Location: Chinook, Highland, Tyee strategies and complex play. Students will understand individual fitness HE_202 This class is designed for students levels and will obtain the skills to self- PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH 2 interested in improving their physical analyze through practical applications Length/Credit: 1 Semester fitness through resistance training and as well as fitness testing and written Other info: Required for all 7th Grade aerobic conditioning. This course will assessments. A variety of world sport students at Big Picture emphasize improvement in balance, activities and dance will be integrated muscular endurance, and strength. into the program to correspond with HE_302 Training and workouts will have a the International Studies curriculum. positive influence on cardiorespiratory PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND The Health portion of the class will HEALTH 3 endurance, body composition, and focus on gaining current knowledge Length/Credit: 1 Semester motor performance. Highlights of the about selected health topics. course include: Communication, decision making, Other info: Required for all 8th Grade students at Big Picture x Fitness Development: Fitness goal setting, and negotiation skills Location: Big Picture assessment, goal setting, will be taught in this course. Disease targeted and developmentally prevention and media awareness will This course is year-long, integrated appropriate training activities. be integrated throughout the course. health and fitness. The goal of this class is for students to improve x Skill Development: Focus on The following topics will be taught in the Health portion: their fitness and further develop proper training techniques, training fundamental sports skills to allow principles, and injury prevention. x CPR: earn an Emergency them to successfully participate in x Fitness & Health Education: Exercise Medical Services certification many games and activities. Students anatomy, heart rate, components x Drugs: physiological and will participate regularly in fitness of fitness, nutrition, and the science psychological effects of alcohol, activities designed to help them of muscular development. marijuana and tobacco on the improve their fitness levels and fitness scores. During this course x Social Skill Development: body; chemical dependency, and refusal skills state mandated HIV/AIDS education Cooperation, teamwork, is taught. The program includes encouragement, and x Family Life and Sexual Health: both team and individual activities. confidence building. abstinence, adolescence, anatomy Students will learn safety procedures Units may vary depending on school, and physiology, birth control, for all activities and be given the teacher, and equipment availability. healthy relationships, puberty, sexual opportunity to practice cooperation, harassment, sexually transmitted sportsmanship and teamwork skills. PE_103 diseases and HIV/AIDS Education The health component of the course PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH x Mental Health: self-esteem, focuses on gaining current knowledge Length/Credit: 1 year understanding emotions, positive about selected health topics. Other info: Combines Physical body image, building healthy Communication, decision making, Education and Health in a three-year relationships, stress awareness, goal setting, and negotiation skills program for 6th, 7th and 8th grade dealing with depressions and suicide, will be taught in this course. Disease students, multi-graded and understanding eating disorders prevention and media awareness will Location: International be integrated throughout the course. x Nutrition: USDA My Plate, food This course includes the following At International School students take a groups, basic nutrients, eating a topics: CPR, Drugs, Family Life and combined class of Physical Education balanced diet, explore fast food Sexual Health, Mental Health, and and Health during each year of Middle restaurant food, and snacks Nutrition. school in 7th and 8th grade. There will be two units of health per year. The physical education program concentrates on sportsmanship,

56 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Physical Education

The goal of the high school In Physical Education students have the opportunity to improve and refine REQUIRED PROGRAM Physical Education program motor skills and movement patterns, is to provide students with and apply concepts, principles and PE_401 a foundation of knowledge strategies to a variety of individual and FOUNDATIONS OF FITNESS AND team activities and sports. SPORT and skills to lead a healthy, Knowledge and application of the Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit active lifestyle . Students will components of fitness are integral Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, learn how to access reliable parts of each course. The relationship Interlake, Newport, Sammamish health and fitness information between the components of fitness The goal of this course is to provide and the individual sport/activity students with a comprehensive, and services, set goals, and will be explored. The components relevant, medically-accurate and participate in community- of fitness are: cardio-respiratory inclusive fitness and sport education based opportunities that endurance, flexibility, body for a lifetime personal fitness. composition, muscular endurance and Students will learn about the process enhance wellness . muscular strength. of becoming fit as well as achieving All courses will emphasize some degree of fitness within the the importance of personal class. Curriculum includes information responsibility, safety, cooperation and on the Health-related components of sportsmanship. fitness, knowledge and skills of being physically active, eating nutritionally Successful completion of Foundations for optimal fitness and health, seeking of Fitness and Sports and one Physical reliable health-related information Education electives fulfills the high and services, effective communication school graduation requirement. and social development skills, and goal setting. Students are expected to improve their skill and knowledge of movement and sport, analyze personal health and fitness levels, display positive self-management and social skills in a variety of activities

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 57 High School Physical Education

PD_402 applied to set individual movement FOUNDATIONS OF FITNESS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION performance/concepts and health- ELECTIVES SPORT I related fitness goals. Conditioning is Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit also incorporated, which may include PE_404 Location: Sammamish, International the use of heart rate monitors. Sports TERRITORY SPORTS ELECTIVE that may be included are: basketball, Length/Credit: 1 semester - PE_501 flag football, floor hockey, lacrosse, 0.5 credit FOUNDATIONS OF FITNESS AND soccer, softball, Ultimate Frisbee, team SPORT II Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness handball, speedball, tennis, pickleball, and Sport badminton, table tennis, volleyball Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit Other info: Meets the combination and squash. Please check with your PE Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness sports class recommendation staff for more details. and Sport I Location: Newport, Interlake Location: Sammamish, International Formally known as Team Sports, PE_505 This two semester course series Territory Sports expands the depth COMPETITIVE MULTIPLE SPORTS include all content and skills in the of skills and knowledge of team ELECTIVE year-long course with the flexibility sports by focusing on offensive Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit of fulfilling the requirement in 9th and defensive tactics necessary for Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness and 10th grade. The use of heart rate invading an opponent’s territory and Sport monitors will be used in Foundations while scoring points. Curriculum Location: Bellevue, Newport, of Fitness and Sport II. incorporates concepts of strategies, Sammamish tactics and patterns of play that PE_403 This course is designed for students enhance a student’s problem with a competitive motivation to HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICAL solving skills and performance while EDUCATION/ HEALTH continue to refine and improve the providing instruction on advanced activity-specific skills and knowledge Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit, skills for game situations and play. necessary to participate in a variety repeated each year Conditioning is also incorporated, of team and individual sports at a Location: International which may include the use of heart competitive level. Students may Physical Education is one of the seven rate monitors. Sports that may learn more advanced techniques, core subjects at the International be included are: basketball, flag participate and organize competitive School. All high school students football, floor hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tourna ments, learn about various are expected to take 4 years of rugby, Ultimate, team handball and roles in the professional world of Physical Education. Students will be speedball. A minimum of four team sports, and learn how to coach and/ exposed to numerous team sports, sports will be offered. or referee. Conditioning and sport international activities and lifelong specific training principles are also skills with an overall focus on a PE_405 incorporated, which may include the running/cardio program. The use of RECREATIONAL MULTIPLE SPORTS use of heart rate monitors. SMART heart rate monitors may be included Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit goal setting will be applied to set to personalize Individual assessment. Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness individual movement performance/ High school activities will include and Sport concepts and health-related fitness lifetime activities and skill building Location: Bellevue, Newport goals. Sports that may be included sports such as strength training, are: basketball, flag football, floor This course is designed for self- defense, yoga, golf, archery, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, students to refine and improve hockey, bocce ball and tchouckball. Ultimate Frisbee, team handball, the activity-specific movement Health will also be offered either speedball, tennis, pickleball, skills and knowledge necessary to 9th or 10th grade year. See course badminton, table tennis, volleyball participate successfully in a variety offering HE_501, High School Health, and squash. Please check with your PE of individual and team sports at for course description. staff for more details. the recreational level. Students are expected to learn the skills and strategies and demonstrate necessary to demonstrate them in game situations. SMART goal setting will be

58 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Physical Education

PE_406 body composition. A culminating will result in a better understanding WEIGHT TRAINING AND project includes creating a personal of activities for life-long fitness. CONDITIONING FOR FITNESS CrossFit workout using the Students are expected to learn more Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit information learned throughout the advanced skills and strategies and Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness course. Students of all fitness levels demonstrate them in game situations. and Sport from beginner to advanced are Sports that may be included are: Location: Bellevue, Interlake, encouraged to take this high intensity tennis, pickleball, badminton, table Newport, Sammamish class. tennis, volleyball, sepak takraw and squash. Please check with your PE This course is designed for students PE_407 staff for more details. interested in improving their physical PERSONAL FITNESS fitness through strength training Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit PE_409 methods. The course will concentrate COMPETITIVE BASKETBALL on the basic skills of strength Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit training in a safety-first environment. and Sport Students will learn the physiology of Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness muscle development and anatomy Interlake, Newport, Sammamish and Sport of the body associated with specific This course is designed for all Location: Bellevue, Interlake, exercises. Conditioning activities students interested in improving their Newport are included on a regular basis to overall personal fitness. Students This course will provide an in- increase students’ cardio respiratory will participate in cardio respiratory depth learning experience for the endurance. Students will assess their endurance, flexibility and muscular game of basketball. The focus will current fitness level, develop a SMART strength and endurance activities. be on individual and team play, goal-oriented fitness program and Health-related Components of conditioning and game management. chart their fitness progress. Students Fitness, the benefits of exercise, and Students will participate on several are expected to improve their level the skills related to each activity will different teams during the semester of fitness through participation in be the focus of this course. Students with each team creating their own strength training and conditioning will explore the relationship between playbooks both offensively and exercises. exercise and personal wellness. defensively. Within this format, Activities may include: power walking, students will learn the proper PE _411 jogging, rope jumping, weight application of rules, conditioning and CROSS TRAINING AND training, step aerobics, yoga, and team strategies from the perspective CONDITIONING FOR FITNESS circuit training. The use of heart rate of a player, coach and referee. Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit monitors to analyze fitness levels Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness may be included. Students will assess PE_410 and Sport their current fitness level, identify WALKING FOR FITNESS Location: Bellevue, Newport areas for improvement and set Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit SMART goals for health-related fitness Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness This course is designed for students achievement. interested in improving their and Sport physical fitness in small group Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, PE_408 Newport, Sammamish, Interlake settings. Students will engage NET AND WALL SPORTS ELECTIVE in a daily dynamic warm-up This course is designed for students Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit followed by a “workout of the day.” interested in improving their personal Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness CrossFit workouts aim to improve level of fitness through walking. and Sport functional movement through high Students will learn how walking intensity interval training, Olympic Location: Bellevue, Interlake, can improve cardio-respiratory weightlifting, plyometrics, and a Newport, Sammamish fitness, prevent disease, and reduce variety of other activities. All the Formally known as Racquet Sports, stress. They will also learn about the elements of health-related fitness this course is designed for students relationship between daily sleep concepts will be incorporated in this to continue to develop and improve and nutritional habits, exercise and course: such as cardiorespiratory the skills and knowledge necessary to physical and emotional performance. endurance, muscular strength, participate successfully in a variety Students will assess their current muscular endurance, flexibility and of wall and/or net sports. Participation fitness levels, create a plan for

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 59 High School Physical Education increasing their fitness, participate in team during their 10th, 11th, or 12th In this course students will learn goal setting and reassess fitness levels grade year. Students must complete combinations to improve their several times throughout the course. the Procedure 2410 Exhibit “Request strength and body awareness, at the Flexibility and muscular fitness for Directed Athletics Credit for same time focusing greater attention components such as yoga or Pilates Involvement in WIAA and Non-WIAA toward accuracy and timing of each may be included. Approved Club Sports” form and pass step. Group and self- assessment is a the PE Sport for Credit Assessment cornerstone of this dance class. PE_412 with an 65% or higher. All forms and All students will choreograph YOGA FOR FITNESS exams must be completed within the their own dance with their peers Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit same academic year of participation. while using specific choreographic Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness elements that will be taught and Sport DA_401 throughout the semester. Informal Location: Newport, Sammamish, INTRODUCTION TO DANCE studio shows will feature student and Interlake, Bellevue Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 PE instructor choreography. (or Fine Arts based upon instructor This course is designed for all certification) students interested in improving Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness their personal fitness through and Sport yoga and core strength activities in a non-competitive environment. Location: Big Picture, Sammamish, Students will learn how yoga Bellevue can improve flexibility, muscular Introduction to Dance is a class strength, muscular endurance and geared toward anyone who is cardiovascular health. Students will interested in learning how to express explore the relationship between themselves through movement. The exercise and personal wellness. course will teach the basics of many Activities may include: yoga, core, different styles of dance including walking, aerobics, pilates, mindful Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Hip Hop and practices, and dance. The use of heart Social (Swing, Waltz etc.), as well rate monitors to analyze fitness levels as choreography. The historical may be included. Students will background of these forms will also assess their current fitness level, be discussed as well as how the forms identify areas for improvement and all relate to one another. Your final set goals for achievement through project will involve choreographing a fitness planning and create and teach dance with your peers and presenting a yoga sequence. during an informal studio show. Dancers will focus on improving core, PE_502 arm, and leg strength, coordination, SPORT FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION expression, and confidence. CREDIT Length/Credit: 1 semester DA_501 Prerequisite: Completion of DANCE PERFORMANCE Foundations of Fitness and Sport , Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 PE 10th, 11th, or 12th grade standing (or 0.5 Art credit based upon Instructor Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, certification) Interlake, Newport, Sammamish Other info: May be repeated for credit According to School Board Policy 2410 students may earn 0.5 Physical Prerequisite: Foundations of Fitness Education credit by participating in and Intro to Dance at the High School one season of WIAA- approved junior or Dance Performance at the Middle varsity and/or varsity level team School or Instructor permission sports, district approved and offered Location: Sammamish clubs sports, cheerleading and/or drill

60 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Mathematics Course Sequence

Each course 1 year Integrated Math Topics 1 Math Special Topics Grades 6 Chinook only

Integrated Math Topics 2 Grades 6-7

Algebra 1 Grades 6-8

Algebra 1 / Geometry AP U.S. History Geometry Block Grades 7-9 Grades 9-12 Grades 9-12

Algebra 2 Grades 8-12

Post Algebra 2 Course Sequence

Any course in Level A can be taken after completing Algebra 2 Level A Upon completion of courses in this level, students may either move to the next level or take a different course in this level

Business Precalculus AP Statistics Math Models Precalculus Grade 12

Level B Upon completion of courses in this level, students may either move to the next level or take a different course in this Level A

Business AP Calculus AB AP Calculus AB / BC Calculus Calc I & II Calc I & II & III Sammamish only

Level C Upon completion of courses in this level, students may either move to the next level or take a different course in this Level A

Business Advanced Calculus Advanced Calculus & Differential Equations Calculus Calc III & IV Calc IV & Diff EQ

Further Topics Diff EQ & Linear Algebra

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 61 Interlake HS IB Math Sequence

For students who began IB Math in the 2019-2020 school year

IB Applications & IB Analysis & IB Applications & IB Analysis & Interpretations SL 1 Approaches SL 1 Interpretations HL 1 Approaches HL 1

IB Applications & IB Analysis & IB Applications & IB Analysis & Interpretations SL 2 Approaches SL 2 Interpretations HL 2 Approaches HL 2

IB Further Math

62 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Mathematics

Bellevue School District works Our middle school mathematics COURSE SEQUENCE courses allow all students the AND PREREQUISITES to ensure that all students opportunity to accelerate and have opportunities to learn advance their learning in mathematics Mathematics courses in the Bellevue and thrive as creators of their by building a solid mathematical School District are connected. foundation in Integrated Math Topics 1 Each course in the sequence builds future world . Middle school and 2 so all students can take Algebra upon skills, concepts, knowledge, mathematics courses are 1 in 8th grade. and attitudes developed in the intentionally designed to build We believe that learning mathematics prerequisite course. Prerequisites must be satisfied prior to the starting date a unique learning experience is more than just algorithms and formulas. Our teachers work diligently of the course. Students who want to for Bellevue School District to help build confidence and a further accelerate their math sequence students that you will not find positive self-efficacy in mathematics in an effort to access higher levels of by supporting a growth mindset, math prior to graduation have the anywhere else . pushing students to be able to justify following options: and explain their reasoning, and make x Geometry and Algebra 2 sense of problems and persevere in may be taken concurrently in solving them. We push students to high school (this option is not engage in productive struggle and available in middle school). develop skills that translate to more than just getting a solution. x For Algebra 1 and beyond, students may complete a prerequisite course at an accredited school or online program approved with prior approval before the start date of the course.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 63 Middle School Mathematics

MA_101 In this Grade 7 accelerated course, MA_401 INTEGRATED MATH TOPICS 1 instructional time should focus on GEOMETRY Length: 1 year four critical areas: (1) developing Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Prerequisite: 5th grade Math understanding of and applying Prerequisite: Algebra 1 Location: Big Picture, Chinook, proportional relationships; (2) Other info: Students may request Highland, International, Odle, Tillicum, developing understanding of high school credit for this class Tyee operations with rational numbers Location: Big Picture, Chinook, and working with expressions and This course addresses the Common Highland, International, Odle, Tillicum, linear equations; (3) solving problems Tyee Core State Standards for Mathematics involving scale drawings and informal by developing students’ abilities geometric constructions, and working This course covers the content of the to problem solve, reason, and with two- and three-dimensional Common Core State Standards for communicate like mathematicians shapes to solve problems involving Mathematics. Highlights of the course through the Standards for area, surface area, and volume, as include Statistics and Probability, Mathematical Practice and focusing well as, analyzing two- and three- Geometric Figures and Proof, deeply on the Grade 6 and selected dimensional space and figures Transformational Geometry, Similarity, Grade 7 Standards for Mathematical using distance, angle, similarity, and and Right Triangle Trigonometry. Content. congruence, and understanding and In Grade 6, instructional time should applying the Pythagorean Theorem; MA_306 focus on four critical areas: (1) and (4) drawing inferences about MATH SPECIAL TOPICS 1 connecting ratio and rate to whole populations based on samples. Length:1 Semester number multiplication and division Prerequisite: None and using concepts of ratio and rate MA_400 Location: Chinook, Odle to solve problems; (2) completing ALGEBRA 1 Students will explore math topics understanding of division of fractions Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit of special interest such as math and extending the notion of number Prerequisite: Integrated Math modelling, patterns, logic, number to the system of rational numbers, Topics 2 systems, and additional topics driven which includes negative numbers; Other info: Students will receive high by student interest. Students will (3) writing, interpreting, and using school credit for this class select their own projects as related to expressions and equations; and Location: Big Picture, Chinook, unit topics. (4) developing understanding of Highland, International, Odle, Tillicum, statistical thinking. Tyee MA_105 MATH LAB 1 MA_201 This course is a first-year algebra INTEGRATED MATH TOPICS 2 course that covers the content of the MA_205 Common Core State Standards for Length/Credit: 1 year MATH LAB 2 Mathematics and prepares students Prerequisite: Integrated Math MA_305 for Geometry and Algebra 2 courses Topics 1 MATH LAB 3 in high school. This course builds on Length/Credit: Varies by school Location: Big Picture, Chinook, the big ideas of ratios, proportionality, Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment Highland, International, Odle, Tillicum, number sense, expressions and linear in Math Tyee equations developed in IMT 1 and IMT This course addresses the Common 2. Highlights of this course include: Location: Chinook, International, Core State Standards for Mathematics Operations with Integers, Rational Tillicum, Tyee by developing students’ abilities and Irrational Numbers; Evaluating Math Lab is designed to be a second to problem solve, reason, and Expressions (Linear, Exponential math class where students to receive communicate like mathematicians and Quadratic); Function Notation additional support in mathematics. through the Standards for and Functions of Linear, Exponential Teachers provide skill-building, Mathematical Practice and focusing and Quadratic Relationships; Solve re-teaching and enrichment for deeply on the Grade 7 and selected Systems of Equations and Inequalities; students. Topics covered in the class Grade 8 Standards for Mathematical Statistics and Use of Trend Lines and will vary depending on the needs of Content. Mathematical Models. the students.

64 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Mathematics

SU_101 This course is a second-year algebra READING/MATH SEMINAR course that covers the content of the Length/Credit: 1 year Common Core State Standards for Prerequisite: Teacher Mathematics and prepares students recommendation for the required state testing. This Location: Chinook, International course builds off topics developed in Algebra 1 and Geometry. Highlights The 6th grade Seminar Class is of the course include: Properties of designed to support the transition Functions, Quadratics, Exponential to middle school. Students enrolled and Logarithmic Functions, in this course will receive support Rational Expressions and Equations, and enrichment in mathematics, Polynomials, and Trigonometry. reading, and study skills. This course assists students to develop the skills necessary to access the rigorous Middle school curriculum, including, but not limited to: binder organization, planner use, grade monitoring, self-advocacy, and peer study strategies. Math topics covered in the class will vary based upon student needs but will primarily focus on problem solving skills, group work skills, number computation, fractions, decimals, and basic pre-algebra. Reading topics will again vary based upon student needs but will focus on efficient fiction and non-fiction reading strategies, critical thinking skills, and analyzing and summarizing text.

MA_106 MATH SEMINAR Length/Credit: 1 year Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation Location: Chinook, Highland, International Math Seminar is a multiage class designed to be a second math class for students who demonstrate a need. Teachers will enrich student understanding through skill-building, pre-teaching, and re-teaching.

MA_501 ALGEBRA 2 Length:1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Geometry Location: Big Picture, Chinook, Highland, International, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 65 High School Mathematics

Bellevue School District works Our high school mathematics courses allow all students the opportunity to COURSE SEQUENCE AND PREREQUISITES to ensure that all students accelerate and advance their learning have opportunities to learn in mathematics by building on a solid and thrive as creators of their mathematical foundation in Algebra Mathematics courses in the Bellevue 1. Bellevue School District follows the School District are connected. future world . High school Common Core Accelerated pathway Each course in the sequence builds mathematics courses are and as a result, all students take upon skills, concepts, knowledge, and attitudes developed in the intentionally designed to Algebra 1 in 8th grade I order to be able to complete Calculus by 12th prerequisite course. Prerequisites must provide a flexible learning grade. Students entering high school be satisfied prior to the starting date experience for Bellevue School without the successful completion of the course. Students who want to of Algebra 1, will be enrolled in an further accelerate their math sequence District students that you will Algebra 1 course. Students may in an effort to access higher levels of not find anywhere else . elect to earn college credit for math math prior to graduation have the courses beyond Algebra 2 by enrolling following options: concurrently in Bellevue College’s x Geometry and Algebra 2 College in the High School program. may be taken concurrently in Three years of high school high school (this option is not mathematics credits are required in available in middle school). order for student to graduate from x For Algebra 1 and beyond, students the Bellevue School District. However, may complete a prerequisite course all students are encouraged to take at an accredited school or online math each year of high school and to program approved with prior approval complete at least Precalculus before before the start date of the course. graduating.

66 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Mathematics

MA_402 postulates and theorems in a Balanced Assessment includes ALGEBRA 1 GEOMETRY BLOCK mathematical system; proving content from Algebra 1 and Geometry Length: 1 year – 2.0 credit conjectures using geometric Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, Prerequisite: Integrated Math and coordinate methods Interlake, International, Newport, Sammamish Topics 2 x Similarity: properties of Location: Bellevue, Interlake, similar figures; proving figures This course is a second year algebra Newport, Sammamish similar; applications course that covers the content of the Common Core State Standards for This course is a 2 period combined x Trigonometry: right triangle Algebra 1 and Geometry course that Mathematics and prepares students trigonometry; Law of Sines; prepares students to take Algebra for the required state testing. This Law of Cosines; applications 2 next year. This course is designed course builds off topics developed in for high school students who have x Geometric Measurement: Algebra 1 and Geometry. Highlights not taken or successfully completed perimeter/circumference and of the course include: Properties of Algebra 1. Highlights of the course area of triangles, quadrilaterals, Functions, Quadratics, Exponential include: circles and polygons; surface area and Logarithmic Functions, and volume of prisms, pyramids, Rational Expressions and Equations, x Number & Quantity: operations Polynomials, and Trigonometry. with integers; rational and cylinders, cones and spheres irrational numbers x Transformational Geometry: MA_601 x Expressions, Equations and symmetry; reflections; rotations; PRECALCULUS translations; composite Inequalities: evaluate expressions; Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit transformations; dilations simplify, add, multiply and factor Prerequisite: Algebra 2 polynomials using the properties The following course names and Other info: Credit for Bellevue of real numbers; solve linear, numbers may also appear is the College Math 141 - Precalculus I and absolute value and quadratic student’s schedule Algebra I Math 142 - Precalculus II is available equations and inequalities; solve (MA_400), and Geometry Block through College-in-the-High-School. systems of linear equations and (MA_403), or Algebra I Seminar Block Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, inequalities in two variables (MA_412). International, Newport, Sammamish x Functions: recognize and represent MA_401 This course covers the content of the linear, quadratic and exponential GEOMETRY Common Core State Standards for functions using tables, graphs, words Mathematics. The course is designed and symbols; identify intercepts, MA_404 around mathematical modeling domain and range; develop GEOMETRY IN SPANISH using the elementary functions models for real world situations Length: 1 year – 1.0 credit including polynomial, rational, and analyze the models to solve Prerequisite: Algebra 1 radical, exponential, logarithmic and problems and answer questions Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, trigonometric functions. In addition, that arise from these situations Interlake, International, Newport, students will study vector and conic Sammamish, (MA_404 at Interlake applications, sequences and series, x Statistics: analyze and only) analytic geometry and statistics and transform measures of center probability. and variation, properties of data This course covers the content of the Common Core State Standards for sets, correlation, and use trend MAH603 Mathematics. Highlights of the course lines as mathematical models IB MATHEMATICS: ANALYSIS & include Statistics and Probability, APPROACHES SL 1 x Plane Geometric Figures: properties Geometric Figures and Proof, of parallel and perpendicular Transformational Geometry, Similarity, MAH703 lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, and Right Triangle Trigonometry. IB MATHEMATICS: ANALYSIS & other polygons and circles; APPROACHES SL 2 geometric constructions; using MA_501 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit properties to solve problems ALGEBRA 2 Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or AL x Reasoning and Proof: inductive Length: 1 year – 1.0 credit Algebra 2 and deductive reasoning; the role Prerequisite: Algebra 1 Other info: These courses serves of undefined terms, definitions, Other info: The 10th grade Smarter as the first year of a sequence that

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 67 High School Mathematics prepares students for assessment derivatives, indefinite integrals, x Geometry and Trigonometry: in IB Mathematics Analysis and and area between curves Properties of three-dimensional Approaches Standard Level (SL). solids, trigonometric ratios Location: Interlake MAH604 for triangles, Pythagorean IB Mathematics Analysis and IB MATHEMATICS: APPLICATIONS theorem, arcs and sectors of Approaches SL 1 and SL 2 are & INTERPRETATION SL 1 circles, Voronoi diagrams appropriate for students who enjoy MAH704 x Statistics and Probability: developing their mathematics to IB MATHEMATICS: APPLICATIONS Collection and presentation of data, become fluent in the construction & INTERPRETATION SL 2 correlation, probability outcomes, of mathematical arguments and Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit distributions, and hypotheses develop strong skills in mathematical Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or AL x Calculus: Gradients of thinking. Students will explore Algebra 2 real and abstract applications of functions, derivates of simple Other info: These courses serves mathematical ideas. Student who take functions, integration using as the first year of a sequence that this class should enjoy the thrill of technology, optimization. prepares students for assessment mathematical problem solving. The in IB Mathematics Applications and content of Analysis and Approaches MAH606 Interpretation Standard Level (SL). is aimed at students who will go on IB MATHEMATICS APPLICATIONS Location: Interlake to study subjects with substantial & INTERPRETATION HL 1 IB Mathematics Applications and mathematical content such as MAH707 Interpretation SL 1 and SL 2 are mathematics, engineering, physical IB MATHEMATICS APPLICATIONS appropriate for students who are sciences or economics. Students who & INTERPRETATION HL 2 choose Analysis and Approaches interested in developing their Length: 1 year - 1.0 credit should have strong Algebra 2 skills. mathematics for describing our world and solving practical problems. Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or AL The content of Analysis and Students will harness the power Algebra 2 Approaches at Standard Level of technology while exploring Other info: These courses serve as includes: mathematical models. Student a sequence that prepares students x Number and Algebra: Arithmetic who take this class should enjoy for assessment in IB Mathematics and geometric sequences and mathematics best when seen in a Applications and Interpretation series, law of exponents with practical context. The content of Higher Level (HL). integer and rational exponents, Applications and Interpretation is Location: Interlake deductive proofs, the binomial aimed at students who will go on to IB Mathematics Applications and theorem, Pascal’s triangle study subjects such as social science, Interpretation HL 1 and HL 2 is business, psychology and design, x Functions: Intersections, composite appropriate for students who are for example. Students who choose functions, quadratic equation interested in developing their Applications and Interpretation mathematics for describing our roots and inequalities, exponential should have solid Algebra skills. and logarithmic functions, world and solving practical problems. Students will harness the power transformation and translations The content of Applications and Interpretation at Standard Level of technology while exploring x Geometry and Trigonometry: includes: mathematical models. Student Combinations of three-dimensional who take these class should enjoy x Number and Algebra: Arithmetic solids, trigonometric ratios in the unit mathematics best when seen in a circle, Pythagorean identity, periodic and geometric sequences and practical context. The content of and composite functions, analytical series; approximation and estimates, Applications and Interpretation is solutions to trigonometric functions amortization and annuities aimed at students who will go on to using technology, systems of study subjects such as social science, x Statistics and Probability: equations using technology business, psychology and design, Collection and presentation of data, for example. Students who choose correlation, probability calculations, x Functions: Modelling of linear, Applications and Interpretation distributions, standardization quadratic, exponential, inverse, cubic, and sinusoidal relationships; should have solid Algebra skills. x Calculus: Limits, derivatives, and properties of functions such integrals for complex mathematical as domain and range relationships, including second

68 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Mathematics

The content of Applications and Location: Interlake Other info: Credit for Bellevue Interpretation at Higher Level IB Mathematics Analysis and College Math 107 - Math in includes: Approaches HL 1 and HL 2 are Society is available through College-in-the-High-School. x Number and Algebra: All SL appropriate for students who enjoy topics plus laws of logarithms, developing their mathematics to Location: Bellevue, Newport, Interlake, International, Sammamish sums of infinite geometric become fluent in the construction sequences, complex numbers, of mathematical arguments and This course is designed to introduce conversion between Cartesian, develop strong skills in mathematical students to mathematical models polar and exponential forms, thinking. Students will explore applicable to contemporary issues like matrices, and eigenvectors real and abstract applications of political and management decisions, mathematical ideas. Student who take interpreting statistical information, x Functions: All SL topics plus this class should enjoy the thrill of the economy and personal finance. composite functions, transformations mathematical problem solving. The Topics include graph theory, of graphs, exponential, sinusoidal content of Analysis and Approaches scheduling algorithms, voting theory, and logistic models, and is aimed at students who will go on fair division, descriptive statistics, scaling using logarithms to study subjects with substantial saving, borrowing and growth models x Geometry and Trigonometry: mathematical content such as and algebraic and geometric models. All SL topics plus the unit circle, mathematics, engineering, physical This course is recommended for Pythagorean identities, geometric sciences or economics.Students students who need review of algebra who choose Analysis and Approaches transformation, introduction to and geometry to be better prepared should have strong Algebra 2 skills. vectors and scalars, graph theory for college or to pass required state The content of Applications and testing. x Statistics and Probability: All SL Interpretation at Standard Level topics plus, reliability and validity includes: MAA702 tests, normal distribution, central AP STATISTICS/INTRODUCTION limit theorem, regression, residuals, x Number and Algebra: All TO STATISTICS SL topics plus permutations, coefficient of determination, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit combinations, partial fractions, linear transformation, Poisson Prerequisite: Algebra 2 complex numbers, and proofs distribution, binomial distribution, Other info: Students will take the AP and transition matrices x Functions: All SL topics plus Statistics exam in the spring. Credit x Calculus: All SL topics plus the chain, polynomial roots, inverse for Bellevue College Math 130 – product and quotient rules, second functions, even and odd functions, Introduction to Statistics is available derivatives, definite and indefinite and modulus equations through College-in-the-High-School integration, kinematics problems, x Geometry and Trigonometry: All Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, slope fields, Euler’s method for SL topics plus identities (reciprocal, Interlake, Newport, Sammamish first order differential equations, Pythagorean, compound angle, The AP Statistics course follows the and phase portrait solutions. etc.), vectors, intersections of lines, Advanced Placement syllabus and two planes and three planes prepares students for the AP test MAH605 in May. Course study will include x Statistics and Probability: All IB MATHEMATICS ANALYSIS & the major concepts and tools for SL topics plus Bayes theorem and APPROACHES HL 1 collecting, analyzing, and drawing continuous random variables MAH705 conclusions from data. Students x Calculus: All SL topics plus IB MATHEMATICS ANALYSIS & will be introduced to four broad APPROACHES HL 2 continuity, higher derivatives, implicit conceptual themes: exploring differentiation, multiple methods of data, planning a study, anticipating Length: 1 year - 1.0 credit integration, first-order differential patterns in advance and statistical Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or AL equations, and Mclaurin series. inference. Use of the graphing Algebra 2. calculator is an integral part of this Other info: These courses serve as MA_602 course and its use is required on the a sequence that prepares students MATHEMATICAL MODELS advanced placement test. for assessment in IB Mathematics Analysis and Approaches Higher Length: 1 year - 1.0 credit Level (HL). Prerequisite: Algebra 1 or Algebra 2

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 69 High School Mathematics

MA_520 MAA703 and the cross product). Both courses BUSINESS PRECALCULUS / AP CALCULUS AB / CALCULUS I represent college-level mathematics INTRODUCTION TO CALCULUS & CALCULUS II for which most colleges grant Length: 1 year - 1.0 credit Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit advanced placement and credit. The Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or Prerequisite: Precalculus content of Calculus BC is designed to Mathematical Models or Precalculus Other info: Students will take qualify the student for placement and Other info: Credit for Bellevue the AP Calculus AB exam in the credit in a course that is one course College Math 138, College spring. Credit for Bellevue College beyond that granted for AP Calculus Algebra for Business and Social Math 151 (Calculus I) and Math 152 AB. Use of the graphing calculator Science is available through (Calculus II) is available through is an integral part of this course and College-in-the-High-School. College-in-the-High-School its use is required on the advanced Location: Bellevue, Newport, Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, placement test. International, Sammamish, Interlake Interlake, International, Newport MAH801 This course begins with a study The AP Calculus AB course follows IB MATHEMATICS HL 2 of non-trigonometric elementary the Advanced Placement syllabus functions, systems of equations and and prepares students for the Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit inequalities, probability, and matrices, AP test in May. Course study will Prerequisite: IB Mathematics SL/AP emphasizing uses in business and include properties of functions, Calculus AB social science. Course study will limits, differential calculus, and Other info: Students who then move to topics of introductory integral calculus. Use of symbolic successfully complete this course are calculus including limits, differential differentiation and integration expected to take the IB Mathematics and integral calculus, and applications techniques are also included. Use of HL exam emphasizing uses in business. the graphing calculator is an integral Location: Interlake Students enrolling in this class part of this course and its use is This course will focus on the same should not plan to take an advanced required on the advanced placement mathematical concepts as IB Math placement test in calculus. test. AP Calculus AB is meant to be Methods SL/AP Calculus BC, but will taken instead of AP Calculus BC, extend the students’ understanding MA_620 not before AP Calculus BC. The two of those concepts at a more analytical BUSINESS CALCULUS courses are not sequential as the BC level. The course prepares students Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit course contains the entire AB course. to take the IB Mathematics HL exam. Prerequisite: Business Precalculus/ Use of the graphing calculator is Introduction to Calculus or MAA705 an integral part of this course and Precalculus AP CALCULUS AB/BC its use is required on parts of the IB Other info: Credit for Bellevue Length/Credit: 1 year - two periods Mathematics HL exam. College Math 148, Business daily - 2.0 credits Calculus, is available through Prerequisite: Precalculus MAH802 College-in-the-High-School Other info: Students will take the AP ADVANCED CALCULUS Location: Bellevue, International, Calculus BC exam in the spring. Credit Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Newport, Sammamish for Bellevue College Math 153 is Prerequisite: AP Calculus AB or BC Course study will include differential available through College in the High Other info: Depending on and integral calculus, emphasizing School. enrollment, this course may only be uses in business and social science. Location: Sammamish offered at some high schools but Use of the graphing calculator is an AP Calculus AB/BC is a full-year will be available to all students in the integral part of this course. Students two period course in the calculus district. Credit for Bellevue College enrolling in this class should not plan of functions of a single variable. It Math 153 and 254 is available through to take an advanced placement test in includes all topics covered in AP College-in-the-High-School or calculus. Calculus AB plus additional topics Running Start. (polynomial approximations and Location: Bellevue, Newport series, polar, parametric, vector- This course extends topics in calculus valued functions and 3-D vector beyond the scope of AP Calculus BC. operations including the dot product It emphasizes the study of infinite

70 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Mathematics sequences and series including power IB Further Mathematics builds on the MAH908 series. It then moves into the calculus content explored in IB Mathematics LINEAR ALGEBRA / DIFFERENTIAL of vector- valued functions and HL and requires students to use a EQUATIONS functions of several variables. Partial wide range of analytic and technical Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit derivatives are included. skills. The course focuses on several Prerequisite: Advanced Calculus different branches of advanced Other info: Students can earn 5 MAH906 mathematics to encourage students credits of Math 238 at Bellevue CALCULUS IV / DIFFERENTIAL to appreciate the diversity of the College and 5 credits of Math 208 at EQUATIONS subject and to provide students with Bellevue College. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit the opportunity to form an overview Location: Newport, Bellevue of the characteristics that are Prerequisite: AP Calculus AB/BC Introduces the vocabulary, algebra, (offered only at Sammamish) common to all mathematical thinking, independent of topic or branch. and geometry of vector spaces in Other info: Credit for Bellevue Students will continue their work with “R” and function spaces. Students College Math 254 and Math 238 (or 3 series and differential equations and use matrix methods and vectors to credits for UW Math 307) is available study new topics including geometry, explore systems of linear equations through College-in-the-High-School. sets, relations and groups,statistics and transformations. Also presents Location: Sammamish and probability and discrete elementary theory of eigenvalues. This course extends topics in calculus mathematics. Students use matrix methods and beyond the scope of AP Calculus BC. vectors to explore systems of linear equations and transformations. It emphasizes the study in MAH905 Also presents elementary theory functions of several variables, partial DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS of eigenvalues. This course uses derivatives, directional derivatives, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit gradient vectors, lagrange multipliers tools from algebra and calculus in Prerequisite: Advanced Calculus or and double integrals. This course solving first- and second-order linear IB Mathematics HL will also use tools from algebra, differential equations. Students focus Other info: Depending on trigonometry and calculus in solving on applying differential equations enrollment, this course may only be first- and second-order linear in modeling physical situations, and offered at one of the high schools differential equations. Students will using power series methods and but will be available to all students in focus on applying differential numerical techniques when explicit the district. Five credits for Bellevue equations in modeling physical solutions are unavailable. May include College Math 238 (or 3 credits for situations, and using power series work with Laplace Transforms and UW Math 307) is available through methods and numerical techniques systems of differential equations. College-in-the-High-School or when explicit solutions are Running Start. unavailable. May include work with MATH SUPPORT Laplace Transforms and systems of Location: To be determined differential equations. This course uses tools from algebra and calculus in solving first- and MA_406 MATH SEMINAR MAH901 second-order linear differential IB FURTHER MATHEMATICS HL 1 equations. Students focus on Length/Credit: 1 semester - applying differential equations in 0.5 credits MAH902 modeling physical situations, and Location: Bellevue, Newport, IB FURTHER MATHEMATICS HL 2 using power series methods and International MAH903 numerical techniques when explicit The Math Seminar course will support IB FURTHER MATHEMATICS HL 3 solutions are unavailable. May include students who have experienced Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit work with Laplace Transforms and barriers to success in mathematics. Prerequisite: IB Mathematics HL systems of differential equations. This course will not be aligned with Other info: Students who students’ current math course. The successfully complete this course may course is designed to address and take the IB Mathematics HL exam or support math gaps, so that they can the IB Further Mathematics exam be successful in their current and Location: Interlake future math classes and move on from the math support class with confidence.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 71 Performing & Visual Arts

Through the study and practice of the arts, students employ sound, image, action, and movement to learn to solve problems, make decisions, think creatively, and use imagination . This process not only leads to deeper understanding of one’s own work and that of others in the arts, but also develops skills which are highly sought after in the world of work .

DANCE Chamber Orchestra Advanced Art Portfolio (AP) Introduction to Dance Concert Orchestra Drawing/2D Photo/ Dance Performance Sinfonia 2D Design/2D Computer/3D Piano 1 and Piano 2 IB Visual Art SL&HL/AP Art Portfolio THEATRE ARTS AP Music Theory AP Art History Theatre Workshop Symphonic Band Independent Study - Visual Arts Acting Workshop Percussion Ensemble Technical Theater 1 & 2 VISUAL ART THROUGH Composing Music with Technology 1 CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION Theatre Production Composing Music with Technology 2 COURSES IB Film SL HL/SL IB Music Introduction To Honors Acting Workshop Graphic Communication VISUAL ART Advanced Graphic Arts MUSIC Drawing & Painting 1 & 2 Computer Graphics/Graphic Design Concert Choir Art & Design 1 & 2 Advanced Computer Graphics Chorale Computer Visual Art 1 & 2 Production Graphic Communications Chamber Choir Photography 1 & 2 Computer Art Introductory Band and Orchestra Digital Media/Visual Art 1, 2, & 3 Metals Technology Vocal Jazz Ensemble 3-D Art & Design/Sculpture Digital Video/Audio Guitar 1 and Guitar 2 Ceramics 1 & 2 Production 1 & 2 Concert Band Fire Arts – Glass & Metal 1 & 2 AP Photography Wind Ensemble Metal Design/Jewelry 1 & 2 Photography 1 & 2 Jazz Ensemble Stained Glass 1 & 2

72 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Music Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

Middle School each course 1 year, all courses fulfill the FIne Arts requirement

Entry Band Entry Choir Entry Orchestra Integrated Arts

Intermediate Band Intermediate Choir Intermediate Orchestra

Advanced Band Advanced Choir Advanced Orchestra

High School each course 1 year

Concert Band Chorale Performance Ensembles Concert Choir Sinfonia Jazz Band Concert Orchestra Chamber Orchestra Vocal Jazz Ensemble Chamber Choir Symphonic Band Jazz classes meet outside the Wind Ensemble school day (0 period) and require enrollment in a primary performance ensemble.

Additional Electives each course 0.5 credit IB – International Baccalaureate (at IHS only) AP – Advanced Placement

Piano 1 AP Music Theory World Music Piano 2 Composing Music Music Appreciation & Theory Guitar 1 with Technology 1 & 2 Introductory Band & Orchestra Guitar 2 Percussion Ensemble IB Music HL1 and HL2 Steel Drums Music

IB music and performance ensembles – Band, Orchestra, Choir – can be repeated for credit. A Full Orchestra – Winds, Percussion, Strings – opportunity will be offered as part of the high school orchestra experience when teacher and student schedules allow (i.e. Band and Orchestra schedule in the same period).

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 73 Middle School Music

All courses are yearlong and fulfill the rehearsals with an emphasis on correct Location: Chinook, Odle, Tillicum, Middle School Fine Arts requirement. breathing and vocal techniques. Tyee Students continue their development VA_100 MU_203 INTEGRATED ARTS of choral singing. Advanced INTERMEDIATE CHOIR Choir requires a commitment to Length/Credit: 1 year Length/Credit: 1 year more performances than Entry or Prerequisite: 6th grade standing Prerequisite: Successful completion Intermediate choirs. Students become Location: International of Entry Choir or equivalent, as more independent as singers and Students will study a combination of determined by the director. This participate in solo and small ensemble choir and visual art concepts. Students is a performance- based course singing. The vocal technique and will go through 3 weeks of choir, and which requires day and evening performance skills taught will lead 1 week of visual art every month. performances as an extension of the students toward self-confidence Students will focus on a wide range classroom activities. and growth as ensemble singers. of materials and processes stressing Location: Chinook, Highland, Students perform more advanced and quality and self-expression. International, Tillicum, Tyee challenging literature and continue to develop music reading skills. Students continue their musical MU_103 growth as ensemble singers with more ENTRY CHOIR opportunities for small group and solo MU_101 Length/Credit: 1 year singing. Musical concepts are taught ENTRY BAND Other info: This is a performance- in daily rehearsals with an emphasis Length/Credit: 1 year based course which requires day and on correct breathing and vocal Prerequisites: This course is designed evening performances as an extension techniques (diction, blend, balance, for students with one-year experience. of the classroom activities phrasing, intonation, articulation and (Students new to the district who Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, tone quality), and music reading. have not had an opportunity to learn Tillicum, Tyee an instrument need to meet with the director for assistance in selecting an Love to sing? Want to learn? Join us! MU_303 instrument, beginning materials, and This class provides an introduction ADVANCED CHOIR to discuss an accelerated learning plan to choral music. Students will learn Length/Credit: 1 year to help the student to catch up with to sing a variety of choral literature Prerequisites: Successful completion the experienced students.) and styles from around the world in of Intermediate Choir or equivalent, as Other info: This course can be unison, two- or three- part harmony. determined by the director. Auditions multi-graded Musical concepts are taught in daily may be necessary.

74 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Music

Location: Chinook, Highland, MU_301 Location: Chinook, Highland, International, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee ADVANCED BAND International, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee Entry Band is a performance-based Length/Credit: 1 year Entry Orchestra is a performance- course which requires student Prerequisite: This course is designed based course which requires student participation in day and evening for students who have successfully participation in day and evening performances. Through large completed Intermediate Band or performances. The basic skills and and small ensemble experiences, the equivalent. Placement will concepts presented in the class students will learn basic theory be determined by the instructor. include: basic music theory, history, and performance skills such as Auditions may be necessary. tone production, string technique, articulation, embouchure, hand Other info: This course can be and ear training. In addition, students position, and posture. Through their multi-graded will study home-practice strategies participation in an ensemble the Location: Chinook, Highland, and the role of self-discipline in students will be introduced to blend, International, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee achieving high standards. balance, intonation (playing in tune) Advanced Band (Middle School and instrumentation. Students will Wind Ensemble) is a performance- MU_202 learn self-discipline through home based course which requires student INTERMEDIATE ORCHESTRA practice and rehearsal sessions. participation in day and evening Length/Credit: 1 year performances. Through large and Prerequisite: This course is MU_201 small ensemble work, students will designed for string students who INTERMEDIATE BAND be provided the opportunity to learn have successfully completed Length/Credit: 1 year self-discipline, accountability, group Entry Orchestra or the equivalent. Prerequisite: This course is cohesiveness, and commitment. Placement will be determined by designed for students who have New information the students will the instructor. Auditions may be successfully completed Entry Band acquire include compound meters, necessary. or the equivalent. Placement will advanced articulation patterns, Other info: This course can be be determined by the instructor. and form. Students will experience multi-graded Auditions may be necessary. further development in tone, rhythm, Location: Chinook, Highland, Other info: This course can be balance, blend, and music history. International, Tillicum, Tyee, Odle multi-graded Through the study of different Intermediate Orchestra is a time periods and styles, students Location: Chinook, Highland, performance-based course which will understand music as a form of International, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee requires student participation in communication which will expand Intermediate Band is a performance- day and evening performances. In their ability to listen, analyze, and based course which requires student addition to further instruction in discuss concepts. participation in day and evening the basic skills, more complex keys performances. Band students will be and rhythms will be introduced as provided the opportunity to learn MU_102 students read more difficult music accountability and commitment ENTRY ORCHESTRA (two- or three-part harmony). By to a team. During their ensemble Length/Credit: 1 year the end of the year, students should experience, the students will be Prerequisites: This course is be independent players, meaning exposed to intermediate-level designed for students with one-year they can read and perform age- music theory, articulation patterns, experience on a stringed instrument. appropriate music without prompting rhythmic patterns, and a variety (Students new to the district who from a teacher or a peer. Listening of musical styles. Students will have not had an opportunity to learn and critical-thinking skills will be continue their quest to improve tone, an instrument need to meet with the enhanced as students analyze their breath support, blend, balance, and director for assistance in selecting an individual and group performances. intonation. Listening and critical- instrument, beginning materials, and thinking skills will be enhanced as to discuss an accelerated learning students analyze their individual and plan to help the student to catch up group performances. with the experienced students.) Other info: This course can be multi-graded

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MU_302 ADVANCED ORCHESTRA Length/Credit: 1 year Prerequisite: This course is designed for string students who have successfully completed Intermediate Orchestra or the equivalent. Placement will be determined by the instructor. Auditions maybe necessary. Other info: This course can be multi-graded Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee Advanced Orchestra is a performance-based course which requires student participation in day and evening performances. This class requires a commitment to more performances than Entry and Inter- mediate levels. Through appropriate literature, students will increase their ability to apply the fundamentals of music. Students will learn vibrato, advanced rhythms, and bowings. Students will understand music as a form of communication which will expand their ability to listen, analyze, discuss, and appreciate this art form.

MU_104 GUITAR ENSEMBLE Length/Credit: 1 semester Prerequisite: None Other info: This course can be multi-graded Location: Highland This course is designed for students at any level of experience, from complete beginners to experienced guitarists. Students will learn classical and modern guitar techniques and will have the opportunity to perform in small and large groups. Students will learn to play many styles on guitar, including classical technique, modern pop music, as well as songs from various folklore traditions. Instruments are available at the school – all students are welcome!

76 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Music

MUH802 IB HL: Students complete all IB MUSIC IB MUSIC HL 2 the required elements for IB SL. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts Student also compose three MUH801 credit contrasting compositions, and give MUSIC HL 1 Prerequisite: IB Music HL 1 a solo performance recital on their Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts Other info: Students must decide instrument of choice. credit at the beginning of this year if Prerequisite: Two full years of they wish to take the HL or the SL BAND participation in a High School Music examination. Both HL and performing ensemble or instructor’s SL students will take the Listening MU_401 permission. Paper examination at the end of this CONCERT BAND Other info: All students taking either year, and the Musical Investigation IB Music HL or IB Music SL will take (completed during IB Music HL 1). Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts this course. No examinations will be Students taking IB Music credit completed after the first year. During SL will then submit recordings from Prerequisites: Middle school the first year of this course, students two public performances with their experience or the equivalent will complete a musical investigation performing ensembles during the year. Other info: Fulfills the state’s high research paper, required for both HL IB Music HL students will submit three school arts requirement and district and SL Music. Fulfills the state’s high contrasting musical compositions, and high school Fine Arts requirement. school arts requirement and district also a recording of a solo performance May be repeated for credit. Students high school Fine Arts requirement. recital on their instrument of choice. may travel in and out of state to Location: Interlake Fulfills the state’s high school arts attend festivals and competitions. requirement and district high school Students from this class are eligible to Fine Arts requirement. participate in the Eastshore Solo and Location: Interlake Ensemble festivals and audition for state honor groups. IB SL: Students complete Listening Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Paper examination at the end of International, Newport, Sammamish two full years of IB Music. They also complete a Music Investigation Students will be expected to research paper, and MUST participate participate in all Concert Band and in all concerts for their performing athletic band activities (pep and/or ensemble. marching band). Students will perform literature from all time periods with

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 77 High School Music the appropriate technique, tone, Students from this class are eligible to will learn a variety of jazz styles articulation, phrasing and style. participate in the Eastshore Solo and found within this genre. Students will In addition, students will increase Ensemble festivals and audition for understand the history of jazz and be their adeptness in sight reading state honor groups. able to associate specific musicians and their ability to precisely match Location: Bellevue, International, to distinct types of jazz. This is a fundamental concepts with other Newport, Interlake, Sammamish performance class; therefore, students band members. are expected to attend all rehearsals, Students will be expected to sectionals and performances. participate in all Wind Ensemble MU_511 and athletic band activities during SYMPHONIC BAND or outside the normal school day. MU_515 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts Students will work towards mastering JAZZ ENSEMBLE 2 credit the concepts and skills in rich Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts Prerequisites: Successful completion tone quality, group and individual credit of Concert Band or the equivalent. intonation, expressing appropriate Prerequisites: Auditions required Other info: Fulfills the state’s high style for various time periods, Other info: Fulfills the district’s school arts requirement and district advanced articulations and fluid Fine Arts requirement. May be high school Fine Arts requirement. technique. Precision in music reading repeated for credit. Jazz classes May be repeated for credit. Students and sight reading is expected. held outside the regular school day may travel in and out of state to Students successfully completing require students to be enrolled in attend festivals and competitions. the four-year sequence will be a primary performing ensemble, Students from this class are eligible to knowledgeable music listeners; able (i.e., band, orchestra). Students will participate in the Eastshore Solo and to enjoy music as lay participants attend jazz performances, festivals Ensemble festivals and audition for throughout life; prepared to study and competitions in and out of state. state honor groups. music at any advanced level. Students planning to enroll in jazz Location: Bellevue, Newport, must sign up now. Interlake MU_415 Location: Bellevue, Newport, Students will be expected to JAZZ ENSEMBLE 1 Interlake participate in all Symphonic Band Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts Jazz Ensemble 2 is an extension of and athletic band activities during credit the larger ensemble experience. or outside the normal school day, Prerequisites: Auditions required The jazz ensemble reflects the including participation in a marching Other info: Fulfills the state’s traditional Big Band instrumentation band. Students will apply the skills high school arts requirement of saxophone, trumpet, trombone and concepts learned in Concert and district high school Fine Arts and rhythm sections. Students Band and apply them to more difficult requirement may be repeated for enrolled in this class will learn the music literature. Awareness of their credit. Jazz classes held outside basics of the jazz style, sound, balance instrument’s role and attention to the regular school day require and terminology. Students will be fine detail within the ensemble will students to be enrolled in a primary introduced to jazz improvisation and be taught. performing ensemble, (i.e., band, its relationship with scales and chord orchestra). Students will attend progressions. This is a performance MU_501 jazz performances, festivals and class; therefore, students are WIND ENSEMBLE (HIGH SCHOOL competitions in and out of state. expected to attend all rehearsals, ADVANCED LEVEL) Students planning to enroll in jazz sectionals and performances. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts must sign up now. credit Location: Bellevue, Interlake, MU_414 Prerequisites: Successful International, Newport, Sammamish PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE completion of Concert Band or the Jazz Ensemble is an extension of the Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts equivalent. Audition is required. larger ensemble experience. The credit Other info: Fulfills the state’s high jazz ensemble reflects traditional Big Prerequisite: Students must have school arts requirement and district Band instrumentation (saxophone, a minimum of middle school band high school Fine Arts requirement. trumpet, trombone and rhythm experience or permission from the May be repeated for credit. Students section). Through listening to instructor may travel in and out of state to recordings, critiquing, analyzing, Other info: Fulfills the state’s high attend festivals and competitions. discussion and application, students school arts requirement and district

78 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Music high school Fine Arts requirement. participants throughout life; prepared participate in Eastshore region Solo May be repeated for credit. to study music at any advanced level. and Ensemble festivals and audition Location: Newport, Bellevue for state honor groups. Percussion Ensemble provides MU_502 Location: Newport, Interlake, an opportunity for all percussion SINFONIA Bellevue students to participate in Concert Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts Chamber orchestra is a mastery-level Band, Symphonic Band, and/or Wind credit course designed for the accomplished Ensemble. Students will receive Prerequisite: Sinfonia is open to 10th string player. Students will continue training in marching band skills - 12th grades string students who to study curriculum developed for and small percussion ensembles. have successfully completed Concert the district’s high school orchestra Students will learn the concepts of Orchestra or the equivalent. Audition program. Performance repertoire rhythm, texture, balance, blend, and may be required. will be selected from the most rudiments as they develop their role Other info: Fulfills the state’s advanced music for string and full as ensemble members. and district high school Fine Arts orchestra. Students in this course will requirement. May be repeated for be expected to attend rehearsals, credit. Students may travel in and sectionals, and seminars during or ORCHESTRA out of state to attend festivals and outside the normal school day. competitions. Students from this MU_402 class are eligible to participate in the MU_404 CONCERT ORCHESTRA Eastshore Solo and Ensemble festivals INTRODUCTORY BAND & Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts and audition for state honor groups. ORCHESTRA credit Location: Bellevue, Newport, Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 Fine Arts Prerequisite: This course is for string International, Interlake, Sammamish credit students who have at least 3 years of Students will continue to refine Other info: No instrumental middle school and/or 1 year of high high school level performance experience necessary. school experience or the equivalent. skills. In addition, the students will Location: Newport, Sammamish Other info: Fulfills the state and demonstrate performance practices Interested in playing in band or district high school Fine Arts of specific time periods (Baroque, requirement. May be repeated for orchestra but never started on an Classical, Romantic, Contemporary) instrument? Did you play for a year credit. Students may travel in and through more advanced string and out of state to attend festivals and or two and stopped but would like full orchestra literature. Students start again? This course is designed competitions. Students from this successfully completing this program class are eligible to participate in the to catch you up in a year and prepare will be knowledgeable music you to participate in high school band Eastshore Solo and Ensemble festivals listeners; able to enjoy music as lay and audition for state honor groups. or orchestra. The class will include participants throughout life; pre- individualized instruction as well Location: Bellevue, Newport, pared to study music at any advanced as ensemble playing to match each Interlake, International, Sammamish level. student’s needs. Sammamish High School offers all string orchestra Students will refine musical skills MU_522 instruments, Newport High School such as vibrato, 3rd and 5th position. CHAMBER ORCHESTRA offers all band and orchestra Students will study styles from Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts instruments the Baroque, Classical, Romantic credit and Contemporary time periods. Prerequisite: Chamber Orchestra MU_403 Involvement in this course will also is open to 10th-12th grade string CONCERT CHOIR acquaint the students with many students who successfully completed Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts of the life skills necessary to be Concert Orchestra or Sinfonia. credit successful in the work place including Audition is required. Other info: Fulfills the Washington personal relations, problem solving, Other info: Fulfills the state and state and district high school Fine and working as a team to produce district high school Arts requirement. Arts requirement. May be repeated a product. Students successfully May be repeated for credit. Students for credit. Students may travel in and completing the four-year sequence may travel in and out of state to out of state to attend festivals and will be knowledgeable music attend festivals and competitions. competitions. Students from this listeners; able to enjoy music as lay Students from this class are eligible to

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 79 High School Music class are eligible to participate in the Musical teamwork, self-confidence, Eastshore Solo and Ensemble festivals Eastshore Solo and Ensemble festivals and a sense of accomplishment and audition for state honor groups. and audition for state honor groups. characterize what the singer realizes Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, from the choral experience. Newport Sammamish Newport, Interlake, International, Chamber choir is designed for Sammamish MU_533 accomplished vocalists with This choir sings a wide variety of VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE experience singing in choral choral music including standard Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts ensembles. Students will continue classics, popular American music, and credit to develop skills aligned to the music originating from other cultures. Prerequisites: Auditions required district high school choir curriculum This is a performance-based choir Other info: Fulfills the Washington while performing advanced and which requires numerous day and State and district high school Fine sophisticated literature. This is a evening concerts, and musical events Arts requirement. May be repeated performance-based class which outside of the school day. Students for credit. Students will be dual- requires numerous day and evening develop good vocal production, enrolled in a high school choir. Vocal concerts, contests, and musical events performance practice, and sight- Jazz will meet outside of the regular outside of the school day. singing skills. Students are taught day to accommodate students’ the knowledge and skills to become schedules. Students may travel in an independent singer. Teamwork, and out of state to attend festivals SOLO INST RUMENTS self-confidence, and a sense of and competitions. Students from this accomplishment characterize what class are eligible to participate in the MU_424 the singer realizes from the choral Eastshore Solo and Ensemble festivals GUITAR 1 experience. and audition for state honor groups. Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Fine Location: Bellevue (Bellairs), Interlake Arts credit MU_503 (Jazz Choir), Newport (Knight Sounds), Other info: This course is designed CHORALE CHOIR Sammamish (Vocal Jazz Ensemble), for beginning students. May be Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts International (iJazz) repeated for credit. credit This is a performance-oriented Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, Prerequisites: Successful completion course for students who desire a high Interlake, Newport, Sammamish of Concert Choir. Permission from the degree of specialized performance Students will acquire the basic instructor. Audition may be required. opportunities, small ensemble elements of music reading, theory, Other info: Fulfills the state and and solo singing. All groups will and playing technique. Students district high school Fine Arts perform Jazz repertoire. Members will play in small groups, with the requirement. May be repeated for of this ensemble are expected to class as a whole, and solo. They will credit. Students may travel in and be independent singers, highly learn to play melodies and chords, out of state to attend festivals and motivated and committed to the receiving whole class and individual competitions. Students from this group and its activities. instruction within the class from the class are eligible to participate in the teacher. Students are expected to Eastshore Solo and Ensemble festivals MU_701 work independently at their own and audition for state honor groups. CHAMBER CHOIR pace, as well as cooperatively with Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts small groups and with the class as a International, Newport, Sammamish credit whole. Completion of the course will This choir sings a wide variety of Prerequisites: Successful completion give players the basic skills to become choral music including standard of Concert Choir or Chorale Choir. life-long musicians. classics, popular American music, Permission from the instructor. and music originating from other Audition may be required. MU_524 cultures. This is a performance-based Other info: Fulfills the Washington GUITAR 2 choir which requires numerous day state and district high school Fine Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Fine and evening concerts, contests, and Arts requirement. May be repeated Arts credit musical events outside of the school for credit. Students may travel in and Prerequisites: Completion of Guitar day. Students continue developing out of state to attend festivals and 1 or equivalent basic formal training good vocal production, performance competitions. Students from this (ability to read all natural notes in practice, and sight-singing skills. class are eligible to participate in the

80 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Music first position, play basic chords, and fundamentals. May be repeated Prerequisites: Successful completion demonstrate basic technical fluency). for credit. of Composing Music with Technology Other info: May be repeated for Location: Bellevue, Interlake, or permission from instructor. credit. Newport, Sammamish Other info: Classes are held in the Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, Intermediate or advanced players computer lab using, Sibelius, Audacity Interlake, Newport, Sammamish expand their current skills and further and FL Studio software. Students will increase reading skills, their experience with literature Location: Bellevue, Interlake, chord vocabulary, technical facility, appropriate for their level. A course Newport and will apply basic theoretical of study is determined by student This course will refine composing concepts to the guitar fingerboard, and teacher. Students are evaluated skills using music software. Stu- dents such as playing and spelling scales by progress toward agreed goals. will extend their notation, scoring, and triads. Students will have the Students have the opportunity to looping and “making beats” skills. opportunity to play and perform perform for each other as well as play Students use the software to create music in a variety of styles, including duets, accompany other musicians, music or create arrangements of Classical, Jazz, and Popular. Students and listen to a variety of music. music while working at their own will work individually at their own Successful completion of this course pace. Final projects can stand alone pace as well as cooperatively with gives students the basic piano skills to or be used by other activities such small groups and the entire class. become lifelong musicians. as dance routines, short videos, drill Completion of the course will team, or other art experiences. give players skills enabling them MU_421 to succeed in a variety of musical COMPOSING MUSIC WITH MU_430 situations, and to appreciate various TECHNOLOGY STEEL DRUM ENSEMBLE styles of music. Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Fine Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Fine Arts credit Arts credit MU_425 Other info: Students do not need Other info: This course is designed PIANO 1 previous knowledge of music or use for beginning or experienced Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Fine of MIDI (Music Instrument Digital students. Course may be repeated for Arts credit Interface) software in order to have credit. Other info: This course is designed success in this course. Software Location: Bellevue for beginning students. May be Programs include Sibelius and FL This course provides an opportunity repeated for credit. Studio. for students to explore the music of Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, Location: Bellevue, Interlake, the Caribbean through steel drums. Interlake, Newport Newport, Sammamish Students will learn musical form, Students will receive individualized This course is an introduction improvisation, chord structure and instruction on the piano and work to musical composition utilizing the role of various drum “voices” independently. A basic course of computer technology and music within the steel drum ensemble. study is determined by student and software. Students will learn Students will develop skills in reading teacher. Students are evaluated sequencing, scoring, looping, musical notation. Students will have by progress toward agreed goals. “making beats”, basic notation, and the opportunity to perform with the Students have the opportunity to musical multimedia basics. Students ensemble outside of class. perform for each other as well as play will have opportunities for individual duets, and listen to a variety of music. projects based on their musical MU_440 interests. Completion of this course WORLD MUSIC MU_525 will prepare students for Composing Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Fine PIANO 2 Music with Technology 2. Arts credit Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Fine Other info: This course is designed Arts credit MU_521 for beginning or experienced Prerequisites: Completion of Piano 1 COMPOSING MUSIC WITH students. Course may be repeated for or prior teacher approval TECHNOLOGY 2 credit. Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Fine Other info: This course is for any Examines the varied ways music is Arts credit student with prior piano experience used and performed in selected non- and understanding of music theory Western cultures, such as

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Africa, India, the Middle East, China, competency in sight-singing. Visual Japan, Indonesia, Latin America, the and aural understanding of melodic Caribbean, and Native North America. and harmonic structure is tested in Includes styles and methods of relation to musical elements and music making, music’s relationship compositional procedures on the to religion, dance, social structure, final exams. language, politics, philosophy and aesthetics, and the impact of historical migration and dispersions of ethnic groups.

MU_450 MUSIC APPRECIATION AND THEORY Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Fine Arts credit Other info: This course is designed for beginning or experienced students. Course may be repeated for credit. Location: Bellevue This course will introduce students to analytical listening with historical perspective to music from a wide array of genres. Students will also learn fundamentals of musical notation and music theory. Students will learn the foundational skills needed to continue successfully into the AP Music Theory course.

MUA701 AP MUSIC THEORY Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts credit Prerequisites: Ability to read basic notation Other info: Students will take the AP exam in the spring. Fulfills the Fine Arts requirement. Highly recommended that students also study performance (i.e. guitar, piano, band, orchestra or choir) Location: Bellevue, Newport, Sammamish This course studies aural and visual understanding of musical structure and compositional procedures. Students will study and practice tools of music analysis and develop listening skills. Both analysis and listening will be used to develop

82 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Theatre Arts & Dance Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

Unique Middle School Electives

Theatre Production Beginning Drama Dance 1 year Odle 1 semester 1 semester Chinook, Highland, 1 semester Chinook Odle, Tillicum, Tyee

Advanced Drama Dance Performance 1 semester 1 year Odle fulfills MS Fine Arts requirement fulfills MS Fine Arts requirement

High School

Theatre Workshop Introduction to Dance 0.5 credit 0.5 credit Bellevue, Interlake, Sammamish

Unique High School Electives

Studio Workshop Dance Performance IB Film Arts 0.5 credit 0.5 credit 1 credit Bellevue, Newport Sammamish Interlake only

Acting Workshop 0.5 credit

Honors Acting Workshop

High School Electives

Technical Theater 1 & 2 + Theatre Production 1.0 credit 0.5 credit fulfills HS Fine Arts requirement fulfills 0.5 HS Fine Arts requirement

+ Designates Tech Prep Credit

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Location: Chinook, Odle, Tillicum, and stage 1-2 formal productions THEATRE ARTS Tyee, Big Picture for evening performances. The class This is a more advanced theatre course provides an opportunity for students TH_101 where students will engage in in- in sports or other after-school related BEGINNING DRAMA depth movement, voice, and character activities to participate in theatrical Length/Credit: 1 semester development. They will experience productions. Students may be required Other info: Fulfills 1 semester Middle many opportunities for in-class to provide their own costumes, hand school fine arts requirement performances which may include the props, and make-up, with assistance Location: Big Picture, Chinook, following: scenes and monologues, from the Theatre Department. Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee reader’s theatre, Shakespeare and This is a beginning course in which other playwrights, 10 minute plays, DANCE students engage in creative theatre makeup and other technical theatre exercises to develop observation, explorations. They will continue to DA_101 concentration, and imagination. advance the development of their DANCE Students also condition their bodies observation, concentration, and and voices to be flexible, coordinated, imagination skills as they perform Length/Credit: 1 semester and expressive. Students are and work with classmates. This Other info: Fulfill MS Fine Arts introduced to drama through activities course includes the basic elements of requirement which may include storytelling, dramatic production. Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, pantomime, puppet performances, Tyee, Tillicum characterization, and scene work. This TH_301 Students at all ability levels will learn is a collaborative class that is both THEATRE PRODUCTION the techniques of a variety of dance/ challenging to the actor and fun for Length/Credit: 1 semester movement disciplines that could everyone. Prerequisite: Successful completion include creative movement, ballet, of Advanced Drama or Instructor jazz, lyrical, modern, ballroom, hip- TH_201 Permission hop, break dance, tap/rhythm, yoga, ADVANCED DRAMA Other info: Auditions held during historical and cultural dance. Course Length/Credit: 1 semester (may be class objectives will also have a focus on repeated) Location: Odle dance vocabulary, dance history, and body awareness. Instruction is Prerequisite: Successful completion This is an advanced class for students of Beginning Drama or Instructor provided in a positive and supportive who wish to perform in a school environment, encouraging each Permission play. During class, students rehearse

84 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Theatre Arts & Dance student to do his or her personal best. The curriculum is designed to encompass the practical application of movement while also developing an appreciation for the historical and aesthetic aspect of dance and music. Students will learn about the art form of Dance by viewing dance performances, as well as reflecting on their own and other performances. Students will develop positive social skills through cooperation, teamwork, encouragement, & confidence building.

DA_201 DANCE PERFORMANCE Length/Credit: 1 year (can be repeated) Other info: Fulfills Middle school fine arts requirement Location: Odle This performance-based academy class for the students who has had some prior dance instruction will develop a broad understanding and appreciation of the origins and development of dance styles such as ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, ballroom, and hip hop. Students of dance styles will develop a range of movement techniques and a repertoire of dances that will be performed throughout the school year. In addition to teacher choreography, there will also be a focus on independent student choreography (at the teacher’s discretion). Students will develop the ability to manipulate the elements of the form such as shape, space, time, and motion.

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All courses satisfy High School 5. Basic technical theatre Other info: May be repeated fine arts credit requirements. operations and design for credit Location: Newport TH_401 6. The development of an THEATRE WORKSHOP idea to the stage Structured in a workshop format, Directing Workshop studies the Length/Credit: 1 semester – 0.5 principles, procedures, and practices Art credit TH_501 ACTING WORKSHOP of stage direction. Beginning with a Location: Bellevue, Interlake, non-verbal approach to composition Newport, Sammamish, Length/Credit: 1 semester – 0.5 and movement study and progressing Big Picture Art credit Prerequisite: Theatre Workshop to more formal text work, the various Students will learn the fundamentals or Middle School Advanced Drama exercises culminate in the direction of theatre, voice, movement, and Other info: May be repeated for of a ten-minute play for public production design. Students will credit performance. Directing Workshop learn to read scripts for meaning, meets concurrently with Acting Location: Bellevue, Interlake, understanding, and evaluation. Workshop to allow for collaborative Newport, Sammamish, Big Picture Students will rehearse to create exercises between the two courses. several structured theatre projects This course focuses on training for while working in cooperation with audience performances. Students will TH_502 other members of the class to create prepare scenes from contemporary STUDIO WORKSHOP and classical plays utilizing notation, an ensemble effort onstage. Length/Credit: 1 semester – 0.5 blocking, and character study. Areas of study include: Art credit They will develop a monologue for Prerequisite: Prior middle school 1. Basic stage blocking, notation, a professional audition. Some of Experience in Beginning Drama and stage movement these projects will be used in public or Drama 2; Theatre Workshop or performances and competitions. 2. Improvisation rules, Instructor permission skills and structures Location: Bellevue TH_603 Q 3. Monologues, scenes, This course covers theatre DIRECTING WORKSHOP and 10 minute plays performance styles, plus theatre Length/Credit: 1 semester – 0.5 4. Stage combat history from the ritual of storytelling Art credit to modern Broadway plays. Students Prerequisite: Acting Workshop or will learn by acting in scenes and Instructor Permission monologues which reflect various

86 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Theatre Arts & Dance theatre genres and cultures. Some the class will acquire behind-the- THH602 of these projects may be used in scenes stage experience through HONORS ACTING WORKSHOP public performances. This course is the production of 2-3 shows during Length/Credit: 1 semester – 0.5 for students who have prior theatre the year. Students who complete the Art credit experience. course can pass an operations test Prerequisite: Theatre or Studio with the district and can become in Workshop; Consultation with your TH_411 employed by the district to work in theatre teacher is required TECHNICAL THEATRE 1 the Performing Arts Centers. Other info: Students may travel Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 CTE or in and out of state to attend Art credit TH_601 competitions Other info: May be repeated for THEATRE PRODUCTION Location: Bellevue, Interlake, credit Length/Credit: 1 semester – 0.5 Newport, Sammamish Art credit Location: Bellevue, Interlake, While participating in the Acting Prerequisite: Audition Newport, Sammamish Workshop class, students will extend Students will concentrate on the Other info: May be repeated for their understanding of theatre major areas of theatre technology, credit through involvement in a series of production and performance. Location: Bellevue, Interlake, achievements. Students enrolling in Students will learn how to research Newport, Sammamish Honors will: and design sets and scenery, design This is an advanced class for students 1. Prepare a resume and audition lights and sound and learn about the who wish to perform in a school play. (WASA Thespian Conference) roles for Stage Manager, Production During class, students rehearse and Manager and House Manager. stage a formal production for evening 2. Prepare three monologues Students will learn about all areas of performances. The class provides an in the Greek, Elizabethan, technical theatre and specialize in one opportunity for students in sports or and Contemporary styles or two areas. Some afternoon and other after school related activities for competition evening work is required in addition to participate in a drama production. 3. Prepare two scenes for to in-class production work. Behind Students may be required to provide performance; a comedy the scenes stage experience will be their own costumes, hand props, and and a drama acquired through the production of make-up, with assistance from the 4. Lead an acting improvisational 2-3 shows during the year. Students Theatre Department. Auditions are troupe through a performance who complete the course can pass generally a year in advance in the an operations test with the district spring. 5. Students must complete and and can become employed by the perform two scenes from two district to work in the Performing Arts CT_604 separate theatrical styles. One Centers. COSTUME DESIGN of the scenes must include a complete portfolio of the scene Length/Credit: 1 semester – 0.5 CTE including character study, scene TH_503 or Fine Arts Credit TECHNICAL THEATRE 2 analyst, and technical needs Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 1 including historically accurate Length/Credit: 1 year-1.0 Art & Location: Sammamish costumes and make-up. CTE credit, Costume design is a course that Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 1 prepares individuals to design, select, THH520 Location: Bellevue, Interlake, or build costumes for characters in IB FILM SL Newport, Sammamish Sammamish High School’s theatre THH620 Students will concentrate on the productions. Costumers will serve as IB FILM HL major areas of theatre technology part of a production team. This course and production. Students will explore includes instruction in costume Length/Credit: 1 year-1.0 Art credit advanced set design and construction design, script analysis, period styles, Other info: This elective course can techniques, the creative process history of costume, stage hair and be taken by any 10th, 11th, or 12th involved in translating a script into makeup, drawing and sketching, cost grader. It fulfills IB requirements for a visual design, and the essentials of estimation and budget compliance, Group 6 (Arts). developing costumes, props, lighting and sewing construction. Location: Interlake and sound designs. All students in

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 87 High School Theatre Arts & Dance

Students will use methods of background of these forms will also analyzing and critically viewing be discussed as well as how the forms several films from a variety of genres, all relate to one another. Your final time periods, and countries. They project will involve choreographing a will study topics such as plot and dance with your peers and presenting sequencing, acting and character, during an informal studio show. scriptwriting, setting and props, Dancers will focus on improving core, camera work, sound and light, and arm, and leg strength; coordination; other practical and technical skills expression; and confidence. of production. They will present their analyses of film segments, DA_501 Q OR research and write a rationale for a DANCE PERFORMANCE documentary, and finally produce an Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 PE original short film. Students will learn or 0.5 Art credit to appreciate and understand film as Other info: May be repeated for a complex form of art, and develop credit the ability to formulate stories and Prerequisite: Intro to Dance at the ideas in film terms. Curriculum, High School or Dance Performance including films, is cycled over 2 years at the Middle School or Instructor in order to allow students to take this permission course for a second year. Location: Sammamish x IB SL Assessments: Standard Level In this course students will learn (SL) assessments include an oral combinations to improve their presentation on a prescribed strength and body awareness, at the film, a 4-5 minute short film with same time focusing greater attention accompany-ing documentation, and toward accuracy and timing of each a documentary script exploring an step. Group and self-assessment is a aspect of film theory or film history. cornerstone of this dance class. All x IB HL Assessments: Higher Level students will choreograph their own (HL) assessments are the same as dance with their peers while using the SL assessments, but are longer. specific choreographic elements that will be taught throughout the semester. Informal studio shows DANCE will feature student and instructor choreography. DA_401 Q INTRODUCTION TO DANCE Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 PE or 0.5 Art credit Other info: Does not take the place of required 9th Grade Core PE. No previous experience needed. Location: Bellevue, Sammamish Introduction to Dance is a class geared toward anyone who is interested in learning how to express themselves through movement. The course will teach the basics of many different styles of dance including Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Hip Hop and Social (Swing, Waltz etc.), as well as Choreography. The historical

88 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Visual Arts Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

Middle School each course 1 semester

Middle School classes are one Art Exploration Video Production semester unless noted. High School Big Picture Program includes a variety of classes to meet the 1.0 credit requirement in Art Around The World Fine Arts. Students may directly enter Studio Art 2 electives and experience a variety of art media. Students who find Big Picture an interest in a particular art area Ceramics and students who are motivated to apply to art colleges can enroll in a 7/8 Art Design sequence to prepare for the Advanced Studio Art International School Art Portfolio class. All courses include 1 Year art history, elements and principles (1 semester – Highland) of design, critique, and portfolio development. Ceramics 2 Odle, Tyee Connections in Art

Suggested High School Pathways each course 1 credit

Art & Design I

2-D PATH 2-D / 3-D PATH 3-D PATH Drawing & Painting Art & Design 2 3-D Art & Design Computer Visual Art Stained Glass 1 & 2 Ceramics 1 Photography I Metal Design/Jewelry

Drawing & Painting 2 Advanced Art Portfolio Computer Visual Art 2 (at all high school sites) Ceramics 2 Photography 2 focused art students Metal Design/Jewelry 2 AP & IB 2 semesters required (AP Portfolios: Drawing, 2-D Art & Design, 3-D Art & Design)

High School Electives IB – International Baccalaureate (at IHS only) AP – Advanced Placement

Digital Video & Audio AP Art History AP Photography

Electives at each high school will be determined by facilities, teacher expertise, and student need. Enrollments dictate offering subsequent advanced courses. Other Visual Art credits are offered through Career & Technical Education courses.

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Through creating, presenting, VA_101 may include painting, sculpture, fiber, responding and connecting ART EXPLORATION book arts, drawing, cartooning, clay, Length/Credit: 1 semester (may be glass art, print making, photography, to art, students will develop repeated) - 1 year at Big Picture and digital media. Some art projects creative problem solving and Other info: Fulfills 1 semester will be self-directed, fueled by the students’ own interests with higher-level thinking skills . Middle school fine arts requirement. Recommended for first year art research in art history, cultures, and students. contemporary art. Location: Big Picture (6th grade – 1 year), Chinook, Highland, Odle, VA_104 Tillicum, Tyee ART AROUND THE WORLD Length/Credit: 1 semester (may be Develop your creative skills through repeated) sampling a variety of experiences that may include drawing, painting, Other info: Fulfills 1 semester Middle sculpting, printmaking, fiber arts, school fine arts requirement. glass, book arts, and clay. Investigate Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, the elements of art and principles Tyee of design and learn techniques to Bellevue students represent numerous improve your art skills. Resources from backgrounds and cultures. This art history, cultures, and other artists class will provide opportunities to will inspire your work. appreciate our diversity through making art and cultural crafts inspired VA_102 by artifacts from around the world. STUDIO ART Students will work with a variety of Length/Credit: 1 year, 1 semester at materials and learn how art forms Highland (may be repeated) have been influenced by geography, Other info: Fulfills 1 year or 1 semester people, materials, and traditions. Middle school fine arts requirement. Location: Big Picture, Chinook, VA_103 Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee CERAMICS This yearlong class provides in-depth Length/Credit: 1 semester (may experiences in a variety of media that be repeated)

90 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Visual Arts

Other info: Fulfills 1 semester Middle that govern how the elements are engineering, applications in digital School fine arts requirement. organized in a composition. This media technology, and creativity Location: Big Picture, Chinook, course includes a variety of media and across mathematics. A synergy Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee connections to art history, cultures concept based community project and artists and provides a vocabulary using all areas of the curriculum will In this class, you will learn hand- and foundation for students to finish the course. building techniques to create discuss and evaluate their own functional and sculptural pottery. and with peer work in a supportive Pinch, coil, and slab methods along VA_202 atmosphere. Students investigate the with a variety of surface design and STUDIO ART 2 computer as a tool medium, while glazing techniques will be taught. Length/Credit: 1 year practicing drawing and exploring Examples of projects may include Prerequisite: Studio Art design techniques. decorative sculptures, coil vessels, Other info: Fulfills Middle school fine slab boxes, bowls, and mugs. arts requirement. 8th grade elective Students who repeat the course will VA_301 Location: Big Picture have the opportunity to progress to VIDEO PRODUCTION This course continues the exploration higher level work. Potters wheels are Length: 1 semester of drawing, painting, inventing and site specific. Prerequisite: 8th grade building, using the skills, concepts, Location: Big Picture and knowledge provided in Studio VA_203 This class introduces the basics Art. A variety of media will be CERAMICS 2 of video production utilizing a explored in-depth and may include Length/Credit: 1 semester (may be personal camcorder and video painting, sculpture, fiber, book arts, editing software. Students study repeated) drawing, cartooning, clay, glass art, Prerequisite: Ceramics video technologies, basic equipment operation, video composition, basic photography, and digital media. Other info: Fulfills 1 semester Middle lighting and audio production Some art projects will be self- school fine arts requirement. planning, and visual storytelling. directed, fueled by the students’ own Location: Odle, Tyee, Highland Students work in groups to create interests with research in art history, cultures, and contemporary art. Ceramics 2 will give experienced video projects utilizing post- production editing. Students will students further opportunities study the film of leading directors and to explore and develop hand-building become knowledgeable of the history skills by creating more complex forms of film. The student will become with pinch, slab, and coil techniques. aware of assorted multimedia tools Students will create a variety of forms, that could be used to enhance future both functional and decorative. educational or work-related projects Various surface treatments, additive and presentations. Oral or written or subtractive techniques, as well evaluations of work will be expected as glazing techniques, will also be on a regular basis. a focus. Students will engage in the creative process: investigating, VA_105 planning/designing, creating and CONNECTIONS IN ART evaluating. Potters wheels are site Length: 1 semester (may be repeated) specific. Other info: Fulfills 1 semester Middle school fine arts requirement VA_201 Studies show that students who ART AND DESIGN 7/8 participate in integrated arts courses Length/Credit: 1 year improve test scores in mandatory core Other info: Fulfills Middle school fine subjects. This new survey course is arts requirement Integrated Arts, this designed to reveal STEM connections is a 2 year looping program. to other subjects and build a solid Location: International foundation of problem solving skills. Students study the elements of line, Students will explore the chemistry shape, form, color, texture, space, and biology of color, environmental and principles of design - the rules art, creative planning through

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 91 High School Visual Arts

Visual Art offers a variety of Extend and refine skills and media 2-D VISUAL ART ELECTIVES introduced in Drawing & Painting. classes to meet the 1 0. credit Under the guidance of the instructor, requirement in Fine Arts . VA_401 student initiated projects will explore All courses listed will count DRAWING & PAINTING 1 a particular media in depth (example: Length/Credit: 1 semester - ink drawing) or the Breadth of a media toward this requirement . 0.5 Art credit (example: water based medium; ink, Students may directly enter Location: Bellevue, Interlake, water- color, tempera, acrylic, etc.) or electives and experience International, Newport, Sammamish the development of a Concentration (theme for a body of work). Portfolio Students explore a variety of media a variety of art forms and development in this class is applicable providing a foundation in the to the student’s future AP Drawing or media or pursue a specific elements and principles of art with an 2D Design Portfolio. art area of interest . All visual emphasis on drawing and painting art classes include art history, in traditional media such as graphite, charcoal, pastel, acrylic and water VA_402 elements and principles of color. The study of historical and ART & DESIGN 1 design, critique, and portfolio contemporary artists and culture Length/Credit: 1 semester - provides vocabulary skills and a 0.5 Art credit development . Fees are foundation for students to discuss Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, charged for materials in some and evaluate their own work. This Interlake, International, Newport, art classes . course may also include printmaking, Sammamish calligraphy, computer applications, Students explore a variety of media, and commercial art. This course is with an emphasis on design. Two- a suggested prerequisite for the AP dimensional media may include: Studio Art and IB programs. painting, printmaking, collage, and digital media. Students will be VA_501 introduced to digital media as a tool DRAWING & PAINTING 2 for manipulating and enhancing Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Art traditional studio media. Three- credit; (may be repeated for credit) dimensional media may include: Prerequisite: Drawing & Painting1 sculptural clay, functional clay, wood, Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, paper product sculpture, jewelry, Interlake, Newport, Sammamish textiles, and stained glass. The study

92 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Visual Arts of art history, cultures, and artists VA_412 Prerequisite: 9th grade standing will incorporate vocabulary and PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Location: the elements and principles of Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit design. This course is a suggested (H/CTE or Q/Art) VA_500 prerequisite for the AP and IB Location: Bellevue, Interlake, DIGITAL MEDIA/VISUAL ART 2 programs. Newport, Sammamish, Big Picture Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Students learn to capture and Prerequisite: 10th grade standing VA_502 compose images with a camera Location: ART & DESIGN 2 and to develop compositional Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Art skills with the “photographic eye.” VA_600 credit (may be repeated for credit) Students will also learn the history DIGITAL MEDIA/VISUAL ART 3 Prerequisite: Art & Design 1 and development of photographic Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, technology while exploring its Prerequisite: 11th grade standing Interlake, International, Newport, importance in careers of journalism, Location: Sammamish advertising, commercial and fine art. This course is an introduction to Students refine and enhance design At Sammamish students will use a computer skills/digital media and skills with experiences in a variety 35 mm film camera, learn darkroom their applications for drawing, of two-dimensional media. The techniques, and be introduced to design, graphics, photography, and principles of design will be explored digital photography. At Newport, videography. Students will work through assignments that may Bellevue, and Interlake students will both in the computer lab and the include: printmaking, digital imaging, process, manipulate, and print digital art studio combining digital work typography, collage, graphic design, images using PhotoShop. Access with traditional materials. Class and commercial art. Advanced Art to a camera is required. See the assignments explore the elements & Design students will develop photography teacher for options of and principles of art while instructing their portfolio in Breadth (variety of cameras and processing. students in the applications of media approaches) or Concentration PhotoShop and other software to (theme for a body of work) as part of VA_512 transform drawings, photographs this class. Portfolio development is PHOTOGRAPHY 2 and other traditional media through applicable to the student’s future AP Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit manipulation, importing, scanning 2-D Design or Drawing Portfolio. (may be repeated for credit) (H/CTE or and printing. Q/Art), VA_403 Prerequisite: Photography 1 Students learn to capture and COMPUTER VISUAL ART 1 Location: Bellevue, Interlake, compose images with a digital Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Art Newport, Sammamish, Big Picture camera and to develop compositional credit; (may be repeated for credit) skills with a photographic eye. Under the guidance of the instructor, Students will also learn the history Location: Newport the advanced student of photography and development of photographic This course is an introduction to will extend and refine the skills technology while exploring its computer skills and their applications and techniques introduced in importance in journalism, advertising, for drawing, design, graphics and Photography, including creating fine art, and commercial applications photography. Students will work and manipulating digital images in for possible career choice. both in the computer lab and the Photoshop. Advanced photography Students will design and create art studio combining digita l work students will develop their portfolio digital portfolios demonstrating their with traditional materials. Class in Breadth (variety of photography achievements in their school course assignments explore the elements approaches) or Concentration work and learning goal areas. and principles of art while instructing (theme for a body of work) as part of students in the applications of this class. Portfolio development is PhotoShop and other software to applicable to the student’s future AP 3-D VISUAL ART ELECTIVES transform drawings, photographs 2-D Design Portfolio. and other traditional media through VA_406 manipulation, importing, scanning VA_400 3-D ART & DESIGN/SCULPTURE and printing. This is a foundations DIGITAL MEDIA/VISUAL ART 1 Length/Credit: 1 semester - class for the AP 2D Design Portfolio. Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit 0.5 credit

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Location: International, Newport this class. Portfolio development is VA_507 This is a survey course for three- applicable to the student’s future AP STAINED GLASS 2 dimensional media. A variety of 3-D Design Portfolio. Length/Credit: 1 semester - construction techniques and materials 0.5 credit (may be repeated for credit); will be employed to explore “form.” VA_405 Prerequisite: Stained Glass Historical and contemporary three- METAL DESIGN/JEWELRY 1 Location: Interlake dimensional art will be discussed to Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Design individual glass projects that inspire student work. Materials used credit extend and refine the techniques may include: wood, metal, plaster, Location: Bellevue, Interlake learned in Stained Glass. Students will plastics, paper products, fibers, and Design and produce jewelry and research contemporary and historical clay. other metal art forms. Basic metal glass to inspire work. Advanced fabrication skills include: soldering, stained glass students will develop VA_404 riveting, annealing, pickling, rolling, their portfolio in Breadth (variety of CERAMICS 1 polishing, and stone setting. Students glass or other 3D media approaches) Length/Credit: 1 semester - will be able to work with a variety or Concentration (theme for a body 0.5 credit; of different metals and incorporate of work) as part of this class. Portfolio Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, other materials into their finished development is applicable to the Interlake, International, Newport, pieces (glass, wood, ceramics, etc.). student’s future A.P. 3-D or 2-D Sammamish Design Portfolio. Explore the many facets of clay VA_505 construction and decoration in METAL DESIGN/JEWELRY 2 VA_409 creating functional, sculptural and Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit BEGINNING GLASS BLOWING decorative clay objects. Hand- (may be repeated for credit) Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit building, wheel-throwing, glazing, Prerequisite: Metal Design/Jewelry 1 (may be repeated for credit) and firing techniques will be Location: Bellevue, Interlake Location: Sammamish introduced through open-ended The advanced jewelry student will This class will cover the basics of problems that require individual expand and refine the techniques working with molten glass, with an unique solutions. An open mind, learned in Jewelry. Individual research emphasis on studio and hands on a desire to experiment, and a of historical and contemporary metal experiences. Students will learn a willingness to get involved in the art will inspire work. Advanced metal variety of hot glass techniques such creative process are the only pre- design/jewelry students will develop as sculpting and blowing, as well as requisites for this class. their portfolio in Breadth (variety of warm glass techniques such as fusing metal or other 3D media approaches) and slumping. The history of glass art VA_504 or Concentration (theme for a body will be explored. Students will take CERAMICS 2 of work) as part of this class. Portfolio field trips to observe contemporary Length/Credit: 1 semester - development is applicable to the glass artists at work and research 0.5 credit; (may be repeated for credit) student’s future AP 3-D Design glass artists and history. Prerequisite: Ceramics 1 Portfolio. Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, VA_509 Interlake, Newport, Sammamish VA_407 INTERMEDIATE GLASS BLOWING In this advanced class, students may STAINED GLASS 1 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit choose a clay forming technique to Length/Credit: 1 semester - (may be repeated for credit) explore in-depth as they refine the 0.5 credit Prerequisite: Beginning Hot Glass skills and techniques introduced Location: Interlake, Newport Location: Sammamish in Ceramics. Individual research of Explore the medium of glass and This class is a continuation of historical and contemporary ceramic learn basic construction techniques to Beginning Hot Glass and will allow art will inspire work. Advanced actualize your own designs. Individual students the opportunity to develop ceramic students will develop student projects may provide and refine skills, and explore new and their portfolio in Breadth (variety experience in designing, cutting, more complex hot glass techniques. of ceramic or other 3D media copper foiling, soldering, etching, approaches) or Concentration lead caning, and fusing (theme for a body of work) as part of

94 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Visual Arts

VA_609 Take the next step into the exciting higher-level problem solving skills. ADVANCED GLASS BLOWING world of multi-media with cutting (This class may be used as either a Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit edge technology making movies and Fine Arts credit or an Occupational (may be repeated for credit) recording audio. Students will work Education requirement.) Prerequisite: Intermediate Hot Glass individually and on teams producing Location: Sammamish video and audio projects for school CT_519 assemblies, student activities and COMPUTER GRAPHICS 1 This class is designed for serious glass sports, special community events, students who have mastered the Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 and non-profit organizations. There CTE or Art credit basic technical aspects of working will be opportunities to produce a Prerequisite: Keyboarding skills in hot glass and seek opportunities daily TV news show for the school’s to expand their skills by learning and general computer knowledge closed circuit TV. Additionally, recommended. advanced techniques. Advanced students will write and produce a Location: Bellevue, Interlake, hot glass students will develop their short movie, animated video or CD, or Sammamish portfolio in Breadth (variety of glass music recording. or other #D media approaches) or Students will learn the basic design Concentration (theme for a body of CT_422 principles and the required soft- work) as part of this class. Portfolio GRAPHIC ARTS 1 ware for electronic publishing and development is applicable to the pre-press. The course will focus on Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 student’s future AP 3-D Design electronic image manipulation, page CTE or Art credit Portfolio. layout, and web page design. The Location: Sammamish software used in the class, including CT_417 Students learn a variety of methods Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION 1 used in the visual communications meet current industry standards. Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 field: graphic design, computer Microsoft Office IT Academy CTE or Art credit graphics, vinyl sign cutting, offset Beginner, Introduction to Graphics or Location: Bellevue, Interlake, printing, screen process printing familiarity with computer operation Newport, Sammamish, Big Picture and digital printing. These skills is recommended. (This class may be Ready to make your own movie, are developed through a series of used as either a Fine Arts credit or an music video, or documentary? How student-designed projects completed Occupational Education requirement about learning the art of recording with state-of-the-art equipment. at Sammamish High School.) music or voices for CDs, soundtracks, Projects include: business cards, cartoons, or commercials? In this greeting cards, T-shirts, posters CT_619 course, students will use exciting and others. (This class may be used COMPUTER GRAPHICS 2 new digital video cameras and as either a Fine Arts credit or an Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 state-of-the-art computer editing Occupational Education requirement.) CTE or Art credit programs to produce video and audio Prerequisite: Computer Graphics recordings. Students will learn and CT_522 Location: Bellevue, Interlake, experience the complete production GRAPHIC ARTS 2 Sammamish process including idea brainstorming, Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Other info: Students will submit a scriptwriting and storyboarding, CTE or Art credit portfolio in the spring filming and audio recording, acting, Prerequisite: Graphic Arts 1 Location: Bellevue, International computer editing, and video, CD, or Location: Sammamish DVD production. Students further their skill Students will continue with their development from Computer skill development introduced Graphics through a series of CT_517 in Introduction to Graphic DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION 2 independent projects using the most Communications. This course will current software. Programs used in Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 allow them to study more in depth this class may include vector-based CTE or Art credit topics with an emphasis on color software such as Illustrator, raster- Prerequisite: Successful completion image reproduction. Students will based software such as Photoshop, Digital Video/Audio Production 1 or work wide format digital printing, and animation software such as Flash. permission of instructor. laser engraving, and heat transfers. This may vary from school to school Location: Bellevue, Interlake, This course requires significant and student to student. (This class Newport, Sammamish individual work and emphasizes

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 95 High School Visual Arts may be used as either a Fine Arts Drawing and the Art & Design VAA612 credit or an Occupational Education Portfolios (You may refer to the AP PHOTOGRAPHY / 2D ART requirement at Sammamish High AP Course Descriptions on the AP & DESIGN School.) website for more information on the Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit distinctions between the portfolios). (H/CTE or Q/Art) VAA511 Each portfolio displays competence Prerequisite: Suggested 2 AP ART HISTORY and range of understanding in semesters of visual art and teacher Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Fine Arts three areas. The Concentration recommendation or Social Studies credit section asks to demonstrate a depth Other info: Students will submit a Prerequisites:Foundations of World of investigation and process of portfolio in the spring History discovery. The Breadth section asks Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, to demonstrate a serious grounding Other info: Students will take AP Newport, Sammamish in visual principles and a variety of exam in the spring material techniques. The Quality In this two semester course, advanced Location: Newport section permits the student to select photography students will work on This course is equivalent to an the works that exhibit their “best” a 2-D Design Portfolio as defined introductory college course in art examples of synthesizing form, by the Advanced Placement Studio history. No prior experience in the technique and content. Students Art criteria. The 2D Design Portfolio history of art is required. Students may include artwork previously done includes (but not limited to): graphic will pursue an understanding of in other studio art classes as part of design, typography, digital imaging, architecture, sculpture, painting, submitting the required portfolio. collage & photography. and other art forms within historical Students enrolled in the International and cultural contexts. Ancient Near Baccalaureate program at Interlake VAA513 Eastern, Greek, Roman, European, and will submit portfolios for the IB-SL AP 3-D ART & DESIGN PORTFOLIO American traditions will constitute (year 1) and IB-HL (year 2) assessments Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit ninety percent of the focus of this or may choose to submit one of the Prerequisite: Suggested 2 class. The AP Art History exam A.P. portfolios to the College Board. semesters of visual art and teacher consists of both multiple choice and recommendation essay questions. One of the essay VAA514 Other info: Students will submit a questions will allow students to show AP DRAWING PORTFOLIO portfolio in the spring their knowledge of non-European Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Location: Bellevue, International, traditions. (Refer to the College Board Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Newport, Sammamish Central website for more specific CTE or Art credit information on the AP Art History In this two semester advanced art Prerequisite: Suggested 2 semesters exam.) course, students will work on a 3-D of visual art and teacher Design Portfolio as defined by the recommendation Advanced Placement Studio Art ADVANCED PROGRAMS Other info: Students will submit a criteria. The 3-D Design Portfolio IN STUDIO ART portfolio in the spring includes (but not limited to) Location: Bellevue, Interlake, traditional sculpture, architectural In the Advanced Portfolio classes, International, Sammamish, Newport models, apparel, ceramics, three- motivated art students work on In this two semester advanced dimensional fiber arts, metal work, & portfolios to submit for college art course, students will work on other 3-dimensional media. admission, scholarships, International a Drawing Portfolio as defined by Baccalaureate Assessment (at the Advanced Placement Studio VAA517 Interlake) and the A.P exam. Students Art criteria. The Drawing Portfolio AP 2-D ART & DESIGN PORTFOLIO choose the portfolio (Drawing, includes a very broad interpretation Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Photography, Computer Art, Art & of drawing issues, mark-making, and Prerequisite: Suggested 2 Design, 3-D Design) that best “fits” media, including (but not limited to): semesters of visual art and teacher their chosen approach and media. drawing, painting, printmaking and recommendation Students need to talk to the art mixed media. Other info: Students will submit a teacher(s) if they are unsure which portfolio in the spring portfolio class to enroll in. There Location: Bellevue, International, is overlap, especially between the Newport, Sammamish

96 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Visual Arts

In this two semester course, advanced Location: Interlake art students will work on a 2-D Design In this two semester advanced Portfolio as defined by the Advanced course, students will further develop Placement Studio Art criteria. The 2D a portfolio of studio work started Design Portfolio includes (but not in year one focusing on a theme or limited to): painting, printmaking, Concentration. Further research into digital imaging, illustration, graphic visual art forms will inform the art design, collage, typography, & portfolio, but will compose a smaller photography. percent of the grading in the course. The IBHL assessment will be scored VAA601 on two years of portfolio art work IB VISUAL ART SL/AP and two years of research in a variety VAH601 of forms relating to the student’s ART PORTFOLIO 1 interests in artists, cultures, and art Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit forms. Students who plan to submit one of the A.P. portfolios should be Prerequisite: Suggested 2 sure to comply with the specifications semesters of visual art and teacher for the portfolio they choose in recommendation both the Breadth and Concentration Other info: Students will submit a sections. portfolio in the spring for the IB SL assessment (1 year) Students may choose to submit an A.P Art Portfolio (Drawing, 2D Design, 3D Design) Location: Interlake In this two semester advanced art course, students will develop a portfolio of studio work and conduct research into visual art forms of interest as defined by the IB SL assessment criteria. The IB Portfolio may include a variety of art media including traditional 2D & 3D media, and computer generated work. Research in the form of drawing and writing will inform the art portfolio, but will compose a smaller percent of the grading in the course.

VAA701 IB VISUAL ART HL/AP VAH701 ART PORTFOLIO 2 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Prerequisite: IB/AP Visual Art Portfolio 1 Other info: Students will submit a portfolio in the spring for the IB HL assessment (2 years) Students may choose to submit an A.P Art Portfolio (Drawing, 2D Design, 3D Design)

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 97 Science Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

Middle School each course 1 credit

Science Science Science Science is required for all students in grades 6-8 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

Middle School Electives

Science: Special Topics (Chinook and Odle)

High School each course 1 credit

Biology Biology/Chemistry 1 & 2 (SHS only) 2 credit

Chemistry or IB Chemistry SL 1 (IHS only)

High School Electives AP – Advanced Placement IB – International Baccalaureate

Science Electives: School Specific Electives: IB at Interlake only: Physics Physics of the Universe IB Physics SL1 / AP Physics 1 (Big Picture only) IB Physics SL2 / AP Physics 2 AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2 Frontiers in Science or (SHS only) AP Physics C * IB Physics SL1 / AP Physics 1 Biotechnology IB Physics HL / AP Physics 2 AP Biology * (NHS only) IB Biology SL AP Chemistry * Nanotechnology (NHS only) IB Biology HL / AP Biology AP Environmental Science IB Chemistry SL2 / AP Chemistry Anatomy & Physiology Marine Science (NHS only) IB ESS / AP Environmental Science Environmental Science * The Brain & Addiction IB Design Tech (NHS only) & Engineering Science SL

* Not available at all schools, check course descriptions Option for two-year course pathway

98 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Science

Science promotes curiosity The science disciplinary strands of life SC_101 and a sense of wonder, science, physical science and the earth 6TH GRADE SCIENCE and space sciences are integrated Length/Credit: 1 year encourages life-long throughout grades 6 through 8. Each Location: Big Picture, Chinook, exploration, and provides a year builds on the previous year’s Highland, International, Odle, Tillicum, content at a deeper level or more Tyee foundation for understanding complex context. the natural world . Science The Washington Comprehensive The focus in sixth grade is the development of foundational and courses promote hands-on Assessment of Science (WCAS) will be given at the end of the 8th grade year. observable principles in science. learning in an environment Hands-on activities in the laboratory, Science is required for all students class discussion, individual and that fosters scientific each year in grades 6 through 8. group projects and activities, provide inquiry . Through scientific students opportunities to investigate investigation, students science topics of relevance to their own lives and build understanding of expand their knowledge essential learning in science. to better understand and explain the phenomena they SC_201 7TH GRADE SCIENCE observe in the world around Length/Credit: 1 year them . Curriculum is aligned Location: Big Picture, Chinook, with the Next Generation Highland, International, Odle, Tillicum, Science Standards (www . Tyee The focus in seventh grade science nextgenscience o. rg) . is continued development of science and engineering practices. Hands- on activities in the laboratory, class discussion, individual and group projects and activities, provide students opportunities to investigate science topics of relevance to their own lives and build understanding of essential learning in science.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 99 Middle School Science

SC_301 8TH GRADE SCIENCE Length/Credit: 1 year Location: Big Picture, Chinook, Highland, International, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee The focus in eighth grade science is multiple contexts for exploring relevant science phenomena and using scientific explanation and argumentation. Hands-on activities in the laboratory, class discussion, individual and group projects and activities, provide students opportunities to investigate science topics of relevance to their own lives and build understanding of essential learning in science for success in the high school sciences.

SC_202 SCIENCE: SPECIAL TOPICS Length/Credit: 1 semester Prerequisite: 7th or 8th grade standing Location: Chinook, Odle Students will explore science topics of special interest, such as engineering design, forensic science, physics and environmental issues. Students will select their own projects as related to the curriculum.

100 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Science

Science promotes curiosity Science is required for all students in grades 6 through 10. Students must REQUIRED SCIENCE and a sense of wonder, have 3 Science credits (2 Lab Science encourages life-long credits) for graduation. Students are SCIENCE - GRADE 9-10 exploration, and provides a encouraged to take science all four Students in grade 9 and 10 will years during high school to maximize foundation for understanding complete biology and chemistry. their post-high school options and At International School the order the natural world . Science to provide a foundation for lifelong is chemistry, then biology. courses promote hands-on learning in the sciences. SC_401 learning in an environment The science course sequence for students provides all students with BIOLOGY that fosters scientific foundational study of the life sciences, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 inquiry . Through scientific physical sciences and the earth and Lab Science credit space sciences in grades 9-11. Students Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, investigation, students expand who complete the recommended Interlake, International, Newport, their knowledge to better course sequence of Biology, Chemistry Sammamish understand and explain the and Physics will be best prepared In this biology course, students learn to demonstrate proficiency on phenomena they observe in biology core concepts in the context the Washington Comprehensive of phenomena to explain ecosystem the world around them . Assessment of Science (WCAS). The dynamics, genetics and heredity, and WCAS assesses the Next Generation evolution. Students learn biological Science Standards (nextgenscience. concepts through the scientific org). practices of modeling and inquiry. Laboratory experiences foster an understanding of scientific processes and the development of scientific habits of mind. Students design and conduct investigations; record, analyze, and present data; account for errors; and formulate evidence-based conclusions.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 101 High School Science

SC_501 Other info: Students must register for laboratory experiences and the real CHEMISTRY both courses. world. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Location: Sammamish Lab Science credit This is a full year 2.0 credit lab SC_620 Prerequisite: Biology or concurrent science course. This course will PHYSICS OF THE UNIVERSE Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, combine chemistry and biology to Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Interlake, International, Newport, investigate how chemical reactions Lab Science credit Sammamish drive biological processes. This is an Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry, Chemistry is a lab-intensive course integrated, project driven curriculum. Algebra I focused on understanding chemical In the first semester, students will Location: Big Picture principles and their applications. study the structure of atoms and This year-long introductory course is Topics covered include atomic theory, molecules, examine the driving force designed to provide an overview of concepts in bonding, states of matter behind chemical reactions, and apply Physics in the context of Astronomy. and behavior of gases, mathematical their understanding to biological The class will explore major mysteries calculations in chemistry, chemical systems. In the second semester, of space by examining forces, motion, reactions, equilibrium, acids and students investigate genetics, energy, waves and electromagnetism. bases, thermochemistry and electrons evolution, Human-Body systems, and Students will engage in the practices in reactions. This course will provide ocean chemistry. of scientists and engineers in their opportunities for students to apply course of study: asking questions, their understanding of chemistry to ELECTIVE SCIENCE COURSES developing models, planning environmental science. investigations, scientific explanation SCIENCE - GRADE 11-12 and argumentation. Students SCH500 successfully completing this course IB CHEMISTRY SL 1 The high school science program in may earn college credit. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Bellevue is developed as a sequence Lab Science credit of courses. Physics should be taken SCA601 Prerequisite: Biology after Chemistry in the course AP PHYSICS 1 sequence. We recommend that Location: Interlake Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 students take physics or AP Physics Lab Science credit This course covers the introductory 1 while in high school to round out Prerequisite: Algebra 2 level of the IB SL chemistry curriculum their high school science transcript. such as atomic structure, chemical Other info: Students will take the AP reactions and quantities, periodicity, exam in the spring. PHYSICS chemical bonds (via organic Location: Bellevue, International, chemistry), thermodynamics, kinetics, Newport, Sammamish SC_601 equilibrium, acids and bases, and The course provides a systematic PHYSICS redox processes. The primary method introduction to the main principles of instruction is guided inquiry with Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 and concepts in physics: mechanics, an emphasis on hands-on activities. Lab Science credit forces, rotational mechanics, energy, Student will learn basic laboratory Prerequisite: Chemistry and mechanical waves. AP Physics techniques, how to collect and Location: Bellevue, Interlake, 1 and AP Physics 2 form a two year analyze data, and will design their International, Newport, Sammamish equivalent to the first and second own experiments. This laboratory science course focuses semesters of a typical introductory, on concepts and principles that algebra-based, college physics SC_402 explain many naturally occurring course. AP Physics 1 may be taken as a BIOLOGY BLOCK events in the world. Students also stand-alone course. SC_502 develop strong problem-solving skills CHEMISTRY BLOCK as they build an understanding of SCA702 Length/Credit: 1 year - 2 periods straight line and rotational motion, AP PHYSICS 2 daily - 2.0 Lab Science credits gravitation, momentum and energy, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 electricity, and magnetism. Physics Prerequisite: Geometry concurrent Lab Science credit core ideas are connected to Prerequisite: AP Physics 1 or AP Physics C

102 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Science

Other info: Students will take the AP This is a college-level physics course SCH704 exam in the spring. in which algebraic solutions to IB PHYSICS SL 2/AP PHYSICS 2 Location: Bellevue, International, problems are developed. The course Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Newport, Sammamish provides a systematic introduction Lab Science credit to the main principles and concepts The course provides a systematic Prerequisite: IB Physics SL 1/AP in physics via inquiry instruction. introduction to the main principles Physics 1 Students are challenged to apply and concepts in physics: fluids, Other info: Student may take the AP their understandings to complex thermodynamics, electricity, Physics 2 exam or complete the IB situations, to express their ideas magnetism, optics, and topic in Physics SL assessment in the spring. mathematically, and to provide modern Physics. AP Physics 1 and AP Location: Interlake clear justification for their answers. Physics 2 form a two year equivalent Topics include mechanics, rotational This course serves as a second year of to the first and second semesters of a dynamics, simple harmonic motion, algebra-based, college-level physics. typical introductory, algebra-based, mechanical waves, electric force and Topics from the first year of physics college physics course. fields, and an introduction to electric are extended. New topics include circuits. Particular emphasis is placed thermal physics and thermodynamics; SCA701 on experimental design and methods static fluids and fluid dynamics; AP PHYSICS C - MECHANICS of data collection and analysis. geometric and physical optics; Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Students complete an individual atomic, nuclear and particle physics; Lab Science credit investigation in the spring. electromagnetic induction; and Prerequisite: Previous or concurrent static-state circuits with capacitors. enrollment in Calculus SCH701 Students are challenged to apply their Other info: Students will take the AP IB PHYSICS HL/AP PHYSICS 2 understandings to complex situations, to express their ideas mathematically, exam in the spring Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 and to provide clear justification for Location: Bellevue, Newport, Lab Science credit their answers. Processes of science Sammamish Prerequisite: IB Physics SL1/AP and individual investigations are This course forms the first part of a Physics 1 extended from year one. college physics sequence for students Other info: Student may take the AP majoring in the physical sciences or Physics 2 exam or complete the IB engineering. The course focuses on Physics HL assessment in the spring. BIOLOGY mechanics. Methods of calculus are Location: Interlake used as appropriate in developing This course serves as a second year of SCA602 concepts and in applying them to algebra-based, college-level physics AP BIOLOGY physical problems. Strong emphasis for students who are interested in Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 is placed on solving a variety of pursuing science or engineering Lab Science credit challenging problems in a laboratory majors at university. Topics from the Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry setting. first year of physics are extended. Other info: Students will take the AP New topics include thermal physics exam in the spring SCH601 and thermodynamics; static fluids Location: Bellevue, International, IB PHYSICS SL 1/AP PHYSICS 1 and fluid dynamics; geometric and Newport, Sammamish Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 physical optics; atomic, nuclear, This is a college level biology Lab Science credit particle and quantum physics; course which focuses on enduring, Prerequisite: Geometry. Concurrent electromagnetic induction; and conceptual understandings in biology enrollment in Algebra 2 is advanced electric circuits. Students through scientific practices. The recommended. are challenged to apply their curriculum is organized around four Other info: Students may take the AP understandings to complex situations, underlying biological principles: Physics 1 exam in the spring. Students to express their ideas mathematically, the process of evolution drives the may choose to complete another year and to pro-vide clear justification for diversity and unity of life; biological of physics in order to take AP Physics their answers. Processes of science systems utilize free energy and 2 exam or complete the IB Physics SL and individual investigations are molecular building blocks to grow, to or IB Physics HL assessments. extended from year one. reproduce and to maintain dynamic Location: Interlake homeostasis; living systems store,

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 103 High School Science retrieve, transmit and respond to Program. Topics from the first year This course builds on the first-year information essential to life processes; of IB Biology SL are extended. New chemistry course, including content and biological systems interact, and topics include: Metabolism, cell in chemical reactions and quantities, these systems and their interactions respiration and photosynthesis, plant periodicity, chemical bonds (via possess complex properties. Students biology, genetics and evolution,and organic chemistry), thermodynamics, will also develop advanced scientific animal physiology. Optional topics kinetics, equilibrium, acids and inquiry and reasoning skills, such include neurobiology and behavior; bases, and redox processes. as designing a plan for collecting biotechnology and bioinformatics; Students will choose to engage data, analyzing data, and connecting ecology and conservation, and with an additional unit in materials, concepts in and across domains. human physiology. Processes of biochemistry, energy, or medical science, including experimental chemistry. The primary method of SCH602 design, methods of data collection, instruction is guided inquiry with IB BIOLOGY SL and data analysis are stressed in this an emphasis on hands-on activities. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 course. Individual investigations are Students will complete an Individual Lab Science credit extended from year one. Investigation, in which they develop Prerequisite: Biology and Chemistry their own questions, carry out a set of experiments, and evaluate their data Other info: Student may complete CHEMISTRY and methods. the IB Biology SL assessment in the spring. Students may choose to take SCA501 a second year of advanced biology in AP CHEMISTRY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE order to complete the IB Biology HL Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 assessments or AP Biology exam. Lab Science credit SCA505 Location: Interlake Prerequisite: Chemistry, concurrent AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE This is a college-level biology course Precalculus recommended Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 that is particularly focused on hands- Other info: Students will take the Lab Science credit on, laboratory-based instruction. AP exam in the spring Prerequisite: Chemistry Core topics include cell biology; Location: Bellevue, International, Other info: Students will take the AP molecular biology; genetics; ecology; Newport, Sammamish exam in the spring. evolution and biodiversity; and This course is the equivalent of a full Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, animal physiology. Optional topics International, Newport, Sammamish include neurobiology and behavior; year of college general chemistry biotechnology and bioinformatics; for science and engineering majors. This laboratory course provides ecology and conservation, and Students will build deeper under- an understanding of living things human physiology. Processes of standing of concepts introduced in and the complex interrelationships science, including experimental the first-year Chemistry course and between humans and the ecosystem. design, methods of data collection, will engage in laboratory experiences Classroom activities will focus on and data analysis are stressed in this that require detailed quantitative developing the skills and abilities course. Students will complete an analysis. needed to work with complex individual investigation in the winter. systems and to design models SCH605 of these systems. Topic areas will SCH702 IB CHEMISTRY SL 2/AP CHEMISTRY include: sustainability, population IB BIOLOGY HL/AP BIOLOGY Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 ecology, human populations, land and soil, energy resources, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Lab Science credit environmental quality. Lab Science credit Prerequisite: Prerequisite: IB Chemistry SL 1, AL Other info: Student may take the Chemistry 9, Chemistry SCH505 AP Biology exam or complete the IB Other info: Students who took IB SL IB ESS/AP ENVIRONMENTAL Biology assessment in the spring. 1 or AL Chemistry 9 may complete the SCIENCE Location: Interlake IB Standard Level (SL) assessments Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 in this course. Students who took Lab Science credit Lab Science credit Chemistry may complete the AP Chemistry exam Prerequisite: Chemistry This course is the second year Location: Interlake Other info: Students will take the of college-level Biology in the IB AP Environmental Science or IB

104 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Science

Environmental Systems and Societies and geological oceanography, (2) of Washington). The ability to exam in the spring. water analysis and identification and fabricate material structures on Location: Interlake classification of marine organisms, the nanometer scale will greatly (3) ecological study of the major influence future developments in This laboratory course provides ocean environments, and (4) biology, chemistry, and physics. an understanding of living things interactions of humans with the At the same time, practical and the complex interrelationships marine environment. Laboratory applications of nanotechnology are between humans and the ecosystem. experiences will include research, expected to revolutionize fields like Classroom activities will focus on field study, aquarium maintenance, computer engineering, electronics, developing the skills and abilities water analysis, identification and communications, medicine, needed to work with complex classification, and service project transportation and space exploration systems and to design models related to the marine environment. by making new materials, sensors, of these systems. Topic areas will and devices. include: sustainability, population ecology, human populations, SC_506 Topics Covered: Nanoscale properties, land and soil, energy resources, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY nanoparticles, carbon nanostructures, environmental quality. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 nanowires, self-assembly, Lab Science or CTE Credit. CTE credit nanostructured materials, surface at Bellevue only probe microscopy, nanolithography, SCIENCE ELECTIVES Prerequisites: Chemistry nanoscale devices and systems, Other info: College credit available applications of nanotechnology, SC_505 Location: Newport, Bellevue ethics and nanotechnology. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE In this introductory human anatomy Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 SC_602 and physiology course, students Elective credit BIOTECHNOLOGY investigate the intricate machinery Prerequisite: Chemistry that makes the body work, relating Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, the functional anatomy and physical Lab Science credit or CTE credit International geography of organs and organ Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry Students study local, national and systems to the physiological functions Other info: College credit available global environmental issues through which they perform. Students will Location: Newport, Sammamish the gathering and interpretation of also explore the delicate web of Biotechnology is a course designed geologic, ecological and political interaction among body systems, to give students a comprehensive data. The focus of the course is the the importance of maintaining introduction to the scientific origin, dynamics and consequences homeostatic balance within this concepts and laboratory research of environmental damage. Topics web, and the medical implications of techniques currently used in the include human population, disturbing this balance. field of biotechnology. Students ecosystems, resource use, energy attain knowledge about the field & land use, with an emphasis on SC_603 of biotechnology and deeper personal choices. NANOTECHNOLOGY understanding of the biological Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 concepts used. In addition, students SC_504 Elective credit or CTE credit develop the laboratory, critical MARINE SCIENCE Prerequisite: Chemistry, Physics (can thinking, and communication skills Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 be taken concurrently) currently used in the biotechnology Lab Science credit Other info: 5 credits at North Seattle industry. Furthermore, students Prerequisite: Chemistry College available will explore and evaluate career Location: Newport Location: Newport opportunities in the field of biotechnology through extensive Other info: 6 Bellevue College credits Nanotechnology is rapidly developing readings, laboratory experiments, available as the promising technology of the class discussions, research projects, future. There are a growing number This course is designed to provide guest speakers, and workplace visits. undergraduate and graduate pro- an overview of the world’s oceans The objectives covered in this course grams focused in nanotechnology and seas as integrated systems. are both academic and technical (including a Nanotechnology Ph.D. Four unifying themes include: (1) in nature and are presented in a program at the University fundamentals of chemical, physical, progressively rigorous manner.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 105 High School Science

SCH_703 SC_604 IB DESIGN TECHNOLOGY AND THE BRAIN & ADDICTION ENGINEERING SCIENCE SL Length/Credit: 1 semester – 0.5 Lab Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Science Credit Elective credit Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry Prerequisite: Physics Other info: UW College credit Location: Interlake available This course takes on an active Location: Newport approach towards the nature of The Brain and Addiction focuses design and the engineering practices. on the neurobiology of drug use It provides an opportunity to deal and drug addiction. It covers three with realistic problems and to major classifications of drugs and synthesize appropriate solutions investigates how these drugs using the processes practiced during impact molecules, cells, anatomy, the course, in particular through and behavior. The specialized topic the design project. Course content area requires a high school biology, includes topics such as ergonomics, chemistry and health prerequisite. sustainability, modeling, materials Our content helps develop awareness and energy, production, innovation, of issues pertaining to drug use that design, and markets. Students will are socially and personally impactful. complete a design project that The course aspires to contribute to includes inquiry and analysis of a helping students become informed design opportunity, conceptual consumers of information and design development, detailed decision makers. design and refinement, and testing This course fulfills the requirements and evaluation. IB SL Assessments: of the Biology 100 course at the Standard Level (SL) assessments University of Washington. It meets include exams in May, the design their general education requirement project, and the Group 4 project. referred to as Natural Science (NS). As such, the class is intended for non- SC_610 scientists but is appropriate for pre- FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE, OCEANS, science students. It will count toward ATMOSPHERE, AND SPACE elective credits. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Lab Science credit Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry Other info: 10 University of Washington credits available Location: Sammamish This is a yearlong introductory course on climate and climate change starting in the oceans and exploring how they affect our atmosphere– past present and future climate. Then looking through the atmosphere, we will explore the mysteries of space using data from NASA and JPL. Students successfully completing this course may earn col lege credit for Atmospheric Sciences 111 and Astronomy 101 through the UW in the High School program.

106 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Social Studies Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

Middle School each course 1 year

Honors Social Studies Honors Social Studies Honors Social Studies Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

High School 3.5 credits required for graduation

Choose one of the following courses: AP Human Geography or Foundations Of World History Grade 9 (0.5 credit), Recommended

World History AP Modern World History Grade 10 (1.0 credit) Grade 10 (1.0 credit)

U.S. History AP U.S. History “IB History of the Americas Grade 11 (1.0 credit) Grade 11 (1.0 credit) Grade 11 (1.0 credit)

All three Grade 12 courses

AP U.S. Government/ IB History HL 2 / Civics / Contemporary Comparative Government AP U.S. Government World Affairs Grade 12 (1.0 credit) Grade 12 (1.0 credit) Grade 12 (1.0 credit)

Social Studies Electives IB – International Baccalaureate (at IHS only) AP – Advanced Placement

Pacific Northwest History AP Psychology AP Art History Sociology Race in the U .S . IB Theory of Knowledge AP Micro/Macro Economics AP European History Psychology / IB Psychology SL AP Human Geography

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 107 Middle School Social Studies

The Middle School program Successful completion of Washington students will also explore the 17 State History/Government is a high Sustainable Global Goals to learn is designed to provide three school graduation requirement. about global challenges related to years of organized, directed Washington State History/ poverty, climate, environmental student investigations Government instruction occurs in degradation, just to mention a few. 7th and 8th grade, in Bellevue School They will answer the questions: into the areas of civics, District. Students who transfer into 1. What does it mean to be economics, geography, and Bellevue School District after 7th an active and informed history through multiple grade will be required to satisfactorily global citizen? complete Washington State History/ perspectives . The first two Government curriculum in order to 2. What challenges do years focus on different meet the graduation requirement. communities face? regions and cultures of the High school registrars will note These concepts will then be applied successful completion of Washington throughout the year while studying world . The final year is a study State History/Government on the physical and human geography of of early United States history . students’ transcripts. Europe and Latin America. Students explore questions that geographers SS_101 and historians grapple with such as: HONORS 6TH GRADE x Why is location important? SOCIAL STUDIES Length/Credit: 1 year x How does physical geography Location: Big Picture, Chinook, impact population, culture, Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee and level of development? The sixth grade honors social studies x What causes conflict? How course introduces students to the does prejudice take over? study of geography, culture, and x Why and how are cultures and history in the western hemisphere. countries different from each other? Students begin the year with a Students research, analyze, and general study of physical and human present geographic and economic geography terms and concepts, data pertaining to Latin America and with an emphasis on exploring how Europe using various sources. During physical features impact people. this Europe unit students examine While studying human geography, some of the events leading up to

108 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Social Studies the Holocaust and read excerpts of impacted one family. Through government beginning with the Daniel’s Story. Students also develop regular exploration and discussion Articles of Confederation and ending the thinking, reading, and writing of current events, students address with the Constitution. Emphasis is skills necessary to make a claim and public issues of global significance in placed on the purpose, structure support it with detailed, relevant these regions and consider possible and function of a constitutional evidence, and develop critical resolutions for them through analysis, government. In the Westward reading skills through the analysis discussion, and writing. Students also Expansion or European Invasion unit of a variety of primary sources such demonstrate their understanding students will analyze the impact of as photographs, maps, and other of historical events through writing westward movement from a variety historical artifacts. by developing claims supported of perspectives to understand its by evidence backed with sound impact on enslaved Africans, Native SS_201 reasoning. Using a variety of media, peoples, Latinos, women, men, etc. HONORS 7TH GRADE students compile, analyze, and During the Civil War unit students will SOCIAL STUDIES present geographic and economic examine the political, economic and Length/Credit: 1 year data pertaining to the regions. social differences between regions Location: Big Picture, Chinook, and people to understand the causes Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee SS_301 of the war. The year ends with a study HONORS 8TH GRADE of Washington State History from The seventh grade honors social SOCIAL STUDIES statehood through World War II with studies course begins with an Length: 1 year an in-depth examination of Japanese introduction to the foundations and Prerequisite: 8th grade standing Internment and the development of development of Early River Valley the city of Bellevue. civilizations. Students will continue Location: Big Picture, Chinook, Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee to examine the current geography SS_110 and cultures of the following regions: In this course students examine the HONORS INTERNATIONAL The Middle East, Africa (West, East, ideas that shaped the United States STUDIES - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY A Central, and Southern), China and as they practice the skills of close Length/Credit: 1 Year, 1.0 credit South Asia. This course also covers reading, analyzing, contextualizing, Prerequisite: 6th or 7th grade Washington State geography and and sourcing. The units of study begin standing economics. The geographic terms and with an examination of the power of concepts learned in the sixth grade perspective in terms of understanding Other info: This course is part of a are reinforced as they are applied to historical accounts as well as the role two-year loop the regions studied in seventh grade race plays in them. Following this Locations: International School social studies. unit students learn about several The Honors Human Geography Students explore cultural and indigenous peoples and their ways of course is part of a two-year loop for natural features that characterize living prior to colonization and how sixth and seventh grade students each region; trace the movement some indigenous people live today. that uses geographic processes to of people, ideas, and products Students discover the impact of systematically study and understand within the regions; and discover European exploration and conquest spatial patterns that are evident in ways that each can be divided into from the perspective of the displaced the world around us. Students utilize sub-regions. While studying each indigenous peoples and immigrant spatial concepts and landscape region, students will examine how Europeans. By studying the colonies analysis to examine historical and civilizations manage their water regionally, students determine contemporary patterns of human, supplies for consumption, irrigation, political, social and economic factors social, and economic organization, and farming which includes a basic that led to their rapid growth. and evaluate their environmental overview of Bellevue’s watershed. Through interpreting and analyzing consequences. Students employ the Historical background is provided multiple primary sources, students methods and tools of geographers to to enable students to understand will recognize the tensions that formulate questions and find answers how these regions developed from existed between the colonists and the to issues within our local, regional the past to the present. The study of British government which ultimately and global communities. Through China includes a focus on the Cultural led to the American Revolution and this study, students understand how Revolution. Students read the novel independence. The Civics and the global challenges are interconnected, Red Scarf Girl to discover how the Constitution unit takes students the importance of considering diverse events of the Cultural Revolution through the development of a new perspectives, and their role in a

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 109 Middle School Social Studies sustainable future or people, planet, SS_302 and prosperity. Human Geography A HONORS INTERNATIONAL examines patterns and processes in STUDIES – UNITED STATES population; migration; cities & urban HISTORY land use; and culture (including local Length: 1 year & popular culture, ethnicity, language, Prerequisite: 8th grade standing religion, and gender roles & attitudes). Location: International School

SS_210 In the Honors United States Studies HONORS INTERNATIONAL course students will examine HISTORY - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY B the people and ideas that have shaped the Pacific Northwest and Length/Credit: 1 Year, 1.0 credit the United States while building Prerequisite: 6th or 7th grade the historical thinking skills aimed standing at providing the preparation Other info: This course is part of a necessary to be successful in AP two-year loop social science courses at the high Locations: International School school level. These include crafting The Honors Human Geography historical arguments using historical course is part of a two-year loop for evidence, chronological reasoning, sixth and seventh grade students comparison, historical interpretation that uses geographic processes to of multiple perspectives, and systematically study and understand synthesis. Students will explore the historical and contemporary spatial foundations of American history as patterns that are evident in the world well as Washington State and Pacific around us. Students utilize spatial Northwest Native American history concepts and landscape analysis and government. to examine the patterns of human, social, and economic organization, and evaluate their environmental consequences. Students employ the methods and tools of geographers to formulate questions and find answers to issues within our local, regional and global communities. Through this study, students understand how global challenges are interconnected, the importance of considering diverse perspectives, and their role in a sustainable future or people, planet, and prosperity. Human Geography B examines patterns and processes in Washington state social equity, ecological, & economic sustainability; agriculture & food production; political organization; and industrial & economic development.

110 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Social Studies

These requirements are to be Our social studies offerings SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVES include a number of subjects completed as follows: A. 0.5 credit of Social Studies SS_401 and areas of study . The Electives. purpose of the high school FOUNDATIONS OF WORLD B. 1.0 credit of World History or AP HISTORY program is for the student World History Length/Credit: 1 semester - to achieve a high standard C. 1.0 credit of United States History 0.5 credit of understanding in history, or AP United States History or AP- Location: Bellevue, Newport IB United States History/Americas Sammamish, Interlake economics, geography and D. 1.0 credit of US Civics/CWP This course focuses on an civics and to be able to (1.0) or AP US Government/AP understanding of culture, institutions, successfully participate in Comparative Government (1.0) technology, and geography prior to civic life . The Bellevue School or AP Comparative Government 600 C.E. The course will focus on the (1.0) or AP US Government (1.0) political, economic, religious, social District requires a high school and cultural institutions that formed graduate to successfully Please refer to the course sequence as a result of these challenges. An chart for the required sequence. additional purpose of the course complete 3 5. credits of social is to develop the skills of studying, studies . document analysis, discussion, critical thinking and writing. These skills are essential for success in World History or AP Modern World History. This course covers the Foundations unit of AP World History, focusing on an understanding of cultures, institutions, technology, and geography prior to 600 C.E. Writing instruction will extend student development as outlined by the Common Core State Standards in three skill area: writing precise claims, using valid reasoning, and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 111 High School Social Studies

SSA403 in Bellevue and the larger world by SSA464 AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY using a hands-on, minds-on problem- AP PSYCHOLOGY Length/Credit: 1 Year, 1.0 credit based learning approach. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Prerequisite: None elective credit Locations: Big Picture, Interlake, SSA470 Prerequisite: Biology, Health Newport, Sammamish, Bellevue AP MICRO ECONOMICS/AP MACRO (can be concurrent) ECONOMICS AP Human Geography is designed to Other info: Students will take the AP introduce students to the systematic Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 exam in the spring elective credit study of patterns and processes that Location: Bellevue, Newport, have shaped human understanding, Other info: Students will take the AP Sammamish use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. exam in the spring This course is equivalent to an Students will apply the methods and Location: Bellevue, Newport, introductory college course in tools of geographers by employing Sammamish psychology. The AP Psychology spatial concepts and landscape Students will build on their basic course is designed to introduce analysis to examine human social understanding of economic students to the systematic and organization and its environmental principles by investigating crucial scientific study of the behavior and geopolitical consequences. social issues that are the basis and mental processes of human Students also learn about the of both microeconomics and beings and other animals. Students methods and tools geographers macroeconomics. This will involve are exposed to the psychological use in their science and practice to developing an understanding of the facts, principles, and phenomena more completely understand the economic choices made by individual associated with each of the major complexities of: population and households and firms as they seek to subfields within psychology. They also migration; cultural patterns and maximize their wellbeing. It will also learn about the ethics and methods processes; political organization of entail assessing the measurement psychologists use in their science and space; agriculture and rural land of the performance of the American practice. use; industrialization and economic economy, evaluating potential policy development; cities and urban land tools such as taxes, government SSH503 use. spending and interest rates, and IB PSYCHOLOGY SL understanding the role of the US in Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 SS_403 the global economy. elective credit HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Prerequisite: Biology, Health Length/Credit: 1 Year, 1.0 credit SS_464 (can be concurrent) Other info: 9th grade students at Big PSYCHOLOGY Location: Interlake Picture must enroll in this course or Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 IB Psychology SL examines the AP Human Geography elective credit interaction of biological, cognitive, Locations: Big Picture Location: Bellevue, Interlake, and sociocultural influences on Human Geography introduces Newport, Sammamish human behavior, adopting an students to the systematic study of Students study human behavior integrated approach. Students will patterns and processes that have through the approaches of the learn how psychological knowledge shaped human understanding, use, various and sometimes conflicting is generated, developed and applied and alteration of Earth’s surface. schools of psychological thought. enabling the students to achieve a Students will apply the methods and Topics of investigations may include greater understanding of themselves tools of geographers by employing such areas as sensation, perception, and appreciate the diversity of human spatial concepts and landscape states of consciousness, memory, behavior. Ethical concerns raised by analyses to analyze human social personality theory, learning, mental the methodology and application organization and its environmental disorders, and social psychology. of psychological research are key consequences, and engage students considerations in IB Psychology. to find answers to questions about Students will plan and undertake the world around us. Students will a simple experimental study and discover how geography gives produce a report of their study as part meaning to an ever-changing world of this class. by working on authentic problems

112 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Social Studies

SS_404 This course is equivalent to an include increased cultural sensitivity, WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY introductory college course in art leadership in the community, a & GOVERNMENT history. No prior experience in the collection of academic writing and Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 history of art is required. Students investigation, and culminating in elective credit will pursue an understanding of a project in which students will be Location: Bellevue, Interlake, architecture, sculpture, painting, encouraged to research and report Sammamish, Newport and other art forms within historical out on racial implications in a field Other info: This course is for any and cultural contexts. Ancient Near of their choice such as art, music, student, especially those who did not Eastern, Grecian, Roman, European literature, film, science, etc. attend a middle school in Washington and American traditions will state and therefore have not yet met constitute ninety percent of the focus CT_471 the state graduation requirement. of this class. The AP Art History exam ECONOMICS consists of both multiple choice and Pacific Northwest History: A journey Length/Credit: 1 Semester - .5 CTE essay questions. One of the two essay credit or .5 social studies elective through our region’s past and questions will allow students to show credit future. The course will concentrate their knowledge of non-European on our geographic and geologic Location: Bellevue, Sammamish, traditions. Essay topics will be broad Interlake foundation, our Native Peoples, early and themes will be announced ahead explorers, the establishment of state of time. Students will study the laws of government, and territorial settlers supply and demand and why people and finally, our economy from its SS_470 and societies make economic agricultural roots to its cyber future. RACE IN THE UNITED STATES choices. Students will examine macroeconomic and microeconomic Length/Credit: 1 semester - SSV404 principles in order to understand .5 elective credit WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY the fundamentals of the American Prerequisite: Sophomore, Junior or SELF STUDY and global economic systems. Senior standing Length/Credit: 1 semester – Students will examine components Locations: Bellevue, Interlake, no credit of the American economy such as Newport, Sammamish, Big Picture Location: Bellevue, Interlake, price, competition, business and Sammamish, Newport This course introduces students to banking institutions. The course Other info: This course is for any the history and modern implications will also examine issues related to student, especially those who did not of race within the context of the the economy such as employment attend a middle school in Washington United States. With a commitment and labor issues, the role of the state and therefore have not yet met to sharpening skills in thinking, government in the economy and the state graduation requirement. research, writing, and discussion, the selected topics on global economics. course will focus on experiences of Pacific Northwest History: A journey persons of color as a foil to examine SS_463 through our region’s past and several deeper themes. Students SOCIOLOGY future. The course will concentrate will focus their studies around the Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 on our geographic and geologic themes of social construction of race, elective credit foundation, our Native Peoples, early movements as a catalyst for change, Location: Bellevue explorers, the establishment of state culture inclusion, institutionalized government, and territorial settlers racism, and equity and social justice Sociology is the study of the society and finally, our economy- my from its policy. Students will also master around us. We will look at the concept agricultural roots to its cyber future. and apply the tenets of Courageous of conformity and how that influences Conversations in order to gain our behavior. Classic experiments VAA511 leadership skills in discussing race like the Milgram Experiment, the AP ART HISTORY in their communities. Each person Stanford Prison Experiment and other Length/Credit: 1 Year - 1.0 fine arts will be encouraged to share their extreme human behaviors are at credit, 1.0 elective credit, or 0.5 fine own experiences and to focus on the heart of this investigation. Other arts credit, 0.5 elective credit the “personal, local, and immediate” topics include a look at American Other info: Students will take the AP in conversation, while making culture, human socialization, race Exam in the spring. connections to the larger themes of and ethnicity and gender roles in American society. Finally, we will Locations: Newport the course. Student outcomes will

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 113 High School Social Studies look at the creation of positive social will extend student development This global history course is the first movements and creating positive as outline by the Common Core year of a two-year loop. In World social change. State Standards in three skill areas: History: Modern, students investigate writing precise claims, applying valid significant events, individuals, SSA480 reasoning with relevant and sufficient developments, and processes AP EUROPEAN HISTORY evidence. from circa 1200 C.E. to circa 1750 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 C.E. Students develop and use the elective credit SSA505 same skills, practices, and methods Prerequisite: AP World History or AP MODERN WORLD HISTORY employed by historians: analyzing World History Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; Location: Bellevue Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, Interlake, Newport, Sammamish making historical connections; AP European History focuses on and utilizing reasoning about developing students’ abilities to AP Modern World History is designed comparison, causation, and continuity think conceptually about European to be the equivalent of a two- and change over time. The course history from approximately 1450 semester introductory college or provides six themes that students to the present. Five themes of university world history course. explore throughout the course in equal importance—Interaction of Students investigate significant order to make connections among Europe and the World, Poverty and events, individuals, developments historical developments in different Prosperity, Objective Knowledge and in four historical periods from times and places: humans and the Subjective Visions, States and Other approximately 1200 CE to present. environment, cultural developments Institutions of Power, and Individual Students develop and use the and interactions, governance, and Society—provide areas of same skills, practices, and methods economic systems, social interactions historical inquiry for investigation. employed by historians: analyzing and organization, and technology primary and secondary sources; and innovation. The course focuses developing historical arguments; on major historical developments WORLD HISTORY making historical comparisons including Belief Systems, Forms of and utilizing reasoning about Governance, Networks of Exchange, SS_503 contextualization, causation, and Land-Based Empires, and Trans- MODERN WORLD HISTORY continuity and change over time. Oceanic Interconnections. In Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit The course provides five themes that addition, the course explores a variety Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, students explore throughout the year of contemporary world affairs and Interlake, Newport, Sammamish in order to make connections among global issues. historical developments in different This course focuses on developing times and places: interaction between students’ understanding of world SSA504 humans and the environment; history from approximately 1200 CE to AP MODERN WORLD HISTORY development and interaction of the present. Students investigate the Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit cultures; state building, expansion, content of world history significant and conflict; creation, expansion and Location: International School events, individuals, developments interaction of economic systems; and This global history course is the and processes in historical periods development and transformation of second year of a two-year loop. In and develop historical thinking skills social structures. AP World History: Modern, students and methods (contextualization, investigate significant events, synthesis, source analysis, point of SS_405 individuals, developments, and view) employed by historians as MODERN WORLD HISTORY processes from circa 1750 C.E. to they study the past. A sample of the present. Students develop and content includes trade networks, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Prerequisite: 9th grade standing use the same skills, practices, and state building in the Americas and methods employed by historians: Africa, world religions and how and/or successful completion of 7th/8th grade Social Studies analyzing primary and secondary they shape societies in Africa, Asia sources; developing historical Other info: All 10th grade students and Europe, intellectual, scientific arguments; making historical will take the AP World History Exam in and technological innovations, connections; and utilizing reasoning the spring. agricultural societies, feudalism, about comparison, causation, and Location: International School and the manorial system in Europe. continuity and change over time. Writing and research instruction

114 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Social Studies

The course provides six themes that student development as outlined by two- year IB History of the Americas students explore throughout the the Common Core State Standards course. course in order to make connections in three skill areas; writing precise Location: Interlake among historical developments in claims, using valid reasoning and The IB History of the Americas HL different times and places: humans relevant and sufficient evidence. 1 course is based on a comparative and the environment, cultural and multi-perspective approach to developments and interactions, SSH602 the history of the Americas. Topics governance, economic systems, UNITED STATES HISTORY will include the history of the United social interactions and organization, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit States, Canada and Latin America. and technology and innovation. The Prerequisite: Modern World History In this course, students will course focuses on major historical or AP Modern World History developments including Revolutions, Other info: Students will take the AP x Develop an understanding of, and the Consequences of Industrialism, exam in the spring continuing interest in, the past, Global Conflicts, the Cold War and Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, Independence, and Globalization. In x Engage with multiple perspectives Interlake, International, Newport, addition, the course explores a variety and to appreciate the complex Sammamish of contemporary world affairs and nature of historical concepts, global issues. The AP U.S. History course focuses issues, events and developments on the development of historical x Develop an understanding of thinking skills (chronological history as a discipline and to UNITED STATES HISTORY reasoning, comparing and develop historical consciousness contextualizing, crafting historical including a sense of chronology and SS_601 arguments using historical evidence, context, and an understanding of IB HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS and interpreting and synthesizing different historical perspectives HL 1 historical narrative) and the Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit; development of students_ abilities x Develop key historical skills, including Prerequisite: World History or AP to think conceptually about U.S. engaging effectively with sources history from approximately 1491 World History x Increase their understanding of to the present. Seven themes of Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, themselves and of contemporary equal importance — American and International, Newport, Sammamish, society by encouraging, National Identity; Migration and Interlake reflection on the past. Settlement; Politics and Power; The United States History course Work, Exchange, and Technology; Students will also engage in provides students with the analytical America in the World; Geography historical research as part of the skills and factual knowledge to and the Environment; and Culture course, completing the IB Historical deal critically with problems in and Society — provide areas of Investigation U.S. History. Students will learn to historical inquiry for investigation assess historical material and their throughout the course. These require SSH702 relevance, reliability, and importance, students to reason historically about IB HISTORY HL 2/AP UNITED and to weigh the evidence and continuity and change over time and STATES GOVERNMENT interpretations presented in make comparisons among various Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit historical scholarship. Students will historical developments in different also develop the skills to present Prerequisite: IB History HL 1/AP U.S. times and places. The course also History reasons and evidence clearly and allows teachers flexibility across nine persuasively in essay format. The Other info: The course prepares different periods of U.S. history to students for the Advanced Placement following themes are addressed teach topics of their choice in depth. in U.S. History; American diversity exam in U.S. Government and satisfies and identity, culture, demographic content requirements for Papers SSH601 changes, economic transformations, One and Two of the Higher Level IB HISTORY OF THE environment, globalization, politics examination for the International AMERICAS HL 1 and citizenship, reform, religion, Baccalaureate slavery and its legacies in North Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Location: Interlake Prerequisite: Modern World History America, and war and diplomacy. This AP United States Government or AP Modern World History Writing instruction will extend and Politics course provides students Other info: This is the first year of the

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 115 High School Social Studies multiple opportunities to examine SS_705 This AP United States Government the workings of our political system, UNITED STATES CIVICS/ SENIOR course provides students multiple to develop civic commitment PROJECT opportunities to develop an analytical and capacity, and to build a well- Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit perspective on government and informed, thoughtful response to Prerequisite: 12th grade standing politics in the United States, to the question: What is the proper role and completion of U.S. History develop civic commitment and of government in our democracy? Location: International capacity, and to build a well- This project-based course is hand- informed, thoughtful response to on and minds-on, preparing more This year-long United States Civics/ the question: What is the proper role students for success on the AP exam Senior Project course is designed of government in our democracy? as they also gain a deeper conceptual to prepare students to be active The goal of the AP+ course is to understanding. Students will have and informed citizens who can demonstrate that a more hands-on the opportunity to practice and participate effectively in their own and minds-on AP course can produce master the five disciplinary practices governance. Students will acquire better results in the following: success of political scientists identified by the concepts and skills needed on the AP Exam coupled with deep the College Board, including reading to interpret and analyze political conceptual learning, a greater passion and interpreting data and developing issues and their implications from for the political process, engagement evidence-based arguments, as a variety of perspectives. Students in learning, and appeal to a wider they engage in five project cycles: will examine the constitutional basis range of students. This course is Founders’ Intent/Constitution, of government, political beliefs and project-based learning at its best. Election 2020, Government in Action, behaviors, political parties, interest Students learn concepts through six Congress, and Supreme Court. groups, mass media, institutions of project cycles: Government in Action, government, civil rights and liberties, Town Hall, LegSim (a mock Congress SS_702 and public policy. The International simulation), Election Sim, Supreme UNITED STATES CIVICS/ School Senior Project is a self-directed Court of the United States, and Taking CONTEMPORARY WORLD culmination of a student’s education it Global. The concepts covered are PROBLEMS and a launching pad to integrate designed to prepare students for them into the life of the community Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit; successful completion of the AP U.S. through career exploration. It consists Government & Politics course. Prerequisite: U.S. History or AP U.S. of a year-long project designed by History the students themselves, and has Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, SS_704 three basic components: information CIVIC ACTION & RACE IN THE US Interlake, Newport gathering and synthesis; project Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Students will learn about the planning and implementation; and Prerequisite: U.S. History or AP U.S. philosophy of government, the student presentation to a community- History functions of the U.S. political system, based panel. Each project proposal is foreign and domestic policy making, evaluated by a community advisory Other info: Students will take the AP and the role of government in board to ensure it meets certain Exam in the spring contemporary issues. The course is criteria, such as a learning stretch, Location: Big Picture designed to prepare students to both project achievement, community This course examines the history and understand and participate in the involvement, feasibility, and an modern implications of race within United States system of government. observable outcome or closure. the context of the United States Students will also examine the world and focuses on how students can since 1975. The areas of focus will SSA701 become informed, empowered and include studying six major regions of AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT active citizens. Students will master the world. The international economy, & POLITICS and apply the tenets of Courageous world hot spots, and comparative Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Conversations, using these skills views of world events will be studied Prerequisite: U.S. History or AP U.S. to discuss race and examine the in a contemporary context. History relationship between values and Other info: Students will take the AP political ideology. Students will learn Exam in the spring the history of voter enfranchisement Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, and disenfranchisement along with Newport, Sammamish how to vote. Examining how race

116 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Social Studies impacts Americans’ lives in a variety of institutions such as housing and education, students will learn fundamentals of the judicial branch, including key Supreme Court cases. Students will also delve into the Constitution and the concept of federalism, creating action projects that focus on different levels of government and issues of equity. With a commitment to sharpening skills in thinking, research, writing, discussion and civic engagement, the course will focus on experiences of persons of color as a lens to examine several deeper themes. Student outcomes will include increased cultural sensitivity, an ability to communicate across racial and ideological differences, leadership in the community, and a sense of civic duty and efficacy.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 117 Special Education Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

HIGH SCHOOL GENERAL ED CORE AND ELECTIVE GRADING GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS WITH IEPS

COURSE DESIGNATION AREAS OF CONSIDERATION GENERAL MODIFIED

IEP Accommodations are listed on IEP. Modifications are listed on IEP.

Course Objectives Student accomplishes the same Student accomplishes modified standards as typically developing peers. standards that are directly related Standards are met with access to the course curriculum and grade to accommodations, but without level, developmentally appropriate modifying the course goals. and/or related to IEP goals.

Team must follow process from Procedural Handbook

Grading Standards Grade on general education standards Grade on modified standards with consideration of student determined through collaboration accomodations. between general education teacher and special education teacher.

Meets National Collegiate Athletic Yes No Association & College Academic Distribution Requirements

Note: Courses with Targeted in the title do not meet National Collegiate Athletic Association and College and Academic Distribution Requirements for college entrance eligibility for college athletics with the exception of Targeted English 9, 10, 11, and 12.

118 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Special Education

Courses listed below are x Length and Credit: Determined taken multiple periods throughout the on an individual basis available to all students who day based on student need. x Prerequisite: Individual Education Students receiving special education meet state eligibility criteria Plan (IEP) Team decision services who are enrolled in general for special education services x Location: Determined by education courses may require and are being served on analysis of Special Education accommodations and/or modifications to access the curriculum with equity. an Individualized Education population within each school x Note: Not every aspect of Program (IEP) . This continuum the continuum of services is ENS100 includes specially designed available at each school TARGETED LANGUAGE ARTS Length/Credit: To be determined on Courses listed below are available instruction, accommodations, an individual basis and related services in to all students who meet state eligibility criteria for special education Prerequisite: IEP goal in reading and general education, special services and are being served on an writing education and/or community Individualized Education Program Location: Determined by analysis of (IEP). This continuum includes special education population within environments . specially designed instruction, each school accommodations, and related This course provides reading and services in general education, writing instruction for students. special education and/or community Instruction is focused on vocabulary environments. Special education and language development, thinking personnel at each school site will skills, and reading and writing determine specific course availability strategies. Reading, writing, speaking, based on an analysis of their student listening, language, and collaborative population. Therefore, not every strategies are used purposefully to aspect of the continuum may be build knowledge and skills and to available at each school. Classes will help students become independent be assigned based on individual readers, writers, and thinkers. Students student needs and the IEP process. will learn skills to help them make the As part of the IEP process the team transition to general education classes. may determine a particular course be Placement in course is determined repeated for credit and/or may be by leveled assessment in conjunction with IEP goals.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 119 Middle School Special Education

MAS101 MAS301 MAS312 TARGETED MATHEMATICS 1 TARGETED MATHEMATICS 3 TARGETED MATHEMATICS 5 Length/Credit: To be determined on Length/Credit: To be determined on Length/Credit: To be determined on an individual basis an individual basis an individual basis Prerequisite: IEP goal in mathematics Prerequisite: IEP goal in mathematics Prerequisite: IEP goal in mathematics Location: Determined by analysis of Location: Determined by analysis of Location: Determined by analysis of special education population within special education population within special education population within each school each school each school This course provides instruction This course provides instruction This course is offered as the second in basic mathematical skills and on increasingly complex problem- in a 2-year course for students who concepts with an emphasis on solving skills, including using ratios have math goals. The first unit in this higher-order thinking and techniques and proportions, tables, graphs and course provides instruction in ratios for relating problem solving to real other techniques; fractions, decimals, and conversions, rates, percentages, life situations. Skills include whole measurement, geometry and probability and statistics. The second numbers computations, fractions, factorization. Students will learn skills unit covers positive rational numbers, measurement, money, time, place to help them make the transition to integers, rational number operations value, geometry, estimation and general education classes. Placement and solving equations. Students calculator use. Students will learn in this course is determined by will learn skills to help them make skills to help them make the transition leveled assessment in conjunction the transition to general education to general education classes. Students with IEP goals. classes. Placement in this course is will learn skills to help them make determined by leveled assessment in the transition to general education MAS311 conjunction with IEP goals. classes. Placement in this course is TARGETED MATHEMATICS 4 determined by leveled assessment in Length/Credit: To be determined on MAS377 conjunction with IEP goals. an individual basis TARGETED MATHEMATICS 6 Prerequisite: IEP goal in mathematics Length/Credit: To be determined on MAS201 Location: Determined by analysis of an individual basis TARGETED MATHEMATICS 2 special education population within Prerequisite: IEP goal in mathematics Length/Credit: To be determined on each school Location: Determined by analysis of an individual basis This course is offered as the first in special education population within Prerequisite: IEP goal in mathematics a 2-year course for students who each school Location: Determined by analysis of have math goals. The first unit in This course is offered for students special education population within this course provides instruction in who have math goals. The first unit each school understanding and working with in this course covers ratios and This course provides instruction with decimals and fractions including rates, proportions and similarity, a continued emphasis on higher- multiplication and division. The percentages, probability and direct order thinking skills, extending second unit covers an introduction sampling. The second unit covers whole number skills to include to algebra including order of angle relationships, two-dimensional higher level work with whole number operations, algebraic expressions, geometry and surface area and algorithms, fractions, decimals, and solving equations, integers and their volume. The third unit covers angles, further problem-solving using tables, functions. Students will learn skills triangles, the Pythagorean Theorem, number families and ratios, as well as to help them make the transition to transformations, exponents and geometry and probability. Students general education classes. Placement volume. Students will learn skills to will learn skills to help them make in this course is determined by help them make the transition to the transition to general education leveled assessment in conjunction general education classes. Placement classes. Placement in this course is with IEP goals. in this course is determined by determined by leveled assessment in leveled assessment in conjunction conjunction with IEP goals. with IEP goals.

120 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School Special Education

SUS160 SUS118 align with student’s IEP goals and STRATEGIES FOR ADAPTIVE LIVING SKILLS objectives. SCHOOL SUCCESS Length/Credit: To be determined on Length/Credit: To be determined on an individual basis an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 elective Prerequisite: Student has IEP goals in credit) the area(s) covered in this class Prerequisite: IEP goal in study Location: Determined by analysis of skills, adaptive, behavior, and/or special education population within social-emotional each school Location: Determined by analysis of This course provides instruction special education population within in adaptive skills in the areas of each school grooming, hygiene, self-help, This course provides instruction mobility, communication, community in social, behavior, adaptive, and/ and personal safety, phone skills, or study skill related areas as they and health. Students will have relate to improving success in school. opportunities to generalize skills Instruction in study skills may include learned in this course in a com- skills such as time management, munity setting. Students will goal setting, communication, and use verbal and/or augmentative organization. Instruction in social, and alternative communication. emotional and behavioral skills may Learning objectives for this course include skills such as self-awareness, are individualized and align with social awareness, relationship skills, student’s IEP goals and objectives. and decision making, . Students will learn skills to help them make SUS120 the transition to general education FUNCTIONAL ACADEMICS 6, 7, 8 classes. Learning objectives for Length/Credit: To be determined on this course are individualized and an individual basis up to 4 periods align with student’s IEP goals and per day. objectives. Prerequisite: Student has IEP goals in the area(s) covered in this class SUS117 Location: Determined by analysis of SOCIAL SKILLS special education population within Length/Credit: To be determined on each school an individual basis This course of study is designed to Prerequisite: IEP goal in social, provide instruction in functional organization, and/or behavior- related academic domains: functional areas reading skills, computer skills, Location: Highland, Tillicum and Tyee functional writing skills, functional This course provides instruction in math skills such as time-telling, time social and behavior related areas management, money management including self-regulation, conflict (coins and bills), calculator skills, and resolution, and conversation skills. banking and budgeting. Students will Students practice role play and are have opportunities to generalize skills provided coaching in emotional learned in this course in a community regulation and positive behavior setting Students will use verbal and/ skills. The classroom is a therapeutic or augmentative and alternative environment with a focus on communication. Students may take intensive behavioral interventions. this class one to four periods per Learning objectives for this course day based on their IEP goals and are individualized and align with objectives. Learning objectives for student’s IEP goals and objectives. this course are individualized and

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Courses listed below are Therefore, not every aspect of the have applicable decoding, basic continuum may be available at each comprehension and writing skills. available to all students who school. Classes will be assigned based Instruction includes literature analysis, meet state eligibility criteria on individual student needs and the reading comprehension strategies, for special education services IEP process. As part of the IEP process and analytic writing. Students will the team may determine a particular learn skills to help them make the and are being served on course be repeated for credit and/ transition to general education classes. an Individualized Education or may be taken multiple periods This class replaces English 9 and Program (IEP) . This continuum throughout the day based on student meets National Collegiate Athletic need. Association and College and Academic includes specially designed Students receiving special education Distribution Requirements. Placement instruction, accommodations, services who are enrolled in general in this course is determined by leveled and related services in education courses may require assessment in conjunction with IEP accommodations and/or modifications goals. general education, special to access the curriculum with equity. education and/or community The designation of modified is ENS501 environments . Special determined by the IEP team and TARGETED ENGLISH 10 documented in the student’s IEP. Length/Credit: To be determined on education personnel at each an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 English school site will determine ENS401 credit) specific course availability TARGETED ENGLISH 9 Prerequisite: IEP goal in reading Length/Credit: To be determined on related areas and/or written based on an analysis of their an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 English expression student population . credit) Location: Determined by analysis of Prerequisite: IEP goal in reading special education population within related areas and/or written each school expression This course provides reading, Location: Determined by analysis of reading comprehension and writing special education population within intervention for students who each school have applicable decoding, basic This course provides reading, comprehension and writing skills. reading comprehension and writing Instruction includes literature analysis, intervention for students who reading comprehension strategies,

122 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Special Education and analytic writing. Students will Location: Determined by analysis MAS422 learn skills to help them make the of special education population TARGETED MATHEMATICS 2 transition to general education within each school Length/Credit: To be determined on classes. This class replaces English This course provides reading, an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 math 10 and meets National Collegiate reading comprehension and writing credit) Athletic Association and College and intervention for students who Prerequisite: IEP goal in mathematics Academic Distribution Requirements. have applicable decoding, basic Location: Determined by analysis Placement in this course is comprehension and writing skills. of special education population determined by leveled assessment in Students will focus on improving within each school conjunction with IEP goals. their reading and writing skills This course provides instruction with including determining and analyzing a continued emphasis on higher- ENS601 the theme in text, compare and TARGETED ENGLISH 11 order thinking skills, extending contrasting different types of text, whole number skills to include Length/Credit: To be determined on using precise language to writing higher level work with whole number an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 English in multiple forms and produce clear algorithms, fractions, decimals, and credit) and coherent writing. Students further problem-solving using tables, Prerequisite: IEP goal in reading will learn skills to help them make number families and ratios, as well as related areas and/or written the transition to general education geometry and probability. Students expression classes. This class replaces English will learn skills to help them make Location: Determined by analysis of 12 and meets National Collegiate the transition to general education special education population within Athletic Association and College and classes. Placement in this course is each school Academic Distribution Requirements. determined by leveled assessment in Placement in this course is This course provides reading, conjunction with IEP goals. determined by leveled assessment in reading comprehension and writing conjunction with IEP goals. intervention for students who MAS423 have applicable decoding, basic TARGETED MATHEMATICS 3 MAS421 comprehension and writing skills. Length/Credit: To be determined on TARGETED MATHEMATICS 1 Students will focus on improving an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 math their reading and writing skills Length/Credit: To be determined on credit) including determining and analyzing an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 math Prerequisite: IEP goal in mathematics credit) the theme in text, compare and Location: Determined by analysis of contrasting different types of text, Prerequisite: IEP goal in mathematics special education population within using precise language to writing Location: Determined by analysis of each school in multiple forms and produce clear special education population within and coherent writing. Students each school This course provides instruction will learn skills to help them make on increasingly complex problem- This course provides instruction solving skills, including using ratios the transition to general education in basic mathematical skills and classes. This class replaces English and proportions, tables, graphs and concepts with an emphasis on other techniques; fractions, decimals, 11 and meets National Collegiate higher-order thinking and techniques Athletic Association and College and measurement, geometry and for relating problem solving to real factorization. Students will learn skills Academic Distribution Requirements. life situations. Skills include whole Placement in this course is to help them make the transition to numbers computations, fractions, general education classes. Placement determined by leveled assessment in measurement, money, time, place conjunction with IEP goals. in this course is determined by value, geometry, estimation and leveled assessment in conjunction calculator use. Students will learn with IEP goals. ENS701 skills to help them make the TARGETED ENGLISH 12 transition to general education MAS500 Length/Credit: To be determined on classes. Placement in this course is TARGETED PRE-ALGEBRA an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 English determined by leveled assessment in credit) conjunction with IEP goals. Length/Credit: To be determined on Prerequisite: IEP goal in reading an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 math related areas and/or written credit) expression

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Prerequisite: IEP goal in mathematics SUS460 This course provides instruction in and completion of Targeted PASS social and behavior related areas Mathematics 3 or equivalent Length/Credit: To be determined on including self-regulation, conflict Location: Determined by analysis of an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 elective resolution, and conversation skills. special education population within credit) Students practice role play and are each school Prerequisite: IEP goal in study skills, provided coaching in emotional regulation and positive behavior This course is offered as an algebra adaptive, behavior, social, and/or skills. Students in classes may also preparation course. It provides social-emotional practice appropriate social behaviors instruction on essential pre-algebra Location: Determined by analysis including: greeting others, initiating and basic geometry content including of special education population and participating in conversation, strategies for solving straight-line within each school responding appropriately to equations, exponents, signed Personal and Academic Skills for peers and authority figures, etc. numbers, facility with fractions, Success (PASS) is a course that The classroom is a therapeutic decimals and percentages, data provides instruction in social, environment with a focus on tables and graphs, and a wide range behavior, and/or study skill related intensive behavioral interventions. of word problems involving rate, areas as they relate to improving Learning objectives for this course proportion, probability, and algebraic skills needed to for success in school are individualized and align with solutions. Placement in this course is and post secondary life. This course student’s IEP goals and objectives. determined by leveled assessment in is devoted to developing better conjunction with IEP goals. communication skills and strategies SUS446 that address pro-social behavior, ADAPTIVE LIVING SKILLS MAS621 ensuring students’ ability to interact TARGETED CONSUMER and work effectively with others. Length/Credit: To be determined MATHEMATICS Students learn how to deal with daily on an individual basis (1 semester - 0.5 credit) Length/Credit: To be determined on challenges, focusing on what to do an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 math when you are frustrated, confused, or Prerequisite: Student has IEP goals in credit) angry. This course provides students the area(s) covered in this class Prerequisite: Senior status; IEP goal with an opportunity to improve Location: Determined by analysis in mathematics study habits and academic success. of special education population within each school Location: Determined by analysis Students will be guided towards of special education population improving their organizational and This course of study is designed to within each school study skills, with an emphasis on provide instruction in adaptive skills time management, organization in the areas of grooming, hygiene, This course provides math instruction and academic self-esteem. Students self-help, mobility, communication, targeting the application of basic will monitor their progress in classes community and personal safety, math skills to everyday situations. based on their individual IEP goals phone skills, and health. Students will Students develop competencies and objectives. Learning objectives have opportunities to generalize skills in mathematics for personal use for this course are individualized and learned in this course in a community in a problem-solving format that align with student’s IEP goals and setting. Students will use verbal and/ allows them to use math skills in objectives. or augmentative and alternative consumer situations. Units will focus communication. Learning objectives on budgeting, cost comparisons, SUS450 for this course are individualized and credit, recordkeeping, purchasing SOCIAL SKILLS align with student’s IEP goals and and banking. The goal of this course objectives. is to guide students in building Length/Credit: To be determined on a strong foundation in logical an individual basis (1 year - 1.0 elective thinking and problem-solving that credit) SUS447 will enable them to make good Prerequisite: IEP goal in social, FUNCTIONAL SOCIAL SKILLS decisions concerning matters of organization and/or Length/Credit: To be determined money and finance in their daily lives. behavior- related areas on an individual basis (1 semester - Learning objectives for this course Location: Newport, Interlake, 0.5 credit) are individualized and align with Sammamish student’s IEP goals and objectives.

124 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School Special Education

Prerequisite: Student has IEP goals in align with student’s IEP goals and (functional) academics, self-care skills, the area(s) covered in this class objectives. leisure skills, social/communication Location: Determined by analysis of skills, and self-advocacy. These special education population within SUS432 services are determined by the each school PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING IEP team with a focus on team- determined post-secondary goals. Students will practice and learn SUS433 Instruction is delivered both in the appropriate social behaviors PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING classroom and in the community. including: greet others, initiate and Learning objectives for this course participate in conversations, respond Length/Credit: To be determined on are individualized and align with appropriately while interacting with an individual basis up to 3 periods per student’s IEP goals and objectives. peers, authority figures, and co- day (1 semester - 0.5 credit) workers. Students will improve and Prerequisite: Student has IEP goals in practice social behavior skills in a the area(s) covered in this class SUS751 variety of settings. Students will have Location: Determined by analysis of TRANSITION SERVICES 1 opportunities to generalize skills special education population within SUS752 learned in this course in a community each school TRANSITION SERVICES 2 setting. Students will use verbal and/ This course provides instruction SUS753 or augmentative and alternative in vocational skills useful within TRANSITION SERVICES 3 communication. Learning objectives the home, school and community for this course are individualized and and provides opportunities to SUS754 align with student’s IEP goals and develop skill areas that support CONNECTION SERVICES objectives. post-secondary goals in the areas Length/Credit: To be determined on of education/training, independent an individual basis up to 7 periods per SUS448 living, and employment. Students will day. (1 semester - 0.5 credit) FUNCTIONAL ACADEMICS 9, have the opportunities to generalize Prerequisite: Student has IEP goals 10, 11, 12 skills learned in this course in a in the area(s) covered in this class Length/Credit: To be determined on community setting. Students will and placement in the ETP (Evergreen an individual basis up to 4 periods per use verbal and/or augmentative Transition Program). The student has day. (1 semester - 0.5 credit) and alternative communication. not received a high school diploma. Prerequisite: Student has IEP goals in Learning objectives for this course Location: Evergreen Transition the area(s) covered in this class are individualized and align with Program OR an alternate location Location: Determined by analysis student’s IEP goals and objectives. determined by the IEP team of special education population This course provides opportunities SUS750 within each school to develop skill areas that support COMMUNITY HABILITATIVE This course provides instruction post-secondary goals in the areas SERVICES in functional academic domains: of education/training, independent functional reading skills, computer Length/Credit: To be determined on living, and employment. Coursework skills, functional writing skills, an individual basis (1 semester - 0.5 is based on individual student functional math skills such as time- credit) needs and may include pre- telling skills, time management, Prerequisite: Student has IEP goals vocational and vocational skill money management (coins and bills), in the area(s) covered in this class development, functional academics, calculator skills, and banking and and placement in the PACIFIC/ETP independent living, leisure skills, budgeting skills. Students will have (Evergreen Transition Program). The social communication, self- opportunities to generalize skills student has not received a high determination and self-advocacy. learned in this course in a community school diploma. Student programs are determined by setting. Students will use verbal and/ Location: Interlake/Evergreen the IEP team. Instruction is delivered or augmentative and alternative Transition Services in the classroom, as well as in the communication. Students may take This course provides opportunities community in order to allow students this class one to four periods per to develop skill areas based on the opportunity to generalized day based on their IEP goals and individual student needs and may learned skills in an experiential objectives. Learning objectives for include pre-vocational, therapeutic, way. Community instruction may this course are individualized and habilitative skill development, include placement at non-paid work

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 125 High School Special Education internships. Learning objectives for this course are individualized and align with student’s IEP goals and objectives.

126 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 World Languages Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

Chinese, French, Japanese, Spanish

IB – International Baccalaureate (at IHS only) AP – Advanced Placement

Recommended path for Middle School students

World Language Level 1A World Language Level 1 Grade 6 or 7 Grade 8-12 1.0 HS credit

World Language Level 1B World Language Level 2 Grade 7 or 8 1.0 HS credit Grades 8-12 1.0 HS credit

World Language Level 3 Grades 9-12 1.0 HS credit

World Language Level 4 Grades 9-12 1.0 HS credit

AP/IB World Language Grades 10-12 1.0 HS credit

AP Spanish Literature or IB World Language or Honors French Literature or other Honors World Language Grades 11-12 1.0 HS credit

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Offerings by Attendance Area

Middle School High School

Odle Interlake Chinese Tillicum Sammamish Tyee Newport

Chinook Bellevue Highland Interlake Odle Sammamish French Tillicum Newport Tyee International International

Japanese Chinook Bellevue

Big Picture Bellevue Chinook Interlake Highland Sammamish Spanish Odle Newport Tillicum Big Picture Tyee

128 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School World Languages

The goal of the World We encourage all students in the Placement and/or the International Language program is to Bellevue School District begin World Baccalaureate Exams in high school. Language study in the sixth grade Location: Odle, Tillicum, Tyee prepare students to be able in the 1A course. Students should Students learn language that can then continue to study that same to communicate effectively be used in everyday conversation. language, uninterrupted, through the Students will begin to communicate with speakers of a different twelfth grade, as length of study is the in the target language through most important factor in becoming language in authentic cultural interpersonal speaking and writing, a proficient communicator. Students contexts . World Language presentational speaking and writing, who begin in the sixth grade will also and interpretive reading and listening. has been shown to positively have the opportunity to take AP/IB Instruction will focus on listening Language and Literature courses in affect standardized test scores, comprehension and speaking at the high school. such as the SAT and the ACT . beginning of the year. Students will Learning another language Students may request high school learn to communicate topics such as credit for level IB and level 2 world greetings, classroom and courtesy also strengthens critical- language courses completed in Middle expressions, numbers, family and thinking and problem solving school. friends, and school subjects. Pinyin, the phonetic system indicating skills . Finally, world language Chinese pronunciation using the CHINESE (MANDARIN) study raises students’ cultural English alphabet, will be taught and awareness . Language skills students will be able to read sentences CH_101 in Pinyin in addition to basic Chinese provide a competitive edge in CHINESE 1A characters. The writing of basic career and wider possibilities Length/Credit: 1 year Chinese characters is also introduced in life . Prerequisite: Students should be as well as simple grammar and in 6th or 7th grade. 8th graders are sentence patterns. Students will take not advised to take Chinese 1A but part in various activities, such as films, are instead advised to wait until high games, songs and projects to enhance school to take Chinese 1. language learning and understanding Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence of of the Chinese culture. courses is recommended as the best path for Middle school students who would like to prepare for the Advanced

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CH_402 earned will appear on the student’s and basic conversations to enhance CHINESE 1B high school transcript. their learning of French and French- Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Location: Odle, Tillicum, Tyee speaking cultures. Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese Students develop their 1A or equivalent communication in the target through FR_402 Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence interpersonal speaking and writing, FRENCH 1B of courses is recommended as the presentational speaking and writing, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit best path for Middle school students and interpretive reading and listening. Prerequisite: Completion of French who would like to prepare for the At the same time developing greater 1A or equivalent Advanced Placement and/or the command of sentence word order. Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence of International Baccalaureate Exams Students will continue to learn about courses is recommended as the best in high school. Credit and the grade the Chinese culture through a variety path for Middle school students who earned will appear on the student’s of activities and projects, focusing would like prepare for the Advanced high school transcript. on everyday situations and aspects Placement and / or the International Location: Odle, Tillicum, Tyee that allow students to understand Baccalaureate Exams in High School. Students continue to communicate the differences between their own Credit and the grade earned will in the target language through culture and the Chinese culture. appear on the student’s high school interpersonal speaking and writing, These situations include the contexts transcript. presentational speaking and writing, of leisure, cultural activities, health, Location: Chinook, Highland, and interpretive reading and listening. technology, and travel. Use of the International, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee target language in class increases Simplified Chinese character writing Students continue to communicate until most of the class is conducted in and pinyin, the phonetic system in the target language through Chinese. indicating Chinese pronunciation spontaneous speaking and writing, using the English alphabet, will be presentational speaking and emphasized. Traditional Chinese FRENCH writing, and interpretive reading characters are available as reference. and listening. The class is conducted Students will examine radicals FR_101 primarily in French with an emphasis to understand the structure of FRENCH 1A on helping each student to reach high learned characters and decode novice proficiency. Students engage Length/Credit: 1 year new characters as they continue to in hands-on learning, personalized develop reading and writing skills. Prerequisite: Students should be activities, projects, songs, games This class will be conducted primarily in 6th or 7th grade. 8th graders are and conversations to enhance their in Chinese. Students will expand their instead advised to wait until High learning of French and French- understanding of culture through School to take French 1. speaking cultures. the study of festivals, philosophy, Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence of geography, arts, and comparisons courses is recommended as the best FR_501 between Chinese and American path for Middle school students who FRENCH 2 would like prepare for the Advanced cultures. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Placement and / or the International Baccalaureate Exams in High School. Prerequisite: Completion of French CH_501 1B, French 1 or equivalent CHINESE 2 Location: Chinook, Highland, International, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence of Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit courses is recommended as the best Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese Students begin to communicate path for Middle school students who 1B, Chinese 1 or equivalent skills in the target language through would like prepare for the Advanced Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence spontaneous speaking and writing, Placement and / or the International of courses is recommended as the presentational speaking and writing, Baccalaureate Exams in High School. best path for Middle school students and interpretive reading and Credit and the grade earned will who would like to prepare for the listening. Class will be conducted appear on the student’s high school Advanced Placement and / or the primarily in French with a goal of transcript. International Baccalaureate Exams in helping each student reach high Location: Chinook, Highland, high school. Credit and the grade novice proficiency. Students engage International, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee in hands-on learning, personalized activities, projects, songs, games,

130 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School World Languages

Students develop their JA_402 past and present. Cultural studies communication in the target JAPANESE 1B will continue to be extended language through spontaneous Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit from Japanese 1. This class will be speaking and writing, presentational Prerequisite: Completion of conducted in Japanese as much as speaking and writing, and interpretive Japanese 1A or equivalent possible. reading and listening. The class will Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence of be conducted primarily in Frenchand courses is recommended as the best SPANISH students will be expected to use the path for Middle school students who language in class. The goal is to help would like prepare for the Advanced each student reach intermediate low Placement test in High School. Credit SP_101 proficiency. and the grade earned will appear on SPANISH 1A the student’s high school transcript. Length/Credit: 1 year Prerequisite: Students should be JAPANESE Location: Chinook in 6th or 7th grade. 8th graders are Students continue to communicate advised to wait until High School to JA_101 in the target language through take Spanish 1. JAPANESE 1A interpersonal speaking and writing, Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence of presentational speaking and writing, Length/Credit: 1 year courses is recommended as the best and interpretive reading and Prerequisite: Students should be path for Middle school students who listening. Students will expand their in 6th or 7th grade. 8th graders are would like prepare for the Advanced knowledge in Japanese by reading advised to wait until High School to Placement and / or the International materials in Japanese and producing take Japanese 1. Baccalaureate Exams in High School. oral projects. They will learn basic Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence of Location: Big Picture, Chinook, kanji throughout the year. Japanese courses is recommended as the best Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee path for Middle school students who culture studies will continue to be Students begin to communicate would like prepare for the Advanced extended from Japanese 1A. This in the target language through Placement test in High School. class will be conducted in Japanese as much as possible. spontaneous speaking and writing, Location: Chinook presentational speaking and writing, Students begin to communicate JA_501 and interpretive reading and listening. in the target language through JAPANESE 2 Class will be conducted primarily in interpersonal speaking and writing, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Spanish with a goal of helping each presentational speaking and writing, Prerequisite: Completion of student reach mid novice proficiency. and interpretive reading and listening. Japanese 1B, Japanese 1 or equivalent They practice basic conversations in In this class students will learn Spanish about what they want, need, Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence of vocabulary and sentence patterns plan, and know how to do, as well as courses is recommended as the best to allow them to participate in basic describe people, places, and events. path for Middle school students who everyday conversations in Japanese, would like prepare for the Advanced while also gaining an understanding Placement test in High School. Credit SP_402 of Japanese culture. Students study and the grade earned will appear on SPANISH 1B topics such as greetings, telling the student’s high school transcript. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit time, classroom phrases, and likes Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish and dislikes. Speaking and listening Location: Chinook 1A or equivalent skills are emphasized, but students This course is designed to increase Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence of will also begin to learn to read and Japanese speaking skills, under- courses is recommended as the best write using two different alphabets standing of Japanese sentence path for Middle school students who (hiragana and katakana). This class will constructions, and skills in reading would like prepare for the Advanced be conducted in Japanese as much and writing. Students develop Placement and / or the International as possible. Through videos, guest their communication in the target Baccalaureate Exams in High School. presenters, printed materials, games, language through interpersonal Credit and the grade earned will and other activities, students will speaking and writing, presentational appear on the student’s high school learn about Japanese culture as well speaking and writing, and interpretive transcript. as the Japanese language. reading and listening. Students will Location: Big Picture, Chinook, be able to discuss various topics in Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee

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Students continue to communicate language through spontaneous complex texts and write effectively in the target language through speaking and writing, presentational in academic settings. This course is spontaneous speaking and writing, speaking and writing, and interpretive designed to help students maintain presentational speaking and writing, reading and listening. The class will their Spanish literacy on the same and interpretive reading and listening. be conducted primarily in Spanish level as their English literacy. Through This class is conducted in Spanish as and students are expected to use the leadership opportunities, students much as possible. Students expand language in class. Students continue develop their bilingual, biliterate, and their understanding of culture by to learn about Hispanic countries bicultural skills. studying about the countries of the through articles, video, speakers, Hispanic world. The goal is to help group projects, computer activities, SP_603 each student reach high novice music, and games. The goal is to SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS III proficiency. reach intermediate low proficiency. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Spanish Language SP_401 SP_403 Arts II SPANISH 1 SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS I Other info: Credit and the grade Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit earned will appear on the student’s Prerequisite: Tyee: 8th grade Other info: Students may request 1.0 high school transcript. standing high school credit for Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle Other info: This course at the Middle completion of this course This course focuses on the school replaces the 1A-1B sequence. Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle development of Spanish literacy skills Location: Odle, Tyee This course focuses on the and communicative competence. Students begin to communicate development of Spanish literacy skills Through literacy and leadership units in the target language through and communicative competence. focused on the Common Core for interpersonal speaking and writing, Through literacy and leadership Spanish Language Arts, Students presentational speaking and writing, units focused on the Common Core increase their ability to understand and interpretive reading and listening. for Spanish Language Arts, Students complex texts and write effectively Class will be conducted primarily increase their ability to understand in academic settings. This course is in Spanish with a goal of helping complex texts and write effectively designed to help students maintain each student become a competent in academic settings. This course their Spanish literacy on the same communicator. Students expand their is designed to help students for level as their English literacy. Through understanding of culture by studying students who speak Spanish, but have leadership opportunities, students about the countries of the Hispanic not had the opportunity to develop develop their bilingual, biliterate, and world. their reading and writing. Through bicultural skills. leadership opportunities, students SP_501 develop their bilingual, biliterate, and SPANISH 2 bicultural skills. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish SP_503 1B, Spanish 1 or equivalent SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS II Other info: The 1A-1B-2 sequence of Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit courses is recommended as the best Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish path for Middle school students who 1B, Spanish 1 or equivalent would like prepare for the Advanced Other info: Credit and the grade Placement and/or the International earned will appear on the student’s Baccalaureate Exams in High School. high school transcript. Credit and the grade earned will Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle appear on the student’s high school This course focuses on the transcript. development of Spanish literacy skills Location: Big Picture, Chinook, and communicative competence. Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee Through literacy and leadership Students develop their units focused on the Common Core communication in the target for Spanish Language Arts, Students increase their ability to understand

132 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School World Languages

The Bellevue School District WORLD LANGUAGE it represents their highest level of COMPETENCY CREDITS requires that all students in the proficiency across skills. Competency based credits may be x Novice Mid- 1 credit Bellevue School District study earned for World Language x Novice High- 2 credits a world language, or complete A maximum of 4 World Language x Intermediate Low- 3 credits Personal Pathways . The credits may be awarded through OSPI’s Competency Based Credit x Intermediate Mid- 4 credits mission is to equip students testing process. More information is with the skills to communicate available here: http://www.bsd405.org/ SEAL OF BILITERACY effectively across multiple departments/curriculum/competency- In the State of Washington, students credits/ qualify for the seal by demonstrating cultures . Students use world In order to earn competency credits intermediate mid proficiency, across all languages to explore global in World Language, students will skills, on a proficiency test. challenges and other cultural demonstrate proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing. These CHINESE (MANDARIN) perspectives . Most colleges assessments are aligned with the and universities require at American Council on the Teaching of CH_401 Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency least two years of study of CHINESE 1 Levels. one world language . However, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit The assessments vary by language. Prerequisite: None competitive schools may For Spanish, French, German, Italian, Location: Newport, Sammamish require four years of study . Hebrew, Japanese, and Chinese A long sequence of world students may take the Standards- Beginning students study language Based Measurement of Proficiency that can be used in everyday language study will give (STAMP) test. Students receive credit communication. Students begin to students an advantage in based on their lowest skill score, since communicate in the target language through interpersonal speaking and college admissions in the writing, presentational speaking and United States . writing, and interpretive reading and listening. Students will develop skills in impromptu speaking and writing, understanding what they read and hear, and formal presentations.

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Simplified Chinese character writing reading and listening. Students and linguistic interaction. Emphasis and pinyin (the phonetic system will learn more advanced grammar is placed on the development of the indicating Chinese pronunciation patterns and vocabulary while four language skills at an advanced using the English alphabet) will be exploring their understanding of the level of proficiency. To gain a broader emphasized. Traditional Chinese Chinese culture using technology understanding of the Chinese characters are available as reference. on various projects. Creative writing language and culture, students will Students will examine radicals and formal composition skills are also explore a range of sources including to understand the structure of emphasized. The class is conducted in literature, art, history, and geography learned characters and decode new Chinese. on Chinese society and current characters. Class will be conducted as events. This class is conducted much as possible in Chinese with the CH_701 entirely in Chinese and serves as goal of helping each student become CHINESE 4 a preparation for the AP Chinese a competent communicator. Students Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Language and Culture exam. will communicate in Chinese about Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese topics such as greetings, classroom 3 or equivalent CHH906 and courtesy expressions, family and Other info: Students may request HONORS CHINESE 6 friends, and school subjects. Students college credit from Bellevue College Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit will be introduced to culture through in courses that are pre-approved by Prerequisite: Completion of AP various forms of multimedia. Bellevue College. Those earning a Chinese Language or equivalent “B” grade or better in the course may Location: Newport, Sammamish CH_501 receive credit. CHINESE 2 This class is designed to deepen Location: Newport, Sammamish students’ Chinese language Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Students communicate in the target skills and cultural understanding Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese language through interpersonal with the through the use of 1B, Chinese 1 or equivalent speaking and writing, presentational authentic materials. Students will Location: Newport, Sammamish speaking and writing, and interpretive be communicating in the target Students will develop their reading and listening to explore language of interpersonal speaking communication in the target cultural themes. In addition to using and writing, presentational speaking language through interpersonal classroom texts, students also use and writing, and interpretive reading speaking and writing, presentational technology, watch films in the target and listening with an emphasis on speaking and writing, and interpretive language, give oral presentations, LITERATURE & COMPOSITION. This reading and listening. They will read short stories, and create class is conducted entirely in Chinese also develop greater command of authentic writings to increase their to sustain students’ language abilities. sentence word order. knowledge and fluency in Chinese. This class is conducted in Chinese. IB CHINESE (MANDARIN) CH_601 AT INTERLAKE CHINESE 3 CHA801 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit AP CHINESE LANGUAGE CHH401 & CULTURE Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese IB CHINESE 1 AB INITIO 2 or equivalent Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Other info: Students may request Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese Prerequisite: No prerequisite college credit from Bellevue College 4 or equivalent required in courses that are pre-approved by Other info: Students will take the AP Other info: This is the first year in the Bellevue College. Those earning a exam in the spring. Those receiving a ab initio series. It is for students with “B” grade or better in the course may score of 3, 4 or 5 may receive college no prior experience in Mandarin. receive credit. credit in 200-level equivalent classes, Location: Newport, Sammamish depending upon the university in Location: Interlake Students will deepen their which they enroll. This course is designed for students communication in the target Location: Newport, Sammamish with no prior experience in Mandarin. Students will study language that can language through interpersonal AP Chinese Language is a be used in everyday communication. speaking and writing, presentational comprehensive review of the Chinese speaking and writing, and interpretive language through literature, media,

134 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School World Languages

CHH501 CHH701 CHH901 IB CHINESE 2 AB INITIO IB CHINESE 4 SL IB CHINESE 6 HL Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese Prerequisite: Completion of IB 1 or equivalent 3 or equivalent Chinese 5 SL, Bilingual Chinese 1 or 2, Other info: Students may take the IB Location: Interlake or permission of instructor Mandarin ab initio exam Students communicate in the target Other info: This course follows the Location: Interlake language through interpersonal IB Chinese B High Level curriculum. Students will take the IB Chinese B SL Students will build on the basics speaking and writing, presentational or HL exam. Those receiving a 5, 6, learned in IB Chinese 1 ab initio. speaking and writing, and interpretive or 7 on the IB HL exam may receive Students will develop their reading and listening to explore college credit in 200-level equivalent communication in the target cultural themes. In addition to using classes, depending on the university language through interpersonal classroom texts, students will use in which they choose to enroll. speaking and writing, presentational technology, watch films in the target speaking and writing, and interpretive language, give oral presentations, Location: Interlake reading and listening. The course read short stories, and create Students read, analyze, discuss, focuses on everyday situations and authentic writings to increase their and write in Chinese and about aspects of Chinese culture that knowledge and fluency in Chinese. Chinese culture through literature, allow students to understand the This class is conducted in Chinese. The multimedia, and linguistic differences between their own culture course will follow the IB standard level interactions. Emphasis is placed on and Chinese culture. Students will also curriculum. speaking, listening, reading, and learn complex grammar structures, writing with an advanced level of including logical connectors. This CHH801 proficiency. The class is entirely class is conducted in Chinese. IB CHINESE 5 SL conducted in Chinese and students Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit are expected to be in the target CHH601 Prerequisite: Completion of IB language at all times. The course IB CHINESE 3 AB INITIO Chinese 4 or equivalent follows the IB high level curriculum: Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Other info: Students may take the IB diploma students may take the IB Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese SL or HL exam. Students earning a 5, standard level or high level exam. 2 or equivalent 6 or 7 on the IB HL exam may receive Location: Interlake college credit in 200 level equivalent CHH907 classes, depending on the university IB CHINESE A Students deepen their in which they enroll. LANGUAGE & LITERATURE SL 1 communication in the target language through interpersonal Location: Interlake CHH908 speaking and writing, presentational IB Chinese 5 is a comprehensive IB CHINESE A speaking and writing, and review of the Chinese language LANGUAGE & LITERATURE SL 2 interpretive reading and listening. through literature, multimedia, and Length/Credit: 2 years - 1.0 credit Students will continue to learn more linguistic interactions. Students per year advanced grammar patterns and communicate in the target language Prerequisite: Heritage speakers, vocabulary. Students will explore about cultural themes: interpersonal native or near native students from their understanding of the Chinese speaking and writing, presentational immersion programs; completion culture using technology and through speaking and writing, and interpretive of IB Chinese Bilingual courses working on various projects. Creative reading and listening. To gain a or Chinese 6 HL, or permission of writing and formal composition skills broader understanding of the Chinese instructor are also emphasized. The class is language and culture, students Other info: This course follows the conducted in Chinese. Students may will explore a range of sources on IB Chinese A SL curriculum. It serves take the IB Chinese AB Initio exam in including literature, art, history, and as preparation for the IB Chinese A the spring. geography on Chinese society and SL exam. Students pass with a score current events. This class is conducted of 3 and above can also earn an IB entirely in Chinese. The course follows Bilingual Certificate. the IB high level curriculum: diploma Location: Interlake students may take the IB high level exam.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 135 High School World Languages

These courses are designed for “B” grade or better in the course may students with native or near-native FRENCH receive credit. fluency in Chinese. This class serves Location: Bellevue, International, as preparation for the IB Chinese A FR_401 Newport, Sammamish exam. Students will reflect on the FRENCH 1 Students deepen their Chinese culture and current events, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit communication in the target as well as cultural impacts on the Prerequisite: None language through speaking, listening, Chinese language and media. These Location: Bellevue, International, reading and writing. The curriculum courses are conducted entirely Newport, Sammamish will offer deeper use of the language in Chinese. Students will deepen and will be conducted entirely in their skills in literary analysis and Beginning students study language French. In addition to use of the text, argumentative writing. that can be used in everyday communication. Students study students will give presentations, French through a communicative read short stories, watch films and CHH904 approach. Students begin to write often in an effort to increase CHINESE FOR BILINGUAL communicate in the target language proficiency in French. Cultural topics SPEAKERS 1 through interpersonal speaking and focus on the customs and traditions CHH905 writing, presentational speaking and of the French-speaking world. CHINESE FOR BILINGUAL writing, and interpretive reading and SPEAKERS 2 listening. Class will be conducted FR_701 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit primarily in French with a goal of FRENCH 4 Prerequisite: Heritage speakers, helping each student become a Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit near native or native speakers, and competent communicator. Students Prerequisite: Completion of French 3 students from immersion programs will expand their understanding of or equivalent are the target students for these culture by studying various aspects of Location: Bellevue, International, courses. Students should have the Francophone world. Newport, Sammamish a minimum proficiency level of Students communicate in the intermediate-low in all skills: reading, FR_501 target language through speaking, writing, speaking and listening. FRENCH 2 listening, reading and writing to Proficiency test may be required. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit explore cultural themes. Articles, Other info: Students should have a Prerequisite: Completion of French stories, poems, novels and films will minimum proficiency level of novice 1B, French 1 or equivalent provide resources for students to high in reading and writing and a Location: Bellevue, International, develop a more extensive vocabulary minimum of intermediate high for Newport, Sammamish and to expand their knowledge of speaking and listening. Proficiency Students will build on the basics Francophone culture and history. This test may be required. learned in French 1. Students develop class is conducted entirely in French. Location: Interlake their communication in the target These courses are conducted through interpersonal speaking and FRA801 entirely in Mandarin Chinese. The writing, presentational speaking and AP FRENCH LANGUAGE focus will be on improving reading writing, and interpretive reading and & CULTURE and writing skills and on building listening. This class will be conducted Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit academic language in all four skills. primarily in French and students will Prerequisite: Completion of French 4 As students continue in the Bilingual be expected to use the language in or equivalent Speakers path, they will be examining class. Other info: Students will take the AP a variety of texts to further develop exam in the spring. Those receiving a their critical and analytical mind, and FR_601 score of 3, 4 or 5 may receive college be exposed to a variety of formats FRENCH 3 credit in 200-level equivalent classes, including literary works. Students Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit depending upon the university in will also develop language and Prerequisite: Completion of French 2 which they enroll. sociocultural perspectives through or equivalent Location: Bellevue, International, specific cultural contexts, authentic Other info: Students may request Newport, Sammamish, Interlake texts, and mass media. Support will college credit from Bellevue College be provided for students taking the AP French Language is a in qualified courses. Those earning a Chinese AP exam in Bilingual 1. comprehensive review of the French

136 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School World Languages language through literature, media their own culture and Francophone with the 5 essential questions of and linguistic interaction. Emphasis is cultures. The class is conducted in the IB syllabus . Class conducted in placed on listening, speaking, reading French. French, all students are expected to and writing with an advanced level use the target language. Students of proficiency. This class is conducted FRH501 may take the IB French AB Initio exam entirely in French and serves as a IB FRENCH 2 AB INITIO in the spring. preparation for the AP exam in French Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit language and culture. Students are Prerequisite: Completion of French 1 FRH701 encouraged to take the AP French ab initIo or equivalent IB FRENCH 4 SL 1 Language and Culture test in the Location: Interlake Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Spring Prerequisite: Completion of French 3 Students develop their or equivalent communication in the target FRH906 Other info: Students may request HONORS FRENCH LITERATURE through interpersonal speaking and writing, presentational speaking and college credit from Bellevue College Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit writing, and interpretive reading in qualified courses. Those earning a Prerequisite: Completion of AP and listening. The course focuses on “B” grade or better in the course may French Language or equivalent everyday situations and aspects of receive credit. Location: Bellevue, International, French culture that allow students Location: Interlake Newport, Sammamish to understand the differences IB French SL 1 is a comprehensive In this class, students read, analyze, between their own culture and review of the French language discuss, and write about Francophone French-speaking cultures. This class through media and linguistic literature from the fourteenth is conducted in French and students interaction. This class is conducted through twentieth centuries. Students are expected to speak French. Topics in French 100% of the time. Students discuss, interpret, and compare covered in class are aligned with the communicate in the target language these works in their social, historical, 5 essential questions of the AB Initio and explore the French speaking and thematic contexts. All genres syllabus. World through 5 essentials questions of literature are read. Students are and various themes. Students trained to analyze critically the form FRH601 will work on the following skills: and content of various literary works. IB FRENCH 3 AB INITIO writing for a purpose, interpretive This class is conducted in French. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit reading and listening, interpersonal Prerequisite: Completion of French 2 and presentational speaking. The course follows the IB standard level IB FRENCH AT INTERLAKE or equivalent Other info: Students may request curriculum and diploma students may college credit from Bellevue College take the IB standard level exam. FRH401 in qualified courses. Those earning a IB FRENCH 1 AB INITIO “B” grade or better in the course may FRH802 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit receive credit. IB FRENCH 5 SL2 Prerequisite: None Location: Interlake Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Other info: This is the first year in the Prerequisite: Completion of French 4 Students deepen their ab initio series. or equivalent communication in the target Location: Interlake language through interpersonal Other info: Students may request Topics covered in class are aligned speaking and writing, presentational college credit from Bellevue College with the 5 essential questions of the speaking and writing, and interpretive in qualified courses. Those earning a AB Initio syllabus. Students begin to reading and listening. The curriculum “B” grade or better in the course may communicate in the target language will emphasize more challenging receive credit. through interpersonal speaking and use of the language and will be Location: Interlake writing, presentational speaking and conducted entirely in French. In IB French 5 SL 2 is a comprehensive writing, and interpretive reading addition to use of the text, students review of the French language and listening. The course focuses on will give presentations, read short through literature, media and everyday situations and aspects of stories, watch films and write often in linguistic interaction. This class is French culture that allow students to an effort to increase fluency in French. conducted in French 100% of the understand the differences between Topics covered in class are aligned time. Students communicate in

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 137 High School World Languages the target language about cultural spring. Those receiving a score of themes: interpersonal speaking and 3, 4 or 5 may receive college credit JAPANESE writing, presentational speaking and in the 200-level equivalent classes, writing, and interpretive reading and depending upon the university in JA_401 listening. The course follows the IB which they choose to enroll. JAPANESE 1 higher level curriculum: diploma Location: Interlake Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit students may take the IB standard These courses are conducted entirely Prerequisite: None level or higher level exam. Adequate in French. These courses focus on how Location: Bellevue support is provided to those students language develops in specific cultural Students begin to communicate in who choose to take the AP exam. contexts and how language is used the target language through inter- in mass media. Texts come from a personal speaking and writing, FRH901 variety of sources, genres and media, presentational speaking and writing, IB FRENCH 6 HL including some literature. Students and interpretive reading and Length/Credit: 1 year-1.0 credit will improve reading, writing, listening. Listening and speaking are Prerequisite: Completion of IB listening and speaking abilities. These emphasized. This class is conducted French 5 or equivalent courses serve as a prerequisite for IB in Japanese as much as possible. Other info: Students may request French A Language and Literature HL. Students will be introduced to the college credit from Bellevue College two sets of Japanese characters; in qualified courses. Those earning a FRH907 hiragana and katakana. Students “B” grade or better in the course may IB FRENCH LANGUAGE & will explore Japanese culture and receive credit LITERATURE SL geography through videos, movies, Location: Interlake Length/Credit: 2 years – 1.0 credit music, art, guest presenters, games, Students read, analyze, discuss per year and other activities. and write in French about different Prerequisite: Placement test cultures of the French speaking required JA_501 world through media, and linguistic Other info: Students enrolled in this JAPANESE 2 interaction. Emphasis is placed course are expected to be native or Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit on speaking, listening, reading near-native speakers of French. Prerequisite: Completion of and writing. Two full length works Students read, analyze, discuss Japanese 1B, Japanese 1 or equivalent originally written in French will and write in French about different Location: Bellevue be studied in class. Students are cultures of the French speaking This course is designed to expected to communicate in the world through media, and linguistic increase Japanese speaking, target language at all times. This interaction. Emphasis is placed on reading, and writing skills, with an course follows the IB High Level speaking, listening, reading and emphasis on Japanese sentence curriculum and serves as preparation writing. Two full length works structures. Students develop for the IB HL exam. originally written in French will their communication in the target be studied in class. Students are language through interpersonal FRH902 expected to communicate in the speaking and writing, presentational FRENCH COMPOSITION 1 target language at all times. This speaking and writing, and interpretive FRH903 course follows the IB High Level reading and listening. This class is FRENCH INTRODUCTION TO curriculum and serves as preparation conducted in Japanese. LITERATURE for the IB HL exam. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit JA_601 Prerequisite: Students enrolling JAPANESE 3 in this class should be approaching Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit fluency in French and may be Prerequisite: Completion of required to take a placement exam. Japanese 2 or equivalent Native speakers and students from Location: Bellevue immersion programs are the target This class is conducted in students for these classes. Japanese. Students deepen their Other info: Students may take the communication in the target AP French Language exam in the

138 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School World Languages language through interpersonal and speaking through the study of This class is conducted in Spanish as speaking and writing, presentational Japanese literature, art, and history. much as possible and an emphasis speaking and writing, and interpretive Creative thinking and writing are is placed on becoming a competent reading and listening. Reading emphasized at this level along with communicator. Students expand their materials will include a variety of the mastery of kanji. Students will also understanding of culture by studying topics and students will focus on practice reading current Japanese about the countries of the Hispanic writing composition skills. Casual newspapers. This course serves as world. spoken Japanese, which is in contrast a preparation for the AP Japanese with the polite Japanese from Language and Culture examination. SP_501 Japanese1 and 2, will be introduced SPANISH 2 at this level. Students will learn about JAH901 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit the modern Japanese society through HONORS JAPANESE 6 Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish texts, videos, and websites. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit 1 or permission of instructor Prerequisite: Completion of AP Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, JA_701 Japanese Language or equivalent Newport, Sammamish JAPANESE 4 Other info: This course is subject to This class is conducted in Spanish. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit sufficient enrollment. Students will build on the basics Prerequisite: Completion of Location: Bellevue learned in Spanish 1. The course Japanese 3 or equivalent This class is conducted in Japanese. is taught using a communicative Location: Bellevue Students will develop further approach. Students develop their This class is conducted in Japanese. proficiency in the language with communication in the target Students communicate in the target the emphasis on literature and through interpersonal speaking and language through interpersonal composition. Authentic reading writing, presentational speaking and speaking and writing, presentational materials in a variety of subjects writing, and interpretive reading and speaking and writing, and interpretive will be used to provide a more listening. Students continue to learn reading and listening to explore in-depth understanding of the about Hispanic countries through cultural themes. Video programs Japanese culture and language. The written materials, movies, speakers, from Japan will be featured to goal of the course is for students to group projects, computer activities, develop understanding of the spoken be functionally fluent speakers of music, and games. Students should language and the culture. Students Japanese. be willing to participate and use the will continue to advance their language in class. Japanese comprehension through reading a variety of materials. Creative SPANISH SP_601 writing skills will also be emphasized SPANISH 3 at this level. SP_401 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit SPANISH 1 Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish JAA801 Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit 2 or permission of instructor AP JAPANESE LANGUAGE Prerequisite: None Other info: Students may request & CULTURE Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, college credit from Bellevue College Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Newport, Sammamish in qualified courses. Those earning a Prerequisite: Completion of Beginning students study language “B” grade or better in the course may Japanese 4 or equivalent that can be used in everyday receive credit. Other info: Students will take the AP conversation. The course is taught Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, exam in the spring. Those receiving a using a communicative approach. Newport, Sammamish score of 3, 4 or 5 may receive college Students begin to communicate The class is conducted in credit in 200-level equivalent classes, in the target language through Spanish. Students deepen their depending upon the university in interpersonal speaking and writing, communication in the target which they choose to enroll. presentational speaking and writing, language through interpersonal Location: Bellevue and interpretive reading and speaking and writing, presentational This class is conducted in Japanese. listening. Students communicate speaking and writing, and interpretive Students will become proficient about such topics as greetings, telling reading and listening. In addition in the areas of reading, listening, time, school subjects, foods, family to using the text, students use and friends, and leisure activities.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 139 High School World Languages technology, watch films in the target The AP Spanish Language and students to reflect on the many voices language, give oral presentations and Culture course provides students and cultures included in a rich and skits, read short stories, and write with regular opportunities to use diverse body of literature written in original stories in efforts to increase Spanish in all three communicative Spanish. their knowledge and fluency in modes: Interpretive, Interpersonal, Spanish. Cultural topics focus on the and Presentational. In addition to SP_402 customs and traditions of the people developing rich vocabulary, idiomatic SPANISH FOR HERITAGE of the Spanish-speaking world. expression, and sophisticated SPEAKERS language skills, students will learn Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit SP_701 about the cultural products, practices Prerequisite: Students enrolling are SPANISH 4 and perspectives of the Spanish- expected to be heritage speakers of Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit speaking world by interacting with all Spanish of the following authentic resource Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish Other info: Students may take the materials: online print articles, 3 or permission of instructor AP Spanish Language exam in the graphs, charts, maps, audio, and Other info: Students may request spring. Those receiving a score of audiovisual, traditional print resources college credit from Bellevue College 3, 4 or 5 may receive college credit that include literature, essays, and in qualified courses. Those earning a in the 200-level equivalent classes, magazine and newspaper articles, “B” grade or better in the course may depending upon the university movies, and native speakers outside receive credit. in which they choose to enroll. of the classroom. Course content will Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, This course is subject to sufficient be organized thematically according Newport, Sammamish enrollment. to the College Board’s Curriculum Location: Bellevue The class is conducted in Spanish. Framework and guided by essential Students communicate in the target questions. This course will address specific language through interpersonal needs of heritage speakers of speaking and writing, presentational SPA601 Spanish especially in reading and speaking and writing, and interpretive AP SPANISH LITERATURE writing. Students will study a variety reading and listening to explore & CULTURE of genres and authors from Latin cultural themes. In addition to using Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit America and Spain. Selected AP the text, students use technology, authors will be used. Students Prerequisite: Completion of AP watch films in the target language, will develop their writing and Spanish Language or permission of give oral presentations and skits, read presentational skills in Spanish as instructor short stories, and write original stories they work on compositions, projects, Other info: Students will take the AP in efforts to increase their knowledge and interpretive presentations. A exam in the spring. Those receiving a and fluency in Spanish. Cultural topics contextual and thematic approach score of 3, 4 or 5 may receive college focus on the customs and traditions will be used. Students will fine- credit in 200-level equivalent classes, of the people of the tune their communication skills in depending upon the university in Spanish-speaking world. preparation for AP exams or further which they choose to enroll. AP coursework. Location: Bellevue, Newport, SPA401 Sammamish AP SPANISH LANGUAGE SPANISH AT INTERLAKE & CULTURE The AP Spanish Literature and Culture Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit course is designed to introduce SPH401 Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish students to the formal study of a IB SPANISH 1 AB INITIO 4 or permission of instructor representative body of literature written in Spanish from Spain, Latin Other info: Students will take the AP Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit America, and the United States from exam in the spring. Those receiving a Prerequisite: None Medieval times through the twentieth score of 3, 4 or 5 may receive college Other info: This is part of the two- century. The course provides credit in 200-level equivalent classes, year ab Initio series students with ongoing and varied depending upon the university in Location: Interlake opportunities to develop proficiency which they choose to enroll. in Spanish across a full range of skills, Beginning students study language Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, with emphasis on critical reading and that can be used in everyday Newport, Sammamish, Interlake analytical writing. It also encourages communication about the major

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IB themes. Students begin to SPH701 the IB high level curriculum: diploma communicate in the target language IB SPANISH 4 SL students may take the IB standard through interpersonal speaking and Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit level or high level exam. Students may writing, presentational speaking and Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish also take the AP Spanish Language writing, and interpretive reading 3 or permission of instructor exam. and listening. The course focuses Other info: Students may take the IB on everyday situations and aspects SL or HL exam. Those receiving 5, 6, SPH901 of Hispanic cultures. The class is or 7 in the IB Spanish HL exam may IB SPANISH 6 HL conducted in Spanish. receive college credit in 200-level Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit equivalent classes, depending on Prerequisite: Completion of IB SPH501 the university in which they choose Spanish 5 HL or permission of IB SPANISH 2 AB INITIO to enroll. Students may request instructor Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit college credit from Bellevue College Other info: Students may take the IB Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish in qualified courses. Those earning a SL or HL exam. Those receiving 5, 6, 1 ab initio or equivalent “B” grade or better in the course may or 7 in the IB Spanish HL exam may Other info: Students may take the IB receive credit. receive college credit in 200-level Spanish ab Initio exam. Location: Interlake equivalent classes, depending on Location: Interlake The class is conducted in Spanish. the university in which they choose to enroll. Students may request Beginning students study language Students communicate in the target college credit from Bellevue College that can be used in everyday language through interpersonal in qualified courses. Those earning a communication about the major speaking and writing, presentational “B” grade or better in the course may IB themes. Students develop their speaking and writing, and interpretive receive credit. communication in the target through reading and listening to explore interpersonal speaking and writing, cultural themes. In addition to using Location: Interlake presentational speaking and writing, the text, students use technology, Students read, analyze, discuss and interpretive reading and listening. watch films in the target language, and write in Spanish and about The course focuses on everyday give oral presentations and skits, read Hispanic culture through literature, situations and aspects of Hispanic short stories, and write original stories media, and linguistic interaction. cultures. This class is conducted in in efforts to increase their knowledge Emphasis is placed on interpersonal, Spanish and students are expected to and fluency in Spanish. Cultural topics interpretive and presentational speak Spanish. focus on the customs and traditions communication.100% of class time of the people of the Spanish-speaking is expected to be in the target SPH601 world. language. Students communicate in IB SPANISH 3 the target language about cultural Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit SPA801 themes: interpersonal speaking and Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish IB SPANISH 5 HL writing, presentational speaking and writing, and interpretive reading 2 or permission of instructor SPH801 and listening. The course follows Location: Interlake IB SPANISH 5 HL the IB high level curriculum: diploma The class is conducted in Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit students may take the IB standard Spanish. Students deepen their Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish level or high level exam. Students may communication in the target 4 or permission of instructor also take the AP Spanish Language language through interpersonal Location: Interlake exam. speaking and writing, presentational This class is conducted in Spanish. IB speaking and writing, and interpretive Spanish 5 is a comprehensive review SPH904 reading and listening. Students read of the Spanish language through SPANISH FOR BILINGUAL texts, use technology, watch films in literature, media and linguistic SPEAKERS 1 the target language to increase their interaction. Students communicate SPH905 proficiency in Spanish. Cultural topics in the target language about cultural focus on the customs and traditions SPANISH FOR BILINGUAL themes: interpersonal speaking and SPEAKERS 2 of the people of the Spanish-speaking writing, presentational speaking and Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit world. Students may take the IB writing, and interpretive reading Spanish AB Initio exam in the spring. and listening The course follows Prerequisite: Students enrolling

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 141 High School World Languages in this class should be approaching deepen their literary analysis and fluency in Spanish and may be argumentative writing. These courses required to take a placement exam. are conducted in Spanish. Native speakers and students from immersion programs are the target students for these classes. Other info: Students may take the AP Spanish Language exam in the spring. Those receiving a score of 3, 4 or 5 may receive college credit in the 200-level equivalent classes, depending upon the university in which they choose to enroll. Location: Interlake This course is the first in the Spanish for Bilingual Speakers course series and is conducted entirely in Spanish. This course focuses on how language develops in specific cultural contexts and how language is used in mass media. Texts come from a variety of sources, genres and media, including some literature. Students will improve reading, writing, listening and speaking abilities. This course serves as a prerequisite for IB Spanish A Language and Literature HL.

SPH907 IB SPANISH A LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SL 1 SPH908 IB SPANISH A LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SL 2 SPH909 IB SPANISH A LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE HL Length/Credit: 2 years – 1.0 credit per year Prerequisite: Placement test required Other info: Students enrolled in this course are expected to be native or near-native speakers of Spanish. Location: Interlake These courses are designed for students with native or near-native fluency in Spanish. This class serves as preparation for the IB Spanish A exam. Students will also reflect on culture and its impacts on the Spanish language and media. Students

142 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 International Spanish Academy Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

Tillicum Middle School

6th Spanish Language Spanish Language Arts & Culture + Grade 6 (Int’l Spanish Academy)

7th Spanish Language Arts & Culture Spanish Language (Int’l Spanish Academy) + Grade 7 1.0 HS elective credit 1.0 Social Studies credit

8th Spanish Language Spanish Language Arts & Culture Grade 8 (Int’l Spanish Academy) + 1.0 HS elective credit 1.0 Social Studies credit

Newport & Sammamish High School

AP Spanish Language

Honors Hispanic Studies and Humanities

AP Spanish Literature

Honors International Spanish Academy

AP – Advanced Placement

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The International Spanish The Middle School courses are HIGH SCHOOL designed for Spanish Immersion x AP Spanish Language and Culture Academy (ISA) is recognized students who are at the intermediate x Honors Hispanic Studies by the Ministry of Education proficiency level. of Spain . The Ministry makes x AP Spanish Literature EARNING THE ISA DIPLOMA resources and programs x Honors International Students must successfully complete Spanish Academy available to ISA schools the following to receive an ISA diploma. In certain circumstances, a student throughout the world may take Spanish 4 in 9th grade and offers an integrated MIDDLE SCHOOL (based upon proficiency) and still earn the ISA Diploma by doubling up on curriculum to prepare the 6th Grade ISA Program classes in a future year. students to participate in x Honors 6th Grade Social In those cases, the recommended international university Studies in Spanish; AND option is to take both AP Spanish programs . Students also have x 6th Grade Spanish Language, Language and Culture and Honors Literature and Culture Hispanic Studies in the 10th grade multiple opportunities to earn year. 7th Grade the Seal of Biliteracy . Success on Two or More Testing x Honors 7th Grade Social Options Studies in Spanish; AND x Intermediate High on the x 7th Grade Spanish Language, STAMP4S Assessment Literature and Culture x AP Spanish Language 8th Grade and Culture (3+) x Honors 8th Grade Social x AP Spanish Literature (3+) Studies in Spanish; AND x DELE B2 (Pass) x 8th Grade Spanish Language, Students who do not qualify for Literature and Culture the ISA diploma may still qualify for the Seal of Biliteracy and College Credit(s).

144 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 International Spanish Academy

knowledge of the Spanish language, This class is conducted entirely in SPANISH LANGUAGE literature, and culture of the Spanish- Spanish. The sixth grade honors ARTS & CULTURE speaking world in order to educate social studies course introduces biliterate, bilingual and multicultural students to the geography and SI_401 global citizens. cultures of Europe, Mexico, South SPANISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE America, Central America, and the & CULTURE 1 SI_403 Caribbean. Students begin the Length/Credit: 1 year SPANISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE year with the study of physical Prerequisite: Previously enrolled in & CULTURE 3 and human geography terms and Puesta del Sol Elementary Spanish Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 World concepts. These terms and concepts Immersion program or have met Language credit will then be applied throughout Spanish Language Standard Prerequisite: Previously enrolled in the year while studying the con- Location: Tillicum the 7th grade ISA program or have temporary geography of Europe and Latin America. Students study This course is conducted in Spanish. met standard on the MS ISA 8th grade the geography of each of these It integrates authentic literature, entrance exam world regions; explore cultural and grammar, vocabulary and spelling Other info: 8th grade students who natural features that characterize practice, culture and how it relates want 1.0 World Language credit for each region; trace the movement of to today’s world, as well as Advanced this course to appear on their high people, ideas, and products within Placement support and practice. The school transcript must request it from the regions; and discover ways that goal of this program is to deepen the their high school registrar. each can be divided into sub-regions. student’s knowledge of the Spanish Location: Tillicum Historical background is provided language as well as the literature This course is conducted entirely to enable students to understand and culture of the Spanish-speaking in Spanish. It offers a language how these regions developed from world. acquisition environment where the past to the present. Differences students can reach advanced in governments and economies are SI_402 proficiency in reading, writing, examined. Through regular study SPANISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE listening and speaking by integrating and discussion of current events, & CULTURE 2 authentic literature, vocabulary and students study public issues of global Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 World language structures enrichment, significance in these regions and work Language credit and culture as it relates to today’s to resolve them through analysis, Prerequisite: Previously enrolled in world. This course has a language arts discussion, and writing. Using a the 6th grade ISA program or have focus, as well as Advanced Placement variety of media, students compile, met standard on the MS ISA 7th grade support and practice. The goal of analyze, and present geographic entrance exam this course is to deepen the student’s and economic data pertaining to the Other info: 7th grade students who knowledge of the Spanish language, regions. want 1.0 World Language credit for literature, and culture of the Spanish- this course to appear on their high speaking world in order to educate SI_202 school transcript must request it from biliterate, bilingual and multicultural HONORS 7TH GRADE their high school registrar. global citizens. ISA SOCIAL STUDIES Location: Tillicum Length/Credit: 1 year This course is conducted entirely INTERNATIONAL Prerequisite: Previously enrolled in in Spanish. It offers a language SPANISH ACADEMY Honors 6th Grade Social Studies (ISA) acquisition environment where (ISA) SOCIAL STUDIES Location: Tillicum students can reach advanced This class is conducted entirely in proficiency in reading, writing, SI_102 Spanish. The seventh grade honors listening and speaking by integrating HONORS 6TH GRADE social studies course introduces authentic literature, vocabulary and ISA SOCIAL STUDIES students to geography and cultures language structures enrichment, Length/Credit: 1 year of the Middle East, Africa (West, East, and culture as it relates to today’s Prerequisite: Previously enrolled in Central, and Southern), India, China, world. This course has a language arts Puesta del Sol Elementary Spanish Japan, and Korea. This course also focus, as well as Advanced Placement Immersion program covers Washington State Geography support and practice. The goal of Location: Tillicum and Economics. The geographic this course is to deepen the student’s

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 145 International Spanish Academy terms and concepts covered in the The International Spanish Academy Students examine Hispanic cultures, 6th grade are reinforced as they (ISA) program in High School is history and art. This class is within are applied to the regions studied offered at Sammamish and Newport these rich, robust and relevant units in 7th grade social studies, and High Schools. The courses are of study. Students will read about as students explore cultural and designed for immersion and native how historical events shape and natural features that characterize speakers at the Intermediate High and define a culture, study and engage each region; trace the movement of Advanced Low proficiency in productions of art that reflect and people, ideas, and products within levels. portray belief systems, and analyze the regions; and discover ways that how literature, film and other fine each can be divided into sub-regions. SIA401 arts document and reveal aspects Historical background is provided AP SPANISH LANGUAGE of societies. This class is conducted to enable students to understand Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Elective entirely in Spanish. how these regions developed from credit the past to the present. Differences Prerequisite: Completion of 8th SIA601 in governments and economies are grade International Spanish Academy AP SPANISH LITERATURE examined. Through regular study Other info: Students will take the Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Elective and discussion of current events, STAMP test to qualify for the ISA credit students study public issues of global Diploma Prerequisite: Completion of Honors significance in these regions and work Location: Newport, Sammamish Hispanic Studies and Humanities or to resolve them through analysis, permission from instructor. discussion, and writing. Using a This class is conducted entirely in Other info: Students will take the AP variety of media, students compile, Spanish and is focused on improving exam in the spring. Those receiving a analyze, and present geographic reading, writing, listening and score of 3, 4 or 5 may receive college and economic data pertaining to the speaking abilities. Students will credit in 200-level equivalent classes, regions. improve proficiency in Spanish with depending on the university. the goal of earning a 3, 4 or 5 on the Location: Newport, Sammamish SI_302 AP Spanish Language Exam. The HONORS 8TH GRADE course seeks to develop integrated Students read, analyze, discuss, and ISA SOCIAL STUDIES language skills that are useful in write in Spanish and about Hispanic Length/Credit: 1 year them-selves and that can be applied literature from the fourteenth to various activities and disciplines through twentieth centuries. Thirty- Prerequisite: Previously enrolled in rather than a mastery of any specific six authors and fifty-six works are Honors 7th Grade Social Studies (ISA) subject matter. Training in integrating studied for the AP course. Students Location: Tillicum language skills and in synthesizing discuss, interpret, and compare This class is conducted entirely in written and aural materials is an these works in their social, historical, Spanish. Students will examine integral part of the AP Spanish and thematic contexts. All genres the ideas that have shaped the Language course. of literature are read. Students are United States through a historical trained to analyze critically the form context using the skills of problem SIH501 and content of various literary works. solving, logic, critical thinking, and HONORS HISPANIC STUDIES This class is conducted entirely in information gathering, presentations & HUMANITIES Spanish. At the end of the year, and simulations. Students analyze, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Elective students will take the AP exam in synthesize and evaluate social science credit Spanish Literature. concepts. Students will examine the Prerequisite: Completion of AP following topics in depth: European Spanish Language or permission from SIH701 exploration and colonization, the instructor. HONORS INTERNATIONAL American Revolution, the founding Other info: 8th grade students who SPANISH ACADEMY of the American government, the want 1.0 World Language credit for Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 Elective roles that multiple ethnic groups this course to appear on their high credit have in the development of the school transcript must request it from Prerequisite: AP Spanish Literature U.S., expansion and reform, and the their high school registrar. Other info: Students will have the Civil War. This course also covers opportunity to taketake the DELE Washington State History and the Location: Newport, Sammamish exam. Washington State Constitution.

146 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 International Spanish Academy

Location: Newport, Sammamish This class is the culminating study of the International Spanish Academy program and is conducted entirely in Spanish. Students will prepare for the DELE exam (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera or Spanish as a Foreign Language Diploma). The Spanish Ministry of Education awards this high-value diploma as an official recognition of Spanish knowledge for non-native speakers of Spanish.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 147 Dual Language Programs Course Sequence

Spanish Dual Language at Highland Middle School & Sammamish High School each course 1 credit

Spanish Spanish Integrated Spanish Social Studies Language Arts 1 Math Topics 1 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6

Spanish Spanish Integrated Spanish Science Language Arts 2 Math Topics 2 Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 7

Spanish Spanish Science Language Arts 3 Spanish Algebra 1 Grade 8 Grade 8 Grade 8

AP Spanish Geometry for Language & Culture Spanish Dual Language Grade 9 Grade 9

Chinese Dual Language at Tillicum Middle School & Newport High School each course 1 credit

Chinese Language, Literature, & Culture Chinese Dual Language / Social Studies Grade 6 Grade 6

Chinese Language, Literature, & Culture Chinese Dual Language Grade Social Studies Grade 7 Grade 7

Chinese Language, Literature, & Culture Chinese Dual Language Grade Social Studies Grade 8 Grade 8

Chinese Language, Literature, & Culture Grade 9

148 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Dual Language Programs

The Spanish Dual Language DLS104 SPANISH DUAL HONORS 6TH GRADE LANGUAGE LANGUAGE PROGRAM Program at the middle school ARTS (DL) level is housed at Highland Length/Credit: 1 year Location: Middle School . Dual language DLS401 Highland Dual Language Spanish SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS 1 Students students participate in three Length/Credit: 1 year 6th Grade Honors Language Arts is Prerequisite: Previously enrolled content area classes per day in aligned with the Common Core State in Spanish Dual Language Program Spanish and four classes per Standards which include College or have met proficiency standard in and Career Readiness standards. day in English . The offerings Spanish Reading, writing, speaking, listening, Location: Highland vary from sixth to eighth language, and collaborative strategies grade and include Spanish Spanish Language Arts 1, taught are used purposefully to build language arts, social studies, in Spanish, is aligned with the knowledge and skills and to help Common Core State Standards. students become independent science, and math . Reading, writing, speaking, listening, readers, writers, and thinkers as language, and collaborative strategies they continue to progressively build are used purposefully to build the skills necessary for academic knowledge and skills and to help success in middle school. The primary students become independent goals of the course are to foster readers, writers, and thinkers as independent learning, encourage in- they continue to progressively build depth exploration of the content, and the skills necessary for academic develop academic habits of mind. success in middle school. The primary goals of the course are to promote DLS102 biliteracy and bilingualism, foster DUAL LANGUAGE SPANISH independent learning, encourage SOCIAL STUDIES 6 in-depth exploration of the content, Length/Credit: 1 year and develop academic habits of mind. Prerequisite: Previously enrolled Throughout the year students engage in Spanish Dual Language Program in different novels, poetry units, or have met proficiency standard in grammar lessons, and projects to help Spanish facilitate the students’ knowledge of Location: Highland Spanish language and literature.

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 149 Spanish Dual Language Program

The sixth grade honors social communicate like mathematicians knowledge of Spanish language and studies course, taught in Spanish, through the Standards for literature. introduces students to the study Mathematical Practice and focusing of geography, culture, and history. deeply on the Grade 6 and selected DLS204 Students begin the year with a Grade 7 Standards for Mathematical SPANISH 7TH GRADE SCIENCE general study of physical and human Content. Length/Credit: 1 year geography terms and concepts, In Grade 6, instructional time should Prerequisite: Previously enrolled with an emphasis on exploring focus on four critical areas: (1) in Spanish Dual Language how physical features impact connecting ratio and rate to whole Program or have met proficiency people. These concepts will then be number multiplication and division standard in Spanish applied throughout the year while and using concepts of ratio and rate Location: Highland studying the physical and human to solve problems; (2) completing The focus in seventh grade science, geography of Europe and Latin understanding of division of fractions conducted in Spanish, is continued America. Students explore questions and extending the notion of number development of science and that geographers and historians to the system of rational numbers, engineering practices. Hands-on grapple with such as: Why is location which includes negative numbers; activities in the laboratory, class important? How does physical (3) writing, interpreting, and using discussion, individual and group geography impact population, expressions and equations; and projects and activities, provide culture, and level of development? (4) developing understanding of students opportunities to investigate What causes conflict? How does statistical thinking. prejudice take over? Why and how science topics of relevance to their are cultures and countries different own lives and build understanding of DLS402 from each other? Students research, essential learning in science. SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS 2 analyze, and present geographic and economic data pertaining to Length/Credit: 1 year DLS203 Europe and Latin America using Prerequisite: Previously enrolled SPANISH INTEGRATED MATH various types of sources. During this in Spanish Dual Language Program TOPICS 2 unit students examine some of the or have met proficiency standard in Length/Credit: 1 year Spanish events leading up to the Holocaust Prerequisite: Previously enrolled and read excerpts of Daniel’s Story. Location: Highland in Spanish Dual Language Program Students also develop the thinking, Spanish Language Arts 2, taught in or have met proficiency standard in reading, and writing skills necessary Spanish, is aligned with the Common Spanish, Integrated Math Topics 1 to make a claim and support it with Core State Standards. Reading, Location: Highland detailed, relevant evidence, and writing, speaking, listening, language, This course, conducted in Spanish, develop critical reading skills through and collaborative strategies are used addresses the Common Core the analysis of a variety of primary purposefully to build knowledge State Standards for Mathematics sources such as photos, graphs, maps, and skills and to help students by developing students’ abilities and other historical artifacts. become independent readers, to problem solve, reason, and writers, and thinkers as they continue communicate like mathematicians DLS103 to progressively build the skills through the Standards for SPANISH INTEGRATED MATH necessary for academic success. The Mathematical Practice and focusing TOPICS 1 primary goals of the course are to deeply on the Grade 7 and selected promote biliteracy and bilingualism, Length/Credit: 1 year Grade 8 Standards for Mathematical foster independent learning, Prerequisite: Previously enrolled Content. In Grade 7 accelerated, encourage in-depth exploration of in Spanish Dual Language Program instructional time should focus on the content, and develop academic or have met proficiency standard in four critical areas: (1) developing habits of mind. This course will Spanish understanding of and applying continue in growing the skills learned Location: Highland proportional relationships; (2) in Spanish Language Arts I as well as developing understanding of This course, conducted in Spanish, add new skills not previously learned. operations with rational numbers addresses the Common Core There will be a range of different and working with expressions and State Standards for Mathematics literary texts in this class to facilitate linear equations; (3) solving problems by developing students’ abilities the student’s exposure and to problem solve, reason, and involving scale drawings and informal

150 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Spanish Dual Language Program geometric constructions, and working numbers; Expressions, Equations Similarity, and Right Triangle with two- and three-dimensional and Inequalities: evaluate expressions; Trigonometry. shapes to solve problems involving simplify, add, multiply, and factor area, surface area, and volume, as polynomials using the properties of SPA401 well as, analyzing two- and three- real numbers; solve linear, absolute AP SPANISH LANGUAGE dimensional space and figures value, and quadratic equations & CULTURE using distance, angle, similarity, and and inequalities; solve systems of Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit congruence, and understanding and linear equations and inequalities in Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish applying the Pythagorean Theorem; two variables; Functions: recognize 4 or permission of instructor and (4) drawing inferences about and represent linear, quadratic, Other info: Students will take the AP populations based on samples. and exponential functions using exam in the spring. Those receiving a tables, graphs, words, and symbols; score of 3, 4 or 5 may receive college identify intercepts, domain, and DLS403 credit in 200-level equivalent classes, range; develop models for real world SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS 3 depending upon the university in situations and analyze the models to Length/Credit: 1 year which they choose to enroll. solve problems and answer questions Location: Highland Location: Sammamish that arise from these situations; Spanish Language Arts 3, taught Statistics: analyze and transform The AP Spanish Language and in Spanish, is aligned with the measures of center and variation, Culture course provides students Common Core State Standards. properties of data sets, correlation, with regular opportunities to use Reading, writing, speaking, listening, and use trend lines as mathematical Spanish in all three communicative language, and collaborative strategies models. modes: Interpretive, Interpersonal, are used purposefully to build and Presentational. In addition to knowledge and skills and to help DLS304 developing rich vocabulary, idiomatic students become independent SPANISH 8TH GRADE SCIENCE expression, and sophisticated readers, writers, and thinkers as Length/Credit: 1 year language skills, students will learn they continue to progressively build about the cultural products, practices Location: Highland the skills necessary for academic and perspectives of the Spanish- success. The primary goals of the This course, conducted in Spanish, speaking world by interacting with all course are to promote biliteracy and focuses on multiple contexts of the following authentic resource bilingualism, foster independent for exploring relevant science materials: online print articles, learning, encourage in-depth phenomena and using scientific graphs, charts, maps, audio, and exploration of the content, and explanation and argumentation. audiovisual, traditional print resources develop academic habits of mind. Hands-on activities in the laboratory, that include literature, essays, and This course will continue in growing class discussion, individual and magazine and newspaper articles, the skills learned in Spanish Language group projects and activities, provide movies, and native speakers outside Arts II. There will be a range of students opportunities to investigate of the classroom. Course content will different literary texts in this class to science topics of relevance to their be organized thematically according facilitate the student’s exposure and own lives and build understanding to the College Board’s Curriculum knowledge of Spanish language and of essential learning in science for Framework and guided by essential literature. success in the high school sciences. questions

DLS400 DLS405 SPANISH ALGEBRA I GEOMETRY FOR SPANISH Length/Credit: 1 year DUAL LANGUAGE Location: Highland Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit This course, conducted in Spanish, is Prerequisite: Algebra 1 a first year algebra course that covers Location: Sammamish the content of the Common Core This course covers the content of State Standards for mathematics. the Common Core State Standards Highlights of this course include: for Mathematics. Highlights of Number & Quantity: operations with the course include Statistics and integers, rational and irrational Probability, Geometric Figures and Proof, Transformational Geometry,

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 151 Chinese Dual Language Program

The Chinese Dual Language America, and the Caribbean. Students CHINESE DUAL begin the year with the study of LANGUAGE PROGRAM Program at the middle school physical and human geography level is located at Tillicum terms and concepts. These terms Middle School . The program DLC401 and concepts will then be applied HONORS CHINESE LANGUAGE, throughout the year while studying will consist of students LITERATURE & CULTURE 1 the contemporary geography of from the K-5 Chinese Dual Length/Credit: 1 year Europe and Latin America. Students Language Program at Jing Prerequisite: Previously enrolled study the geography of each of these in the K-5 Chinese Dual Language world regions; explore cultural and Mei Elementary School, as Program at Jing Mei Elementary natural features that characterize well as in-district students or have met the higher end of each region; trace the movement of Intermediate Mid proficiency level people, ideas, and products within whose proficiency levels in Chinese based on standardized the regions; and discover ways that are at the higher end language assessment. each can be divided into sub-regions. of Intermediate Mid to Location: Tillicum Historical background is provided to enable students to understand This course is conducted entirely Intermediate High . Students how these regions developed from in Chinese. Students will develop the past to the present. Differences will participate in two classes literacy skills through literature- in governments and economies are per day: Honors Chinese based curriculum that incorporates examined. Through regular study authentic and culturally relevant Language, Literature, and and discussion of current events, literature, vocabulary, and cultures students study public issues of global Culture 6 and Honors Chinese that are grade level appropriate and significance in these regions and work based on students’ learning needs. Dual Language Social to resolve them through analysis, Reading and writing units will include Studies 6 . discussion, and writing. Using a personal narratives, fiction, non- variety of media, students compile, fiction, literary and content-based analyze, and present geographic research essays. The course is aligned and economic data pertaining to the with Common Core State Standards regions. and ACTFL standards for both content and language proficiency skills. Out of classroom and summer readings are DLC402 required. HONORS CHINESE LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE 2 DLC102 Length/Credit: 1 year HONORS DUAL LANGUAGE Prerequisite: Previously enrolled in CHINESE SOCIAL STUDIES 6 the Chinese Dual Language Program Length/Credit: 1 year or have met proficiency standards in Chinese Prerequisite: Previously enrolled in the K-5 Chinese Dual Language Location: Tillicum Program at Jing Mei Elementary The 7th grade Honors Spanish or have met the higher end of Language Arts, taught entirely in Intermediate Mid proficiency level Chinese, will incorporate themes from in Chinese based on standardized 7th Grade Honors Language Arts in language assessment. English and 7th Grade Honors Social Location: Tillicum Studies for cross-content knowledge and skills. The curriculum will be This class is conducted entirely in project and thematic based. Students Chinese and will be using various will be exposed to a variety of literature pieces to introduce the authentic materials and resources that 6th honors grade social studies are cultural and real-life relevant. concepts. The course focuses on the geography and cultures of Europe, The course is aligned with the Mexico, South America, Central Common Core State Standards and

152 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Chinese Dual Language Program

ACTFL standards. Reading, writing, writing. Students will continue to include Native Americans, European speaking, listening, and collaborative demonstrate their understanding of Exploration and Colonization, the strategies are used purposefully to historical events and strengthen their American Revolution, the Founding build knowledge and skills and to literacy and language proficiency of American Government, Westward help students become independent skills through authentic reading Expansion, and the Civil War. This readers, writers, and thinkers as they materials and project based learning. course also includes a study of continue to progressively build the They will read and write using the Washington State History and the skills necessary for academic success. CER model of claim, evidence, and Washington State Constitution. The primary goals of the course reasoning through examining a Students will analyze, synthesize are to foster independent learning, variety of non-media and media and evaluate historical events using encourage in-depth exploration of resources. primary and secondary sources as the content, and develop academic well a variety of media. They will habits of mind. Outside and summer DLC403 develop the essay writing skills of reading are required. HONORS CHINESE LANGUAGE, making claims supported with strong LITERATURE & CULTURE 3 evidence and valid reasoning. DLC202 Length/Credit: 1 year HONORS DUAL LANGUAGE Location: Tillicum CHA801 CHINESE SOCIAL STUDIES 7 AP CHINESE LANGUAGE This course is aligned with the Length/Credit: 1 year & CULTURE Common Core State Standards and Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Previously enrolled the World Readiness Standards for in the K-5 Chinese Dual Language Learning Languages . This course Prerequisite: Completion of Chinese Program at Jing Mei Elementary will be taught entirely in Mandarin. 4 or equivalent or have met the higher end of Reading, writing, speaking, listening, Other info: Students will take the AP Intermediate Mid proficiency level language, and collaborative strategies exam in the spring. Those receiving a in Chinese based on standardized are used purposefully to build score of 3, 4 or 5 may receive college language assessment. knowledge and skills and to help credit in 200-level equivalent classes, Location: Tillicum students become independent depending upon the university in The seventh grade honors social readers, writers, and thinkers as which they enroll. studies course in the Chinese Dual they transition into high school. Location: Newport Language Program will be conducted The primary goals of the course AP Chinese Language is a entirely in Chinese. The course will are to promote biliteracy and comprehensive review of the Chinese begin with an introduction to the bilingualism, foster independent language through literature, media, foundations and development of learning, encourage in-depth and linguistic interaction. Emphasis ancient civilizations. Students will exploration of the content, and is placed on the development of the continue to examine the current develop academic habits of mind. four language skills at an advanced geography and cultures of the Authentic Mandarin literary and level of proficiency. To gain a broader following regions: The Middle East, informational texts will be used to understanding of the Chinese Africa (West, East, Central, and cultivate multiple perspectives in language and culture, students will Southern), China and South Asia. This examining topics that are relevant to explore a range of sources including course also covers Washington State students’ lives. Outside and summer literature, art, history, and geography geography and economics. Students reading are required. on Chinese society and current will strengthen geographic terms DLC302 HONORS DUAL events. This class is conducted and concepts from the previous year LANGUAGE SOCIAL STUDIES 8 entirely in Chinese and serves as and explore cultural and natural a preparation for the AP Chinese features that characterize each region. Length/Credit: 1 year Language and Culture exam. The study of China includes the Location: Tillicum topic of Cultural Revolution and its This course will be taught entirely in history. Through regular exploration Mandarin. Students will examine the and discussion of current events, ideas that shaped the United States students study public issues of global as they practice the skills of close significance in these regions and reading, analyzing, contextualizing, consider possible resolutions them and sourcing. The units of study through analysis, discussion, and

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 153 AVID Course Sequence Grades 6 - 12

Middle School

Pre-AVID College Readiness Through AVID I 6th, 7th, 8th Grade 7th Grade

College Readiness Through AVID College Readiness Through AVID II 6th Grade 8th Grade

7th & 8th grade College Readiness Through AVID offered at: Odle, Highland, Tillicum, Chinook, Tyee

High School

College Readiness SAT/ACT College Prep AVID Junior AVID/TOK Through AVID 9 11th Grade, Newport 11th Grade, Interlake 9th Grade

College Readiness Junior AVID Senior AVID/TOK Through AVID 10 11th Grade, Bellevue, Newport, 12th Grade, Interlake 10th Grade Sammamish

9th & 10th grade College Readiness Through AVID offered at: Interlake, Senior AVID Sammamish, Bellevue, Newport 12th Grade 11th grade AVID courses offered Bellevue, Sammamish at: Bellevue, Interlake, Newport, Sammamish. In the 2020-21 school year, 12th grade AVID courses offered at: Interlake, Sammamish, Bellevue

154 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Middle School AVID

EL_391 MIDDLE SCHOOL AVID COLLEGE READINESS THROUGH AVID II EL_101 Length/Credit: 1 year PRE-AVID Prerequisite: Application and Length/Credit: 1 semester or 1 year interview Prerequisite: Teacher Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, recommendation and/or AVID site Tillicum, Tyee team recommendation Advancement Via Individual Location: Highland, Odle Determination (AVID) is a rigorous The Pre-AVID Elective course is an course designed for motivated and introduction to the AVID philosophy. determined students who intend to Students will develop awareness of pursue a four-year college degree. the values accompanying academic Open to 6th, 7th and 8th grade goals and success. The course will students, AVID students work through focus on building self-confidence, peer study groups and collaborate communication skills in working with with college academic coaches to peers as well as build college ready deepen their content knowledge, academic skills so that students can practice questioning strategies, and experience greater success in their lead discussions. AVID course work current classes. Pre-AVID students will focuses on entrance and placement learn habits of mind and cognitive exams, career and college knowledge, routines proven to help them succeed preparing for college study sessions, in high school curriculum and test taking strategies, refining note college such as peer collaboration taking strategies, time management, skills, questioning strategies, goal organizational skills, and presentation setting, note-taking as a process, methods. AVID is designed to prepare organization, time-management and students for success in four-year self-advocacy. Students who are the colleges and universities by targeting right fit for the AVID elective course students who want to challenge will be recommended to apply and themselves to use and refine inquiry, interview for the appropriate AVID reading, writing, and collaborative grade level course when the student strategies that students use for is ready. success in rigorous courses and in college. Another primary goal of AVID EL_191 is to close the achievement gap by COLLEGE READINESS THROUGH providing greater access to the most AVID 6TH GRADE rigorous courses and college for all Length/Credit: 1 semester or 1 year students. Prerequisite: Application and interview Location: Highland

EL_291 COLLEGE READINESS THROUGH AVID I Length/Credit: 1 year Prerequisite: Application and interview Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 155 High School AVID

While the core AVID curriculum is ELH710 HIGH SCHOOL AVID similar each year and students can SENIOR AVID/THEORY OF enter the program at any time, the KNOWLEDGE AVID’s mission, Advancement Via AVID curriculum increases rigor (A focus on the College Admissions Individual Determination, is to close and specificity year after year and is Process and Transition to College) the achievement gap by preparing intended for students to stay in the Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit all students for college readiness and program until high school graduation. success in a global society. AVID is Prerequisite: Application/Interview The middle school AVID program an elective class offered during the Co-requisite: Enrollment in at least focuses on the foundations of college school day for grades 6-12 that is one Honors, Advanced Placement, or readiness and academic success; designed to increase the number of International Baccalaureate course or AVID in grades 9 and 10 focuses students who enroll and succeed in in a college transferable course while on high school success, specifically college after high school. The AVID in AVID at this level goal setting, time management, and program is aimed at students who are Other info: This course fulfills the success in AP and IB courses. traditionally underserved in college, Theory of Knowledge requirement for particularly those who would be AVID in grades 11 and 12 centers IB candidates. However, the course first in their family to attend college; around applying to college, including is open to all students (not just IB however, AVID is open to all students intense college searches, financial candidates) who want access to this who wish to apply and would benefit aid, SAT and ACT preparation, and coursework. from the AVID coursework. maintaining academic success in Location: Interlake rigorous AP or IB courses. The AVID The AVID elective class teaches AVID/TOK is intended to integrate program is research-based, taught students academic and social skills learning from all academic by AVID trained educators and has to help them develop habits and subject areas and foster personal proven results of higher student behaviors that are proven to help understanding, the ultimate goal achievement, increased college them succeed in rigorous high school being college success. Blending AVID acceptances and enrollment in AP curriculum and college. AVID’s core college preparatory curriculum and and IB courses in under- represented curriculum teaches: IB Theory of Knowledge, this course populations. x peer collaboration skills emphasizes rhetorical reading, analytical writing, collaborative ELH610 x questioning strategies discussion strategies, peer inquiry JUNIOR AVID/THEORY OF x goal setting study groups, and preparation for KNOWLEDGE x motivation through guest academic success in college. The Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit speakers and fieldtrips course seeks to define knowledge, Prerequisite: Application/Interview evaluate truth claims, and explore x organizational habits and Co-requisite: Enrollment in at least the relationship between knowledge x notetaking strategies one Honors, Advanced Placement, or and the knower both academically x critical thinking skills International Baccalaureate course or and in students’ lives beyond school in a college transferable course while using AVID inquiry, reading, writing, x self-advocacy in AVID at this level and collaboration strategies. Students Students must apply, interview and Other info: This course fulfills the apply their learning through a variety be accepted into the AVID program. Theory of Knowledge requirement for of methods in order to increase Candidates for the AVID program: IB candidates. However, the course their awareness and credibility, and x should be able to maintain is open to all students (not just IB leverage that new understanding college-eligible grades candidates) who want access to this into increased academic success. coursework. AVID/TOK students spend class x have a desire to challenge Location: Interlake time preparing for entrance and themselves, and placement exams and college study x above all, exhibit a strong aspiration sessions, and future refine test taking to attend college after high school . strategies, Cornell note taking, time management, organizational skills, and presentation methods using the Theory of Knowledge curriculum. As with all AVID classes, another primary goal of this course is to

156 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 High School AVID close achievement gap by providing Advancement Via Individual questioning strategies and lead greater access to the most rigorous Determination (AVID) is a rigorous discussions. AVID course work focuses courses and college for all students. course designed for motivated and on entrance and placement exams, determined students who intend to career and college knowledge, EL_491 pursue a four-year college degree. preparing for college study sessions, COLLEGE READINESS THROUGH AVID students work through peer test taking strategies, refining AVID 9 study groups and collaborate with Cornell note taking strategy, time Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit college academic coaches to deepen management, organizational skills, Prerequisite: Application/interview their content knowledge, practice and presentation methods. AVID is process questioning strategies and lead designed to prepare students for discussions. AVID course work focuses success in four-year colleges and Location: Bellevue, Interlake, on entrance and placement exams, universities by targeting students Newport, Sammamish career and college knowledge, who want to challenge themselves Advancement Via Individual preparing for college study sessions, to use and refine inquiry, reading, Determination (AVID) is a rigorous test taking strategies, refining writing, and collaborative strategies course designed for motivated and Cornell note-taking strategy, time that students use for success in determined students who intend to management, organizational skills, rigorous courses and in college. pursue a four-year college degree. and presentation methods. AVID is Another primary goal of AVID is AVID students work through peer designed to prepare students for to close the achievement gap by study groups and collaborate with success in four-year colleges and providing greater access to the most college academic coaches to deepen universities by targeting students rigorous courses and college for all their content knowledge, practice who want to challenge themselves students. AVID juniors are required questioning strategies and lead to use and refine inquiry, reading, to develop a plan for entrance into discussions. AVID course work focuses writing, and collaborative strategies four-year colleges and universities, on entrance and placement exams, that students use for success in investigate admissions requirements, career and college knowledge, rigorous courses and in college. the college application process and preparing for college study sessions, Another primary goal of AVID is scholarship requirements. test taking strategies, refining to close the achievement gap by Cornell note taking strategy, time providing greater access to the most EL_493 management, organizational skills, rigorous courses and college for all SAT/ACT COLLEGE PREP AVID 11 and presentation methods. AVID is students. Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit designed to prepare students for Prerequisite: Application and success in four-year colleges and EL_691 interview. Previous enrollment in prior universities by targeting students JUNIOR AVID SEMINAR AVID elective class is preferred. who want to challenge themselves Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit to use and refine inquiry, reading, Location: Newport Prerequisite: Application and writing, and collaborative strategies Using AVID strategies, this course interview. Previous enrollment in prior that students use for success in will focus on preparing students for AVID elective class is preferred. rigorous courses and in college. success on college entrance exams Another primary goal of AVID is Co-requisite: Enrollment in at least such as the SAT/ACT, as well as the to close the achievement gap by one Honors or Advanced Placement rigors of college level coursework. providing greater access to the most course or in a college- transferable Students will review the ACT/SAT test rigorous courses and college for all course while in AVID at this level. formats, exam directions and scoring students. Location: Bellevue, Sammamish, guides and learn key test taking Newport strategies including critical reading/ EL_591 Advancement Via Individual writing skills and math strategies. The COLLEGE READINESS THROUGH Determination (AVID) is a rigorous course will offer ample opportunity AVID 10 course designed for motivated and to practice the required skills for Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit determined students who intend to the exams and direct instruction Prerequisite: Application/interview pursue a four-year college degree. in targeted areas will be provided process AVID students work through peer based on student need. Additionally, coursework will focus on career and Location: Bellevue, Interlake, study groups and collaborate with college research by investigating the Newport, Sammamish college academic coaches to deepen their content knowledge, practice college admissions requirements, the

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 157 High School AVID application process, and information x How do I get help and advice when about scholarships and financial aid. stuck in the admissions process? College student mentors will provide x How do I apply for financial aid, seek additional guidance on a weekly out scholarships, and pay for school? basis through the peer study group model. Students that participate in x What sorts of majors and career this class will practice skills necessary paths make sense for me? to select, apply to and succeed at an x How do I plan a college appropriate four year university. experience that fits my needs?

EL_791 x How do my future college and career SENIOR AVID SEMINAR (A FOCUS plans contribute to financial security? ON THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS x How do I accept admission, PROCESS AND TRANSITION TO financial aid, and get ready COLLEGE) for the first day of college? Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Historically, AVID seniors have found Prerequisite: Application and this course to be one of the most interview. Previous enrollment in prior valuable motivators to support their AVID elective class is preferred. college/career goals and transition to Co-requisite: Enrollment in at least college. one Honors or Advanced Placement course or in a college- transferable course while in AVID at this level. Location: Sammamish, Bellevue, Newport Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a rigorous course designed for motivated and determined students who intend to apply and pursue a four year college degree. Alongside mentors and peers, AVID Seniors are actively engaged in the college admissions process, and continue to build skills necessary to transition to the rigors of college academics. Throughout the year, students pursue the answers to the following essential questions that guide the course. x How do I select colleges and universities to apply to? x How do I prepare for and take college admission exams? x How do I actually apply to different schools? x How do I craft a personal statement and address all writing requirements to maximize my chances of admission?

158 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Advanced Learning Services at Odle & Tyee Course Sequence Grades 6 - 8

AL 6th Grade AL 6th Grade AL Integrated Math Language Arts and Science Topics 2 Social Studies

AL 7th Grade AL 7th Grade AL Language Arts and Science Algebra 1 Social Studies

AL AL AL Composition & Biology Geometry Literature & AL Human Geography/ Foundations of World History AL Algebra 2

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Self-contained Advanced ENG101 ENG401 Learning Services are AL 6TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS AL COMPOSITION & LITERATURE Length/Credit: 1 year provided at Odle & Tyee. SSG101 AL 6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES Other info: Credit and the grade Students receiving self- Length/Credit: 1 year earned will appear on the student’s high school transcript. contained advanced learning Topics in AL Language Arts are In this course, 8th grade students services are grouped for integrated with topics in AL Social Studies. AL Language Arts is aligned will develop analytical reading, math, science, language arts, with and extends the Common academic writing, critical thinking, and social studies, and are Core Standards. In AL Social Studies, and presentation skills. Course students will study and analyze content includes myth, short story, provided with a curriculum cultural and historical concepts poetry, drama, and novels. Analytical designed to meet their through world history thematic units. reading instruction will extend understanding of literary elements learning needs . Both courses emphasize developing critical reading, listening, thinking, and language. Writing instruction will research, speaking, and academic extend students’ development in the and creative writing skills while three modes of writing as outlined integrating knowledge and ideas with by the CCSS and College and Career fiction and informational texts that Readiness Standards: narrative, explore various cultural, historic, expository, and argumentative. In economic, geographic, and literary addition, students will develop skills perspectives. in critical thinking, effective discourse, collaboration, reflection, and CCSS Language standards. ENG201 AL 7TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS SSG401 SSG201 AL HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AL 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES Length/Credit: 1 semester Length/Credit: 1 year Other info: Credit and the grade Topics in AL Language Arts are earned will appear on the student’s integrated with topics in AL US high school transcript. History. AL Language Arts aligns Human Geography introduces with and extends the Common students to the systematic study of Core Standards. In AL Social patterns and processes that have Studies, students will analyze major shaped human understanding, use, events in US history from 1800- and alteration of Earth’s surface. 1890 and study Washington State Students will apply the methods and geography, economics, history and tools of geographers by employing the Washington State Constitution. spatial concepts and landscape Both courses focus on the study of analyses to analyze human social numerous primary source documents organization and its environmental and literature that explores various consequences, and engage students cultural, historic, economic, to find answers to questions about geographic and literary perspectives. the world around us. Students will These courses emphasize developing discover how geography gives critical reading, listening, thinking, meaning to an ever- changing world speaking, research, and academic and by working on authentic problems creative writing skills. in Bellevue and the larger world by using a hands-on, minds-on problem- based learning approach.

160 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Advanced Learning Services at Odle & Tyee

SSG402 x Linear Relationships: expressed in MAG402 AL FOUNDATIONS OF WORLD words, tables, graphs and equations AL GEOMETRY HISTORY x Probability: expected value, range Length/Credit: 1 year/1.0 credit Length/Credit: 1 semester Prerequisite: AL Algebra 1 or Algebra x Modeling: use functions and their 1, if new The purpose of Foundations of related equations to solve problems World History is to develop a greater Other info: Credit and the grade understanding of how different earned will appear on the student’s MAG401 groups of people, including settled high school transcript. AL ALGEBRA 1 and nomadic, dealt with the This course covers the Common Core Length/Credit: 1 year/1.0 credit challenges that they faced. The course State Standards for Mathematics. Prerequisite: AL Integrated Math will focus on the political, economic, This course focuses on the same Topics 2 or Integrated Math Topics 2 religious, social and cultural mathematical content as Geometry if new institutions that formed as a result at a deeper, more analytical level and of these challenges. An additional Other info: Credit and the grade incorporates mathematical modeling, purpose of the course is to develop earned will appear on the student’s extensions and challenge problems. the skills of studying, document high school transcript. Highlights of the course include: analysis, discussion, critical thinking Algebra 1 is a first year algebra x Plane Geometric Figures: properties and writing. These skills are essential course that covers the content of of parallel and perpendicular for success in AP World History. the Common Core State Standards. lines, triangles, quadrilaterals This course covers the Foundations This course focuses on the same and other polygons and circles; units of AP World History, focusing mathematical content as Algebra 1 on an understanding of cultures, at a deeper, more analytical level and geometric constructions; using institutions, technology, and incorporates mathematical modeling, properties to solve problems geography prior to 600 B.C. Students extensions and challenge problems. x Reasoning and Proof: inductive completing this course will enroll in Highlights of the course include: and deductive reasoning; the role AL AP World History in ninth grade. x Number & Quantity: operations of undefined terms, definitions, with integers: rational and irrational postulates and theorems in a MATH numbers.Expressions, Equations and mathematical system; proving Inequalities: evaluate expressions; conjectures using geometric and MAG201 simplify, add, multiply and factor coordinate methods; indirect proof AL INTEGRATED MATH TOPICS 2 polynomials using the properties x Similarity: properties of similar Length/Credit: 1 year of real numbers; solve linear, figures; proving figures similar; This course covers the topics absolute value and quadratic right triangle trigonometry; listed below. Students learn to equations and inequalities; solve Law of Sines; Law of Cosines; recognize and generalize patterns systems of linear equations and problem solving applications and relationships and apply this inequalities in two variables x Geometric Measurement: knowledge to increasingly more x Functions: recognize and represent perimeter/circumference and difficult problems. Units will cover: linear, quadratic and exponential area of triangles, quadrilaterals, x Introduction to Algebra: functions using tables, graphs, circles and polygons; surface area variables, tables, graphs and words and symbols; identify and volume of prisms, pyramids, symbols as representations intercepts, domain and to develop cylinders, cones and spheres x Similarity: similar figures with models for real world problem x Transformational Geometry: congruence as a special case situations and analyze them to solve symmetry; reflections; rotations; problems and answer questions x Proportional Reasoning: rate, translations; composite that arise from these situations ratio, proportion, and percent transformations; dilations x Statistics: analyze and transform x 3-D Measurement: surface of measures of center and variation; MAG501 area and volume properties of data sets; use trend AL ALGEBRA 2 x Integers: operations with lines as a mathematical models Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit positive and negative numbers Prerequisite: Geometry Location: Odle

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Other info: Credit and the grade x Trigonometry: use trigonometric life sciences, physical sciences and earned will appear on the student’s ratios and the Law of Sines and earth and space sciences. Hands- high school transcript. Law of Cosines to solve problems on activities in the laboratory, class AL Algebra 2 is a second year algebra discussion, individual and group course that covers the content of the MAG601 projects and activities, provide Washington State and Common Core AL PRECALCULUS students opportunities to investigate Mathematics Standards. This course Length/Credit: 1 year/1.0 credit science topics of relevance to their own lives and build understanding of focuses on the same mathematical Prerequisite: Algebra 2 fundamental concepts in science. content as Algebra 2 but at a deeper, Other info: Credit and the grade more analytical level. Consequently, earned will appear on the student’s assigned work is more challenging. high school transcript. SCG201 AL 7TH GRADE SCIENCE Highlights of the course include: Location: Odle Length/Credit: 1 year x Number & Quantity: operations This course covers the content of the with rational, irrational and Common Core State Standards for This laboratory science course builds complex numbers. Mathematics. The course is designed from previous years to provide around mathematical modeling students opportunities to investigate x Expressions, Equations and concepts from the life sciences, Inequalities: transform expressions using the elementary functions including polynomial, rational, physical sciences and earth and using the properties of real radical, exponential, logarithmic and space sciences at greater depth and numbers; solve linear, absolute trigonometric functions. In addition, complexity. Hands-on activities in the value, quadratic, polynomial, students will study vector and conic laboratory, class discussion, individual rational, radical, exponential applications, sequences and series, and group projects and activities, and logarithmic equations and analytic geometry and statistics and provide students opportunities inequalities; solve systems of linear probability. to investigate science topics of equations and inequalities in two relevance to their own lives and and three variables; solve systems of build understanding of fundamental nonlinear equations In 2 variables. SCIENCE concepts in science. x Functions: recognize and represent linear, quadratic, polynomial, The Advanced Learning Middle SCG401 AL BIOLOGY exponential, logarithmic, rational, School science program accelerates content so that students are ready radical and trigonometric functions Length/Credit: 1 year/1.0 credit for high school biology in the 8th using tables, graphs, words and Other info: Students may request grade. This is accomplished through symbols; identify intercepts, domain high school credit for this class a study of integrated science and range; use functions and their Prerequisite: AL Algebra 1 content in grades 6 and 7. Following related equations to solve problems; biology, high school courses can This class is for 8th grade students understand how transformations be sequenced in a variety of ways, only. Topics include ecology, affect the equations, graphs resulting in credits in chemistry cells and transport, genetics and and properties of functions. as well as AP science courses. We heredity, evolution, human nervous, endocrine and immune systems, x Modeling: use functions to develop recommend that students take as well as human development. models for real world problem the core science courses; biology, Biological concepts and theories situations and analyze them to solve chemistry, AP/IB Physics and accomplish at least one additional AP will be addressed at a deeper level, problems and answer questions incorporating more of the technical that arise from these situations science course during their time in high school. vocabulary of biology. Students will x Probability & Statistics: analyze be expected to read the biology text independently, write formal of measures of center and variation, SCG101 laboratory reports, analyze data and normal and binomial distributions; AL 6TH GRADE SCIENCE counting, permutations and account for errors in the lab, and Length/Credit: 1 year combinations; independent, complete projects and presentations dependent and compound events This laboratory science course that include the technical vocabulary provides students opportunities to of biology. Students will plan and investigate science concepts from the perform experiments, observe and

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Students enrolled in the High School Advanced Learning courses will be grouped together for three to four classes each year. The flowchart represents these classes.

Additional English Social Studies Science Mathematics Requirements

AL Algebra 2 or 9th AL AL AP Modern IB Application PE AL Chemistry Grade English World History Interpretation HL1 (1 year) or AP Calculus AB

IB Applications & Interpretation SL1 World Language AL IB or HL1 AND Literature HL1 or AL IB AL IB Health (1 sem) 10th or IB Analysis & History HL 1/ Physics SL1/AP Grade Approaches SL1 AND AL IB AP US History Physics 1 Language & or HL1 Theory of Literature HL1 or Knowledge (2nd sem) IB Applications & Interpretation HL2

IB Physics HL/AP Physics 2 IB Applications & Interpretations SL2 or or HL2 AL IB IB Biology SL1 World Language Literature HL 2 AL IB or or AND 11th or History HL 2/ IB Analysis & IB Chemistry SL / Theory of Grade AL IB AP American Approaches SL2 AP Chemistry Knowledge Language & Government or HL2 (1st sem) Literature HL2 or or IB ESS/AP IB Further Environmental Mathematics HL Science

IB Physics HL/AP Physics 2 or IB/AP Biology SL1 Further or Mathematics IB Biology SL2 / Advanced or 12th College Level AP Biology Internship Studies in AP Statistics Grade Social Science or (elective) English or IB Chemistry SL2 / AP Calculus AB AP Chemistry or BC or IB ESS/AP Environmental Science

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In addition to the courses reading and essay writing is included. ENGLISH COURSES The course content also includes listed below, 9th grade presenting literary analysis. Note: if students in Advanced ENG501 taking this course as an IB Diploma Learning courses will enroll in AL ENGLISH 9 candidate, please read the second Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit year course description, as well, 9th grade PE . In 10th grade Prerequisite: None since you will be required to take IB students also enroll in Health . Location: Interlake Literature for 2 years. In 10th and 11th grade, In this course, high school freshman ENG602 will learn specific writing skills students will enroll in courses AL IB LANGUAGE & LITERATURE and demonstrate their academic HL 1 leading to an International writing competence both in course Baccalaureate Diploma by the assessments and the Smarter Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit end of the 11th grade . Balanced. Course content includes Prerequisite: AL English 9 Biblical allusions, short story, poetry, Other info: This course is open to all drama, and novels. Students will 10th graders receiving engage in the writing process to advanced learning services, and produce increasingly sophisticated is one of two options that fulfill essays. Students will analyze the Junior Englishrequirement at literature, conduct research and Interlake. It also fulfills the first year of synthesize meaning from historical, IB Group 1 requirements for students cultural and intellectual contexts pursuing the IB Diploma. Students in while pursuing multiple themes. In this course will be prepared to take addition, instruction will develop skills the AP English Language exam in in critical thinking, effective discourse, May, if they choose. collaboration, reflection, and standard Location: Interlake English writing conventions. This course meets international standards of performance. Students ENG601 will expand analytic and composition AL IB LITERATURE HL 1 skills. Course content includes Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit prose non-fiction, poetry, fiction, Prerequisite: AL English 9 and drama, and the techniques Other info: This course is open to appropriate to those genres. The all10th graders receiving advanced significance of historic and other learning services, and is one of two cultural influences on literature will options that fulfill the Junior English be explored, as well. College-level requirement at Interlake. It also analytical reading, essay composition, fulfills the first year of IB Group 1 and presentations are emphasized. requirements for students pursuing the Diploma or Certificate. Students ENG701 in this course will be preparedto take AL IB LITERATURE HL 2 the AP English Language exam in Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit May, if they choose. Prerequisite: IB English HL 1/AP Location: Interlake Language Course content is focused on the Other info: This course is the study of the novel. The significance second of a two-year International of historic and other cultural Baccalaureate program that includes influences on literature will be oral and written assessments. explored, as well as theme, character, Students in this course will be structure, and literary devices. Of the prepared to take the AP English studied fictional works, some will Literature exam in May, if they choose. be American literature, and some Location: Interlake will be World literature. Analytical

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These courses meet ENG702 AL IB LANGUAGE & SOCIAL STUDIES COURSES international standards of LITERATURE HL 2 performance . Students Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 English SSG501 will expand analytic and credit AL AP MODERN WORLD HISTORY Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit composition skills . Course Prerequisite: AL IB Language and Literature HL 1 Location: Interlake content includes prose non- Location: Interlake AP Modern World History is designed fiction, poetry, fiction, and This course meets international to be the equivalent of a two- drama, and the techniques standards of performance. Students semester introductory college or university world history course. appropriate to those will expand analytic and composition skills. Course content includes novels, Students investigate significant genres . The significance of short stories, poetry, and drama. The events, individuals, developments historic and other cultural significance of historic and other in four historical periods from cultural influences on liter-ature will approximately 1200 CE to present. influences on literature be explored, as well as the techniques Students develop and use the will be explored, as well . appropriate to the genre. Analytical same skills, practices, and methods College-level analytical reading, essay composition, and oral employed by historians: analyzing communication skills are emphasized. primary and secondary sources; reading, essay composition, Summer reading is required. Note: if developing historical arguments; and presentations are taking this course as an IB Diploma making historical comparisons and utilizing reasoning about emphasized . candidate, you must have taken the first year of IB Language and contextualization, causation, and Literature to qualify for this course. continuity and change over time. The course provides five themes that ENG804 students explore throughout the year ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENGLISH in order to make connections among historical developments in different Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 English times and places: interaction between credit humans and the environment; Prerequisite: IB English HL 2/AP development and interaction of Literature cultures; state building, expansion, Location: Interlake and conflict; creation, expansion and Students will explore formal poetic interaction of economic systems; and styles, but the main goal will be development and transformation of for students to approach various social structures. topics and prompts creatively with an emphasis on finding their own SSG601 voice and speaking their own truth. AL IB HISTORY HL 1/AP In prose students will explore short US HISTORY story writing, flash fiction, and create Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit a short screen play. In addition, Prerequisite: AL AP World History students will hone their abilities to Other info: The course is designed “read” film. The analysis of film will to prepare students to take the be equally divided between the Advanced Placement exam in US technique of each film and “truths” History, and the course satisfies the that the film attempts to convey. Film content requirements for Paper Three choices will be from several decades of the IB examinations that students but will favor more contemporary take at the end of their junior year. film, both in style and subject. Location: Interlake Writing will accompany the analysis of film through reviews, critiques and analysis.

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This course provides students with SSG801 SCG601 the analytical skills and factual COLLEGE LEVEL SOCIAL SCIENCE AL IB PHYSICS SL1 / AP PHYSICS 1 knowledge necessary to deal Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit critically with the political, social, Prerequisite: IB History HL 2/AP Science credit and economic problems in United American Government Prerequisite: Geometry. States history, and in the history of Other info: The course prepares for Concurrent enrollment in Algebra 2 the Americas. Topics will include the Advanced Placement exams in recommended. a study of the emerging republic, Micro and Macro Economics Other info: Student may take the AP sectionalism and civil war, the rise of Location: Interlake Physics 1 exam in the spring. Students industry, westward movement, and may choose to complete another Students will build on their basic political reform. The second semester year of physics in order to take the understanding of economic studies the emergence of the U.S. AP Physics 2 exam or complete principles by investigating crucial as a world economic, political, and the IB Physics SL or IB Physics HL social issues that are the basis military power. In addition, the course assessments. of both microeconomics and incorporates topics on the Mexican Location: Interlake Revolution, Juan Peron in Argentina, macroeconomics. This will involve the Haitian Revolution, Fidel Castro in developing an understanding of the This is a college-level physics course Cuba, and the emergence of Canada. economic choices made by individual in which algebraic solutions to Students will also engage in historical households and firms as they seek to problems are developed. The course research as part of the course maximize their wellbeing. It will also provides a systematic introduction entail assessing the measurement to the main principles and concepts SSG701 of the performance of the American in physics via inquiry instruction. AL IB HISTORY HL 2 / AP economy, evaluating potential policy Students are challenged to apply AMERICAN GOVERNMENT tools such as taxes, government their understandings to complex spending and interest rates, and situations, to express their ideas Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit understanding the role of the US in mathematically, and to provide Prerequisite: AL IB History HL 1/AP the global economy. clear justification for their answers. US History Topics include mechanics, rotational Other info: The course prepares dynamics, simple harmonic motion, students for the Advanced Placement SCIENCE COURSES mechanical waves, electric force and exam in U.S. Government and satisfies fields, and an introduction to electric the content requirements for Papers SCG501 circuits. Particular emphasis is placed One and Two of the Higher Level AL CHEMISTRY 9 on experimental design and methods examination for the International Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit of data collection and analysis. Baccalaureate Diploma. Prerequisite: Biology Students complete an individual Location: Interlake Location: Interlake investigation in the spring. The course provides students with a critical perspective on politics This lab-intensive course provides and government in the United students with an introduction MATHEMATICS COURSES States. Units include constitutional to chemical principles and their underpinnings, various policy-making applications. Topics covered include MAG501 institutions, linkage institutions atomic theory, concepts in bonding, AL ALGEBRA 2 (media, parties, elections, interest nanotechnology, states of matter Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit and behavior of gases, mathematical groups (beliefs), and ideas that make Prerequisite: Geometry calculations in chemistry, chemical up the American political reality. Location: Interlake In addition, the course includes an reactions, equilibrium, acids and Algebra 2 is a second year algebra in-depth, international perspective bases, thermochemistry and electrons course that covers the content of the on the social, economic, and political in reactions. Washington State and Common Core developments of the Cold War in Mathematics Standards. This course the U.S., Russia, China, and Vietnam. focuses on the same mathematical It also includes a document-based content as Algebra 2 but at a deeper, analysis of the Arab-Israeli conflict. more analytical level. Consequently, assigned work is more challenging. Highlights of the course include:

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 167 Advanced Learning Services at Interlake x Number & Quantity: operations Approaches Standard Level (SL) or derivatives, indefinite integrals, with rational, irrational and Higher Level (HL). and area between curves complex numbers. Location: Interlake x Expressions, Equations and IB Mathematics Analysis and MAG603 Inequalities: transform expressions Approaches SL 1 is appropriate for AL IB MATHEMATICS: APPLICATIONS & using the properties of real students who enjoy developing their INTERPRETATION SL 1 numbers; solve linear, absolute mathematics to become fluent in value, quadratic, polynomial, the construction of mathematical Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit rational, radical, exponential arguments and develop strong skills Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or AL and logarithmic equations and in mathematical thinking. Students Algebra 2 inequalities; solve systems of linear will explore real and abstract Other info: These courses serves equations and inequalities in two applications of mathematical ideas. as the first year of a sequence that and three variables; solve systems of Student who take this class should prepares students for assessment enjoy the thrill of mathematical in IB Mathematics Applications and nonlinear equations In 2 variables. problem solving. The content of Interpretation Standard Level (SL). x Functions: recognize and represent Analysis and Approaches is aimed Location: Interlake linear, quadratic, polynomial, at students who will go on to IB Mathematics Applications and exponential, logarithmic, rational, study subjects with substantial Interpretation SL 1 and SL 2 are radical and trigonometric functions mathematical content such as appropriate for students who are using tables, graphs, words and mathematics, engineering, physical interested in developing their sciences or economics. Students who symbols; identify intercepts, domain mathematics for describing our choose Analysis and Approaches and range; use functions and their world and solving practical problems. should have strong Algebra 2 skills. related equations to solve problems; Students will harness the power understand how transformations The content of Analysis and of technology while exploring affect the equations, graphs Approaches at Standard Level mathematical models. Student and properties of functions. includes: who take this class should enjoy x Modeling: use functions to develop x Number and Algebra: Arithmetic mathematics best when seen in a models for real world problem and geometric sequences and practical context. The content of Applications and Interpretation is situations and analyze them to solve series, law of exponents with aimed at students who will go on to problems and answer questions integer and rational exponents, study subjects such as social science, that arise from these situations deductive proofs, the binomial business, psychology and design, theorem, Pascal’s triangle x Probability & Statistics: analyze for example. Students who choose of measures of center and variation, x Functions: Intersections, composite Applications and Interpretation normal and binomial distributions; functions, quadratic equation should have solid Algebra skills. counting, permutations and roots and inequalities, exponential The content of Applications and combinations; independent, and logarithmic functions, Interpretation at Standard Level dependent and compound events transformation and translations includes: x Trigonometry: use trigonometric x Geometry and Trigonometry: x Number and Algebra: Arithmetic ratios and the Law of Sines and Combinations of three-dimensional and geometric sequences and Law of Cosines to solve problems solids, trigonometric ratios in the unit series; approximation and estimates, circle, Pythagorean identity, periodic amortization and annuities MAG602 and composite functions, analytical using technology, systems of AL IB MATHEMATICS: ANALYSIS & solutions to trigonometric functions equations using technology APPROACHES SL 1 x Statistics and Probability: Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit x Functions: Modelling of linear, Collection and presentation of data, quadratic, exponential, inverse, Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or AL correlation, probability calculations, Algebra 2 cubic, and sinusoidal relationships; distributions, standardization Other info: This course serves as properties of functions such the first year of a sequence that x Calculus: Limits, derivatives, and as domain and range prepares students for assessment integrals for complex mathematical x Geometry and Trigonometry: in IB Mathematics Analysis and relationships, including second Properties of three-dimensional

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solids, trigonometric ratios for triangles, Pythagorean theorem, arcs and sectors of circles, Voronoi diagrams x Statistics and Probability: Collection and presentation of data, correlation, probability outcomes, distributions, and hypotheses x Calculus: Gradients of functions, derivates of simple functions, integration using technology, optimization.

ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES

CTH770 INTERNSHIP Length/Credit: 1 semester - 1.0 credit Prerequisite: 12th grade standing in the Advanced Learning High School Program Location: Interlake The mission of the GHSP internship program is to expose students to a variety of career employment possibilities, through which they can gain an overview of potential career paths, learn appropriate workplace behaviors and protocols, and develop a realistic understanding of what to expect from a future career as well as what will be expected of them in a variety of situations. These goals will be achieved by the student participating in his/her own internship(s) by sharing what he/ she learns with other interns in the program in a structured classroom situation, and by participating in career seminars presented by professionals from a variety of industries.

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ADDITIONAL MIDDLE developed through instructional positively impact their academic SCHOOL ELECTIVES activities and assessments. Students progress. Peer Tutoring may also be will put these skills into practice done on voluntary basis before or x Leadership through direct planning and after school. x Academic Seminar implementation of school projects. Students will reflect on their skill EL_307 x Elementary Tutor development to identify growth and ATTENDANCE ASSISTANT x Peer Tutor areas for improvement. Length/Credit: 1 semester x Office Assistant Prerequisite: 8th grade standing. EL_103 Permission from Attendance EL_150 ACADEMIC SEMINAR Secretary, Counselor, parent, and an LEADERSHIP Location: Big Picture excellent attendance record. Length/Credit: 1 semester (can be This course provides support for Other info: This class will be graded repeated) students who struggle academically with Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Other info: Students elected to ASB and need assistance with conceptual No letter grade will be recorded office are expected to enroll in this understanding of academically Location: Chinook, Highland, Odle, course complex material. Tillicum, Tyee Location: Highland, Odle, Chinook, The Attendance Office offers on-the- Tyee EL_306 job training in general office skills and This year course is open to 6th, 7th, PEER TUTOR public relations. Students will deliver and 8th grade students who want to Length/Credit: 1 semester (can be messages, file, assist with mailings, serve the school community while repeated) and help students and staff in a polite developing their own leadership skills. Prerequisite: 8th grade standing and and courteous manner. Students Leadership skills are both learned in teacher recommendation will collect attendance records from the classroom and refined through Other info: This class will be graded classrooms. practice. Therefore, this course will with Satisfactory (S) or No Mark (NM). include two parts: classroom lessons No letter grade will be recorded EL_230 and school projects. Leadership Location: Big Picture, Tyee PACIFIC PEER COACH skills such as goal setting, time Peer tutors will be paired with Length/Credit: To be determined on management, decision making, students who need help completing an individual basis meeting procedures, communication, assignments, studying for tests, Prerequisite: School staff organization, public speaking and reading, organizing their work, and/ recommendation interpersonal relations will be or doing other assigned tasks to Location: Highland

170 Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 Additional Middle School Elective Courses

Students will serve as peer tutor/ service learning and interdisciplinary Other info: Required for all 8th grade coaches to peers with disabilities. projects connecting their academic students at Big Picture Students will model age appropriate classes to the community. They will Location: Big Picture behaviors, reinforce academic learn to collaborate, communicate, This course is designed to aid concepts and social skills, and research, and solve problems. students in their exploration of encourage functional communication. Students will present their digital college, career, and community. Under the direction and supervision portfolios and project work at Students will participate in a variety of certified staff, peer coaches will exhibitions held throughout the of activities focused on student be expected to work in a group or year. In addition, they will participate leadership, advocacy, diversity, and one on one with students in a variety in student-led conferences and respect. Students will increase their of settings and situations and will contribute to the development of awareness of college programs and complete weekly assignments. their personalized learning plan and careers by researching educational goals. pathways, exploring their interests, EL_231 hearing from guest speakers, and SOCIAL COACH EL_222 visiting local campuses/businesses. Length/Credit: To be determined on ADVISORY 2 Students will also participate in an individual basis Length/Credit: 1 Year service learning and interdisciplinary Prerequisite: School staff Prerequisite: None projects connecting their academic recommendation Other info: Required for all 7th grade classes to the community. They will Location: Big Picture students at Big Picture learn to collaborate, communicate, Students will serve as social coaches Location: Big Picture research, and solve problems. Students will present their digital to individuals with disabilities. This course is designed to aid portfolios and project work at Students will model age-appropriate students in their exploration of exhibitions held throughout the behaviors, reinforce social skills college, career, and community. year. In addition, they will participate and organization strategies. Under Students will participate in a variety in student-led conferences and the direction and supervision of of activities focused on student contribute to the development of certificated staff, peer coaches will leadership, advocacy, diversity, and their personalized learning plan be expected to work in a group or respect. Students will increase their and goals. one on one with students in a variety awareness of college programs and of settings and situations and will careers by researching educational complete weekly assignments. pathways, exploring their interests, hearing from guest speakers, and EL_122 visiting local campuses/businesses. ADVISORY 1 Students will also participate in Length/Credit: 1 Year service learning and interdisciplinary Prerequisite: None projects connecting their academic Other info: Required for all 6th grade classes to the community. They will students at Big Picture learn to collaborate, communicate, research, and solve problems. Location: Big Picture Students will present their digital This course is designed to aid portfolios and project work at students in their exploration of exhibitions held throughout the college, career, and community. year. In addition, they will participate Students will participate in a variety in student-led conferences and of activities focused on student contribute to the development of leadership, advocacy, diversity, and their personalized learning plan and respect. Students will increase their goals. awareness of college programs and careers by researching educational EL_322 pathways, exploring their interests, ADVISORY 2 hearing from guest speakers, and Length/Credit: 1 Year visiting local campuses/businesses. Prerequisite: None Students will also participate in

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x Question and Explore ELH468 ADDITIONAL HIGH THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE SCHOOL ELECTIVES x Understand and Analyze Arguments x Evaluate Multiple Perspectives. ELH469 ELA601 THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE 2 x Synthesize Ideas AP CAPSTONE 1 (AP SEMINAR) Length/Credit: 2 semesters - 1.0 Length/Credit: 2 semesters - 1.0 x Team, Transform and Transmit credit credit Other info: This course is central Prerequisite: 10th, 11th, or 12th ELA701 to the IB program. The course will grade standing. AP CAPSTONE 2 (AP RESEARCH) be taken in the second semester of Location: Bellevue, Newport Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Grade 11 and the first semester of Prerequisite: AP Capstone 1 (AP Grade 12. IB candidates will have Students engage in conversations Seminar) priority in enrollment. about complex academic and real- Location: Interlake world issues through a variety of Location: Newport lenses, considering multiple points AP Research allows students to deeply In the Theory of Knowledge Elective of views. Classes will focus on two explore an academic topic, problem, (TOKE), students will explore how or more themes that allow for deep or issue of individual interest. they know what they know through interdisciplinary exploration based Through this exploration, students personal and global issues. Theory on: concepts or issues from other design, plan, and conduct a year- of Knowledge Elective seeks to AP courses, student interests, local long research based investigation to define knowledge, evaluate truth and/or civic issues, and Global or address a research question. claims, and explore the relationship international topics. between knowledge and the In the AP Research course, students knower. Traditional philosophical Exploring different points of view and further their skills acquired in the AP conversations and practical making connections across disciplines Seminar course by understanding methodology in contemporary are fundamental components of the research methodology; employing issues are both studied in Theory of AP Seminar experience. Students ethical research practices; and Knowledge. All Areas of Knowledge consider each topic through a accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing may be covered with a focus on variety of lenses and from multiple information as they address a History, Art and Ethics. All Ways of perspectives, many of which are research question. Although the topic Knowing may be explored, with a divergent or competing. Analyzing of each research study will vary, the focus on Reason and Emotion. The topics through multiple lenses aids course requires students to plan and course is largely based on interacting in interdisciplinary understanding conduct a study or investigation. and reflecting with sources including and helps students gain a rich The course provides opportunities text, videos, art and even social appreciation for the complexity (activities/assignments) for media. TOKE is intended empower of important issues. Students will students to: students to apply larger rigorous be encouraged to explore a topic x Understand principles of discipline- and challenging ideas to foster through several of the following specific research methods (e.g., personal understanding. Students are lenses: cultural and social, artistic and qualitative, quantitative, mixed). expected to explore their own beliefs philosophical, political and historical, and consider the views of other environmental, economic, scientific, x Employ appropriate disciplinary individuals, perspectives and cultures. futuristic, and ethical. research methods to develop, manage, and conduct an in-depth During the course, students will ELH472 complete a team project, an study or investigation in an area IB NATIVE LANGUAGE SL of student’s own interest. individual paper and presentation, Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit and take a final written exam. This x Present (using appropriate media) Prerequisite: Must have native course is the first of two courses and defend the research design, speaker fluency in reading, writing, available for students to earn the AP approach, and findings to a panel. and speaking in a language other Capstone Diploma. x Document their processes and curate than Chinese, English, French, Students will use the following the artifacts of the development of or Spanish. Must be a Diploma framework as they explore issues their scholarly work in a portfolio. Candidate in the first or second and topics: year. Student must have good organizational skills and be able to work well independently.

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Other info: Any student who is explore personal and community interested in this option must obtain ACADEMIC SUPPORT core values and a common definition ELECTIVES permission from the IB office. Only 5 for leadership. This class will be students may sign up for Self Study text based, asking students to in a particular language in a given EL_438 thoughtfully read and respond to year. It fulfills the IB Group 2 (World ACADEMIC SEMINAR texts that challenge the normal Language) requirements for students Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit student hierarchy and traditions pursuing the Diploma. Self-Study is / 1 year - 1.0 credit of high school. Students will teach only offered as a Standard Level (SL) Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, other students leadership theory course. Interlake, International, Newport, through student centered lessons Location: Interlake Sammamish and will provide practical applications to the reading and teaching. The The course follows many of the This course provides support for focus of this class will be on teaching requirements of the IB Literature students who struggle academically and fostering personal leadership course, but a student studies and need assistance with conceptual within individual students. This class independently in their native understanding of academically will primarily focus on traditional language. The IB coordinator helps complex material. and hierarchal forms of leadership. guide the process, and explains the Students will also brainstorm requirements, but the study and EL_501 solutions to school wide problems fulfillment of the assessments is SAT PREPARATION and advise elected student leaders on largely independent. The course is Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit those problems. broken into four parts. In Part One, Prerequisite: Limited to 10 & 11th the student studies several works graders with no prior SAT course in translation. Part Two is the close EL_476 participation DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP – study of poetry. The student studies Location: Big Picture literature from different genres in THEORY & PRACTICE Part Three. Finally, Part Four includes This introductory course offers Length/Credit: 1 semester – some additional works chosen by diagnostic assessments, direct 0.5 credit the student. The course encourages instruction in targeted areas, and Prerequisite: Open to all students students to appreciate the artistry of ample practice of required skills. at listed high schools. ASB, class and literature and to develop an ability Students will learn the test format, club officers, cheerleaders, Natural to reflect critically on their reading. review the SAT directions and scoring, Helpers and others in leadership Works are studied in their literary and be introduced to various test- positions are encouraged to enroll. At and cultural contexts, through taking strategies. Content will include Newport and Sammamish Emerging close study of individual texts and critical reading, writing and math Leadership is a required prerequisite passages, and by considering a range instruction. and first year ASB officers are required of critical approaches. The study to enroll in Emerging and Developing Leadership courses. of works in translation is especially LEADERSHIP ELECTIVES important in introducing students, Location: Bellevue, Interlake, through literature, to other cultural Newport, Sammamish, Big Picture EL_474 perspectives. The response to the This course is designed to introduce study of literature is through oral EMERGING LEADERSHIP - LEADERSHIP THEORY developing leaders to historical and written communication, thus models of ethical leadership including enabling students to develop and Length/Credit: 1 semester – 0.5 credit readings from Plato, Socrates, refine their command of language. Machiavelli, Martin Luther King Jr., Prerequisite: This course is open Assessments include short and Gandhi. Material will be taught to any student at all schools. At written reflections, essays, an oral primarily through Socratic seminar Newport, first year ASB officers are commentary, as well as timed exams. structured discussions which will required to enroll in this class. The course aligns with Common Core ask students to discuss how those Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Standards. models of leadership can be applied Newport, Sammamish, Big Picture to the issues facing the school This course is designed to introduce and larger community. Topics may emerging leaders to various include persuading groups through leadership theories. Students will arguments of principle, affecting

Bellevue School District | 2020 – 2021 Course Catalog Grades 6–12 173 Additional High School Elective Courses change within small and large groups In this course, student leaders will as student mentors and leaders. by using group dynamics to jump plan and implement academic and Students are occasionally expected start change within communities. social events for incoming freshmen to organize, lead, and participate in Students will be taught how to apply as part of a year-long mentoring activities outside of the regular school learning of leadership to school wide program. These can include day. problems. Students will produce a community building activities such Link Crew at Newport High School portfolio showing their efficacy for as before and/or after sporting event is a one year commitment with one instigating positive school change. gatherings, freshmen elections, semester learning in a classroom Students will primarily be assessed study sessions, social functions, and based seminar and the other on their ability to transfer gained academic assemblies. The students semester working as an academic knowledge of leadership theory to run all of the events, learn event and coach. Students are placed into 9th inspiring positive changes in school assembly planning, and develop grade classes as academic coaches culture. This class will primarily evaluation, group planning, and and/or content areas where the Link focus on teaching and fostering counseling skills, in their capacity Crew students can provide student collaborative forms of leadership as student mentors and leaders. expertise. within groups of leaders. Students are occasionally expected to organize, lead, and participate in EL_478 activities outside of the regular school SERVICE ELECTIVES ADVANCED LEADERSHIP – day. EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP Link Crew at Newport High School EL_430 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 is a one year commitment with one PEER COACH elective credit (may be repeated) semester learning in a classroom Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Prerequisite: Completion of the based seminar and the other elective credit Developing Leadership course 903. At semester working as an academic Prerequisite: School staff Newport and Sammamish coach. Students are placed into 9th recommendation continuing ASB officers are required grade classes as academic coaches Location: Interlake, Bellevue, to enroll In Advanced Leadership. and/or content areas where the Link Sammamish, Newport Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Crew students can provide student Students will serve as peer tutor/ Newport, Sammamish, expertise. coaches to peers with disabilities. Big Picture Students will model age appropriate EL_482 This course is designed to help behaviors, reinforce academic EMERGING LINK CREW already developed leaders become concepts and social skills, and practicing, independent leaders Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0 .5 encourage functional communication. within the school and larger elective credit Under the direction and supervision community. Learning will be focused Prerequisite: Application process. At of certified staff, peer coaches will on helping students develop, plan, Newport an interview is required for be expected to work in a group or and fulfill a personal leadership the selection process. one on one with students in a variety project that will be implemented Location: Bellevue, Interlake, of settings and situations and will within the class that will be based Newport, Sammamish complete weekly assignments. on all previous leadership learning. In this course, student leaders will Students may have the opportunity plan and implement academic and EL_530 to work closely with the Bellevue social events for incoming freshmen ACADEMIC COACH community in internships and as part of a year-long mentoring community outreach projects. EL_532 program. These can include ACADEMIC COACH LINK CREW community building activities such (Newport only) EL_481 as before and/or after sporting event DEVELOPING LINK CREW gatherings, freshmen elections, Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0 .5 study sessions, social functions, and elective credit elective credit academic assemblies. The students Prerequisite: School staff Prerequisite: Application process. At run all of the events, learn event and recommendation Newport an interview is required for assembly planning, and develop Location: Bellevue, Big Picture, the selection process. evaluation, group planning, and Interlake, Newport, Sammamish Location: Interlake, Newport counseling skills, in their capacity

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Students will serve as peer tutors, Students will also collaborate with meeting one period daily in one of teachers to produce technology rich a number of regularly scheduled projects and instruction. Students classes. Students in need of tutorial should have a prior understanding assistance may be paired with a peer of Microsoft Windows OS, Microsoft tutor. Tutors may participate in an Office Suite and readiness to learn ongoing training program that may district software. involve assigned readings. OFFICE / SCIENCE / EL_531 LIBRARY ASSISTANT ELL ACADEMIC COACH (NO CREDIT) Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 elective credit EL_514 Prerequisite: School staff ATTENDANCE ASSISTANT recommendation Length/Credit: 1 semester - No Location: Interlake, Sammamish credit. This class involves working with small Prerequisite: Permission of groups in the ELL Language Arts supervising adult. Student must have and English Language Development a record of cooperation, responsibility, classes. Interested students should be maintaining confidentiality, and good Juniors or Seniors in good standing, attendance. have academic and social interests Other info: Fulfills Community and enjoy helping and working Service requirement with other students. ELL Academic Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Coaches will work closely with International, Newport, Sammamish, their advising teachers to deliver Big Picture small group or tutoring instruction Assistants are afforded daily in reading, writing, listening and experience in public relations speaking. practices and business skills, and provide a service-oriented EL_801 atmosphere to the student body, STUDENT TECHNOLOGY faculty and community at large. INTEGRATION Primary skills include training in Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 organization and prioritizing, as well elective credit (may be repeated for as use of the phones, office machines credit) and equipment, and mail and Prerequisite: Application, Interview, message routing. and Assessment of Tech Skills Location: Big Picture, Sammamish, Interlake, Bellevue, Newport The Student Technology Integration course is a hands-on study of technology integration in an educational context. Students will serve as the Student Help Desk for students and teachers at their school. In addition to solving problems for their classmates and teachers, students will be required to complete and maintain several running projects that address problems or solutions in educational technology integration.

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Presents Careerand • No Tuition Technical• College Education Credit Available Earn High School Credit

APPLY ONLINE WANIC.ORG 11605 132nd Avenue NE #A108 Kirkland, Washington 98034 425.739.8400 |[email protected]

Washington Network for Innovative Careers Northeast King County Skill Center

• Auto Technology • Fire & EMS • DigiPen Art & Animation • CISCO Networking • Health Science Careers (Nursing) • DigiPen Music & • Culinary Arts • Medical Careers Sound Design • Dental Careers • Sports Medicine • DigiPen Video Game Programming Washington Network for Innovative Careers Northeast King County Skill Center Serving high school students from these districts: Bellevue • Everett • Issaquah • Lake Washington • Mercer Island • Northshore • Riverview • Snoqualmie Valley The Lake Washington School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran, military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Director of Human Resources, 16250 NE 74th Street, Redmond Washington, 98052, (425) 936-1266.

Here is a link to the application: www.wanic.org

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2020-2021 CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION Bellevue School District INTRADISTRICT PROGRAM APPLICATION Bellevue, Big Picture, Interlake, International, Newport, Sammamish

The year-long programs below serve high school students enrolled in the Bellevue School District, as well as students from other districts in the WANIC Skills Center consortium. All BSD students must complete an application even when the program is offered at their home school and submit to their College and Career Advisor. It is highly recommended that you attend an informational session that will be held at each school, so you understand the requirements and expectations.

NAME: SEX: M F BIRTHDATE: / / Last First Middle

ADDRESS: Street City, State, Zip Telephone Number Email Address

Yes No Student ID# Home High School Next Grade Graduation Year Program Continuation

CHECK THE PROGRAM FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING: COURSE CR SKILLS CENTER PROGRAM LOCATION TENTATIVE PERIOD TIMES  CT_661 3 Automotive Technology 1 AM Bellevue  0,1,2  CT_662 3 Automotive Technology 1 PM Bellevue  5,6,7  CT_ 761 3 Auto motive Technology 2 AM Bellevue  0,1,2  CT_ 763 3 Automotive Technology 2 PM Bellevue  5,6,7  CT_ 506 3 Cisco Networking Academy—CCNA AM Newport  0,1,2  0,4,5

 CT_507 3 Cisco Networking Academy—CCNA PM Newport  3,4,8  6,7,8  CT_ 606 3 Advanced Cisco—CCNP AM Newport  0,1,2

 CT_607 3 Advanced Cisco—CCNP PM Newport  3,4,8  6,7,8

 CT_520 3 Culinary Arts AM Newport  0,1,2  CT_521 3 Culinary Arts PM Newport  6,7,8  CT_620 3 Advanced Culinary Arts AM Newport  0,1,2  CT_621 3 Advanced Culinary Arts PM Newport  6,7,8  CT_635 3 Health Science Careers AM Sammamish  0,1,2  CT_ 636 3 Health Science Careers PM Sammamish  5,6,7 Daily class times vary according to building schedule COURSE CR CTE INTRADISTRICT CLASS LOCATION TENTATIVE CLASS TIMES

 CT_706 1 Adv. Cisco – Cyber Security Newport  5  CT_541 2 Nursery and Greenhouse Operations Interlake  6,7  CT_650 2 Advanced Digital Media Production Newport  6,7  CT_650 2 Advanced Digital Media Production Bellevue  6,7  CT_623 2 Graphic Design & Production Studio Sammamish  6,7  CT_660 2 Teaching Academy 1 Newport  3,4  6,7  CT_760 2 Teaching Academy 2 Newport  3,4  6,7  CT_624 2 Welding Tech., Design and Fabrication Interlake  1,2  CT_426 2 Construction Technology Interlake  1,2

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TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE REQUEST

The district will try to provide transportation to programs within the Bellevue School District. If your son or daughter, needs transportation please indicate your home school and destination.

I would like to request transportation assistance.

Select your home high school: Select the location you will be traveling: _____Bellevue High School _____Bellevue High School _____Big Picture High School _____Interlake High School _____Interlake High School _____Newport High School _____International High School _____Sammamish High School _____Newport High School _____Sammamish High School

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION

Parent/Guardian Authorization My son/daughter has enrolled in a Career & Technical Education program listed on the front page. I acknowledge and understand that the Bellevue School District is not responsible for the transportation of my son/daughter to and from this program.

As the parent/guardian of the above named student and in his/her behalf, I do hereby give my permission for my student to provide his/her own transportation to and from this program, and release and forever discharge the Bellevue School District from any and all claims, demands, damages, or actions which may occur on account of any accident or injury arising from my child’s transportation to/from the program, and further agree to indemnify and forever hold harmless the above-named school district from any claims, demands, or actions for damages or injury to person or property sustained in the occurrence of any such accident.

Parent/Guardian Signature: ______Date:

Student Signature: ______Date:

Return this form to your College and Career Advisor: • Bellevue High – Lisa Hansen - Library • Interlake High – Jose Valdez – Library • Newport High – Vanessa Lopez-Kopp – Library • Sammamish High – Arlene Scott - Room 201

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Redmond

Grades 9–12

520 Bellevue High School 140th Ave. NE 140th Ave. 148th Ave. NE 148th Ave. 10416 SE Wolverine Way NE 24th ST

Y Bellevue 98004 INTERLAKE WA NOR (425) 456-7000 CHINOOK 405 TH D U ED R P WY BEL-R HIGHLAND

BELLEVUE NE 8th ST Interlake High School 16245 NE 24th St. ODLE Y W MAIN ST K Bellevue 98008 SAMMAMISH P

BELLEVUE H S

I (425) 456-7200 M

Lake A M

Washington INTERNATIONAL TILLICUM M Lake A 148th Ave. NE 148th Ave. S

E Sammamish International School

A BELLEVUE L 445 - 128th Ave. SE BIG PICTURE W SCHOOL Bellevue 98005 Bellevue (425) 456-6500

I-90 Mercer Island TYEE Newport High School NEWPO SE RT WAY NEWPORT 4333 Factoria Blvd. SE

Bellevue 98006

Y W

K (425) 456-7400

K E E 160th Ave. NE 160th Ave.

L A Sammamish High School O SE 60th ST C SE 64th ST 100 140th Ave. SE MIDDLE SCHOOL Bellevue 98005 HIGH SCHOOL (425) 456-7600 Renton

Grades 6–8 Grades 6–12 Chinook Middle School Tillicum Middle School Bellevue Big Picture School 2001 98th Ave. NE 1280 160th Ave SE 14822 SE 22nd St. Bellevue 98004 Bellevue 98008 Bellevue 98007 (425) 456-6300 (425) 456-6700 (425) 456-7800

Highland Middle School Tyee Middle School International School 15207 NE Bel-Red Road, 13630 SE Allen Road 445 - 128th Ave. SE Bellevue 98007 Bellevue 98006 Bellevue 98005 (425) 456-6400 (425) 456-6800 (425) 456-6500

Odle Middle School 502 143rd Ave. NE Bellevue 98007 (425) 456-6600

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