HOPKINS ACADEMIC OFFERINGS

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HOPKINS ACADEMIC OFFERINGS

• PLANNING YOUR CHILDS PROGRAM

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Minimum Graduation Requirements

• 18 Credits in Grades 9 - 12
• 9 Credits Earned by End of Grade 10
• At Least 4 Credits Each Year
• Health Course
• Swim and Water Rescue

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Distribution of Credits

• Arts - 1
• English - 4
• Foreign Language - 3 (in one language)
• History 2
• one term in Grade 9 or 10 and Atlantic
  Communities II and III
• Mathematics - 3
• Does not include Math 2 or 12
• Science - 2
• Biology and Either Chemistry or Physics

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Distribution of Credits

• Minimum of 2 credits each term
• Language requirement Junior School courses
  apply
• Students must take at least 2 History courses at
  Hopkins during the academic year, one in MS and
  one in SS
• Students may not use outside credit in Art,
  English or Science to fulfill graduation
  requirement

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Planning for College

• Suggestions for recommended programs p. 6
• Guidelines for Standardized Testing p. 7

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Art Courses for Middle School

• Refer to Chart on p. 12
• Term electives will have 7 scheduled meetings
  during the two week rotation
• Year courses All Music Performance classes, HACT
  and Advanced Studio

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Advanced Visual Arts

• Four year sequential program
• Studio Art I
• Advanced Studio
• Fine Art Studio I
• Fine Art Studio II

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Music

• Concert Choir
• Girls Chorus
• Classical or Jazz/Rock Ensemble
• Understanding Music
• Advanced Music Theory AP

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Drama

• Five Electives Offered
• Enrollment in Drama classes not required for
  participation in Theater program

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Classics

• Courses in Latin Greek fulfill the graduation
  requirement
• All courses in Classics are full year courses
• 3rd year of language requirement must be
  completed at Hopkins during the academic year

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Computer Science

• Three Electives
• HTML- Term I
• Introduction to Programming Term II
• Computer Science AP
• departmental approval required
• full year course
• Prerequisite Math 24 or equivalent, Intro. to
  Programming or dept. approval

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English

• No choice in grades 9, 10, Term I Gr.11
• Electives offered only to 12th Term II 11th
  graders

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History sequenceClass of 2008 on(the normal
flow)
7 8 9 10 11 12
Term I History 7 History 8 (new 2004) Civics (new 2004) Atlantic Communities II (new 2005) Atlantic Communities III (new 2006) Electives
Term II History 7 History 8 (new 2004) Atlantic Communities I (new 2004) Atlantic Communities II (new 2005) AP US (new 2006) AP European (new 2006) Electives Electives
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History
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Mathematics

• Numbering System
• Refer to Table on p. 31 to determine next course
  in sequence
• Departmental approval for enriched or accelerated
  courses
• Three choices for Advanced Algebra
• Math 4, Math 14 or Math 24

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Mathematics
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Modern Languages

• Modern Language sequence shown on p.36
• AP courses offered in French and Spanish
• May request accelerated section on course
  selection form
• Departmental approval required for accelerated or
  AP courses
• 3rd year of language requirement must be
  completed at Hopkins during the academic year

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Modern Languages
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Science
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Science
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Science

• Chemistry
• Covers introductory topics in college prep course
• Less complex mathematical analysis
• Includes hands-on lab experience
• Stronger students may qualify for AP Chemistry
  departmental approval

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Science

• Chemistry Accelerated
• is for those students who enjoy science and who
  are able to move rapidly with quantitative
  physical science
• Includes hands-on lab experience
• Math Prerequisites and Department approval
• Prerequisite for AP Chemistry

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Scheduling Process

• Course selection forms are due to adviser on
  Thursday, February 17
• fill out entire form
• Summer Study Proposal Form due by June 9.
• Request accelerated and honors sections - even if
  child is already enrolled in one department will
  make final decision.

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New Scheduling Time Table

• March 14 April 1 Master Schedule created
• April 18 May 2 Returning students scheduled
• May 2 May 27 Conflicts with student schedules
  resolved
• June 17 Student courses sent home with grades
• June 30 Deadline for all schedule inquiries
• No requests for changes in Term I English
  electives will be honored after June 30

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9th Grade Statistics
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9th Grade Statistics
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10th Grade Statistics
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10th Grade Statistics
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Summer School

• Summer Study Proposal Form required
• No outside credit fulfills Art, English or
  Science graduation credit
• No credit for on-line courses
• Student may start receiving credit between 9th
  10th grade.
• Hopkins Summer School
• Request brochure by calling or emailing Tom Parr,
  Summer School Director

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Questions to Ponder

• How many credits to take? What is a reasonable
  load for my child?
• Continue on in a language or begin a new
  language? One or Two Languages?
• One or Two Years of History?
• Science Math Placement Issues?