CURRICULUM GUIDE 2018-2019 MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Wildcats, Welcome to Wesley Chapel High School! We are proud of the many programs offered to our students this year, from our Automotive Academy to Agriscience Foundations. In addition to the courses offered on our WCHS campus, students may also take advantage of the courses offered online through Pasco eSchool and Florida Virtual School (FLVS). Students can also earn college credits through successful completion of dual enrollment courses via Pasco Hernando State College or by passing an AP exam in May after completing one of our Advanced Placement courses here on the WCHS campus. Selecting academic and elective courses is both exciting and important. Please utilize this Curriculum Guide to assist you as you begin thinking about the course selection process. Now is the time to think about your future plans, setting your educational goals high, and doing everything you can to take advantage of the opportunities available to you on the WCHS campus and online. Please consider your courses carefully, discuss your decisions with your parent(s)/guardian(s), counselors, teachers, and your administrators. The courses that you select are the stepping-stones to your future goals and plans. We create our own, unique paths in life, and our course offerings can assist you in building a fantastic resume for your future! Sincerely, Danielle Johnson Principal Wesley Chapel High School CONTENT PAGE General Information…………………..3 Registration…………………………...4 Schedule Changes …………………....5 Instructional and Curriculum………....6 College Dual Enrollment……………..7
serve as well as those who implement them. Administrators and teachers recognize the diverse needs of our rapidly changing demographics, and model best educational practices which provide maximum opportunity for our ELL students to achieve and develop skills that make them empowered learners. In Pasco County, comprehensible instruction is delivered in English in order for the student to develop language that enables him/her to actively participate in a student-centered learning process. Teachers who are assigned English Language Learners for instruction participate in special training workshops that address appropriate strategies and accommodations for increasing English Language development and proficiency, as well as understanding content. Communication and collaboration are key to ensuring the academic successes of our ELL students. AP SEMINAR: AP Capstone Seminar Course Number: 1700500 Grade Level: 11 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisites: There are no prerequisite courses for the AP Seminar course. Course Description: AP Seminar is a foundational course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Using an inquiry framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational literary and philosophical texts; listening to and viewing speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experiencing artistic works and performances. Students learn to synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their own perspectives in research- based written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as part of a team. Ultimately, the course aims to equip students with the power to analyze and evaluate information with accuracy and precision in order to craft and communicate evidence-based arguments. ART COURSES: Art/2-D Comprehensive I Course Number: 0101300 Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisites: None Course Description: The purpose of this course is to enable students to communicate ideas or concepts through the use of two-dimensional design and composition. Supply Fee.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURES: Beginning Tennis Course Number: 1504500 Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 0.5 Prerequisites: None Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills in tennis that may be used in recreational pursuits today as well as in later life and maintain and/or improve their personal fitness. This course expands and refines concepts and activities that were introduced in elementary and middle school. Intermediate Tennis Course Number: 1504510 Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 0.5 Prerequisites: Successful completion of Beginning Tennis. Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with opportunities to extend the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills introduced in Beginning Tennis that may be used in recreational pursuits today as well as in later life and maintain and/or improve their personal fitness. Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries Course Number: 1502490 Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 0.5 Prerequisites: None Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills relating to the nature, prevention, care and rehabilitation of athletic injuries that may be used in recreational pursuits today as well as in later life. SCIENCE COURSES: Agriscience Foundations Course Number: 8106810 Grade Level: 9-12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisites: This course is the prerequisite for Agritechnology 1 & 2, Agricultural Mechanics 2 & 3, and Introductory Horticulture and Horticulture Science. Course Description: This course provides the students with skills related to plant and animal science, conservation and ecology, forestry and natural resources, mechanics, and agriculture production.