Our Curriculum
A well-crafted curriculum serves as a reference to ensure that you're on the right track. Its components are designed to develop concepts, from a basic level to increasingly complex topics or skills. It's important to remember that a curriculum is not an isolated signpost for a single school year.
Elementary-Our elementary school curriculum focuses on the four core subject areas: Math, Science, English Language Arts and History/Social Studies plus Art and Music.
Middle School- Our middle school curriculum focuses on the four core subject areas: Math, Science, English Language Arts and History/Social Studies – plus electives.
High School
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Future-Ready Course of Study (22 credits): Students
entering Grade 9 2019-2020
Students entering ninth grade for the first time must pass the following courses and earn
at least 22 credits
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Four sequential English credits which shall be:#
1. Starting with English I
2. English II
3. English III
4. English IV
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Four Mathematics credits which shall be either#
1. NC Math 1, 2, and 3 and a fourth mathematics course to be aligned with the
student’s post high school plans
2. NC math 1, Introduction 2 algebra, Algebra 1,
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Three Science credits which shall be:#
1. a physical science course
2. Biology
3. An earth/environmental science course
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Four Social Studies credits which shall be:#
1. A founding principles course which shall be either:
1. American History: Founding Principles, Civics and Economics
2. Founding Principles of the United States of America and North Carolina:
Civic Literacy
Note: These courses must follow the NCSCOS in its entirety and
may not be satisfied by any other courses.
2. American history courses which shall be either:
1. American History I and American History II
2. American History I or II and another Social Studies course
3. American History and another Social Studies course
3. World History
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7 Elective credits of any combination from either:#
1. Career and Technical Education (CTE)or
2. Arts Education
3. World Language
4. Career and Technical Education (CTE)
5. Arts Education (e.g., dance, music, theater arts, visual arts)
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6. Any other subject area or cross-disciplinary courses (e.g., mathematics, science,
social studies, English and dual enrollment courses
7. Home Economics
8. Child Development
9. Foreign Language (Spanish)
10.Photography
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