Summer Residential Component

Curriculum I

Curriculum IA emphasizes the mathematics levels of arithmetic and pre-algebra. Curriculum IA is geared toward students who need a solid foundation in the essentials of algebra.
The Curriculum IB course focuses on the balance of algebra and geometry. In this course the instructor bases the lessons on hands-on activities within a cooperative learning environment.
Curriculum IC emphasizes pre-calculus/ calculus and trigonometry. This course is designed to further the studies of students who are interested in a math or science related career. In this curriculum, the instructor incorporates practice problems, hands-on laboratory activities, and lecture to develop student interest and skills in these academic areas.

Curriculum IIA emphasizes two subjects: English composition and speech communication. In this curriculum, the instructor teaches reading/ writing skills and critical thinking skills by incorporating reading assignments, student speeches, debate, lectures, guest speaker, and group projects to inform, interest, and instruct students in rhetoric.
In Curriculum IIB the focus in on composition and literature. Students explore a variety of genres in literature, including many minority authors, through interpretation, discussion, and writing. Composition projects include analysis, reaction, exposition, and creative writing.

Curriculum III satisfies the Department of Education requirement for a laboratory science class. Curriculum III includes either a chemistry or biology class that includes both lecture and lab components. Students participate in classroom activities to introduce concepts and then practice using these concepts in the lab exercises. Topics such as laboratory safety, elements, weights and measures, and stiocheometry are explored. This course and its corresponding lab are taught in Adams State College science department facilities.