Community School's Academic Calendar FlexPlan allows students
(particularly winter sport athletes) a way to plan their high school
curriculum that ensures they can compete during the winter term
with a reduced course load without compromising the quality of their
education. The FlexPlan allows students to reduce their academic course load to as few as three core classes
during the winter term in ninth through twelfth grades.
Winter Trimester | November 26, 2012 to March 8, 2013
Ninth Grade
Geometry or Algebra 1, Biology 9, Language
Requires
Community Summer School Courses in English 9, History 9 and an elective: Psychology, Photography, Art, Computer Science or Astronomy
the summer
before Ninth grade.
Tenth Grade
Geometry or Algebra 2, Chemistry, Language (Algebra 2 is also offered in the summer.)
Requires
Community Summer School Courses in English 10, History 10 and an elective:
Psychology, Photography, Art, Computer Science, Astronomy or Anatomy
the summer before Tenth grade.
Eleventh Grade
Algebra 2 or PreCalculus, Physics, Language
(Algebra 2 is also offered in the summer.)
Requires Community Summer School Courses in English 11, U.S. History and an elective:
Psychology, Photography, Art, Computer Science, Astronomy or Anatomy
the summer before Eleventh grade. If Astronomy or Anatomy is completed during the summer, then an elective course may be substituted for Physics in the winter term. The Junior Thesis is also offered in the summer which can significantly reduce the work load during the winter term.
Twelfth Grade
PreCalculus or Calculus, Language, Elective
Requires
Community Summer School Courses in English 12, and an elective:
Psychology, Photography, Art, Astronomy or Anatomy. Math or Language may be
dropped in the senior year and a course in another discipline substituted, but most highly selective colleges want to
see that students are taking the most challenging curriculum available.
Possible Summer Course Plans
by Grade for Winter Sport Athletes
Summer 2012
Rising Ninth Graders, to reduce course load to four classes
English 9: 8:30-10:30am and/or
History 9:
(It is possible to take both English and History.)
12:30-2:30pm
Visual Art or Computer Science (elective credit) 12:30-2:30pm or
Psychology or Planetary Astronomy (elective credit) 2:30-4:30pm or
Photography or Ceramics (elective credit) 8:30-10:30am or 10:30am-12:30pm
Rising Tenth Graders, to reduce course load to four classes
History 10: 8:30-10:30pm and/or
English 10: (It is possible to take both English and History.) 10:30am-12:30pm or
Visual Art or Computer Science (elective credit) 10:30am-12:30pm orPlanetary Astonomy (elective credit) 2:30-4:30pm or
Photography or Ceramics (elective credit) 8:30-10:30am or 10:30am-12:30pm
Tenth graders ready for Algebra 2 may take this in the summer as well, 2:30-5:00pm
Rising Eleventh Graders, to reduce course load to three classes
English 11: Literature Elective 8:30-10:30am or 12:30-2:30pm
U.S. History: 10:30am-12:30pm
Algebra 2: 2:30-5:00pm, June 18-July 20 for two terms, extend to Aug 3 for three terms
Psychology or Astronomy (elective credit) 2:30-4:30pm or
Visual Art (elective credit) 8:30-10:30am or 10:30am-12:30pm or 12:30-2:30pm or
Junior Thesis 12:30-2:30pm Expedition Leadership & Planning (elective credit) 12:30-2:30pm
Rising Twelfth Graders, to reduce course load to three classes
English 12: Literature Elective 8:30am-10:30 or 12:30-2:30pm
Psychology or Astronomy (elective credit) 2:30-4:30pm or
Photography (elective credit) 8:30-10:30am or
Visual Art (elective credit) 10:30am-12:30pm or 12:30-2:30pm
Expedition Leadership & Planning (elective credit) 12:30-2:30pm
For more information about the Academic Calendar FlexPlan, please contact
Mike Wade, 208.622.3960, ext. 109