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Upper School CurriculumFor complete descriptions of Upper School course offerings, please click here to download the 2009-2010 Curriculum Guide. The Upper School curriculum is based on a course of study essential to a strong college preparatory education, along with elective courses designed to broaden and deepen the student's academic experience. In an environment where students challenge each other and dedicated teachers listen, encourage, and inspire, Fredericksburg Academy students learn to think critically and creatively and to communicate effectively. Advanced level courses as well as college-credit Advanced Placement courses are offered in every discipline. Students are required to take five credit courses each year; twenty credits are required to earn a Fredericksburg Academy diploma. One credit is awarded for successful completion of the Senior Exhibit, a required project that spans the 11th and 12th grade years and involves an internship, research, the honing of organizational and communication skills, and a final presentation before a committee of faculty and community mentors. Fredericksburg Academy has long had a commitment to using the best of technology to enhance its educational program. In 2001, the Academy introduced its Laptop Program for grades nine through twelve. With school-wide wireless and networked laptops, Upper School students are accessing and presenting information, writing, analyzing data, and communicating with teachers and students in their core classes of history, English, foreign language, math, and science. Please click here to read more about the integration of technology in the Upper School. English (four credits required): Introduction to Genres (ninth grade); British Literature (tenth grade); American Literature (eleventh grade); World Literature, optional AP English (twelfth grade). History (three credits required): World History Survey I (ninth grade); World History Survey II; U.S. History, optional AP U.S. History (eleventh grade); U.S. Government, optional AP Government (twelfth grade). Mathematics (three credits through Algebra II required): Algebra I, Geometry, or Algebra II/Trigonometry (ninth grade); Geometry, Algebra II/Trigonometry, or Math Analysis (tenth grade); Geometry, Algebra II/Trigonometry, Probability and Statistics, or Math Analysis (eleventh grade); Geometry, Algebra II, Probability and Statistics, Math Analysis, or AP Calculus (twelfth grade). Science ( three credits of lab science required): Biology (ninth grade); Biology, Chemistry. (tenth grade); Chemistry, Physics, AP Biology, Chemistry (alternating years) (eleventh grade); Chemistry, Physics, AP Biology, Chemistry (alternating years) (twelfth grade). Foreign Language (three years of one foreign language required): Spanish I through V; French I through V; Latin I through V. Fine Arts/Electives (one credit required): Studio Art, Theatre, Acting Ensemble, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, Creative Writing, Journalism, Newspaper, Yearbook, Introduction to Economics, Introduction to the American Legal System, Senior Exhibit (one credit required). UPPER SCHOOL ATHLETICS FALL SPORTS: Girls: Field Hockey, Cross-country. Boys: Soccer, Cross-country. During the ninth, tenth grade, and eleventh grades, Upper School students are required to play two seasons of sports. Twelfth-graders are required to play one season. The Academy also offers an after-school Fitness Club, which satisfies the sports requirement. |
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