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TECHNOLOGY                            Gateway to Technology 8              Creative Technology:                            Beginning Spanish 1B                 French 1 (Gr 7 and 8 only)           French 2

        EDUCATION/STEAM                       Gateway to Technology 8              Innovation and Multimedia                       (Gr 7 and 8 only - this course is not offered   Choice Elective; every day  Choice Elective; every day
                                              STEAM at BMS
                                                                                   (Gr 7 and 8 only)
                                                                                                                                                                                                             French 2 continues on from French 1.
                                                                                                                                                                        French  1  introduces  students  to
                                                                                                                                   in high school) Choice Elective at NVMS;
        Gateway to Technology 6               Choice Elective; every other day     Choice Elective; every other day                every other day                      communicating   in   French   and    Students  will  focus  on  increasing  the
        Gateway to  Technology 6              In this  hands-on,  lab-based, Project   Note:  This  course  is  offered  every     Beginning Spanish 1B is intended for   becoming  familiar  with  French-   size of their vocabulary and using more
        STEAM at BMS                          Lead the  Way course,  students      other  year,  alternating  with  Creative       students who have completed Spanish   speaking  cultures.  Students  receive   complex sentence structures. Students
        Required Elective; every other day    deepen understanding of engineering   Technology: Design and Problem Solving.        1A. This course continues introducing   instruction in all of the French Level   spend  time  in  class  reading  and
        Gateway to Technology 6 is a hands-on,   technologies. Students gain knowledge   Students  will  explore  the  principles   students to communicating in Spanish   1  standards.  The  main  linguistic  goal   writing, speaking and listening French.
        lab-based, Project Lead the Way course   and skills  to  experience  industry   of  innovation and problem  solving        and becoming familiar  with  Span-   is  to  achieve  some  degree  of  comfort   Students will be able to communicate
        where  students  use  a variety of tools   standard  production  technologies  though  the  design  cycle.  They will      ish-speaking  cultures.  The  main   with  spoken  French.  The course also   more easily with native speakers.
        as they learn about the design process   through  hands-on  experiences.   engage in a variety of activities using         linguistic goal is to achieve some degree   includes an initial familiarization with
        to solve problems and understand the   Students  use  tools  and machines   digital technologies in order to create        of comfort with spoken Spanish. The   French  written  materials.  Students   Important note: Students planning on
        influence  of creative  and  innovative   and practice  using  the  principles  of   solutions  to  complex  problems.     course also includes an initial familiar-  explore the role of culture by learning   attending  a postsecondary  institution
        design on our lives. Students learn and   design.  The  course  curriculum meets   Students  will  use  digital  multimedia   ization with Spanish written materials.   about themselves and others as cultural   are  strongly  encouraged  to  continue
        recognize the value of an engineering   national  standards  and integrates   tools, such as Photoshop, Inventor and       Students explore the role of culture by   beings.                         the  French  course  sequence  by
        notebook to document and capture      age-appropriate  knowledge   with    iMovie to create products and solutions         learning  about  themselves  and others                                   participating in French 3, 4, and beyond
        their  ideas.  Students  use  industry   developing STEAM awareness.       for a variety of complex problems.              as cultural beings.                  Important note: Students planning on   during their high school experience
        standard 3D  modeling software  to                                                                                                                              attending  a postsecondary  institution
        create a virtual image of their designs                                                                                                                         are  strongly  encouraged  to  continue
        and produce  a portfolio  to  showcase   Creative Technology: Design and                                                   Important note: This  course spreads   the  French  course  sequence  by
        their  creative  solutions.  Materials   Problem Solving (Gr 7 and 8 only)  WORLD LANGUAGES                                one year of Spanish 1 over two years   participating  in  French  2,  3,  4,  and
        safety, the use of tools and machines,   Choice Elective; every other day                                                  (grades 7 & 8). In Beginning Spanish 1B,   beyond  during their  high school   Spanish 2
        and the principles of design are focuses   Note:  This  course  is  offered  every   Beginning French 1B                   students receive instruction in half of   experience.                     Choice Elective; every day
        of  study.  The  course  curriculum   other  year,  alternating  with  Creative   (Gr 7 and 8 only - this course is not offered   the Spanish Level 1 standards. Students                            Spanish 2 continues on from Spanish
        meets  national STEM standards and    Technology: Innovation and Multimedia.  in high school)                              previously enrolled in  Spanish  1A                                       1. Students will focus on increasing the
        integrates  age-appropriate  knowledge   Creative  Technology: Design  &   Choice Elective at NVMS; every other day        must register for Spanish 1B as an 8th                                    size of their vocabulary and using more
        with developing STEAM awareness.      Problem   Solving   explores  the    Beginning French  1B  is  intended for          grader to complete the Spanish Level 1                                    complex sentence structures. Students
                                              principles of design through the design   students  who  have  completed  French     standards and sequence and to advance   Spanish 1 (Gr 7 and 8 only)       spend time in class reading and writing,
                                                                                                                                                                                                             speaking  and listening  Spanish.
                                                                                   1A. This course continues introducing
                                              cycle. Students will engage in different   students  to  communicating  in           to a Spanish Level 2 course. Spanish 1B   Choice Elective; every day      Students will be able to communicate
                                                                                                                                   is not offered in high school. Students
        Gateway to Technology 7               activities using digital technologies in   French  and becoming  familiar  with      who  do  not  complete  the  1A  and 1B   Spanish  1  introduces  students  to   more easily with native speakers.
        Gateway to Technology  7              order to  create  solutions  to  complex   French-speaking  cultures.  The main      sequence  in its  entirety  will  not be   communicating  in  Spanish  and
        STEAM at BMS                          problems.  In  addition  to  developing   linguistic  goal is  to  achieve  some     able to continue in this sequence and   becoming  familiar  with  Span-   Important note: Students planning on
        Choice Elective; every other day      specialist skills, students will have the   degree of comfort with spoken French.    register for Spanish 2 at the high school   ish-speaking cultures. Students receive   attending  a postsecondary  institution
        Gateway to Technology 7 is a hands-on,   opportunity  to  work collaboratively   The course  also includes  an initial     level.                               instruction in all of the Spanish Level   are  strongly  encouraged  to  continue
        lab-based,  Project  Lead the  Way    with your peers in other creative and   familiarization with  French  written                                             1  standards.  The  main  linguistic  goal   the  Spanish  course  sequence  by
        course  that  provides  project-based   technical areas. The goal of this course   materials. Students explore the role of                                      is  to  achieve  some  degree  of  comfort   participating  in Spanish  3, 4, and
        learning – a hands-on approach – that   requires  project-based  work across   culture  by learning about themselves                                            with spoken Spanish. The course also   beyond  during their  high school
        is exciting and challenging for a wide   core subject areas, leading students to   and others as cultural beings.                                               includes an initial familiarization with   experience.
        range of students.  The curriculum    develop flexible creative and technical                                                                                   Spanish written materials.  Students
        relates  technology to  students’  daily   skills which will prepare them for their   Important note: This  course spreads                                      explore the role of culture by learning
        lives.  It  promotes  communication   future.                              one year of  French  1  over two years                                               about themselves and others as cultural
        and  collaboration by  emphasizing                                         (grades  7  &  8).  In  Beginning  French                                            beings.
        a  teaming  approach.  Through  this                                       1B, students  receive  instruction  in                                                                                       “Children, after all,
        approach, students use their strengths                                     half of the  French  Level 1 standards.                                                                                      are not just adults-in-
        to  accomplish  project  goals  while                                      Students previously enrolled in French
        learning  challenges  at  all  ability                                     1A must register for French 1B as an                                                 Important note: Students planning on    the-making. They are
        levels. The course  curriculum meets                                       8th  grader  to  complete  the  French                                               attending  a postsecondary  institution   people whose current
        national  standards  and integrates                                        Level 1  standards and sequence  and                                                 are  strongly  encouraged  to  continue   needs and rights and
        age-appropriate  knowledge    with                                         to advance to a French Level 2 course.                                               the  Spanish  course  sequence  by      experiences must be
        developing STEAM awareness.                                                French 1B is not offered in high school.                                             participating  in  Spanish  2,  3,  4,  and   taken seriously.”
                                                                                   Students who do not complete the 1A                                                  beyond  during their  high school
                                                                                   and 1B sequence in its entirety will not                                             experience.
                                                                                   be able to continue in this sequence and                                                                                            -Alfie Kohn
                                                                                   register for French 2 at the high school
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