Earth Science
Wednesday 12:30-3:00
Topics in this course include the geology of the earth, minerals and rocks, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, weather and climate. Students are required to participate in the WLC Science Fair in February.
Teacher: Kim Torquato
Pre-Algebra
Tuesday/Thursday 2:00-3:30
This course will include intensive practice working with fractions, decimals and percents in expressions, equations, word problems, integers, exponents, formulas; business-type applications with interest, commissions, discount, mean, median and mode; and some basics of algebra and geometry.
Teacher: Marilyn Steben
Studio Art
Thursday 9:30-12:00
This class will seek to develop the student’s artistic abilities as we cover the elements and principles of art and design. Always looking at art in the past and present, we will work our projects around these developing skills in the context of art history. Instructor approval is required for all new students.
Teacher: TBA
Writing and Speech I
Wednesday 9:30-12:00
The Writing component will include stylistic techniques, summarizing narrative stories and references in order to learn to make multiple source outlines that help the student to organize thoughts and prepare to write original researched papers. The Speech component will cover expository, persuasive and beginning debate as well as other nationally recognized competitive speech categories.
Teacher: Vanessa Fiori