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Course
Description
Courses
for 2006/2007
SS
4 Year Template
Summer
Courses/Assignments
Below are the summer enrichment courses offered
as well as links to those courses which require
summer assignments.
Honors Geography Summer
Prep Course - This summer prep course
focuses on improving students reading and writing
of expository text. This course is highly recommended
for students who plan on enrolling in Honors Geography.
This course meets during summer school daily, however,
the sessions for this course are generally only
two hours in length. (There is no required summer
assignment to enroll in Honors Geography).
AP European History Summer
Prep Course - This summer prep course
focuses on assisting students to prepare for Advanced
Placement courses. Specifically, students will complete
the summer assignment and have intensive instruction
on time management, note-taking, and the writing
of DBQs (Data Based Questions). This course meets
during summer school (8-noon), however, students
only attend for one week. There is a REQUIRED summer
assignment for this course.
AP European History Required Summer Assignment
AP US History Summer Prep
Course - This summer prep course
focuses on assisting students to prepare for Advanced
Placement US History. Traditionally, of the 36 AP
courses offered, AP US History has been the most
difficult to pass in the nation. However, colleges
and universities look highly upon students who have
passed this course. The summer prep course is designed
to review materials which are important to the course
but which are not covered in the course due to time
constraints. This course meets during summer school
(8-10), however, students only attend for one week.
There is a REQUIRED summer assignment for this course.
AP US History Required Summer Assignment
AP Government/Economics
Summer Prep Course -(Due to budget
constraints pass down from the State, we must cancel
this enrichment course for the 2005/2006 school
year.) This summer prep course focuses on assisting
students in preparing for the four Advanced Placement
government/economics exams. The summer prep spends
five days on government and five days on economics.
This course meets during summer school (8-noon),
however, students only attend for two weeks. There
is a REQUIRED summer assignment for AP American/Comparative
government only.
AP American Government/Comparative Government
Required Summer Assignment
All summer prep courses are intended to
assist student in being successful on the AP exam.
Advanced
Placement
Advanced Placement (AP) courses allow students to
earn college credit while attending high school.
These rigorous courses are specifically designed
to challenge students academically. Students who
are successful on the Advanced Placement Exam administered
in the Spring of every year may earn college credit.
Please examine the success of these programs at
Helix!
AP Economics
- Macro
AP Economics
- Micro
AP European
History
AP Government
- Comparative
AP Government
- US
AP
Human Geography
AP Psychology
AP US
History
Social
Studies Departmental Comparisons
Departmental
Homepages
US
History
AP
US History
Psychology
AP
Psychology
Honors Geography
Other
Programs/Links
Oral
History Program
California Department of Education
Standards
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