FLEX No Live Zoom 2025/2026 Class 11
Quarter 1
September 8th -
October 31st, 2025
Quarter 2
November 3rd -
January 23rd, 2026
Quarter 3
January 26th -
March 20th, 2026
Quarter 4
March 30th -
May 22nd, 2026
Course Cost Per Quarter: $1,994.02
Email us to register:
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Humanities Main Lesson Blocks with Ms. Jaia
World History
Around the time of Alexander the Great, the world was becoming increasingly interconnected, and there was a shift in the consciousness of humanity. We will explore these changes up to the modern era, as well as strive to guide students to integrate the history blocks taught over the previous years. Throughout the block, students consider epochs from chapters in the history of the world through lenses of geographical as well as economic influences of the past and present. Individually, students are assigned project learning experiences through which they are guided to study opportunities and challenges facing a variety of countries and tasked to present their learning to the class.
Faust
Goethe’s nineteenth-century masterpiece Faust will be a centerpiece of study during this block. This work meets the students of the twelfth grade as they are seeking to find meaning, purpose, and their place in the world as they consider how they fit as individuals. Themes of freedom, good and evil, and the modern condition will be considered in discussion and in written essays. During this block, the students will also explore the text and themes artistically through various mediums.
Government and Philosophy
This block immerses students in the many timeless questions that are posed in the study of philosophy. Students will explore the origin and evolution of government and philosophy and learn about the times, lives, and intellectual contributions of essential political philosophers from Plato to the modern political thought streams. Through an understanding of political philosophers, students will consider and discuss their impact on modern thought and political systems. Students will read, discuss, and work with a variety of great works, explore the structure and purpose of government, and consider how the processes of politics and government work.
Internship/Project
This block is dedicated to independent internships or senior projects. In the Eleventh Grade, students will seek out an internship in a field of their choice, and they will be guided to explore various aspects of this vocation. Twelfth graders will work to plan, complete, and present with support of their teacher, parents, and a personal mentor. This block invites the students to explore and learn about the world and themselves as they dive into a topic of their specific personal interest and work to research, practically apply, and artistically express their findings, learning, experiences. Students are guided to choose a topic that deeply resonates with them, allowing for this work to be a deeply meaningful experience. They present their experiences in a live class session during the last week of the block.
Guardianship Class with Ms. Daniela and Mr. Siepker
Guardianship Class: Our Guardian teachers will support the full experience students through monthly and seasonal themes of focus and various projects. Students will have support and guidance in developing capacities for managing their time, leading and collaborating as a team, finding opportunities to go out and serve their local communities, asking for help when needed, and so on.
Guardian teachers are inspired by the striving to build a sense of connection and belonging for the group that will help students create ways of both, deepening their High School community and staying accountable to themselves and their teachers in their learning and creative work.
Math with Mr. Starzynski
Math Track: This course will cover topics from Algebra II and Precalculus. We will begin with a thorough introduction (possibly review depending on grade level) of 2D Cartesian coordinates. After that we will move on to reviewing Trigonometry and then go into Complex Numbers. This will be followed by combining all three subjects together along with an extensive review of algebra and an introduction of function terminology. Along the way, the class will look at graphs and roots of polynomials, exponential and logarithmic functions, ambiguous cases in trigonometry and much more.
Projective Geometry Block:
“An approach to the secrets of space from the standpoint of artistic and imaginative insights.”- Lawrence Edwards
The 11th Grade Projective Geometry Block is a challenging, highly imaginative exercise, stretching the limits of our traditional “Euclidean” worldview. Through various geometric constructions first discovered by Pappus, Desargues, Pascal and Brianchon, students explore the ways in which mathematicians for 2000 years flirted with the ideas which we now recognize as projective constructions. The effort moved forward when artists in the 15th century began to wonder how to depict scenes on flat paper which appeared to be three dimensional. PG was only recognized and developed in the 19th century. Through these explorations, we will come to appreciate a completely unfamiliar space reality which is just as valid, and in fact more generally true, than the one with which we are more used to dealing.
Science Main Lesson Blocks with Ms. Jaia
Paleontology & Anthropology (Life Science)
After a discussion of geological dating, we will begin to explore the origins of early life on earth, as well as the conditions of early earth. The students will then explore the origins of Homo sapiens through the lens of the Darwinian model and will be invited to compare it to other theories they may be familiar with, examining ways in which evolutionary theories show the human striving to illuminate the journey of human development. A look at human prehistoric archaeology will provide further insight into the expanding capacities of early humans, offering ways for visualizing their behavior, tools, and ways of life. Along the way, students will engage in live class conversations about anthropology, addressing unresolved scientific questions that continue to spark discussion in the field. This main lesson block draws connections to paleontology, through considerations of how the study of ancient life informs understanding of early hominins and their place in the evolutionary web. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the role paleontology and archeology play in the development of our understanding of human origins.
Economy of Energy (Physics)
Our primary focus will be the study of the conservation of energy principle through various observations, experiments, and discussions. A study of the physical laws of energy will lead us to understand that although technically energy cannot be destroyed, in its transformations into light, heat or force, which allow us to perform work, our efficiency is never 100%. We will look at the various forms of energy, including kinetic, potential, thermal, etc. The students will exercise their ability for mathematical thinking in work with topics such as energy potential difference. Through our study of energy, we will also look at renewable and non-renewable energy sources and the properties of electricity. Economical and political considerations regarding energy consumption and production will also be explored.
Chemistry
The weeks of this main lesson block will invite students to engage in explorations and hands on experiences as they are introduced to:
- Introduction to Molecular Chemistry – atoms, protons, neutrons, electrons, and valence electrons / chemical bonds (covalent, ionic, hydrogen)
- Chemical and Molecular Interactions – writing and balancing chemical equations / hydrogen bonding / factors affecting chemical reactions (temperature, concentration, catalyst, etc.)
- Biological Molecules – basic structures of carbons and simple reactions / proteins, lipids, carbohydrates / enzymes / molecular shape and size / relative masses (‘atomic weights’), molecular, formula weights
- Considerations of applications of molecular chemistry
All quarters include Guardianship and Math
Quarter 1
Paleontology & Anthropolpogy
Math Block
Music
Quarter 2
Economy of Energy
World History
Handwork
Quarter 3
Faust
Government & Philosophy
Eurythmy
Quarter 4
Chemistry
Internship
German
Course Cost Per Quarter: $1,994.02
Email us to register:
[email protected]
Four Fold Enrichment
Handwork with Ms. Maggie
Our focus for the year will be leatherworking. We will begin the year by exploring the history of leatherworking from ancient civilizations in prehistoric times to leatherworking during the Middle Ages through modern day times. Students will learn how to use basic leather hand sewing techniques to create several useful projects throughout the year.
Eurythmy with Ms. Tiffany
The theme of the eleventh grade is “Individual Quest.” We begin this individual quest by working with the 4 main Zodiac, colors, continuation of planetary gestures and activities, and vowels and diphthongs. For tonal work, tone eurythmy intervals and the gestures that accompany them are introduced. All other tone work is a continuation of previous learned fundamentals except with more complex music and forms. For copper rods we will learn to master and properly execute advanced copper rod exercises and put together a copper rod “piece.”
German with Mr. Dornemann
The aim of the course is to experience the German language, to get used to its sounds, acquire basic vocabulary and speaking skills. It is intended for beginners with no or little previous exposure to the German language. In the recorded part of the lessons there will be listening and speaking activities, poems, songs, stories and tongue twisters. Students will practice speaking by repeating what the teacher presents. In our live sessions we will engage in speaking and conversation as well as call and response. The vocabulary covered will include actions, counting, phrases, cultural references and many words describing aspects of everyday life.
Music with Mr. Mark
Building on current students’ musical abilities (including instruments played and previously studied either in school or private lessons) and prior musical experience (in school, private lessons, music, making with family and friends), we will work together to create our own unique musical compositions. We will use traditional instruments as well as “found percussion” instruments and body percussion to facilitate our explorations. The 8-week course culminates with the professional-level recording/mixing of our composition, performed by us, and presented as a digital recording for us to keep and share.
