FLEX No Live Zoom 2026/2027 Class 12

World Literature is a 12-grade high school English course that develops students’ reading, writing, and analytical skills through the study of major works of world literature, with particular emphasis on medieval literature and the Grail tradition, including Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival. Students read a range of global texts in multiple genres (epic, drama, poetry, myth, and prose narratives) and examine how literature reflects cultural values, historical context, and the development of the individual.

Instruction emphasizes close reading, literary analysis, and structured academic writing. Students analyze plot, characterization, conflict, archetype, symbolism, theme, worldview, and narrative structure, and regularly cite textual evidence to support interpretive claims. Writing assignments include analytical essays, comparative responses, reflective writing, and creative work grounded in literary technique. Students engage in seminar discussions and oral presentations to develop speaking and listening skills. Assessment includes essays, projects, reading checks, presentations, and cumulative evaluations.

Course Objectives

• Read and comprehend complex world literature texts appropriate to high school level across genres and time periods.
• Analyze literary elements including theme, characterization, symbolism, tone, setting, structure, and point of view.
• Explain the relationship between literature and culture, including how historical context influences a text’s themes and worldview.
• Analyze epic and medieval narrative structures, including heroic development, quest motifs, and archetypal patterns.
• Demonstrate sustained analysis of a major literary work (e.g., Parzival) through essays and discussion using specific textual evidence.
• Compare texts across cultures and traditions, noting shared human themes and contrasting values.
• Write organized analytical essays featuring a clear thesis, logical organization, and evidence-based interpretation.
• Use appropriate academic vocabulary and literary terminology accurately in speech and writing.
• Develop writing process skills including drafting, revision, editing, and producing polished final work.
• Participate in structured seminar-style discussions, speaking clearly and building on others’ ideas respectfully.
• Deliver oral presentations demonstrating clarity, organization, and appropriate support.
• Demonstrate growth in interpretive thinking, moving from summary to analysis and synthesis.

Class 12 World History is a high school social studies course that examines major global historical developments and transformations that shaped the modern world. Students study political, economic, cultural, scientific, and ideological movements across multiple regions, emphasizing the interconnected nature of world events and the rise of modern global systems. Topics include global trade networks, imperial expansion and colonialism, revolutions and nation-building, industrialization, the development of modern political ideologies, and the causes and consequences of major global conflicts.

Students build historical thinking and academic skills through analysis of primary and secondary sources, structured discussion, map and timeline work, and evidence-based writing. Emphasis is placed on understanding causation, comparing perspectives, evaluating historical claims, and connecting regional developments to global patterns. Students complete written assignments, projects, and assessments that demonstrate comprehension, interpretation, and analytical reasoning.

Course Objectives

• Identify and explain major events and developments in world history, including revolutions, imperialism, industrialization, and global conflict.
• Analyze global interconnectedness, including trade networks, cultural exchange, migration, and the influence of empire and colonization.
• Explain cause-and-effect relationships and evaluate how political, social, economic, ideological, and technological factors shaped historical change.
• Use historical thinking skills including chronology, continuity and change, contextualization, and comparison.
• Interpret primary and secondary sources, identifying author perspective, bias, purpose, and reliability.
• Compare political and economic systems, including monarchy, democracy, authoritarian systems, capitalism, socialism/communism, and emerging nation-states.
• Evaluate the impacts of industrialization, including labor systems, technological change, environmental consequences, and social reform movements.
• Explain the causes and consequences of imperialism and colonialism, including resistance movements, resource extraction, and long-term global effects.
• Analyze the origins and outcomes of major global conflicts, including contributing factors, alliances, ideological tensions, and postwar changes.
• Write clear, evidence-based historical responses and essays, incorporating accurate facts, appropriate vocabulary, and source-based support.
• Participate in structured discussions and presentations, demonstrating respectful dialogue and well-supported viewpoints.
• Complete research-based or project-based work, using credible sources and basic citation practices appropriate to the high school level.

This high school Physics course provides students with a foundational understanding of classical and introductory modern physics through observation-based scientific inquiry, mathematical modeling, and laboratory investigation. Students study core physical principles including kinematics (speed, velocity, acceleration), forces and motion, dynamic movement, energy transformations, heat and thermodynamics (including engines), waves and sound (acoustics), electricity and circuits, and an introduction to atomic physics.

Instruction emphasizes conceptual understanding alongside applied problem-solving skills. Students learn to conduct experiments, collect and analyze quantitative data,interpret graphs, and apply physics formulas to real-world phenomena. Hands-on laboratory work includes investigations into motion, friction, energy conservation, heat transfer, sound vibration, electrical potential, current flow, and circuit behavior.

Students maintain a physics notebook/lab book including diagrams, calculations, data tables, and written conclusions. Assessment includes lab reports, quizzes/tests, problem sets, projects, and cumulative evaluations demonstrating mastery of physics concepts, vocabulary, and scientific reasoning.

Course Objectives

• Explain and apply motion concepts including distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, and relative motion.
• Use graphs and equations to model motion, including interpreting and creating position-time and velocity-time graphs.
• Analyze forces and dynamic movement using Newton’s Laws of Motion, including net force, inertia, friction, and momentum.
• Solve physics problems using quantitative reasoning, including unit conversions, significant figures, and algebraic manipulation of formulas.
• Describe and calculate energy relationships, including kinetic and potential energy, work, power, and energy conservation.
• Investigate heat and thermodynamics, including heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation), temperature change, and efficiency concepts related to engines.
• Explain wave behavior and acoustics, including frequency, wavelength, amplitude, resonance, harmonics, and the relationship between vibration and sound perception.
• Understand and apply basic electricity concepts, including electric charge, voltage, current, resistance, and energy in electrical systems.
• Design and conduct physics experiments by identifying variables, collecting and analyzing data, estimating error, and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
• Communicate scientific understanding through accurate diagrams, written lab reports, and clear presentation of data and calculations.
• Describe introductory atomic physics concepts, including atomic structure, energy levels, radiation, and basic historical models that shaped modern physics.

This course serves as a comprehensive bridge between advanced algebra and calculus, emphasizing the theoretical and practical application of functions, limits, and data analysis. Students develop a rigorous understanding of the properties of functions and the historical evolution of mathematical theory.

Core Areas of Study:

• Advanced Function Analysis: Systematic study of rational expressions, radicals, and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra.
• Analytic Geometry and Transcendental Functions: Advanced investigation of logarithmic and trigonometric functions, focusing on their properties, graphs, and applications in modeling real-world phenomena.
• Statistics and Quantitative Data Management: Analysis, organization, and graphical representation of large data sets. Students utilize statistical methods to interpret data trends and present findings through project-based assessments.
• The Theory of Limits and Continuity: Introduction to the concept of a limit to resolve the "division by zero" paradox. Students apply limit properties to define continuity and transition from average to instantaneous rates of change.
• Differential Calculus Foundations: Derivation of the derivative for power functions using the formal definition of a limit. Applications include modeling kinematics (speed) and economic fluctuations.
• Historical Development of Mathematical Theory: A technical survey of mathematical progress from antiquity to the modern era. Topics include the discrete vs. continuous debate, the development of infinite series, the formalization of irrational numbers, and the chronological discovery of the Calculus.

When a group of young people gathers week after week, something subtle begins to happen. Voices deepen as confidence appears where there was hesitation, and a group slowly becomes a community.

This block is dedicated to independent senior projects. Twelfth graders will work to plan, complete, and present with the 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, and 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.