Courses

Rivendell Academy runs a trimester schedule with a six period day for grades 7-8 and five period day for grades 9-12. Each block is sixty-two (62) minutes for grades 9-12, fifty-five (55) for grades 7-8. Core courses in grades 7-10 meet for the entire year.  All other courses meet for one or two trimesters.

Our Program of Studies is under revision. Please check back soon.

Core Courses (7th Grade/8th Grade)

Humanities - Language Arts

• Exploring Early Literature
• World Literature and Culture
  
  

Humanities - Social Studies

• Early Civilizations
• World History and Culture
  
  

Science

• Science in Nature
• Earth Science
  
  

Math

• Pre-algebra
• Algebra
  
  

Electives

• Health & Physical Education
• Music
• Art
• French or Spanish
  
  

Core Courses (9th and 10th grade)

• Humanities 9 - Integrated Language Arts and Social Studies
• Humanities 10 - Integrated Language Arts and Social Studies
• Mathematics - Algebra I, Geometry
• Science - Conceptual Physics, Biology

Other required courses include:

• Art Skills
• Social/Emotional Health
• Fitness/Nutritional Health
• French I & II or Spanish 1 & II
• Performing Arts
  
  

Core Courses (11th and 12th Grade)

• Junior English
• Global Studies - Students choose from one of the following: Canadian Studies, Global Environment Studies, Global Studies/Posters, India, or Middle East Cultures
• Algebra II
• Chemistry

Other required courses include:

• Upper House Project or Career Internship
• Career Exploration

Electives (11th and 12th grade)

Language Arts

• Analysis of Film
• Classic Literature
• Dramatic Literature
• Dystopian Fiction
• Environmental Literature
• Lyrical Poetry
• Philosophy through Literature
• Shakespeare
• Slavery/Racial Literature
• Writers Cafe

World Languages and Culture

• French III, IV, V
• Spanish III, IV, V
• Canadian Studies

History and Social Sciences

• Global Studies/Posters
• Global Environmental Studies
• Holocaust and Human Behavior
• India
• Introduction to Psychology
• Middle East Cultures
• National Issues and Public Policy

Math 

• Precalculus
• Calculus 
• Statistics I,II

Sciences

• Astronomy
• Human Physiology I, II
• Marine Biology
• Physics (taught at Rivendell for credit through River Valley Community College)
• Science of Sound

Physical Education 

Visual Arts

• Ceramics I, II
• Drawing
• Painting
• Print Making
• Public Art
• Studio Art

Performing Arts

• Chorus
• Music Studio
• Performance Skills
• Rock Band
• Theater Musical
• Theater Production
• Theater Tech
• Voice Lessons

Electives

• Cross Age Tutoring
• Intro to Engineering
• Wilderness Studies