Enrichment Electives
Career Planning & Job Placement
Career Planning helps students explore careers that fit their interests and strengths. Students write résumés, practice interviews, research pathways and connect with internship and job opportunities.
67
College Planning
A step-by-step guide to planning for college: exploring options, building a balanced college list, writing application essays, understanding financial aid, and managing deadlines.
45
Logic Games & Puzzles
An enrichment course in logical reasoning through puzzles: deduction, ordering and grouping games, number patterns, spatial and probability puzzles, strategy games and ciphers. Students finish by designing and playtesting their own puzzle portfolio.
42
Creative Problem Solving
A studio course in design thinking and systems thinking: define the right problem, generate truly different ideas, prototype, test, and present a responsible solution to a real community challenge.
67
Academic Research Methods
Learn how researchers turn curiosity into careful investigations: writing research questions, finding and evaluating sources, research ethics, surveys and interviews, analyzing data, citing responsibly, and defending a research proposal.
67
Global Cultures
An interdisciplinary exploration of culture, identity, language, belief, art, food, migration, and globalization that teaches students to compare communities with evidence and humility, ending in a digital cultural exhibition.
68
Debate & Public Speaking
Students learn to build evidence-based arguments, spot fallacies, tell persuasive stories, and speak with confidence through debates, a class tournament, and a TED-style speaker showcase.
68
Media Production
Media Production teaches students to plan, film and edit video and audio. Students learn storytelling, camera work and editing software, and produce short films and podcasts.
67
Financial Literacy
Financial Literacy teaches the money skills everyone needs: budgeting, saving, banking, credit, taxes and investing. Students work through real-life scenarios and build a personal financial plan.
40
Entrepreneurship & Startup Lab
Entrepreneurship & Startup Lab takes students from idea to pitch. Students identify a real problem, design a product or service, test it with users, build a simple business plan and present to a panel.
40