Elective Courses
New electives offered for 2024-25:
FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
This isn’t your basic weightlifting. This class is especially designed for students interested in their overall fitness. The course will include cardio, strength training, and diet.
ROBOTICS
Possible topics for this course may include drones, advanced machinery and AI, or 3D technology.
FORENSICS
CSI - Aquinas. If you’ve ever wondered how they catch the criminal, you may want to sign up here.
MUSIC/DRAMA
From beginners to advanced, if you like to perform this class is for you.
COLLEGE TEST PREP
Practice skills to improve scores on both the SAT and ACT.
HORTICULTURE
Students will be introduced to landscape design and maintenance, greenhouse management, plant pathology, and the major groups of ornamental plant materials. The course is taught as a lab with students using the school greenhouse and grounds as their test area. There is a field trip to one of the Botanical gardens in either Atlanta or Savannah.
U.S. HISTORY IN FILM
This course explores United States History through film, including analysis and interpretation of events through both print and film. This is a single semester course.
U.S.HISTORY IN FILM II
This course investigates the United States, its people, institutions and heritage. It emphasizes political, cultural and social issues, the role of the United States as a world leader and the issues confronting the United States today. This is a single semester course.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
This course will emphasize working together through adventure education activities. Trust and communication are stressed throughout the course. Units may include: biking, kayaking, rappelling, camping skills, outdoor cooking, wilderness survival, team initiatives, leadership, and Leave-No-Trace environmental education. This is a single semester course.
LIFE FITNESS
Students will gain experience in weightlifting, flexibility, and agility, while focusing on muscle development and the prevention of injury through physical training and exercise. This is a single semester course.
*ADVANCED PLACEMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES
Prerequisite: 85% ALGEBRA I
This course will have required summer work.
AP Computer Science Principles introduces students to the foundational concepts of computer science and challenges them to explore how computing and technology can impact the world. With a unique focus on creative problem solving and real-world applications, AP Computer Science Principles prepares students for college and career. -College Board
*ADVANCED PLACEMENT PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisite: AP Potential score
This course will have required summer work.
The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. They also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice. -College Board
*ADVANCED PLACEMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE A
Prerequisite: ADVANCED PLACEMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES
This course will have required summer work.
AP Computer Science A is an introductory college-level computer science course. Students cultivate their understanding of coding through analyzing, writing, and testing code as they explore concepts like modularity, variables, and control structures. -College Board
*ADVANCED PLACEMENT SEMINAR
Prerequisite: AP Potential score
This course will have required summer work.
AP Seminar is a year-long course that has students investigate real-world issues from multiple perspectives. Students learn to synthesize information from different sources, develop their own lines of reasoning in research-based written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as part of a team. -College Board
*ADVANCED PLACEMENT RESEARCH
Prerequisite: AP SEMINAR
This course will have required summer work.
Build on what you learned in AP Seminar to deeply explore an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. Through this exploration, you will design, plan, and conduct a year-long, research based investigation to address a research question. -College Board
This course will count for an elective credit in the field that matches your topic (ELA, Math, Life Science, Physical Science, or History/Social Studies)
*COURSES THAT QUALIFY FOR ACADEMIC RIGOR