Assabet Valley Tech, Marlborough, Mass.

Academic Overview

Assabet Valley recognizes that each student is a unique individual with specific strengths, needs, and preferred learning styles. We will provide opportunities for students to develop their capabilities in grades 9 through 12 through work in a variety of academic course areas and at appropriate levels of learning challenge.

The courses presented here are intended to be flexible, adaptable and responsive in terms of student needs as well as the perceived needs of today’s society. They represent our current efforts to match up with the Massachusetts Common Core of Learning as well as with the valued advice from the many advisory groups of the school. Our academic program is designed to not only support and enhance the high school vocational pursuits of our student body but also to encourage and prepare students for learning beyond high school. We are also committed to providing those experiences which lead students to becoming participating, productive and competent citizens of a pluralistic democratic society.

Assabet Valley provides a comprehensive set of courses that are both challenging and supportive. Our newest additions to curriculum include Advanced Placement courses in English Literature and Composition, U.S. Government and Politics, and several nationally recognized Pre-Engineering courses in conjunction Project Lead the Way.

	Grade:9	Grade:10	Grade:11	Grade:12
English	Honors English College English English E.L.L. English Creative Writing Reading	Honors English College English English E.L.L. English Creative Writing Publication Novel & Film Reading	Honors English College English English E.L.L. English Drama Journalism Creative Writing Reading	AP English Honors English College English English E.L.L. English Novel & Film Publication Sports Literature Creative Writing Reading
Math	Honors Algebra II Algebra I Algebra A	Honors Algebra II Geometry	Honors Trigonometry Algebra II Algebra B	Calculus Trigonometry Algebra II Contemporary Math
Science	Biology A	Biology B	Chemistry Lab Physics Lab Biology Lab Principles of Technology Applied Chemistry	Chemistry Lab Physics Lab Biology Lab Principles of Tech. II Applied Physics
Social Studies	World History	U.S. History I	U.S. History II Honors U.S. History II Geography Psychology	A.P. Government Government & Society Contemporary Issues Economics
World Languages	Spanish Portuguese	Spanish Portuguese	Spanish Portuguese	Spanish Portuguese
Health/Physical Education	Health / PE 9	Health / PE 10	Physical Education	Physical Education
Music/Art	Band Chorus	Band Chorus	Band Chorus Music Appreciation Art Techniques Art & Film Appreciation	Band Chorus Music Appreciation Art Techniques Art & Film Appreciation
Business	Technology in the Workplace 9	Technology in the Workplace 10	Business Law Business Communications	Legal Issues Entrepreneurship Business Communications
Pre-Engineering	Introduction to Engineering Design	Principles of Engineering Introduction to Engineering Design	Digital Electronics Introduction to Engineering Design	Civil Engineering and Architecture Introduction to Engineering Design

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