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| Kestrel
Heights Courses |
| Kestrel
Heights is designed to follow the Paideia system of learning
and instructing. As a Paideia school, we encourage students
to become life long learners – to be curious and
think critically about the world at large. We are a college
preparatory school and we encourage students to become
prepared to enter college upon graduation. We believe
that every child can learn and that citizenship and community
engagement in education are just as important as rigorous
academics.
The
school offers courses at many ability levels: Standard,
Honors, and Advanced Placement. The curriculum at Kestrel
Heights Charter School is based on the North Carolina
Standard Course of Study, and we offer students opportunities
for increased enrichment and advancement in their course
of study choices.
We
offer a variety of courses to meet students at their level.
Since we assign homework every evening (an average 30
minutes per night in most courses and 30-60 minutes per
night in Honors and Advanced Placement courses), students
who possess the discipline to complete homework every
evening and to arrive prepared for each class the following
day will do well at KHS.
Ninth-grade
applicants should be ready to take Algebra 1 or a higher
mathematics course. Applicants for other grades must meet
the graduation requirements for the State of North Carolina
and for Kestrel Heights Charter School.
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| Graduation
Requirements for Kestrel Heights School |
Mathematics |
4
units (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra 2 and another
advanced mathematics course ) |
Science |
3
units (Biology, Earth Science, and a physical
science) |
History |
3
units (World History, Civics and Economics, and
U.S. History) |
English |
4
units (English I, II, III, IV) |
Foreign
Language |
2
units (2 consecutive years in the same language) |
P.E.
and Health |
1
unit |
Electives |
6
units |
Total |
23
Units (entering high school 2009) |
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A
minimum of three years of one foreign language is recommended
and required for admission to a university in the UNC
system.
Students
are additionally required by the state of North Carolina
to pass 5 End of Course Examinations in core courses.
These courses are Biology, English 1, Algebra 1, Civics
and Economics, and US History.
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High
School Course Offerings
Kestrel Heights offers a variety of honors and elective
courses through an enrichment program. We offer string
ensemble, concert band, orchestra, visual arts, photography,
sociology, psychology, marine science, astronomy and a
number of other electives in addition to Spanish and Latin
languages.
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Program Offerings |
Honors
Courses |
Advanced
Placement Courses |
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English |
English
I
English II
English III
English IV
Electives: Journalism, Yearbook
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Honors
English I
Honors English II
Honors English III
Honors English IV
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English
Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
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Mathematics
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Algebra
I, II
Geometry
Pre-Calculus
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Honors
Calculus
Honors Statistics
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Calculus
AB |
| Science
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Physical
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Earth Science
Electives:
Marine Science, Astronomy
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Honors
Physical Science
Honors Biology
Honors Chemistry
Honors Physics
Honors Earth Science
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Environmental
Science
Biology
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| History
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World
History
Civics and Economics
US History
Electives: Current Events, Law and Justice, Sociology,
Psychology, History in Film, Geography. African
American History
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Honors
World History Honors
Civics & Economics
Honors U.S. History
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U.S.
Government and Politics
U.S. History
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| Modern
and Classical Languages
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Latin
I, II, III
Spanish I, II, III, IV
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Honors
Latin III
Honors Spanish III, IV
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| Fine
Arts
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| Music
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Instrumental
Music I
Instrumental Music II
Instrumental Music III
Instrumental Music IV
Electives: Acoustical Guitar
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Honors
Instrumental Music III
Honors Instrumental Music IV
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| Visual
Arts
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Art
I, Art II, Photography, Dance 1 |
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Courses
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P.E.
and Healthful Living
Weight Lifting
Design Apparel
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