Course catalog
Middle School
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WorldOver courses cover five academic categories. The lightbulb posted on each course indicates the primary category; our classes often cover more than one academic area. -
Electives
Digital Photography: Playing with Light
Create images and develop production skills through hands-on experiences with cameras, lighting, and software.
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Electives
Discovering Digital Art
Develop digital arts and media literacy fluency; evaluate and read images, critique art, and apply technical skills in digital art forms.
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Language
English as an Additional Language for Middle School, A
Build your English vocabulary and develop confidence in your ability to communicate when listening, reading, or speaking.
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Language
English as an Additional Language for Middle School, B
Expand on your reading, speaking, listening, and writing skills;use more complex grammar structures and learn about American culture.
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Electives
Explore the Runway: Introduction to Fashion Design
Learn about the fashion design business — including research, collections, trends, sketching, and construction (so sewing skills required).
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Electives
Exploring Activism Through Art
Study 3-D, print, and digital art, and apply what you learn to solve a pressing issue.
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Humanities
Humanities 6/7 A: I Am a Social Scientist
Use social studies and technology to investigate your community and educate others about its uniqueness.
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Humanities
Humanities 6/7 B: Around the World in 8-Weeks
Sharpen your geography, language arts, and social studies skills as you learn about other cultures.
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Humanities
Humanities 7/8 A: Finding Your Voice
Trace the history of activism and explore the lives and motivations of changemakers.
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Humanities
Humanities 7/8 B: Planting the Seeds of Change
Read and analyze the text “Seedfolk.” Investigate how change happens, and design your own garden.
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Language
Japanese for Middle School, A: Sounds of Japanese
Read, write, and understand basic Japanese language using anime, arts and crafts, music, and stories.
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Language
Japanese for Middle School, B: Japanese Crafts
Continue to build Japanese fluency (reading, writing, speaking) while creating unique crafts.
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Life Hacks
Life Hacks
Set goals, make a plan, and develop learning strategies while being supported by your academic coach. Life Hacks investigates social-emotional learning, life skills, and topics unique to you.
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Life Hacks
Life Hacks Plus
Dig deeper in this continuation of Life Hacks. Challenge yourself to apply the attributes in the WorldOver Learner Profile.
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Life Hacks
Morning Meetings A: Digital Citizenship
Interact with peers and discuss digital citizenship, global citizenship, and the Profile of the WorldOver Learner.
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Life Hacks
Morning Meetings B: “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers”
Learn the principles and ethics that will help you reach your goals. Read, discuss, and implement Sean Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers.”
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Life Hacks
Personal Project with Mastermind Support
Choose a topic you are passionate about and develop a one-of-a-kind project over a period of quarters; mentoring, peer discussions, and brainstorming sessions included.
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Electives
Scratch Cat Sports Games
Take your computer science skills to a new level as you design and code your own multiplayer game.
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Language
Spanish for Middle School, A: Hablando
Build your Spanish fluency with daily speaking, listening, reading, and writing experiences.
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Language
Spanish for Middle School, B: Cocinando
Increase your Spanish fluency as you engage in conversational Spanish and discussions about various destinations.
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STEAM
STEAM 6/7 A: Goodbye, Styrofoam!
Partner math with science to investigate alternatives to Styrofoam. Concepts include area, ratios, rates, percentages, data analysis, atoms, elements, and thermal energy.
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STEAM
STEAM 6/7 B: Mechanics Mountain
Discover the math and science behind roller coasters. Learn about fractions, decimals, data analysis, and negative numbers, as well as energy, motion, and force.
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STEAM
STEAM 7/8 A: #Self-Care: Geometric Patterns Meet the Science of Life
Adopt the mindset of an engineer, scientist, and mathematician while studying rigid transformations, angles, similarity, scale, slope, and various organ systems’ characteristics.
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STEAM
STEAM 7/8 B: Renewal
Work to create a business that will reduce the effects of fast fashion. Explore algebraic expressions and equations, ecosystems, natural resources, and how humans impact the environment.
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Electives
Stress Less: Yoga and Mindfulness for Beginners
Explore the physical poses, breathwork, and meditations of yoga. Students will use a combination of guided and independent practice.
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Electives
Superhero App Makers
Design, code, and publish fully functional mobile apps for android smartphones and tablets in this introductory computer programming course.
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Life Hacks
Tutoring
Attend personalized tutoring sessions with highly qualified facilitators for extra help.
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Electives
Video Production: Creative Characters
Gain skills in storytelling, complex character development, video sequencing, and image/video reading.
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Electives
Virtual Reality Field Trip: Outer Space Voyage
Launch into space and explore satellites, shuttles, and starships. Multiple subject areas (history, science, math, language, technology) are incorporated in this experience.
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Electives
Virtual Reality Field Trip: Pirate Adventures
Explore pirate haunts and treasures, swim with sea creatures, and learn how to use the VR equipment in this introductory VR course.