With American history, chemistry, calculus, and other classes dominating student’s schedules, it is safe to say high school classes can get definitely sometimes become unoriginal and boring.
Here’s
a collection of classes offered at high schools from across the country that
are designed to help you step outside of the box, and make your school days a
little more exciting.
“Reading
Like a Historian”
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This
class, offered at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco, CA, is anything
but your typical history class. Students aren’t lectured and do not use
textbooks – the class is designed to teach them how to ask questions and
analyze documents, just like a historian would.
“The
Art of the Graphic Novel”
Offered
at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, this class is one of the five new
courses offered as an English elective and devotes it’s entire curriculum to
the world of graphic arts.
“Fashion
Fundamentals”
Sacred
Heart-Griffin High School students in Springfield, Illinois have the
opportunity to step away from their textbooks and pencils and step into the
glamorous world of fashion for a class period. The course topics ranges from
construction and design to topics like fashion etiquette and how to make it in
the fashion world.
“Agriculture
Class”
At
Pawnee High School in Pawnee, Illinois, students have the chance to raise
chicks and take field trips to farms to observe all the different varieties of
animals. For those truly interested in agriculture, it is a great opportunity
for them to get real world experience.
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