Star A / Star B Classes

Art (Mondays, Wednesdays) – Mrs. Warner

The Visual Arts program is designed to provide a general understanding of art and to prepare students who may want to pursue studies in the humanities and fine arts. The program combines academic art studies with studio classes that acquaint students with the language of visual form while helping them develop and appreciate artistic skills.

Students are introduced to the elements and principles of design by working with various two and three dimensional art mediums. They learn about a variety of media and strategies used by artists and apply their knowledge in studio workshops. The investigation of important works in art history from ancient to modern times contributes to their understanding of culture and visual language. Elective classes allow students to develop artistic and critical thinking skills while enjoying creative expression.

Drama (Tuesdays, Thursdays) – Mrs. Rogosin

Independent Exploration in Social Sciences – Mr. Hill

Masterpieces of World Literature – Dr. Laing

Masterpieces of World Literature is a full-year course that introduces students to classic literature of all genres in roughly chronological order. The first semester covers works from antiquity to the English Renaissance; the second semester covers the Restoration to works of the present moment. Authors such as Homer, Virgil, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Shakespeare, Webster, Milton, Moliere, Dickens, Hardy, Remarque, T.S. Eliot, and Crane are included in the syllabus. Methods of evaluation are primarily discussion and individual projects. (This course may be taken for one-half extracurricular credit during either semester.)

Chess

Team Sports – Coach Hicks

Students are introduced to a variety of sports throughout the semester. Sports correspond with regular season competitive sports. For instance fall sports include volleyball, soccer and football. Skill, teamwork and cooperation are emphasized.

Feng Shui, Design, Space – Mrs. Thiébaut Collier

Students are introduced to Feng Shui and its basic principles (chi, energy, Ying and Yang, Elements, Bagua Map...). This art of placement buildings and objects, coming from China has been used for more than 4000 years to improve life, bringing harmony and balance in people's environment. Using those ancient principles based on science, intuition or common sense, students will get a chance to work on their own environment (at school and at home) and discover how they can enhance certain areas of their lives by modifying or remodelling.

Holistic Medicine – Mr. Hicks

Students are introduced to a variety of complementary and alternative healing methods. Topics include homeopathy, Chinese medicine, massage, chiropractic and natural healing modalities. The program includes classroom presentations, guests speakers and several field trips in and around Santa Fe. The focus is on learning to utilise available resources in the community and understand alternatives to allopathic medicine.

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