Apex offers courses in the areas of English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Languages (French I & II and Spanish I - III), and other electives.
The courses we are currently offering through APEX are below along with course descriptions:
English
- English 1 (ENG 1 teacher): Examines various selections of fiction and non-fiction literature and examining text.
- English 2 (ENG 2 teacher): Focus is primarily on the writing process: persuasive, expository and narrative.
- English 3 (ENG 3 teacher): Examine the belief systems, events and literature that have shaped the US, starting with literature created around America's independence through Transcendentalists.
- Creative Writing (Elective Teacher): Focuses on exploring short fiction and poetry and creating a portfolio of fiction writing.
- British Literature (Elective Teacher): Focuses on studying fiction literature and building writing skills.
Math
- Math Foundations 1 (Schultz): Focus on foundational concepts to prepare students for Algebra 1.
- Math Foundations 2 (Schultz): This course continues to focus on foundational concepts to prepare students for Algebra 1/Geometry.
- Algebra 1 (Schultz): Focus on linear, quadratic, and exponential relationships.
- Geometry (Schultz): Focus is on geometric relationships and formulating math arguments.
- Algebra 2 (Pargeon): Examines advanced functions, develop strong conceptual grasp of expressions that define those functions.
- Integrated Math (Schultz): Apply real world financial literacy, personal finance and business concepts.
Science
- Earth Science (Smith): Examine Earth's composition, structure, processes and history; its atmosphere, freshwater, and oceans; and its environment in space.
- Biology (Smith): Examines the basic biological concepts and models.
- Chemistry (Smith): Emphasizes students' understanding of foundational chemistry concepts.
- Environmental Science (Schanbacher): Examine the biological, physical, and sociological principles related to the environment on Earth
- Physics (Smith): Emphasizes students' understanding of foundational physics concepts.
Social Studies
- US History (Dengler): Examines the nation's history from the pre-colonial period to the present.
- World History (J. Beck): Examine human culture, governments, economic systems and social structures across time societies.
- American Gov't (J. Beck): Examine the history, principles, and function of the US political system.
- World Cultures (J. Beck): Explore geographic features, human relationships, political/social structures, economies, science/tech, and arts have influence and developed life in countries around the world.
- Navigating World History (J. Beck): Examines the nation's history from the end of the Civil War to the present.