Miscellaneous
HGE800
Buddies Learning Together
The “Buddies Learning Together” program is a student-to-student support system for students with special needs educated in Farmington Public Schools. It supports students with special needs throughout their school day in all settings, including general education classrooms. A student with special needs is paired with a buddy who acts as an advocate and mentor in the classroom setting. The buddy student consistently broadens the opportunities of the student with special needs to socialize, communicate, and demonstrate learning competencies. The buddy learns leadership, problem-solving and collaboration skills. Additionally, the buddy learns about disabilities and how these disabilities impact school. This course can be taken for repeat credit.
**Pathway: Human Services
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Regular
GRADE: 10-12
HGE802
Dialogues on Diversity
Dialogues on Diversity is a one-semester .5 credit class that provides the opportunity to increase open conversation on controversial topics, bridge gaps in our community, provide leadership/communication skills, and, most importantly, create change for a stronger future. Students will have the chance to share opinions, collect information from others, and eventually, change themselves and their surroundings. Students will participate in group dialogues, supplemented with directed readings. There will also be opportunities for community service and action projects. As students prepare to head off to colleges and universities or begin careers, our hope is that students will act as change agents wherever they go and begin to bridge the gap between race and ethnicity in schools and communities.
**Pathway: Arts and Communications
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Regular
GRADE: 10-12
03003,03004,03005,03006
Seminar 9,10,11,12
Each student is assigned a Seminar section. During Seminar (formerly known as Instructional Support Time or IST) Students will work with educators for additional support in their academic process, including receiving additional academic support, participating in extension activities and making up missing assignments or assessments.
CREDIT: 0.0
TYPE: Regular
GRADE: 9-12
HGE850
Teacher Cadet Experience
The Teacher Cadet program is designed for students who aspire to pursue a career in education. This work based learning course provides an immersive experience that combines classroom observation with traditional classroom experiences. Students will participate in on-site classroom days at FPS elementary/middle schools where they will observe experienced educators in action. Throughout the course, students will explore the many facets of education, including various teaching methodologies, classroom management techniques, and the importance of creating an inclusive learning environment. They will engage in discussions about the challenges and rewards of being an educator, gaining insight into the roles and responsibilities of teachers. By the end of the program, students will not only have a deeper understanding of the education field but also develop essential skills that will prepare them for future teaching careers
Please note that it is the student’s responsibility to have or get transportation to their placement school. This course can be repeated for credit.
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Regular
GRADE: 11 & 12
HLA813A
Yearbook A
Yearbook production is a challenging experience of photo journalism that requires involvement beyond the regular school day. Students will learn journalistic copy writing, magazine style layout, photographic and artistic design and financial responsibility. Students will also plan content; design, gather and organize information; meet deadlines, and work cooperatively with each other. As a result, this class requires motivated and responsible students. The end product of this ambitious project is a pictorial history of the year.
**Career Pathway: Arts and Communications
COURSE NOTE: This class does not fulfill the graduation requirements for English, and it may not fulfill a college/university's entrance requirement of four credits of English. This course is available for repeat credit. (This course will receive an elective English credit but will not meet the state requirement for the fourth credit in English.)
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Regular
GRADE: 9-12
COREQUISITES: If you take this course, you must also take HLA813B - Yearbook B.
HLA813B
Yearbook B
Yearbook production is a challenging experience of photojournalism that requires involvement beyond the regular school day. Students will learn journalistic copy writing, magazine style layout, photographic and artistic design and financial responsibility. Students will also plan content; design, gather and organize information; meet deadlines, and work cooperatively with each other. As a result, this class requires motivated and responsible students. The end product of this ambitious project is a pictorial history of the year.
**Pathway: Arts & Communications
COURSE NOTE: Available for repeat credit.
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Regular
GRADE: 9-12
COREQUISITES: If you take this course, you must also take HLA813A - Yearbook A.
HCT847A
Teaching Academy I A
The Launchpad for Future Leaders
Are you ready to be the person who inspires others to reach their full potential? Teaching Academy 1 is the first step in an exciting four-year Career and Technical Education journey designed for students who want to lead, mentor, and change the world. As a freshman in Teaching Academy 1, students examine the origins of education and how it functions today. Students develop the core habits of a "practitioner"—someone who takes action to bring about meaningful change.
This isn’t just a teacher preparatory class. It will provide vital leadership skills needed for students to be equipped for their futures. In this course, students explore how education can be a tool for change and how their voice can make a difference. Students will learning the essential skills of:
- Powerful Communication: How to speak so people listen.
- Empathy: How to understand and connect with different types of people.
- Strategic Organization: How to turn a big idea into a real-world plan.
To change things for the next generation, the only way forward is to become the teachers we wish we had.
Upon completion of the four-year Teaching Academy, students can immediately be employed in Great Start or Head Start Associate/Assistant Teacher, Early Care and Education Lead Teacher.
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Elective
GRADE: 9
HCT847B
Teaching Academy I B
The Launchpad for Future Leaders
Are you ready to be the person who inspires others to reach their full potential? Teaching Academy 1 is the first step in an exciting four-year Career and Technical Education journey designed for students who want to lead, mentor, and change the world. As a freshman in Teaching Academy 1, students examine the origins of education and how it functions today. Students develop the core habits of a "practitioner"—someone who takes action to bring about meaningful change.
This isn’t just a teacher preparatory class. It will provide vital leadership skills needed for students to be equipped for their futures. In this course, students explore how education can be a tool for change and how their voice can make a difference. Students will learning the essential skills of:
- Powerful Communication: How to speak so people listen.
- Empathy: How to understand and connect with different types of people.
- Strategic Organization: How to turn a big idea into a real-world plan.
To change things for the next generation, the only way forward is to become the teachers we wish we had.
Upon completion of the four-year Teaching Academy, students can immediately be employed in Great Start or Head Start Associate/Assistant Teacher, Early Care and Education Lead Teacher.
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Elective
GRADE: 9
HGE808
Student Leadership
The Student Leadership Course is designed to help students develop the ability to recognize problems, plan reasonable solutions, and execute plans. Students are encouraged to develop leadership skills while working on school and community problems and activities, including Spirit Week, community engagement, social media and student announcements, and the general development of student policies such as attendance, curriculum, and discipline. At the community level, activities include service drives and charitable events. This is a participation-based course where students will be graded on their weekly contributions.
COURSE NOTE: Only offered at FHS
CREDIT: 0.5
TYPE: Elective
GRADE: 10-12