Curriculum

UAAHC’s curriculum is rooted in our philosophy, "retrieve the past in order to create the future" and our seven guiding norms. Our curriculum is centered on the study of history, law, civics and the arts. The thematic and interdisciplinary approach to our curriculum coupled with the academy’s active learning environment supports our portfolio assessment model. UAAHC teachers have the opportunity to work with their colleagues through our common planning periods. This enables them to create innovative interdisciplinary units and support a cohort of our scholar’s progress.

As a history based school, we are committed to developing the skills, qualities and disciplines of a college bound historian. We define a college bound historian as an independent thinker, investigator, problem solver, activist and a master of acquiring and synthesizing multiple strands of information.

In accordance with the New York State Regents requirements,
the four year sequence of course will be as follows:

	9th Grade	10th Grade	11th Grade	12th Grade
English	English 1	English 2	English 3	English 4
Mathematics	Integrated Algebra	Geometry	Trigonometry	Intro to Calculus
Science	Living Environment	Earth Science	Chemistry	Physics
Social Studies	US History	Global History 2	Global History 2	Government & Economics
Foreign Language		Spanish 1 & 2	Spanish 3 & 4	Spanish 5 & 6
Art Electives	.5 cr.	.5 cr.	.5 cr.	.5 cr.
Internship			.5 cr.	1 cr.
Health				1 cr.
Physical Education	1 cr.	1 cr.	1 cr.	1 cr.

In addition to the core requirements mandated by New York State, over the course of their four year high school experience, scholars in our Academy will have the opportunity to study the following courses:

• Ancient African History
• Indigenous Latino History
• The African and Latino Experience in the 20th and 21st Century
• Law and Social Problems
• Law and Dispute Resolution
• Law and the Criminal Justice System
• Constitutional Law
• Civil Law
• Government and Citizenship
• History of African and Latin Based Music
• Jewelry Making
• Spoken Word
• Music Industry
• Drama
• Art Appreciation

These electives will be taught during the school day, as well as the extended day and our Saturday Academy.

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