This course, in World History to 1600, will survey ancient and medieval history and relate it to the modern world. Topics covered will include a study of ancient life in the Mediterranean area, as well as Asia, Medieval life, the Renaissance, and the reformation. World History from 1600 to present discusses colonial life, revolutions, industrialization, nationalism, and World Wars. The course format varies due to the individual needs of the learners. This class will meet the requirement of the learner’s IEP and meets the graduation requirement for sophomore social studies.

This course is for special needs learners whose physical needs limit their full participation in the regular physical education courses and are best met in an individually designed program.

Adult Living is a study of functional and practical daily living skills for learners assigned through special placements. Learner’s study and explore daily living skills by reading, workbook activities, projects, hands-on learning labs and community shopping. The class goal is to provide exposure and assistance in independent living skills, social skills, and relationship building and consumer skills. Emphasis is placed on independent living skills training related to the community and home environments.

This program is a non-traditional educational curriculum based on academics, real-life experiences, and hands-on activities for selected special education learners. Learners will be exposed to community survival skills instruction, independent living skills instruction, and life-time leisure activities development. The learners will make use of the apartment setting within the West Fargo High School, as well as the community. These classes will meet the requirements of the individual’s IEP.

This course is designed to meet the needs of the individual learner for basic English. It will use lecture, classroom discussion, workbook activities, written reports, and presentations. Books are read and discussed as well as functional writing skills are worked on. The skills learned are applied to functional activities of daily living. The class will meet the requirements of the learner’s IEP.

This course is designed to meet the needs of the individual learner for Basic English. It will cover areas of Basic English using lecture, classroom discussion, workbook activities, written reports, and presentations. Books are read and discussed as well as functional writing skills are worked on. The skills learned are applied to functional activities of daily living. The class will meet the requirements of the learner’s IEP.

This course is designed to give the learners an understanding of health and wellness. Learn how to maintain positive mental health, deal with emotions, and implement good nutrition and exercise plans. This course will also sharpen learners’ abilities to set goals and make decisions. Relevant information will be provided to help learners make educated life choices through a decision-making model.

The curriculum will concentrate on functional math and life skills. Emphasis will be placed on time, money, buying skills, budgeting, banks, and math skills needed on-the-job. This course will be taught to meet the needs of each learner and will meet the requirements of the IEP.

Alternate Assessed Core Topics in Science I is the study of the human body and matter, motion, and machine. Learners study how the body is organized along with body systems, human reproduction, and diseases. Learning about matter, nature’s energies, sound, light, machines, and technology.

Alternate Assessed Core Topics in Science II is the study of land animals and plant life for Learners assigned through special placement. Learner’s study and explore the relationship between plants and animals and humans by reading, workbook activities, projects, collaboration, and hands-on learning labs. The class goal is to provide a basic knowledge of science and how it relates to people. Emphasis is placed on basic knowledge and conservation efforts.

Alternate Assessed Core Topics in Science III is the study of biology and water animals for learners assigned through special placement. Learners focus on water animals and biology by reading, workbook activities, projects, collaboration, and hands-on learning labs. The class goal is to provide a basic knowledge of science and how it relates to people. Emphasis is placed on basic knowledge and conservation efforts.

This course is designed to meet the needs of individual learners in basic social skills. It will cover the social skills of following instructions, decision-making, handling conflicts, showing respect, and accepting consequences. This class meets the requirements of the learners’ IEP.

Learners will learn the skills needed for personal management, career management, and life management. Learners will learn to recognize similarities and differences in people in order communicate and interact socially. Learners will be able to follow a decision-making process to make life choices. There will be an emphasis on identifying strengths and abilities related to post-secondary goals. Self-advocacy skills will also be taught.

Government will explain the historical background, make-up, and operation of government. It is designed to create awareness of how our government functions, its importance to our everyday life, and the people that serve it. This course will discuss the law-making functions of Congress, the electoral process, the duties of the President, and the function of the federal court. This course will be taught to meet the individual needs of each learner as discussed in the learners IEP.

Economics is designed to give the learner an understanding of basic economic principles, how to apply them, and how these principles relate to the American free enterprise system. This course will be taught to meet the needs of the individual as developed in the learner’s IEP.

This course discusses the U.S. from early discovery through the Civil War in the first semester. Second semester emphasizes the emergence of the U.S. from the Civil War to the U.S. becoming a world power in the 20^th century. This course includes lectures, map work, and small group projects. It meets the junior social studies requirement.