Edmund Burke School • High School Curriculum • 2025-26
9th Grade | 10th Grade | 11th Grade | 12th Grade | |
ENGLISH | Genres | Modern World Literature | American Literature | AP English Literature or selection of electives 2025-26 trimester electives - Creative Writing; Happiness in Literature; Literary Adaptation; Mystery, Murder & Madness; One Acts Workshop; Sci-Fi by Women Writers |
HISTORY | The Ancient World | Modern World History | AP US History US History | Yearlong elective - Advanced Art History |
2025-26 trimester electives - Behavioral Psychology; Constitutional Law; History of the DMV; Islamic Civilization; Modern Revolutions; Peace & Conflict; Religious Philosophy; Social Psychology; US Music Since 1945; Women in US History | ||||
MATH* | Algebra 1 → Algebra 2 or Advanced Algebra 2 → Geometry or Advanced Geometry → Precalculus or Advanced Precalculus → Calculus AB or AP Calculus AB → AP Calculus BC → Multivariable Calculus Additional senior year options: Advanced Statistics; Statistics, Algebra & Finance | |||
SCIENCE | Environmental Science and Chemistry (order depends on math placement) | Biology AP Chemistry | AP Physics C - Mechanics; Physics; Conceptual Physics; AP Biology; AP Chemistry | |
2025-26 trimester electives - Adv. Research in Molecular Biology; Bioethics; Medical Microbiology | ||||
COMP. SCI. | Intro. to Computer Science (one trimester) | 2025-26 trimester electives - 3D Game Development; Build Your Own Computer; Independent Project; Python Projects; Robotics; Web Development | ||
WORLD LANGUAGES* | French or Spanish 1 French or Spanish 2 French or Spanish 3 | French or Spanish 2 French or Spanish 3 French or Spanish 4 | French or Spanish 3 French or Spanish 4 AP French Language AP Spanish Language | French or Spanish 4 AP French Language; AP Spanish Language Advanced French; Advanced Topics in Spanish |
(*) student’s starting level depends on placement testing and previous coursework
9th Grade | 10th Grade | 11th Grade | 12th Grade | |
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS | Health, Values & Ethics 9 (one trimester) | Health, Values & Ethics 10 (one trimester) | Health, Values & Ethics 11 (one trimester) | Health, Values & Ethics 12 (one trimester) |
9th Grade Seminar (one trimester) | Senior Seminar (one trimester) Senior Project (two weeks, full-time) | |||
PERFORMING ARTS | Introduction to Instrumental Music 9/10 Instrumental Music (Band) 9/10 Intermediate Instrumental Music (Band) | Instrumental Music (Band) 11/12 Advanced Instrumental Music (Band) | ||
Drama; Improvisation; Singing in the Spotlight; Vocal Ensemble (grades 9-12) | ||||
VISUAL ARTS | Ceramics; Digital Photo; Drawing; Filmmaking; Graphic Design; Media Arts; Mixed Media; Painting | 3D Digital Design; Adv. Ceramics; Adv. Studio Art; Animation; Ceramics; Digital Multimedia; Digital Photo; Media Arts; Studio Art | ||
High School Graduation Requirements 2025-26 • English: four years • History: three years, including US History • Math: three years, up through Geometry • Science: three years, including Biology • Computer Science: introductory trimester course • World Language: three years of the same language • Arts: seven trimesters, including at least two Visual and two Performing Arts • Athletics: six or more team sports or a combination of seven teams + PE (trimester) classes (*) most performing and visual arts courses are one trimester; Intermediate Band is two trimesters and Advanced Band is year-long |
