Grade 8 Courses

In this course, students will be introduced to and will learn basic American Sign Language. They will be encouraged to appreciate the interconnectedness of language and culture. Our goal is to expand their understanding and appreciation of other cultures, understand ...
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As a student in grade 8, you might have started to reflect or think about what some of your strengths and skills that you have made possible for yourself.   As you learn more about yourself and get older, these attributes will come ...
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EBUS students can earn Fine Arts credit for participating in private or community dance, drama or music programs.  If students do not enroll in these courses, they will still earn a General Fine Arts 8 credit for their work completing ...
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The Core French curriculum endorses, what is commonly referred to as, the communicative experiential approach. In this approach, the focus of instruction is the purposeful use of the language to perform real-life tasks, share ideas, acquire information, and get things ...
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Humanities 8 incorporates the topics of Social Studies 8- which discusses the 7th Century to 1750-with the communications skills of English Language Arts 8.  The main part of this course is project based.   Through project-based learning, students study historical events, ...
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Mathematics is integral to every aspect of daily life. Skills can be used to solve problems related to time, sports, travel, money management, science, and art, to name a few. Mathematics is part of the story of human history and ...
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PE and Health 8 Physical and Health Education (PHE) is designed to develop educated students who have the knowledge, skills, and understandings to be safe, active, and healthy citizens throughout their lives. The PHE curriculum emerges from two areas of ...
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The goal of Science 8 is to provide all students the opportunity to explore the grade specific big ideas in the major branches of science -   biology, chemistry, physics, and Earth/space science-  leading to a deep understanding of science ...
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In this course, students will learn the basics of the Spanish Language.  Students will learn and use basic vocabulary – including basic  nouns and verbs, common terms and phrases and tourist related phrases.  Students are expected to demonstrate their learning ...
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