Artificial Intelligence in the World is an introductory course that guides students through the concepts, tools, and building blocks of artificial intelligence. This course provides students with a broad overview of how AI is used in decision-making and problem-solving worldwide. Students will learn how ethics impacts AI and will also have the opportunity to explore the various parts of AI with hands-on activities through the use of chatbots and other exciting interactives.

Middle School French teaches foundational language skills designed to introduce students to French language and culture, and to prepare students for high school language courses. Students learn pronunciation, useful communicative expressions, an introduction to verb conjugation and the principles of gender agreement. Weekly topics include greetings, numbers, age, calendar, the classroom, everyday activities, family, friends, pets, and occupations.

Jobs for Montana Graduates is a class that enhances students’ exposure to career exploration, employability skills, and business/employer connection. Students will begin with a Career Exploration unit and then will be empowered through Project Based Learning (PBL) to tailor their experience based on their goals or objectives. Students will be expected to connect weekly with their teacher to reflect on their experiences and will be assessed according to the Jobs for American Graduates (JAG) core competencies. Students should also understand that this class will require them to be proactive in reaching out to members of their community to enhance their learning, as well as require them to begin learning and implementing professional communication skills.

Students will examine, analyze, and apply theories and principles of human growth and development from conception through adolescence.  Family, socio-cultural, language, political, and economic contexts that include structural inequities and trauma across physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and linguistic domains are emphasized.  Students will complete child observations and developmental assessments during completion of lab assignments.
Child and Adolescent Development includes lessons on anatomy, physiology, terminology, birth, and human sexuality. As well, information is presented related to the reproductive systems. These lessons are not optional, nor is there an opt-out option for any of the lessons in this course.  If you find them objectionable, please enroll in an alternative elective.

EDU204 explores how dance, drama, music, and the visual arts provide ways of learning and inquiry. It is designed to provide students with creative arts content, skills, and understandings that they will use to guide their creative endeavors as lifelong learners. It reviews theoretical aspects and the origins of creative processes that explain how we explore, inquire and document the human experience. Through a variety of course activities students will investigate the elements, processes, terminology, and methodologies of the creative arts, the nature of the unique perspectives offered by the creative arts, as well as the ways in which they integrate with our social and physical worlds.