Curriculum:
Grades 9-12
Students in the North International High School have several graduation
opportunities available to them. Each includes an interdisciplinary curriculum
with an emphasis on international language.
Grade 9: Required
Global Literature
Type of Credit: LA
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (A/B schedule)
This course is a journey that
takes two paths. One path explores the nature of literature as an art form:
its many modes and distinguishing artistic characteristics. The other path
carries the student as reader across the continents and into a variety of
cultures. Students examine important issues in cultures across the globe,
read a myriad of genres–poems, plays,
short stories, and novels–and write in a variety of modes exploring
the meanings of what they read and their understandings of culture. The year
ends with the journey coming full circle, back to an exploration of the students’ own
culture and how that culture shapes who they are and their understanding
of others.
Global Geography
Type of Credit: SS
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (A/B schedule)
Global Geography enriches students’ understanding
of the voices, history, culture, setting, and current political/environmental
issues of people in different areas of the world
Cultural Aesthetics
Type of Credit: HU
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (skinny schedule)
Cultural Aesthetics is a study
of artistic expression and cultural activities from the global community.
This class follows the regional approach of Global Literature and Geography
classes with an emphasis on Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Leadership Support & Action
Type of Credit: TBA
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (skinny schedule)
This class will teach students
a variety of leadership skills, provide academic support and provide students
with community service opportunities.
Grade 10: Required
Global Literature
Type of Credit: LA
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (A/B schedule)
Global Literature is a study
of literature, composition, and the humanities. The literature works studied
in this course are representative of the heritage of the cultures covered
in Global History and Comparative Values and Beliefs. Students write a variety
of essays building on skills acquired in ninth grade Global Literature in
writing, reading, and speaking.
Global History
Type of Credit: SS
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (A/B schedule)
Global History is a comparative
analysis of civilizations. Students examine causes and effects of cultural
diffusion, analyze the rise of state systems, and investigate a number of
international systems of the modern era.
Comparative Values and Beliefs
Type of Credit: SS
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (skinny schedule)
Values and Beliefs is a class
on comparative world religion and philosophy. Students examine similarities
as well as the obvious differences existing from one culture to another.
Anthropological and sociological perspectives are emphasized.
Leadership Support & Action
Type of Credit: TBA
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (skinny schedule)
This class will teach students
a variety of leadership skills, provide academic support and provide students
with community service opportunities.
Grade 11: Required
Literature of the Americas*
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in NIHS
Type of Credit: LA
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (skinny schedule)
This course of study begins with the region of the Americas and is organized
loosely chronologically and thematically to facilitate integration with History
of the Americas. We will study novels, poetry and short stories from peoples
and cultures of the Americas. Our study includes familiarizing students with
periods of culture and literature: Classicism, Romanticism, Transcendentalism,
Naturalism, Realism, and Modernism. We discover the Bible’s influence
on literature of the Americas by closely examining biblical allusions in
the texts we read this year.
History of the Americas*
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in NIHS
Type of Credit: SS
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (skinny schedule)
History of the Americas is year one of a two-year course sequence. The first
year will focus on regional study; the second year will be devoted to the
study of the 20th century. The units are: Economic and Social Development
in the Americas from mid-19th to mid-20th Centuries; United States Foreign
Policy in Latin America 1898-1945; The Mexican Revolution 1910-1940; The
Great Depression in the Americas; The Second World War and the Americas;
United States Foreign Policy, 1945 to 1995; and the USA Civil Rights Movement,
1945 to 1995.
Information Technology in a Global Society*
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in NIHS
Type of Credit: SS
Credit Hours: 1 per full year (skinny schedule)
Information technology in a global society focuses on evaluating the impacts
of the digital revolution. Students will explore the cultural, environmental,
and economic effects of information technology, and will also investigate
and interpret the influence of IT on organizational structures in an international,
social context. Through critical analysis of the advantages and disadvantages
of IT, students will examine and debate the social and ethical issues which
emerge from its expanding global footprint. Students will increase their
understanding of and proficiency with a specific IT application by designing,
testing, and implementing an IT solution for a specific client and end-user.
In addition, after thoroughly researching topical IT issues related to business,
health, and social hierarchies, students will synthesize clear, cohesive,
and well-supported oral and written arguments from the perspectives of multiple
stakeholders. Through this work, we will systematically cultivate a deeper
understanding of and appreciation for the ever-increasing power and scope
of IT applications. Ultimately, our work should instill an informed respect
for the diverse ramifications of our technological inventions.
Extended Application
The Extended Application is a State of Oregon graduation requirement. NIHS
students will conduct this work over two years, beginning junior year. In
this project, students will apply and extend their knowledge in new and complex
situations related to the student’s personal and career interests and
post-high school goals through critical thinking, problem solving, or inquiry
in real world contexts. Students’ Extended Application work will be
monitored weekly by the NIHS staff and mentored regularly by a community
member of their choosing.
Creativity Action Service*
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in NIHS
CAS is an NIHS graduation requirement that all students complete 150 hours
of activities in areas of Creativity, Action, and Service. Students may begin
this work the summer after sophomore year. Participation in CAS encourages
students to share their aptitudes and interests with others, while developing
understanding, concern, and the ability to work cooperatively with others
in their communities.
*Until NIHS is granted
IB affiliation, these courses or requirements are taught as part of the
IB by North International High School teachers under the auspices of
Eugene International High School’s IB affiliation.
Grade 12: Required
Eugene International High School 12th grade students enrolled
at North, go to: http://schools.4j.lane.edu/ihs/
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