+ History & Social Science:

These courses fulfill the (A) requirement in the UC/CSU system A-G requirements.

• World Cultures
• US History
• Government & Economics

+ English Courses:

These courses fulfill the (B) requirement in the UC/CSU system A-G requirements.

• English 1-4
• Peralta Colleges English 1A: Composition & Reading

+ Language Courses:

These courses fulfill the (E) requirement in the UC/CSU system A-G requirements.

• Spanish 1 & 2
• Espanol Para Hispanos 3 & 4

+ Art Courses:

These courses fulfill the (F) requirement in the UC/CSU system A-G requirements.

• Multicultural Art
• Integrated Art 1 & 2
• Music & Guitar

+ Pathway-Aligned Electives:

These courses fulfill the (G) requirement in the UC/CSU system A-G requirements.

• Ethnic Studies
• Creating Social Change (Leadership)
• Creative Writing
• Journalism

+ Knowledge:

• Students are engaged in culturally relevant, rigorous grade level texts through every unit.
• All units and lessons are guided by essential questions connecting to the overarching theme of the year.
• Students understand literacy as the ability to read and write the word and the world.
• Students connect knowledge of self to their learning and analyze their social identities, intersectionality, and how systems of power influence how society views them.

+ Skills:

• All courses follow a vertical alignment map to build towards greater rigor and complexity from course to course.
• The majority of time in the majority of lessons is spent reading, writing, and/or speaking about complex texts and tasks.
• Students engage in structured academic discourse multiple times every class period in order to hone their literacy skills and deepen their understanding of content.
• Project-based learning serves as a vehicle for students learning and practicing the 5 Cs.

+ Agency:

• Students engage in productive struggle as they take on the majority of the cognitive load for most of every class period.
• Students embody the core values of Respect, Persevere, Build and Lead in order to act as agents of change.
• Throughout their courses as well as through the various Pathway elements, students are involved in projects and experiences that include civil engagement and community transformation.