School of the Epiphany offers a program called Exploratories (similar to high school electives) to the middle school students. Exploratories take place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for a grading quarter or semester, depending on the Exploratory. Exploratories include Digital Music, Project Based Learning, German Language, First Aid & CPR, badminton, and Semester-long exploratories include Drama and handbells. In addition, qualified students in all three years of middle school are chosen for the school's Junior High Academic Decathlon team, which takes place of their first semester Exploratory.
Project Based Learning
In the PBL class, we learned how to use Google's Sketchup to create our dream home. Click on this link to see the class projects. |
Digital Music
In the Digital Music Exploratory, students learn how to write and compose their own original music and lyrics. Click on this link to see the class projects |
German LanguageGerman Language explores the language, customs and culture of the German speaking people of the world. We learn basic German pronunciation, vocabulary and sentence structure. At the end of the quarter we celebrate with traditional German food and music!
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History of Board GamesThe History of Board Games is where students research about how board games came about, create their own board games, and play some classic board games.
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Study Skills
"We will discuss and practice good habits in an effort to bring out the best in you as a student. In class we will focus on goal setting while touching upon test anxiety, time management and organization. As
a class we will also read about the approach of DJ Chung, a former Valedictorian, and culminate with a visit from the author!" |
Golf |