HS Classroom-inside

Teachers are collaborating to start a process of inquiry into how we can improve the high school for our students.


Applied Math: These are photos of the students solving a "crime" using arithmetic and geometric sequences. They had a lot of fun!

​Biology: First and Second photo - 9th Grade students investigating the effect of different environmental conditions on sowbug animal behaivor
Third Photo - AP Biology students focusing on observing the effect of different colors of light on the behavior of fruit flies

Korean: 소설 <사랑손님과 어머니>에 대하여 진지하게 고민하는 학생들. Students who seriously think about nevel <사랑손님과 어머니>.

Chinese: students took the first step in learning Chinese this week. They are excited to have a name in Chinese and practiced how to pronounce it in Chinese. They got to know each other in class and are able to introduce their own Chinese name now.

Chemistry: Students are exploring how to use a wireless digital thermometer for the first time as they will do the variety of labs this year.

Spanish: Student first reviewed greetings with quizlet live for 10 minutes then took the task to write a dialog and performed it in front of the class.

AP Studio Art: students making revisions to artwork made over the summer break.

English 9: Students working to build consensus on Newsela articles to use for the term.  I believe they enjoyed being able to work together to not only shape assignments, but the culture of our classroom.  I hope so! =)

English 12: Students are also very talented communicators since they learn about using language to communicate effectively. Junki is supportive and encouraging to his fellow students, which is important for building a strong community at CDS.

US History: The students have been exploring the different forms of government. To help students to better understand the different forms in an active and fun way, some unconventional materials were used in class.