Our Curriculum

List of 5 items.

• Core Curriculum

  The academic core curriculum at de Toledo High School is comprised of:
  

  • English
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Hebrew
  • Jewish Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts

  Within each department, there are multiple offerings at each level, including college preparatory classes, honors classes, and Advanced Placement classes.

• Electives

  Each year, a student may choose electives dependent upon the level of challenge in the student’s core program. Some electives are rigorous academic courses, while others are less demanding in terms of out-of-class preparation. Still, others need permission from the instructor prior to enrollment. Electives may be chosen from the following:

  • Acting 1
  • Acting Honors
  • Advanced Beit Midrash Honors
  • Advanced Jazz Combo Honors
  • Advanced Masoret (10)
  • Advanced Pop Rock Band
  • Aerial Dance
  • Aerial Dance 2
  • American Sign Language 1
  • American Sign Language 2
  • American Sign Language 3
  • American Sign Language 4
  • Anatomy & Physiology Honors (10-12)
  • AP 2D Art and Design
  • AP 3D Art and Design
  • AP Computer Science A (11-12)
  • AP Drawing AP Environmental Science (10-12)
  • AP European History (10-12)
  • AP Psychology (11-12)
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture
  • AP Spanish Literature and Culture
  • AP Statistics
  • Art 2D - 1
  • Art 2D - 2
  • Astronomy (12)
  • Dance Studies and Practices
  • Dramatic Writing
  • Dramatic Writing 2
  • Earth Science (9-12)
  • Engineering 1 (9-10)
  • Engineering 2 Honors (10-12)
  • Engineering 3 Honors (11-12)
  • Film Production 1
  • Film Production 2
  • Film Studies 1
  • Film Studies 2
  • Fitness (S)
  • Iyun Honors
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Jewish Studies: Cine-gogue/The Jewish Lens (11-12) (S)
  • Jewish Studies: Comparative Religious Philosophy (11-12) (S)
  • Jewish Studies: Environment (11-12) (S)
  • Jewish Studies: Jewish Life (11-12) (S)
  • Jewish Studies: Pirkei Avot (11-12) (S)
  • Jewish Studies: Social Justice (11-12) (S)
  • Jewish Studies: The Big Questions (11-12) (S)
  • Journalism and Publication: Print, Podcast, Broadcast
  • Leadership & Jewish Celebrations (11-12)
  • Masoret (10)
  • Media Arts 1
  • Media Arts 2
  • Personal Finance and Economics (11-12) (S)
  • Photography 1
  • Photography 2 - Advanced Photography
  • Pop Rock Band Psychology Honors (11-12)
  • Scientific Research Methods (10-12)
  • Screenwriting (S)
  • Sculpture 1
  • Sculpture 2
  • Sephardic Ensemble
  • Sex and Gender (11-12) (S)
  • Songwriting and Technology
  • Songwriting and Technology 2
  • Spanish 1
  • Spanish 2
  • Spanish 3
  • Spanish 3 Honors
  • Spanish 4
  • Spanish 4 Honors
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
  • Speech and Debate 1 (10-11)
  • Speech and Debate 2 (11-12)
  • Speech and Debate 2 Honors (11-12)
  • Speech and Debate 3 (12)
  • Speech and Debate 3 Honors (12)
  • Speech Performance
  • Stagecraft
  • Yearbook 1
  • Yearbook 2
  • Yearbook 3
  • Yearbook 4 - Professional Graphic Design Internship
  • Yoga (S)

• Jewish Studies

  The Jewish Studies Department of de Toledo High School seeks
  to educate and empower students and community members to:

  • Claim Judaism as their own
  • Be literate Jews
  • Participate in meaningful community
  • Shape their moral character through Jewish values

  Anchored in tradition and immersed in the present, Jewish Studies faculty guides our students in Holy Remembering and inspired action today.

   

  In text classes, we ground discussion in classical Jewish Text–primarily the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), Mishnah, and Talmud. Courses further include Shoah, Wisdom/Hokhma, Israel, and Jewish Philosophy. The issues and values comes alive as we teach our students to look at these texts from many different angles.  In fact, the Torah’s radiance is often compared to a gem who’s brilliance is multiplied by it's many facets. This “Jewish way of looking” at a text or an issue makes for great students, great citizens, great connectors, and great leaders in every field and endeavor. 

   

  Through text, history, and experience, the Jewish Studies department empowers students to continue to live a life imbued with kedushah, holiness, purpose, and engagement with the world.

• Physical Education

  The de Toledo High School Physical Education requirement may be satisfied using any one of three options:
  

  1. Four sections of team sports
  2. Six sections of physical education classes (fall-winter-spring seasons each year)
  3. Six seasons of any combination of physical education classes and team sports

  
  The P.E. requirement must be completed by the end of Junior year.

• Graduation Requirements

  English
  4 years
  
  Community Service
  9th – 10 hours
  10th – 10 hours (20 hours for National Honor Society Members)
  11th grade – 26 hours (36 hours for National Honor Society Members)
  12th grade – 26 hours (36 hours for National Honor Society Members)
  
  Drishat Shalom Portfolio
  4 years including final draft and delivery
  
  Hebrew
  3 years (consecutively from year of enrollment), 4 recommended
  
  History
  3.5 years, 4 recommended
  
  Jewish Studies
  4 years (including a semester of Wisdom/Israel)
  
  Mathematics
  3 years, 4 recommended (including successful completion of Algebra 2, Algebra 2-Honors, or Intermediate Algebra)
  
  Physical Education
  2 credits: Can be completed by six sections of PE (0.33 credits each), four sections of team sports (0.5 credits each), or any combination that equals 2 credits
  
  Science
  3 years of core science (9-11), 4 recommended
  
  Senior Capstone
  A program designed to help students transition from high school to college or other post-secondary opportunities. The program includes Monday through Thursday off-campus internship and mandatory Friday on-campus meetings as well as an evaluation by teacher or mentor. It is a Pass/No Pass graduation requirement 
  
  Visual/Performing Arts
  1 year-long UC-approved VPA course