ICA CURRICULUM
Core Curriculum
Every student takes a college preparatory core curriculum which includes two classes of English a day; one in Literature the other in Language Arts, Mathematics, History, Laboratory Science and Foreign Language. Foreign Languages offered include Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, French and Spanish.
Supplemental and Elective Courses
AP Courses
The core curriculum is supplemented by courses in the Fine and Performing Arts, Computer Science, Physical Education and Health, SAT and TOEFL Preparation and elective courses such as Environmental Science, Marine Science, Astronomy, Genetics, World Religions, Psychology, Sociology, Film as Literature, and Creative Writing.
This year, ICA’s advanced courses include Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Comparative Government and Politics, Human Geography, Japanese, Music Theory, Psychology, Physics 1 and 2, Studio Art-2D, Studio Art-Drawing and World History.
Senior Seminar(Leadership and Citizenship) is required of all seniors. It includes a community service component.
Grade 7
Literature 7
Language Arts 7
Life Science
Pre Algebra
Mental Math
World Cultures
Chinese 7
Choice of French / German
Japanese / Spanish / ESL 7
Art / Music / PE / Health
Computer
Grade 8
Literature 8
Physical Science
Algebra 1 / Mental Math
Human Geography
Language Arts 8
Chinese 8
Choice of French / German
Japanese / Spanish / ESL 8
Art / Music / PE
Computer
(PBL) Humanities: Problem Based Learning
Grade 9
Literature 9
Language Arts 9
Biology
Geometry / Mental Math
Ancient History
Chinese 9
Choice of French / German
Japanese / Spanish / ESL 9
Art / Music / PE
Computer
Stem Science
Grade 10
World Literature 10
Language Arts 10
Chemistry or Biology
Algebra II or Geometry
Mental Math
Chinese 10
Choice of French / German 2
Japanese / Spanish / ESL 10
Geography
Art / Music / PE / TOEFL
Computer
Honors History of Art
AP Human Geography
Grade 11
American Literature 11
Language Arts 11
Physics or Chemistry
Pre Calculus or Algebra II
American Studies
United States History
Chinese 11
Choice of French / German 3
Japanese / Spanish / ESL 11
Global Studies
Capstone-Seminar
Electives – TOEFL , SAT
Grade 12
English Literature –
Chaucer, Shakespeare,
Milton, Wolfe (1st Semester)
Introduction to Poetry
Heroes in Literature
Modernism
Post Modernism
Women in Literature (2nd Semester)
Creative Writing
Calculus
Statistics
Physics
Grade 12
Enviromental Science
Anatomy and Physiology
Exploring the Cosmos
Oceanography
Problems in Physics
Economics
Chinese 3, 4
French 3, 4
Japanese 3, 4
Spanish 3, 4
German 4
11th and 12th Grade Electives
Advanced Computer
Astronomy
Environmental Science
Genetics
Chamber Music
Psychology
Photography
Studio Art
World Religions