Tenth Grade at Franklin High School

The Health and Health Science Academy will attempt to increase students' reading, writing, listening, speaking, and research skills. Students examine themes and issues related to health care practitioners and develop skills relevant for the health care field. The subjects of Biology, World History 3, and Language Arts work together to develop research, communication, and thinking skills.

The 10th grade Humanities classes consist of integrated Language Arts and Social Studies classes with special emphasis on project based learning, the history of art and culture, and rigorous skills and content development.  

The Humanities program covers history through the lens of humanism starting in the Italian Renaissance and following through to modern times. A thorough discussion of the effect of western civilization on world history includes extensive primary and secondary source readings.  

Students participate in History Day Project and prepare to take the Advanced Placement European History Test in the spring.   

Students in Humanities 10 th grade will have preference for entering the junior year Humanities classes.

The Academy of Finance in the 10 th grade is an integrated social studies and language arts program supported by the nationally recognized and represented National Academy Foundation. Students study world history and literature from the point of view of trade and economic development. Students take Accounting I as a prerequisite to the finance classes offered in the junior and senior year.

By combining accounting, social studies, and language arts, the Academy of Finance develops skills needed in the business environment. Mastery of technology, knowledge of available resources, and good communication are prioritized.

Students in the Academy of Finance will have preference in entering the junior year Academy of Finance.   

The mission of the CREATE Academy is to bring students and faculty together in a 3-year small learning community. In the CREATE classes (math, language arts, and woods) we as a community strive to relate these subjects to the different aspects of the building trades.   Through this course of study our mission is to prepare students for both university studies and work in the trades by presenting a challenging integrated curriculum, as well as mentorship and internship opportunities in construction related fields. This mission of the members of our community is to work hard as a group and as individuals to be successful.   This includes being respectful, and knowing how to learn and have fun simultaneously. This is not just an academy, but a family.

THE JOHN STANFORD PUBLIC SERVICE ACADEMY

The Public Service Academy, a small learning community offering personal attention and long-term stable relationships during grades 10-12, has three goals:  

•  To provide a challenging college preparatory curriculum

•  To expose students to the public sector (government at all levels and the nonprofit world;
and

•  To create and nurture a life-long ethic of service.

Challenging academic work in the classroom is spiced with real-world experiences in the workplace and in service to others.

Experiences outside the classroom offered to students are:   a two-night retreat for students at the beginning of the program; sophomore Career Day at Seattle University; sophomore Public Sector Week the week after school is out; mentors assigned during the Junior Year; a field trip to Olympia for juniors; a paid internship in the public sector between the junior and senior years; and a senior trip to Washington D.C.