Pathway Information

Pathways to Global Citizenship Information

The purpose of the Pathways to Global Citizenship program is to encourage students to identify and engage with topics of global significance while developing and refining skills in performance, research, critical thinking, evaluation and synthesis of ideas. As a result, the Pathways program provides thematically grouped plans across five academic houses. Upon entry to Gainesville High School (GHS) interested students will select a preferred academic pathway, intended to ensure that all candidates have a rigorous academic experience commensurate with their interests and academic goals.

Students will study four courses within their concentration to complete a pathway. Pathways associated with a normal graduation sequence in Mathematics, World Language and Culture, History, and Science require candidates to complete six courses within their concentration with at least two at the Advanced Placement level.

Pathways candidates are also afforded the opportunity to propose an Extended Learning Experience (ELE) capstone assessment. ELEs may be related to the student's pathway or in an area of creative or extracurricular interest. Students may complete an ELE and 40 hours of leadership or community service to earn distinction in their academic house. ELEs challenge students beyond the regular array of coursework through pursuits such as: advanced research, writing and directing a play, performing a music recital, interning with an engineering firm through a project, or studying a regional culinary style.

Pathways to Global Citizenship Goals

Identify and engage with topics of global significance
Develop skills in research, critical thinking, evaluation and synthesis of ideas
Offer candidates opportunities to explore academic interests
Encourage leadership and community involvement

Language & Culture Pathways Sample Electives

Students will select a pathway to explore interests in language, visual and performing arts, or various forms of writing, editing, and publication. Candidates for Writing and Communication or Fine and Performing Arts pathways will complete four courses within their concentration. Candidates studying the World Language and Culture pathway will complete six courses within their concentration, including at least two at the Advanced Placement level.

Examples:

Writing and Communication Example 1	Writing and Communication Example 2
Year 1 Option: Creative Writing I Year 2 Options: Creative Writing II or Journalism I Year 3 Options: AP Seminar or GEMS 11 or Journalism I or II Year 4 Options: AP Research or GEMS 12 or Photo Journalism or Yearbook	Year 1 Option: Journalism 1 Year 2 Option: Journalism 2 Year 3 Options: AP Language and Composition or AP Seminar or Photojournalism Year 4 Options: AP Literature or AP Research or Yearbook

World Language & Culture Example 1	World Language & Culture Example 2
Year 1 Option: Language Level 2 Year 2 Option: Language Level 3 Year 3 Options: Language Level 4 or AP Seminar Year 4 Options: AP Language or AP Research	Year 1 Option: Language Level 3 Year 2 Options: Language Level 4 or AP World History Year 3 Options: AP Language or AP Human Geography Year 4 Options: Advanced Language Study or AP Seminar

Fine and Performing Arts
Please meet with your teachers and school counselor to draft an appropriate 4-year plan.

Engineering, Math, & Automation Pathways Sample Electives

Students will select a pathway to explore interests in design, engineering, automation, and manufacturing. Candidates will successfully complete four courses within a concentration allowing for the exploration of interrelated concepts required of engineers, mathematicians, or physicists. Within the Mathematics pathway students will complete six courses within their concentration, including at least two at the Advanced Placement level.

Examples:

Math Example 1	Math Example 2	Math Example 3
Year 1 Option: Geometry or Algebra 2 Year 2 Options: Algebra 2 or Pre-Calculus AB/BC Year 3 Options: Pre-Calculus AP/BC or AP Calculus AB Year 4 Options: AP Calculus BC or AP Statistics	Year 1 Option: Geometry or Algebra 2 Year 2 Option: Algebra 2 or Pre-Calculus AB Year 3 Options: Statistics and AP Seminar Year 4 Options: AP Statistics or AP Research	Year 1 Option: Geometry Year 2 Options: Algebra 2 Year 3 Options: AP Computer Science Principles Year 4 Options: AP Computer Science A

Engineering & Construction Example 1	Engineering & Construction Example 2
Year 1 Option: PLTW Intro to Engineering Year 2 Option: PLTW Principles of Engineering Year 3 Options: PLTW Civil Engineering/Architecture or PLTW Digital Electronics Year 4 Options: PLTW Engineering Design & Development	Year 1 Option: PLTW Intro to Engineering Year 2 Option: Principles of Engineering Year 3 Options: Building Trades 1 or Construction or Enginneering Drawing Year 4 Options: Building Trades 2 or Construction

Coding, Gaming, & Robotics Example 1	Coding, Gaming, & Robotics Example 2
Year 1 Option: PLTW Intro to Engineering Year 2 Options: PLTW Principles of Engineering or AP Computer Science Principles Year 3 Options: AP Seminar or Game Design 1 Year 4 Options: AP Research or Advanced Game Design or PLTW Engineering Design & Development	Year 1 Option: PLTW Intro to Engineering Year 2 Options: AP Computer Science Principles or Computer Information Systems Year 3 Options: AP Computer Science Principles or Computer Science A or Robotics or Advanced CIS Year 4 Options: Robotics or AP Computer Science A

Science, Health & Medicine Pathways Sample Electives

Students will select a pathway to explore interests in health and preparatory coursework for post-secondary degrees in public health, science inquiry, or ecology. Candidates will complete four courses within their concentration, allowing for the exploration of connections among science, wellness, and biomedical science courses. Students studying in the Science pathway will complete six courses within their concentration, including at least two at the Advanced Placement level.

Examples:

Science
Please meet with your teachers and school counselor to draft an appropriate 4-year plan that includes at least two classes at the AP level.

Biomedical Science Example 1	Biomedical Science Example 2
Year 1 Option: PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science Year 2 Option: PLTW Human Body Systems Year 3 Option: PLTW Medical Interventions Year 4 Option: PLTW Biomedical Innovation	Year 1 Option: PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science Year 2 Options: PLTW Human Body Systems or AP Seminar or Biology 2 or Intro to Microbiology and Bacteriology Year 3 Options: AP Seminar or AP Biology or AP Chemistry or AP Research Year 4 Options: AP Research or AP Biology or AP Chemistry

Global Ecology Example
Year 1 Options: Environmental Science or Earth Science or Biology Year 2 Options: Biology or Chemistry Year 3 Options: AP Biology or AP Chemistry or Biology 2 or Ecology Year 4 Options: AP Biology or AP Chemistry or AP Enironmental Science

History, Political Science, & Criminology Pathways Sample Electives

Students will select a pathway to explore interests in government, politics, sociology, and criminal justice. Candidates will complete four courses within their concentration, allowing for the exploration of interdisciplinary connections required in political science and criminology. Students studying the History pathway will complete six courses within their concentration, including at least two at the Advanced Placement level.

Examples:

History
Please meet with your teachers and school counselor to draft an appropriate 4-year plan that includes at least two classes at the AP level.

Political Science Example
Year 1 Option: Prep elective of your choice Year 2 Options: AP World History or AP Seminar or Leadership 1 Year 3 Options: AP Seminar or Sociology or Leadership 2 or AP Human Geography or AP Psychology or AP Economics Year 4 Options: AP Research or AP Psychology or Leadership 3 or AP Economics

Criminology Example
Year 1 Option: Principles of Biomedical Science Year 2 Option: Human Body Systems Year 3 Options: AP Seminar or Criminal Justice 1 Year 4 Options: AP Research or Criminal Justice 2

Independent Study & Scholarship Pathways

Students within this house will develop a pathway to explore their interests and post-secondary goals. Candidates will collaborate with Gainesville High School staff to outline two- and four-year academic plans that incorporate areas of interest. Candidates will successfully complete four courses from their academic plan, creating an area of concentration. Students studying in the Business and Marketing Pathway will earn four credits within the concentration. Those in the Health and Fitness Pathway will study six courses in their concentration, including four Health and PE classes.

Examples:

Business and Marketing Example 1	Business Example 2
Year 1 Option: Digital Applications Year 2 Options: Principles of Business and Marketing or AP Computer Science Principles Year 3 Options: Design, Multimedia, & Web Tech or AP Computer Science A or AP Seminar Year 4 Options: Advanced Design Multimedia & Web Tech or AP Research	Year 1 Option: Computer Information Systems Year 2 Options: Advanced CIS or Accounting Year 3 Options: Advanced Accounting or Business Management or Sports & Entertainment Marketing Year 4 Options: Business Law or Sports & Entertainment Marketing

Health & Wellness Example
Year 1 Options: HPE 1 or Nutrition and Wellness Year 2 Options: HPE 2 or Nutrition and Wellness Year 3 Options: Advanced PE or Weight Training Year 4 Options: Advanced PE or Weight Training or Other training or coursework - Certified Personal Training or Nuturiton - see your counselor or Pathways coordinator for more information

AP Capstone and Gifted Education Example 1	AP Capstone and Gifted Education Example 2
Year 1 Option: Gifted Education 9 Year 2 Options: Gifted Education 10 or AP Seminar Year 3 Option: AP Seminar or AP Research Year 4 Option: AP Research or fourth year elective	Year 1 Option: Gifted Education 9 Year 2 Option: Gifted Education 10 Year 3 Options: GEMS 1 or third year elective Year 4 Options: GEMS 2 or fourth year elective

Interdisciplinary Studies (student proposed)
Students propose and complete at least four thematically-linked courses as part of their 4-year plan. Please see Pathways Program Coordinator for more information.