- Northwestern
- Overview
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Our Academics & Electives
To form strategic partnerships with families, community organizations, and collegiate institutions to challenge and equip all students with the personal character, civic responsibility, and academic achievement necessary to succeed throughout college and to pursue innovative and world-changing endeavors.
- English Language Arts - We are committed to English Language Development for students by implementing English literacy instructional frameworks that prepare families to become independent readers and writers.
- Math - The mathematics curriculum seeks to ensure mathematical competence and confidence in students in mathematics-rich classroom environments.
- Science - Classroom experiences in science are connected to real-world phenomena and provide opportunities to engage in science and engineering practices through exposure to STEM-related Career Pathways.
- Social Studies - Students gain the content knowledge, intellectual skills, and core democratic values necessary for fulfilling their civic duties in a participatory democracy and effectively engaging in our global society.
- French - Students develop effective communication in French as well as cultural competence to help all our students become better-equipped global citizens.
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Mission
To develop and empower motivated lifelong learners motivated with a rigorous and creative curriculum incorporating through STEM, Community, and service.
Vision
To cultivate competitive leaders by maximize indivual student potential where students meet the damands in the world around them.
The Core Content 9th Grade
Algebra 1/Geometry
Biology
English 9
U.S History/Geography
Double Dosing in Math and ELA
Academic Advisory Class
Electives
Band, Phys Ed., Swim Aerobic, JROTC
STEM Academy
The Core Content 10th Grade
Algebra 2 or Precal
Chemistry
ELA 10 or Pre AP 10
Economics / Civics
Summer Trans/Intern
11th Grade
Algebra 2 or PreCal
ELA 11 or AP Lan & Comp
W. History or AP W. History
Forensics
Summer Trans/Intern
12th Grade
PreCal or Calc or Prob and Stat or AP Stat
ELA 12 or AP Lit & Comp
Physics or AP Physics
12th Grade Internship
Pathway Courses
Ethics
Robotics
Intro to Computers
Intro to Engineering
Web Design
Project Lead The Way
Career Tech
Language:
French
Electives:
Band, Phys ED., Swim Aerobics, JROTC
Entrepreneurial-Community Leadership Academy
The Core Content 10th Grade
Algebra 1/Geometry
Chemistry
ELA 10 or Pre AP 10
Economics/Civics
Summer Trans/Intern
11th Grade
Algebra 2 or Pre Cal
ELA 11 or AP Lan & Comp
W. History or AP W. History
Env Science or AP Env Science
Summer Trans/Intern
12th Grade
Pre Cal or Calc or Prop and Stat or AP Stat
ELA 12 or AP Lit & Comp
12th Grade Internship
Pathway Couses
Ethics
Marketing
Acconting
Principles of Finance
Entrepreneurship
Career Tech
Language:
French
Electives:
Band, Phy Ed., Swim Aerobics, JROTC, Dance
NAF Exam
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Robotics - With more and more shools adopting VEX and First Robotics as a platform to enrich and enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, ther is a need for an intergrated program which allows teachers to seamlessly add VEX and first Robotics into there classrooms. These offerings were developed by forward-thinking organizations with years of experience creating the tools to keep STEM education exciting and inspiring.
Business, University, and Community Partnerships - Central Michigan University, Wayne State University C2 Pipeeline, WCCCD, Henry Ford Hospital, Price Waterhouse Cooper, West Grand Boulevard Consortium.
French -
Bonjour, et Bienvenue dans notre Classe de Français !
My name is Kwassi Wuasi. I am glad to be your French Teacher this year. I am also glad to be your driver who will take you around the French and Francophone world. Are you ready ? Let’s Go !
COURSE DESCRIPTION
French 1 and French 2 are introductory courses designed to expose students to the language and cultures of the French-speaking world. Students will develop basic proficiency in the four modalities of language learning: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will learn to communicate minimally on very familiar topics by using simple, highly contextualized words, sentences and questions related to themselves, home, family, friends, neighborhood, school, community, professions and environment that have been practiced and memorized. The importance of communication and cultural awareness is stressed through a wide variety of activities (group/pair/individual work, video, audio recordings, computer assignments, etc.)
EXPECTED COMPETENCIES
At the completion of French 1 and French 2 (two years), you are expected to be at Novice High Level:
- Communicate in French orally and in writing about everyday situations related to family, school, food, time, weather, etc;
- demonstrate comprehension of both written and spoken language about everyday situations such as school, food, time, weather, family, etc;
- Show some knowledge of the francophone world and of French geography, history, and daily life;
- Connect French studies with other subjects studied at DCP@Northwestern and found in the world around you;
- Illustrate similarities and differences between French and American cultures.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Students will be able to express greetings, state likes and dislikes, talk about their school schedules, tell time, purchase clothes and school supplies, and talk about weather and activities, order food at a café, invite a friend to go out and arrange to meet, describe their families, purchase groceries, and talk about present, past and future events
JROTC - The U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (JROTC) is one the largest character development and citizenship programs for youth in the world. The National Defense Act of 1916 established organized JROTC programs at public and private educational institutions. In 1964, Congress expanded the program to all military services and change from active duty to shared support from the services and school. As congressionally mandated by the Title 10 United States Code, Section 2031, each military service must have a JROTC program to "instill in students in United States secondary educational institutions the values of citizenship, service to the United States, and personal responsibility and sense of accomplishment." JROTC mission, "To motivate Young People to be Better Citizens", is the guide post for the programs success.
The DCP @ Northwestern Band Program has a rich history of music education and performance, many well-known Motown musicians have graduated from here. Alex Valigura is beginning his third year leading the program. Mr. Valigura graduated from MSU with a bachelors in Music Education and a minor in Jazz Studies. This program focuses on the history of American music, Detroit-based music and musicians, and the teamwork skills required to successfully run a band. This program offers many different courses including:Jazz Band - The Jazz band focuses on traditional instruments is our school's top ensemble. It is a performance group that will travel and compete in various Jazz festivals.Concert Band - The Concert band focuses on traditional classical repertoire, concert band pieces, and marches.R&B Band - In the R&B band you will learn about pop music, songwriting, and digital production. This class uses more modern instruments like guitar, bass, keyboard, drums, and vocals.Drumline - The drumline is the feature of our marching band. All students are encouraged to join the marching band, Drumline students go through more extensive training and will learn basic drum technique, marching movements, and various marching cadences.Beginner Band - Perfect for students just starting their musical journey, this band focuses on the basics of reading music, playing instruments, and analyzing musicFor questions please contact Alex Valigura (alexander.valigura@detroitk12.org, 313-462-2305). We hope to see you performing at or attending one of our upcoming concerts. Thanks for your support!Physical Edudation
