Electives

Band is available to all students. In band, students will receive instruction on how to play woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Students will participate in concerts during the school year. Students in Concert Band and Symphonic Band will also participate in various competitions.

Cambridge Band (Band 1) - 6th, 7th, 8th

Concert Band (Band 2) - 7th, 8th

Symphonic Band (Band 3) - 7th, 8th

Chorus students will learn proper vocal production and technique, music reading skills, sight-singing skills, and performance skills. Chorus also offers opportunities for students to develop team building and leadership abilities. This is a performance-based class. Participation in concert performances outside of regular class hours is required.

Cambridge Chorus (Chorus 1) - 6th, 7th, 8th

Girls Chorus - 7th, 8th

Boys Chorus - 7th, 8th

Students learn to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art both on paper and on the iPad. Class projects include drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.

Art 1- 6th, 7th, 8th

Art 2 (teacher recommendation) - 7th, 8th

Students learn basic principles of yearbook production and develop skills that include writing copy, captions and headlines; digital photography; desktop publishing and using appropriate technology tools for media production of the yearbook and develop skills that include writing copy, captions and headlines; digital photography; desktop publishing and using appropriate technology tools for media production.

The purpose of this course is to develop students' oral communication skills. This will include learning and practicing a variety of speech formats, learning appropriate public speaking techniques, and using research and writing skills to support selected topics and points of view. Students in these courses must participate in after-school tournaments.

Speech - 6th

Speech 1 Honors (HS credit) - 7th

Debate Honors (HS credit) - 8th

The purpose of these courses for students to begin to acquire proficiency in Spanish through linguistic, communicative, language learning. Emphasis is placed on using a cultural approach to listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

Spanish 1 Honors - 7th, 8th

Spanish 2 Honors - 8th (pre-requisite: Spanish 1)

This course is available for all grades. Cambridge Lower Secondary Physical Education is about learning to move and about moving to learn. Learners develop movement skills through a wide variety of age-appropriate physical activities, including games and team sports. Students will also develop important social skills while learning about leadership, collaboration, and fair play.

This course is available for all grades.This class is designed for students who enjoy high energy activities and can work with others on teams of different sizes. This class will place emphasis on several sports, including basketball, volleyball, soccer, & flag football.

This course is available for all grades. Students in our gardening class will work with our Technology Empowered Agriculture (TEA) Garden Food Forest. Students will learn why and how to sustainably grow edible food in their neighborhood. This course will emphasize both growing culturally relevant native plants and trees, while connecting agriculture and technology. Students will work in the garden each day.