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Evolving Class Lists for 2022-2023
Last updated 8/23/22

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How are North Fork classes different than those at students' public, private, or home schools?

At North Fork, students "link" ideas across Core Curriculum (1st, 2nd, 3rd) years as they continuously develop their skills. This result is not possible in separate classes, taught by different teachers each year, all choosing their own curricula and focus.

It is the vertical integration of all readings, assignments, and classwork as well as teachers' intimate knowledge of student strengths and weaknesses over the course of several years that create the success of North Fork School curricula.

 
 

WW + Humanities Foundations
Tu/Th 8:00-9:00 MST

Charlotte Grace (5th)
Warren Day (5th)
Kelsy Weinrauch (5th)
Lila Baker (4th)
Blake Barclay (3rd)
Gage Grace (3rd)


Elementary French
M/W 8:00-9:00 MST

Winston Gelardi
Everett Lingle
Luella Grace
Charlotte Grace
Gage Grace

AP Literature
MDHS period 3 (11:45-1:10)
Mondays & Thursdays

Leo Gelardi
Sadie Berry


AP US History
MDHS period 3 (11:45-1:10)
Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Leo Gelardi


French III/IV
MDHS period 3 (11:45-1:10)
Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Sadie Berry

2nd Year Program (6th-8th)
American Lit & US History
M-Th 9:00-11:00 MST

Winston Gelardi (6th)
Luella Grace (6th)
Kenneth Weinrauch (7th)
Everett Lingle (6th)
Esabella Erekson (6th)


3rd Year Program (9th)
British Lit & World History



If your student does not seem to “fit” into one of the classes/grade levels shown above, please call us to discuss options… programs which receive enrollments during the current school year may start any time, if there are at least four interested students.

We offer alternating years of our programs, since we mix grade levels and place students with peers who have similar skills as we build a body of knowledge together.

Seeing all the work in my big purple binder, and all the finished pieces listed on our charts, makes me feel accomplished. Writing prompts at the North Fork School make me think; my writing is now creative and analytical. North Fork is one of the best decisions I have ever made.
— Emme Richards, class of 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WW/Humanities Foundations 2022-2023

This new class (grades 4-6) is a slow introduction to the 1st Year Ancient Cultures) curriculum over the course of 2-3 years. History Foundations classes teach students how to read primary sources, articles, and a textbook, while incorporating projects and activities that make learning history fun. Ancient Cultures English classes will follow a Writing Workshop format, focused on process rather than product. Students produce a binder "portfolio" in class, in which all math, mythology, history, and science projects, as well as artworks and written pieces, are indexed.

Student portfolios are a key component of documenting student achievement. There are no tests, unless we do them as a class to teach students how tests work; there will be a little homework some weekends (reading a selection; completing a project) to prepare for upcoming classes.


AP Literature: Heroes and Villains

AP Literature (grades 11 & 12) is the second year of a two-year preparation for the AP Literature & Composition Exam. This class enables students to hone their ability to do college-level work. Themes uniting insights about human nature, including the flexible, transient nature of heroes and villains, and close study of both poetry and plays all prepare students for college-level assignments.



2nd Year Program

American History (grades 6 & 7) covers the political, social, cultural, economic, and philosophical history of the United States from Pre-European settlement to Reconstruction. 2nd Year English literature selections follow our American History timeline, which adds depth, both to students' understanding of concepts studied in the American History class itself, and to their grasp of authors’ viewpoints. By writing summaries of their ideas, and learning to organize their arguments into longer, cohesive essays as the year progresses, students gain a gradual knowledge of clear, focused, essay-writing skills.


3rd Year Program

World History (grades 8 & 9) offers students a cultural and literary perspective of important European historical events, beginning with the Renaissance, and ending with the Russian Revolution. Third Year English includes further analysis of literature and formal essay-writing skills, as well as new techniques of "creative" writing, such as paradox & synesthesia in poetry, satire, and creative technical writing in resumes and application essays. Students read plays, essays, and novels by British authors who affected ideas during the period from 1450 to 1950.

Interested in this class this year (2023-2024)? Please contact us today!