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Upper School Course of Study:
Physical Education
COURSE
OF STUDY 2009-10
(All courses are not offered every year.)
WELLNESS
Freshman Wellness (two days per week for a full year) (pass/fail) (course number 705)
Taught by the Director of Guidance, Freshman Wellness is an integrated curriculum designed to foster and promote healthy decision-making and action, to develop and nurture resilience, and to enhance personal and social responsibility.
Senior Transition Seminar (throughout the year) (course number 732)
Throughout the senior year, students meet with the guidance counselor and college counselors in small groups. Each seminar focuses on a timely and pertinent aspect of the college application process and the transition to college. Topics in the fall semester include narrowing the college list, staying organized, writing essays, and preparing a resume. In the spring, the seminars will address the transition to college with sessions addressing time management, changing relationships, health, college safety, selecting classes and etiquette.
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"The
mission of Highland School is to provide a demanding academic
program to develop the skills and character essential for students
to meet the challenges of college and leadership in the twenty-first
century." 