Business, veterinary science classes among new offerings
There will be several new classes next year for high school students in Kalispell Public Schools.
Students attending the H.E. Robinson Vocational Agricultural Center will be able to take Veterinary Science Ag Education next year. Implementing the new class may cost up to $9,100 to purchase textbooks, depending on how many students enroll and will be paid for through the interlocal fund, which was earmarked for textbook adoption. The year-long course is open to juniors and seniors.
In this class, students will learn about proper animal handling, anatomy and body systems, diseases, nutrition, reproduction of large and small animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, cats and dogs. Additionally, students will explore careers in veterinary medicine.
Flathead High School is adding two semester-long classes to its business curriculum, which are tied to the student-run South Side Coffee located at the school. These courses are School Based Enterprise 1 and 2.
Through these courses, students will learn how to operate a business from a daily and long-term perspective. Students will participate in business operations, marketing strategies, customer service, management and apply business theories through the scope of South Side Coffee according to the course objectives.
Linderman Education Center will introduce three new semester-long classes in English, social science and business.
In the class Fairy Tales, Folklore and Fables, students will read and analyze text from different cultures, looking at recurring symbols, comparisons and contrasts and motifs to “infer what the tales tell us about the societies from which they came, and why those themes are still relevant in modern culture,” according to the course objectives.
Students enrolled in Street Law Social Science will use case studies and participate in mock trials and role-play to learn about civil and criminal law and how court systems work to be “advocates for themselves and others in our legal and political systems,” according to the course description. Implementing this class will cost an estimated $200 to pay teachers to modify the course, currently taught at Glacier and Flathead, to fit an alternative education model, which will be paid for by Title II funds.
Linderman also will introduce Jobs for Montana Graduates, a program through the Montana Department of Labor and Industry designed to help students develop leadership, social, career and civic skills needed in education and the workplace. Students will explore careers, job shadow professionals and participate in mock interviews.
Glacier High School has added the year-long Woods 3 class to its career and technical education program to advance students’ woodworking abilities and craftsmanship.
Glacier also made changes to some of its current Advanced Placement classes. Students taking AP Spanish and AP French international language classes will have the option to receive concurrent enrollment high school and college credit.
Students with two years of language classes, or are a National Honor Society member, have the option to earn credit when they study abroad with the language or honor society departments. Participating students will spend at least 75 hours engaged in the language, culture and history of the country they are visiting as set by a teacher or study abroad organization.
Reporter Hilary Matheson may be reached at 758-4431 or hmatheson@dailyinterlake.com.