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Elective Courses for 6th Grade Students
Elective courses are not required subject areas like reading and math, but are optional courses that may be of interest to your child. Each middle school offers unique elective courses that your child can choose to take.The elective courses listed below are options for 6th grade students. Your child will select either band or four primary electives and two alternate electives from this list.
Your elementary school will support your child in entering their selection into our system.
It is important to note that the availability of elective courses is dependent upon each school’s master schedule, and choosing an elective does not guarantee its availability in your child’s individual schedule.
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Band (yearlong)
Emphasis is on the acquisition of basic musical skills as students learn to play a brass, woodwind, or percussion instrument. Band classes prepare several concert compositions that are performed for an audience. Students should anticipate some after school practices and evening performances.
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Keyboarding (9 weeks)
This course is composed of instructional modules designed to allow students to learn the touch method of keyboarding, digital literacy and computer knowledge, and basic word processing and document formatting skills. English language arts and mathematics are reinforced.
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Art (9 weeks)
Students will engage in deep study of the elements and principles of art centered on the curriculum set forth in the North Carolina Essential Standards for Visual Art. Two and three-dimensional techniques will be taught using a variety of media. Students explore various cultures, art history and learn to think and write critically about master work as well as their own.
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Spanish (9 weeks)
This course delves deeper into language and culture. This course is intended as a link between the elementary programs or as an initial introduction to the language.
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Music (9 weeks)
In this class, students are introduced to the skills necessary for singing and playing music with accuracy and expression while interpreting the sound and symbols of music. Through the study of various genres and cultures students will analyze, evaluate and understand the music and concepts from other areas.
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Technology Education (9 weeks)
This course focuses on applying the design process in the invention or innovation of a new product, process, or system. Through engaging activities and hands-on projects, students focus on understanding how criteria, constraints, and processes affect designs. Emphasis is placed on brainstorming, visualizing, modeling testing and refining designs. Students develop skills in researching information, communicating design information, and reporting results.
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Social and Emotional Learning (9 weeks)
Students learn about interpersonal relationships by understanding themselves, their families, and ways to community.
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Computer Science I (9 weeks)
This course introduces students to computer science as a vehicle for problem-solving, communication, and personal expression. As a whole, this course focuses on the visible aspects of computing and computer science and encourages students to see where computer science exists around them and how they can engage with it as a tool for exploration and expression.
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Introduction to Theater (9 weeks)
Students develop specific skills that allow them to study and create characters for the stage. Activities include stage directions, simple set and costume design, prop collection, and play production.
