We’ve assembled a collection of preview videos to give you a look at the classes available at DCCHS. You can watch the individual clips or view the full playlist on YouTube to explore all of the options.
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Art - Students will receive instruction in the skills of basic drawing and painting. Students will explore basic techniques and subject matter.
Band and Orchestra - Students will practice and perform a variety of music to improve their musical knowledge and performance skills.
Biomedical Science - This course provides an overview of all the courses in the Biomedical Sciences program and lays the scientific foundation for subsequent courses. The activities and projects introduce students to human physiology, medicine, and research processes.
Career Pathway: Art (Digital Media Pathway) - The first year of this pathway includes Computer Graphic Design 1 and Computer Graphic Design 2.
Ceramics - This course involves an introduction to the materials, techniques, design, and equipment of hand-built ceramic art and an introduction to the potter’s wheel.
Chinese - Students learn to communicate in Chinese (Mandarin).
Choir - Students should develop an increased awareness of personal vocal skills and performance practices while they sing a variety of musical styles found within age-appropriate music.
Classroom Helper - Working at the direction of the classroom teacher, students will provide support in a PK-8 classroom.
Digital Photography - Students will explore visual communication and learn how to plan and produce photographic compositions that demonstrate an understanding of such techniques as light, composition, color, and visual impact.
Engineering - This course teaches problem-solving skills using a design development process. Models of product solutions are created, analyzed and communicated using a 3D, solid-modeling Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) System (AutoCAD Inventor).
French - Students will learn to communicate in French and will be introduced to the life and culture of the French world.
Graphic Design - Students will learn to make computer-generated works of art using industry-standard software, and will develop a personal style.
Intro to Art and Design - Students will enjoy learning skills in the use of a variety of media, including drawing, painting, photography, computer graphic design, ceramics, printmaking and more.
Intro to Business - This course introduces the student to the world of business, an area that affects each of us.
Marketing - Marketing 1 introduces students to the world of business and marketing. This course covers advertising, promotion, personal selling, communication, leadership, job applications and interviews, and human relations.
Music Theory - Music Theory offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of music, including music note reading, ear training and aural techniques, harmonic writing and analysis.
Peer PE - Students in this course will participate in activities that incorporate team and individual sport skills, strategies in teamwork and problem solving, and provide training in skills needed for leisure activities.
Personal and Professional Skills - Personal and Professional Skills helps students to develop attitudes, skills and strategies to be applied to personal and professional situations and contexts now and in the future.
Photography - This introductory photography course teaches students how to use 35 mm cameras and how to develop and print black-and-white photographs.
Spanish - Students will learn to communicate in Spanish and will be introduced to the life and culture of the Spanish world.
Strength and Conditioning - This class focuses on developing the basic physical attributes of athleticism to improve athletic performance, reduce the risk of sports-related injuries, and gain an appreciation for lifelong fitness.
Teacher Cadet - Students will be involved in a fast-paced, innovative, hands-on curriculum where they gain knowledge about teaching and learning.
Team Sports - Students will demonstrate the fundamentals and basic skills in basketball, flag football, floor hockey, soccer, softball, team handball and volleyball.
Teambuilding and Leadership - This course helps students develop leadership skills such as icebreaker games to get to know each other's strengths and learn how to use them in a variety of challenges.
Theater - This course includes improvisation, pantomime, play analysis, character analysis, basic stage movement, blocking, and voice control. Students will become familiar with the lexicon of theatre.
Theory of Knowledge - Theory of Knowledge is a course that explores the origins, validity, and value of acquiring knowledge.
Total Fitness - Total Fitness incorporates a wide range of activities to improve cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, and strength. Students may participate in floor aerobics, kickboxing, Tae-Bo, running, hiking, walking, interval training, resistance and strength training, Pilates, yoga, slide training, fitball, and biking.
Yoga - This course includes yoga, pilates, walking, hiking, low-impact aerobics, and relaxation.
Yoga 2 - Yoga 2 is a continuation course for students who have completed Fitness Yoga 1. Students expand their practice by building on the poses, techniques, and curriculum introduced in the first course.