New courses offered at Glacier, Flathead

New courses are will be added to the 2018-19 rosters at Flathead and Glacier high schools.

Flathead has three new courses to offer that will replace ones currently offered according to curriculum proposals approved by the Kalispell Public School Board of Trustees on Jan. 9.

“School-based enterprise” is a semester-long upper level course replacing “entrepreneurship” in the business department. Through the course, students will apply business development, marketing and management skills to the Braves Coffee Company — a school-based enterprise.

“Conflict and controversies in social studies” is set to replace “contemporary issues” in the social studies department. In this semester-long elective, students will study current events in a debate format. Students will be introduced to Lincoln-Douglas, public forum, policy and legislative debate styles.

“Advanced problems in science” is a year-long upper level course replacing “genetics” in the science department. Students will conduct independent research to a research question in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math.

“Introduction to geographic information systems will replace “geology” in the science department. This upper level course will introduce students to using geographic information systems in creating maps and studying ecological and biological topics over a semester.

Glacier High School is refreshing its theater curriculum in the language arts department for the next school year, according to a theater curriculum proposal that was also approved by trustees on Tuesday.

“Advanced theatre arts,” will be reintroduced to class offerings. In this year-long course, students will be tasked with designing the technical aspects of production and performance classes such as props, lights and sets.

“Improv” will replace “acting 2” and “acting 5.” Students will study improvisation in character work, advanced stage combat and movement, for example in addition to acting styles and philosophy. The semester-long course will end with an improv show.

“Advanced acting ensemble” is set to replace “Aating 4.” Students will improve their drama skills in this semester-long course and will produce and direct student performances.

“Acting and film production” is a year-long course that replaces “GTV.” The class combines journalism, marketing, acting and editing.

Reporter Hilary Matheson may be reached at 758-4431 or hmatheson@dailyinterlake.com.