12th Grade: Unit 5 – Imbolc

🕯 Hearth Circle: New beginnings; Brigid's flame; setting intentions for the semester

📖 Language Arts: Capstone: final revisions begin; line-by-line editing

🔢 Mathematics: Pre-calc: conic sections - parabolas; or Stats: capstone project work

🔬 Environmental Science: Sustainability principles; the three pillars: environment, economy, society

🧠 Philosophy: What is philosophy? The big questions; branches of philosophy; why philosophy matters

🎓 Senior Seminar: Banking and credit: checking/savings accounts, credit scores, avoiding debt traps

🕯 Hearth Circle: The examined life; Socratic questioning in our daily lives

📖 Language Arts: Capstone: citations and bibliography finalization; formatting

🔢 Mathematics: Pre-calc: conic sections - ellipses and hyperbolas; or Stats: project refinement

🔬 Environmental Science: Sustainable agriculture; organic farming, permaculture, food systems

🧠 Philosophy: Ancient Greek philosophy: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle; Stoicism and Epicureanism; virtue ethics

🎓 Senior Seminar: Taxes 101: W-2s, 1040s, filing basics, understanding deductions

🕯 Hearth Circle: Mindfulness and presence; the art of being

📖 Language Arts: Capstone: creative component finalization

🔢 Mathematics: Pre-calc: systems of equations and matrices; or Stats: data visualization

🔬 Environmental Science: Sustainable transportation; electric vehicles, public transit, urban planning

🧠 Philosophy: Eastern philosophy: Confucian ethics, Taoist wisdom, Buddhist philosophy; comparing East and West

🎓 Senior Seminar: Insurance basics: health, auto, renters; understanding coverage and costs

🕯 Hearth Circle: Moral dilemmas; practicing ethical reasoning

📖 Language Arts: Capstone: presentation preparation; creating visual aids

🔢 Mathematics: Pre-calc: partial fractions and binomial theorem; or Stats: presenting data effectively

🔬 Environmental Science: Green building and sustainable design; LEED certification; tiny houses

🧠 Philosophy: Modern ethics: Kant's deontology, Mill's utilitarianism, social contract theory; applied ethics

🎓 Senior Seminar: Contracts and legal basics: leases, employment contracts, knowing your rights

🕯 Hearth Circle: Technology and ethics; AI, social media, and human connection

📖 Language Arts: Capstone: practice presentations; peer feedback

🔢 Mathematics: Pre-calc: mathematical induction; or Stats: statistical ethics and misuse

🔬 Environmental Science: Technology and sustainability; green tech, e-waste, digital carbon footprint

🧠 Philosophy: Contemporary philosophy: existentialism, postmodernism, environmental ethics; philosophy of mind

🎓 Senior Seminar: Digital citizenship: online privacy, security, digital footprint management

🕯 Hearth Circle: Faith and reason; holding questions with grace

📖 Language Arts: Capstone: final paper due; celebration of completion

🔢 Mathematics: Pre-calc: review and application; or Stats: final project presentations

🔬 Environmental Science: Climate action: individual and collective responses; activism and advocacy

🧠 Philosophy: Philosophy of religion: arguments for/against God, problem of evil, faith and reason; religious pluralism

🎓 Senior Seminar: Civic engagement: voting, jury duty, community involvement; being an informed citizen

🕯 Hearth Circle: Imbolc celebration; Brigid's cross; poetry and creativity; honoring the spark within

📖 Language Arts: Reflective writing: my personal philosophy; what I've learned about meaning and ethics

🔢 Mathematics: Pre-calc: semester review; or Stats: reflection on statistical thinking

🔬 Environmental Science: Personal sustainability plan: commitments for the future

🧠 Philosophy: Creating your personal philosophy: synthesizing what resonates; living your values

🎓 Senior Seminar: Life planning: vision boards, goal-setting, creating your post-graduation roadmap