SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT
Prerequisite: None
Open To: Grades 11-12
Length: 1 term
Credits: 0.5 (with the exception of Student Ambassadors, who earn .25 credit/term |
Service Learning Project is an opportunity for students to give service back to Mundelein High School. There is a variety of roles that a student can play in the context of Service Learning Project: teaching assistant, curriculum development assistant, student ambassador (providing clerical/ administrative support), and many more. If a student is interested in participating in a Service Learning Project, he/she must contact a teacher and ask that teacher to sponsor the project. |
ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
Prerequisite: Priority is given to students who scored a 19 or below on the PLAN standardized test
Open to: Grade 11
Length: 1 term
Credits: 0.5 |
Assessment Strategies is for students who want to improve their performance on the ACT (a college admission test) and the PSAE (Prairie State Achievement Exam). The PSAE is given in April to all Juniors. It is comprised of the ACT (Day 1) and the WorkKeys (Day 2). In this class, students will take practice tests, learn test taking strategies such as pacing, and benefit from lessons targeted to the content of the standardized tests. Students will also utilize online resources to assist them in preparing for the ACT and PSAE. Students will attend an orientation in the College and Career Resource Center (CCRC) on issues related to their post-high school plans. Grades are pass/fail only. |
AVID FRESHMAN ELECTIVE
AVID SOPHOMORE ELECTIVE
Prerequisite: Selection into Advancement Via Individual Determination program
Open to: Selected freshmen and sophomores
Length: 4 terms
Credits: 2.0 |
AVID Freshman Elective and AVID Sophomore Elective are courses designed to support selected students as they take challenging courses at Mundelein High School. For one period a day, students learn organizational and study skills, work on critical thinking and asking probing questions, get academic help from peers and college tutors, and participate in enrichment and motivational activities that make college seem attainable. |