Online High School Programs
Online High School Courses (Grade 9th – 12th)
Ronald Reagan Secondary School offers Online High School curriculum for students from Grade-9 to Grade-12. The high school curriculum is built to meet the needs and capabilities of every student and all our online school programs help student to find their own path for success.
Grade 9
Grade 9 course curriculum is designed to enhance the essential skills in core subjects. After enrolling with 9th grade course curriculum students are exposed to the new ways of online learning. The 9th grade online school Program introduces new topics along with activating the knowledge gained in middle school grades. This serves as the best start for high school education. Grade 9 classes include English, Math, Science and Social Studies along with the languages and electives.
The chart below can be used by students and parents with their academic advisor as a starting point in planning the courses necessary for a 24 credit college preparatory diploma at RRSS.
| English | English 9 — Origins: Epic, Scripture, and Tragedy. Gilgamesh, Homer, Genesis and Job, Sophocles, the Gita, the Analects, Virgil, the Gospels, the Qur’an. |
| Mathematics | Geometry (standard) or Algebra 2 (accelerated). Euclid’s Elements Book I as a primary text; Babylonian and Egyptian numeration; Archimedes and the method of exhaustion. The Greek proof as the ancestor of the argumentative essay. |
| Science | Biology. Aristotle’s History of Animals and the birth of classification; Hippocratic medicine — then cell theory, genetics, and evolution as the correction of the ancient account. |
| History | The Ancient World. Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel, Greece, Rome, India, China; the rise of the Abrahamic and Eastern religious traditions. |
| World Language | Spanish I or Mandarin I. |
| Elective | Advanced Placement or honors coursework, or Visual and Performing Arts. |
Grade 10
Grade 10 course curriculum is designed to engage learning process to meet their academic goals. Students enrolled with 10th grade course curriculum are exposed to lessons, homework, discussions and tests, which are monitored by our education faculties and teachers. Using online 10th grade program students are introduced to the practice of learning across curriculum. Grade 10 students learn the core subjects which includes English, Math, Science and Social Studies with the languages and wide range of electives. Along with the Grade 10 classes students can take Advanced Placement Courses and Dual Enrollment Courses to earn the college credits whilst in high school.
| English | English 10 — Rebirth: Humanism and the Invention of the Individual. Dante, Chaucer, Machiavelli, Montaigne, Hamlet, Othello, Marlowe, Milton, Cervantes. |
| Mathematics | Algebra 2 (standard) or Precalculus (accelerated). Cardano and the cubic; Napier’s logarithms; Descartes’ La Géométrie — the moment algebra and geometry become one subject. |
| Science | Chemistry. Alchemy to Boyle to Lavoisier; Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler; the birth of the controlled experiment and of the scientific paper as a form. |
| History | World History: Renaissance, Reformation, and Discovery. Italian city-states, the printing press, Luther, the Council of Trent, Atlantic exploration and its costs. |
| World Language | Spanish II or Mandarin II. |
| Elective | Advanced Placement or honors coursework, or Visual and Performing Arts. |
Grade 11
Grade 11 course curriculum is designed for high school juniors to take classes online in a flexible online environment taught by the certified teachers. In Grade 11 course students are exposed to advanced math, science, social studies and language arts. In the 11th grade program students will find opportunities to enhance their learning abilities and discover options towards their interests. Grade 11 students have opportunity to earn the college credits by enrolling with Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement Courses.
| English | English 11 — The Break: American Literature and the Modern Crisis. Emerson, Douglass, Whitman, Dickinson, the founding documents, Eliot, Conrad, Fitzgerald, Hurston, Miller. |
| Mathematics | Precalculus (standard) or AP Calculus AB (accelerated). Newton and Leibniz; non-Euclidean geometry — the first time Euclid’s fifth postulate is denied and the world does not end; Cantor’s infinities. |
| Science | Physics. Classical mechanics, then relativity and quantum theory; Michelson–Morley; Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle as the century’s central metaphor. |
| History | United States History, 1877 to 1975 — Reconstruction through the Civil Rights Movement, reading the same documents the English course analyzes as rhetoric. |
| World Language | Spanish III or Mandarin III. |
| Elective | Advanced Placement or honors coursework, or Visual and Performing Arts. |
Grade 12
Grade 12 course curriculum is designed for high school seniors to complete final high school course requirements. In 12th grade course curriculum students are introduced to the advanced topics of the core subjects, such that this lays a strong foundation for college education. For Grade 12 accelerated learners looking for challenges, Advanced placement courses and Dual enrollment courses offer rigor chance to earn the college credits and make them college and career ready.
| English | English 12 — After the Center: Global Literature and the Argument About Meaning. Kafka, Camus, Beckett, Borges, Achebe, Márquez, Morrison, Wilson, Cisneros. Concludes in a capstone essay and public defense. |
| Mathematics | AP Calculus AB (standard) or AP Calculus BC or AP Statistics (accelerated). Probability and inference; chaos; fractal geometry; Gödel’s incompleteness theorems — the mathematical statement of the postmodern condition. |
| Science | Environmental Science or Computer Science. Complexity, systems, climate modeling; genomics; machine learning and the question of what a model knows. |
| History | Government and Economics. Required for graduation; taught against the contemporary global order. |
| World Language | Spanish IV or Mandarin IV. |
| Elective | Advanced Placement or honors coursework, or Visual and Performing Arts. |
Student’s Role
How to study
Learning, takes place all at once, with large chunks of information grasped in intuitive leaps, rather than in the gradual accretion of isolated facts, small steps or habit patterns gained through practice.
Organizing
- The perspective is the organizing principle. Perfectionism for learners is a well-ordered and -designed space with each object in its place and appealingly so.
- With an instinctive sense of balance and completeness. They can tell when something is out of alignment, or not truly horizontal or vertical.
Learning Strategies
- Focus on the learning objectives of the class. Meet with the teacher to understand and apply these to your situation.
- Request advanced organizers to help you relate to new material with what you already know.
- Look for opportunities to work with, manipulate and/or engage in new material
Study Material
Ask your teacher for study material. Which of the following does he/she recommend you study?
- Key terms, definitions, important people, and examples
- Enumerations (lists of items)
- Points emphasized by the instructor (or media presentation)
Study Methods
- Find out what type of test is going to be given.
- Check the syllabus
- Call or email your instructor and ask
Teacher’s Role
Ronald Reagan Secondary School teachers are not only experts in their disciplines, but they’re also personally invested in the academic well-being of the students. By taking time to understand each student’s specific learning style and putting time into building strong relationships, our teachers give students just the right balance of support and independence for pursuing their goals. Furthermore, academic counselors are always available to provide students with advice for furthering their education.
The most important skills and qualities of RRSS online teacher should possess include:
- State certification and expertise.
- Technology skills.
- Patience.
- Encouraging attitude.
- Accessibility.
- Adaptability.
Technical Requirements
Hardware
- PC, Mac, Chromebook, or tablet
- Speakers
- Microphone
- Webcam
- Additional Hardware may be Required
Software
- Windows 10 or newer
- Mac OS 10.14 or newer
- Additional Software may be Required (Details can be found in the Course Syllabus)
Internet Connection
- High-speed Broadband Internet Connection is Required
- Recommended Internet speeds:
- Download speed of at least 25 Mbps
- Upload speed of at least 3 Mbps
- Ping response of less than 100ms
- Test the Internet speed of your connection to RRSS.
Work Load
The workload of classes offered online is typically the same as classes offered in traditional classrooms. These classes include English, social studies, science, mathematics, humanities, arts, professional education, and foreign languages. Career education courses are also available. Students may have the option of pursuing a general education curriculum or a college-prep diploma.
Students who wish to attend college can take advantage of advanced placement and dual enrollment classes. In a dual enrollment math class, for example, students earn math credits toward both a high school diploma and a college degree.
In general:
1. Full-time students generally take 5 courses but can take 6 and as few as 4 and plan to graduate.
2. Part-time students take 2 or 3 courses.
3. Single-course and specific-course students take just 1 course. Add together the preparatory class lectures and assignments, along with actual class time, and it can roughly figure that students invest 8-to-10 hours a week for one high school-level class. With a typical full load of 5 classes, that’s a commitment of 40-to-50 hours a week.
Online Programs Contact
23293 S. Pointe, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Email: admissions@reagansecondary.us for online program inquiry