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(1)2013–2014 COURSE CATALOGUE.

(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission Statement ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................. 3 Diploma Requirements .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Overall Graduation Requirements ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Diploma vs. Certificate of Study ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Diploma Requirements by Department or Area .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Athletic Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Community Service: HOPE Requirement ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 Course Load Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Other Aspects of our Academic Program .............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Audit............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Changing, Adding, and Dropping Classes ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Grades, Reports, and Examinations............................................................................................................................................................... 8 Pass/Fail......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Cum Laude Society ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 SIGNATURE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ......................................................................................................................... 9 Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES).......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Arts Concentration ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Capstone Program................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Directed Study ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Environmental Immersion Program at the Kohler Environmental Center............................................................................................................ 11 Science Research Program (SRP)......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Senior Projects ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Study Abroad ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Arts....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 English .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Environmental Immersion Program...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 History, Philosophy, Religion and Social Sciences .............................................................................................................................................. 28 Interdisciplinary Courses ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Languages ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 39 Mathematics and Computer Science .................................................................................................................................................................. 50 Science................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 55 Study Abroad ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 SUMMER PROGRAMS AND THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR ................................................................................. 67 High School Courses ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 67 Summer Study Abroad ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 STANDARDIZED TESTING .......................................................................................................................................... 71 The Tests .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 71 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test ............................................................................................................................. 71 SAT Test ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 71 SAT Subject Tests ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 71 American College Test (ACT) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) ................................................................................................................................................... 72 AP Examinations .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 72 FOUR-YEAR ACADEMIC PLAN ................................................................................................................................... 75 FACULTY LIST (2012-13 ACADEMIC YEAR) ................................................................................................................ 77 The information contained in this Course Catalogue is accurate as of February 1, 2013. For the latest version, which includes any changes and updates made after this date, please refer to the Course Catalogue on our web site located at www.choate.edu/academics/coursecatalogacade.asp. CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL / 2013-2014 COURSE CATALOGUE. 1.

(3) MISSION STATEMENT Two interwoven priorities define the Choate Rosemary Hall experience: a rigorous academic curriculum and an emphasis on the formation of character in a residential setting that allows for teachers and students to live with, and learn from, each other in important ways. The curriculum inspires students to: t UIJOLDSJUJDBMMZBOEUPDPNNVOJDBUFDMFBSMZ t VOEFSTUBOEWBSJPVTNFUIPETPGJOUFMMFDUVBMJORVJSZBOEUIFJSDPOOFDUJPOTUPFBDIPUIFS t SFDPHOJ[FUIFJOUFSDPOOFDUJPOTPGMFBSOJOH t XPSLJOEFQFOEFOUMZBOEJOQBSUOFSTIJQXJUIPUIFST t EFWFMPQBHMPCBMQFSTQFDUJWFPODVMUVSBM TPDJBM QPMJUJDBM BOEFOWJSPONFOUBMJTTVFT t BQQSFDJBUFUIFJNQPSUBODFPGCFBVUZBOEHSBDFJOUIFJSMJWFTBOE t BDIJFWFEJTUJODUJPOJOBDDPSEBODFXJUIUIFJSJOEJWJEVBMJOUFSFTUTBOEUBMFOUT *OUIFTFXBZT TUVEFOUTBSFQSFQBSFEUPTFFLLOPXMFEHFGPSJUTPXOTBLFBOEUPQVSTVFGVSUIFSTUVEZBUUIFmOFTUDPMMFHFTBOEVOJWFSTJUJFT The development of character is a responsibility that rests with every member of the community. In classrooms, on playing fields, in residential IPVTFT TUVEFOUTHSPXJODPOmEFODFBOETFMGFTUFFN BOEBSFJOTUJMMFEXJUITVDIGVOEBNFOUBMWBMVFTBTIPOFTUZ JOUFHSJUZ UFBNXPSL generosity, and compassion toward others. Choate Rosemary Hall also fosters community involvement and service as it prepares students to assume leadership roles in an ever-changing world. As part of its commitment to character formation, the School offers regular community-wide reflections on moral and spiritual issues, as well as exposure to various religious traditions. $IPBUF3PTFNBSZ)BMMBUUSBDUTJOUFMMFDUVBMMZHJGUFEBOENPUJWBUFETUVEFOUTGSPNEJWFSTFCBDLHSPVOETXIPTFDPNNJUNFOUUPTFSJPVTTUVEZ is enhanced in this personally supportive and academically challenging setting. On a campus that inspires a particular sensitivity to beauty, teachers—who share genuine respect and affection for young people—impart an enthusiasm for life and for learning. Choate Rosemary Hall is confident that its graduates will go forth from a school that values each of them for their particular talents and FOUIVTJBTNTUIBUBGmSNTUIFJNQPSUBODFPGQFSTPOBMJOUFHSJUZBOEBTFOTFPGTFMGXPSUIUIBUJOTQJSFTBOEOPVSJTIFTKPZJOMFBSOJOHBOEMPWFPG USVUIBOEUIBUQSPWJEFTUIFJOUFMMFDUVBMTUJNVMBUJPOUPHFOFSBUFJOEFQFOEFOUUIPVHIU DPOmEFOUFYQSFTTJPO BOEBDPNNJUNFOUUPJNQSPWFUIF welfare of others.. 2. CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL / 2013-2014 COURSE CATALOGUE.

(4) THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS Choate Rosemary Hall’s comprehensive curriculum fosters broad exposure in all disciplines, while also offering students an opportunity to discover and pursue special areas of interest. We expect students to avail themselves of the richness of our academic QSPHSBNOPOFUIFMFTT UIFZOFFEUPVOEFSTUBOEUIBUUIFZDBOUEP FWFSZUIJOHUIFZNVTUMFBSOUPNBLFDIPJDFT"TUIFZNBLFUIFTF choices, students are expected to enter fully into the educational QSPDFTTCZNBLJOHBDBEFNJDSFTQPOTJCJMJUJFTUIFJSmSTUDPNNJUNFOU Thus, as students plan their time at Choate, in consultation with their parents, an adviser, a dean, and, at the appropriate time, a college counselor, discussions must include considerations of balance and quality as well as adventure. We encourage students to pursue their passions in a way that helps them to manage all of their commitments here in a successful, rewarding manner. Each of our six academic departments offers traditional core courses as well as a variety of electives. All departments also offer honors and advanced placement courses, as well as opportunities for Directed Studies. Course levels are determined on the basis of academic preparedness, ability, and talent in each subject area, not necessarily by age or grade levels. Among the features of our curriculum are: t UIF&OWJSPONFOUBM*NNFSTJPO1SPHSBN BOJOUFOTJWFBDBEFNJD and residential experience that teaches ecological literacy in an interdisciplinary curriculum, housed in the Kohler Environmental Center, a teaching, research, and residential GBDJMJUZVOJRVFJO64TFDPOEBSZFEVDBUJPO t MBOHVBHFJNNFSTJPOQSPHSBNTJO$IJOB 'SBODFBOE4QBJOBT XFMMBTBDVMUVSBMJNNFSTJPOQSPHSBNJO3PNF *UBMZ t UIF"SUT$PODFOUSBUJPO1SPHSBN EFTJHOFEUPQSPWJEF passionate and dedicated students the opportunity for serious TUVEZBOEQFSGPSNBODFJONVTJD UIFBUFSBOEWJTVBMBSUT t UIF$BQTUPOF1SPHSBN BOPQQPSUVOJUZGPSUBMFOUFETJYUIGPSN TUVEFOUTUPFYQMPSFBOBSFBPGTUVEZJOEFQUI t BOFDPOPNJDTQSPHSBNUIBUGFBUVSFTOJOFDPVSTFT BOEUIF opportunity to participate in outside competitions, such as the &DPOPNJDT$IBMMFOHF t UIF4DJFODF3FTFBSDI1SPHSBN BOPQQPSUVOJUZGPSNPUJWBUFE and independent science students to practice true laboratory TDJFODF tBO"SBCJDBOE.JEEMF&BTUFSO4UVEJFT1SPHSBN XIJDINBSSJFT intensive linguistic study of Modern Standard Arabic with DPVSTFTPOUIFMJUFSBUVSFBOEDVMUVSFTPGUIF.JEEMF&BTU t BOBSSBZPGJOUFSEJTDJQMJOBSZBOETDJFODFDPVSTFTGPDVTJOHPO UIFFOWJSPONFOU t BUXPUFSNDSFBUJWFXSJUJOHTFNJOBSGPSRVBMJmFETJYUI GPSNFST. t BOJOUFSEFQBSUNFOUBMDPVSTFJO"NFSJDBO4UVEJFTUBVHIUCZ UIF&OHMJTIBOEIJTUPSZEFQBSUNFOUT t B4FOJPS1SPKFDU1SPHSBNJOUIFTQSJOHUFSNUIBUBMMPXT RVBMJmFETJYUIGPSNFSTUPXPSLFJUIFSPOPSPGGDBNQVTJO various internships, to serve as research assistants, or to participate in academic study opportunities or creative QSPKFDUTJONVTJD UIFBUFSBOEWJTVBMBSUT t DPVSTFTJOQTZDIPMPHZ QIJMPTPQIZ BOESFMJHJPO t EFNPOTUSBUFEQSPmDJFODZUFTUJOHJO&OHMJTI MBOHVBHF BOE NBUIFNBUJDT t JOUFHSBUJPOPGEJHJUBMMFBSOJOHUPPMTJOUPUIFBDBEFNJD DVSSJDVMVN t UIF5FBDIJOHBOE-FBSOJOH$FOUFS QSPWJEJOHCPUITUVEFOUTBOE faculty with resources designed to strengthen their learning BOEUFBDIJOHBOE t BOPODBNQVTOVSTFSZTDIPPMBOEEBZDBSFQSPHSBNUIBU serves Wallingford and surrounding communities and is a laboratory school for our child development courses.. PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM 4UVEFOUTXPSLDMPTFMZXJUIUIFJSBEWJTFSTBOEGPSNEFBOTUPQMBO their academic program. To get an overview of what their entire DBSFFSNBZMPPLMJLF BOPWFSWJFXUIBUXJMMPCWJPVTMZFWPMWFBT students’ interests change, students may find helpful the fourZFBSQMBOOJOHTIFFUMPDBUFEJOUIFCBDLPGUIJTCPPLMFUBOEPO the Registrar’s Office web site (www.choate.edu/academics/ registrarsoffice.aspx) or on Choate’s intranet site CHIP. Advisers and form deans assist students not only in selecting courses but also JONBLJOHEFDJTJPOTBCPVUQBSUJDJQBUJOHJOFYUSBDVSSJDVMBSBDUJWJUJFT pursuing various summer opportunities (including here at Choate), and considering a Signature Academic Program. (See pp. 9-12) The department head, in consultation with the Registrar or Dean of Academic Affairs as appropriate, determines course placement for OFXTUVEFOUT5IFTFEFDJTJPOTBSFCBTFEVQPOTUBOEBSEJ[FEUFTU scores, teacher recommendations from the previous school, previous grades in the discipline, the submission of graded papers, and in some cases, a placement examination (language and mathematics). Although every effort is made to offer the courses during the terms indicated in this Course Catalogue, there are times when low enrollment and/or available resources do not allow a course to run. In those instances, the student and his or her dean are notified as RVJDLMZBTQPTTJCMFTPUIBUBEKVTUNFOUTDBOCFNBEFUPUIFTUVEFOUT program. Note: Choate Rosemary Hall uses “form” in referring to grade level. Third form is grade 9; fourth form is grade 10; fifth form is grade 11; and sixth form is grade 12. THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. 3.

(5) DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS Questions regarding diploma requirements may be directed to the Registrar, the student’s form dean, the department head, the Director of Studies, or the Dean of Academic Affairs. OVERALL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS To receive a Choate Rosemary Hall diploma, a student must: t TBUJTGBDUPSJMZDPNQMFUFUIFSFRVJSFEDPVSTFTMJTUFECFMPX t DPNQMFUFUIFDPVSTFMPBESFRVJSFNFOUPGmWFGVMMDSFEJU DPVSTFTFBDIUFSNBTFYQMBJOFECFMPX t SFDFJWFQBTTJOHUFSNHSBEFTGPSBMMDPVSTFTUBLFOTQSJOHUFSN PGUIFTJYUIGPSNZFBS t GVMmMMUIFBUIMFUJDSFRVJSFNFOUTBOE t GVMmMMUIF$PNNVOJUZ4FSWJDFSFRVJSFNFOU Note 1: Questions involving a requirement waiver or establishing a special program for a student with unusual interests or talents should be referred to the Dean of Academic Affairs. Only the Dean of Academic Affairs has the authority to grant exceptions to the basic diploma and course load requirements. Note 2: Course level designations follow the course numbers. AD - Advanced AP - Advanced Placement HO - Honors. DIPLOMA VS. CERTIFICATE OF STUDY DIPLOMA Diplomas are granted only to those who have successfully fulfilled the graduation requirements and have completed their credits for senior year. While one-year seniors usually remain on campus for three terms, there are situations when it is appropriate for them to participate in a Study Abroad Program. One-year seniors are expected to fulfill all credit and course load requirements. As stated above, all sixth form students must receive a passing term grade for all courses UBLFOJOUIFTQSJOHUFSNUPHSBEVBUF Note: If a student withdraws from school to avoid being expelled, the student loses the privilege of receiving a diploma. CERTIFICATE OF STUDY Postgraduate students, those holding diplomas from other secondary schools, are eligible for a Certificate of Study. The certificate states that they have completed an approved course of study at Choate Rosemary Hall. Such students are considered sixth formers and must meet all expectations of credits, course load, and program balance. This means their program of study must include three terms of English, unless exempted in the spring by the department, and one term of art.. 4. CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL / 2013-2014 COURSE CATALOGUE. DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS BY DEPARTMENT OR AREA ARTS Required: Three terms of arts (one in the third form, one in the fourth or fifth form, and one in the sixth form) from two areas: music, dance, theater or visual arts. t "TUVEFOUSFDFJWFTPOFDSFEJUGPSUIFTFFOTFNCMFDPVSTFT Dance Ensemble, Festival Chorus/Chamber Chorus, String 0SDIFTUSB 4ZNQIPOZ0SDIFTUSB +B[[&OTFNCMF BOE8JOE &OTFNCMFJGIFPSTIFUBLFTUIFDPVSTFBMMZFBS 0OFZFBS POFDSFEJU "TUVEFOUJOB4UVEZ"CSPBE1SPHSBNXIPUBLFT the course two of the three terms that year is granted the full credit. t "TUVEFOUXIPQBSUJDJQBUFTJOB$IPBUF4UVEZ"CSPBE1SPHSBN in France, Spain, Rome, or China earns one visual arts credit. A student who participates in the Choate Summer Program in France earns one visual arts credit. t 5IF)VNBOJUJFTJOUFSEJTDJQMJOBSZTFRVFODF3PNBOUJDJTN (ID416HO), Modernism (ID417HO), and Post-Modernism (ID418HO) earns no arts credit, but if a senior already has three arts credits, this year-long sequence exempts this student from the sixth form arts requirement. It does not exempt a student from the two-areas requirement. t 5IFJOUFSEJTDJQMJOBSZDPVSTF 4FNJOBSJO"SU)JTUPSZ *%)0 earns one visual arts credit. t "TUVEFOUNVTUIBWFQFSNJTTJPOGSPNUIF"SUTEFQBSUNFOUIFBE UPUBLFUXPPSNPSFGVMMDSFEJUBSUTDPVSTFTJOBTJOHMFUFSN t 5IFUXPBSFBTSFRVJSFNFOU"TUVEFOUXIPFOUFSTJOUIFmGUI GPSNJTFYFNQUFEGSPNUBLJOHBSUTDMBTTFTGSPNUXPBSFBT Arts Concentration students who enter the program in the fifth form have a similar exemption, though they are encouraged UPUBLFDMBTTFTJOUXPBSFBTJGUIFJSPWFSBMMQSPHSBNQFSNJUT Theater Arts Concentration students fulfill the two-areas SFRVJSFNFOUBTQBSUPGUIFJS"SUT$PODFOUSBUJPOQSPHSBNBOE as stated above, the Humanities interdisciplinary sequence does not exempt a student from this requirement. ENGLISH Required: Four years of English (one course each term at Choate). t "OFXmGUIGPSNJOUFSOBUJPOBMTUVEFOUGPSXIPN&OHMJTIJTOPU the first language will sometimes be placed in Composition and Literature (EN200) for the fifth form year and a sixth form English course the following year. t 4JYUIGPSNTQSJOHFYFNQUJPO4JYUIGPSNTUVEFOUT XJUIUIF exception of those who have been away from campus for a term) maintaining an A- average in a regular section or a B+ in an honors section through the first two terms of their sixth form year may be eligible for an exemption from English during their spring term. 4UVEFOUTXIPXJTIUPUBLFBEWBOUBHF of this waiver option should discuss those plans with their adviser, dean, and college counselor during the course request QSPDFTTJOUIFTQSJOHPGUIFmGUIGPSNZFBSBOEUIFONBLF the appropriate course requests for the subsequent spring..

(6) In no case may a student initiate a request to waive spring English any later than winter midterm of the sixth form year. All English waivers must receive the approval of the sixth form English teacher, the department head, and the student’s college counselor. Only students who will have completed 11 terms of English by the end of the senior winter may apply for a waiver BOEUIFXBJWFSXJMMCFSFWPLFEJGUIFXJOUFS term grade falls below an A- in a regular section or a B+ in an honors section. t "TUVEFOUDBOCFFYFNQUFEGSPN&OHMJTIPODFJOIJTPSIFS career: when he or she participates in a Study Abroad Program or if he or she qualifies for the senior spring exemption. t "TUVEFOUSFDPNNFOEFEGPSIPOPST&OHMJTIXIPIBTUIF permission of the teacher and English department head and XIPDPNNJUTUPUBLJOHBMMUISFFDPVSTFTJOUIF)VNBOJUJFT interdisciplinary sequence—Romanticism (ID416HO), Modernism (ID417HO), and Post-Modernism (ID418HO)—may fulfill the three terms of the sixth form English requirement with this year-long sequence. HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Required: One year of World History, usually fulfilled in the fourth GPSNZFBSPOFZFBSPG6OJUFE4UBUFT)JTUPSZ VTVBMMZGVMmMMFEJOUIF mGUIGPSNZFBSBOEPOFUFSNPGQIJMPTPQIZPSSFMJHJPO t "WBSJFUZPGSFMJHJPODPVSTFTGVMmMMUIFQIJMPTPQIZSFMJHJPO SFRVJSFNFOU JODMVEJOHEPDUSJOBMDPVSTFTUBLFOBUPUIFS high schools. t "TUVEFOUXIPIBTUBLFOBIJHITDIPPMMFWFM8PSME)JTUPSZPS United States History course in elementary or middle school has not fulfilled the graduation requirement, even if the course XBTUBLFOBUBIJHITDIPPM*OTUFBE UIFTUVEFOUJTHSBOUFE placement into a more advanced course in that discipline to complete the requirement. t "GPVSUIGPSNFSXIPIBTDPNQMFUFE8PSME)JTUPSZNBZUBLF United States History with permission of the department. t "TUVEFOUXIPFOUFST$IPBUFJOUIFmGUIGPSNJTOPUSFRVJSFE UPUBLF8PSME)JTUPSZ LANGUAGE Required: Three years (through the 300 or 350 level) of Chinese, French, Latin or Spanish, or completion of our Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies program. These are our diploma languages. t*GBOFXTUVEFOUTUSBOTDSJQUSFBETiMFWFMwPSJUTFRVJWBMFOU in a diploma language and the student requests to continue JOUIBUMBOHVBHF IFPSTIFNVTUUBLFUIFQMBDFNFOUUFTU If, on the basis of that test, the student is placed into the second year level, only one year of the language graduation requirement has been fulfilled. t*GBOFXmGUIPSTJYUIGPSNTUVEFOUTUSBOTDSJQUSFBETiMFWFM wPSJUTFRVJWBMFOUJOBEJQMPNBMBOHVBHFBOEUIFTUVEFOU does not want to continue in that language, the graduation requirement is fulfilled. (Decisions are made on a case-by-case CBTJTXIFOUIFiMFWFMwMBOHVBHFJTOPUBEJQMPNBMBOHVBHF Such an exemption is possible for a new third or fourth form. student, depending on his or her overall academic program, with permission from the Dean of Academic Affairs. t0OFZFBSTFOJPSTXJTIJOHUPQBSUJDJQBUFJOB4UVEZ"CSPBE Program may petition to be absent from campus for one term. t 5IFMBOHVBHFSFRVJSFNFOUJTDPOTJEFSFEGVMmMMFEGPSUIPTFOFX fifth and sixth form students who enter Choate Rosemary Hall with English as their second language if they have studied a language other than English at their previous high schools. t "TUVEFOUNVTUIBWFQFSNJTTJPOGSPNUIF-BOHVBHF EFQBSUNFOUIFBEUPUBLFUXPMBOHVBHFDPVSTFTBUUIF level concurrently. MATHEMATICS Required: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II t"OFXTUVEFOUTHSBEVBUJPOSFRVJSFNFOUJO"MHFCSB* Geometry, and Algebra II is fulfilled on the basis of the math placement, unless stated otherwise by the department head. SCIENCE Required: One year of a laboratory course in physical science, either QIZTJDTPSDIFNJTUSZBOEPOFZFBSPGBMBCPSBUPSZDPVSTFJOCJPMPHZ in this order. This sequence does not apply to students who have completed biology before entering Choate Rosemary Hall. t5IFTDJFODFEFQBSUNFOUSFDPNNFOETUIBUTUVEFOUTUBLF physics, chemistry, and biology courses in this order. t"OFXTUVEFOUXIPUPPL&BSUI4DJFODFPS1IZTJDBM4DJFODF at his or her previous school has not fulfilled any part of the graduation requirement in science. t6,UZQFTDIPPMTZTUFNT $BOBEB &VSPQF BOE#FSNVEB usually follow an integrated science curriculum in which they study biology, chemistry, and physics each year. In these circumstances, the department head determines if the student should receive the physical science and/or biology credit. t"TUVEFOUXIPIBTUBLFOBIJHITDIPPMMFWFMTDJFODF course in elementary or middle school has not fulfilled the HSBEVBUJPOSFRVJSFNFOU FWFOJGUIFDPVSTFXBTUBLFOBUB high school. Instead, the student is granted placement into a more advanced course in that discipline to complete the requirement. For example, an 8th grade student is bussed to the high school for biology: Choate’s graduation requirement is OPUXBJWFE5IBUTUVEFOUNVTUTUJMMUBLFUISFFUFSNTPGCJPMPHZ but he or she can now select from the advanced electives in biology to fulfill the requirement. QUANTITATIVE Required: 14 terms in secondary school of a Quantitative course, PUIFSXJTFLOPXOBTUIF2DSFEJU t 5IFRVBOUJUBUJWFSFRVJSFNFOUJTJODMVTJWFPGUIFNBUIFNBUJDT requirement. Q credits are fulfilled by the following courses: all mathematics and computer science courses (identified CZ."BOE$4QSFmYFT .JDSPFDPOPNJDT &$"1 BOE all physics and chemistry courses (identified by PH and CH prefixes) except Astronomy (PH320 and PH330), Chemistry of Foods and Drugs (CH430HO), and Advanced Organic Chemistry THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. 5.

(7) (CH652HO). One Q credit is also earned in the year-long Ecology course (ES437HO) that is part of the Environmental Immersion Program at the Kohler Environmental Center. t 8IFODBMDVMBUJOH2DSFEJUT BZFBSMPOHUXPTFNFTUFSDPVSTF at a previous school will equal three Q credits, not two, since we have trimesters, not semesters. t "TUVEFOUDBOOPUSFDFJWF2DSFEJUUXJDFGPSUIFTBNFDPVSTF t "TUVEFOUXIPESPQTBZFBSMPOHDPVSTFUIBUXPVMEIBWF earned three Q credits will still earn one Q credit for each term of the course that was completed. For example, a student who drops CH300 after completing the fall term receives one course load credit, no chemistry credit, no physical science credit, and one Q credit. t 5IF$IPBUF4VNNFS1SPHSBNT*NNFSTJPO(FPNFUSZDPVSTF earns a student three Q credits, the Summer Programs’ Introduction to Algebra II and Special Topics in Algebra II earn a student one Q credit each. t "OFXTUVEFOUXIPFOUFST$IPBUFBOESFQFBUTth grade SFDFJWFTRVBOUJUBUJWFDSFEJUGPSDPVSTFTUBLFOJOUIFth grade elsewhere. CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL STUDIES Required: One term of a course deemed to fulfill the requirement for three- and four-year students. t $VSSFOUDPVSTFTUIBUGVMmMMUIJTSFRVJSFNFOUBSF$VSSFOU5PQJDT JO#JPMPHZ #*"% *OUFSOBUJPOBM&DPOPNJDT &$)0 %FWFMPQNFOU&DPOPNJDT &$)0 "SBCJD-JUFSBUVSF5IF 1BTTJPOPG"SBCT &/ 3FBEJOH#FZPOEUIF)FBEMJOFT $POUFNQPSBSZ*OUFSOBUJPOBM7PJDFT &/ $POUFNQPSBSZ 8PSME'JDUJPO &/ (MPCBM4DJFOUJmD*TTVFT &4 Sustainable International Development: Food for Thought *%"% 'SFODIJOB(MPCBM$POUFYU '3"%'3"%PS '3"% $POUFNQPSBSZ*TTVFT )* 5IF.PEFSO.JEEMF &BTU )*)0 8PNFOT4UVEJFTJOB(MPCBM1FSTQFDUJWF )*)0 *OUFSOBUJPOBM3FMBUJPOT 14)0 BOE4QBJO Connections for The World (SPS47AD), a course offered as part of the Spain Study Abroad Program. In addition, the Environmental Immersion Program at the Kohler Environmental Center fulfills this requirement.. foundation in the course as evidenced by his or her performance on the placement test. Note 4: Students who fail a term course that is a graduation requirement must repeat that course or an equivalent course. Students who fail one term of a multi-term or year-long course that is a graduation requirement but who nevertheless pass the course have fulfilled the graduation requirement. Note 5: On rare occasions a student may propose accelerating his or her studies in a particular discipline by doing summer work. There are specific policies, procedures and permissions governing such requests, but, in general, year-long graduation requirements cannot be completed over the course of a summer. A student should begin a discussion about acceleration with the department head as much in advance as possible of the proposed work. Note 6: We require all fourth form students to enroll in our two-term Sophomore Seminar. The seminar is designed to educate and facilitate discussion as students transition from adolescence to young adulthood. The course has pass/fail status and meets one period per week.. ATHLETIC REQUIREMENTS THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH FORM ATHLETIC REQUIREMENTS 4UVEFOUTNVTUUBLFUISFFUFSNTPGBUIMFUJDTPSUXPUFSNTPGBUIMFUJDT and one term of an alternate activity. Alternate activity options for third, fourth and fifth formers follow: THIRD FORMERS t BOBQQSPWFEQSPKFDU XJOUFSPSTQSJOH. t GBDVMUZEJSFDUFEUIFBUSJDBMQSPEVDUJPO FOURTH FORMERS t BOBQQSPWFEQSPKFDU t $PNNVOJUZ4FSWJDF t %FCBUF5FBN GBMMUFSNGPSSFUVSOJOHGPVSUIGPSNFSTPOMZXIP are active competitors on the team) t GBDVMUZEJSFDUFEUIFBUSJDBMQSPEVDUJPO FIFTH FORMERS. ADDITIONAL NOTES ON OUR DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. t BOBQQSPWFEQSPKFDU . Note 1: No graduation requirement can be taken on a pass/fail basis.. t %FCBUF5FBN GBMMUFSNGPSSFUVSOJOHmGUIGPSNFSTPOMZXIP are active competitors on the team). Note 2: Usually, no more than two courses in any one department can be part of a normal course load; however, a student must have permission from the Arts department head to take two or more full credit arts courses in a single term. Note 3: A graduation requirement is considered fulfilled—rather than actual credit awarded—for students who have taken courses while attending another secondary school when an official transcript has been received. A student may not repeat a course for which the diploma requirement has been deemed fulfilled unless, as sometimes happens with new students in mathematics and language study, the student must “repeat” the course level to gain a stronger 6. CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL / 2013-2014 COURSE CATALOGUE. t $PNNVOJUZ4FSWJDF. t GBDVMUZEJSFDUFEUIFBUSJDBMQSPEVDUJPO t BTJYUIDPVSTF SIXTH FORM ATHLETIC REQUIREMENT Students must be enrolled in an afternoon activity each term, at least one of which must be athletics. Alternate activities for sixth formers are: t BOBQQSPWFEJOUFSOTIJQ t BOBQQSPWFEQSPKFDU .

(8) t B4FOJPS1SPKFDU BQQSPWFECZUIF%FBOPG"DBEFNJD"GGBJST t $PNNVOJUZ4FSWJDF t GBDVMUZEJSFDUFEUIFBUSJDBMQSPEVDUJPO t BTJYUIDPVSTF Note 1: An approved project* (For example, preparation for a solo recital or participation in a sport not offered at Choate, such as horseback riding or figure skating, requires a commitment of at least five hours per week, including weekly contact with the project adviser. Applications are available in the Athletics Office. All projects must have the approval of the student’s form dean and the Registrar, who will consult with the Athletics Department.) Note 2: Students who are cast in the spring musical receive an athletic credit.. COMMUNITY SERVICE: HOPE REQUIREMENT (HELPING OTHER PEOPLE EVERYWHERE) The graduation requirement, which begins once a student has matriculated at Choate, is defined as: t FOUFSJOHUIJSEPSGPVSUIGPSNFSTIPVSTUPUBM t FOUFSJOHmGUIGPSNFSTIPVSTUPUBMBOE t FOUFSJOHTJYUIGPSNFSTPSQPTUHSBEVBUFTOPSFRVJSFNFOU This requirement may be fulfilled in the following ways: t QBSUJDJQBUJPOJOBMPOHUFSN EPDVNFOUFEDPNNVOJUZTFSWJDF activity (Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Teach Wallingford, or MFBEFSTIJQPGTUVEFOUPSHBOJ[BUJPOTJOTFSWJDF t DPNCJOFEIPVSTPGTFSWJDFGSPNBGUFSTDIPPMBOEXFFLFOE events sponsored by Choate Rosemary Hall (Blood Drives, )BOETGPS$BOT "EBQUJWF4XJNPS4LBUF1SPHSBN 4BMWBUJPO "SNZ#FMM3JOHJOH )BCJUBUGPS)VNBOJUZEBZT t QBSUJDJQBUJPOJOWPMVOUFFSBDUJWJUJFTCFZPOE$IPBUF3PTFNBSZ Hall (volunteering within one’s community or elsewhere during TDIPPMWBDBUJPOT PS t QBSUJDJQBUJPOJOBTUVEFOUEFTJHOFEQFSTPOBMQSPHSBN All projects and credit are approved by the Director of Community Service and must have the proper supporting documentation.. COURSE LOAD REQUIREMENTS Choate operates on a trimester system. Courses are granted credit as follows: t POFUFSNDPVSTFTSFDFJWFPOFDPVSTFDSFEJU t UXPUFSNDPVSTFTSFDFJWFUXPDPVSTFDSFEJUTBOE. upon completion of all three terms. Grades for these courses are not included in a student’s GPA. Students are expected to carry 15 course credits a year or five courses each term. Any student who wishes to drop below five courses in a term must obtain permission from the Dean of Academic Affairs (DOAA). A form dean must also have approval from the DOAA when a student initiates such a request through the Deans’ 0GmDF*GBTUVEFOUTIPVMEUBLFPOMZGPVSDPVSTFDSFEJUTPOFUFSN UIF student would be expected to carry six course credits another term. Additionally, if a student drops down to four courses during a term, the student will automatically be placed on Academic Warning. "TUVEFOUTIPSUPGDSFEJUTDPVMEUBLFBQSFBQQSPWFEDPVSTFEVSJOH UIFTVNNFSUPNBLFVQUIFNJTTJOHDPVSTFDSFEJU)PXFWFS B summer school course would not appear on the student’s transcript and the grade would not be factored into the student’s GPA. The $PMMFHF$PVOTFMJOH0GmDF IPXFWFS XJMMSFDPHOJ[FJOUIFTUVEFOUT college admission materials that the student did participate in TVNNFSBDBEFNJDDPVSTFXPSL With permission from his or her form dean, a student may carry six courses one or more terms, with these exceptions: the Dean of Academic Affairs must also approve the programs of all new students who request six courses in the fall term and sixth formers who request six courses in the spring.. OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM AUDIT Fifth and sixth form students may audit a course that is over and above the normal course load with the approval of the teacher, form dean, adviser, department head, college counselor (if applicable), Director of Studies and Dean of Academic Affairs. The student must audit all terms of the course, attend all classes, participate actively JODMBTTEJTDVTTJPOT BOEDPNQMFUFBMMIPNFXPSLBTTJHONFOUT5IF student has all the responsibilities of a regular student except for tests, papers, and final examinations. Although the course appears on the student’s transcript, credit is not awarded for the course and no report is written. The deadline for applying for the audit option is UIFFOEPGUIFmSTUXFFLPGDMBTTFTJOBUFSNDPVSTFBOEOPMBUFSUIBO POFXFFLBGUFSUIFmSTUNJEUFSNJOBUXPUFSNPSZFBSMPOHDPVSTF Auditing a course for no credit has limited advantage to the vast majority of our students, so we want to give such a request very TFSJPVTUIPVHIUCFGPSFFODPVSBHJOHJU"TUVEFOUXIPJTUIJOLJOH about auditing a course should consider the pass/fail option before NBLJOHBmOBMEFDJTJPO. t UISFFUFSNDPVSTFTSFDFJWFUISFFDPVSTFDSFEJUT. CHANGING, ADDING, AND DROPPING CLASSES. To earn a diploma, a four-year student must have a total of 60 course credits (or 60 terms-worth of trimester-length courses), without ever falling below a total of 58 course credits. Three-, two- and one-year students are to have equivalent course loads. Only the Dean of Academic Affairs can approve those special cases of students with 58 or 59 course credits.. Students who wish to change, add, or drop a class should first see their form dean as there are very specific policies that govern these procedures, which vary depending on the term and on whether the course is a one-term, two-term, or year-long course. The procedures include: when/if such modifications to a student’s program can happen, who must approve them, what is recorded on the transcript, what credit is awarded (if any), and who is notified. Often the Dean. Note: Three-term ensemble courses and Debate (ID410) do not count towards this course credit count; they receive one course credit. THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. 7.

(9) of Academic Affairs or Registrar will be consulted by the form dean in these matters. If a student were to drop down to four courses during a term, that student is automatically placed on Academic Warning. Note: The procedures that govern the changing, adding and dropping of classes are in the Student Handbook. GRADES, REPORTS, AND EXAMINATIONS Grades are given on an A through F scale with (+) and (-) indicators. D- is the lowest passing grade. Grades and term reports written by teachers, advisers, and coaches are shared with families three times a year, with a report from the form dean at least once a year. These final grades and reports are accessible via the Parents Portal page of our web site at specific points in the academic cycle. Midterm grades are available there as well shortly after their posting. Letters from the deans for students on Academic Warning are sent home at midterm. Note: Criteria for placement on Deans’ List and Academic Warning are included in the Student Handbook. Term examinations are given three times a year. Except in the case of DPOnJDUXJUIPUIFSFYBNJOBUJPOT TUVEFOUTBSFFYQFDUFEUPUBLFUIFJS examinations at the regularly scheduled times and may not leave campus until their last examination is over. PASS/FAIL Fourth, fifth, and sixth form students in good academic standing may, with the approval of the teacher, department head, form dean (in consultation with the adviser), college counselor, Director of Studies BOE%FBOPG"DBEFNJD"GGBJST %0"" UBLFBDPVSTFPOBQBTTGBJM CBTJT"TUVEFOUUBLJOHBDPVSTFQBTTGBJMBTTVNFTBMMUIFOPSNBM responsibilities of a class (attendance, assignments, testing) but SFDFJWFTBHSBEFPGFJUIFSQBTT 1 PSGBJM ' 5BLJOHBDPVSTFQBTTGBJM is based on the following criteria: t /PHSBEVBUJPOSFRVJSFNFOUNBZCFUBLFOPOB1'CBTJT however, a course which counts towards fulfilling the RVBOUJUBUJWFSFRVJSFNFOUNBZCFUBLFO1' t "TUVEFOUNBZUBLFOPNPSFUIBOPOF1'DPVSTFQFSUFSN t "TUVEFOUUBLJOHBmGUIDPVSTFPOB1'CBTJTJTJOFMJHJCMFGPS %FBOT-JTUBTUVEFOUUBLJOHBTJYUIDPVSTFPOB1'CBTJTJT eligible for Deans’ List. t 5IFEFBEMJOFGPSBQQMZJOHGPS1'JTOPMBUFSUIBOPOFXFFL after the midterm for a term course and no later than one XFFLBGUFSUIFmSTUNJEUFSNJOBUXPUFSNPSZFBSMPOHDPVSTF t "TUVEFOUXIPIBTBDPVSTFEFTJHOBUFE1'CFGPSFUIF NJEUFSNNBZDIBOHFUIFEFTJHOBUJPOPGUIBUDPVSTFCBDL to non-P/F status up until the last meeting of the class in question in the first term of the course. To do this the form dean sends an email to everyone involved in the original decision stating that the student wishes to revert from P/F status to full grade status. The pass/fail option is intended to encourage students to broaden UIFJSJOUFMMFDUVBMIPSJ[POTJOUPBSFBTJOXIJDIUIFZMBDLFJUIFS experience or confidence by assuring them that if their aptitude and achievement should be less than their proficiency, their academic 8. CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL / 2013-2014 COURSE CATALOGUE. SFDPSEXPVMEOPUCFKFPQBSEJ[FE"DIBOHFUP1'TUBUVTJTOPU JOUFOEFEOPSTIPVMEBTUVEFOUJOUFSQSFUJUBTBQQSPWBMUPXPSLMFTT diligently in any class. A student considering P/F should understand that a P on a transcript is rarely optimal when it is one of five DPVSTFTUIVT GPSBTUVEFOUUPUBLFBmGUIDMBTT1' JUUSVMZOFFETUP be a special case. Discussion of changing to P/F status begins with the form dean who discusses with the student the intent of the policy as well as the student’s reasons for considering changing status to P/F in a given course. If the dean determines this is a legitimate request, he or she then contacts via email the teacher of the course in which P/F is being considered, the department head, the adviser, the college counselor (if applicable), Director of Studies and the DOAA, FYQMBJOJOHUIFSFBTPOGPSUIFSFRVFTUBOEBTLJOHGPSJOQVUGSPNBMM (The form dean communicates appropriately with the parents about UIJTNBUUFSBOETIBSFTUIFJSUIJOLJOHBTXFMM 5IF%0""NBLFT a decision when all pertinent information has been collected and reviewed, and the dean informs the student of that decision. The TUVEFOUNBLJOHUIFSFRVFTUNVTUVOEFSTUBOEUIBUUIJTQSPDFTTDBO UBLFTPNFUJNF For a sixth form student who has not indicated P/F status on the Secondary School Report: After the DOAA approves the change in status to P/F, it is the student’s responsibility to share this information XJUIUIFBQQSPQSJBUFDPMMFHFT5IFTUVEFOUNBLJOHUIFSFRVFTUTIPVME be aware of the fact that occasionally a college that has accepted a student does not support the change in status to P/F. Any exception to this policy must be approved by the Dean of Academic Affairs. CUM LAUDE SOCIETY Choate Rosemary Hall is a member of the Cum Laude Society, a OBUJPOBMIPOPSTPDJFUZUIBUSFDPHOJ[FTBOEFODPVSBHFTTDIPMBTUJD achievement in secondary schools. The Choate chapter is composed of a faculty membership that annually elects students based on academic excellence in a well-balanced college preparatory program, DMFBSFWJEFODFPGBEFTJSFGPSLOPXMFEHF BOEUIFEFNPOTUSBUJPO of good character, honor, and integrity in all aspects of school life. A small number of juniors are elected each spring along with an additional group of seniors who are invariably in the top ten to fifteen percent of their class. The Choate chapter honors inductees at a ceremony and dinner in early May each year..

(10) SIGNATURE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. In addition to combining courses described in the Course Catalogue, JOUFSFTUFEBOEDBQBCMFTUVEFOUTNBZJOEJWJEVBMJ[FUIFJSBDBEFNJD experience at Choate by participating in one of the following Signature Programs, which provide students a unique opportunity to advance in a particular area of study. However, a student is prohibited from participating in two of these programs at the same time. In part this is because of the demands each of these programs makes on a student’s time.8FBMTPBSFOPULFFO POBOZTUVEFOUEPJOHFYUFOTJWFJOEFQFOEFOUXPSLDPODVSSFOUMZ*O addition, we want to be sure we allow as many students as possible the opportunity to participate in such a program. The Dean of Academic Affairs addresses requests for any exception to this policy on a case-by-case basis.. ARABIC AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES (AMES) This interdisciplinary program for sophomores, juniors and seniors marries intensive linguistic study of Modern Standard Arabic with courses on the literature and cultures of the Middle East. Fifth formers can begin this program in the fall of their junior year and DPNQMFUFJUJOUXPZFBSTBMMTUVEFOUTXIPDPNQMFUFJUBSFEFFNFE to have fulfilled the Choate diploma requirement in language. The courses that comprise the program are Intensive Beginning Arabic "3)0 4FDPOE:FBS"SBCJD "3)0 *TMBNJD$JWJMJ[BUJPOT of the Middle East (ID458HO), The Modern Middle East (HI459HO) and Arabic Literature: The Passion of the Arabs (EN402). (Fifth form TUVEFOUTJOUIFQSPHSBNTIPVMEDPOTJEFSUBLJOHBUMFBTUPOFPGUIF IJTUPSZDPVSTFTTJNVMUBOFPVTMZXJUI"SBCJD* 6OMJLFUIFPUIFS Signature Programs, there is no application to AMES. (Please note the third year course, AR350HO, is not a requirement of the AMES program.). ARTS CONCENTRATION The Arts Concentration program is intended for students who are passionate, disciplined and able to demonstrate a sustained commitment to their own artistic development. Students who are accepted into the program are expected to explore their discipline in breadth and depth by completing a series of prescribed courses and CZEFWPUJOHBTJHOJmDBOUQPSUJPOPGFBDIXFFLUPQSBDUJDF SFIFBSTBM PSTUVEJPXPSL 4UVEFOUTNBZDIPPTFUPQBSUJDJQBUFJOBUIMFUJDT other afternoon activities or the Study Abroad Program one term out of three each year. A student who wishes to participate in athletics more than one term needs the permission of the head of the Arts department.) By providing students with time in the afternoons, the Arts Concentration program allows students to develop as artists while completing the requirements of a Choate Rosemary Hall diploma. Though not every Arts Concentration student will go on UPTUVEZBUTQFDJBMJ[FEDPOTFSWBUPSZPSVOJWFSTJUZQSPHSBNT "SUT. Concentration students acquire the tools, techniques and confidence necessary for continued study and artistic growth. Students may choose to concentrate in Music, Dance,Theater or Visual Arts. Music studentsBSFSFRVJSFEUPUBLFUXPUFSNTPGNVTJDIJTUPSZ UIPVHIBSFFODPVSBHFEUPUBLFGPVS 3FOBJTTBODFBOE#BSPRVF 5IF"HFPG&OMJHIUFONFOU 5IF3PNBOUJD&SB )JTUPSZPG+B[[PS Music of the 1960s and Beyond), and the full-year AP Music Theory and Harmony course. Advanced Harmony/Counterpoint should be UBLFOXIFOQPTTJCMF4UVEFOUTBSFBMTPSFRVJSFEUPUBLFXFFLMZ instrumental or voice lessons and to practice a minimum of four afternoons in the Paul Mellon Arts Center for two hours each day (unless they are participating in an afternoon sport or activity). Students are expected to be in at least one ensemble group and to perform in at least one vocal or instrumental recital each term. Sixth form students perform a solo recital in the spring of the senior year. Dance studentsBSFSFRVJSFEUPUBLFUXPUFSNTPGBDBEFNJDEBODF DPVSTFPGGFSJOHT %BODF)JTUPSZBOE3FQFSUPJSF$PNQPTJUJPO "SU #FDPNFT'PSN4PNBUJDT5ISPVHI&YQFSJFOUJBM"OBUPNZ 5IFZBSF also required to participate each term in afternoon Contemporary Dance, as well as Dance Ensemble and Dance Company. An exception is made in the afternoon commitment to enable participation in the musical. Dance students are also required to choreograph, either for the Dance Company, a student theater production, or their own independent project. If for some reason the academic dance classes do not run, participation in two of the following courses is required: Acting I (TA100), Fundamentals of Music and Composition (MU125), and/or Visual Studies: Core Concepts (VA100). Theater students may select an emphasis in performance, playwriting, or production. Performance students are required to UBLF"DUJOH*BOE** UIFmSTUUXPUFSNTPG"DUJOH*** BOE%JSFDUJOHBT well as one term of technical theater each year. Playwriting students BSFSFRVJSFEUPUBLF"DUJOH*BOE** 1MBZXSJUJOHBOE4DSFFOXSJUJOH and Directing as well as one term of technical theater each year. 1SPEVDUJPOTUVEFOUTBSFSFRVJSFEUPUBLF"DUJOH* 4UBHFDSBGU*BOE** Directing, and Fundamentals of Theater Design as well as two terms of technical theater each year. All students are strongly encouraged UPUBLFUIFUIJSEUFSNPG"DUJOH***JOUIFTQSJOHPGUIFJSTFOJPSZFBS Theater arts concentration students, by dint of having completed the distribution requirements inherent in this area of concentration, fulfill the two areas diploma requirement in the arts. Note: A theater concentration student is never guaranteed a role in a production. Visual Arts students attend a class that meets two afternoons a XFFLBMMUISFFUFSNT5BVHIUCZBEJGGFSFOUNFNCFSPGUIFEFQBSUNFOU each term, the class focuses on one of three essential areas of study. SIGNATURE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. 9.

(11) for the development and literacy of a visual artist (drawing, color UIFPSZ BOEEJHJUBMNFEJB 4UVEFOUTBMTPXPSLJOEFQFOEFOUMZUXP BGUFSOPPOTBXFFL5ISPVHIQSPKFDUCBTFEMFBSOJOH NPOUIMZHSPVQ critiques, regular meetings with their mentors and opportunities to FYIJCJUBOETQFBLBCPVUUIFJSXPSL TUVEFOUTBDRVJSFUIFTLJMMTUP BSUJDVMBUFBOESFBMJ[FUIFJSBSUJTUJDHPBMT*OBEEJUJPOUPUIFBGUFSOPPO class and one term of a visual arts course each year, requirements include three terms of AP Art History, the Studio Art Portfolio class in either the fifth or sixth form year, and an advanced visual arts course in the area of their focus (for example: Life Drawing or Integrated Photography II). The Arts Department reviews each participant’s process and progress at the end of each academic year to determine if the student should remain in the program. Students are not allowed to continue in the Arts Concentration program if obligations and expectations are not fully met, or if the program has not been beneficial to the growth of the student. Note: As stated elsewhere in the Course Catalogue, although every effort is made to offer all these courses every term or year, there are times when low enrollment and/or available resources do not allow a course to run. In those instances, the Arts Department faculty will suggest alternate courses and/or work with the student so that appropriate adjustments can be made to the student’s program.. CAPSTONE PROGRAM The Capstone Program is designed to provide an opportunity for talented students to explore an area of the curriculum in depth. While the program is open to all sixth formers, it is especially intended for TUVEFOUTXIPBSFDBQBCMFPGXPSLJOHJOEFQFOEFOUMZGPSBTVTUBJOFE time in a curricular area about which they feel passionate. Though CVJMEJOHPOUIFFYJTUJOHDVSSJDVMVN UISFFGFBUVSFTNBLFUIF$BQTUPOF Program distinctive: 1) the concentrated program of study each TUVEFOUVOEFSUBLFT UIFmOBMQSPKFDUUIFTUVEFOUCVJMETUPXBSE BOEDPNQMFUFTJOUIFTQSJOHUFSNBOE UIFTFMFDUJWFOBUVSFPGUIF process. A student in the Capstone Program must be enrolled for credit in at least five courses in the curriculum that focus on a topic, theme, or area of curricular interest. Capstone Programs may be designed either by the department or by an individual student, though studentinitiated programs are inevitably subject to the staffing capacity of the School and the course offerings of the academic departments. Interdisciplinary programs ranging across a number of departments may also be proposed. Each program is under the direct supervision of a teacher (the Capstone adviser), usually from the department most directly connected with the proposed area of concentration. All programs must culminate in a Capstone, i.e., a final project, presentation, portfolio, paper, or other appropriate final product. Capstones are evaluated by the department(s) involved and each department determines the manner in which the individual Capstone QSPKFDUTBSFSFDPHOJ[FE4UVEFOUTBSFBMTPFYQFDUFEUPEPDVNFOU UIFJSBDIJFWFNFOUTJOXFCTJUFTPSIBSEDPQZTPUIBUUIFJSXPSLDBO serve as examples for future projects.. 10. CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL / 2013-2014 COURSE CATALOGUE. The recommended sequence of study is two courses in the fall, two courses in the winter, and the Capstone project—the equivalent of a course—in the spring, but other patterns may be proposed. The $BQTUPOF1SPHSBNNBZJOWPMWFFYUSBXPSLBGUFSUIFSFHVMBSDMBTT EBZ XIJDINBZCFEPOFBTBOiBQQSPWFEQSPKFDUwPSBOiBMUFSOBUF BDUJWJUZwGPSBUFSN$BQTUPOFQBSUJDJQBOUTBSFFYQFDUFEUPCFJO residence at Choate for the entire year, but students participating in a Study Abroad Program may still apply if the program has some connection to the final Capstone project. A Capstone Program may be ended if it is not going well in the judgment of the Capstone adviser, the coordinator of the Capstone 1SPHSBN PSUIFTUVEFOU5IFSFGPSF UIFSFXJMMCFDIFDLQPJOUT UISPVHIPVUUIFZFBS BOEBiQBSBDIVUFwJTBWBJMBCMFGPSUIFTUVEFOU XIPDBOOPUDPNQMFUFUIFQSPKFDU$BSFJTUBLFOBUUIFTUBSUUP ensure the number of courses/credits that participants have in case they cannot complete their proposed program. Should students not complete their Capstone Programs, they will still receive a diploma if they have satisfied the School’s diploma requirements, which include passing all spring term courses. CAPSTONE APPLICATION PROCESS Students interested in participating in the Capstone Program should CFHJOUIJOLJOHBCPVUBQPTTJCMFDPVSTFPGTUVEZFBSMZJOUIFmGUIGPSN year. They should initiate preliminary discussions of their proposal XJUIUIFUFBDIFSUIFZIPQFUPXPSLXJUIUPJOTVSFUIFGFBTJCJMJUZ PGUIFQSPQPTBMBOEUIFXJMMJOHOFTTPGUIFUFBDIFSUPXPSLXJUI the student as the Capstone adviser. They should also consult the BQQSPQSJBUFEFQBSUNFOUIFBEUPNBLFTVSFUIFDPVSTFTUIFZXPVME MJLFUPUBLFBSFCFJOHPGGFSFEUIFGPMMPXJOHZFBSBOEUPDPOmSNUIF availability of the Capstone adviser. Capstone applications must be officially submitted by the beginning of the spring term. The application forms are available on the Registrar’s Office web site (www.choate.edu/academics/ registrarsoffice.aspx) or on Choate’s intranet site CHIP. A committee consisting of the Director of Studies, Registrar, Director of College Counseling, Coordinator of the Capstone Program, fifth form deans, and the department heads most directly involved with the area of study will evaluate each Capstone proposal. CAPSTONE AND THE COLLEGE PROCESS A written description of the Capstone Program is included in a participating student’s college application materials, and the college counselor refers to the specific capstone in the letter of recommendation. In addition, the College Counseling Office communicates the value of the Capstone Program to our external constituencies. The Director of College Counseling also serves on the committee that approves all individual programs, and students are HJWFOGFFECBDLBCPVUUIFTVJUBCJMJUZPGUIFJSQSPQPTBM"MM$BQTUPOF courses are identified as such on the transcript, and if a student fails to complete the proposed Capstone Program, a letter is sent to the colleges indicating this change..

(12) DIRECTED STUDY The Directed Study Program is available to advanced students who have completed the courses offered in the regular curriculum and who have demonstrated talent in a particular area. The student VTVBMMZXPSLJOHXJUIIJTPSIFSGBDVMUZBEWJTFS JTSFTQPOTJCMFGPS establishing academic objectives, designing a program that includes IPVSTPGBDBEFNJDXPSLFBDIXFFL BOEJOJUJBUJOHBEJTDVTTJPO with the department head, who then determines the feasibility of the program, the availability of resources, and evaluation procedures. The faculty adviser assumes responsibility for guiding the student throughout the entire program. All Directed Study proposals should CFFRVJWBMFOUJOFEVDBUJPOBMWBMVFUPUIFOPSNBMDPVSTFXPSLUIFZ replace. Grades are recorded for Directed Studies and students receive academic credit. Here are some important guidelines: t B%JSFDUFE4UVEZ %4 DBOCFBQQSPWFEBTBmGUIPSTJYUI course. This is determined by the Directed Study Committee and is based on that particular student’s course load, the DS CFJOHQSPQPTFE BOEIJTUPSJDBMQSFDFEFOU t B%JSFDUFE4UVEZDBODBSSZUIFTBNFEFTJHOBUJPOBTBOZPUIFS course: regular, advanced, honors or AP. The designation of a particular DS is determined by the department head in consultation with the Registrar, Director of Studies and Dean PG"DBEFNJD"GGBJST t BMM%JSFDUFE4UVEJFTBSFUPCFPGBOBDBEFNJDPSDSFBUJWF nature, closely related to the regular course of studies. 1SPQPTBMTJOWPMWJOHXPSLFYQFSJFODFPSFYUSBDVSSJDVMBS BDUJWJUJFTEPOPUNFFUUIJTEFmOJUJPO t OP%4JTBQQSPWFEUIBUDPWFSTUIFTBNFPSTJNJMBSDPOUFOUBTB course offered that same term, and only rarely is one approved that covers the same or similar content as a course offered BOPUIFSUFSNEVSJOHUIFTBNFBDBEFNJDZFBS t VOUJMB%4IBTCFFOBQQSPWFE UIFTUVEFOUNVTUCFFOSPMMFEJO BOEBUUFOEJOHmWFDPVSTFTBOE t %JSFDUFE4UVEZBQQMJDBUJPOGPSNTBSFEVFOPMBUFSUIBOPOF XFFLBGUFSUIFQSFWJPVTUFSNTNJEUFSN FWFOGPSBGBMMUFSN Directed Study. This deadline is strictly adhered to. t "UUIFFOEPGUIF%JSFDUFE4UVEZUIFTUVEFOUJTFYQFDUFEUP DPNQMFUFBTFMGBTTFTTNFOUJOEJDBUJOHUIFXPSLUIBUXBTEPOF and if there was any divergence from the original plan. Directed Study application forms are available in the Registrar’s Office or can be accessed online (www.choate.edu/academics/ registrarsoffice.aspx) or on Choate’s intranet site CHIP. The faculty adviser, the form dean, the department head, and the Directed Study Committee must give signed approval.. the green building in which the students live drive their exploration and understanding of the interrelationship between literature, ethics, economics, public policy, photography, and environmental science. The program is housed in the Kohler Environmental Center (KEC), a teaching, research, and residential facility unique in U.S. secondary education. Located east of Choate Rosemary Hall’s main campus in Wallingford, Connecticut, the Center occupies 266 acres of mixed forest, wetlands, and fields. Students and faculty conduct ecological research in these varied habitats. The 31,325-square foot facility includes a greenhouse, laboratory spaces, classrooms, residential quarters for faculty, students, and guest educators-in-residence, and several advanced environmental design features: anticipated LEED Platinum Building Certification, geothermal heating and cooling, an earth duct to precondition air circulated through the building, passive solar design, solar evacuated tubes to heat water, and a photovoltaic array to produce the building’s electricity. The facility is designed TPPOFDBOnPXFBTJMZGSPNUIFCVJMEJOHUPUIFMBOEBOECBDLBHBJO NBLJOHUIFTVSSPVOEJOHBDSFTBMJWJOHMBCPSBUPSZUIBUJTJOUFHSBMUPUIF Environmental Immersion Program. The guiding principles of the overall program are learning through QVSQPTFESJWFOSFTFBSDIBOEFDPMPHJDBMFEVDBUJPOMJWJOHWJBBHSFFO TPDJBMDPOUSBDU BDVMUVSFPGDBSJOH BOEBMBOEFUIJDBOEMFBEJOH CZEPJOHBTTUVEFOUTBQQMZUIFFOWJSPONFOUBMMFBEFSTIJQTLJMMT acquired throughout their year of study at the KEC. Thus, residential programming at the KEC fully integrates the Environmental Immersion Program in the students’ lives outside the classroom. As participants JOUIJTQSPHSBN TUVEFOUTBOEGBDVMUZBMJLFTUSJWFUPMJWFTVTUBJOBCMZ CZDVMUJWBUJOHIBCJUTUIBUIFMQUIFNQSFTFSWFPVSOBUVSBMSFTPVSDFT UIFZDIBMMFOHFUIFNTFMWFTUPBQQMZUIFLOPXMFEHFUIFZHMFBOJOUIF classroom to all aspects of life at the Center. To this end, students BOEGBDVMUZXPSLUPHFUIFSUPCVJMEBOJOUFOUJPOBMDPNNVOJUZUIBU NBLFTDIPJDFTCBTFEVQPOUIFJSVOEFSTUBOEJOHPGIPXUPXPSL UPXBSEUIFHPBMPGCFJOHFOFSHZOFU[FSPCZZFBSTFOE6QPO completion of this program, students have acquired heightened BXBSFOFTT JODSFBTFEFOWJSPONFOUBMLOPXMFEHF BOEFOEVSJOHIBCJUT that will continue to be a part of who they are and how they live going forward. EIP APPLICATION PROCESS Students are accepted to the EIP based on their written application, interviews with the Director and EIP teachers, input from current teachers, the adviser, dean, and college counselor, and review of their overall program. Admission to the program is based on maturity, motivation, commitment to community living, the strength of one’s overall record, and an interest in environmental issues. Students apply either in the winter of their fourth form year for admission to the program in their fifth form year or in the winter of their fifth form year for admission in their sixth form year.. ENVIRONMENTAL IMMERSION PROGRAM (EIP) AT THE KOHLER ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER The Environmental Immersion Program (EIP) is a year-long intensive academic and residential experience that teaches ecological literacy in an interdisciplinary curriculum. The surrounding ecosystems and SIGNATURE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. 11.

(13) SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) The Science Research Program (SRP) offers motivated and independent science students the opportunity to practice true laboratory science. The limitations of time, expertise, equipment, and/or space in a typical high school science program do not allow for the level of scientific inquiry and experimentation that is the IBMMNBSLPGUSVFTDJFODFSFTFBSDIEPOFBUUIFVOJWFSTJUZMFWFM5IF 431mMMTUIFTFBGPSFNFOUJPOFEHBQTCZVMUJNBUFMZMJOLJOHFBDI student with a professional scientist in whose lab the student will participate in ongoing research or address a novel scientific question through experimentation. 5IJTIPOPSTQSPHSBNDPOTJTUTPGUISFFMJOLFETFHNFOUT UISFFUFSNT of training in the basics of scientific inquiry and experimentation, 2) a summer of research in a university (or similar) laboratory, and 3) a mOBMUFSNBTTFNCMJOHBNBOVTDSJQUPGUIFTVNNFSXPSLUIBUBJNTUP meet the standards of a professional publication. 5IFGPVSDPVSTFTBOEUIFSFRVJSFETVNNFSDPNQPOFOUUIBUNBLFVQ the SRP are described on pp. 60-61 in this Course Catalogue. SRP APPLICATION PROCESS Students are accepted to SRP based on their written application and an interview with the program coordinators. Admission to the program is based as much on maturity, motivation, and commitment UPJOEFQFOEFOUXPSLBTPOUIFTUSFOHUIPGPOFTSFDPSEJOTDJFODF Students apply in the winter of their fourth form year for admission to the program in their fifth form year. Once accepted to the program, students are expected to complete all three segments. However, the QSPHSBNDPPSEJOBUPST JODPOTVMUBUJPOXJUIUIFTUVEFOU NBZBTLB student to withdraw from the program if the student is not meeting the expectations of the program.. SENIOR PROJECTS The Senior Project Program provides an opportunity for an independent learning experience for sixth form students during their spring term. Participation is a privilege that permits the dedicated student to investigate in depth an area in which he or she can demonstrate particular aptitude or interest. Eligibility requirements for the program are good academic and social standing. In addition, the diploma requirements listed previously must be completed QSJPSUPPSEVSJOHUIFQSPKFDUUFSN5IFTUVEFOUNVTUUBLFBUMFBTU three regular Choate Rosemary Hall courses, and the project must be equivalent to the remainder of a five-course load. All Senior Projects must result in a culminating project, as indicated on the application form. Examples of culminating projects include recitals, QSFTFOUBUJPOT QBQFST %7%T BOEUIFMJLFThese projects are to be submitted to the Director of Studies or Dean of Academic Affairs no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday during the last week of classes in the spring term. Senior Projects are graded, but students receive course load credit only. Students must have completed 10 course credits as well as their BUIMFUJDSFRVJSFNFOUTCFGPSFVOEFSUBLJOHBQSPKFDU/PTUVEFOUXIP JTTVCKFDUUPNBKPSEJTDJQMJOFBGUFSXJOUFSNJEUFSNNBZVOEFSUBLFB project.. 12. CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL / 2013-2014 COURSE CATALOGUE. Projects are initiated and designed by individual students with the help of faculty advisers. Projects may be in lieu of some of the student’s normal academic load and may be based on or off campus. The Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of Studies, after consultation with the student’s form dean, must approve all projects. Approval depends upon the educational goals to be achieved as well as the suitability of the project for a particular student. Senior Project applications for the 2013-2014 school year must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by November 1, 2013.. STUDY ABROAD Choate Rosemary Hall has had a variety of established international programs for more than 30 years. From term and summer programs in Europe to exchange programs around the globe, motivated students can find the study abroad experience best suited to their needs and interests. The School offers opportunities for a full term of language immersion study in China, France, and Spain, as well as a cultural immersion study at St. Stephen’s School in Rome, Italy. Courses offered in each of these programs can be found in the course descriptions section of this catalogue under: Study Abroad. Summer opportunities, listed in the Summer Programs section of this catalogue, include study and travel programs in China, France, Japan, Jordan and Spain..

(14) COURSE DESCRIPTIONS. ARTS. DANCE. The Arts Department embraces the belief that all students have the potential to express themselves creatively. The mission of the department is to foster and nurture each student as an artist and to give each student the requisite tools to be successful. It is also our mission to cultivate an understanding and love of the performing and visual arts by providing a positive environment in which everyone can appreciate and explore the creative process. We believe that a truly educated student must possess a clear understanding of how the arts impact his or her life in a personal, social, economic, and cultural context. We believe that the arts engage the whole person— the intellect, the heart, and the body. The arts allow for essential connections—to the individual, the community, the world. The arts curriculum offers foundation classes in dance, music, theater, and visual arts in addition to classes that serve the dedicated student who wishes to delve more deeply and achieve distinction in a particular arts discipline. Extensive selections of dance, music and theater ensembles provide many diverse performance opportunities for students. Once a student has exhausted the course offerings of the arts DVSSJDVMVN IFPSTIFNBZXPSLJOEJWJEVBMMZXJUIBNFNCFSPGUIF arts faculty to design a specific area of study that is relevant to his or her discipline. Beyond main stage productions and regular music DPODFSUT TUVEFOUTIBWFUIFPQQPSUVOJUZUPTIBSFUIFJSXPSLUISPVHI recitals, the annual Choate Fringe Festival, exhibitions in the gallery, Capstone presentations, Senior Projects, Directed Studies, dance concerts, and opportunities to tour both nationally and internationally in ensembles. Through our Arts Concentration Program (described on p. 9), students have individually tailored schedules, with arts classes most terms in concert with courses selected from Choate’s comprehensive curriculum. The Arts Concentration Program allows, for example, an instrumentalist to use afternoons to rehearse or a visual arts student to focus on a studio project, with an adjustment in the athletic requirement. %FQBSUNFOUNFNCFSTBSFXPSLJOHBSUJTUTUIFNTFMWFT BOEUIFSFGPSF bring a unique perspective to the classroom, rehearsal hall, and studio. Kalya Yannatos, Director of the Arts Please note: All of the following courses do not run in a given term or year. Those that run are determined according to how many students sign up. To ensure students are able to take a course that they desire, we ask students in the course request process to indicate two choices for an arts class.. The dance program offers students a supportive and instructive environment that encourages the development of well-rounded, diverse performance artists. The program focuses on creating a deeper understanding of movement as a whole—by improving strength, flexibility and coordination of body and mind. The dance program offers studio-based academic courses, which introduce dance through anatomical, historical, and compositional perspectives, as well as Contemporary Dance technique classes in the afternoons. Performing opportunities exist for students involved in the dance ensemble as well as various student-run clubs that include hip hop, and the step squad. DANCE: SOMATICS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL ANATOMY. 'BMMUFSNDPVSTFDSFEJU DA110 Somatics describes the integration of body and mind. This course incorporates the experiential component of anatomy through exploration of movement and postural alignment. Investigating theories such as Alexander Technique, Bartenieff Fundamentals, #PEZ.JOE$FOUFSJOH 'FMEFOLSBJT.FUIPEBOE1JMBUFT TUVEFOUT develop an increased awareness of their own anatomy and gain HSFBUFSTPNBUJDTFMGBXBSFOFTT 0GGFSFEFWFSZUIJSEZFBSBWBJMBCMF in 2015-2016.) DANCE: HISTORY AND REPERTOIRE. 'BMMUFSNDPVSTFDSFEJU DA120 Through film, live performances, movement experiences, and class discussion, students move through dance history. Focusing on influential modern dancers and choreographers from the early 1900s to the current day, students transport themselves through the times PGUIFTFEBODFNBLFST DPOOFDUJOHQBTUUPQSFTFOU 0GGFSFEFWFSZ UIJSEZFBSBWBJMBCMFJO. DANCE: COMPOSITION, ART BECOMES FORM. 'BMMUFSNDPVSTFDSFEJU DA130 This course explores and nurtures the individual creative process of dance through movement improvisation, visual art imagery, musical influences, poetic imagery, and prop and costume studies. 4UVEFOUTXPSLUPXBSETEFWFMPQJOHVOJRVFNPWFNFOUWPDBCVMBSZ HSPVQDPNQPTJUJPOT BOETJUFTQFDJmDXPSL&BDITUVEFOUXPSLT towards creating a complete composition, where interdisciplinary DPMMBCPSBUJPOTBSFFODPVSBHFE 0GGFSFEFWFSZUIJSEZFBSBWBJMBCMFJO 2014-2015.). COURSE DESCRIPTIONS. 13.

(15) CONTEMPORARY DANCE. :FBSDPVSTFDSFEJU DA900 This class focuses on creating a deeper understanding of movement as a whole as students are encouraged to find their own voice through movement as they gain core strength, flexibility, understanding of alignment, and coordination of body and mind. In a supportive, multilevel environment, these classes build a strong, expressive physical foundation from which to move. A broad stylistic range of dance techniques (ballet, modern and more) are included in this class. Meets all three terms - Intramural athletic credit on a term-by-term basis. A full year commitment can grant an academic arts credit (no GPA inclusion).. addressed as students listen to a broad spectrum of music. Open to BMMTUVEFOUTOPNVTJDBMCBDLHSPVOEJTSFRVJSFE 0GGFSFEJOBMUFSOBUF years.) FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC AND COMPOSITION. "MMUFSNTDPVSTFDSFEJU MU125 Designed for the beginning musician, this course cultivates the basic TLJMMTOFDFTTBSZGPSBGPVOEBUJPOJOQMBZJOHBOJOTUSVNFOUPSTJOHJOH 4UVEFOUTTUVEZSIZUINT LFZTJHOBUVSFT TDBMFT JOUFSWBMT BOEDIPSE foundation. After mastering the basic language of musical notation, students have the opportunity to create melodic and harmonic compositions set to a text. No previous musical experience is necessary. Open to all students.. DANCE ENSEMBLE. :FBSDPVSTFDSFEJU DA910 This performing ensemble is an opportunity for dedicated dancers to XPSLPOSFQFSUPJSFBOEMFBSODIPSFPHSBQIZPGUIFGBDVMUZEJSFDUPST guest choreographers and student choreographers. It is a required year-long commitment, with performance opportunities at the Paul Mellon Arts Center as well as in various area elementary schools and senior centers. One course credit is granted, though grades are not factored into a student’s GPA. Additionally there is a three-hour Dance Ensemble class/rehearsal every Sunday that focuses on student choreography. It is possible to participate in this rehearsal only, (no credit). Students in Dance Ensemble are strongly encouraged UPUBLF$POUFNQPSBSZ%BODFJOUIFBGUFSOPPOTJOPSEFSUPCVJMEB strong technical base from which to move. WINTER DANCE INTENSIVE. During the winter term the opportunity to dance five afternoons BXFFLJTPGGFSFE DPNCJOJOHDPOUFNQPSBSZUFDIOJRVFTXJUIUIF PQQPSUVOJUZUPMFBSOSFQFSUPJSFBOEXPSLXJUIHVFTUUFBDIFST Intramural athletic credit.. RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE ERAS. 'BMMUFSNDPVSTFDSFEJU MU210 The Renaissance and Baroque eras witnessed world exploration, the SJTFPG)VNBOJTN UIFJOWFOUJPOPGUIFQSJOUJOHQSFTT 4IBLFTQFBSF $FSWBOUFTBOE#FOKBNJO'SBOLMJO5IFIJTUPSZPGXFTUFSONVTJDBOE the musical genius of Monteverdi, Lully, Vivaldi, Handel, Bach and PUIFSTJTEJTDVTTFEBOEBOBMZ[FEXJUIJOUIFDPOUFYUPGUIJTIJTUPSJDBM and cultural milieu. Open to all students. THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT. 8JOUFSUFSNDPVSTFDSFEJU MU260 "HBJOTUUIFCBDLESPQPGGSFFEPN FRVBMSJHIUT VOJWFSTBMFEVDBUJPO social reform and humanitarian ideals, three musical giants FNFSHFE)BZEO .P[BSUBOE#FFUIPWFO5IFNVTJDPGUIF$MBTTJDBM FSBJTTUVEJFEUISPVHIUIFMFOTPGJUTUJNF XIJMFBMTPMPPLJOHGPSXBSE to the 19th century. Open to all students. THE ROMANTIC ERA. 4QSJOHUFSNDPVSTFDSFEJU MU270. MUSIC The music program offers a variety of courses in history, theory, composition, and performance. Students have many opportunities to develop their talents and gifted students can prepare a solid foundation for entrance to a conservatory or college with a strong music program. Directed Studies are available upon completion of prerequisite courses and/or consent of the music faculty. Every student enrolled in a music course is required to attend at least two scheduled concerts per term. LEND ME YOUR EARS!. 4QSJOHUFSNDPVSTFDSFEJU MU120 Lend Me Your Ears! is an introductory-level musical listening experience. Students learn how and what to listen for when they hear music. Why and how do composers write a melody? What is orchestration? These are but a few of the questions that are. 14. CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL / 2013-2014 COURSE CATALOGUE. The 19th century produced some of the world’s most popular composers, including Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Verdi, Chopin, Wagner and Strauss. This course traverses the time between the music of these classical Romantics and the beginning of the 20th century, including the eruption of world wars, economic depression and an explosion of radical artistic expression. Students are exposed UPUIFNVTJDPG.BIMFS %FCVTTZ 0SGG #BSUPL $PQMBOE $BHF BOE Gershwin. Open to all students. HISTORY OF JAZZ. 8JOUFSUFSNDPVSTFDSFEJU MU300 Through video documentaries, recordings, and live performances, UIFJNQPSUBOUTUZMJTUJDEFWFMPQNFOUTPGKB[[BSFTUVEJFE#FHJOOJOH XJUIUIFCMVFTBOETQJSJUVBMTBOEDPOUJOVJOHUISPVHIiUIF+B[["HF w swing, and bebop eras to the 1990s, students examine the innovative QFSGPSNFSTPGFBDIFSBBOETFFLUPVOEFSTUBOEUIFJSNVTJDBTBO FYQSFTTJPOPGUIF[FJUHFJTU0QFOUPBMMTUVEFOUT.

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