Academics

 
Academic Course Levels

The Weber School offers a rigorous integrated college preparatory program of secular and Judaic courses.  We offer a wide range of college preparatory course levels through our dual curriculum.  Our curriculum provides four levels of course offerings for our General Studies academics - College Preparatory 2, College Preparatory, Honors, and Advanced Placement - allowing students to be placed according to their skill level, needs and interests.  Our General Studies course offerings are in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, World Language, Technology, and Fine Arts.  Our World Language Department offers course in Hebrew and Spanish. All of Weber's course level offerings are college preparatory; Weber does not offer any courses with modified curricula.

World Language and Judaics Levels

The NETA curriculum which integrates the four major language acquisition skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing - is the foundation for our Hebrew course offerings.  Our Hebrew curriculum encompasses four levels:  Concepts, Beginning, Intermediate, and Honors.  Our Spanish courses are offered on College Preparatory, Honors, and Advanced Placement levels. Our teachers and staff assess incoming and current students' abilities through a variety of means, and we then place students in the appropriate level based on these comprehensive assessments.  In our Tanakh and Rabbinic Literature courses we offer three levels:  Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced.  Judaic studies for eleventh and twelfth graders are not usually grouped by levels.  Some offerings build directly on the sequence in Jewish texts or history; others introduce new areas.

 
Advanced Placement Level

Advanced Placement (AP) courses follow the guidelines and expectations as proscribed by the College Board in order to best prepare students for the AP exams in the spring. Each department has established a process whereby students apply to take an AP courses. Students must meet clearly delineated criteria established by each department in order to enroll in an AP course.  Criteria include at least a B+ in previous relevant courses, teacher recommendations, completing a questionnaire, writing an essay (if applicable), and participating in an interview with the Department Chair.

 
Honors, College Preparatory, and College Preparatory Two Levels

Although College Preparatory 2, College Preparatory, and Honors courses have many commonalities in terms of curricula and expectations, these courses can differ in depth and breadth of study, pacing, assessments, reading requirements, and textbooks.  Honors courses are advanced courses offered in 9^th - 12^th grades for any student who qualifies through a combination of grade point average, high grades in prerequisite courses, teacher recommendations, and other specific criteria established by each department.  College Preparatory level (CP) classes are meant to meet the needs of students who may not qualify for Honors or Advanced Placement level courses, nor do they need the specific skill remediation or content reinforcement offered at the CP2 level.  These are appropriately challenging courses designed to fully prepare students to meet and exceed expectations in their college course work.

The College Preparatory Two level (CP2) classes are designed to meet the needs of students who want a college preparatory curriculum but need reinforcement in specific areas of growth and achievement such as written expression, mathematical reasoning, and study skills.

CP2 level courses are offered in English, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics and Judaics (9^th and 10^thgrades). Students enrolled in a CP2 level English course during their 9^th and/or 10^th grade years are required to take an additional English course which provides further opportunities for students to build their skills in writing.

 
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