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Your favorite field trips come to you online! From space exploration to ocean biology or dinosaurs to robotics, these STEM topics will be brought to life by some of Los Angeles' most trusted STEM organizations, including the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Space Center and USC's School of Engineering. These partners have put together an extensive amount of online resources.

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In this virtual course, K-2 students will explore themes of hope, courage and triumph using guided drama interactive experiences to discover their place in the world and navigate their own Hero’s Journey. Students will explore Lisa Jura’s story in the book, Hold On to Your Music, The Inspiring True Story of the Children of Willesden Lane and other media resources from USC Shoah Foundation's The Willesden Project. By the end of the course, students will create a culminating Living Newspaper to showcase their own journey and learning.

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Students will be introduced to a world language (French) and culture during the summer term and be motivated to pursue further language study. Classes will be conducted in English with basic communication in the target world language. Expected benefits of the experience:

1. An appreciation and understanding of other cultures and languages
2. Life-long interest and love for world languages and cultures
3. Helping to eliminate racism, prejudice and bias
4. Ability to communicate with a range of people
5. 21st century skills developed as global citizens

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Students will be introduced to a world language (Korean) and culture during the summer term and be motivated to pursue further language study. Classes will be conducted in English with basic communication in the target world language. Expected benefits of the experience:

1. An appreciation and understanding of other cultures and languages
2. Life-long interest and love for world languages and cultures
3. Helping to eliminate racism, prejudice and bias
4. Ability to communicate with a range of people
5. 21st century skills developed as global citizens

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Students will be introduced to a world language (Korean) and culture during the summer term and be motivated to pursue further language study. Classes will be conducted in English with basic communication in the target world language. Expected benefits of the experience:

1. An appreciation and understanding of other cultures and languages
2. Life-long interest and love for world languages and cultures
3. Helping to eliminate racism, prejudice and bias
4. Ability to communicate with a range of people
5. 21st century skills developed as global citizens

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Students will be introduced to a world language (Mandarin) and culture during the summer term and be motivated to pursue further language study. Classes will be conducted in English with basic communication in the target world language. Expected benefits of the experience:

1. An appreciation and understanding of other cultures and languages
2. Life-long interest and love for world languages and cultures
3. Helping to eliminate racism, prejudice and bias
4. Ability to communicate with a range of people
5. 21st century skills developed as global citizens

Course description
Students will be introduced to a world language (Mandarin) and culture during the summer term and be motivated to pursue further language study. Classes will be conducted in English with basic communication in the target world language. Expected benefits of the experience:

1. An appreciation and understanding of other cultures and languages
2. Life-long interest and love for world languages and cultures
3. Helping to eliminate racism, prejudice and bias
4. Ability to communicate with a range of people
5. 21st century skills developed as global citizens

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Students will be introduced to a world language (Spanish) and culture during the summer term and be motivated to pursue further language study. Classes will be conducted in English with basic communication in the target world language. Expected benefits of the experience:

1. An appreciation and understanding of other cultures and languages
2. Life-long interest and love for world languages and cultures
3. Helping to eliminate racism, prejudice and bias
4. Ability to communicate with a range of people
5. 21st century skills developed as global citizens

Course description
Students will be introduced to a world language (Spanish) and culture during the summer term and be motivated to pursue further language study. Classes will be conducted in English with basic communication in the target world language. Expected benefits of the experience:

1. An appreciation and understanding of other cultures and languages
2. Life-long interest and love for world languages and cultures
3. Helping to eliminate racism, prejudice and bias
4. Ability to communicate with a range of people
5. 21st century skills developed as global citizens

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Students will be introduced to the elements of music making by playing, singing, creating, and listening to music. The instruction is aligned to the California State Standards for Music and will guide children to explore, enjoy, and develop their own relationship to music, allowing them to express how music makes them feel and how it inspires their own analytical and creative abilities.

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Students will be introduced to the elements of music making by playing, singing, creating, and listening to music. The instruction is aligned to the California State Standards for Music and will guide children to explore, enjoy, and develop their own relationship to music, allowing them to express how music makes them feel and how it inspires their own analytical and creative abilities.

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Students will be introduced to the elements of music making by playing, singing, creating, and listening to music. The instruction is aligned to the California State Standards for Music and will guide children to explore, enjoy, and develop their own relationship to music, allowing them to express how music makes them feel and how it inspires their own analytical and creative abilities.

Course description
Students will be introduced to the elements of music making by playing, singing, creating, and listening to music. The instruction is aligned to the California State Standards for Music and will guide children to explore, enjoy, and develop their own relationship to music, allowing them to express how music makes them feel and how it inspires their own analytical and creative abilities.

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Your favorite field trips come to you online! From space exploration to ocean biology or dinosaurs to robotics, these STEM topics will be brought to life by some of Los Angeles' most trusted STEM organizations, including the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Space Center and USC's School of Engineering. These partners have put together an extensive amount of online resources.

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Students will utilize the actors’ tools - voice, body and imagination - to build confidence and literacy skills in a fun and interactive way aligned to the California State Standards. Tools will include improvisation, pantomime, and the elements of story.

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Students will utilize the actors’ tools - voice, body and imagination - to build confidence and literacy skills in a fun and interactive way aligned to the California State Standards. Tools will include improvisation, pantomime, and the elements of story.

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Students will utilize the actors’ tools - voice, body and imagination - to build confidence and literacy skills in a fun and interactive way aligned to the California State Standards. Tools will include improvisation, pantomime, and the elements of story.

Course description
Students will utilize the actors’ tools - voice, body and imagination - to build confidence and literacy skills in a fun and interactive way aligned to the California State Standards. Tools will include improvisation, pantomime, and the elements of story.

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Students will exercise their creative and artistic skills during this interactive visual arts class aligned to the California State Standards, while learning about the elements of visual arts. Students will also learn how to view and analyze a work of art. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to master their artistic skills by using their art as a prewrite to telling their own stories through writing and oral presentation.

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Students will exercise their creative and artistic skills during this interactive visual arts class aligned to the California State Standards, while learning about the elements of visual arts. Students will also learn how to view and analyze a work of art. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to master their artistic skills by using their art as a prewrite to telling their own stories through writing and oral presentation.

Course description
Students will exercise their creative and artistic skills during this interactive visual arts class aligned to the California State Standards, while learning about the elements of visual arts. Students will also learn how to view and analyze a work of art. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to master their artistic skills by using their art as a prewrite to telling their own stories through writing and oral presentation.

Course description
Students will exercise their creative and artistic skills during this interactive visual arts class aligned to the California State Standards, while learning about the elements of visual arts. Students will also learn how to view and analyze a work of art. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to master their artistic skills by using their art as a prewrite to telling their own stories through writing and oral presentation.

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Students will use the elements of dance - body, energy, space and time - while gaining poise, style and confidence in this interactive and fun dance class aligned to the California State Standards. Students will be encouraged to utilize their movement to foster empathy and writing skills, as students are encouraged to write about their self-expression through dance. Family members are welcome to participate.

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Students will use the elements of dance - body, energy, space and time - while gaining poise, style and confidence in this interactive and fun dance class aligned to the California State Standards. Students will be encouraged to utilize their movement to foster empathy and writing skills, as students are encouraged to write about their self-expression through dance. Family members are welcome to participate.

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Students will use the elements of dance - body, energy, space and time - while gaining poise, style and confidence in this interactive and fun dance class aligned to the California State Standards. Students will be encouraged to utilize their movement to foster empathy and writing skills, as students are encouraged to write about their self-expression through dance. Family members are welcome to participate.

Course description
Students will use the elements of dance - body, energy, space and time - while gaining poise, style and confidence in this interactive and fun dance class aligned to the California State Standards. Students will be encouraged to utilize their movement to foster empathy and writing skills, as students are encouraged to write about their self-expression through dance. Family members are welcome to participate.

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In this virtual course, 6-8 students will explore themes of hope, courage and triumph using theater skills to discover their place in the world and navigate their own Hero’s Journey. By investigating various stories of resilience and forms of media including testimony from USC Shoah Foundation, The Children of Willesden Lane, resources from The Willesden Project, and related thematic texts, students will create a culminating Living Newspaper to showcase their own journey and their learning.

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Our friends at Illumination, the creators of Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets, and many other great stories, are going to help students learn to draw, create animation, and tell stories.

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Exploring coding is a mini-course where students learn to code as it relates to music, art, and sports. Using a block-coding environment, students create music beats, explore the digital art medium by building coding programs that create collages, and develop their own sports video games and simulations using code. This course is primarily an introductory programming course, and units are grounded in an array of standards from the strands of computational thinking, collaboration, computing practice and programming, computer and communication devices, and community, global and ethical impacts.

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This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this course is to develop a basic proficiency in communicating in the French language. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – Completion of French 1A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. In French 1B, students will continue their study of developing a basic proficiency in communicating in the French language. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF FRENCH 1B - This is a fully virtual self paced course. In French 2A, students will study develop an intermediate proficiency in communicating in the French language. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF FRENCH 2A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. In French 2B, students will further their study of developing an intermeidate proficiency in communicating in the French language. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF FRENCH 2B. This is a fully virtual self paced coursee. The purpose of this advanced course is to further develop increased proficiency in communicating in the French language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where the French language is spoken. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF FRENCH 3A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this advanced course is to continue to further develop increased proficiency in communicating in the French language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where the French language is spoken. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this course is to develop both a basic proficiency in communicating in the German language according to the cultural practices of Germany and an awareness of the history, geography and cultures of regions where German is spoken: Austria, Switzerland, and neighboring regions. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF GERMAN 1A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this course is to continue to develop both a basic proficiency in communicating in the German language according to the cultural practices of Germany and an awareness of the history, geography and cultures of regions where German is spoken: Austria, Switzerland, and neighboring regions. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF GERMAN 1B - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this course is to develop both an intermediate proficiency in communicating in the German language according to the cultural practices of Germany and an awareness of the history, geography and cultures of regions where German is spoken: Austria, Switzerland, and neighboring regions. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF GERMAN 2A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this course is to further develop both an intermediate proficiency in communicating in the German language according to the cultural practices of Germany and an awareness of the history, geography and cultures of regions where German is spoken: Austria, Switzerland, and neighboring regions. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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The purpose of this course is to develop an entry level proficiency in communicating in the French language according to the cultural practices of France and an awareness of the history, geography and cultures of francophone countries. This course will prepare you for French 1AB

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The purpose of this course is to develop both a basic proficiency in communicating in the Chinese language according to the cultural practices of The People’s Republic of China (Mainland) and The Republic of China, Taiwan, and an awareness of their history, geography and cultural products. This course will prepare you for Mandarin 1AB

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The purpose of this course is to develop an entry level proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. This course will prepare you for Spanish 1AB

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Your favorite field trips come to you online! From space exploration to ocean biology or dinosaurs to robotics, these STEM topics will be brought to life by some of Los Angeles' most trusted STEM organizations, including the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Space Center and USC's School of Engineering. These partners have put together an extensive amount of online resources.

Course description
This is a fully virtual self paced course. In Spanish 1A, students will develop a basic proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF SPANISH 1A. This is a fully virtual self paced course. In Spanish 1B, students will further develop a basic proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. Note, middle school students taking Spanish 1A will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF SPANISH 1B. This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this intermediate course is to develop a proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF SPANISH 2A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this intermediate course is to further develop a proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF SPANISH 2B - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this advanced course is to continue to develop increased proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF SPANISH 3A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this advanced course is to continue further to develop increased proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. This course earns 5 credits. Note, middle school students taking Spanish 3b will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this course is to develop a basic proficiency in communicating in the French language. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – Completion of French 1A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. In French 1B, students will continue their study of developing a basic proficiency in communicating in the French language. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF FRENCH 1B - This is a fully virtual self paced course. In French 2A, students will study develop an intermediate proficiency in communicating in the French language. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF FRENCH 2A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. In French 2B, students will further their study of developing an intermeidate proficiency in communicating in the French language. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF FRENCH 2B. This is a fully virtual self paced coursee. The purpose of this advanced course is to further develop increased proficiency in communicating in the French language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where the French language is spoken. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF FRENCH 3A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this advanced course is to continue to further develop increased proficiency in communicating in the French language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where the French language is spoken. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this course is to develop both a basic proficiency in communicating in the German language according to the cultural practices of Germany and an awareness of the history, geography and cultures of regions where German is spoken: Austria, Switzerland, and neighboring regions. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

Course description
PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF GERMAN 1A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this course is to continue to develop both a basic proficiency in communicating in the German language according to the cultural practices of Germany and an awareness of the history, geography and cultures of regions where German is spoken: Austria, Switzerland, and neighboring regions. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF GERMAN 1B - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this course is to develop both an intermediate proficiency in communicating in the German language according to the cultural practices of Germany and an awareness of the history, geography and cultures of regions where German is spoken: Austria, Switzerland, and neighboring regions. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF GERMAN 2A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this course is to further develop both an intermediate proficiency in communicating in the German language according to the cultural practices of Germany and an awareness of the history, geography and cultures of regions where German is spoken: Austria, Switzerland, and neighboring regions. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE: A FULL YEAR OF AN INTRODUCTORY ART COURSE. This is the first semester of a yearlong honors art course. The purpose of this 5 credit advanced honors course is to provide a balanced visual arts program, which guides students to achieve the standards in the visual arts. Students learn about the history and techniques of animation in conjunction with learning about their aesthetic properties. The course includes freehand drawing, rendering, layout, and the use of basic drawing tools and various materials for the reproduction of images. Students explore thematic elements of character development, visual effects, and content of their own work through guidance by professionals at Illumination, utilizing specialized video content created for this course. Careers in all aspects of animation will be discussed both in class and with recordings presented by Illumination and their respective professionals.

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As one of the longest-running programs of Los Angeles acting classes, several of today’s stars of stage and screen got their start in the Young Actors Program at Strasberg — including Angelina Jolie, Chris Evans, Scarlet Johansson, amongst many others. Los Angeles is not only your home but is also home to the largest group of film and television production studios in the world. Study Method Acting and develop your authentic, talented, and unique self from the comfort of your home.

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This is a fully virtual self paced course. In Spanish 1A, students will develop a basic proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF SPANISH 1A. This is a fully virtual self paced course. In Spanish 1B, students will further develop a basic proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. Note, middle school students taking Spanish 1A will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF SPANISH 1B. This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this intermediate course is to develop a proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF SPANISH 2A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this intermediate course is to further develop a proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF SPANISH 2B - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this advanced course is to continue to develop increased proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. Note, middle school students will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.

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PREREQUISITE – COMPLETION OF SPANISH 3A - This is a fully virtual self paced course. The purpose of this advanced course is to continue further to develop increased proficiency in communicating in the Spanish language according to the cultural practices of the countries and regions where Spanish is spoken: Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, and others. This course earns 5 credits. Note, middle school students taking Spanish 3b will not earn numerical high school credit per California Education Code. This course is 100% independent.