Upper School Curriculum

Upper School Curriculum

Click the subjects below to read about each course. H indicates an Honors course. If you have any questions about the Upper School curriculum, contact the Upper School Office. Thank you for your interest in the Currey Ingram Academy Upper School.

Science

  • Chemistry

    This course consists of several units, organized around specific concepts in chemistry. Students will be provided a comprehensive overview of the chemical sciences as well as the relationships between the scientific method and the nature of science. Through laboratory experiences, students will also be asked to make personal and global connections between chemistry and the natural world, and will demonstrate conceptual proficiency through investigative, data-driven analysis of observed natural phenomena.

  • Chemistry (H)

    In addition to the content offered in the standard course, the honors section of chemistry will place further emphasis on independence, academic habits, and critical thinking. Student-centered activities and labs will facilitate inquiry-based learning through the explorative, immersive process of science. The depth of the content will be expanded, with a special emphasis placed on the fundamental threads found throughout chemistry.

  • Earth Science

    Earth Science is a course designed to develop curiosity and understanding of the planet we live on. Students will explore the dynamic processes that formed the landscapes and features we see today and throughout Earth’s rich history. Additional focus will be given to human interactions that continue to impact and shape the Earth System. Activities are designed to foster critical thinking and independence, advance student writing and encourage questions.

  • Environmental Science

    In this inquiry-based course, students will be required to take an active role in many independent and collaborative group activities as they explore environmental science. An intensive study of the ecosystem concept, human ecology, energy, and resources will provide students with a thorough understanding of the content. Through laboratory experiences, students will demonstrate conceptual proficiency through investigative, data-driven analysis of observed natural and historical phenomenon.

  • Physics (H)

    This course is designed to use an inquiry-based approach to learning, with the idea that students learn best when reading is enhanced by doing. Students will be required to take an active role in many hands-on activities, both independently and in collaborative groups. This course will provide an introduction to physics with an overview of motion, force, energy, momentum, waves, sound, optics, electricity, and magnetism. The theories will involve a considerable degree of math content, and students must be comfortable in the application of algebraic methods. In order to reinforce the class tutorials, the course will incorporate a large component of investigations and laboratory work and students will be expected to write formal lab reports.

  • Principles of Physics

    The Principles of Physics course is designed to encourage questioning and investigation of the physical world through the use of hands-on, inquiry-based activities. Students will explore matter and energy and their relationship. An emphasis is placed on conceptual exploration as well as a mathematical understanding of these concepts.
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Currey Ingram Academy is an exemplary JK-12 day and boarding school that empowers students with learning differences to achieve their fullest potential. Since 2002, the school has been located on an 83-acre campus in Brentwood, Tennessee, just miles from Nashville and Franklin. Families from 33 states and eight countries cite the school as their primary reason for moving to Middle Tennessee.

Currey Ingram Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS).