The purpose of a school’s student government association is to serve its school while learning about leadership and organization. The SGA should serve to promote school improvement and school spirit. The SGA should represent all students and advocate for student and school success. XIS should be a better place to work and learn because of the work of its SGA members.
In Yearbook, students use their creativity to create an attractive, creative, and organized record of the school year. They work together to take pictures, construct pages, and plan surveys that will fill the yearbook. The advisor and his students also print and distribute the student and staff photos from Picture Day. On the last day of school, the class presents an entertaining video collage of photos that reminisces the memories of the past year.
This dance class will cover several types of dance such as ballet, jazz, and hip-hop. Everyday in class we will stretch and learn new dance techniques. You will have opportunities to learn new dances and also choreography your own dances. This is a fun class if you don’t mind being silly and having fun! creativity in learning to compose pictures.
This is a great opportunity to help our school in different ways including tutoring, library aide, buddy reading, and teacher’s aide. This elective is great practice for building communication and leadership skills along with organization and patience.
The class is meant to be an overview of the characteristics that set folk-art apart from the more academic art forms generally studied in art classes. This will not be an exhaustive catalog of all the forms of art that could fit the genre. Instead, it will be a sampling of examples that demonstrate some of the most defining characteristics of such native cultural art forms. It will allow students to try producing simple examples of such art forms. It will also require students to examine the art forms in the context of their cultures. There will be two projects which will be determined and planned by the students themselves.
The main goal of the High School Textile Art Class is to explore how artists create artwork using fabrics and fibers as an artistic medium. The class will include instruction in basic sewing skills, quilting, applique, toy making, string art, and weaving. Students will then design and construct a semester project. They will be writing a proposal for their project and also writing their goal time-line for completion and the rubric they wish to have used for grading the project. Students will be allowed to include any form of craft that uses fibers or fabric as a medium for artistic expression as well as the techniques covered in the class.
Have you ever wanted to play guitar? Do you wish there was a simpler way to build your skills? Come learn ukulele! The ukulele is an amazing instrument popular across the world in classical and popular music. In this class, you will learn music theory basics and will have all the basic tools to play any song on the ukulele.
**Students must purchase their own ukulele to attend this class**
Students in Warrior News get the opportunity to present school news to their fellow classmates, teachers, and parents. The topics range from birthdays to interesting facts on “This Day in History”. The broadcasts are either per-recorded or live streamed over the internet. Students learn how to set up a and produce a broadcast, direct a simple news program, write scripts for presenters, and more. In the future we are hoping to expand broadcasts to XIS sports events for parents who cannot make it to the game location.
*Requirements: Every student taking this course must have their own camera. Either a smart phone with ability to manually adjust shutter speed, ISO, and f stop, for example:. Samsung S9/S10 or Huawei P or Mate series phones. A DSLR with interchangeable lenses is preferred .
*Description: The foundational framework of photography such as learning to see and compose a picture will be taught. Using a camera in manual mode as well as how to use f/stop, ISO, shutter speed, artificial lighting, natural lighting, portrait photography, sports, photography, macro photography, studio photography will also be taught. As the student’s skill level increases, more challenging assignments will be given.
In addition to photography, students will also learn video production. Students will learn how to use today’s technology to produce various kinds of videos – from narrative short films to a “youtube channel.” Step-by-step, students will learn to plan and write a script, to capture dynamic video and audio in the moment and to edit your work.
This elective is very dependent on student’s personal equipment, including devices to capture, store, and edit both pictures and video. XIS will be unable to provide the necessary hardware and software necessary to complete all of the assignments. Additional expenditures may be necessary.
This is a great opportunity to help our school in different ways including tutoring, library aide, buddy reading, and teacher’s aide. This elective is great practice for building communication and leadership skills along with organization and patience.
Play fun games & activities that build confidence & help you think on the spot; experiment; use your creativity; learn skills to clearly communicate in front of an audience.
*Materials needed: your imagination, 1 folder, & 1 A4 notebook
End your academic week by traveling off-campus or even off-world! Explore new cultures or delve back into familiar ones as you open the cover of your book. Meet new characters and travel to new places all from the comfort of your chair.
XIS offers the woodshop program to help students apply the knowledge that they have learned in their other classes to build projects. In the process they will learn how to use tools safely, as well as how to conceptualize, design and complete projects.
The knowledge and skills learned in this class are applicable to any field of work and will benefit you for the rest of your life. Learning how to use tools safely to design, draw and build quality, creative and practical pieces of art will open your horizons of possibility and potentially save you much money and headaches in the future. Working with wood is also therapeutic to your mind, builds confidence and is a lot of fun!!
Students have built many different projects in woodshop class. From bookshelves to toys and small vanity cabinets, to roofs, cabinets, tables, bread boxes and many other useful projects.
Units offered by XIS Woodshop Class
Woodshop B Track Classes
B track classes are classes that are stand-alone classes that may be taken with or without having taken the previous classes.
Some classes may not be available every semester. Class offerings are based off of the needs of the students who take the class.
Professional athletes often have extraordinary physical qualities and superb athletic skills. Athletes who exhibit this kind of athletic performance are not born with it. What makes them who they are?
You will certainly improve after finishing advanced PE. This course focuses on athletic performance ascension , including 6 different stages including strength training and specialized skill training.
Do you like K-Drama and K-Pop? Do you want to know about Korean culture and talk with Korean friends? Then the “Beginning Korean Class” is for you! Play games and learn Korean characters and traditions.
The Marco Polo Chinese Culture elective will allow you to experience and learn about many aspects of Chinese Culture, such as: history, food, clothing, the stories behind Chinese characters, music and dance, philosophy, minority peoples’ cultures, etc. This class will provide an enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere for you to learn more about China. Both English and Chinese will be used for instruction and the class format will include lecture, audio recordings, videos, discussion, hands-on activities and more. We are excited to be able to offer our students this new opportunity to learn more about Chinese Culture.
“马可·波罗”的中文选修课会带你了解中国各个方面的文化，比如汉字的故事，饮食文化，服饰文化，建筑文化，音乐舞蹈，民族文化，语言，哲学思想等等。相信在了解了中国文化和它们背后的故事后，你的中文学习就会更愉快，同时在中国的生活也会更舒心的。我们的中文选修课会寓教于乐，有中英双语讲解，也有音视频欣赏，同时还有讨论、分享、互动、亲自体验等丰富的活动，从而让你在轻松的气氛中感受这些文化的美妙。
* indicates electives not offered this semester