Paradigm High School
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Paradigm High School is a High School
in South Jordan, Utah
. Its main focus is Leadership.
under the Utah State Department of Education. It received its charter on July 13, 2005, and opened in September 2006.
Writing, AP Environmental Science, and Tae Kwon Do. There are also a wide variety of English
courses, among which are a course on the writings of C.S. Lewis, classes about Western and Eastern World, French, Gothic, and British (including Shakespeare) Literature. Several courses in language are also offered, including Latin
, ASL
, German
, Spanish
and French
.
"...Foundations is a course rooted in the fundamentals of a Paradigm education; study habits, goal-setting, personal accountability, self-reflection, the basics of group discussion and shared inquiry, as well as an introduction to great books, people, and ideas; for students just starting on their path towards self-education.
...
Transitions is a course that is, indeed, a transition; geared toward students who have started along the scholar path, the goal of this course is to provide practical experience in the Paradigm model, while helping the students to develop a sense of their own individual mission.
...
Scholar is our most advanced Leadership course; a rigorous study of great literature and ideas, as well as their practical application; preparatory for the students’ continuing education and experiences beyond Paradigm."
Team (PCT) has taken third in the 1A-3A division in the Utah High School Chess Championships for the second year in a row, and the basketball teams received Second Place (girls) and First Place (boys). The girl's volleyball team won Second Place.
Paradigm also supports an excellent Academic Decathlon team. This past year, in March 2011, they beat reigning state champions Park City High in Super Quiz, one of 10 categories, and the most competitive, by 5 points out of a possible 6,000.
High school
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in South Jordan, Utah
South Jordan, Utah
South Jordan is a city in the U.S. state of Utah. The city lies in the Salt Lake Valley between the peaks of the Oquirrh Mountains and the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains and is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area...
. Its main focus is Leadership.
History
It is an organized as a charter schoolCharter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
under the Utah State Department of Education. It received its charter on July 13, 2005, and opened in September 2006.
Ethnic diversity
Among all 19 public high schools in Salt Lake County, Paradigm High School ranked 13th in terms of ethnic diversity in the classroom.Classes/Courses
Paradigm offers a variety of unusual courses. In addition to standard courses, there are classes such as NovelNovel
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Writing, AP Environmental Science, and Tae Kwon Do. There are also a wide variety of English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
courses, among which are a course on the writings of C.S. Lewis, classes about Western and Eastern World, French, Gothic, and British (including Shakespeare) Literature. Several courses in language are also offered, including Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, ASL
American Sign Language
American Sign Language, or ASL, for a time also called Ameslan, is the dominant sign language of Deaf Americans, including deaf communities in the United States, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, and in some regions of Mexico...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
Leadership
Unique to Paradigm High School is a class called Leadership, which is offered in three levels: Foundations, Transitions, and Scholar. Its focus varies at each level:"...Foundations is a course rooted in the fundamentals of a Paradigm education; study habits, goal-setting, personal accountability, self-reflection, the basics of group discussion and shared inquiry, as well as an introduction to great books, people, and ideas; for students just starting on their path towards self-education.
...
Transitions is a course that is, indeed, a transition; geared toward students who have started along the scholar path, the goal of this course is to provide practical experience in the Paradigm model, while helping the students to develop a sense of their own individual mission.
...
Scholar is our most advanced Leadership course; a rigorous study of great literature and ideas, as well as their practical application; preparatory for the students’ continuing education and experiences beyond Paradigm."
Extracurricular activities
Paradigm has many extracurricular activities and competitive teams. The Paradigm ChessChess
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Team (PCT) has taken third in the 1A-3A division in the Utah High School Chess Championships for the second year in a row, and the basketball teams received Second Place (girls) and First Place (boys). The girl's volleyball team won Second Place.
Paradigm also supports an excellent Academic Decathlon team. This past year, in March 2011, they beat reigning state champions Park City High in Super Quiz, one of 10 categories, and the most competitive, by 5 points out of a possible 6,000.