Arabic - In recent years Arabic has become one of the most critical languages in the United States. Students in Arabic Studies will have the opportunity to begin learning this important language in high school, giving them a head start on the long and rewarding journey toward Arabic language proficiency. The class will focus on Modern Standard Arabic, an international language dating back to before the dawn of Islam. Modern Standard Arabic is spoken throughout the Arab world and is used widely in the Arab media. It is also known throughout the Muslim world as the language of the Quran. Students will learn to read and write Arabic script while simultaneously building their spoken language skills. While our focus will be on the formal Modern Standard variety of Arabic, we will also explore certain aspects of several regional Arabic dialects. Language will be taught hand in hand with key points of Arab culture and history in order to provide tools for cross-cultural understanding and exploration.

Information Technology: Interactive Media will prepare students for careers in business and industry working with interactive media. Students will become competent in creating, designing, and producing secure interactive media products and services for business and industry. This program emphasizes the development of digitally-generated or computer-enhanced products using multimedia technologies. Students will develop an understanding of IT professionalism, including the importance of ethics, communication skills, and knowledge of the "virtual workplace." Skills needed to acquire related certifications will be an integral part of this program; e.g., Applications Development, ECommerce, Enterprise Development; PHP, JavaScript, etc. Essential skill areas include but are not limited to: Animation; Media Design; Interactive Digital Media; GUI Interfaces; Instructional Application; Application Design; Authoring Languages; Audio/Visual Production; and Digital Imaging.

Beginning Interactive Media (10-12) - To introduce the student to critical concepts and hands-on skills related to Interactive Media for the World Wide Web. The focus of this course will be Internet-related media: the World Wide Web and computer-mediated communication (CMC) media. The student will develop an understanding of basic html structure and formatting, web page creation using Macromedia Fireworks, and image creation and alteration using Macromedia Fireworks, Flash and Adobe Photoshop. Students will gain knowledge in determining the business mission for an e-commerce site, identify audiences and their needs, organize material for a coherent presentation, graphical design, look and feel, accessibility, track results. Project management: Planning, requirements (need?), specifications (what?), design (how?), implementation, testing, and continuing operation and enhancement. Technologies include: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Intermediate Interactive Media (11-12) - Intended to assist students with little or no programming experience to understand the basic principles of programming logic. Topics include: computer hardware and software, programming concepts and methodology including problem solving and algorithm development, flow of control, modular design using techniques that can be applied to common programming languages. The student will expand his knowledge of e-commerce site design by incorporating PHP for site login, form processing, data storage, etc.

Advanced Interactive Media (12) - Students will build on skills derived from Beginning/Intermediate Interactive Media. Students will be exposed to recent trends by hands-on development of GUI applications projects. These will include development of GUI applications for use on multiple platforms, and developing applications that can be accessed via the Internet, all using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL Database connectivity. Student's senior project will be to create a prototype of an upgraded Signature School website.