Curriculum & Instruction
Curriculum & Instruction
Overview
Students take the courses required for the NC Future-Ready Core Course of Study for a high school diploma. These are the same basic requirements that exist at all NC public high schools but are at an honors level. However, all courses embed, to some degree, the theme of science, technology, engineering, and math throughout the curriculum. Some courses are not offered in our program because they are outside of the pathway for IECHS students. Students spend the first two years of study completing many credits required for a high school diploma and taking one college course each semester. By the fourth and fifth years, students are primarily taking college-level courses. Many of the courses in the first two years are prescribed. However, students can choose more of their courses during their third, fourth, and fifth years.
IECHS uses a project-based learning model. We approach project-based learning by utilizing a human-centered design thinking process. Our goal is to teach students to be compassionate and to empathize with others and their situations. Our students should think about and solve problems by understanding other people's paradigms. We want our students to leave this place better than they found it!
Students earn college credit at East Carolina University upon successfully completing college courses. This college credit may be used at ECU or transferred to another institution. It is up to the receiving institution to make the final decision on how credits are transferred.