High School

Grades 9 through 12

Clark High School offers differentiated instruction in most courses. Students study at Honors, College Prep and Concepts levels which allows them to excel in their areas of interest, while exploring new ideas at a pace that compliments their learning style. Whether a student is college-bound, participating in a gap year program across the globe, or working towards a professional trade, we create a curriculum that will prepare them for their lives after graduation.

At Clark High School, we want to get to know you, the real you. Our faculty is committed to help you become who you are meant to be academically and socially. We will provide you the opportunity to explore, debate, question, and think . . . a lot.

Our Community is our core. We thrive on your success and challenges and want you to have a unique High School experience. We pride ourselves on our ability to help you pursue your true path. We believe you can have a little fun on the way, too!

MINI COURSES

Similar to Project Based Learning, Mini Courses are two-week intensive, full credit courses that encourage education through hands-on curriculum. Courses are created based on the interests of students and allow for an introduction of new concepts that are cultural, community-based and engaging.

FUTURE PLANNING

At Clark School, your child is not a number—and our Future Planning Class is like no other.  We get to know students well. We will help them embrace who they are and build their confidence so that they are able to make appropriate choices for themselves beyond high school.

We begin formal planning in the second semester of their junior year.  They have a weekly class where we explore a variety of future planning options: gap years, colleges, trades, military and employment.  Through a careful analysis of programs and data, they begin to create a vision for their future.

SENIOR INTERNSHIPS

Internships are one of the most important ways students gain experience and start to make contacts within their field of interest. Clark High School seniors are expected to explore potential careers and courses of study to help them prepare for college and experience how professional organizations operate.

Examples of companies and organizations that have hosted our Senior Interns:

128 Plumbing, Heating & Cooling

Artistic Landscapes

Bay State Physical Therapy

Beverly Children's Learning Center

Beverly Fire Department

Beverly Police Department

Beverly School for the Deaf

Boston Conveyor & Automation

Boxford Cable Access

Cabot Theater

Cakes for Occasions

Clark School (K-8)

Clearwater Marine Aquarium

EBSCO

Emanuel Engineering

Essex Elementary School

High Plain Elementary School

International Cars Ltd.

Ipswich Service Dog Project

Ipswich YMCA

Jabberwock Reptiles

Keller Williams Real Estate

Manchester-by-the-Sea Town Hall

MassDOT/MBTA Security & Emergency Management

North of Boston Farm

North Shore Alliance of LGBTQ Youth (NAGLY) Youth Center

Pettengill Farm

PV Engineering & Manufacturing

Raw Art Works

The Real School of Music

Rockport Music

Salem YMCA Theater

Service Dog Project

Smartcells

Stage 284

Stone Zoo

Sweet Hill Farm

Wang Theater

Wentworth Douglas Hospital Pharmacy Dept.

Wilmington Library

Wolf Hill

** We are always looking for future Internship opportunities for our Seniors! **


High School Academics

HISTORY

(all can be taken as Concepts, CP or Honors)

World History: Western Civilizations

World History: Modern Western Civilizations

American History: Origins of United States History

American History: Contemporary United States History

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

(all can be taken as Concepts, CP or Honors)

Latin 1

Latin 2

Latin 3

 

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Sociology

Psychology

World Religions

Philosophy

 

ELECTIVES

Career and College Preparedness

Future Planning

Internship

 

ART

Art: Honors

Applied Techniques

Digital Photography

Illustration

Silk Screening

 

TECHNOLOGY

Future Lab

Vlogging

Virtual Reality Lab

3-D Printing

Programming 

ENGLISH

(all can be taken as Concepts, CP or Honors)

World Literature: Antiquity through the Age of Chivalry

World Literature: Renaissance through Revolution

Early American Literature

Contemporary American Literature

Honors Seminar

 

MATHEMATICS

Pre-Algebra: Concepts, CP & Honors

Algebra 1: Concepts, CP & Honors

Consumer Math / Personal Finances

Business Math

Geometry: Concepts, CP & Honors

Algebra 2: Concepts, CP & Honors

Pre-Calculus

Calculus

 

SCIENCES

Biology: Concepts, CP & Honors

Chemistry: Concepts, CP & Honors

Physics: Concepts, CP & Honors

Senior Science Seminar: Skeptical Inquiry


THEATER ARTS

Introduction to Acting

Intermediate Acting

Advanced Acting

Drama Mini Course (DramaFest)

 

MUSIC

Music & Movement


MINI COURSES 

These two-week courses begin at the end of February, with different offerings every year