2025-2026 Middle School Elective Catalog
PLEASE PICK ELECTIVES FROM ALL CATEGORIES (i.e. ART, PE, MUSIC, STEM/TECH, AND SPANISH)
All incoming middle school students will take a math placement exam on Thursday, August 7, 2025 9:30am – 11:30am (MST) at C2E. Students who are not able to attend the placement exam will be placed in their normal grade level math class.
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2024-2025 Middle School Elective Catalog
Students will choose 4 electives each semester! Be sure to choose from a variety of categories and include a PE choice every year.
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Category – ART (25/26)
Intro to Art – Grades: 6th-8th
Visual Arts – This course is for students at an introductory level who are interested in a variety of art experiences and media. For example: drawing and painting, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed-media. (Parents required to purchase Sketchbook for this class – costs approximately $16)
Drawing and Painting – Grades: 6th-8th
Visual Arts – Drawing/Painting courses provide a foundation in drawing and painting using a variety of media and techniques, emphasizing observation and interpretation of the visual environment. These courses typically include applying the elements of art and principles of design, along with a study of art and artists from a worldwide perspective, and instruction in the critique process. (Parents required to purchase two 8×11 canvases for this class – costs approximately $17)
Ceramics 1- Grades: 6th-8th
In this hands-on ceramics course, students will explore the art of working with clay through both wheel throwing and hand-building techniques. This is a 3-D course, the material is messy and dusty. They will create functional yet artistic pieces, from mugs to sculptures, while learning the importance of form and function in their work. Students will also dive into the glazing process, experimenting with various techniques to enhance their creations, and gain a deep understanding of kiln firings. This course is designed to foster creativity, technical skill, and an appreciation for the craftsmanship involved in ceramics.
Mixed Media – Grades: 6th-8th (prerequisite Intro to Art)
Artists will learn how to mix multiple media by combining more than one medium or material to create projects. This is a problem solving course in which artists are to draft concepts before manipulating materials to create their pieces. This can take many forms, but the three most common are collages, assemblages, and sculptures. Many mixed media artworks feature different materials such as paint, fabric, paper, and found objects. This is a specialized art course in which you will be using a multitude of art mediums and supplies, maybe get a little messy, create new art, but most of all, you will be challenged. (Parents required to purchase two 8×11 canvases for this class – costs approximately $17)
Advanced Art – Grades: 7th-8th (prerequisite Intro to Art and one upper level art class)
This Advanced Art course is designed for middle school students ready to refine their skills across a variety of media. Students will dive deeper into acrylic painting, watercolor techniques, black-and-white drawing, oil pastels, and mixed media projects. Emphasis will be placed on developing personal artistic style, mastering technical skills, and pushing creative boundaries. Through guided practice and experimentation, students will explore how to combine these different mediums to produce complex, meaningful artwork. This class encourages self-expression, problem-solving, and critical thinking, preparing students for higher levels of artistic exploration. Students must have completed Intro to Art and one more upper level art elective as prerequisites for this advanced course. (Parents required to purchase two 8×11 canvases for this class – costs approximately $17)
Category – PERFORMING ARTS
(25/26)
Middle School Band – (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE) – Grades: 6th-8th
Band includes the basic elements of music playing skills, and introduction to band literature. It is designed to offer students performance skills in preparation for concerts and competitions with emphasis on music theory, interpretation, ensemble experience, and improved technical proficiency. Students in band perform in at least two concerts a year. Although the curriculum is designed for students with one year of playing experience, students with no prior experience are welcome to participate. Instrument choices are: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Percussion, and Keyboard. Band is a year long course. Students must provide their own instruments through rental or purchase, although the school does have some to provide on a limited first come first serve basis.
Middle School Advanced Band – (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE) – Grades: 7th-8th
This year-long repeatable course is the Advanced Band Ensemble. Instrumentation for this Band ensemble is: flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, baritone, saxophone(s) (altos, tenor, baritone), euphonium, tuba, piccolo, french horn and percussion (Snare drum, Bass Drum, Bell kit and Auxiliary percussion). We will perform classical transcriptions and arrangements of popular music for multiple concerts and school events. Members must be able to perform six or more major scales of their choice with a characteristic tone, a portion of the chromatic scale, and sight-read notated music that feature rhythms such as half notes, quarter notes, quarter rests, and eighth notes, eighth rest sixteenth notes, dotted half and dotted quarter and dotted 8th notes. Students in this course will perform in at least 2 concerts per year. Students must provide their own instruments through rental or purchase.
Middle School Orchestra – (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE) – Grades: 6th-8th
String Orchestra includes the basic elements of music playing skills, and introduction to orchestra literature. It is designed to offer students performance skills in preparation for concerts and competitions with emphasis on music theory, interpretation, ensemble experience, and improved technical proficiency. Students in orchestra perform in at least two concerts a year. Although the curriculum is designed for students with one year of playing experience, students with no prior experience are welcome to participate. Instrument choices are: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Keyboard. Orchestra is a year long course. Students must provide their own instruments through rental or purchase, although the school does have some to provide on a limited first come first serve basis.
Middle School Advanced Orchestra – (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE) – Grades: 7th-8th
This year-long repeatable course is a large String Ensemble. They will perform classical transcriptions and arrangements of popular music for multiple concerts and school events. Members must be able to perform four or more major scales of their choice with correct intonation, a portion of the chromatic scale, and sight-read notated music that feature rhythms such as half notes, quarter notes, quarter rests, and eighth notes, eighth rest sixteenth notes, dotted half, dotted quarter, and dotted 8th notes. Instrumentation for this String ensemble is: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass. Students in this course will perform in at least 2 concerts per year. Students must provide their own instruments through rental or purchase.
Choir – (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE) – Grades: 6th-8th
Singers will develop their musical potential and artistic expression through singing in a choral ensemble. Study includes the ability to read music using the Kodaly technique (solfege). The core curriculum emphasizes the basics of vocal technique, sight-reading, music theory, and music history. A wide variety of songs will be studied. Students perform in a concert at the end of the semester, and learn the importance of artistic expression through performance.
Drama – Grades: 6th-8th
The drama elective enables students to express themselves through dramatic play and storytelling. Course content typically includes the use of movement, language, character, plot, and spectacle to portray imaginary or real experiences. As appropriate, students may focus on acting techniques and traditions, other aspects of drama staging, lighting, costuming, or both. Specific course content conforms to any existing state standards for grades 6-8.
C2E Tech Theater – Grades: 6th-8th
Technical Theater teaches students the basics of lighting, sound, makeup, costuming, stage management, and other aspects of theater production. These courses may also include the practical application of skills including set building.
Category – STEM and TECHNOLOGY
TSA – Technology Student Association – (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE) – Grades: 6th-8th
The Technology Student Association fosters personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); members apply and integrate these concepts through co-curricular activities, competitions, and related programs. Students that participate in the TSA elective MUST plan on being registered for the TSA after school competition club as well. The after school club requires a fee.
Engineering – Career Technical – Grades 6th-8th
They will learn how engineers are focusing on some of the big problems facing our world today. Students will use a school approved CAD program to design and fabricate solutions that will be shared and iterated on by classmates.
Programming and Coding – Grades 6th-8th
In this elective students will be exposed to many different ways to perform some basic programming. Students will explore a variety of programming and coding options to create their own programs. They will learn about different scripts that can be added to Google sites and even write some of their own. They will also use multiple online sources for tutorials in a variety of programming languages and their applications.
Web Development, Interactive Animations, and Games – Grades 6th-8th
The course starts off with Problem Solving and Computer Concepts. The course progresses into developing personalized web pages. Content will be focused on how to share safe content while learning to structure the webpages with HTML structure and CSS style. Students will also practice valuable programming skills such as debugging, and teamwork through paired programming. The second quarter Problem Solving and Computer Concepts. The course progresses into developing interactive games through simple shapes and then sophisticated sprite-based games.
App Lab Design Process / Data and Society – Grades 6th-8th
The course starts off with Design Process and Problem Solving Concepts. The course introduces the broader social impacts of computing. Students will engage in design challenges involved with solving problems through the use of Apps. The second part of the course introduces the importance of data in solving problems and how it relates to computers’ collection of data and information. The capstone project will reflect how computers use big data to solve a problem of choice.
Robotics – Grades 6th-8th
Robotics courses help students develop and expand their skills and knowledge of robotics and related scientific and engineering topics. Course topics may include principles of mechanics, electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, programmable logic controllers. These courses may emphasize the use of engineering principles to design and build robots, construct and connect sensors, and program robots in the programming language.
MS BEST Robotics – Grades 6th-8th (prerequisite Robotics)
In this course, students will continue the development of more advanced robotic concepts by designing, building, and programming a robot to meet BEST robotics challenges and competitions. Students will learn basic fabrication and work on customized designs and builds. Students will work in groups and be expected to collaborate, as well as share ideas and methods with other groups. This class will have a greater focus on developing text-based coding skills for robotic programming.
Category – PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Middle School Physical Education – Grades: 6th-8th
Physical Education courses provide students with knowledge, experience, and an opportunity to develop skills in more than one of the following sports or activities: team sports, individual/dual sports, recreational sports, and fitness/conditioning activities.
Team Sports – Grades: 6th-8th
Team Sports courses provide the student the opportunity to compete in a wide range of team sports. They will be given direction and strategies important to these sports. They will also have the opportunity to develop teamwork, problem solving, and leadership skills important in becoming young adults. We will play a variety of sports as well as the common football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer. This will be a high energy, action packed activity class.
Strength and Conditioning – Grades: 6th-8th
In this course we will be focusing on the development of athletes as pertains to strength and conditioning. We will be working with Kettlebells, Battle ropes, Med-balls, and body weight to workout with. We will discuss and implement the principles of training, like overload, progression, specificity, regularity, and individuality. We will be using the physical best activities and apply the FITT guidelines to improve health and overall fitness. This class is intended for students that compete in sport activities to help them improve their overall athletic ability.
Health and Wellness – Grades: 6th-8th
Topics covered within Health Education courses will discuss personal health which include nutrition, mental health, stress management, anxiety management, and organizational skills. The course may also include brief studies of environmental health, personal development, and/or community resources. In addition, Health and Wellness will include an overview of CPR/First Aid skills, meditation, yoga, daily affirmations, journaling, and calendar or planner preparation.
Category – SPANISH – Category – World Languages
Spanish 1A – (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE) – Grades: 6th-8th
Designed to introduce students to the Spanish language and culture. This course emphasizes (comprehension of the language and learning about the Hispanic culture). Students will be exposed to reading, story-telling, songs, videos, etc. to attain novice performance in all modes of communication -interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational.
Spanish 1B – (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE) (prerequisite Spanish 1A) – Grades: 7th-8th
Designed to continue to develop student’s proficiency, Spanish 1B continues to develop their comprehension and communicative skills. Students will be exposed to reading, story-telling, songs, videos, etc. to attain novice performance in all modes of communication -interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational. Students who have taken Spanish continuously for 2-3 years should have developed enough understanding to be recommended to take Spanish 2 when entering high school. To get a recommendation for Spanish 2 in HS, students will need to have Spanish in their 8th grade year.
Spanish 2/3/4- (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE) (prerequisite Spanish 1B/2/3) – Grades: 6th-8th
Spanish 2/3/4 are staff recommended courses. These 3 courses are consecutive classes that build on each other.
Category – ACADEMIC SUPPORT
(25/26)
The following electives support the Colorado requirements of M.T.S.S. Students requiring additional support in Reading, Math, or in their Individual Education Plan (IEP) will be appointed to these electives by teachers.
Study Skills: 6th-8th
Study Skills is a staff-recommended course. This course will prepare students for success in high school and/or for postsecondary education. Course topics may vary according to the students involved, but typically include reading improvement skills, such as scanning, note-taking, and outlining; library and research skills; listening and note-taking; vocabulary skills; and test-taking skills. The courses may also include exercises designed to generate organized, logical thinking and writing.
Gifted Resource: 6th-8th
Gifted Resource is a staff-recommended course. Students will select an area of interest that they are not currently pursuing or not at the depth they would like in their classes at C2E. They will develop a project whose scope and sequence will span approximately one semester. After the project is proposed to and accepted by the instructor, the instructor will attempt to partner the student with a mentor who currently works in the student’s chosen area of study. Correspondence between mentor and student will be closely monitored. Students will be evaluated on how they work towards their goal, not the success of their product.
Math Enrichment (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE)
Math Enrichment is a staff-recommended course for students needing instructional reinforcement in math concepts. Students receive small group instruction or individual web-based instruction.
English Enrichment (YEAR LONG ELECTIVE)
English Enrichment is a staff-recommended course for students needing instructional reinforcement in Language Arts/fluency concepts. Students receive small group instruction or individual web-based instruction.
