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21st Century Focus
Our Innovate 21 signature program offers our elementary school students an advanced placement experience with an emphasis on 21st-century skills. Our focus on communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking provides students with an education that prepares them for their future.
Portrait of a Graduate in Action
Our Portrait of a Graduate defines what it means to be a graduate of Fountain Hills Unified School District. Taking feedback from students, parents, and our community we developed the core areas of focus for our students. These core values are embedded at each grade-level and build as a student enters middle school.
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Cross-Curricular, Future Ready
Through a cross-curricular approach, emphasizing accelerated learning, the program prepares students for Honors courses in middle school. Students who complete the i21 Junior program are ready to move into the i21 program at Fountain Hills Middle School. From there, students will move into AP Capstone at FHHS, preparing them for university life while building their academic resume with a Highest Distinction diploma from FHHS and a diploma from the College Board.
Course Offerings
Honors Science
Honors Math
Honors English
Honors Social Studies
Specials
McDowell Mountain Elementary School offers three specials to enhance the student experience, Art, PE, and STEM.
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STEM: Students learn about how science, technology, engineering, and math are interconnected while preparing for advanced coursework in middle and high school.
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Art: Students explore Drawing, Painting, and Ceramics at each grade-level. Students work on projects and build creativity through art.
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Physical Education: Students learn to play a variety of sports and focus on being health conscious. PE teaches students about the values of teamwork and hard work.
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Honors Social Studies explores American & Arizona History, World History, Geography, and Civics. Through project-based, cross-curricular learning activities, students gain a deep understanding of how history and science connect in shaping human history. Connecting history and science through the English classroom, prepares students for Honors classes in middle school and Advanced Placement and college-level courses in high school.
Honors English, connected with history and science, explores how literature shapes our understanding of our world. With a focus on writing, inquiry, and reading, our i21 Junior students enter middle school ready to take Honors English. At FHHS students are ready for AP English, and college courses through our partnership with Arizona State University, including the following: English Composition I & II, Public Speaking, Communication, and Poetry.
Students in the i21 program may advance in math as quick as they want. We offer one and half years of standards each year starting in second grade. Students can finish elementary school two years above grade level in math if they begin i21 Junior in second grade. Students can take high school level courses in middle school, if they are ready. In fact, students who graduate from Fountain Hills High School can accelearte in math much faster than other high schools. Our students can graduate with 7+ math credits, where most schools only offer 4 credits of math. Our high school offers the following advanced math courses: Precalculus, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, AP Statistics, College Algebra, Business Calculus, and Calculus for Engineers.
Students in the i21 program solve real-world problems through a lab science approach. The connection of science with history and English creates a well-rounded approach that prepares students for advanced courses in middle & high school. Our students who graduate from Fountain Hills High School can accelearte in science much faster than other high schools. Our students can graduate with 7+ science credits, where most schools only offer 4 credits of science. Our high school offers the following advanced science courses: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Anatomy & Physiology, AP Environmental Science, Engineering, Paleoanthropology, Astronomy, and many more.