Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
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The Shenandoah Valley Governor's School is one of Virginia's 18 state-initiated magnet
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...

 Governor's Schools
Governor's Schools (Virginia)
The Governor's Schools are a collection of regional magnet high schools and summer programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia intended for gifted students....

. It is a part-time school where 11th and 12th grade students take advanced classes in the morning (receiving their remaining classes from their home high school).

Curriculum

There are two separate curricula at SVGS. The curriculum for the Math Science and Technology program includes the following college prep. and dual enrollment classes: Research or Engineering (not dual enrollment), Advanced Technology, AP Computer Science, Pre Calculus, AP Calculus, DE Calculus, DE Discrete Mathematics, AP Statistics, DE Molecular Biology, DE Environmental Chemistry and AP Environmental Science. The curriculum for the Arts and Humanities program includes DE Acting I (trough JMU), Acting II, DE Introduction To Theatre (Through JMU), Advanced Dramatic Theories and Criticism, advanced art classes, and DE Humanities 111/112 and (?)(Through BRCC).

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Extracurricular activities

  • Electric Vehicle Team
  • Robotics Team
  • Outreach (with elementary and middle schoolers)

External links

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