Course Catalog

The Bay Area BlendEd Consortium was founded in 2013 by The Athenian School, The College Preparatory School, Lick-Wilmerding High School, Marin Academy, and The Urban School in order to jointly offer a set of blended classes combining face-to-face and online instruction. We have since expanded to include The Branson School and the San Francisco University High School.

The BlendEd Consortium combines best practices for online learning with our schools’ proven strengths in direct classroom instruction and experiential learning. By creating a blended model, where students access the curriculum and teachers online as well as through regular face-to-face meetings, we help our students prepare for the changing methods of instruction and communication while preserving the core relational culture that lies at the heart of our schools’ educational missions.

Before enrolling in courses offered through the Bay Area BlendEd Consortium, you should first assess your readiness for learning in a blended/online format.

Please review the BlendEd Readiness Checklist & Learning Habits to better understand the skills and mindsets that make for a successful BlendEd experience.

The courses in this category have been approved by the University of California as college preparatory electives, challenging, often interdisciplinary courses that represent unique learning experiences.

Juniors can fulfill their sixth class requirement with courses from this list, as well as from the Performing Arts, Technical and Visual Arts classes, and the BlendEd program.

Juniors and seniors may participate in semester-long independent studies to investigate a topic in a discipline not offered at LWHS or a topic not covered in-depth in the curriculum.

Students must apply for an independent study by submitting a detailed proposal that includes—a pointed question that the student will investigate, a syllabus detailing what materials the student will explore, and a description of the proposed final product.

While a faculty member must supervise an independent study, the work of planning and executing the independent study is the responsibility of the student.

Teaching Assistant / Independent Study Form

Juniors and seniors may serve as a Teaching Assistant (TA) in a class that they have previously taken with success. 

All TA’s receive academic credit, and therefore they will be exposed to what it means to be a teacher through meaningful activities, such as lesson planning, testing labs, and creating evaluations.

Students may hold only one TA position per semester, and it will count as a seventh course, but not as one of a student’s six required courses.

Teaching Assistant / Independent Study Form