Educational Departments
At School for Independent Learners, the boundaries that divide knowledge into disciplines are fluid.
Because our one-to-one courses are personalized for each student, we often teach interdisciplinary lessons to deliver a seamless education. An English student, passionate about science, may choose to read literary works that discuss scientific concepts. A foreign language student, an avid reader, may learn Spanish by studying the stories of South American authors.
Students may take two separate, but interrelated, courses as an “interdisciplinary course”. These courses seamlessly integrate the material of two courses into a single program of study, often as a two-hour block class, taught by one teacher. Students earn credit for two separate year-long courses, which awards 20 units of credit (four semesters).
Common interdisciplinary courses are: U.S. History & American Literature; World History & World Literature; AP World History & AP Art History; Philosophy & AP Literature & Composition; Physics & Pre-Calculus; and Photography & Creative Writing.