J-Term

January Term, or J-Term, is an opportunity to recapture the curiosity of learning and explore experiential and project-based education. While some classes, like Psychology, explore traditional educational applications such as social sciences, other classes, such as Welding, explore learning in venues that used to be included in a traditional liberal arts education. J-Term classes will run for 4 days in January.

J-Term week is a regular week of school and full-time students* are expected to sign up for all three sessions: A, B, and C. Course space is limited, so we ask that students select a first and second choice from the options in each session. If a student’s first two choices fill up, we will contact him/her to ask for third and fourth choices. NOTE: AP Classes have specific seminars for their courses. Please note the times these are happening and sign up for J-Term courses accordingly.

Students earn transcript elective credit in the areas of Fine Arts, Common Arts and Physical Education for their J-Term. These courses are graded on a Pass/Fail (70 or above) basis and punctual attendance, participation, and completion of work are expected. Since this is an academic week of school, attendance is taken and counts toward a student’s overall attendance record (please see the FRCS Jr/Sr High attendance policy for details). If a student misses two or more days of J-Term due to illness or other excused reasons, they will be withdrawn from their courses and receive no academic credit for the J-Term week.

Schedule

• 8-10am – Session A
• 10:15am-12:15pm – Session B
• 12:15-1pm – Lunch
• 1-3pm – Session C

Details

Specific information about J-Term is sent to families via email toward the end of each calendar year. Information includes available courses for that J-Term as well as instructions for students on how to sign up for the courses they want.

If you desire more information, please contact Director of Student Experiences Jeremy Wall at .