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Grade 11 focus: academic vocabulary through word roots, research and library skills, rhetoric and persuasive speeches, world poetry, and the Diaspora Literature unit on Octavia E. Butler's Kindred and Afrofuturism. Grade 8 covered verb tenses, Grade 9 covered formal letters and African poetry, and Grade 10 covered the active and passive voice, so this class does not repeat them.

French Level 6 is for grade 11 (CEFR B1). Topics: the present subjunctive after expressions of necessity, wishes, and feelings, relative pronouns for linking ideas, reading and listening to French-language media with a critical eye, and planning and writing an opinion essay. Students build on grade 10 work with object pronouns, the futur simple, and the conditional.

Grade 11 focus: angle measure in degrees and radians, graphs of sine and cosine, exact values and identities, the sine and cosine rules, and the Financial Math unit on saving and investing. Grade 10 covered right-triangle trigonometry and taxes and payslips, and Grade 9 covered exchange rates, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: chemical reactions and balanced equations, rates of reaction, electricity with current, voltage, resistance, and power, and ecology with energy flow and nutrient cycles. Grade 8 covered acids and bases, Grade 9 covered waves and sound, and Grade 10 covered genetics, atomic structure, and bonding, so this class builds on them and does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: Pan-Africanism and its leaders, Ghana and the independence wave of 1957–1960, the wars of liberation, and the struggle against apartheid. Grade 10 covered colonial conquest and colonial rule, Grade 8 American History introduced Du Bois, and Grade 9 American History covered Garvey and the UNIA's Liberia plan, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: gender equality and women in leadership, the United Nations and Africa, how public policy is made, and Africa's place in the world. Grade 6 covered the AU, ECOWAS, and how a bill becomes law, Grade 9 covered volunteering, and Grade 10 covered the Maputo Protocol, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: climate change in Africa, responding to climate change, industry and manufacturing, and tourism and its impacts. Grade 6 and Grade 8 covered climate zones and West African weather, Grade 7 Science covered Olkaria and Noor Ouarzazate, and Grade 10 covered natural hazards, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: central banks and monetary policy, fiscal policy and public debt, exchange rates and the balance of payments, and strategies for development. Grade 7 and Grade 8 introduced the central bank and inflation, and Grade 9 covered GDP and the Botswana and Mauritius examples, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: data analysis with Python, logic gates and Boolean logic, searching and sorting algorithms, and how large language models work, with responsible use. Grade 9 covered training a machine learning model and overfitting, and Grade 10 covered databases and SQL, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus (beginner level 6): jobs and careers, giving and supporting opinions, festivals and celebrations, and writing a formal application email. Each lesson gives the same phrases in Modern Hebrew (Hebrew script with a Latin-letter guide) and Mexican Spanish. Students study the one language they chose. Grade 8 covered likes and dislikes, Grade 9 covered school life, and Grade 10 covered describing people, the future, and informal letters, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: climate-smart agriculture, soil conservation and land restoration, food security, and agricultural technology. Grade 7 covered NERICA rice and composting, Grade 9 covered irrigation, agroforestry, and zaï pits, and Grade 10 covered agribusiness and post-harvest storage, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus (non-sectarian, without teaching any one faith): an introduction to philosophy and logic, with arguments, premises, and conclusions, common fallacies, major ethical theories, and African ethics and respectful debate. Grade 6 covered Ubuntu, Grade 9 covered Socrates, Confucius, and Ptahhotep and making good decisions, and Grade 10 covered ethics in technology, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: Black American music as history, with spirituals, blues, and gospel; jazz; Motown, soul, and the freedom songs of the 1960s; and hip-hop. U.S. events appear as context for the Black American story. Grade 7 introduced the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Grade 9 covered the Harlem Renaissance and introduced Duke Ellington, Grade 9 Music covered Liberian hipco, and Grade 10 covered the Civil Rights Movement, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: world music traditions, with the African roots of Latin American music, Caribbean calypso and reggae, Indian classical music, and the gamelan of Indonesia compared with African ensembles. Grades 8 and 9 covered popular and traditional styles from many parts of Africa, including Congolese rumba's Cuban links, and Grade 10 covered the orchestra and art music, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: world art III, with modern movements from Expressionism to Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and its critics, African studio photography, and art and independence in Africa, always looking for Africa's place in each story. Grade 8 covered Enwonwu, the Zaria Art Society, and El-Salahi, Grade 9 covered European art to Cubism, and Grade 10 covered Harlem Renaissance visual artists, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: sizing a solar power system, designing and prototyping a mobile app, biomimicry, and presenting research with a science poster. Grade 7 built a solar oven, Grade 8 built a torch circuit, and Grade 10 costed an engineering project, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: intellectual property, digital business and e-commerce, social enterprise, and ways to finance a business. Grade 9 covered the lean canvas and pitch deck, and Grade 10 covered supply chains, inventory, and logistics, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus: designing and sewing textile products, digital pattern design, fashion illustration, and upcycled fashion. Grade 6 covered upcycled sculpture, Grade 9 covered hand-drawn pattern repeats and public art, and Grade 10 covered screen printing, fabric collections, and exhibitions, so this class does not repeat them.

One shared optional class for Grades 6–12. At-home movement based on tai chi (taijiquan), the slow, flowing Chinese movement art, plus warm-ups, stances, breathing, balance, stretching, and everyday nutrition for active bodies. Movement, breathing, and nutrition only. No partner contact.