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Grade 12 focus: argumentative and expository essays, exam-style summary writing, literary analysis of point of view, theme, and structure, exam-style literature practice, and the Diaspora Literature unit on Nnedi Okorafor's Binti and N. K. Jemisin. Grade 10 covered figurative language, and Grade 11 covered rhetoric, research skills, and an introduction to Africanfuturism, so this class does not repeat them.

French Level 7 is for grade 12 (CEFR B1, moving toward B2). Topics: the plus-que-parfait and reported speech, the Négritude movement and its writers, formal register and the format of the DELF exams, and a final argumentative essay with oral presentation practice. Students build on grade 11 work with the subjunctive, relative pronouns, media reading, and opinion writing.

Grade 12 focus: exponential functions, logarithms, sequences and series, statistics and probability (spread and counting), and the Financial Math unit on loans and amortization. Grade 11 covered trigonometry and saving and investing, Grade 9 covered the total cost of a loan, and Grade 8 covered averages and basic chance, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: organic chemistry and polymers, forces and motion with Newton's laws, atomic and nuclear physics, and evolution and biodiversity. Grade 10 covered atomic structure, bonding, and genetics, and Grade 11 covered reactions, electricity, and ecology, so this class builds on them and does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: Africa in the Cold War, modern Liberia from 1980 to 2005, Africa since 1990, and a country research capstone on one of the 54 nations. Grade 11 covered Pan-Africanism, independence, liberation wars, and apartheid, and Grade 7 Values covered the women's peace movement in Liberia, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: term limits and constitutional change in comparative cases, peacebuilding and transitional justice, how oversight holds power to account, and a community action project. Grade 8 covered what a constitution contains and anti-corruption bodies, Grade 9 covered freedom of information, Grade 10 covered systems of government and the courts, and Grade 11 covered the UN and public policy, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: GIS and remote sensing, regional geography of North Africa and the Sahara, regional geography of Central, East, and Southern Africa, and geographic fieldwork and investigation. Grade 7 covered map skills, Grade 9 covered the regional atlas of West Africa, Grade 10 covered the Great Rift Valley and river systems, and Grade 11 covered climate change, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: poverty lines, poverty traps, and social protection; managing natural resource wealth; the digital economy; and population and the demographic dividend. Grade 7 covered mobile money, Grade 8 covered trade, Grade 9 covered growth, the Gini coefficient, and youth unemployment, and Grade 11 covered monetary and fiscal policy and development strategies, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: an AI project capstone, from planning a responsible AI project, to building a simple classifier in Python, testing and evaluating it, and presenting it, with careers in technology. Grade 9 covered training a model with a no-code tool and overfitting, and Grade 11 covered Python data analysis, sorting algorithms, and large language models, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus (beginner level 7): the environment and current issues, reading authentic texts such as signs, headlines, and short articles, advanced debate language for conceding, contrasting, and concluding, and preparing for an oral exam with a final writing task. 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 the weather, Grade 10 covered media and technology, and Grade 11 covered giving and supporting opinions and formal emails, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: agricultural research and experimental design, export standards and market access, urban and controlled-environment agriculture, and careers in agriculture with a research project. Grade 10 covered agribusiness, cooperatives, fair trade, and storage, and Grade 11 covered climate-smart agriculture, food security, and agricultural technology, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus (non-sectarian, without teaching any one faith): philosophy and logic II, with knowledge and truth, theories of social justice, applied ethics in business, media, and public life, and a personal values statement. Grade 8 covered fairness and kinds of justice and integrity, Grade 9 covered Socrates and making decisions, and Grade 11 covered arguments, fallacies, ethical theories, and African ethics, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: Black Americans in science and space, in business, and in national political leadership, and the ties between Africa and America today, with a capstone essay. U.S. events appear as context for the Black American story. Grade 6 covered Madam C. J. Walker and the Liberia connection, Grade 7 covered Hiram Revels and Reconstruction, Grade 9 covered John H. Johnson and the Black press, and Grade 10 covered the Civil Rights Movement, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: the music business, music technology and recording, Afrobeats and amapiano as Africa's global pop, and a listening portfolio capstone. Grade 8 introduced highlife, Afrobeat, and Afrobeats, Grade 10 covered reading music and the orchestra, Grade 11 covered world music traditions, and Grade 11 Entrepreneurship covered intellectual property in general, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: contemporary art, with portraiture and identity, contemporary African and diaspora artists, museums and restitution in depth, and art careers and the art market. Grade 6 Studio Arts introduced El Anatsui, Grade 7 covered the 1897 Benin expedition and the first returns of Benin Bronzes, Grade 10 Studio Arts covered curating an exhibition, and Grade 11 covered modern movements, Pop Art, studio photography, and FESTAC, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: a full engineering capstone project, from defining a real problem and researching it, to designing and building a prototype, testing and improving it, and writing a final engineering report. Grade 6 introduced the engineering design process, Grade 10 covered costing a project, and Grade 11 covered the science poster, so this class builds on them and does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: writing a full business plan, financial statements and projections, registering and running a legal business, and launching, growing, and exiting a business. Grade 8 covered the cash book, Grade 9 covered the lean canvas, break-even analysis, and the pitch deck, and Grade 11 covered intellectual property and financing, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 12 focus: a capstone body of work, from concept and visual research, to production planning and quality, to pricing, selling, and protecting your work, and a professional portfolio with an artist statement. Grade 8 covered a first portfolio and artist statement, Grade 10 covered designing a fabric collection and curating an exhibition, and Grade 11 covered textile products, digital design, and fashion illustration, so this class builds on them and 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.