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Grade 11 focus (modeled on Liberia's grade 11 English and Literature, cross-checked with Ghana SHS English and Literature-in-English and Kenya CBC grade 11 English): academic vocabulary through word roots, research and library skills, rhetoric and persuasive speeches, world poetry, and the 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, EFL Level 6 (CEFR B2 upper; modeled on the Liberia grade 11 English oral and writing strands, cross-checked with Ghana SHS English and Kenya CBC grade 11 English): summarizing and reporting sources, giving presentations, reported speech, and strategies for the reading and listening sections of international English tests. Grade 10 covered building an argument, note-taking, conditionals, and the formats of the IELTS and Duolingo English Test, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 11 focus (modeled on Liberia's grade 11 mathematics trigonometry strand, cross-checked with Ghana SHS Core and Elective Mathematics and Kenya CBC grade 11): 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 (modeled on Liberia's grade 11 Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, cross-checked with Ghana SHS Integrated Science and Kenya CBC grade 11): 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 (modeled on Liberia's grade 11 History, cross-checked with Ghana SHS History and Kenya CBC grade 11 History and Citizenship): 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 (modeled on Liberia's grade 11 Civics and Social Studies, cross-checked with Ghana SHS Social Studies and Kenya CBC grade 11 History and Citizenship): 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 (modeled on Liberia's grade 11 Geography, cross-checked with Ghana SHS Geography and Kenya CBC grade 11 Geography): 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 (modeled on Liberia's grade 11 Economics, cross-checked with Ghana SHS Economics and Kenya CBC grade 11 Economics): 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 (modeled on Liberia's senior high ICT, cross-checked with Ghana SHS ICT and Kenya CBC grade 11 Computer Science): 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. Every lesson teaches Kiswahili, which is spoken by tens of millions of people in East and Central Africa and is an official language of the African Union and the East African Community. Kiswahili is written in the Latin alphabet and spelled the way it sounds. Students take either Kiswahili or Arabic as their second language, not both; this is the Kiswahili option, and the Arabic option is a separate class. 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 (modeled on Ghana SHS Arabic, beginner level 6): jobs and careers, giving and supporting opinions, festivals and celebrations, and writing a formal application email. Every lesson teaches Modern Standard Arabic, with Arabic script and a simple Latin-letter guide. Arabic is an official language in many countries of North Africa and the Horn of Africa and one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Students take either Kiswahili or Arabic as their second language, not both; this is the Arabic option, and the Kiswahili option is a separate class. 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 (modeled on Liberia's senior high Agricultural Science, cross-checked with Ghana SHS General Agriculture and Kenya CBC grade 11 Agriculture): 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; modeled on Liberia's senior high Moral Education and Social Studies values strand, cross-checked with Ghana SHS Religious and Moral Education and Kenya CBC values-based education): 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 (modeled on Liberia's senior high Music, cross-checked with Ghana SHS Music and Kenya CBC grade 11 Music): 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 across 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 (modeled on the art history strands of Liberia's arts curriculum, cross-checked with Ghana SHS General Knowledge in Art and Kenya CBC grade 11 Visual Arts): 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 (modeled on Liberia's senior high science and technology strands, cross-checked with Ghana SHS integrated STEM electives and Kenya CBC grade 11 STEM pathway): 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 (modeled on Liberia's senior high entrepreneurship and business studies, cross-checked with Ghana SHS Business Management and Kenya CBC grade 11 Business Studies): 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 (modeled on the arts strand of Liberia's senior high arts curriculum, cross-checked with Ghana SHS Textiles and Kenya CBC grade 11 Fine Arts): 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 Engolo, the Angolan martial art and dance linked to capoeira, plus mobility, stretching, breathwork, and plant-based nutrition. Movement, breathing, and nutrition only. No partner contact. Grades 6–8 use beginner-safe videos only.