Biology & Nature Study (9th Grade +)
Course Duration: 28 weeks; Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:45-2
Course & Lab Fees: $650

In this introductory biology lab science course, students will study the molecular and cellular basis of life, the different kinds of organisms found in nature: archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, invertebrates, vertebrates, plants, the biogeochemical cycles that keep environments hospitable to life, and ecosystems. Throughout the course, students see that life is the result of design and that organisms have been given the ability to adapt to their surroundings. Students will conduct labs that facilitate tactile learning of the material offered both in the text and via lecture while also learning to record data using the scientific method. Microscope-based labs and dissection will be included in the lab component. Students will also participate in a science fair at some point during the year.

In unity with all other Esprit students, biology students will engage in a focused nature study of invertebrates (Fall), rocks, minerals, and soil (Winter), and fish (Spring). Home assignments include some light outside reading and one or two nature walks and studies each week. A book list will be provided for all books needed for home assignments.

Human Anatomy, Physiology, & Nature Study (10th +)
Course Duration: 28 weeks; Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2-3:15
Prerequisite: Biology
Course Fee: $650

In this advanced biology lab science course, students will study: body organization, cellular structure and function, body tissues, the integumentary and skeletal systems, skeletal histology and movement, muscle histology and physiology, the skeletal muscle system, neurons and neuroglia, the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, the endocrine system, the cardiovascular system, the lymphatic system, the digestive system, the respiratory system, the urinary system, the reproductive system. A minimum of one lab per chapter as well as dissections of an eye, brain, kidney, heart, and fetal pig will be performed.

In unity with all other Esprit students, Human Anatomy students will engage in a focused nature study of invertebrates (Fall), rocks, minerals, and soil (Winter), and fish (Spring). Home assignments include some light outside reading and one or two nature walks and studies each week. A book list will be provided for all books needed for home assignments.

Health, Nutrition, & Nature Study (9th +)
Course Duration: 28 weeks; Thursdays 9:15-10:30
Course & Lab Fees: $450

This course is a comprehensive health course for high schoolers exploring physical, nutritional, emotional, social, and mental concepts. Topics include why health matters, mental and emotional stability, nourishment and hydration, food science, body systems and structures, physical fitness, immune systems, and more. This course is not a lab science and may count for a science elective. It also may count for one Physical Education credit if the student chooses to log and complete a schoolyear-long fitness regime throughout the course.

In unity with all other Esprit students, health students will engage in a focused nature study of invertebrates (Fall), rocks, minerals, and soil (Winter), and fish (Spring). Home assignments include some light outside reading and one or two nature walks and studies each week. A book list will be provided for all books needed for home assignments.

Off Rotation
This course is off the Esprit Upper School rotation and may be offered again 2027-2028:

• Chemistry & Nature Study