Clustered Core Courses

Credentialed Homestead instructors offer the core senior high courses, many of which are offered for college credit including a number of Literature, History, and Science courses, Composition I & II, Spanish Language and Culture I, II, & III, Entrepreneurship, Psychology, Civic Discourse, and Intercultural Communications. Each semester these courses are thematically clustered to provide the opportunities for cross-disciplinary connections and deepening of the learning experience. In this way student projects, field studies, literature selections, and seminars provide opportunities for the transfer and synthesis of concepts and skills encountered across these core courses.

Business Program

After exploring the fundamentals of entrepreneurship through real world application in Junior High, students advance to this Senior High course, which focuses on the equally important question: What to do with money once you’ve earned it? In Personal Finance, students learn practical strategies for budgeting, saving, borrowing, investing, and protecting their money with the goal of building long-term financial independence and security. Through simulations, real-world applications, and guided practice, they develop the knowledge and habits necessary to make wise financial decisions throughout life. Each week students also have the opportunity to further expand their micro-economy work with the operations of the school. Senior High students have often become the expert in their micro-economy enterprise and often play a mentorship role as our Junior High students apprentice with them.

College & Careers

In this two year course 11th grade students are equipped with the research skills, self-assessment practices, and practical tools needed to make informed post-secondary plans. Rooted in self-discovery, the course helps students clarify their personal strengths, explore diverse career pathways, and gain confidence in navigating the college and career landscape. Students develop key skills in standardized test preparation, essay and resume writing, interviewing, financial aid literacy, and professional communication. By the end of the year, each student will have a polished, application-ready portfolio and evidence of achievement within their Mastery Transcript—powerful assets for college admissions, scholarships, and future opportunities. In their senior year, this capstone course prepares seniors for a successful transition to life after high school—whether in college, a gap year, vocational training, or the workforce. Interwoven with the Advisory program, the curriculum takes a highly individualized approach, guiding students through the final steps of college and career preparation. Students refine their Mastery Transcript, complete strong college and financial aid applications, and gain real-world skills in resume writing, interviewing, and career planning. With a balance of discussion, research, and hands-on practice, this year-long course equips students with the confidence and tools to pursue their next chapter with clarity and purpose.

College Electives

To date, our Senior High students have taken more than 70 different college courses, many of them electives chosen to explore personal interests and potential career paths. From the sciences to the arts, from business to social sciences, students have the freedom to pursue subjects that spark curiosity and deepen their sense of purpose. This breadth of experience not only strengthens their academic profiles but also helps them make more informed decisions about their post-secondary pathways.

Mastery Projects

Senior High students continue the deep and impactful explorations of Mastery Projects. The team-guided, project-based learning for many senior high students begins to evolve into longer term projects that culminate a year-long Senior Legacy Project. With their deepening understanding and refined skills senior high students begin to focus more intently on advanced competencies and Mastery Credits as they work to both round out their skill set and to focus on developing their unique areas of passion and talent. Evidence of these holistic competencies are recorded by the students in their Mastery Transcript.

Socratic Seminars

In the senior high program, seminars become a central space for student-led inquiry and advanced dialogue. Students are expected not only to prepare closely but also to develop the guiding questions that shape the conversation, demonstrating an increasing capacity to connect course themes with their own intellectual curiosities. Rather than rotating across subjects, senior high seminars sustain deeper, cross-disciplinary conversations, mirroring the demands of seminar-style courses students will soon encounter at four-year colleges owing to the fact that they will have already completed two years of introductory college courses. Students are prepared to grapple with complex texts, problems, and works of art in ways that highlight both individual voice and collective meaning-making. Seminars provide practice in framing questions, defending interpretations, and engaging peers in thoughtful dialogue. The emphasis is on conversation as a shared inquiry—open-ended, rigorous, and attuned to the interplay of self, community, and world. In this setting, students refine their abilities in respectful dialogue, active listening, and the critical use of credible sources, skills that will serve them throughout higher education and beyond.

Mastery Transcript

At Collaborative College High School (CCHS), student growth is captured through the Mastery Transcript (MTC), an internationally recognized framework for documenting learning. Instead of a traditional list of grades, the transcript highlights progress across academic, personal, and real-world competencies, offering a more complete picture of each learner. Every credit-bearing experience—whether a course, project, internship, or college class—adds to this holistic record of achievement, designed to reflect 21st-century skills and meet the expectations of innovative colleges and universities. Each student develops a unique credit profile tying each competency to a record of evidence. In this way a unique interactive learning record centers the student as an individual and learner, showcasing multidimensional evidence of holistic skills over the traditional flat transcript that lists grades and courses.