Course of Study
At GDS, students engage with real-world challenges, take ownership of their learning, and develop the critical, creative, and collaborative skills needed to thrive. Our curriculum fosters a deep appreciation for the arts, humanities, and sciences as essential and interconnected ways of understanding the world.
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Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) UL
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Advanced Ceramics & Sculpture
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Advanced Coding for Artificial Intelligence
Fall or Spring
Advanced Coding for Video Games
Fall
Advanced Digital Photography
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Advanced Drawing & Painting
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Advanced French Language and Culture
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Advanced Latin Literature
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Advanced Programming for Robotics
Fall
Not offered in 2025-26
Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies I
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Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies II (UL)
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Advanced Topics of the Spanish-Speaking World
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African History
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African-American Studies (UL)
Semester Elective: Fall
Algebra II
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American Government (UL)
Semester Elective: Fall & Spring
Anatomy, Health, & Social Justice
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Applications in Spanish
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Arts (5)
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Arts (6)
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Arts (7)
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Arts (8)
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Arts Overview (LMS)
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Asian History
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Athletics (7-8)
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Biology 9
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Calculus
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Calculus (UL)
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CEEL (MS)
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Cellular & Molecular Biology (UL)
Lab Period
Ceramics & Sculpture Workshop (UL)
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Chamber Choir
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Chemistry I or Chemistry I Extended
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Chemistry II (UL)
Lab Period
Chemistry II
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Chinese Language & Culture I
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Chinese Language & Culture II
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Coding for Social Impact (UL)
Full Year
Community Engagement (HS)
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Comparative Religious Studies
Spring
Contemporary Literature, Culture, and Theory (UL)
Fall & Spring
Contemporary/Modern Dance
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Creative Writing UL (Fall & Spring)
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Dance (LS)
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Data Structures and Algorithms (UL)
Spring
Differential Equations (UL)
Spring - Upper Level Semester Elective
Digital Citizenship (LMS)
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Electricity & Magnetism (UL)
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Encountering Monstrosity (UL)
Fall & Spring
English (MS)
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English 10
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English 11
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English 12
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English 9
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Environmental Science: Analysis of Science and Policy (UL)
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Environmental Science: Applied Research
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Europe Between the Wars (UL)
Semester Elective: Fall
European History
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Forensic Science
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Foundations I in Chinese
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Foundations I in French
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Foundations I in Latin
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Foundations II in Chinese
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Foundations II in French
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Foundations II in Latin
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Foundations in Ceramics & Sculpture
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Foundations in Creative Engineering
Fall & Spring
Foundations in Digital Film & Animation
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Foundations in Digital Media & Graphic Design
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Foundations in Digital Photography
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Foundations in Drawing & Painting
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Foundations in Entrepreneurship
Full Year
Foundations in Programming
Fall & Spring
Foundations in Spanish
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Francophone Literature & Culture (UL)
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French Language & Culture
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Game Theory
Fall
GDS Singers
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Genetics & Evolutionary Biology
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Geometry
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Global Human Rights (UL)
Semester Elective: Spring
Global Peace & Conflict (UL)
Semester Elective: Fall
Health & Wellness (LS)
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Health & Wellness (MS)
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High School Overview
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Hip Hop and Social Justice
Semester Elective: Fall & Spring
Historical Research Seminar: Race, Place, and Real Estate (UL)
Semester Elective: Fall & Spring
History (MS)
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History 9: Communities and Change
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Honors Statistics I: The Mathematics of Statistics (UL)
Fall - Upper Level Semester Elective
Honors Statistics II: Applications of Data Analysis (UL)
Spring - Upper Level Semester Elective
Hopper Design and Engineering (7-8)
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HS English Overview
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HS History & Social Sciences Overview
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HS Mathematics Overview
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HS PE/Health Overview
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HS Science Overview
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HS World Languages Overview
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Innovation (LMS)
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Integrations in Spanish
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Introduction to Art & Activism in Spanish
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Introduction to Economics
Semester Elective: Fall
Introduction to Francophone Literature
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Introduction to Latin Literature
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Introduction to Literature & Film in Spanish
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Jazz (UL)
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Jazz - Large Ensemble
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Jazz and Creative Music Chamber Ensemble
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Jazz Improvisation and Creative Music Lab
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Language Arts (LS)
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Latin American History
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Latin Language & Culture
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Law & Constitutional Rights (UL)
Semester Elective: Spring
Library (LS)
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Library (MS)
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Linear Algebra (UL)
Fall - Upper Level Semester Elective
Literature and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World (UL)
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Maker Math & Innovation (5-6)
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Master Studio: Interdisciplinary Workshop (UL)
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Math (LS)
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Math (MS)
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Math Center
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Mathematics Seminar (UL)
Spring - Upper Level Semester Elective
Modern Physics & Quantum Mechanics (UL)
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MS Visual Arts Enrichments
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Multivariable Calculus (UL)
Fall - Upper Level Semester Elective
Music (LS)
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Music Production & Audio Engineering
Fall and/or Spring
Neuroscience
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PE (5-6)
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PE (LS)
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PE/Athletics Overview (LMS)
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Philosophy and Literature UL (Fall & Spring)
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Physical Education/Health I
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Physical Education/Health II
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Physics I, Physics I Extended, or Physics I (UL)
Lab Period
Precalculus
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Red Scare, White Flight, and Chicago Blues: American Politics and Culture after World War II
Spring
Research in Biology (UL)
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Science (LS)
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Science (MS)
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Social Studies (LS)
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Spanish Language & Culture
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Statistical Analysis and Applications
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Statistical Analysis and Applications (UL)
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Student Support (LMS)
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Technology (LS)
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Theater Directing: Advanced Theater Collective
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Theater Production
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Theater: Acting I
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Theater: Acting II
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TOLV: Advanced Choral Ensemble (UL)
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Topics in Contemporary Psychology (UL)
Yearlong Elective
U.S. Gender History
Grade 11
U.S. History
Grade 11
U.S. Immigration History
Grade 11
U.S. Political History
Grade 11
Visual Arts (LS)
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Waves & Optics (UL)
Spring
World History
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World Languages (LS)
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World Languages (MS)
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World War II
Semester Elective: Spring