Curriculum Map
We are pleased to share our curriculum map, a view into learning and teaching at Catlin Gabel. Our curriculum addresses academics as well as students' social and intellectual development, character, and creativity. The map illustrates our approach and shows how subject matter builds from grade to grade.
| Course | Division |
|---|---|
| 8th Grade Musical | Middle School |
| 8th Grade Play | Middle School |
| Acc Precalculus | Upper School |
| Acting | Upper School |
| Advanced Biology | Upper School |
| Advanced Chemistry | Upper School |
| Advanced Computer Science | Upper School |
| Advanced Film Production | Upper School |
| Advanced Instrument Study | Upper School |
| Advanced Physics | Upper School |
| Advanced Play Production | Upper School |
| Advanced Topics in Computer Science | Upper School |
| Alg 2 / Geom Yr 1 | Upper School |
| Alg 2 / Geom Yr 2 | Upper School |
| Algebra 1 | Middle School |
| Algebra 1 | Upper School |
| Algebra 1 A | Middle School |
| American Culture in the 1960s | Upper School |
| Anatomy & Physiology | Upper School |
| Applied Theater Concepts | Upper School |
| Art 1 | Lower School |
| Art 2 | Lower School |
| Art 3 | Lower School |
| Art 4 | Lower School |
| Art 5 | Lower School |
| Art History | Upper School |
| Arts 6 | Middle School |
| Arts 7 | Middle School |
| Arts 8 | Middle School |
| Astronomy | Upper School |
| Athletics | Upper School |
| Athletics | Middle School |
| Beginning Tennis | Upper School |
| Calculus 1 | Upper School |
| Calculus 2 | Upper School |
| Ceramics | Upper School |
| Chamber Choir | Upper School |
| Chinese 6 | Middle School |
| Chinese 7 | Middle School |
| Chinese 8 | Middle School |
| Chinese I | Upper School |
| Chinese II | Upper School |
| Chinese III | Upper School |
| Chinese IV | Upper School |
| Computer Science Research | Upper School |
| Counselor K | Beginning School |
| Counselor PS | Beginning School |
| CPR/First Aid | Upper School |
| Creative Writing | Upper School |
| Decisions and Revisions | Upper School |
| Descriptive Statistics | Upper School |
| Directing | Upper School |
| Drama K | Beginning School |
| Drama PS | Beginning School |
| Drawing & Painting | Upper School |
| Early World History | Upper School |
| Ecology | Upper School |
| English 6 | Middle School |
| English 7 | Middle School |
| English 8 | Middle School |
| Environmental Politics | Upper School |
| Environmental Science | Upper School |
| Experimental Chemistry | Upper School |
| Film Studies | Upper School |
| Financing the American Dream | Upper School |
| French 5 | Lower School |
| French 6 | Middle School |
| French 7 | Middle School |
| French 8 | Middle School |
| French I | Upper School |
| French II | Upper School |
| French III | Upper School |
| French IV | Upper School |
| French V | Upper School |
| Freshman English | Upper School |
| From Romance to Novel | Upper School |
| Genres | Upper School |
| Geology | Upper School |
| Globalization: Debates and Controversies | Upper School |
| Grade 3 Mandarin Chinese | |
| Grade 4 | |
| Graphic Design | Upper School |
| Hanging Back with the Brutes | Upper School |
| Health 1 | Lower School |
| Health 10 | Upper School |
| Health 2 | Lower School |
| Health 3 | Lower School |
| Health 4 | Lower School |
| Health 5 | Lower School |
| Health 7 | Middle School |
| Health 9 | Upper School |
| Health K | Beginning School |
| History 6: Social Studies and the Ancient World | |
| History 6: The Ancient World | Middle School |
| History 7: World Cultures | Middle School |
| History 8: Civics and Society | Middle School |
| History of Modern China | Upper School |
| Homeroom K | Beginning School |
| Homeroom PS | Beginning School |
| Honors Art Seminar | Upper School |
| Honors Statistics | Upper School |
| How Things Work | Upper School |
| Indoor/Outdoor Games | Upper School |
| Infernos | Upper School |
| Instrumental Duets and Ensembles | Upper School |
| Introduction to Animation | Upper School |
| Introduction to Calculus | Upper School |
| Introduction to Computer Science | Upper School |
| Japanese III | Upper School |
| Japanese IV | Upper School |
| Japanese V | Upper School |
| Jazz Band | Upper School |
| Junior English | Upper School |
| Language Arts K | Beginning School |
| Language Arts PS | Beginning School |
| Library & Research Skills 11 | Upper School |
| Library & Research Skills 12 | Upper School |
| Library K | Beginning School |
| Library PS | Beginning School |
| Library Skills | Lower School |
| Library Skills | Middle School |
| Library Skills 1 | Lower School |
| Library Skills 2 | Lower School |
| Library Skills 3 | Lower School |
| Library Skills 4 | Lower School |
| Lifetime Fitness | Upper School |
| Literary Nightmares | Upper School |
| Mandarin Chinese 1 | Lower School |
| Mandarin Chinese 2 | Lower School |
| Mandarin Chinese 3 | Lower School |
| Mandarin Chinese 4 | Lower School |
| Mandarin Chinese 5 | Lower School |
| Mathematics 1 | Lower School |
| Mathematics 2 | Lower School |
| Mathematics 3 | Lower School |
| Mathematics 4 | Lower School |
| Mathematics 5 | Lower School |
| Mathematics 6 | Middle School |
| Mathematics 7: Pre-Algebra | Middle School |
| Mathematics K | Beginning School |
| Mathematics PS | Beginning School |
| Media Arts | Upper School |
| Modern and Contemporary Drama | Upper School |
| Modern Europe and the World | Upper School |
| Modern Queer Literature | Upper School |
| Modernity and Modernism | Upper School |
| Music 1 | Lower School |
| Music 2 | Lower School |
| Music 3 | Lower School |
| Music 4 | Lower School |
| Music 5 | Lower School |
| Music 6 | Middle School |
| Music 7 | Middle School |
| Music 8 | Middle School |
| Music Composition | Upper School |
| Music K | Beginning School |
| Music of Western Civilization | Upper School |
| Music PS | Beginning School |
| Music Theory | Upper School |
| Newspaper | Upper School |
| Organic Chemistry | Upper School |
| Ornithology | Upper School |
| Outdoor Leadership & Adventure | Upper School |
| P.E. 6 | Middle School |
| P.E. 7 | Middle School |
| P.E. 8 | Middle School |
| Pathogens & Parasites | Upper School |
| PE 1 | Lower School |
| PE 2 | Lower School |
| PE 3 | Lower School |
| PE 4 | Lower School |
| PE 5 | Lower School |
| Photography | Upper School |
| Physical Education K | Beginning School |
| Physical Education PS | Beginning School |
| Physics A: Mechanics | Upper School |
| Physics B: Waves, Sound & Optics | Upper School |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | Upper School |
| Physics D: Modern Physics | Upper School |
| Piano Study | Upper School |
| Play Production | Upper School |
| Post-Colonial Africa | Upper School |
| Precalculus | Upper School |
| Production Design | Upper School |
| Reading 1 | Lower School |
| Reading 2 | Lower School |
| Reading 3 | Lower School |
| Reading 4 | Lower School |
| Reading 5 | Lower School |
| Reading Activities K | Beginning School |
| Reading and Writing Memoir | Upper School |
| Reading Continuum | Lower School |
| Recurrent, irregular units of study, grades 2 and 3 | Lower School |
| Revolution in the Middle East | Upper School |
| Rock Climbing | Upper School |
| Science 1 | Lower School |
| Science 2 | Lower School |
| Science 3 | Lower School |
| Science 4 | Lower School |
| Science 5 | Lower School |
| Science 6 | Middle School |
| Science 7 | Middle School |
| Science 8 | Middle School |
| Science I | Upper School |
| Science II | Upper School |
| Science K | Beginning School |
| Science PS | Beginning School |
| Science Research | Upper School |
| Shakespeare and His World | Upper School |
| Social Studies 1 | Lower School |
| Social Studies 2 | Lower School |
| Social Studies 3 | Lower School |
| Social Studies 4 | Lower School |
| Social Studies 5 | Lower School |
| Social Studies K | Beginning School |
| Sophomore English | Upper School |
| Spanish 1 | Lower School |
| Spanish 2 | Lower School |
| Spanish 3 | Lower School |
| Spanish 4 | Lower School |
| Spanish 5 | Lower School |
| Spanish 6 | Middle School |
| Spanish 7 | Middle School |
| Spanish 8 | Middle School |
| Spanish I | Upper School |
| Spanish II | Upper School |
| Spanish III | Upper School |
| Spanish IV | Upper School |
| Spanish V | Upper School |
| Stagecraft | Upper School |
| Technology 4 | Lower School |
| Technology 5 | Lower School |
| The Constitution in American Life and Society | Upper School |
| The Essay | Upper School |
| Transitional Justice | Upper School |
| United States History | Upper School |
| Urban Studies | |
| Urban Studies: Shaping Portland through Planning and Leadership | |
| Visual Arts K | Beginning School |
| Visual Arts PS | Beginning School |
| Woodshop | Beginning School |
| Woodshop 1 | Lower School |
| Woodshop 2 | Lower School |
| Woodshop 3 | Lower School |
| Woodshop 4 | Lower School |
| Woodshop 5 | Lower School |
| Woodshop 6 | Middle School |
| Woodshop 7 | Middle School |
| Woodshop 8 | Middle School |
| Woodworking | Upper School |
| Writing 1 | Lower School |
| Writing 2 | Lower School |
| Writing 3 | Lower School |
| Writing 4 | Lower School |
| Writing 5 | Lower School |
| Writing Activities K | Beginning School |
| Writing Continuum | Lower School |
| Yearbook | Upper School |