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The Computer Science Principles course introduces students to the basic concepts of computer science and helps them understand how computing and technology affect the world around them. As part of this course, students will have a wide range of computing tools and skills while creatively solving real-world problems and concerns. Students will pursue their interest in digital projects, such as apps, movies, games, or music that showcase creativity and make use of their creations to make a difference in our community.
Based on the concepts learned in the introductory computer science course, this course is designed to solve and solve problems through writing, running, and debugging computer programs. Other goals include, but are not limited to, proficient in coding in Java, familiar with Java library classes in the AP Java subset, and reading and understanding large programs. All students are expected to take the Advanced Entrance Examination and are expected to participate in the ACSL (American Computer Science Alliance) competition and other computer science competitions.
This course focuses on data structures and algorithms and extends students' computer science knowledge. Specific topics include stack, queue, recursion, tree (select, insert, bubbling, quick sort, merge, sort), heap, and hash table. Programming exercises allow students to write complex and dynamic programs using advanced object-oriented methods. Many of these concepts are taught through a project-based learning environment in which students are responsible for planning, implementing, testing, and submitting advanced courses. Also, participation in the national ACSL competition is a requirement of the course.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), the study of agents that perceive their environment and perform actions optimizing their chances for successfully attaining a defined objective, is the main focus of this post-AP course. The goal of this course is to introduce concepts and methods essential to intelligent computer systems in a variety of contexts. Topics include graphs, search algorithms, heuristics, recursion, pruning, constraint solvers, and games. The primary programming language utilized in this course is Java.
Engineering Design Honors is an innovative engineering course designed to introduce students to project-based collaborative, hands-on learning through engineering design concepts. This enables students to truly gain a deeper understanding of the design process of engineering disciplines. Students learn how to document their work, learn different forms of sketches, conceive their ideas, and work on software such as AutoCAD, industrial 3D software, architectural design software, and programming software. By producing actual prototypes on a 3D rapid prototype, students can implement their product design to the final stage.
The Robotics Honors course provides hands-on experience in robotics design, engineering, electronics, and computer science. Students participate in the engineering process, research, design, build, and test ideas. Throughout the course, students learn to use a microcomputer to control the output device and interpret the input sensor. As a final project, students create a robot that uses 3D modeling software to document the design process in an engineering notebook and build a team video.
This course is designed to enable students to explore three main goals: to provide an immersive experience in the production of live productions, to allow students to understand the basics of the scriptwriting process, and extensive training in film photography and non-linear digital video editing. And use digital portfolios for publishing, resumes, professional websites, content management systems, social media, basic operations for photo editing in PhotoShop, HTML basics, embedded video, video compression, and conversion of Adobe suites. All work is in state-of-the-art HD digital broadcast studios and post-production facilities. Differentiated teaching allows students to explore areas of interest. Students can take credits for the course for more than one year. Each year, all students are invited to participate in the annual Student Television Network (STN) Conference and National Competition. STN is an exciting off-campus event that is held annually in different cities in the United States, providing students with the opportunity to showcase their talents and hone their skills.
This course is designed for current digital media production students to delve into the types of broadcast production they choose. As they expand their skills and drive their content creation capabilities closer to professional media, students will focus on building specific branded program types. They will also play a leading role in the weekly PCTV, quarterly PCTV, and PCTV Sports production. Students will gain hands-on knowledge of producers, moderators, niche project directors, editors, and correspondents/beat reporters. The teaching field will focus on broadcast news, broadcast talent and program delivery, advanced post-production, and web publishing.
This course is designed for current digital media production students to delve into the types of broadcast production they choose. As they expand their skills and drive their content creation capabilities closer to professional media, students will focus on building specific branded program types. They will also play a leading role in the weekly PCTV, quarterly PCTV, and PCTV Sports production. Students will gain hands-on knowledge of producers, moderators, niche project directors, editors, and correspondents/beat reporters. The teaching field will focus on broadcast news, broadcast talent and program delivery, advanced post-production, and web publishing.
The Pine Crest Social Entrepreneurship Program is a highly selective 3-year course offered to sophomores in high school. Applicants go through a lengthy application process, and when chosen, participate in three years of the class. Social entrepreneurs are socially responsible individuals with innovative ideas to solve the world’s most pressing problems, creating new product systems and solutions to help change people’s lives. Social entrepreneurship is driven not so much by profit as by societal needs that the entrepreneur has identified and is passionate about. The first year of this course enables students to use business principles to explore real-world issues from multiple perspectives through collaborative team building. The first year allows students to use the principles of business to investigate real-world issues from different perspectives. Collaborative team building activities are encouraged to have students learn how to work with one another.
Social Entrepreneurship II continues off of the first year, with students honing in on what social entrepreneurs do, and understanding the mindset and drive that comes with being a successful social entrepreneur. Students enter various competitions throughout the year, pitching ideas and getting support from the community around them. Although it is not necessary, many may choose to move forward with some of their projects, past what is required for the class.
In the final year, students choose a social project that they would like to implement into the real world, and focus on developing it using the skills they have learned in the past two years. Students experience what it is like to be a social entrepreneur bringing positive change into the world. Students must also learn how to keep their projects feasible and sustainable to the community they are serving.
Science Research I is open to students who are about to enter sophomore year. After an extensive application process, accepted students have the opportunity to participate in this program. This course provides students with the chance to develop skills and interests in a variety of scientific disciplines. In the first year, students research a significant issue in the field of science and study it through experiments and reading. Students read journal articles, design experiments, write research papers, present research results, and submit research papers to the Junior High School Science and Engineering Symposium, Florida Junior High School, and other research and comment sites.
The second and third years of the research program equip students with the necessary support to refine new research issues in the sciences and investigate them through hands-on experimentation. Students study after school, on weekends, as well as throughout the summer. The student's research is independent, and many foster lasting connections with mentors at nearby universities and labs. The studies are mainly student-driven with some guidance from those around them.
This semester-long microeconomics course provides a meticulous grasp of the principles that apply to the functions of sole decision-makers (including consumers and producers) in larger economies. It focuses on the nature and purpose of the product market, including research on the role of factor markets and the role of government in promoting efficiency and equity in the economy.
This semester-long macroeconomics course aims to give students a thorough understanding of the economics that apply to the entire system. This course focuses specifically on the research of national income and price determination. It also provides insight into financial performance measures, economic growth, as well as international economics.
Created during the 2020 - 2021 Academic School Year