Academics
Eastwood Academy offers Advanced Placement courses and Dual-Credit courses (through Houston Community College.) Advanced Placement courses offered are: Statistics, Calculus AB and BC, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Human Geography, World History, US History, European History, Art History, Studio Art, Computer Science, and US Government. Dual Credit courses include: English 1301 and 1302, Psychology 2301, Sociology 2301, Economics 2301, and Government 2301.
Eastwood has a Science and Research Design team (rocketry), award-winning Robotics team, and award-winning Debate squad (policy debate and public forum styles). Eastwood also has Mu Alpha Theta (Math club.) Other extracurricular activities include The Woods Project, Exercise Club, GEMS (Girl's Empowerment Movement Society), Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), Student Leadership, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National Forensic League, Student Council, Houston Urban Debate League, Texas Forensic Association, Film Club, Theatre, YAAP (Young Artist's Apprenticeship Program, ACE Mentorship Program (Architecture, Construction, and Engineering), Youth About Business (YAB), and Skills USA. Furthermore, juniors and seniors have the opportunity to raise funds to travel in Europe during Spring Break.
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“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)