Curriculum
With the exception of physical education classes, all courses in Northside are either Honors or (AP) (Advanced Placement). Northside has 24 advanced placement classes.
Northside offers 6 foreign languages: Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish. All languages (except Latin) offer overseas Study Abroad and Exchange experiences; the Latin program is renowned for its success at national and state competitions, having won the past eight Illinois Junior Classical League conventions and numerous Illinois Certamen League championships. In 2012, three Northside students helped win the Advanced Certamen Championship at the National Junior Classical League convention in North Carolina.
Northside's math program is unique from most other high schools in that it uses the Interactive Mathematics Program, also known as IMP, instead of a traditional math track. IMP is very writing based, with students writing portfolios and projects instead of simply solving mathematical equations. IMP is extremely different from a regular mathematics program, and like everything, it has its advantages and disadvantages. Aside from four IMP courses, Northside also offers AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, AP Calculus AB, and Multi-Variable Calculus.
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