Schedule 2026-27

Semester 1

16 weeks, 33 class meetings

Week	Date	#	Topics
1	Aug 24	2	Introductions, Installation; Command line, dev environment setup, Summer projects
2	Aug 31	3	Unit 0 (Command line, numeric conversion)
3	Sep 8	2	Unit 1 (Java Basics)
4	Sep 14	2	Unit 2 (Functions and Testing)
5	Sep 21	2	Unit 3 (String, Math, Random)
6	Sep 28	2	Unit 4 (Loops / Algorithms)
7	Oct 6	2	catch up
8	Oct 12	2	Unit 5 (Classes & Objects)
9	Oct 19	2	Unit 6 (Processing libraries); Project planning
10	Oct 26	2	catch up
11	Nov 2	3	Unit 7 (Arrays); Project work
12	Nov 9	2	Unit 8 (ArrayList); Project work
13	Nov 16	2	catch up, Project work
--	Nov 23	-	Thanksgiving Break
14	Nov 30	2	Unit 9 (Array Algorithms); Project work
15	Dec 7	2	Project work
16	Dec 14	1	Project work

Semester 2

19 weeks, 45 class meetings

Week	Date	#	Topics
1	Jan 4	2	Unit 10 (Lists of Objects)
2	Jan 11	2	Unit 11 (Inheritance and Interfaces)
3	Jan 18	2	Demos: Transformations, Scene classes, Text IO
4	Jan 25	3	Unit 12 (2D arrays)
5	Feb 1	2	Application: Image processing
6	Feb 8	3	Unit 13 (Composition)
7	Feb 15	2	Application: Particle generators
8	Feb 22	3	AP exam MC practice, catch up
9	Mar 1	2	Unit 14 (Algorithm analysis)
10	Mar 8	3	Unit 15 (Recursion)
11	Mar 15	2	Project work, AP exam prep
--	Mar 22	-	Spring Break
--	Mar 29	-	Spring Break
12	Apr 5	3	Project work, AP exam prep
13	Apr 12	2	Project work, AP exam prep
14	Apr 19	3	Project work, AP exam prep
15	Apr 26	2	Celebration of Innovation Thu Apr 29, 5-9pm
16	May 3	3	AP exam prep
17	May 10	2	AP Exam Wednesday, May 12, 2027, 12pm
18	May 17	3	STEM activities
19	May 25	1	No more APCS :(