Grade 12 Curriculum
Capstone, transition and launch
High School · Grade 9 – Grade 12
Grade 12 converts twelve years of learning into evidence. Learners complete advanced mathematics and English, finish pathway coursework, deliver and defend the FutureTech Capstone, and leave with a portfolio, a CV and a concrete post-secondary or employment plan.
Developmental learning priorities
- Capstone delivery and defence
- Statistics or Pre-calculus
- Post-secondary and employment transition
- Portfolio completion
- Leadership handover
Subjects taught in Grade 12
English IV: Advanced Literature, Research & Communication(open for detail)
Learners study demanding literature and criticism, write an extended analytical or research work, and complete the professional and academic writing required for applications and employment.
Annual learning objectives
- • Write an extended analytical or research paper
- • Analyse literary criticism and respond to it
- • Produce application and scholarship essays
- • Present and defend a written thesis
Key units & topics
- • Advanced literature
- • Criticism
- • Extended research
- • Application writing
- • Oral defence
Skills developed
- • Advanced analysis
- • Extended composition
- • Persuasive application writing
Projects & performance tasks
- • Extended research paper and a completed scholarship or application portfolio
Technology & AI integration
AI as critique partner only; authorship verified through drafts and oral defence.
Assessment approach
Extended paper, defence and examinations.
Statistics or Pre-Calculus(open for detail)
Learners take Statistics — sampling, distributions, inference and study design — or Pre-calculus — trigonometry, advanced functions, vectors and limits — according to their pathway.
Annual learning objectives
- • Statistics: design a study and run inference
- • Pre-calculus: work fluently with trigonometric and advanced functions
- • Interpret and communicate quantitative results
- • Apply mathematics within the capstone
Key units & topics
- • Statistics: sampling, distributions, inference, study design
- • Pre-calculus: trigonometry, advanced functions, vectors, limits
Skills developed
- • Quantitative reasoning
- • Statistical or analytical fluency
Projects & performance tasks
- • Statistical analysis embedded in the capstone project
Technology & AI integration
Spreadsheets and statistical tools; AI-generated analysis independently verified.
Assessment approach
Examinations, projects and applied analysis in the capstone.
Advanced Science Elective(open for detail)
Learners take a further science — Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science or advanced Biology — with an independent investigation forming part of the assessment.
Annual learning objectives
- • Apply advanced concepts in the chosen science
- • Design and execute an independent investigation
- • Analyse data with appropriate treatment of uncertainty
- • Communicate findings scientifically
Key units & topics
- • Advanced disciplinary content
- • Independent investigation
- • Data and uncertainty
- • Scientific communication
Skills developed
- • Independent inquiry
- • Advanced technique
- • Scientific writing
Projects & performance tasks
- • Independent science investigation presented at the senior showcase
Technology & AI integration
Digital analysis tools and verified AI-assisted literature review.
Assessment approach
Investigation report, practical work and examinations.
FutureTech Capstone(open for detail)
Every graduate delivers a capstone: a real solution for a real user, built over the year with milestone reviews, user testing, documentation and a public defence before a panel.
Annual learning objectives
- • Deliver a working solution to a defined user
- • Evidence user testing and iteration
- • Document methods, results and limitations
- • Defend the work before an external panel
Key units & topics
- • Project management
- • User research and testing
- • Build and iterate
- • Documentation
- • Public defence
Skills developed
- • Independent delivery
- • Resilience
- • Professional communication
Projects & performance tasks
- • FutureTech Capstone: software, engineering, enterprise, media or research, with a real user
Technology & AI integration
Mandatory AI-use log and source verification appendix; human authorship is assessed in the defence.
Assessment approach
Milestone reviews, final product, documentation and panel defence.
Advanced Applied AI & Emerging Technology(open for detail)
Learners work at the edge of the pathway: applying AI to analysis, automation and product work, assessing governance and policy questions, and preparing for AI-affected careers.
Annual learning objectives
- • Apply AI to a substantial real problem
- • Evaluate governance and policy implications
- • Assess AI's effect on a chosen career
- • Maintain rigorous human oversight
Key units & topics
- • Advanced applied AI
- • Automation
- • Governance and policy
- • Careers and the future of work
Skills developed
- • Applied judgement
- • Policy awareness
- • Professional responsibility
Projects & performance tasks
- • AI component of the capstone, with a documented oversight and risk assessment
Technology & AI integration
Culminating stage of the FutureTech AI & Digital Skills Pathway.
Assessment approach
Applied project, risk assessment and oral examination.
Government, Economics & Global Citizenship(open for detail)
Learners complete advanced study of governance, economics and global affairs, engaging with real policy problems in Liberia and the region.
Annual learning objectives
- • Analyse a national policy problem with evidence
- • Explain macroeconomic trade-offs
- • Evaluate Liberia's regional and global position
- • Argue a policy case publicly
Key units & topics
- • Advanced government
- • Economics and development
- • Regional and global affairs
- • Policy advocacy
Skills developed
- • Policy analysis
- • Economic reasoning
- • Advocacy
Projects & performance tasks
- • Policy paper presented to a public or institutional audience
Technology & AI integration
Public datasets and verified sources only.
Assessment approach
Policy paper, presentation and examinations.
Transition: Employment & Post-Secondary Launch(open for detail)
Learners complete applications, finalise CVs and portfolios, practise professional interviews and confirm a concrete next step — study, training, employment or venture.
Annual learning objectives
- • Submit complete applications for the chosen next step
- • Finalise a professional portfolio
- • Perform in professional interviews
- • Hold a documented transition plan
Key units & topics
- • Applications and scholarships
- • Portfolio finalisation
- • Interviewing
- • Transition planning
Skills developed
- • Professionalism
- • Planning
- • Self-advocacy
Projects & performance tasks
- • Completed transition file: CV, portfolio, applications and plan
Technology & AI integration
Digital portfolio published as the learner's professional record.
Assessment approach
Portfolio and application review and interview rubric.
Senior Leadership & Legacy(open for detail)
Seniors lead school initiatives, mentor younger learners, model integrity, and hand over responsibilities and knowledge to the next cohort.
Annual learning objectives
- • Lead a school-wide initiative
- • Mentor junior learners consistently
- • Model and defend ethical decisions
- • Hand over responsibilities formally
Key units & topics
- • Senior leadership
- • Mentoring
- • Professional ethics
- • Legacy and handover
Skills developed
- • Leadership
- • Integrity
- • Mentorship
Projects & performance tasks
- • Legacy project handed over with documentation to the next cohort
Technology & AI integration
Includes responsible digital and professional conduct after graduation.
Assessment approach
Leadership evaluation, mentee feedback and reflection.
Lifelong Health & Fitness(open for detail)
Learners consolidate lifelong health habits, take responsibility for their own fitness programme and lead or officiate sport for younger learners.
Annual learning objectives
- • Maintain an independent fitness programme
- • Apply health knowledge to adult life
- • Lead or officiate sport
- • Promote wellbeing among peers
Key units & topics
- • Independent fitness
- • Adult health planning
- • Officiating and coaching
- • Peer wellbeing
Skills developed
- • Self-management
- • Leadership
- • Health literacy
Projects & performance tasks
- • Coach or officiate a junior team for a season
Technology & AI integration
Activity data tracked and reviewed.
Assessment approach
Programme records, leadership evaluation and participation.
History: Senior Research Seminar(open for detail)
Seniors complete an independent, documented history capstone on a Liberian, African or world topic, defended orally. The seminar also reviews global history since 1990 and Liberia's place in it.
Annual learning objectives
- • Frame an original, answerable historical research question
- • Locate and evaluate primary and secondary sources independently
- • Write a documented research paper with a clear thesis
- • Defend the argument and the evidence orally
Key units & topics
- • Research design
- • Source location and evaluation
- • Drafting and revision
- • Contemporary global history
- • Oral defence
Skills developed
- • Independent research
- • Argumentation
- • Citation and academic integrity
- • Public defence
Projects & performance tasks
- • Capstone history research paper with full bibliography
- • Public oral defence before staff and peers
Technology & AI integration
AI tools may be used for search, outlining and editing only; the paper must include a disclosure and verification appendix listing every AI-assisted step and how each claim was confirmed.
Assessment approach
Capstone paper, verification appendix and oral defence rubric.
End-of-year outcomes
By the end of Grade 12, a learner:
- Delivers and defends the FutureTech Capstone before a panel.
- Completes an advanced mathematics course and an advanced science.
- Graduates with a professional portfolio, CV and interview experience.
- Holds a confirmed post-secondary, training, employment or venture plan.
- Demonstrates ethical leadership and mentoring of younger learners.