There is Something to Offer Every Student at Chaffee Trail Middle!
Discover your passions, build new skills, and shape your future at Chaffee Trail. Our diverse elective offerings empower students to explore creativity, leadership, technology, and wellness.
Creative and Performing Arts
2-D and 3-D Art
Unleash your imagination through drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media. Students learn foundational techniques while expressing their personal artistic voice.
Course Highlights: Portfolio building, hands-on studio time, annual art showcase.
Band
Learn to play a brass, woodwind, or percussion instrument and perform together as an ensemble. No prior musical experience required!
Course Highlights: Winter/Spring concerts, community performances, marching band.
Theatre
Step into the spotlight! Explore acting fundamentals, stagecraft, improvisation, and confidence-building through dramatic performance.
Course Highlights: Scene study, public speaking skills, school drama productions.
Career, Technology Education
Digital Discoveries/TV Production
Dive into the world of digital media and technology. Students learn video production, editing, broadcast journalism, and essential computer literacy skills.
Course Highlights: Producing school news broadcasts, learning industry-standard editing software, digital citizenship.
Career Clusters
Explore exciting career pathways across various industries, helping students connect their middle school interests to future high school and career goals.
Course Highlights: Career exploration tools, goal setting, real-world industry connections.
Marketing
Discover the basics of business, consumer behavior, product promotion, and project management in a fun, interactive environment.
Course Highlights: Creative advertising projects, teamwork, entrepreneurial thinking.
Academic Enrichment and Leadership
AVID
A dedicated elective designed to prepare students for college and career readiness by developing strong academic habits, organization, and critical thinking.
Course Highlights: Note-taking strategies, college campus visits, academic coaching and support.
Global Scholars
Expand your worldview! This program focuses on international cultures, global issues, geography, and fostering cross-cultural understanding.
Course Highlights: Collaborative global projects, cultural awareness, critical global thinking.
Wellness and Physical Development
Health
Empower yourself with knowledge about physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Learn healthy habits, nutrition, and lifestyle choices that last a lifetime.
Course Highlights: Wellness tracking, decision-making skills, personal health awareness.
Physical Education
Stay active, build strength, and learn team sports and lifelong fitness habits in a supportive and energetic environment.
Course Highlights: Team sports, cooperative games, cardiovascular fitness, sportsmanship.