Curriculum

A full year, mapped cycle by cycle

Every grade runs Humanities, Mathematics, and STEM across three project-based cycles. Pick a grade and a subject to see what your child explores from fall through spring.

Curriculum

A full year, mapped cycle by cycle

Every grade runs Humanities, Mathematics, and STEM across three project-based cycles. Pick a grade and a subject to see what your child explores from fall through spring.

Curriculum

A full year, mapped cycle by cycle

Every grade runs Humanities, Mathematics, and STEM across three project-based cycles. Pick a grade and a subject to see what your child explores from fall through spring.

Suggested 4-year sequence

Based on the general Torrance Unified high school program

Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
English
English 1Honors
English 2Honors
English 3AP Language
English 4AP LiteratureDual Enrollment
Math
Algebra 1Geometry
Next math course
Algebra 2Precalculus
PrecalculusStatisticsCalculusDual Enrollment
Science
BiologyHonors
ChemistryHonors
PhysicsAdvanced science
Science electiveAPDual Enrollment
Social science
Elective or approved history option
World HistoryAP
U.S. HistoryAP
Government (semester)Economics (semester)
PE / Health
PE 9Health
PE 10
Requirement complete
Requirement complete
Language / arts
Spanish 1 or arts
Spanish 2 and/or arts
Spanish 3ArtsElective
Advanced languageArtsElective
Meridian Pathway
Foundations of Innovation & Design
Design, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
Applied InnovationIndustry project
CapstoneInternshipDual Enrollment
Working draft · Proposed course plan · Grades 9–12

Suggested 4-year sequence

Based on the general Torrance Unified high school program

Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
English
English 1Honors
English 2Honors
English 3AP Language
English 4AP LiteratureDual Enrollment
Math
Algebra 1Geometry
Next math course
Algebra 2Precalculus
PrecalculusStatisticsCalculusDual Enrollment
Science
BiologyHonors
ChemistryHonors
PhysicsAdvanced science
Science electiveAPDual Enrollment
Social science
Elective or approved history option
World HistoryAP
U.S. HistoryAP
Government (semester)Economics (semester)
PE / Health
PE 9Health
PE 10
Requirement complete
Requirement complete
Language / arts
Spanish 1 or arts
Spanish 2 and/or arts
Spanish 3ArtsElective
Advanced languageArtsElective
Meridian Pathway
Foundations of Innovation & Design
Design, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
Applied InnovationIndustry project
CapstoneInternshipDual Enrollment
Working draft · Proposed course plan · Grades 9–12

Suggested 4-year sequence

Based on the general Torrance Unified high school program

Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
English
English 1Honors
English 2Honors
English 3AP Language
English 4AP LiteratureDual Enrollment
Math
Algebra 1Geometry
Next math course
Algebra 2Precalculus
PrecalculusStatisticsCalculusDual Enrollment
Science
BiologyHonors
ChemistryHonors
PhysicsAdvanced science
Science electiveAPDual Enrollment
Social science
Elective or approved history option
World HistoryAP
U.S. HistoryAP
Government (semester)Economics (semester)
PE / Health
PE 9Health
PE 10
Requirement complete
Requirement complete
Language / arts
Spanish 1 or arts
Spanish 2 and/or arts
Spanish 3ArtsElective
Advanced languageArtsElective
Meridian Pathway
Foundations of Innovation & Design
Design, Engineering & Entrepreneurship
Applied InnovationIndustry project
CapstoneInternshipDual Enrollment
Working draft · Proposed course plan · Grades 9–12

A Torrance Unified charter school, co-designed with Sora Schools.

Opening September 2026 for grades 5–8; grades 9–12 open in 2027.


Torrance Unified (tusd.org)

ADA policy

Statement of Nondiscrimination. In compliance with Title IX, Torrance Unified School District prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity it operates, including, but not limited to, student programs and activities and employment.

Torrance Meridian Academy is a tuition-free Torrance Unified charter school, co-designed with Sora Schools. Opening September 2026 for grades 5–8.

A Torrance Unified charter school, co-designed with Sora Schools.

Opening September 2026 for grades 5–8; grades 9–12 open in 2027.


Torrance Unified (tusd.org)

ADA policy

Statement of Nondiscrimination. In compliance with Title IX, Torrance Unified School District prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity it operates, including, but not limited to, student programs and activities and employment.

Torrance Meridian Academy is a tuition-free Torrance Unified charter school, co-designed with Sora Schools. Opening September 2026 for grades 5–8.

A Torrance Unified charter school, co-designed with Sora Schools.

Opening September 2026 for grades 5–8; grades 9–12 open in 2027.


Torrance Unified (tusd.org)

ADA policy

Statement of Nondiscrimination. In compliance with Title IX, Torrance Unified School District prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity it operates, including, but not limited to, student programs and activities and employment.

Torrance Meridian Academy is a tuition-free Torrance Unified charter school, co-designed with Sora Schools. Opening September 2026 for grades 5–8.