With its ever-growing community connections, RMHS offers a plethora of classes on its campus and throughout South Bend. Students are not limited to the course list below; they may pursue classes at colleges such as Indiana University South Bend, St. Mary’s College, Ivy Tech Community College, and Bethel University, as well as courses and internships at other local organizations.
*Indicates the class is a minimum graduation requirement
RMHS begins all students on a Core40 diploma track, and they are welcome to pursue a Core40 Honors diploma or a Standard diploma.
Students are welcome to take early college courses starting in their 3rd year at RMHS. We collaborate with Indiana University South Bend, St. Mary’s College, Ivy Tech Community College, and Bethel University. The cost for up to 3 courses is included in your RMHS tuition, and any additional credits are the financial responsibility of the family.
Our final assessment at RMHS looks different than you might expect. Rather than cramming for a week full of exams, students work collaboratively on a whole-school project that gives them an opportunity to use what they’ve learned in a practical way. Our Integrated Project presents students with a real world problem to solve and gives them one week to develop a solution. Group members work on a multi-leveled, interdisciplinary challenge and offer a 20-25 minute long presentation that is assessed by guides and peers. Creativity and ingenuity are prioritized and there are not any “model” examples of how a solution should look. This challenge requires students to be ambitious and take risks in their interpretations.
As a micro-school, we don’t feel pressure to develop everything we offer. RMHS students are able to use the city of South Bend as an extension of their classroom, opening up a world of opportunity to learn from field experts for a variety of courses. We collaborate with FireArts, the Civic Theater, and many other local organizations that give students a chance to practice stewardship of their urban environment.
RMHS student working in the ceramics studio at the South Bend Museum of Art.
Fine Arts (includes classes at South Bend Museum of Art and the Civic Theater)*
Open Studio
Advanced Ceramics (FireArts)
Spanish I*
Spanish II*
Spanish III
Spanish IV
Spanish V
Environmental science students studying watersheds.
Biology*
Integrated Chemistry/Physics*
Environmental Science*
Physics I (offered through IUSB)
Algebra I*
Algebra II*
Geometry*
Pre-Calculus
Statistics (independent study)
Discrete Math (independent study)
Linear Algebra (independent study)
Calculus I (IUSB, St. Mary’s, or Ivy Tech)
Calculus II (IUSB)
Multivariable Calculus (IUSB)
9th year English students hard at work.
English 9*
English 10*
English 11*
English 12*
Creative Writing
US History*
World History*
Government*
Economics*
Baking class making banana muffins.
Physical Education*
Health*
Sewing
Advanced PE (Kroc Center)