BlendEd Consortium
Embrace the Bay Area.
Through the Bay Area BlendEd Consortium (a collaboration between six Bay Area independent high schools), you will have access to unique courses that take advantage of the resources of the Bay Area and you'll have the opportunity to learn with students from other Bay Area schools.
BlendEd courses combine interactive and individual work, virtual and in-person, and are as rigorous and challenging as upper level Branson electives. Though they do not fulfill graduation requirements, BlendEd courses are UC approved and offer Branson students more opportunities to take responsibility for their own progress and learning.
BlendEd Basics
- Approximately 6 hours of coursework per week
- Activities are both synchronous (real-time virtual and in-person) and self-paced
- 3-5 face-to-face sessions/field trips per semester
- Open to 11th and 12th grade students
- UC approved (some are “a-f”, most are “g” approved)
- Average class size of 16 students
For more information about BlendEd, check out blendedconsortium.org or contact Branson’s BlendEd Coordinator, Jeff Symonds.
Semester Courses
- Ancient Greek
- Applied AI in Python
- Art, Consciousness & AI
- Digital Music Production & Marketing
- Financial Literacy
- Fundamentals of Filmmaking
- Future Cities: Civic Technology, Data & Design
- The Golden Gate: Bay Area Literature, History & Activism
- Hearing in Color: Level Up Your Music Listening
- Incarceration Nation: The Rise of the U.S. Prison Industrial Complex
- Meaning of Life: Philosophy & Literature
- Movements for Change
- The Science of SciFi
- Zen in the Bay: A Holistic Exploration of Buddhist Meditation & Practices
For a complete list of BlendEd courses and their descriptions, read the back section of Branson's Curriculum Guide 2025-2026 | Guía de Estudios 2025-2026
Branson Curriculum Guide
Read the Curriculum Guide to see all the courses we offer in the 2025-26 academic year.