All GHCHS program choices offer full access to honors courses, Advanced Placement courses and other pending programs as well as and the opportunity to earn the Advanced Studies Diploma.

• Teacher and Student Teams

• “Clustered” classes to provide enrichment and support for student success and engagement

• An A-G curriculum

• Access to Honors, AP and matriculation into a variety of career tech education programs (age 16+) and programs pending approval and authorization.

• COLLEGE PREPARATORY (CP)

• GLOBAL HISTORY OF IDEAS (GHI)

• HUMANITAS/NEW MEDIA (HU/NM)

• SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) (replaces the MST Magnet Program)

• GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE PROGRAM

• INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (applicant school—possible authorization 2012)

• Designed for the student who wishes to have the greatest freedom to select and explore all GHCHS course offerings at every level.

• Appropriate for students at all levels

• A-G college preparatory curriculum

• Provides full access to all electives, AP and extracurricular activities.

An Interdisciplinary Teaming of Teachers

GHI is a 9-11th grade interdisciplinary program revolving around an idea-driven curriculum.

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” ~ Thoreau

This liberal arts program explores the historical, philosophical and artistic influences that shape our world. Students study influential thinkers,

philosophers, writers, scientists and historians from Western and Non-Western cultures.

Students are helped to understand multiple perspectives in analyzing texts. Course components will provide students

with a clear understanding of the importance of citizenship, democracy and governance in modern world societies.

Students who enjoy unique ways to approach learning through open discussion and creative interpretation of a variety of readings will enjoy this program choice.

An Interdisciplinary Teaming of Teachers

The HU/NM Program focuses on a liberal arts curriculum that incorporates fine art, digital media and film production in a project-based interdisciplinary team-taught approach.

The HU/NM teachers encourage extensive class discussion, oral and written responses to the reading as well as group presentations in a very supportive and nurturing environment.

Humanitas promotes student inquiry through project-based assessments that draw on content area knowledge from English, Social Studies, Science and Visual Arts.

This program is designed for the student who enjoys challenging work and desires to collaborate with other students in investigative and research teams and readily engages in group and class discussions

A foundational math and science program

The STEM Program began when the GHCHS MST Magnet Program was cancelled by LAUSD Spring 2010. Due to student, parent and community interest the original MST program has been expanded to include engineering.

Based on personal interest students can select the STEM Program upon enrollment.

The STEM program is strongly supported by our established partnership with CSUN and other sponsors in development.

Career exposure and enrichment activities are integral to the Program.

Stem Program students are clustered into a unique community of teachers committed to providing students with the foundation skills in mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics for success in higher level math and science coursework.

The STEM Program offers a rigorous four-year 9-12th foundational math and science curriculum. The program is designed for students interested in related careers and college majors in math, science, engineering and technology.

A California Partnership Academy CTE Program for Grades 10-12

This program has been designed specifically for the student interested in pursuing a business or finance career. Specific Career Tech Ed courses have been selected to enhance the experience of students guided by a select team of common teachers and supported by local business.

Courses such as the introductory Money and Banking Course, Business Statistics, Global Economics and Entrepreneurship and possibly Multimedia Communication Design for Business and have been selected and are being developed to enhance the applied learning experience.

At the 11th and 12th grade year, students will be assigned a business mentor and have access to a variety of job shadowing and internship opportunities through the partnering businesses and institutions.

This program has been APPROVED as a California Partnership Academy Grant with the State of California.

Sixty students will be screened and selected based on grant requirements.

Students accessing this program may be required to take a zero, 7th period class or take PE in summer school.

• INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME – GRADES 11-12 (*candidate status only) For detailed information go to http://www.ibo.org

Granada Hills Charter High School is a candidate school* for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

*Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.

Granada Hills Charter High School is pursuing authorization as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.

These schools share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Granada Hills Charter High School believes is important for our students.

The IB Diploma Programme is a two-year, 11-12th grade internationally recognized program for students who are creative, like a challenge and are ready to work hard.

The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.

Students anticipating accessing this program in the 11th grade should be aware that they will need to select Spanish or French in 9th grade and either drama or visual arts during their 10th grade year in preparation of the programme requirements. Authorization is anticipated December 2011 for Fall 2012 initiation.

More detailed information is available at: www.ibo.org

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