HighSchoolCourseDescriptions•2017-18EnglishEnglish9Duration:Full-yearCredit:1.0Prerequisite:NoneThiscoursepromotesEnglishlanguageartsthroughthestudyofliterature.Theclasswillreadshortstories,myths,essays,plays,poetry,andnovels.Literarytermswillbeintroducedanddevelopedinconnectionwiththereadings.MajorreadingscommonlyincludeToKillAMockingbird(Lee),OfMiceandMen(Steinbeck),RomeoandJuliet(Shakespeare),MasterHaroldandtheBoys(Fugard),aswellasothertexts.Differentmodesofwritingwillberequired,reflectingvariousgenresandtexttypes.Speakingandlisteningwillbestressedasoralcomponentsofthecourse.Skillstobedevelopedincludereading,writing,revision,grammar,vocabulary,andspeakingandlistening.English10Duration:Full-yearCredit:1.0Prerequisite:English9Becausethelearningofskillsisaprocessthatoccursanddevelopsovertime,muchofwhatwastaughtinEnglish9isreviewedandreinforcedinEnglish10.Studentsreadavarietyofliterarytextsandgenres;writecriticalliteraryessays;engageincloseanalysisoftexts;addtotheirworkingvocabulary;broadentheirunderstandingoftheuseandeffectsofliteraryandstylisticdevices;andreinforcetheirknowledgeofthefundamentalsofgrammarandcomposition.English10focusesontheskillsofwriting:usingthewritingprocesstoformulateandorganizeideas;providingevidenceinsupportofstatements;constructingclearandeffectivesentences,paragraphs,andessays;andexperimentingwithformsandstylesofexpositoryandcreativewriting.Greateremphasisisplacedonthecontinueddevelopmentofcriticalthinkingskillsinthecontextofwriting,speech,andreadingcomprehension.SomeofthetextsstudiedinEnglish10mayincludetheworksofWilliamShakespeare,WilliamGolding,Sophocles,andKhaledHosseini,includingtheselectedworksofseveralpoets.EAL Duration: Full-yearCredit:1.0CreditPrerequisite:NoneThissupportcourseprovidesstudentswithacademiclanguageinstructiononessayandexpositorystructures,grammarandmechanics,andvocabularyacquisition

boththroughdirectinstructionandinferringwordmeaningsfromcontext.Theteacheralsoconferenceswithstudentsregularlyontheirreadingandwritingincontentclasses(English,SocialSciences,andSciences)toensureacademiclanguageacquisition.IBLanguageandLiteratureHLandSLDuration:TwoFullYears–G11andG12Credit:1.0peryearPrerequisite:English10(orequivalent)TheIBLanguageandLiteraturecoursefocusesondevelopinganunderstandingoftheconstructednatureofmeaningsgeneratedbylanguageandthewebofrelationshipstheysharewiththesocialworld.Twopartsoftwo-yearcourserelatetothestudyoflanguage(mostlyinnon-literarytextssuchasmagazines,newspapers,advertisements,andsocialmedia)andtwopartstothestudyofliterature.Thecoursedevelopsskillsoftextualanalysis,withspecialattentiontocontext,audience,andpurpose.Astudyoftheformalstructuresofatextiscombinedwithanexplorationofthewaytheuseofformalandstylisticelementsandourunderstandingoftheirmeaningisaffectedbyreadingpracticesthatareculturallydefined.Studentsreadawidevarietyoftexts,literaryandnon-literary.SomeofthetextsstudiedmightincludetheworksofWilliamShakespeare,F.ScottFitzgerald,TennesseeWilliams,ToniMorrison,andMohsinHamid,amongothers.

MATHEMATICS Grade9AdvancedGeometry/Algebra1 Duration:OneYear.Credit:1.0CreditsPrerequisite:CompletionofAlgebra1 Thisprogramisarigorouscourseforhighlymotivatedandcapablestudents.Itisassumedthat,whenappropriate,graphingdisplaycalculators--TI-NspireCX(withouttheCAS) andotherformsoftechnology(forexampleTheGeometer’sSketchpad,Version5) willbeused.Thefollowingmathematicalskillswillbeemphasizedthroughouttheyear: makingsenseofproblemsandperseveringinsolvingthem;developingalgebraicandgeometricreasoning;constructingviableargumentsandcritiquingtheanalysisofothers;modelingwithmathematics;learningtodiscernwhichtoolsareappropriatetosolveaproblem;addressingthenatureofprecision,andbeingpreparedtobesystematicinone’smathematicalcommunication.Thetopicsstudiedare:introductiontogeometry,parallelandperpendicularlines,triangles,quadrilaterals,SimilarityGeometryProject,righttrianglesandtrigonometry,linearInequalities,systemsoflinearequationsandinequalities,functionsand,quadraticrelationships. Grade9Geometry/Algebra1 Duration:OneYear.Credit:1.0CreditsPrerequisite:CompletionofAlgebra1ThisprogrammovesatagentlerpaceandislessrigorousthantheAdvanced(outlinedabove).Asbefore,though,itisassumedthat,whenappropriate,graphingdisplaycalculators--TI-NspireCX(withouttheCAS) andotherformsoftechnology(forexampleTheGeometer’sSketchpad,Version5) willbeused.Onceagain,thefollowingmathematicalskillswillbeemphasizedbutatlessdepth: makingsenseofproblemsandperseveringinsolvingthem;developingalgebraicandgeometricreasoning;constructingviableargumentsandcritiquingtheanalysisofothers;modelingwithmathematics;learningtodiscernwhichtoolsareappropriatetosolveaproblem;addressingthenatureofprecision,andbeingpreparedtobesystematicinone’smathematicalcommunication.Thetopicsstudiedare:introductiontogeometry,parallelandperpendicularlines,triangles,quadrilaterals,GeometryProject,transformations,similarity,circles,righttrianglesandtrigonometry,lines,linearinequalities,systemsoflinearequations,functionsandprobability. Grade10Algebra2TrigHL Duration:OneYear.Credit:1.0CreditsPrerequisite:CompletionofGeometryAlgebra1andTeacherRecommendationThisprogramisarigorousandchallengingcourseforhighlymotivatedandcapable

studentsAsbefore,itisassumedthat,whenappropriate,graphingdisplaycalculators--TI-NspireCX(withouttheCAS) andotherformsoftechnology(forexampleTheGeometer’sSketchpad,Version5andAutograph) willbeusedtoenhanceandexploreconcepts.Onceagain,thetypicalmathematicalskillswillbeemphasized: makinggoodsenseofproblemsandperseveringinsolvingthem;developingsoundalgebraicandgeometricreasoning;constructingviableargumentsandcritiquingtheanalysisofothers;modeling withmathematics;learningtodiscernwhichtoolsareappropriatetosolveaproblem;addressingthenatureofprecision,andbeingpreparedtobesystematicinone’smathematicalcommunication.Thetopicsstudiedare:introductiontothecourse,reviewofquadraticequations&theintroductionofcomplexnumbers,polynomials,roots&radicals,introductiontostatistics,Project,exponential&logarithmicfunctions,rationalequations&functions,trigonometry,statistics,probabilityandvectors. Grade10Algebra2TrigSL Duration:OneYear.Credit:1.0CreditsPrerequisite:CompletionofGeometryAlgebra1Thisprogramisachallengingcourseforcapablestudents.Asbefore,itisassumedthat,whenappropriate,graphingdisplaycalculators--TI-NspireCX(withouttheCAS) andotherformsoftechnology(forexampleTheGeometer’sSketchpad,Version5andAutograph) willbeused.Onceagain,thetypicalmathematicalskillswillbeemphasized: makinggoodsenseofproblemsandperseveringinsolvingthem;developingsoundalgebraicandgeometricreasoning;constructingviableargumentsandcritiquingtheanalysisofothers;modelingwithmathematics;learningtodiscernwhichtoolsareappropriatetosolveaproblem;addressingthenatureofprecision,andbeingpreparedtobesystematicinone’smathematicalcommunication.ThetopicsstudiedareasubsetofthoseofHL(above)anditwillbeappreciatedthatthedepthwillnotbeasdemanding:introductiontothecourse,quadraticequations,introduceimaginary/complexnumbers,polynomials,rootsandradicals,functionsandtransformations,introductiontostatistics,exponentialfunctions,logarithmicfunctionsandtrigonometry.IBMathStudiesSL1andSL2 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofaMath10courseThiscourseisdesignedforstudentswithvariedbackgroundsandabilitiesinmathematics.Itisdesignedtobuildconfidenceandencourageanappreciationofmathematicsinstudentswhodonotanticipatetheneedforagreatdealofmathematicsintheirfuturestudies.ThecoursewillstartoutwithareviewoftopicscoveredinAlgebraII/Trigonometry.Studentstakingthiscourseshouldbealreadyequippedwithfundamentalskillsandarudimentaryknowledgeofbasicprocesses.Inthesecondyearofthiscourse,studentswillcompletetheirstudyoftopics

prescribedIBsyllabus.Inaddition,studentsmustcompleteastatisticsbasedresearchprojectthatinvolvesthecollectionofdataandthenanalysisofthatdata.Theprojectshouldincludediagramsandgraphsandshouldnotexceed2,000words. IBMathSL1andSL2 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofaMath10courseThiscourseisdesignedforstudentswithastrongbackgroundinmathematics,andaninterestinpursuingawiderangeofmathematicaltopics,includingcalculus,whilestillinhighschool.ItisexpectedthatmanyofthestudentstakingMathematicsSLwillcontinueontostudyfurthermathattheuniversitylevel.Thefocusthefirstyearofthecoursewillbeanindepthanalysisofvariousmathematicalrelationships,includinglimits,whichwillservetopreparestudentsforanindepthstudyofcalculusinthesecondyearofthecourse.Inadditiontotheregularcourseworkandinvestigations,studentswillcompleteanExplorationduringthecourseofthetwoyearsaspartoftheinternalassessmentcomponentrequiredbytheIB.Inthesecondyear,however,theisfocusprimarilyonCalculusforthe1stsemester,withthe3rdquarterdedicatedtoreviewingthematerialcoveredoverthefulltwoyearsofthecourse,andthe4thquarterfocusedonpreparationfortheIBExaminMay.StudentswillhaveaccesstoAutographsoftwareandtheTI-NspireCX(withouttheCAS)calculator. IBMathHL1andHL2 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofaMath10AdvancedcourseThisisaveryfast-paced,demandingandcomprehensivecourse,designedonlyforstudentswithhighinterest/ability,andisgearedtowardstudentswhoplantopursuefurtherstudiesinmathematics.Thesyllabusincludesavarietyofadvancedmathematicaltopics,including:algebra,complexnumbers,3-Dvectors;transformationalgeometry;trigonometry;calculus,statisticsandprobability.StudentswillalsocompleteanIBExplorationwithcommunication,personalengagement,reflection,mathematicalpresentationandmathematicalcontentcomponentsworth20%ofthefinalgrade.ThespecialoptionfortheimmediatefuturewillbeSets,RelationsandGroups.

SCIENCEBiology Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:NoneThemainfocusofthiscoursewillbeontopicsthatwillpreparestudentsforIBBiology.Whilebuildinglaboratoryskillswewillalsoexplorethefollowingtopics:IntroductiontoBiology,ChemistryofLife,CellStructureandFunction;PhotosynthesisandRespiration;DNA,CellGrowthandDivision;IntroductiontoGenetics&HumanHeredity;GeneticEngineering;IntroductiontoPlants&PlantStructureandFunction;Viruses/ProkaryotesandImmunity;AnimalSystemsandEcology.Thereisastrongemphasisoninquirybasedpracticalworkanddevelopmentofscientificcommunication. Physics Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:Astrongmathbackground.Coursesuggestedforgrade10studentswhohavecompletedaMath9classInthisintroductoryphysicscoursewewillextendourunderstandingofthephysicalworldthroughthestudyofbasicmechanics,waves,electromagnetism.Wewilluseournaturalcuriosity,minds,logic,andmathematicstosolveproblems.Technologyandanalysisarestronglyintegratedintothiscourse,asstudentswillcollectdatausingcomputersandvideoforanalysis.Emphasiswillbeonexperimentationandproblemsolvingskillsintheclassroomandinthelaboratory.Studentswillbeexpectedtoapplytheirknowledgeacrossscientificdisciplinesandtorealworldunpredictablesituations.Thiscourseisaprerequisiteforallfuturephysicscoursesingrades11&12.StudentsinterestedinIBPhysicsmusttakethiscourseinGrade9or10. Chemistry Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:NoneThisisayearlongcoursethatbuildsonthefundamentalsofchemistryandgivesstudentstheskillsandconceptsneededforfurtherstudiesinchemistry.Topicsstudiedincludepropertiesofmatter,atomicstructure,periodictrends,chemicalbondingandformulas,chemicalreactions,andstoichiometry.StudentswilldevelopanunderstandingofscientificskillsessentialforfurtherstudyinIBChemistryand/orIBBiology.

IBEnvironmentalSystemsandSocietiesSL1andSL2 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:AHSBiologycourseThisisatransdisciplinarycoursethatsatisfiestheIBrequirementsinbothGroup3andGroup4.Theaimofthecourseistoprovidestudentswithaperspectiveoftheinterrelationshipsbetweentheenvironmentandsocieties.Studentswillbeabletoconstructpersonal,informedresponsestoawiderangeofenvironmentalissues.Studentswillconductexperimentalinvestigationsaswellasotherlongertermprojects,surveysandvalue-basedinvestigations.Themajortopicsare:Theecosystem,conservationandbiodiversity,watersystems,soilsystems,atmosphericsystems,climatechange,energyproduction,andresourceuse.Environmentalvaluesystemsareaddressedthroughoutthecourse. IBPhysicsSL1andSL2 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:AHSPhysicscourseThiscourseisforstudentswithaninterestinsciencewhowanttosystematicallystudytherulesoftheirphysicalworld.ContentisfromtheIBStandardLevelSyllabuswhichincludesthestandardtopicsofmostintroductoryphysicscourseswithbriefchancestoexploreafewnon-standardideas(suchasrelativity,quantummechanics,andastrophysics)inmoredetail.StudentscompletingthesecondhalfofthissequencewillbepreparedtosittheIBPhysicsSLexamattheendofgrade12orcontinuebasicstudiesinscienceuponenteringuniversity.IBBiologySL1andSL2 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:AHSBiologycourseThefocusofthiscoursewillbetoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofthelivingworld.Studentswillcoverthe6coreIBbiologytopics(CellBiology,MolecularBiology,Genetics,Ecology,EvolutionandBiodiversityandHumanPhysiology).WewillalsocoveroneOption-HumanPhysiology.ClassactivitieswillalsocovertherequiredIBInternalAssessmentcriteriaforlaboratorywork. IBChemistrySL1andSL2 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:AHSChemistrycourseThiscoursetaughtovertwoyearsisdesignedtopreparestudentsforafirstyearcollegelevelgeneralchemistrycourse.ItisalabbasedcourseintendedforthosestudentsinterestedintakingChemistryatuniversity.Itislab-orientedandcoversthefollowingindepth:stoichiometricrelationships,atomicstructure,periodicity,chemicalbonding,nuclearchemistry,

statesofmatter,chemicalreactions,kinetics,thermodynamics,electrochemistry,chemicalequilibriumandorganicchemistry.InadditiontothecorematerialstudentsmustalsostudyoneofthefollowingOptionTopics:MaterialChemistry,Biochemistry,EnergeticsandMedicinalChemistry.Studentstakingthiscoursearerequiredtospendatleastonehoureverydayonhomeworkandmustproduceameticulouslywrittenlabreportabouteveryotherweek.IBPhysicsHL1andHL2 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:AHSPhysicscourseThiscourseisforseriousstudentswithstronginterestandabilityinscienceandmathematics.Thecoursewouldbesuitableforstudentswhomightwanttopursuefurtherstudiesorcareersinscience,medicine,orengineering.ContentisfromtheIBHigherLevelSyllabuswhichincludesthestandardtopicsofmostintroductoryorfirstyearuniversityphysicscourseswithchancestoexploreafewnon-standardtopics(suchasrelativity,quantummechanics,andastrophysics)inconsiderabledetail.StudentscompletingthesecondhalfofthissequencewillbewellpreparedtosittheIBPhysicsHLexamattheendofgrade12.InternalassessmentisthesameforHLandSL. IBBiologyHL1andHL2 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:AHSBiologycourseThisisarigorous,collegepreparatorycourse.StudentswilldevelopadeeperunderstandingofbiologicalsystemsbeyondtheIBSLlevel.AgreaternumberoftopicswillalsobecoveredinadditiontotheIBSLBiology.Theadditionaltopicsare:NucleicAcids,Metabolism,PlantBiology,GeneticsandEvolutionandAnimalPhysiology.Oneoption-HumanPhysiologywillbecoveredbeyondtheIBSLlevelaswell.ClassactivitieswillalsocovertherequiredIBInternalAssessmentcriteriaforlaboratorywork. IBChemistryHL1andHL2 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:AHSChemistrycourseThiscoursetaughtovertwoyearsisdesignedtobetheequivalentofthefirstyearcollegelevelgeneralchemistrycourse.Itisaverychallengingcourseintendedforthosestudentsinterestedinstudyingengineeringormedicineatuniversity.Thepaceisfastandtheexpectationsarehigh.Itislab-orientedandcoversthefollowingindepth:atomicstructure,chemicalbonding,nuclearchemistry,statesofmatter,chemicalreactions,kinetics,thermodynamics,electrochemistry,chemical

equilibriumandorganicchemistry.InadditiontothecorematerialstudentsmustalsostudyoneofthefollowingOptionTopics:MaterialChemistry,Biochemistry,EnergeticsandMedicinalChemistry.Studentstakingthiscoursearerequiredtospendatleastonehoureverydayonhomeworkandmustproduceameticulouslywrittenlabreportabouteveryotherweek.InternalassessmentisthesameforHLandSL.

SOCIALSTUDIES HumanGeography9 Duration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:NoneThisrequiredGrade9courseintroducesstudentstothestudyofgeography,stressinghumaninteractionwiththeenvironmentandeconomicgeography.Studentsinvestigategeographyfollowingatopicalapproachthatincorporatescasestudiesfromaroundtheworld,butspecificallyfocusingonLessEconomicallyDevelopedCountriesinAfricaandAsia.StudentswillbeintroducedtotheuseofdatabasesandMLAasasystemofcitation.Interviewsinsomeassignmentswillalsobeencouraged.Studentswillencounteropportunitiestodevelopresearch,writingandoralpresentationskills.Ahighdegreeofstudentanalysisisexpected.Hands-onteachingandlearningtechniqueswillbeemphasizedduringthiscourse.ModernWorldHistory10Duration:Full-yearCredit:1.0CreditPrerequisite:Geography9orequivalentThiscourse,requiredofallGrade10studentsatAISD,introducesstudentstomajorthemesanddevelopmentsinthepolitical,social,anddiplomatichistoryofthemodernworldfromthe18thcenturytothe20thcentury.Althoughthecourseprogressesinamoreorlesschronologicalmanner,thesubjectmatterisorganizedinto6-7thematicunitsandcasestudiesthatencouragehistoricalanalysisofcontrastingculturesandworldregions.SomeofthethemesstudentsarelikelytoexploreincludetheAtlanticorLiberalRevolutions(France,USA,andLatinAmerica1780s-1820s),GlobalConflictinthe20thCentury(WW1,WW2,theColdWar),andAsianNationalismSince1945(India,Pakistan,Bangladesh,andVietnam). IBEconomicsSLandHLDuration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditperyearPrerequisite:ModernWorldHistoryandMath Thiscourseexamineshowsocietiesandtheworldusescarceresourcesandhowthoseresourcescanbeallocatedtosatisfypeoples’wants.StudentswillobtainathoroughunderstandingoftheprinciplesinMicroeconomics,Macroeconomics,InternationalEconomicsandDevelopmentEconomics.Thiscourse’sinclusionofInternationalEconomicsandDevelopmentEconomicssetsitapartfromtypicalPrinciplesofEconomicscoursesthatfocusexclusivelyonasinglecountry’seconomicsystem.HigherLevelextensiontopicsincludeadetailedstudyofthetheoryofthefirmaswellasin-depthcoverageofadditionalmacroeconomicandinternationaltradetheories.

IBHistoryHL1andHL2:20thCenturyWorldHistoryandTheHistoryoftheAmericasDuration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:ModernWorldHistory,preferablywithaBorhigher IBHistoryHL,HistoryoftheAmericas,isatwo-year“introductionindepth”tosomeofthemajorpoliticalandsocialeventsthathaveshapedtheUnitedStates,CanadaandcountriesinLatinAmericainthe20thcentury.Thecourseencouragesstudentstogainsoundhistoricalknowledgeofafewtopics/casestudiesintheHistoryoftheAmericasratherthanabroadoverviewoftheregion’spast.Inthefirsthalfofthecourse,studentsinvestigateglobaltopicssuchastheCivilRightsMovementintheUnitedStatesandthedevelopmentofApartheidinSouthAfricaandacomparativestudyof20thcenturyconflicts.Studentswillthenstudy,indepth,theroleoftheAmericasinWWII.Inthelatterpartofthecourse,studentsapproachthestudyof20thcenturyeventsthroughthematicunitsthatdemandacomparativeandtrans-regionalapproachtohistoricalinvestigation.Inthesecondyear,studentsfocusontheColdWarandcommunisminthepostwarworld.TopicsincludetheColdWarinVietnam,Korea,Cuba,Germany,EasternEurope,andLatinAmerica.Furtherevaluationisgiventothetopicof“CommunisminCrisis”includingChinaunderDengXiaoping,theSovietUnionunderBrezhnevandGorbachevanditscollapse,falloftheBerlinWall,andtheVelvetRevolution.TheHLcourseexpectationisforanextendedstudyintherolenationsoftheAmericastookinWWII,theColdWarandtheCivilRightsMovementsofthe20thcentury.IBHistorySL1andSL2:20thCenturyWorldHistoryDuration:Oneyearpercourse.Credit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:ModernWorldHistory,preferablywithaBorhigher IBHistorySL,20thCenturyHistory,isatwo-year“introductionindepth”tosomeofthemajorpoliticalandsocialeventsthathaveshapedthe20thcentury.Thecourseencouragesstudentstogainsoundhistoricalknowledgeofafewtopics/casestudiesinhistoryratherthanabroadoverviewoftheregion’spast.Inthefirsthalfofthecourse,studentsinvestigateglobaltopicssuchastheCivilRightsMovementintheUnitedStatesandthedevelopmentofApartheidinSouthAfrica.Inthelatterpartofthecourse,studentsapproachthestudyof20thcenturyeventsthroughthematicunitsthatdemandacomparativeandtrans-regionalapproachtohistoricalinvestigation.Inthesecondyear,studentsfocusontheColdWarandcommunisminthepostwarworld.TopicsincludetheColdWarinVietnam,Korea,Cuba,Germany,EasternEurope,andLatinAmerica.Furtherevaluationisgiventothetopicof“CommunisminCrisis”includingChinaunderDengXiaoping,theSovietUnionunderBrezhnevandGorbachevanditscollapse,falloftheBerlinWall,andtheVelvetRevolution.

IBPsychologySLandHLDuration:2yearCredit:1.0creditperyearPrerequisite:ModernWorldHistoryPsychologyisthesystematicstudyofbehaviorandmentalprocesses.Psychologyhasitsrootsinboththenaturalandsocialsciences,leadingtoavarietyofresearchdesignsandapplications,andprovidingauniqueapproachtounderstandingmodernsociety.IBpsychologyexaminestheinteractionofbiological,cognitiveandsocioculturalinfluencesonhumanbehavior,therebyadoptinganintegrativeapproach.Understandinghowpsychologicalknowledgeisgenerated,developedandappliedenablesstudentstoachieveagreaterunderstandingofthemselvesandappreciatethediversityofhumanbehavior.TheethicalconcernsraisedbythemethodologyandapplicationofpsychologicalresearcharekeyconsiderationsinIBpsychology.

MODERNLANGUAGESFrenchI Duration:1yearCredit:1.0creditPrerequisite:NoneFrench1isaflexiblecoursedesignedtomeettheneedsofseveraltypesofstudents,thoseenteringhighschoolwithnopriorexposuretoFrenchaswellasthosestudentswhobeganFrenchinmiddleschoolbutneedextratimetoreviewthebasicknowledgeandskillsinFrenchbeforeproceedingtoFrench2.Thispartialimmersionclassdevelopsallfourlanguageskills-listening,speaking,reading,andwriting-andchallengesthestudentstobecomecompetentcommunicatorsonavarietyofthemessuchasfreetime,restaurantsandfood,clothesandshopping,weather,holidays,travelusingbasicvocabularyandverbsinthepresent,nearfutureandpasttenses. FrenchII Duration:1yearCredit:1.0creditPrerequisite:FrenchIThefourskillsarestrengthened(especiallylisteningandspeaking),withanaddedemphasisonwritingskills.Communicativeskillsareusedtoreinforcegrammarandculture.Studentscommunicateinauthenticsituationsonabasiclevelusingsimplepast,presentandfuturetenses.Culturalpracticesandcontributionstoculturewillbestudied. FrenchIII Duration:1yearCredit:1.0creditPrerequisite:FrenchIIordepartmentalrecommendationBasicwritingandreadingskillsarefurtherdevelopedthroughoriginaltextsandcompositions.Speaking/listeningskillsandvocabularydevelopmentareimprovedthroughdiscussions,presentations,dialoguesandarticles.Studentsstudybasicliteraturethroughshortstoriesandpoems.Theyalsostudyandusecompoundverbtensesandareintroducedtothesubjunctivemood.IBFrenchBSL1andSL2 Duration:1yearCredit:1.0creditPrerequisite:FrenchIIIordepartmentalrecommendationThiscourseoffersandcomprehensivestudyoftheFrenchlanguage.StudentsmustexhibitawillingnesstoacceptthechallengeoftheIBprogramandaninterestinboththetargetlanguageandculture.Speaking/listeningskillsareadvancedthrough

discussions,presentationsanddebates.Awiderangeofauthentictextswillbestudiedinviewoftheircommunicativepurposeandrelatedculturalcontext.Studentswritemultipletypesoftextsandfocusonmessage,contextandlanguage.Studentsselectandexamineculturaltopicareasofinterestthattheyinvestigate,compareandreflectuponinordertofosteropen-mindednessandempathytootherpeople’sperspectives. IBFrenchBHL1andHL2 Duration:2year2Credit:1.0creditperyearPrerequisite:FrenchIIIwithaBorhigherThiscourseoffersandcomprehensivestudyoftheFrenchlanguage.StudentsmustexhibitawillingnesstoacceptthechallengeoftheIBprogramandaninterestinboththetargetlanguageandculture.Speaking/listeningskillsareadvancedthroughdiscussions,presentationsanddebates.Awiderangeofauthentictextsincludingliteratureandliterarymovementswillbestudiedinviewoftheircommunicativepurposeandrelatedculturalcontext.Studentswritemultipletypesoftextsandfocusonmessage,contextandlanguage.Advancedgrammarwillbereviewedandstudentsareexpectedtoapplyavarietyofgrammarinauthenticcontexts.Studentsselectandexamineculturaltopicareasofinterestthattheyinvestigate,compareandreflectuponinordertofosteropen-mindednessandempathytootherpeople’sperspectives. SpanishI Duration:1yearCredit:1.0creditPrerequisite:NoneThisisabeginner’scourseinwhichthefoursskillsofcommunication—listening,speaking,readingandwritingareintroduced.Studentswilllearnbasicgrammarandvocabularyrelatedtothemselvesandtheirlives.CulturalaspectsoftheSpanish-speakingworldwillbeintroduced. SpanishII Duration:1yearCredit:1.0creditPrerequisite:SpanishIThefourskillsarestrengthened(especiallylisteningandspeaking),withanaddedemphasisonwritingskills.Communicativeskillsareusedtoreinforcegrammarandculture.Studentscommunicateinauthenticsituationsonabasiclevelusingsimplepast,presentandfuturetenses.Culturalpracticesandcontributionstoculturewillbestudied.

SpanishIII Duration:1yearCredit:1.0creditPrerequisite:SpanishIIBasicwritingandreadingskillsarefurtherdevelopedthroughoriginaltextsandcompositions.Speaking/listeningskillsandvocabularydevelopmentareimprovedthroughdiscussions,presentations,dialoguesandarticles.Studentsstudybasicliteraturethroughshortstoriesandpoems.Theyalsostudyandusecompoundverbtensesandareintroducedtothesubjunctivemood. IBSpanishAbInitioSL1andSL2 Duration:1yearpercourseCredit:1.0creditperyearPrerequisite:NomorethanoneyearofSpanishexperienceasanacquisitionallanguageTheSpanishIBabinitiocourseisa2-yearintensiveintroductiontoSpanishforstudentswhohavehadlittleornopreviousexperience.Itisarigorousprogramthatseekstodevelopthefourlanguageskillsofspeaking,reading,writingandlistening.Thecourseisdividedintoeighttopics:theindividual,education,transportationandcommunication,shopping,foodandbeverages,leisure,theenvironment,andemergencies.Withinthesecontextsstudentswillalsostudyanappropriaterangeofgrammaticalstructuresandvocabulary.ThegrammarconceptspresentedareequivalenttothosetaughtinSpanish1throughSpanish3. IBSpanishBSL1andSL2 Duration:1yearpercourseCredit:1.0creditpercoursePrerequisite:SpanishIIIThiscourseoffersandcomprehensivestudyoftheSpanishlanguage.StudentsmustexhibitawillingnesstoacceptthechallengeoftheIBprogramandaninterestinboththetargetlanguageandculture.Speaking/listeningskillsareadvancedthroughdiscussions,presentationsanddebates.Awiderangeofauthentictextswillbestudiedinviewoftheircommunicativepurposeandrelatedculturalcontext.Studentswritemultipletypesoftextsandfocusonmessage,contextandlanguage.Studentsselectandexamineculturaltopicareasofinterestthattheyinvestigate,compareandreflectuponinordertofosteropen-mindednessandempathytootherpeople’sperspectives. IBSpanishBHL1andHL2 Duration:1yearpercourseCredit:1.0creditpercoursePrerequisite:SpanishIIIwithaBorhigherThiscourseoffersandcomprehensivestudyoftheSpanishlanguage.StudentsmustexhibitawillingnesstoacceptthechallengeoftheIBprogramandaninterestinboththetargetlanguageandculture.Speaking/listeningskillsareadvancedthrough

discussions,presentationsanddebates.Awiderangeofauthentictextsincludingliteratureandliterarymovementswillbestudiedinviewoftheircommunicativepurposeandrelatedculturalcontext.Studentswritemultipletypesoftextsandfocusonmessage,contextandlanguage.Advancedgrammarwillbereviewedandstudentsareexpectedtoapplyavarietyofgrammarinauthenticcontexts.Studentsselectandexamineculturaltopicareasofinterestthattheyinvestigate,compareandreflectuponinordertofosteropen-mindednessandempathytootherpeople’sperspectives.IBSelfTaughtLanguageA1SL1andSL2(languagesotherthanEnglish)Duration:1yearpercourseCredit:1.0creditpercoursePrerequisite:Strongreading,writingandspeakingskillsinthetargetlanguage.Thiscourseisfornativespeakersofthetargetlanguage.Strongselfdisciplineisneeded ThisisaliteraturecourseintendedtoallowstudentstomeettheIBA1requirementintheirmothertongue.Self-taughtcandidatesareexpectedtofollowthesamerequirementsastheEnglishSLaboveexcepttherearesomedifferencesinthechoiceofworks.PleaserefertotheEnglishA1coursedescription.Self-taughtcandidateswillhaveablockoftimeintheirschedule.Ifmorethanonestudentisstudyinginthesamelanguagetheywillbeplacedintothesameclass.Studentswillreceiveinitialconsultationfromaschoolappointedsupervisorandareexpectedtohaveatutor.Tutorsareindependentlyemployed(notschoolemployees)andareexpectedtobeknowledgeableabouttheIBwebsite,andincludetheuseoftheOnlineCurriculumCenter(OCC).

FINEARTS ArtI Duration:SemestercourseCredit:0.5creditpercoursePrerequisite:noneIntroductiontoArtisanelectivecoursethatexposesstudentstothefundamentalsofart.Studentswilllearnhowtousedifferentmediaandgainconfidenceincreatingtwoandthree-dimensionalartworks.Thecoursewillfocusonskillbuildingwithtwoandthreedimensionalartworkinadditiontolensbasedmedia,whileencouragingalifetimeappreciationofartthroughcriticalevaluationandthestudyofArtHistory.Studentswilllearntoapplytheelementsandprinciplesofartanddesigninavarietyofprojects. ArtII Duration:SemestercourseCredit:0.5creditpercoursePrerequisite:noneReviewingandbuildingonwhatwascoveredinArtI,ArtII,isanelectivecoursethatcontinuestoexposestudentstothefundamentalsofart.Studentswilllearnhowtousedifferentmediaandgainconfidenceincreatingtwoandthree-dimensionalartworksinadditiontocreatingartworkwithlensbasedmedia.ThecoursewillfocusonskillbuildingwhileencouragingalifetimeappreciationofartthroughcriticalevaluationandthestudyofArtHistory.Studentswilllearntoapplytheelementsandprinciplesofartanddesigninavarietyofprojects.ThiscoursewillalsopreparestudentsforIBVisualArts.WorldArtDuration:SemestercourseCredit:0.5creditpercoursePrerequisite:noneThiscourseisapractical-art-makingclassthatexploresasurveyofselectedAsian,NorthAmerican,AfricanandMiddle-Easternartandarchitecture.Thegoalofthiscourseistoprovideyouwithanunderstandingforlookingat,understanding,andappreciatingtheartandarchitectureofvariousculturesthroughouttheworld.Wewillfocusonmakingartworksrelatedtotheabovecultures.Toaccomplishthiswe'lllookattheartofthevariousculturesinacontextofreligious,social,andeconomicforces.Eachunitwillculminateinapracticalindependentartisticprojectinwhichyouareabletoapplywhatyoulearnoftheculturesyouinvestigatewiththehelpoftheteacherandoneanothertocreateartwork.Thisclassiscollaborativeinnatureandlearningfromwhatwealreadyknowasadiversecommunityiscrucial.

IBVisualArtsSL1andSL2Duration:OneyearpercourseCredit:OnecreditperyearPrerequisite:ArtIorArtIIThevisualartshigherlevelandstandardlevelcoursesaredesignedforstudentsthathavehadatleastayearofvisualartstrainingandareinterestedinanin-depthstudyofthevisualartsand/orplanonstudyingaformofart(i.e.architecture,graphicdesign,finearts,fashiondesign)attheuniversitylevel.Overthecourseofthetwo-yeartimeperiod,thepurpose/focusoftheVisualArtscourseistoprovideanopportunityforstudentstodevelopthepowertoexpressthemselvesintermsoftheiridentityandtheirrelationshiptotheworldaroundthem.Thegoalsofthecourseareforthestudentstoexplore:theaestheticqualitiesofvisualarts,therelationshipbetweenformandmeaning,thesocialandculturalfunctionsofvisualarts,andthesocio-culturalandhistoricalcontextsofmultiplecultures.Studentswillhavethechoiceworkingfromthreedifferentmediatoworkfromandmustchoosetwoofthem.Themediaaretwodimensional,threedimensionalandlens-basedmedia/digital.StudentsinIBVisualArtSLarerequiredtoworkintheirjournalsaminimumoftwohoursperweekoutsideofclass.PortionsofthejournalaresubmittedforexternalassessmenttotheIB.AttheendofyeartwoSLstudentsarerequiredtocurateanexhibitioncontaining4-7cohesiveandresolvedworksoftheirart.IBVisualArtsHL1andHL2Duration:OneyearpercourseCredit:OnecreditperyearPrerequisite:ArtIorArtIIThevisualartshigherlevelcourseisdesignedforstudentsthathavehadatleastayearofvisualartstrainingandareinterestedinanin-depthstudyofthevisualartsand/orplanonstudyingaformofart(i.e.architecture,graphicdesign,finearts,fashiondesign)attheuniversitylevel.Overthecourseofthetwo-yeartimeperiod,thepurpose/focusoftheVisualArtscourseistoprovideanopportunityforstudentstodevelopthepowertoexpressthemselvesintermsoftheiridentityandtheirrelationshiptotheworldaroundthem.Thegoalsofthecourseareforthestudentstoexplore:theaestheticqualitiesofvisualarts,therelationshipbetweenformandmeaning,thesocialandculturalfunctionsofvisualarts,andthesocio-culturalandhistoricalcontextsofmultiplecultures.Studentswillhavethechoiceworkingfromthreedifferentmediatoworkfromandmustchoosetwoofthem.Thesemediavaryandaretwodimensional,threedimensionalandlens-basedmedia/digital.InadditiontotheSLrequirements,studentsinIBVisualArtHLarerequiredtoworkontheirjournalanextrahouroutsideofclasstimeeachweek.PortionsofthejournalaresubmittedforexternalassessmenttotheIB.AttheendofyeartwoHLstudentsarerequiredtocurateanexhibitioncontaining8-11cohesiveandresolvedworksoftheirart.

Chorale Duration:FullYearCredit:OnecreditPrerequisite:NoneChoraleisforstudentswhowouldliketolearntosingorwhowouldliketoimprovetheirsingingskills.Emphasisisplacedontoneproduction,posture,musicliteracy,breathsupport,vowelplacement,introductoryeartrainingandmusictheory.Studentshavetheopportunitytoperformmanytimesthroughouttheyearinformalandinformalsettings.Select,qualifiedstudentsaregiventheopportunitytoparticipateinSAISAMusicFestivalorFestivalofChoirs.MembersoftheChoralemayalsoelecttoauditionfortheInternationalHonorChoirwhenitishostedinAsia.DesignTechnology:CreatingWithMaterialsDuration:OnesemesterCredit:0.5creditPrerequisite:none Thiscoursewillprovideopportunitiesforstudentstocreatefunctionalproductswhileusingvariousmaterials.Studentswillbeencouragedtousethe'designcycle'anddocumenttheirlearningthroughoutthesemester.Withguidance,studentswillusevariouswoodworking,3Dprinting,andsewingmachines.Studentswillalsohavetheopportunitytodesignandcreateaproductoftheirchoice. DigitalMedia:StorytellingDuration:OnesemesterCredit:0.5creditPrerequisite:noneInthiscourse,studentswillapplytechniquestointerpretmediaandconveystories.Studentswilllearnaboutvariousphotographyandvideotechniques,interviewingsubjects,photomanipulation,stop-motionanimation,aswellaseffectivestorytellingthroughvideography.Variousprogramswillbeusedsuchasi-movie,photoshop,andGarageBandtoenhancestorytelling. BeginnerGuitarDuration:OnesemesterCredit:0.5creditPrerequisite:noneThiscourseisdesignedforstudentswithlittleornopreviousguitarexperience.Studentswillreceiveguidanceanddirectioninsolvingproblemsrelatedtoplayingtheguitaratabeginninglevelandwilllearnmanydifferentstyles,skillsandtechniquesrequiredtobecomeasuccessfulguitarist.Areasofconcentrationinclude:correctposture,note,chordsymbolandtablaturereading,auralskills,singingsongs,rhythmicpatterns,fingerpickingstyles,musicalforms,improvisationandperformingexperiences.

InstrumentalMusicDuration:FullYearCredit:1.0creditPrerequisite:noneInstrumentalMusicisaoneyearcourseforstudentswithverylimitedornopriorplayingexperienceonawoodwind,brass,orconcertpercussioninstrument.Nopriormusicskillsarerequired.Thecoursewillincludetheselectionofanappropriateinstrument,instrumentassemblyandplayingposture,toneproductionandembouchure,music-readingskills,andintroductorymusictheory.SoloPerformanceTechniqueElectiveDoyouliketosing,playaninstrumentorcollaboratewithyourfriendsonsongsthatareyourpassion?DoyouenterTheVoice,TalentShows,CafePerformanceseveryyear?Haveyoueverwantedtorecordasongoranalbum?BandandChoirnotyourthing?WantmorethanBandandChoir?SoloPerformanceTechniqueclasswillhelpyoudeveloptheskillsandcollaborativeprojectsthatwilltakeyourabilitiestothenextlevel.Youwilllearnhowtouseyourvoicemoreeffectivelyasasinger,actorandstoryteller.Playthatinstrumentwithmoresensitivity,musicalityandwithpassion.Developandrecordnewarrangementsofsongsandcompositionsforbothrecordingandperforming.SymphonicBand Duration:FullYearCredit:1.0CreditPrerequisite:Oneormoreyearsofconcertbandexperience.SymphonicBandisforstudentswithmoreadvancedskillsandexperienceinplayingawoodwind,brassorconcertpercussioninstrument.TheSymphonicBandperformsmanytimesthroughouttheschoolyearinbothformalandinformalsettings.Manymusicalstylesfromearlytotwentiethcenturyarepracticedandperformed.Emphasisisplacedonmusicalandtechnicaldevelopment,aswellascontinuedinstructionintheelementsofmusic.IBMusicSL1andSL2 Duration:OneyearpercourseCredit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:PreviousmusicalexperiencerequiredIBMusicstudentswilldevelopanawarenessofappropriatemusicallanguageandterminologytodescribeandreflecttheircriticalunderstandingofmusichistoryandmusicfromaroundtheworldaswellasmusicalanalysis.Theywillalsobe

requiredtodemonstratetheirskillsinsolo(15minuteperformance)orensembleperformances(SLonly)ormusicalcomposition(3workscreated3-6minuteseach).InthesecondyearofthecourseIBMusicstudentswillcontinuetodevelopanalyticalthinkingwhilelisteningtomusicalexamplesfromavarietyofgenresandcultures.StudentswillreflecttheirknowledgeinawrittenpapercalledMusicalLinksInvestigation,andwillcontinuetoperformandcompose.Allcompositionsmustbeprintedandaperformanceofeachmustberecorded.IBMusicHL1andHL2 Duration:OneyearpercourseCredit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:PreviousmusicalexperiencerequiredIBMusicstudentswilldevelopanawarenessofappropriatemusicallanguageandterminologytodescribeandreflecttheircriticalunderstandingofmusichistoryaswellasmusicalanalysis.Theywillalsoberequiredtodemonstratetheirskillsinsoloperformancesandmusicalcomposition.StudentsinMusicHLhavetoaccumulate20minutesofsolorepertoireforperformanceonaninstrumentorvoiceorelectronicmusicandcomposethreemusicalworks(3-6minuteseach)induration..InthesecondyearofthecourseIBMusicstudentswillcontinuetodevelopanalyticalthinkingwhilelisteningtomusicalexamplesfromavarietyofgenresandcultures.StudentswillreflecttheirknowledgeinawrittenpapercalledMusicalLinksInvestigation,andwillcontinuetoperformandcompose.Allcompositionsmustbeprintedandaperformanceofeachmustberecorded. TheatreArtsI Duration:OneSemesterCredit:0.5creditPrerequisite:NoneThiscourseisdesignedasapreparatoryclassfortheIBtheatrecourse.Studentswillexploredevisingandperformingtheatre.Thestudentswillworkonacollaborativeprojectanddevelopscriptwritingskills.Theystudentsareexpectedtodoatleastoneperformancewithinthedurationofthesemester.Inadditionstudentswilldosomeresearchintoatheatrecompanyandontheatrepractices.Studentswillworkcooperativelyandimaginativelyinclassactivitiesandwillberequiredtoattendsomeout-of-classrehearsalsandperformances. TheatreArtsII Duration:OneSemesterCredit:0.5creditPrerequisite:NoneThiscourseisdesignedasapreparatoryclassfortheIBtheatrecourse.Studentswillexploredevisingandperformingtheatre.Thestudentswillworkonacollaborativeprojectanddevelopscriptwritingskills.Theystudentsareexpectedtodoatleastoneperformancewithinthedurationofthesemester.Inadditionstudentswilldosomeresearchintoatheatrecompanyandontheatrepractices.

Studentswillworkcooperativelyandimaginativelyinclassactivitiesandwillberequiredtoattendsomeout-of-classrehearsalsandperformances.IBTheatreArtsSL1andSL2 Duration:OneyearpercourseCredit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:TheaterArtsIIThefocusandpurposeofIBTheatreartswillbetoprovidestudentsanopportunitytoexploreTheatreintheMaking,TheatreintheWorldandTheatreinPerformance.Inadditiontoon-going,in-classassignments,studentsareexpectedtomaintainajournal,attendandparticipateinperformances,attendtheIBTAPSWorkshop,aswellasattendoff-campusperformances.Studentswillcompletethefollowingassessments:aresearchinvestigationpresentation,ACollaborativeTheatrePerformanceandProductionPresentation,ADirector'sNotebookandforHigherlevelaSoloPerformance.Throughoutthefirstyearstudentsstudyavarietyofworldtraditions(bothtextandnon-textbased),theatrepractices,playwrights,aswellasthetechnicalaspectsinvolvedincreatingtheatre.Astrongcomponentoftheprogramis“devising”theatre,honingthestudents’skillsinbothcreativeandacademicaspectsoftheatreasanartform.ItisimportantforstudentstounderstandthetimerequirementsforIBTheatreandstudentsneedtoscheduletimetocompleteallIBTheatrerequirements,whichincludeparticipationin2-3performancesover2years.IBTheatreArtsHL1andHL2 Duration:OneyearpercourseCredit:1.0CreditpercoursePrerequisite:CompletionofTheaterArtsIIwithagradeofBorhigherStudentsinthehigherlevelIBTheatreartscoursewillcompletealloftheassessmentsdescribedinthestandardlevelcourse.Inaddition,theyneedtomeetahigherwordcountforseveralassessments. Yearbook Duration:FullYearCredit:OnecreditPrerequisite:NoneYearbookisayearlongphotojournalismcoursewhosemissionisittoproducetheverybestbookforthemainaudience:themiddleandhighschoolstudentswhoattendAISD.TheYearbookis:1.Aneducationalbookwhichprovidesthestaffanopportunitytodevelopskillsinwriting,design,photography,technology,andteamwork 2.Apicturebookthatshowsourstudentsactingandreacting

3.Ahistorybookthatdocumentstheschoolyearinwordsandphotos4.Areferencebookthatidentifieseachmemberofourprimaryandsecondaryaudiences5.Apublicrelationsbookthateducatesnon-communitymembersaboutourschool6.Afunbookthatoffersanexcitingeventforouraudiencewhentheyreceivethebookandthestaffas theyproduceit.Staffmustrealizethatunlikeothercourses,onlyoneofpurposesfocusesonthestudent.Theothersareessentiallyservicegoals.TheTigerTalesStaffprimarilyservestheschoolanditstraditionswhileadheringtothehigheststandardsofthejournalisticendeavor.

PHYSICALEDUCATION

HSPEforgrades9and10Duration:FullYearCredit:OnecreditperyearPrerequisite:None TheStudentswilllearnandpracticethebasicskills,techniques,strategies,andrulesneededtoeffectivelyparticipateinracquet,team,fieldandcourtsports,personalizedfitness,andweighttraining.Thestudentswillengageinlearningthatpromoteslifelongfitnessandtheimportanceofremainingphysicallyactive.TheStudentswilllearnandpracticetheadvancedskills,techniques,strategies,andrulesneededtoeffectivelyparticipateinavarietyofactivities.Theindooractivitiesinthiscoursecouldinclude:Swimming,badminton,pickleball,teamhandball,volleyball,tabletennis,basketball,yoga,pilates, strength&conditioningtraining.Theoutdooractivitiescouldinclude:flagfootball,soccer,ultimatefrisbee,softball,lacrosse,andgolf.Studentswillbecomeknowledgeableinteamandindividualactivitiesthattheywillbeabletodoforalifetime. MULTISPORTDuration:OnesemesterCredit:0.5creditPrerequisite:PreviousexperienceinclubororganizedsportCourseSynopsis:Thiscourseisopentogrades9-12studentshasbeendevelopedtooffereliteathletesamultisporttrainingprogram.Theexperiencewilldevelopsportspecificskills,fitness,trainingknowledge,nutritionandpersonalportfoliocreation.Schoolsportsandcommunitysportsprogramparticipationisstronglyrecommendedtoapplicants.Rationale:Thiscourseisofferedtomeettheneedsofhighachievingstudentathletes.Studentswiththedesireandskillsrequiredtoperformathighlevelsofcompetitioninmorethanonesport.TheMultiSportcoursewillhelpstudentsdevelopskills,fitness,knowledgeandpsychologyofsportforeliteperformance.Thefocusoftheacademyistodevelopwell-roundedathletescapableofmultisportperformancebeforespecializinginasinglesport.

ELECTIVES StudySkills Duration:SemesterCredit:0.5Credits/SemesterPrerequisites:PriorapprovalfromSSTStudySkills,ledbyalearningsupportteacher,servesstudentswithdiverselearningneeds.Thecoursefostersbothsoftskillsandacademicskillsrangingfromexecutivefunctioning,self-advocacyandself-reflectiontonote-takingskills,writingsupportandoralcommunication.avarietyofacademicstrategiestouseacrosscontentareas.Thisclassisrecommendedforstudentsrequiringdirectsupportwiththeirregularacademicprogram.IBTheoryofKnowledge1and2 Duration:Oneyear(Lastsemesterofjunioryearandfirstsemesterofsenioryear)Credit:0.5Credits/SemesterPrerequisites:NoneTheTheoryofKnowledge(TOK)courseiscentraltotheeducationalphilosophyoftheInternationalBaccalaureate.Itchallengesstudentsandtheirteacherstoreflectcriticallyondifferentwaysofknowingandareasofknowledge.Itencouragesstudentstobecomeawareofthemselvesasactivethinkersandcreativeknowers,torealizetheimpactoftechnologicalchangeonsocietyandtheenvironment,andtorecognizetheneedtoactresponsiblyinanincreasinglyinterconnectedworld.IntroductiontoPhilosophyDuration:OneSemesterCredit:0.5CreditPrerequisites:NonePhilosophyisasemesterelectivecoursedesignedtointroducehighschoolstudentstothequestions,thoughts,andconceptsofphilosophy.Ittakesachronologicalapproachthatoffersinsightintothedevelopmentofthoughtregardingthenatureofbeing.Theclasswillsurveymanyphilosophers,focusingonafewwhoseideashavehadgreaterimpactonsociety.Studentswillread,discuss,research,write,andpresenttopicsaselementsoftheirlearningandassessment.Activeoralparticipationwillbeimportantasweexploreandchallengetheseoftencomplexconceptsandapplycriticalthinkingskills.Strongengagementintheclasswillstrengthenabstract,creative,andcriticalthinkingskills.ComputerSystemsandTechnologyDuration:OneSemesterCredit:0.5CreditPrerequisites:NoneThiscoursewillcoverthebasicsofcomputertechnologyintoday’sworld.Topics

include:informationprocessing,computerfunctions,informationsystems,computersystemsandapplications,datacommunication,databasemanagementandtheinternet.Studentswillapplytheirknowledgetoeverydayusesofthecomputerinthebusinessworldandtheirownlives.Inadditionthiscoursewillprovideadetailedlookatcollegeprep.Specifically,howhighschoolstudentscanreadythemselvesforadvancedcomputersciencestudyatthepost-secondarylevel.Studentswillexplorethefollowingconcepts:

1. Anintroductiontoconceptsandapplicationsofthepersonalcomputer.2. Anin-depthlookatwhycomputerscienceisimportanttolearnatthe

secondarylevels.3. Appliesexistingknowledgetogeneratenewideas,products,orprocesses.4. Coding,andProgramming5. IntroductiontoComputerEngineering6. WebDevelopment

TechnologyExploration(Online)Duration:OneSemesterCredit:0.5CreditPrerequisites:NoneFormalinvestigationofatopicofinterestrelatedtotechnologyoutsidethestructureofourschool’sprograms,withtheoversightfromahighlyqualifiedmentorteacher.Itoffersavaluable,importantexperienceforahighschoolstudentinanindependentstudyclassformat.Studentswillexploreaself-chosentopicwhichtheyarepassionateabout,whilelearninginvaluableindependentstudyskillsthattheywillcarryforwardintoothercoursesinadditiontocollege.