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HL English III
Junior English in the IB Program is a university level course. The curriculum includes fiction and nonfiction selections in various genres, some of which are works in translation. Composition of the World Lit I paper is required during the fall semester. An oral presentation is required during the spring semester that is internally assessed. At the end of the year, students are eligible to take the AP English Language Exam and/or the AP English Literature Exam.
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HL English IV
This course is designed to give the superior student in English college level studies. A close study of a relatively small number of works in class will be supplemented with wide outside reading in world literature. Additionally, emphasis will be placed upon clear, analytical writing. Students must submit two world literature papers for international evaluation. Students participate in oral examinations that are moderated by international educators. The student will have the opportunity to take the AP English Language Exam and/or the AP English Literature Exam.
This course is a required study for the IB English HL exam taken at the end of the senior year.
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GROUP 2: Second Language |
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Spanish III
This course stresses the development of fluency in oral skills, comprehension of Spanish and Hispanic literature and realia, knowledge of culture and history, expository composition, and expanded use of grammar. This course utilizes higher level/critical thinking and focuses on the development of accuracy and fluency. The focus of this course is an intermediate mid to high proficiency.
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Spanish IV
This course meets the requirements of Spanish collegiate studies. It stresses the development of fluency in oral skills, comprehension of Spanish and Hispanic literature and realia, knowledge of culture and history, expository composition, and expanded use of grammar. It utilizes high level/critical thinking and focuses on the development of accuracy and fluency. Students participate in oral examinations that are moderated by international educators. This course prepares the student to take the AP and IB Spanish exams.
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GROUP 3: Individuals & Societies
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HL United States History
The course is designed for students who have demonstrated the ability and interest to study United States history on the college level. The content for this course emphasizes the Colonial-Revolutionary War Period, Constitutional Period, the Age of Jackson, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Progressive Era, the New Deal, and the emergence of America as a world power after World War II. Cultural diversities and the role of minorities will be a major focus. Analytical and research skills will be used to study primary sources and scholarly works in an effort to discover the overall movement and fabric of United States history. This course also includes a study of the colonial period and independence movement in Latin America, which is tested on the senior History of Americas exam. The senior higher level exam includes curriculum from the junior and senior courses. The student will have the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement examination at the conclusion of the course. The student may take this course for the required US History credit. This course prepares the student to take the Advanced Placement exam and is the first year preparation for the IB History HL exam.
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HL History
This course concentrates on several topics relating to twentieth century history, such as the causes and effects of war, the rise of dictatorships, and the Cold War. Specific subjects studied include World Wars I and II, the Russian, the Mexican, and the Chinese Revolutions, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Tse-Tung, Fidel Castro, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War. Because historiography is emphasized, students should anticipate substantial reading assignments from various noted historians of each period. The analysis of primary documents is promoted, along with higher level research skills. The Internal Assessment for this course is a 2000-word paper on a closely defined historical question that requires the use of the previously mentioned research skills. This paper comprises 20% of the final IB History grade.
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SL Psychology
This course explores three perspective of psychology: Learning, Cognitive, and Biological. For each perspective, students will study the theorists and experiments for each of the major divisions embedded within the perspective. Students will then study two-three of the seven developing fields of psychology referred to as the options. The options are Comparative Psychology, Cultural Psychology, The Psychology of Dysfunctional Behavior, Health Psychology, Lifespan Psychology, Psychodynamic Psychology, and Social Psychology. Students will also be responsible for completing an Internal Assessment that will require them to replicate a psychological experiment. |
SL History
This course concentrates on several topics relating to twentieth century history, such as the causes and effects of war, the rise of dictatorships, and the Cold War. Specific subjects studied include The end of World War II, the Russian Revolution, the Chinese Revolution, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Tse-Tung, Fidel Castro, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and the end fall of Communism. Because historiography is emphasized, students should anticipate substantial reading assignments from various noted historians of each period. The analysis of primary documents is promoted, along with higher level research skills. The Internal Assessment for this course is a 2000-word paper on a closely defined historical question that requires the use of the previously mentioned research skills. This paper comprises 25% of the final IB History grade.
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GROUP 4: Experimental Sciences
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HL Biology
The IB Biology course is designed to be the equivalent of an introductory college level course. At least half of the time will be spent in laboratory-oriented investigations. HL Biology is the study of general biological principles as well as of the more specialized biological sciences. Cytology, biochemistry, developmental biology, genetics, ecology, taxonomy, and various aspects of adaptation are integrated within the course. Relationships and applications of concepts within and among the various sciences are explored. The student acquires data by using his senses and instrumentation. Student investigations emphasize accurate observations, collection of data, data analysis and the safe manipulation of laboratory apparatus and materials in the laboratory and field. HL Biology second year students must keep a lab portfolio and submit it for external moderation. HL Biology second year students must also participate in the IB Group 4 Project. This course prepares the student to take the IB Biology exams and the Advanced Placement Biology exam.
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HL Chemistry
HL Chemistry is an in-depth study of chemical concepts and principles encountered in Chemistry. It also integrates the specialized areas of chemistry such as organic chemistry, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and nuclear chemistry. Student investigations emphasize accurate observations, collection of data, data analysis, and the safe manipulation of laboratory apparatus and materials.
The laboratory plan in HL Chemistry will present both confirmatory activities and inquiry investigations. The student will have experience in glass working, filtrating, titrating, weighing, collecting and handling gases, selecting and arranging apparatus, and designing some experiments. Through laboratory experiences, students will gain an operational definition of the concepts and principles of chemistry. Some of the laboratory work will include the analysis of unknowns through a variety of laboratory procedures. HL Chemistry second year students must keep a lab portfolio and submit it for external moderation. HL Chemistry second year students must also participate in the IB Group 4 Project. This course prepares the student to take the IB Chemistry exams and the Advanced Placement Chemistry exam.
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SL Physics
SL Physics is a two semester sequential study of physical principles, which govern the behavior of matter. It includes mechanics, electricity, magnetism, thermodynamics, kinetic theory, electromagnetic radiation, optics, and atomic and nuclear physics. In introducing fundamental physical concepts, emphasis will be placed on the use of mathematics in formulating physical principles and in problem solving; thus, a strong math background is necessary. SL Physics students must keep a lab portfolio and submit it for external moderation. IB Physics students must also participate in the IB Group 4 Project. This course prepares the student to take the IB Physics SL exam.
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GROUP 5: Mathematics
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SL Math Studies
SL Math Studies students study the following concepts: Three major trigonometry functions, statistics, probability, functions, logic, set theory, 3-D graphing and applications. Several small projects and one major related to application. SL Math Studies prepares student to take the IB Math Studies SL exam.
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SL Mathematics
This course is the study of elementary functions; limit of a function; derivative; integral and techniques of integration; and applications of calculus to real-world problems in the fields of life science, business and economics, social science, physics, and engineering. SL Mathematics students are assessed internally and must submit a portfolio. This course prepares students for the IB Mathematics SL exam and for the AP Calculus AB exam.
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HL Mathematics
Hl Math is a two-year course designed to focus on important mathematical concepts in calculus, statistics, and vectors in a comprehensive, coherent and rigorous way. Students will be encouraged to continue to develop their skills to solve problems, to apply concepts to real world problems, and to justify, prove and write mathematical arguments. Using their knowledge from geometry and algebra, students will study a broad range of mathematical topics including an in depth look at polynomial, logarithmic, exponential and circular functions, matrices, vectors, statistics and probability, differential and integral calculus, infinite sequences and series, and differential equations.
To prepare students to take the IB HL Math exam at the end of the second year, the second year of the course is conducted at the college level. In addition to the IB exam, students will also complete two internal assessments, one in mathematical investigation and the other in mathematical modeling. The course also prepares students to take the AP Calculus AB and BC exams. |
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GROUP 6: Art
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HL Art
HL art is taken over two years to prepare students for the IB Art higher level assessment. HL Art is designed for students who are seriously interested in the actual experience of creating art. This course will be individually charted to meet the needs and interests of each student. HL Art is designed to include independent research along with instruction in advanced art techniques and media. This course will prepare the student for preparation of the HL art assessment as well as for a career that involves actual art production. |
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SL Art
SL Art is completed over the course of one year and is designed for students who are seriously interested in researching art and art history. This course will be individually charted to meet the needs and interests of each student. SL Art is designed to include independent research along with instruction in advanced art techniques and media. This course prepares students for the SL Art assessment.
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Theory of Knowledge (ToK)
This two-semester course is unique to the International Baccalaureate and mandatory for every Diploma Candidate. In order to evaluate the validity of knowledge and ways of knowing, students are asked to look at each field of knowledge in the curriculum and question both the process and product of their learning. While abstract discussion is certainly a part of such a course, the students are grounded in a brief scan of intellectual history as a part of their exploration. Assessment of student performance is based on oral presentation and written work. |
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