High Engagement / Passion Courses: Through the scheduling of and participation in these high engagement courses, students may pursue their passions in a 9-week block of time to explore possibilities, creativity, and interests to meet one’s individual needs. These courses may serve as a launch point for further investigation or a survey of possible career paths. Each are designed to provide the student with a 23-day experience affording them the opportunity to grow in their knowledge and skill in a particular area.
Global Connections: East Asia:
How has the diverse history and culture of different regions shaped our world? Understand what lies beyond the Western tradition to better understand how East Asian culture shapes contemporary experience.
Global Connections: Latin America:
How has the diverse history and culture of different regions shaped our world? Understand what lies beyond the Western tradition to better understand how Latin American culture shapes contemporary experience.
* Counts as Fine Arts Credit *
Telling Stories in One Act:
Share your story or re-tell existing narratives through elements of theatre and drama such as basic acting skills, characterization, and improvisation.
Theater Technology & Management:
Produce, program, and manage visual scenes and audio design for a live-theater production after learning how to use behind-the-scenes technology.
Personal & Professional Skills 1A & 1B:
The IB Career-related Programme Personal and Professional Skills course is designed for students to develop attitudes, skills and strategies to be applied to personal and professional situations now and in the future. In this course the emphasis is on skills development for the workplace that can be applied in a range of situations. There are five themes in personal and professional skills: 1. Personal development; 2. Intercultural understanding; 3. Effective communication; 4. Thinking processes; 5. Applied ethics.