IB Language and Literature HL

Year 1 – 2505i

Year 2 – 2506i

This course comprises of four parts – two relate to the study of language and two to the study of literature. The first year is primarily devoted to the study of language and the second year to the study of literature. This course aims to develop in students skills of textual analysis and the understanding that texts, both literary and non-literary, can be seen as autonomous yet simultaneously related to culturally determined reading practices. An understanding of the ways in which formal elements are used to create meaning in a text is combined with an exploration of how that meaning is affected by reading practices that are culturally defined and by the circumstances of production and reception. Student assessments will consist of analytical essays, creative writing tasks, and oral activities. This will prepare them to sit for the IB Language and Literature HL exam at the end of the second year.

IB French SL

Year 1 - 6002i

Year 2 - 6003i

French B is designed to provide students with the necessary language skills and intercultural understanding to enable them to communicate successfully in an environment where French is spoken. The course will encourage global awareness and foster respect for cultural diversity. In this two-year course, language skills will be developed through the study and use of a range of written and spoken material. The course assumes entrance with a high degree of proficiency in French. Students will be prepared to sit for the IB French SL Exam at the end of the second year of study.

IB French Ab Initio

Year 1 - 6002i

Year 2 - 6004i

This course is designed for students with less experience in French than is required for the IB French SL course. Three areas of study – language, texts, and themes – provide the basis of the two-year French ab initio course. These three fundamentals are interconnected and studied concurrently. Interactive, productive and receptive skills are developed through study in these three areas and are of equal importance. The student develops a greater awareness of his or her own culture through learning about another. Intercultural understanding provides the link between the three areas of the course. Students will be prepared to sit for the IB French ab initio exam at the end of the second year of study.

IB Spanish Ab Initio

Year 1 - 6101i

Year 2 - 6103i

This course is designed for students with less experience in Spanish than is required for the IB Spanish SL course. Three areas of

study – language, texts, and themes – provide the basis of the two-year Spanish Ab Initio course. These three fundamentals are

interconnected and studied concurrently. Interactive, productive and receptive skills are developed through study in these three areas

and are of equal importance. The student develops a greater awareness of his or her own culture through learning about another.

Intercultural understanding provides the link between the three areas of the course. Students will be prepared to sit for the IB Spanish

Ab Initio exam at the end of the second year of study.

IB Spanish SL

Year 1 - 6101i

Year 2 - 6103i

Spanish B is a modern language course designed to provide students with the necessary language skills and intercultural understanding to enable them to communicate successfully in an environment where Spanish is spoken. The course will encourage global awareness and foster respect for cultural diversity. Language skills will be developed through the study and use of a range of written and spoken material. The course assumes a high degree of proficiency in the language. Students will be prepared to sit for the SL IB exam at the end of the second year of study.

IB Spanish HL

Year 1 - 6102i

Year 2 - 6104i

Spanish B is a modern language course designed to provide students with the necessary language skills and intercultural understanding to enable them to communicate successfully in an environment where Spanish is spoken. The course will encourage global awareness and foster respect for cultural diversity. Language skills will be developed through the study and use of a range of written and spoken material. The course assumes a higher degree of proficiency in the language than does the SL course. Students will read two works of literature in Spanish. They will be prepared to sit for the HL IB exam at the end of the second year of study

IB History HL

IB History of the Americas

Year 1 - 1102i

The course covers U.S. History from 1492 to present, as well as aspects of Latin American and Canadian History. Students must possess extended research and writing skills and the ability to engage in critical analysis of common themes in the history of mankind. The course places heavy emphasis on writing and individual reading. The essential elements of U.S. History are covered in the context of the IB course. Students will sit for the HL IB exam after completing the senior level World Topics course.

IB World Topics

Year 2 - 1103i

This course is the second-year complement to the IB History of the Americas class, completing a two-year curriculum in advanced historical studies. The focus of the course is on four main thematic topics in 20th Century World History, examined from an international, rather than an exclusively American perspective. Participants in this course will engage in extensive reading and critical writing assignments, a variety of group and individual extended projects and an Internal Assessment component requiring intensive research on a select related historical subject. Course content explores the various components of historical existence, including economies, political systems, international relations, war, and social implications and consequences, culminating in the IB examination in the spring semester.

IB Biology SL

Year 1 - 4111i

This course offers extensive laboratory experience and emphasizes critical analysis of scientific information, evaluation of biological knowledge with respect to those problems facing mankind at present, and synthesis of biological information from different areas of the field. Some topics included are biochemistry, cytology, molecular genetics, and heredity and variation. Students prepare for the SL Biology examination at the end of the course.

IB Biology HL

Year 2 - 4114i

This course offers even more extensive laboratory experience than the standard level course and emphasizes critical analysis of

scientific information, evaluation of biological knowledge with respect to those problems facing mankind at present, and synthesis of

biological information from different areas of the field. Some topics included are biochemistry, cytology, molecular genetics, and

heredity and variation. Students prepare for the HL Biology examination at the end of the second year.

IB Chemistry SL

Year 1 - 4215i

Year 2 - 4217i

This course prepares students for the Chemistry SL exam by extensive curricula, application-based problem solving, extensive advanced labs, and development of lab manuals for external assessment. Students are expected to meet professional laboratory standards as well as master both academic and laboratory research skills. They will be prepared to sit for the SL Chemistry exam at the end of the second year.

IB Chemistry HL

Year 1 - 4216i

Year 2 - 4218i

This course prepares students for the Chemistry HL exam by extensive curricula, application-based problem solving, extensive advanced labs, and development of lab manuals for external assessment. Students are expected to meet professional laboratory standards as well as master both academic and laboratory research skills. This course requires an individual research project. Students will be prepared to sit for the HL Chemistry exam at the end of the second year.

IB Environmental Science SL (1 Year)

Year 1-4318i

Environmental systems and societies (ESS) is an interdisciplinary course offered only at standard level (SL). This course can fulfill either the individuals and societies or the sciences requirement. Alternatively, this course enables students to satisfy the requirements of both subject groups simultaneously while studying one course. ESS is firmly grounded in both a scientific exploration of environmental systems in their structure and function, and in the exploration of cultural, economic, ethical, political and social interactions of societies with the environment. As a result of studying this course, students will become equipped with the ability to recognize and evaluate the impact of our complex system of societies on the natural world. The interdisciplinary nature of the DP course requires a broad skill set from students, including the ability to perform research and investigations, participation in philosophical discussion and problem-solving. The course requires a systems approach to environmental understanding and promotes holistic thinking about environmental issues. Teachers explicitly teach thinking and research skills such as comprehension, text analysis, knowledge transfer and use of primary sources. They encourage students to develop solutions at the personal, community and global levels.

IB Physics HL

Year 1 – 4311i

Year 2 – 4312i

This course offers extensive laboratory experience and emphasizes critical analysis of scientific information and evaluation of physics knowledge. Physics is an essential requirement for the study of the majority of engineering disciplines. The intellectual rigor of the course also develops a student intellectually in a manner that would give them advantages in the study of other areas of academia. The topics covered included motion, forces, electricity, waves, optics, and thermodynamics. Students prepare for the HL Physics examination at the end of the second year.

IB Mathematics SL

Year 1 - 3804i

Year 2 - 3805i

This course addresses the topics of advanced algebra, trigonometry, statistics, and calculus. It prepares students for further study in areas requiring a significant amount of mathematical knowledge, such as economics, psychology, business administration, chemistry, medicine, and engineering. Students will be prepared to sit for the SL Mathematics IB exam following their senior year of study. The focus of the course is the use of mathematical techniques to introduce mathematical concepts in order to provide a sound mathematical background for the student. The course covers a broad range of mathematical topics; thus, it is demanding.

IB Mathematics HL

Year 1 - 3808i

Year 2 - 3809i

This course addresses the topics of advanced algebra, trigonometry, statistics, and calculus in greater depth than does the SL course. It prepares students for further study in areas requiring a significant amount of mathematical knowledge, such as chemistry, medicine, theoretical mathematics and engineering. Students will be prepared to sit for the HL Mathematics IB exam following their senior year of study. The focus of the course is the use of mathematical techniques to introduce mathematical concepts in order to provide a sound mathematical background for the student. The course covers a broad range of mathematical topics; thus, it is demanding.

IB Visual Arts SL

Year 1 - 7211i

Year 2 - 7213i

The Diploma Program visual arts course enables students to engage in both practical exploration and artistic production, and in independent contextual, visual and critical investigation.

The course is designed to enable students to study visual arts in higher education and also welcomes those students who seek life enrichment through visual arts. Through a variety of teaching approaches, all students are encouraged to develop their creative and critical abilities and to enhance their knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of visual arts.

IB Visual Arts HL

Year 1 - 7212i

Year 2 - 7214i

The Diploma Program visual arts course enables students to engage in both practical exploration and artistic production, and in independent contextual, visual and critical investigation. The course is designed to enable students to study visual arts in higher education and also welcomes those students who seek life enrichment through visual arts. Through a variety of teaching approaches, all students are encouraged to develop their creative and critical abilities and to enhance their knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of visual arts. Students at HL have the opportunity to develop ideas and skills, and to produce a larger body of work, or work of greater depth than do students at SL.

IB Theory of Knowledge

Year 1 - 1605i (Spring Semester)

Year 2 - 1606i (Fall Semester)

Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is a required IB Diploma Program course that is essential to the educational philosophy of the International Baccalaureate. TOK’s rigorous two-semester curriculum fosters critical thinking and student reflection on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge. The course emphasizes the pivotal role knowledge plays in a global society by encouraging students to become cognizant of themselves as thinkers, to understand the complexity of knowledge, and to utilize newly acquired knowledge responsibly as productive members of the increasingly diverse international community.

IB Sports, Exercise, and Health Science SL

Year 1 - 9081i

Year 2 - 9082i

This two-year course incorporates the traditional disciplines of anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, psychology and nutrition, which are studied in the context of sport, exercise and health. Students will cover a range of core and option topics and carry out practical (experimental) investigations in both laboratory and field

settings. This will provide an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and understanding necessary to apply scientific principles and critically analyze human performance. Where relevant, the course will address issues of international dimension and ethics by considering sport, exercise and health relative to the individual and in a global context. Students will be prepared to sit for the Sports, Exercise, and Health Science exam at the end of the second year.

IB Business Management SL

Year 1 - 8431i

Year 2 - 8432i

Business Management studies business functions, management processes and decision-making in contemporary contexts of strategic uncertainty. It examines how business decisions are influenced by factors internal and external to an organization, and how these decisions impact upon its stakeholders, both internally and externally. Business management also explores how individuals and groups interact within an organization, how they may be successfully managed and how they can ethically optimize the use of resources in a world with increasing scarcity and concern for sustainability. Business management is, therefore, perfectly placed within the individuals and societies subject area: aiming to develop in students an appreciation both for our individuality and our collective purposes.

The Diploma Programme business management course is designed to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of business management theories, as well as their ability to apply a range of tools and techniques. Students learn to analyze, discuss and evaluate business activities at local, national and international levels. The course covers a range of

organizations from all sectors, as well as the socio-cultural and economic contexts in which those organizations operate.

Emphasis is placed on strategic decision-making and the operational business functions of human resource management, finance and accounts, marketing and operations management. Links between the topics are central to the

course, as this integration promotes a holistic overview of business management. Through the exploration of six concepts underpinning the subject (change, culture, ethics, globalization, innovation and strategy), the business management course allows students to develop their understanding of interdisciplinary concepts from a business management perspective. Students will be prepared to sit for the IB business management exam at the end of the second year.

IB Computer Science SL (1 Year)

6613i

The IB computer science course is a rigorous and practical problem-solving discipline. Computational thinking lies at the heart of the course and is integrated with other topics. This will be supported by practical activities including programming. Practical programming experience will be an essential element of developing higher-level thinking skills; this may be assessed as a part of the internal assessment. All computer science students will work with other students of group 4 subjects (physics, chemistry, and biology) in a Group 4 Project.