World Language

IB Italian B Standard Level is an advanced language course intended for students who have successfully completed Level III. This course consists of four ten-week quarters in which students will examine the themes of groups, change, and leisure through the reading of Italian authors, essay writing, discussion, presentations, and audio-video programs. Students will explore and analyze Italian culture. Students will be expected to communicate clearly and effectively in Italian in a range of situations. This course culminates in the IB Italian B Standard Level exam in May.

Year 1

Students who have successfully completed three years or more of Italian will qualify for this course, which teaches Italian at the college level. A final exam/project will be given. This course culminates in the IB Italian B Higher Level exam in May of senior year. Students will develop their language skills based on the communicative principles of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course consists of eight ten-week quarters in which the students will examine the themes of groups, change and leisure through reading by Italian authors, essay writing, discussion, presentations, and audio-video programs. Students will explore and analyze the culture of Italian countries. Students will be expected to communicate clearly and effectively in the target language in a range of situations. Successful completion of the coursework readies a student to complete the International Baccalaureate assessment and to sit for the Advanced Placement Italian exam. The students must sit for the IB Exam to receive IB weighting.

Year 2

Students who have successfully completed three years or more of Italian and IB Italian HL Year 1 will qualify for this course, which teaches Italian at the college level. The two years of IB Italian HL will culminate in the higher level IB exam in Italian B offered in the second year of IB Italian HL. A final exam/project will be given. This course culminates in the IB Spanish B Higher Level exam in May of senior year.​ Students will develop their language skills based on the communicative principles of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course consists of eight ten-week quarters in which the students will examine the themes of groups, change and leisure through reading by Italian authors, essay writing, discussion, presentations, and audio-video programs. Students will explore and analyze the culture of Italian countries. Students will be expected to communicate clearly and effectively in the target language in a range of situations. Successful completion of the coursework readies a student to complete the International Baccalaureate assessment and to sit for the Advanced Placement Italian exam. The students must sit for the IB Exam to receive IB weighting.

Year 1

IB Japanese B, Standard Level, is an advanced language course intended for students who have successfully completed Level III. Students will develop skills based on the communicative principles of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course consists of four ten-week quarters in which the students will examine the themes of groups, changes and leisure through readings by Japanese authors, essay writing, discussion, presentations, and audio-video programs. Students will explore and analyze the culture of Japan. Students will be expected to communicate clearly and effectively in the target language in a range of situations. A final examination or project will be given in this course. ​This course culminates in the IB Japanese B Standard Level exam in May of the second year.

Year 2

IB Japanese B Standard Level is an advanced language course intended for students who have successfully completed Level 3. This course consists of eight ten-week quarters in which students will examine the themes of groups, change, and leisure through the reading of Japanese authors, essay writing, discussion, presentation, and audio-video programs. Students will explore and analyze Japanese culture. Students will be expected to communicate clearly and effectively in Japanese in a range of situations. This course culminates in the IB Japanese B Standard Level exam in May of the second year.

Year 1

Students who have successfully completed three years or more of Japanese will qualify for this course, which teaches Japanese at the college level. The two years of IB Japanese HL will culminate in the higher level IB exam in Japanese B offered in the second year of IB Japanese HL. A final exam/project will be given. This course culminates in the IB Japanese B Higher Level exam in May of senior year. The students must sit for the IB Exam to receive IB weighting.

Year 2

Students who have successfully completed three years or more of Japanese will qualify for this course, which teaches Japanese at the college level. The two years of IB Japanese HL will culminate in the higher level IB exam in Japanese B offered in the second year of IB Japanese HL. A final exam/project will be given. This course culminates in the IB Japanese B Higher Level exam in May of senior year. The students must sit for the IB Exam to receive IB weighting.

IB French B Standard Level is an advanced language course intended for students who have successfully completed Level III. This course consists of four ten-week quarters in which students will examine the themes of groups, change, and leisure through the reading of French authors, essay writing, discussion, presentations, and audio-video programs. Students will explore and analyze the culture of French-speaking countries. Students will be expected to communicate clearly and effectively in French in a range of situations. A final exam/project will be given. This course culminates in the IB French B Standard Level exam in May of senior year as this course is taught over two academic years as two full high school credits.​ IB portfolio work is started in Year 1 with specific deadlines that year. The portfolio work culminates in IB French Standard Level Year 2.

Year 1

Students who have successfully completed three years or more of French will qualify for this course, which teaches French at the college level. The AP exam in French Language may be taken at the conclusion of the first year of this course. The two years of IB French HL will culminate in the higher level IB exam in French B offered in the second year of IB French HL. A final exam/project will be given. This course culminates in the IB French B Higher Level exam in May of senior year. The students must sit for the IB Exam to receive IB weighting.

Year 2

Students who have successfully completed three years or more of French will qualify for this course, which teaches French at the college level. The AP exam in French Language may be taken at the conclusion of the first year of this course. The two years of IB French HL will culminate in the higher level IB exam in French B offered in the second year of IB French HL. A final exam/project will be given. This course culminates in the IB French B Higher Level exam in May of senior year. The students must sit for the IB Exam to receive IB weighting.

“Ab Initio” means “from the beginning” in Latin. Students who have completed three years in other world language study will qualify to learn French from the beginning in this two-year course. A student opting to take this course will be eligible to show a college or a university that he or she has learned multiple foreign languages while in high school. This course culminates in the IB French Ab Initio exam in the end of the second year. The students must sit for the IB Exam to receive IB weighting.

IB Spanish B, Standard Level, is an advanced language course intended for students who have successfully completed Level III. Students will develop skills based on the communicative principles of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course consists of four ten-week quarters in which the students will examine the themes of groups, changes and leisure through readings by Hispanic authors, essay writing, discussion, presentations, and audio-video programs. Students will explore and analyze the culture of Hispanic countries. Students will be expected to communicate clearly and effectively in the target language in a range of situations. A final examination or project will be given in this course. This course also culminates in the IB Spanish B Standard Level exam in May. The students must sit for the IB Exam to receive IB weighting.

Students who have successfully completed three years or more of Spanish will qualify for this course, which teaches Spanish at the college level. The two years of IB Spanish HL will culminate in the higher level IB exam in Spanish B offered in the second year of IB Spanish HL. A final exam/project will be given. This course culminates in the IB Spanish B Higher Level exam in May of senior year. The students must sit for the IB Exam to receive IB weighting.

It is recommended that students have completed Level 3 Latin. Students who have successfully completed three years or more of Latin will qualify for this course, which teaches Latin as a classical language at the college level. IB Latin SL will culminate in the IB exam in Latin offered in May. A final exam/project will be given.