AVID is a college/career readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll and attend four-year colleges and universities.

The AVID Program here at Harding is designed to accommodate students in the academic middle. The academic middle students are profiled as often having difficulty reaching or being aware of his/her maximum potential. Students in the AVID program may fall under the following criteria:

• • • • 2.0 – 3.5 Grade Point Average (GPA)

      • Average to High State Test Scores

      • High Desire and Determination

      • First in Family to Attend College

      • Economically Disadvantaged

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

Harding University High School has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 1993. We offer challenging academic courses that promote cultural awareness and incorporate real-world experiences in a rigorous learning environment that nurtures the development of students as active citizens and world leaders. The Middle Years Program (MYP) is the IB program for 9th and 10th Grade.

An IB learner is knowledgeable, a thinker, a communicator, reflective, a risk-taker, principled, open-minded, caring, an inquirer, and balanced. They approach their learning through their thinking, communicating, social, self-management, and research skills.

​Grade 9: Courses
IB MYP English I or IB MYP English II
IB MYP French or Spanish I, II, and/or III
​IBMYP Economics and Personal Finance or IBMYP Civics & Economics
​IB MYP Earth & Environmental Science and/or IB MYP Biology I
​IB MYP Math I and/or IB MYP Math II
​IB MYP Health & Physical Education
IB MYP Visual Arts