CPA International Baccalaureate Program

Diploma Preparation, Grade 10

Please visit the IB Students Virtual Information tab for more information.

Parent Information At A Glance:

parent-pack-faqs-about-the-dp.pdf

The IB Programme does not begin until the Grade 11 year. However, the province of Nova Scotia has created five classes for students in Grade 10 who may be interested in taking the full IB Diploma Programme. These classes follow provincial curriculum and explore concepts by developing critical thinking skills using a variety of teaching and assessing methods. Some IB style assessments are introduced in the CPA Pre-IB classes. A student who takes the CPA Pre-IB program, is not required to continue in the full IB Diploma Program. Alternatively, a student who does not take the CPA Pre-IB program, is still able to enter the full IB Diploma Programme in grade 11. A CPA Pre-IB student chooses from a set list of classes which include:

  • CPA Pre-IB Math 10

  • CPA Pre-IB English Language and Literature 10

  • French 10 or French Immersion 10

  • History 10

  • Science 10

Note: If a student is unsuccessful in either English 10/English 10 CPA Pre-IB or Math 10/Math 10 CPA Pre-IB they will not be eligible to enter the full IB Diploma Programme.

Grade 10 CPA PreIB Information session 7 October 2020

Information in the presentation below was explained to students and guardians/parents of current grade 10 students during a virtual evening session.

Regular Reading--options for the summer

Regular reading has been proven to be one of the most effective ways to build the skills of a critical thinker. Incoming CPA Pre-IB students are encouraged to read regularly. Below is a list of works that cover a wide variety of literature. We ask that incoming CPA Pre-IB students read at least two of the following works:

  1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

  2. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

  3. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

  4. Nineteen Eighty-four by George Orwell

  5. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

  6. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx

  7. Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

  8. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

  9. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

  10. The Road by Cormac McCarthy

  11. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind

  12. The Color Purple by Alice Walker

  13. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

  14. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

  15. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood