Knowledge acquisition should be the primary purpose of any reading approach as the systematic building of a wide range of knowledge across domains is a prerequisite to higher literacy. At each grade level, students are working with universal themes and archetypes. They are also continuing to build their facility with rhetoric, the craft of using language in writing and speaki ng, using classic literature, essays, and speeches as mentor texts. To build mastery, students w ill continue to review and apply earlier grade - level benchmarks and expectations. AICE English General Paper

The aim of AICE English General Paper is to improve learners’ skills in reading and writing and the ability to think critical ly about contemporary issues. It also seeks to improve communication in English. As they explore modern issues in this course, lear ners become aware that not everyone sees the world as they do. Where we live and what we value play important roles in shaping our views. Students should strive to approach modern matters with both maturity and sensitivity. Activities featured in the schem e of work are designed to help them do this. Learners will take responsibility to pay attention in core courses such as science, m ath, history, and the arts to help reinforce their understanding of these topics. The strategies for reading and writing explo red in this course can transfer to any academic field, making it foundational to learners’ overall educational experience. Each unit buil ds reading skills, which scaffold into writing. Student may earn college credit if appropriate score is earned on end o f course AICE English Language AS Level

In AICE English Language, students will develop skills to make critical and informed responses to a wide range of texts. Stud ents will also demonstrate their ability to produce writing for specific audiences. We read and write descriptive and imaginative p ieces, newspaper and magazine articles, blogs and podcast scripts, biographies and autobiographies, reviews, advertisements, and mor e. We focus on the way that authors create various moods and effects in their writing, and we students will work on creating these effects in their own writing. Student may earn college credit if appropriate score is earned on end of course Cambridge exam. AICE English Language AL Level

As the second year course of AICE English Language, students will continue to develop skills to make critical and informed responses to a wide range of texts. Students will also demonstrate their ability to produce writing for specific audiences. We read and write descripti ve and imaginative pieces, newspaper and magazine articles, blogs and podcast scripts, biographies and autobiographies, reviews, advertisements, and more. We focus on the way that authors create various moods and effects in their writing, and we students w ill work on creating these effects in their own writing. Student may earn college credit if appropriate score is earned on end of course Cambridge exam. AICE English Literature AS/AL Level

Learners following the Cambridge International AS and A Level English syllabus will study a range of texts in the three main forms: prose, poetry and drama. Set texts are offered from a wide range of different periods and cultures. Learners will develop s kills of reading and analysis of texts and are encouraged to undertake wider reading to aid understanding of the texts studied. They w ill learn skills of effective and appropriate communication including the ability to discuss the critical context of texts . Student may earn college credit if appropriate score is earned on end of course Cambridge exam.

In Algebra 1, instructional time will emphasize five areas: (1) performing operations with polynomials and radicals, and exte nding the Laws of Exponents to include rational exponents; (2) extending understanding of functions to linear, quadratic and expone ntial functions and using them to model and analyze real -world relationships; (3) solving quadratic equations in one variable and systems of linear equations and inequalities in two variables; (4) building functions, identifying their key features and repr esenting them in various ways and (5) representing and interpreting categorical and numerical data with one and two variables. Student must pass Algebra 1 End of Course exam as a graduation requirement. Pre-AICE Math 2 (equivalent to Geometry Honors)

The Cambridge IGSCE Math 2 course aims to enable students to: develop their mathematical knowledge and skills in a way which encourages confidence and provides satisfaction and enjoyment. Learners will develop an understanding of mathematical princip les and an appreciation of mathematics as a logical and coherent subject and acquire a range of mathematical skills, particularly t hose which will enable them to use applications of mathematics in the context of everyday situations and of other subjects they ma y be studying. Student must take Geometry End of Course exam as a graduation requirement.

The fundamental purpose of the course in Geometry is to formalize and extend students' geometric experiences from the middle grades. Students explore more complex geometric situations and deepen their explanations of geometric relationships, moving towards formal mathematical arguments. The Standards for Mathematical Practice apply throughout each course and, together with the content standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes u se of their ability to make sense of problem situations. Student must take Geometry End of Course exam as a graduation requirement. Pre-AICE Math 3 (equivalent to Algebra 2 Honors)

The aims are to enable candidates to: develop their mathematical knowledge and oral, written and practical skills in a way wh ich encourages confidence and provides satisfaction and enjoyment; read mathematics, and write and talk about the subject in a va riety of ways; develop a feel for number, carry out calculations and understand the significance of the results obtained; apply mathematics in everyday situations and develop an understanding of the part which mathematics plays in the world around them; solve problems, present the solutions clearly, check and interpret the results; develop an understanding of mathematical principl es; recognize when and how a situation may be represented mathematically, identify and interpret relevant factors and, where necess ary, select an appropriate mathematical method to solve the problem; develop an ability to apply mathematics in other subjects, particularly science and technology; develop the abilities to reason logically, to classify, to generalize and to p rove; a found ation appropriate to their further study of mathematics and of other disciplines.

In Algebra 2, instructional time will emphasize five areas: (1) extending arithmetic operations with algebraic expressions to include radical and rational expressions and polynomial division; (2) graphing and analyzing functions including polynomials, absolut e value, radical, rational, exponential and logarithmic; (3) building functions using compositions , inverses and transformations; (4) extending systems of equations and inequalities to include non -linear expressions and (5) developing understanding of the complex number system, including complex numbers as roots of polynomial equations. Math for Data and Financial Literacy

In Mathematics for Data and Financial Literacy, instructional time will emphasize five areas: (1) extending knowledge of ratios, proportions and functions to data and financial contexts; (2) developing understanding of basic economic and accounting princ iples; (3) determining advantages and di sadvantages of credit accounts and short - and long -term loans; (4) developing understanding of planning for the future through investments, insurance and retirement plans and (5) extending knowledge of data analysis to c reate and evaluate reports and to ma ke predictions. Math for College Liberal Arts

In Mathematics for College Liberal Arts, instructional time will emphasize five areas: (1) analyzing and applying linear and exponential functions within a real -world context; (2) utilizing geometric concepts to solve real -world problems; (3) extending understanding of probability theory; (4) representing and interpreting univariate and bivariate data and (5) developing understanding of logic and set theory.