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PROGRAMS
OF STUDY BY
SUBJECT AREA
03 ENGLISH
08 MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES
23 GEOGRAPHY
28 HISTORY/ECONOMICS/PHILOSOPHY
38 SCIENCE
4 8 M AT H E M AT I C S
56 MYP DESIGN
59 COMPUTER SCIENCE
62 VISUAL ARTS
65 MUSIC
7 1 T H E AT R E A R T S
73 FILM
7 7 P H Y S I C A L A N D H E A LT H E D U C AT I O N
8 0 T H E O RY O F K N OW L E D G E
8 2 E X T E N D E D E S S AY
8 4 L E A R N I N G S T R AT E G I E S
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ENGLISH
IB SUBJECT GROUP 1

    YEAR 8                YEAR 9                  YEAR 10              YEAR 11                 YEAR 12

    ENGLISH               ENGLISH                 ENGLISH              ENGLISH A SL:       »   ENGLISH A SL:
    ENG1D                 ENG2D                   ENG3U                LITERATURE              LITERATURE
                                                                       ENG4U                   ENG4U
                                                  THE WRITER’S
                                                  CRAFT
                                                  EWC4U                ENGLISH A HL:       »   ENGLISH A HL:
                                                                       LITERATURE              LITERATURE
                                                                       ENG4U                   ETS4U

                                                                       ENGLISH A SL:       »   ENGLISH A SL:
                                                                       LANGUAGE AND            LANGUAGE AND
                                                                       LITERATURE              LITERATURE
                                                                       ENG4U                   ENG4U

                                                                       ENGLISH A HL:       »   ENGLISH A HL:
                                                                       LANGUAGE AND            LANGUAGE AND
                                                                       LITERATURE              LITERATURE
                                                                       ENG4U                   ETS4U

     The aims of the Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 courses     • Use language to express and achieve personal,
     offered by the English Department reflect those           social and career goals
     stated in the Ministry of Education Curriculum         • Understand the role that language, literature and
     Guidelines. Through interaction with their peers and      the media play in the exploration of intellectual
     the teacher, students have opportunities to:              issues and in the establishment of personal and
     • Develop a lifelong love of reading                      societal values
     • Understand and enjoy literature and appreciate      • Develop critical skills and use them to respond to
        its significance in the history of human experi-       ideas communicated through various media
        ence and imagination                                • Prepare for productive community membership
     • Become aware of themselves as readers and              by taking personal responsibility for their pro-
        come to realize the worth and uniqueness of            gress toward self-directed learning
        their own responses                                 • Discuss ideas, attitudes and feelings expressed
     • Become proficient in the mechanics of language         in literature, language and the media in order to
        and in the use of oral and written language to         understand the contribution of individuals and
        think, learn and communicate                           communities to Canada’s multicultural heritage.
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    YEAR 8:                                                YEAR 9:

ENGLISH                                                   ENGLISH
CODE: ENG1D, ENGLISH,                                     CODE: ENG2D, ENGLISH,
GRADE 9, ACADEMIC                                         GRADE 10, ACADEMIC
PREREQUISITE: NONE                                        PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH, GRADE 9,
                                                          ACADEMIC OR APPLIED
This course is designed to develop the oral communi-
cation, reading, writing and media literacy skills that   This course is designed to extend the range of
students need for success in their secondary school       oral communication, reading, writing and media lit-
academic programs and in their daily lives. Students      eracy skills that students need for success in their
will analyze literary texts from contemporary and his-    secondary school academic programs and in their
torical periods, interpret informational and graphic      daily lives. Students will analyze literary texts from
texts, and create oral, written and media texts in a      contemporary and historical periods, interpret and
variety of forms. An important focus will be on the use   evaluate informational and graphic texts, and create
of strategies that contribute to effective communica-     oral, written and media texts in a variety of forms. An
tion. The course is intended to prepare students for      important focus will be on the selective use of strat-
the Grade 10 academic English course, which leads         egies that contribute to effective communication.
to university or college preparation courses in Grades    This course is intended to prepare students for the
11 and 12.                                                compulsory Grade 11 university or college prepara-
   The Year 8 English program encourages student          tion course.
development as creative and critical writers, as             In Year 9, the English course reflectsmaturing
well as analysts and composers of a variety of text       student interest and skill in four units “space”
types. Through four units of study, students explore      organized by key and related concepts. Students
writing from multiple perspectives and consider the       practice textual and visual feature analysis while
intersection of language texts and global issues          exploring a range of genres such as science fiction,
of equality and fairness. Core texts include poetry,      the graphic novel and comedy. Throughout, stu-
a novella, short stories, and a play, which are sup-      dents reflect on how literature breaks boundaries,
plemented by resources such as editorial articles         for instance of time and discipline, and occupies a
and opinion pieces, diaries, political speeches and       vital role in culture and society. Students continue
media texts like advertisements. On a regular basis,      to read and produce diverse text types, practice
students practice various forms of writing, including     writing for a variety of purposes, and expand their
narrative pieces, poetry and thesis statements, as        knowledge of style elements and media literacy
well have the opportunity to reflect on the learning      strategies. In preparation for Year 10, there is a
process. There is a consistent focus on new vocabu-       focus on the purpose of audience and context, criti-
lary and terminology, as well as scaffolded writing       cal paragraph structure and drafting and editing
conventions and research skills.                          skills.
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    YEAR 10:

ENGLISH                                                     THE WRITER’S CRAFT
CODE: ENG3U, ENGLISH,                                       C O D E : E W C 4 U , T H E W R I T E R ’ S C R A F T,
G R A D E 1 1 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E P A R AT I O N    G R A D E 1 2 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH, GRADE 10,                            PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH, GRADE 11,
ACADEMIC                                                    U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N

This course emphasizes the development of literacy,         This course emphasizes knowledge and skills related
communication and critical and creative thinking skills     to the craft of writing. Students will: analyze models of
necessary for success in academic and daily life.           effective writing; use a workshop approach to produce
Students will analyze challenging literary texts from       a range of works; identify and use techniques required
various periods, countries and cultures, as well as a       for specialized forms of writing; and identify effective
range of informational and graphic texts, and create        ways to improve the quality of their writing. They will
oral, written and media texts in a variety of forms. An     also complete a major paper as part of a creative or
important focus will be on using language with preci-       analytical independent study project and investigate
sion and clarity and incorporating stylistic devices        opportunities for publication and for writing careers.
appropriately and effectively. The course is intended
to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 12 uni-
versity or college preparation course.
    Year 10 English is comprised of four units, each
addressing a different key concept related to the
study of language and literature. Core texts include
poetry, short stories, a memoir, a play, and a novel.
Other related texts, including median and non-fiction
texts are explored in order to develop students’ under-
standing of how different text types coney meaning in
a particular context. Students will learn how to write
effectively in various modes, including creative writing,
instructional writing, and analytical writing. The course
is designed to serve as both a culmination of MYP
Language and Literature and intensive preparation for
English courses in the Diploma Programme.
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    YEAR 11 AND YEAR 12:

ENGLISH A:                                                 ENGLISH A:
LITERATURE, STANDARD LEVEL                                 LITERATURE, HIGHER LEVEL
OSSD OUTCOME: ENG4U, ENGLISH,                              I B O U T C O M E : Group 1 Requirement Satisfied
G R A D E 1 2 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E P A R AT I O N
PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH, GRADE 11,                           OSSD OUTCOME: ENG4U, ENGLISH,
U N I V E R S I T Y P R E P A R AT I O N                   G R A D E 1 2 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
                                                           PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH, GRADE 11,
This course encourages the development of the liter-       U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N , E N G 3 U
acy, communication and critical and creative thinking      OSSD OU TCOME: ETS4U , STUD IES IN LIT ER AT UR E,
skills necessary for success in academic and daily         G R A D E 1 2 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
life. Students analyse a broad range of challenging        PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH, GRADE 11,
literary texts, examine language as a construct, and       U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
study literary contexts from various periods, countries
                                                           This course encourages the development of the
and cultures. Students also interpret and evaluate
                                                           literacy, communication and critical and creative think-
informational and graphic texts, and create oral, writ-
                                                           ing skills necessary for success in academic and
ten and media texts in a varity of forms. An important
                                                           daily life. Students analyze a broad range of challeng-
focus is on using academic language coherently and
                                                           ing literary texts, examine language as a construct
confidently, selecting the reading stategies best-
                                                           and study literary contexts from various periods,
suited to particular texts and purposes for reading
                                                           countries and cultures. Students also interpret and
and developing greater control in writing. The course
                                                           evaluate informational and graphic texts, and create
is intended to prepare students for university. The
                                                           oral, written and media texts in a variety of forms. An
main difference between Standard Level and Higher
                                                           important focus is on using academic language coher-
Level is the number of works studied.
                                                           ently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies
                                                           best suited to particular texts and purposes for read-
                                                           ing, and developing greater control in writing. This
                                                           course is intended to prepare students for university.
                                                           Standard and Higher Level differ in the number of
                                                           works and topics studied and in their assessment
                                                           criteria. Higher Level English Language & Literature is
                                                           intended for students who wish to pursue a broadly
                                                           based and challenging curriculum.
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ENGLISH A: LANGUAGE AND                                    ENGLISH A: LANGUAGE AND
LITERATURE, STANDARD LEVEL                                 LITERATURE, HIGHER LEVEL
I B O U T C O M E : Group 1 Requirement Satisfied          I B O U T C O M E : Group 1 Requirement Satisfied

OSSD OUTCOME: ENG4U, ENGLISH,                              OSSD OUTCOMES: ENG4U, ENGLISH,
G R A D E 1 2 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E P A R AT I O N   G R A D E 1 2 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH, GRADE 11,                           PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH, GRADE 11,
U N I V E R S I T Y P R E P A R AT I O N                   U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N

This course encourages the development of the              OSSD OUTCOMES: ETS4U, STUDIES IN LITERATURE,
literacy, communication and critical and creative think-   G R A D E 1 2 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
                                                           PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH, GRADE 11,
ing skills necessary for success in academic and
                                                           U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
daily life. Students analyse a broad range of challeng-
ing literary texts, examine language as a construct,       This course encourages the development of the liter-
and study literary contexts from various periods,          acy, communication and critical and creative thinking
countries and cultures. Students also interpret and        skills necessary for success in academic and daily
evaluate informational and graphic texts, and create       life. Students analyze a broad range of challeng-
oral, written and media texts in a variety of forms.       ing literary texts, examine language as a construct
An important focus is on using academic language           and study literary contexts from various periods,
coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strat-   countries and cultures. Students also interpret and
egies best-suited to particular texts and purposes for     evaluate informational and graphic texts, and create
reading, and developing greater control in writing. The    oral, written and media texts in a variety of forms.
course is intended to prepare students for university.     An important focus is on using academic language
The main difference between Standard Level and             coherently and confidently, selecting the reading
Higher Level is the number of works studied. One sec-      strategies best-suited to particular texts and pur-
tion of this course is reserved for students who are       poses for reading, and developing greater control in
English language learners.                                 writing. This course is intended to prepare students
                                                           for university. Standard and Higher Level differ in
                                                           the number of works and topics studied and in their
                                                           assessment criteria. Higher Level English Language
                                                           and Literature is intended for students who wish to
                                                           pursue a broadly based and challenging curriculum
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MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES
IB SUBJECT GROUP 2

    YEAR 8               YEAR 9         YEAR 10   YEAR 11           YEAR 12

    FRENCH               FRENCH         FRENCH    FRENCH B SL:    » FRENCH B SL:
    FSF1D                FSF2D          FSF3U     LANGUAGE          LANGUAGE
    OR                   OR             OR        FSF4UB            FSF4UB
    FEF1D                FEF2D          FEF3U

                                                  FRENCH B HL:    » FRENCH B SL:
                                                  LANGUAGE          LANGUAGE
                                                  FSF4UB            FEF4UB

                                        FRENCH    FRENCH A HL:      FRENCH A HL:
                                        FIF3UA    LANGUAGE AND      LANGUAGE AND
                                        FRENCH    LITERATURE        LITERATURE
                                        FIF3UA    FIF4UA            FRA4UA

                         CHINESE        CHINESE   CHINESE B SL:   » CHINESE B SL:
                         LKBBDB         LKBCUB    LANGUAGE          LANGUAGE
                                                  LKBDUB            LKBDUB

                                                  CHINESE B HL:   » CHINESE B HL:
                                                  LANGUAGE          LANGUAGE
                                                  LKBDUB            LKBDUB

                         CHINESE        CHINESE   CHINESE A SL:   » CHINESE A SL:
                         LKBBDA         LKBCUA    LANGUAGE AND      LANGUAGE AND
                                                  LITERATURE        LITERATURE
                                                  LKBDUA            LKBDUA

                         SPANISH        SPANISH   SPANISH B SL:   » SPANISH B SL:
                         LWSBD          LWSCU     LANGUAGE          LANGUAGE
                                                  LWSDUB            LWSDUB

                         SPANISH        SPANISH   SPANISH A SL:   » SPANISH A SL:
                         LWSBDA         LWSCUA    LANGUAGE AND      LANGUAGE AND
                                                  LITERATURE        LITERATURE
                                                  LWSDUA            LWSDUA

                                                  SPANISH         » SPANISH
                                                  AB INITIO SL      AB INITIO SL
                                                  LWSCU             LWSCU

                         LATIN          LATIN     LATIN SL        » LATIN SL
                         LVLBD          LVLCU     LVLDU             LVLDU
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                                                     PLACEMENT IN THE
    The study of additional languages adds to        UCC FRENCH PROGRAM
    the international dimension of our UCC pro-
    gram. While learning the target language,           To reflect different levels of background, experi-
    the student also becomes aware of the            ence and proficiency in French, we offer two levels
    similarities and differences between his own     within the Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 French
    culture and the cultures represented by the      program – Standard and Enriched. The different lan-
    target language. This awareness fosters a        guage levels allow for students to be placed in an
    greater respect for other peoples and the        optimal learning environment. This choice is made
    way in which they lead their lives. Through      by the French teacher. The process of consultation
    the study of authentic texts, students inves-    with the student and parents begins in the month of
    tigate and reflect on cultural values and        February. All French students, regardless of the level
    behaviours.                                      they complete at Year 10, may choose to continue
       The main focus of all language courses is     with French B Standard level or French B Higher level
    the acquisition and development of language      once they begin the Diploma Program.
    skills through the study and use of a range
    of written and spoken material. Such materi-
                                                      YEAR 8:
    als will extend from everyday oral exchanges
    to literary texts and are related to the cul-
    tures concerned. This will enable students to    FRENCH
    develop mastery of language skills as well as
                                                     CODE: FSF1D/FEF1D
    cultural literacy.
                                                     FRENCH, GRADE 9, ACADEMIC
       Students are carefully counselled as to       PREREQUISITE: FSF1D – MINIMUM OF
    their language choices. The school offers        600 HOURS OF FRENCH INSTRUCTION OR
    four language options and strives to provide     E Q U I VA L E N T O R P L A C E M E N T T E S T. F E F 1 D
    a suitable challenge for our students. Stu-      – MINIMUM OF 1260 HOURS OF FRENCH
    dents may choose to study French, Spanish,       I N S T R U C T I O N O R E Q U I VA L E N T O R
                                                     P L A C E M E N T T E S T.
    Chinese or Latin. Once the student chooses
    a language that he wants to study, he must       S TA N D A R D F R E N C H ( F S F 1 D )
    be placed at the level that is best suited for   This course provides opportunities for students to
    him and that will provide an appropriately       communicate and interact in French with increasing
    challenging educational experience. Lan-         independence, with a focus on familiar topics related
    guage teachers will consider the degree to       to their daily lives. Students will develop their skills in
    which students are already competent in the      listening, speaking, reading, and writing by using lan-
    language and the degree of proficiency they      guage learning strategies and will apply creative and
    wish to attain.                                  critical thinking skills in various ways. They will also
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enhance their understanding and appreciation of              exam from the Standard students and as a result
diverse French-speaking communities, and will develop        will receive the Extended French credit.
skills necessary for lifelong language learning.
   Students will be given frequent opportunities to
                                                              YEAR 9:
speak in French. These oral activities will encourage
students to use simple sentences that effectively com-
municate their ideas. Although students will be given an     FRENCH
opportunity to prepare at home, they will be mostly eval-
                                                             CODE: FSF2D/FEF2D
uated on their ability to perform spontaneously in class.
                                                             FRENCH, GRADE 10, ACADEMIC
   At the heart of the program, students are encour-         P R E R E Q U I S I T E : F S F 1 D, F E F 1 D, F R E N C H ,
aged to become risk takers and feel comfortable with         GRADE 9, ACADEMIC OR
spontaneous performances. They are encouraged to             PLACEMENT TEST
be open-minded and aware of different cultural per-
spectives within the francophone world. The program          S TA N D A R D F R E N C H ( F S F 2 D )

fosters a genuine curiosity about how different cultural     This course provides opportunities for students to com-
groups live and the values they may have.                    municate in French about personally relevant, familiar,
                                                             and academic topics in real-life situations with increas-
ENRICHED FRENCH (FEF1D)
                                                             ing independence. Students will exchange information,
This course provides opportunities for students to           ideas, and opinions with others in guided and increas-
speak and interact in French in a variety of real-life and   ingly spontaneous spoken interactions. Students will
personally relevant contexts. Students will develop          develop their skills in listening, speaking, reading,
their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing    and writing through the selective use of strategies
by using language learning strategies. They will develop     that contribute to effective communication. They will
their creative and critical thinking skills by respond-      also increase their understanding and appreciation of
ing to and interacting with a variety of oral and written    diverse French-speaking communities, and will develop
texts. They will also enhance their understanding and        skills necessary for lifelong language learning.
appreciation of diverse French-speaking communities,            This course enables students to continue to
and will develop skills necessary for lifelong language      develop communication skills in French within an
learning.                                                    international Francophone cultural context. The
   The Enriched program reviews the same grammar,            program continues to develop a good understand-
vocabulary and cultural content as the Standard              ing of grammar concepts and to develop effective
course. The instructor will challenge students with          vocabulary acquisition skills. As students build up
more difficult reading texts and writing tasks. The          a vocabulary and grammatical foundation, they will
course is designed for strong language students with         be encouraged to write a variety of different writing
an extensive background in French. These students            tasks such as a diary, an email or an article. They
have a solid foundation in grammar and excellent
vocabulary acquisition skills. They can demonstrate
good fluency and superior French language accuracy.
The enriched French students will write a different
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   will be able to write simple sentences and organ-           with more difficult reading texts and writing tasks. The
ize them into a coherent message using accurate                course is designed for strong language students with
grammar and vocabulary. While being introduced                 an extensive background in French. These students
to more advanced reading strategies, students will             have a solid foundation in grammar and excellent
continue to develop skills that will allow them to             vocabulary acquisition skills. They can demonstrate
demonstrate a good understanding of authentic                  good fluency and superior French language accuracy.
texts written within the Francophone culture.                  The enriched French students will write a different
   Students will continue to build up their oral con-          exam from the Standard French students and as a
versation skills and will use simple sentences                 result will receive the Extended French credit.
that effectively communicate their ideas in a variety
of different oral activities. Although students will
                                                                YEAR 10:
be given an opportunity to prepare at home, they
will be mostly evaluated on their ability to perform
spontaneously in class.                                        FRENCH
   At the heart of the program, students are encour-
                                                               CODE: FSF3U/FEF3U
aged to become risk takers and feel comfortable with
                                                               CORE FRENCH, GRADE 11, UNIVERSITY
spontaneous performances. They are encouraged to               P R E PA R AT I O N
be open-minded and aware of different cultural per-            P R E R E Q U I S I T E : F S F 2 D, F E F 2 D, F R E N C H ,
spectives within the francophone world. The program            GRADE 10, ACADEMIC OR PLACEMENT TEST
fosters a genuine curiosity about how different cul-
tural groups live and the values they may have.
                                                               S TA N D A R D F R E N C H ( F S F 3 U )
                                                               This course offers students extended opportunities
ENRICHED FRENCH (FEF2D)
                                                               to speak and interact in real-life situations in French
This course provides extensive opportunities for stu-
                                                               with greater independence. Students will develop their
dents to use their communication skills in French and
                                                               listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, as well
to apply language learning strategies. Students will
                                                               as their creative and critical thinking skills, through
develop their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and
                                                               responding to and exploring a variety of oral and writ-
writing by responding to and interacting with French
                                                               ten texts. They will also broaden their understanding
oral and written texts in a variety of real-life contexts,
                                                               and appreciation of diverse French-speaking commu-
using their creative and critical thinking skills to explore
                                                               nities, and will develop skills necessary for lifelong
and evaluate information and ideas in the texts.
                                                               language learning.
Students will increase their knowledge of the French
                                                                  This course enables students to continue to
language through the study of French authors. They will
                                                               develop communication skills in French within an
also increase their understanding and appreciation of
                                                               international francophone cultural context. The
diverse French-speaking communities, and will develop
                                                               program continues to develop a good understand-
skills necessary for lifelong language learning.
                                                               ing of grammar concepts and to develop effective
   The Enriched program reviews the same grammar,
                                                               vocabulary acquisition skills. As students build up a
vocabulary and cultural content as the Standard French
                                                               vocabulary and grammatical foundation, they will
course. The instructor will challenge the students
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   be encouraged to expand their repertoire of writ-               The Enriched program reviews the same grammar,
ing techniques. In addition to the informal letter              vocabulary and cultural content as the course. The
and diary formats, they will also learn how to write            instructor will challenge the students Standard with
articles, editorials and formal letters. They will learn        more difficult reading texts and writing tasks. The
to become more aware of audience and register as                course is designed for strong language students with
they write. More attention will be given to editing             an extensive background in French. These students
and the application of basic grammar and vocabu-                have a solid foundation in grammar and excellent
lary skills during the writing process. Students will           vocabulary acquisition skills. They can demonstrate
be introduced to IB interactive reading tasks as a              good fluency and superior French language accuracy.
preparation for the IB program. They will be given              The enriched French students will write a different
authentic texts that represent different aspects of             exam from the Standard French students and as a
the Francophonie. There will be a focus on deep-                result will be receiving the Extended French credit.
ening their understanding and appreciation of the
cultural diversity of the francophone world.                    FRENCH IMMERSION (FIF3U)
   Students will be given an opportunity to communi-            This course provides opportunities for students to
cate information and ideas orally, using a variety of           consolidate the communication skills required to
speaking strategies, appropriate language structures,           speak and interact with increasing confidence and
and language appropriate to the purpose and audi-               accuracy in French in a variety of academic and social
ence. Although students will be given an opportunity to         contexts. Students will use their skills in listening,
prepare at home, they will be mostly evaluated on their         speaking, reading, and writing and apply language
ability to perform spontaneously.                               learning strategies while exploring a variety of con-
   At the heart of the program, students are encour-            crete and abstract topics. Students will increase their
aged to become risk takers and feel comfortable with            knowledge of the French language through the study of
spontaneous performances. They are encouraged to                French literature from around the world. They will also
be open-minded and aware of different cultural per-             deepen their understanding and appreciation of diverse
spectives within the francophone world. The program             French-speaking communities, and will develop skills
fosters a genuine curiosity about how different cul-            necessary for lifelong language learning.
tural groups live and the values that may have.                     This course encourages the development of liter-
                                                                acy, communication and critical and creative thinking
ENRICHED FRENCH (FEF3U)                                         skills necessary for success in academic and daily
This course provides opportunities for students to com-         life. Students will analyze a broad range of challeng-
municate about concrete and abstract topics in various          ing literary texts, examine language as a construct,
situations. Students will consolidate and refine their          and study literary contexts from various periods,
skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing by apply-   countries and cultures. Students will also interpret
ing language learning strategies, as well as creative and       and evaluate informational and graphic texts, and
critical thinking skills, in a variety of real-life contexts.   create oral, written and media texts in a variety of
Students will develop their knowledge of the French lan-        forms. An important focus will be on using academic
guage through the study of contemporary French authors          language coherently and confidently, selecting the
and well-known French European authors. They will also          reading strategies best-suited to particular texts and
deepen their understanding and appreciation of diverse          purposes for reading, and developing greater control
French-speaking communities, and will develop skills            in writing.
necessary for lifelong language learning.
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 YEAR 11 AND YEAR 12:

FRENCH LANGUAGE A:                                                       FRENCH LANGUAGE B,
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE,                                                 STANDARD LEVEL
HIGHER LEVEL
                                                                         I B O U T C O M E : Group 2 Requirement Satisfied
I B O U T C O M E : Group 1 Requirement Satisfied
                                                                         OSSD OUTCOME: FSF4U
OSSD OUTCOME: FIF4U                                                      CORE FRENCH, GRADE 12, UNIVERSITY
FRENCH IMMERSION, GRADE 12, UNIVERSITY                                   P R E PA R AT I O N
P R E P A R AT I O N                                                     PREREQUISITE: FSF3U, FRENCH, GRADE 11,
PREREQUISITE: FIF3U, FRENCH, GRADE 11,                                   U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N , O R P L AC E M E N T T E S T
U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N , O R P L AC E M E N T T E S T
                                                                         This course provides extensive opportunities for stu-
OSSD OUTCOME: FRA4U                                                      dents to speak and interact in French independently.
FRANÇAIS, GRADE 12, UNIVERSITY                                           Students will develop their listening, speaking, reading,
P R E P A R AT I O N
                                                                         and writing skills, apply language learning strategies in a
PREREQUISITE: FRA3U, FRENCH, GRADE 11,
U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N , O R P L AC E M E N T T E S T   wide variety of real-life situations, and develop their crea-
                                                                         tive and critical thinking skills through responding to and
The French A: Language and Literature course is                          interacting with a variety of oral and written texts. They
offered to students who have completed their edu-                        will also enrich their understanding and appreciation of
cation in a French-speaking school, located in a                         diverse French-speaking communities, and will develop
French-speaking community.                                               skills necessary for lifelong language learning.
    This course encourages the development of liter-                        The main focus of this course is on French acquisi-
acy, communication and critical and creative thinking                    tion through the study and use of a range of written
skills necessary for success in academic and daily                       and spoken material. The language learning will
life. Students will analyze a broad range of challeng-                   be at the core of a cultural framework defined by
ing literary texts, examine language as a construct,                     a multi-cultural French-speaking public. Students
and study literary contexts from various periods, coun-                  will continue working on developing language accu-
tries and cultures. Students will also interpret and                     racy skills and expanding their writing techniques
evaluate informational and graphic texts, and create                     and reading skills. They will also be encouraged to
oral, written and media texts in a variety of forms. An                  develop an appreciation and a respect for differ-
important focus will be on using academic language                       ent perspectives of people from other cultures. The
coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strat-                 program is divided into three fundamental skill sets,
egies best-suited to particular texts and purposes for                   which extends from a solid knowledge of grammar
reading, and developing greater control in writing.                      and vocabulary. The interactive reading
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   requires students to use cultural context and               This course provides extensive opportunities for
cultural knowledge to determine the meaning of the             students to speak and interact in French indepen-
text. Writing tasks will require students to not only          dently. Students will develop their listening, speaking,
demonstrate good language accuracy, but also a                 reading, and writing skills, apply language learning
sensitivity to writing for different types of publics and      strategies in a wide variety of real-life situations,
in different registers. Finally, there will be an oral         and develop their creative and critical thinking skills
production that focuses on the spontaneous partici-            through responding to and interacting with a vari-
pation of the student in a conversation with a group           ety of oral and written texts. They will also enrich
or a single person.                                            their understanding and appreciation of diverse
   The study of French helps the student experi-               French-speaking communities, and will develop skills
ence more directly the international dimension of the          necessary for lifelong language learning.
Diploma Program. Intercultural understanding is a                  This course is communicative in nature, in that
major cohesive element of the syllabus. While learning         it focuses principally on interaction between speak-
French, the student becomes aware of the similarities          ers and on writers of the French language. French
and differences between his own cultures and those of          Language B is designed to extend students’ knowl-
the francophone. In order to reach this goal, students         edge and appreciation of the French language and
will be exposed to material that reflect 5 major               culture, and to contribute to their intellectual develop-
themes: Identities, experiences, human experiences,            ment and academic preparation. At the end of this
social organization, and sharing the planet.                   course students achieve a very high level of profi-
                                                               ciency in reading, writing and speaking.

                                                                YEAR 9:
FRENCH LANGUAGE B,
HIGHER LEVEL                                                   CHINESE
I B O U T C O M E : Group 2 Requirement Satisfied              C O D E : L K B B D B / L K B B D A , I N T E R N AT I O N A L
                                                               LANGUAGES, LEVEL 1, ACADEMIC
OSSD OUTCOME: FSF4U                                            PREREQUISITE: PLACEMENT TEST
CORE FRENCH,GRADE 12, UNIVERSITY
P R E P A R AT I O N                                           This course provides opportunities for students to
PREREQUISITE: FSF3U, FEF3U, FRENCH,                            begin to develop and apply skills in listening, speak-
G R A D E 1 1 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E P A R AT I O N O R
                                                               ing, reading, and writing in the language of study.
PLACEMENT TEST
                                                               Students will communicate and interact in structured
OSSD OUTCOME: FEF4U                                            activities, with a focus on matters of personal inter-
EXTENDED FRENCH, GRADE 12, UNIVERSITY                          est and familiar topics, and will read and write simple
P R E P A R AT I O N                                           texts in the language. Throughout the course, stu-
PREREQUISITE: FEF3U, FRENCH, GRADE 11,
                                                               dents will acquire an understanding and appreciation
U N I V E R S I T Y P R E P A R AT I O N
                                                               of diverse communities in regions of the world where
                                                               the language is spoken. They will also develop skills
                                                               necessary for lifelong language learning.
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LKBBDB (CHINESE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION)
                                                          YEAR 10:
This course is for students who have basic
Chinese language skills. It provides students with
opportunities to further develop their knowledge of      CHINESE
grammatical structures and vocabulary.
                                                         C O D E : L K B C U B / L K B C U A , I N T E R N AT I O N A L
Students will develop and apply their speaking skills
                                                         LANGUAGES, LEVEL 2, UNIVERSITY
in a variety of contexts, and they will read age- and    P R E PA R AT I O N
language-appropriate passages, respond to simple         PREREQUISITE: LKBBDB/LKBBDA
questions on a variety of topics and write answers       OR PLACEMENT TEST
using basic structures and vocabulary. The Chinese
culture will be also explored throughout the year.       This course provides opportunities for students to
                                                         increase their competence and confidence in listen-
LKBBDA (CHINESE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION)                    ing, speaking, reading, and writing in the language of
This course is communicative in nature in that it        study. Students will communicate about academic and
focuses principally on interaction between speakers      personally relevant topics in increasingly spontaneous
and writers of the Chinese language.                     spoken interactions, and will develop their creative and
    Students will be exposed to material that reflects   critical thinking skills through exploring and responding
a variety of themes, and literary works. At the end of   to a variety of oral and written texts. Students will con-
this course students achieve a very high level of pro-   tinue to enrich their understanding and appreciation of
ficiency in reading, writing and speaking.               diverse communities in regions of the world where the
    This course is offered to students who have          language is spoken. They will also investigate personal
completed their education in a Chinese speaking          and professional contexts in which knowledge of the
school. Placement in the course is determined by         language is required, and develop skills necessary for
the instructor.                                          lifelong language learning.

                                                         LKBCUB (CHINESE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION)
                                                         In order to take this Chinese B Level pre-IB program,
                                                         the students must have successfully completed the
                                                         preliminary year of Chinese in Year 9 or have the
                                                         equivalent language level. This course offers students
                                                         opportunities to further develop their knowledge of
                                                         the language and to enhance their communication
                                                         skills. Students will use increasingly sophisticated
                                                         language in a variety of activities that will enable
                                                         them to speak and write with clarity and accuracy. All
                                                         activities will focus equally on the four basic skills.
                                                         Students will also continue to explore aspects of the
                                                         culture of countries where Chinese is spoken through
                                                         a variety of print and technological
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resources. Throughout the year, every attempt will
                                                                      YEAR 11 AND YEAR 12:
be made to prepare the students to meet the
demands of the final two years of the IB Chinese
B program.                                                           CHINESE A: LANGUAGE AND
                                                                     LITERATURE, STANDARD LEVEL
L K B C U A ( C H I N E S E L A N G U A G E & L I T E R AT U R E )
                                                                     I B O U T C O M E : Group 1 Requirement Satisfied
This course encourages the development of the
literacy, communication and critical and creative think-             O S S D O U T C O M E : L K B D U , I N T E R N AT I O N A L
ing skills necessary for success in academic and                     LANGUAGES, LEVEL 3, UNIVERSITY
daily life. Students analyze a broad range of challeng-              P R E PA R AT I O N
ing literary texts, examine language as a construct,                 PREREQUISITE: LKBCUA OR PLACEMENT TEST
and study literary contexts from various periods,
                                                                     This course provides extended opportunities for stu-
countries and cultures. Students also interpret and
                                                                     dents to communicate and interact in the language
evaluate informational and graphic texts, and create
                                                                     of study in a variety of social and academic contexts.
oral, written and media texts in a variety of forms. An
                                                                     Students will refine and enhance their listening, speak-
important focus is on using academic language coher-
                                                                     ing, reading, and writing skills, as well as their creative
ently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies
                                                                     and critical thinking skills, as they explore and respond
best suited to particular texts and purposes for read-
                                                                     to a variety of oral and written texts, including complex
ing, and developing greater control in writing.
                                                                     authentic and adapted texts. They will also broaden their
    This course is offered to students who have
                                                                     understanding and appreciation of diverse communities
completed their education in a Chinese speaking
                                                                     where the language is spoken, and develop skills neces-
school. Placement in the school is determined by
                                                                     sary for lifelong language learning.
the instructor.
                                                                        This course encourages the development of the lit-
                                                                     eracy, communication and critical and creative thinking
                                                                     skills necessary for success in academic and daily life.
                                                                     Students analyze a broad range of challenging literary
                                                                     texts, examine language as a construct, and study liter-
                                                                     ary contexts from various periods, countries and cultures.
                                                                     Students also interpret and evaluate informational and
                                                                     graphic texts, and create oral, written and media texts in a
                                                                     variety of forms. An important focus is on using academic
                                                                     language coherently and confidently, selecting the reading
                                                                     strategies best suited to particular texts and purposes for
                                                                     reading, and developing greater control in writing.
                                                                        The Chinese A: Language and Literature course is
                                                                     offered to students who have completed their education
                                                                     in a Chinese speaking school. Placement in the course
                                                                     is determined by the instructor.
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CHINESE LANGUAGE B,                                            CHINESE LANGUAGE B,
STANDARD LEVEL                                                 HIGHER LEVEL
I B O U T C O M E : Group 2 Requirement Satisfied              I B O U T C O M E : Group 2 Requirement Satisfied

O S S D O U T C O M E : L K B D U , I N T E R N AT I O N A L   O S S D O U T C O M E : L K B D U , I N T E R N AT I O N A L
LANGUAGES, LEVEL 3, UNIVERSITY                                 LANGUAGES, LEVEL 3, UNIVERSITY
P R E P A R AT I O N                                           P R E PA R AT I O N
PREREQUISITE: LKBCUB OR PLACEMENT TEST                         PREREQUISITE: LKBCU OR PLACEMENT TEST

This course provides extended opportunities for stu-           This course provides extended opportunities for stu-
dents to communicate and interact in the language              dents to communicate and interact in the language
of study in a variety of social and academic contexts.         of study in a variety of social and academic contexts.
Students will refine and enhance their listening, speak-       Students will refine and enhance their listening, speak-
ing, reading, and writing skills, as well as their creative    ing, reading, and writing skills, as well as their creative
and critical thinking skills, as they explore and respond      and critical thinking skills, as they explore and respond
to a variety of oral and written texts, including complex      to a variety of oral and written texts, including complex
authentic and adapted texts. They will also broaden            authentic and adapted texts. They will also broaden their
their understanding and appreciation of diverse com-           understanding and appreciation of diverse communities
munities where the language is spoken, and develop             where the language is spoken, and develop skills neces-
skills necessary for lifelong language learning.               sary for lifelong language learning.
   In order to take this Chinese B Sandard Level IB pro-           This is a pre-university course and is intended
gram, the students must have successfully completed            both for those who plan to continue the study of
the preliminary year of Chinese in Year 10 or have the         Chinese and for those who will pursue other areas of
equivalent language level.                                     study. The course is communicative in nature in that
   This is a pre- university course and is intended both       it focuses principally on interaction between speak-
for those who plan to continue the study of Chinese            ers and writers of the Chinese language. Students
and for those who will pursue other areas of study. The        will be exposed to material that reflects 5 major
course is communicative in nature in that it focuses           themes, and two literary works. At the end of this
principally on interaction between speakers and writ-          course students achieve a very high level of profi-
ers of the Chinese language. All activities will focus         ciency in reading, writing and speaking.
equally on the four basic skills. Students will also have          Placement in the course is determined by
opportunities to add to their knowledge of the culture          the instructor.
of countries where Chinese is spoken through the use
of community resources and computer technology.
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                                                                 for success in academic and daily life. Students will
 YEAR 9:
                                                                 analyze a broad range of challenging literary texts,
                                                                 examine language as a construct, and study literary
SPANISH                                                          contexts from various periods, countries and cultures.
                                                                 Students will also interpret and evaluate informational
C O D E : L W S B D B / L W S B D A , I N T E R N AT I O N A L
                                                                 and graphic texts, and create oral, written and media
LANGUAGES, LEVEL 1, ACADEMIC
PREREQUISITE: NONE                                               texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will
                                                                 be on using academic language coherently and confi-
This course provides opportunities for students to               dently, selecting the reading strategies best-suited to
begin to develop and apply skills in listening, speak-           particular texts and purposes for reading, and develop-
ing, reading, and writing in the language of study.              ing greater control in writing.
Students will communicate and interact in structured
activities, with a focus on matters of personal inter-
                                                                  YEAR 10:
est and familiar topics, and will read and write simple
texts in the language. Throughout the course, stu-
dents will acquire an understanding and appreciation             SPANISH
of diverse communities in regions of the world where
                                                                 C O D E : LW S C U B / LW S C U A , I N T E R N AT I O N A L
the language is spoken. They will also develop skills
                                                                 LANGUAGES, LEVEL 2, ACADEMIC
necessary for lifelong language learning.                        P R E R E Q U I S I T E : LW S B D
   This course provides students with the basic lan-
guage elements that will enable them to begin to com-            This course provides opportunities for students to
municate in Spanish. The four skills of reading, listening,      increase their competence and confidence in listen-
writing and speaking will be developed as much as                ing, speaking, reading, and writing in the language of
possible. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of          study. Students will communicate about academic and
contextual situations which will help them to acquire            personally relevant topics in increasingly spontaneous
a rudimentary vocabulary. By the end of this introduc-           spoken interactions, and will develop their creative and
tory course, it is expected that they will be able to read       critical thinking skills through exploring and responding
language-appropriate passages, respond to simple                 to a variety of oral and written texts. Students will con-
questions on a variety of topics and write answers using         tinue to enrich their understanding and appreciation of
basic structures and vocabulary. Throughout the year,            diverse communities in regions of the world where the
the culture of the various Spanish-speaking regions will         language is spoken. They will also investigate personal
be explored.                                                     and professional contexts in which knowledge of the
                                                                 language is required, and develop skills necessary for
LW S D B A ( N AT I V E O R N E A R N AT I V E )
                                                                 lifelong language learning.
The Spanish A: Language and Literature course is                     This course continues the work begun in Year 9. It
offered to student who have completed their educa-               emphasizes the further development of the students’
tion in a Spanish-speaking school and have a strong              knowledge of more advanced grammatical structures
proficiency level.                                               and vocabulary. We continue to emphasize the four skills
   This course encourages the development of literacy,           of reading, listening, writing and speaking. It is expected
communication and critical thinking skills necessary             that by the end of the course, students will have begun
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   to express themselves in the target language in a vari-                   In addition, students will read intensively and
ety of contexts, and will respond orally and in writing to a               extensively: a novel, poetry and a play.
range of stimuli. They will be required to read texts drawn
from various sources. At the same time they will develop
their oral fluency through oral presentations and discus-
sions. Throughout the year, every attempt will be made
to prepare the students to meet the demands of the final                   SPANISH AB INITIO,
two years of the Spanish program.                                          STANDARD LEVEL
                                                                           I B O U T C O M E : Group 2 Requirement Satisfied
 YEAR 11 AND YEAR 12:
                                                                           O S S D O U T C O M E : LW S C U , I N T E R N AT I O N A L
                                                                           L A N G U AG E S , L E V E L 2 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
SPANISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE                                            SCHOOL RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE:
A, STANDARD LEVEL                                                          N O PREVIO US KN OWLED G E O F TH E LAN G UAG E.
SPANISH LANGUAGE B,                                                        REQ UIRES PERMISSIO N O F TH E ACAD EM IC D EAN .
STANDARD LEVEL
                                                                              The ab initio Spanish program is designed to be
I B O U T C O M E : Group 2 Requirement Satisfied                          studied over two years at the Standard Level by stu-
                                                                           dents who have no previous experience of learning
O S S D O U T C O M E : LW S D U , I N T E R N AT I O N A L                Spanish.
L A N G U AG E S , L E V E L 3 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N      The ab initio program is communicative in that it
P R E R E Q U I S I T E : LW S C U
                                                                           focuses principally on interaction between speakers
This course provides extended opportunities for stu-                       and writers of Spanish.
dents to communicate and interact in the language                             The aims of the program are to develop students’
of study in a variety of social and academic contexts.                     abilities to communicate in speech and in writing,
Students will refine and enhance their listening, speak-                   to introduce students to the culture of Spanish-speaking
ing, reading, and writing skills, as well as their creative                countries, to provide students with a foundation for
and critical thinking skills, as they explore and respond                  further study of Spanish, and to encourage positive atti-
to a variety of oral and written texts, including complex                  tudes towards the learning of other languages.
authentic and adapted texts. They will also broaden                           The four language skills will be integrated as far as
their understanding and appreciation of diverse com-                       possible in all learning activities. There will be a vari-
munities where the language is spoken, and develop                         ety of oral/aural activities (individually, in pairs and in
skills necessary for lifelong language learning.                           small groups) as well as a number of reading/writing
   Spanish Language B (SL) builds on the founda-                           tasks using authentic materials. Spanish gram-
tion of LWSBD. This is a pre-university course and                         mar and vocabulary will be taught at a rapid pace.
is intended both for those who plan to continue                            Students will be assessed on all four skills through-
the study of Spanish and for those who will pursue                         out the program and for examination purposes. It is
other areas of study. The course is communicative                          important to note that a student who is performing at
in nature in that it focuses principally on interac-                       a satisfactory level in French is advised to continue
tion between speakers and writers of the Spanish                           in that language rather than opt for Spanish. The ab
language. The language of instruction will be Span-                        initio course is an intensive two-year program and
ish. All activities will focus equally on the four basic                   should not be perceived as an easier route to fulfilling
skills. Regular conversation classes will also be a                        the IB Language B requirement. This is a grade 11
component of this course.                                                  credit for OSSD.
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                                                             a variety of enrichment activities, such as presenta-
 YEAR 9:
                                                             tions, dramatic dialogues and stories set in contexts,
                                                             students will explore such aspects of life in the ancient
LATIN                                                        world as trade, commerce, education, entertainment
                                                             and social customs, while improving their language
C O D E : LV L B D , C L A S S I C A L L A N G U A G E S ,
                                                             skills.
LEVEL 1, ACADEMIC
PREREQUISITE: NONE                                               Latin is studied for the sake of its rigour and logic,
                                                             and the Latin roots of English, French and Spanish
This course introduces students to the achievements          are explored. The textbooks, Cambridge Latin Course,
of the classical world through the study of Latin. Stu-      Units One and Two, are built around a narrative detail-
dents will learn vocabulary and grammatical concepts         ing the life of citizens living during the first century of
essential for reading and translating adapted classi-        the Common Era in Pompeii, Britain and Egypt. It is
cal texts. English is the language of instruction, and       based closely on historical sources that help students
students will develop their oral communication, read-        to develop an understanding of multi-cultural groups
ing, and writing skills in both English and the classical    living collectively within the Roman Empire. The study
language. Through a variety of enrichment activities,        of Classical civilizations and culture is a reward-
students will explore aspects of life in the ancient         ing aspect of the course, as students recognize the
world, including trade, commerce, education, arts,           indelible impression it has had on modern society.
sports, ecology, daily life, and social practices, and       The course emphasizes many important grammatical
will make connections across the curriculum between          connections with English, a subject that Latin com-
the classical world and the world around them.               plements and helps remarkably. The central purpose
   This course introduces students to the achieve-           of the course is to enable the students to begin to
ments of the classical world through the study of Latin.     read Latin with understanding and enjoyment, and to
Students will learn vocabulary and grammar essential         prepare them for reading Latin literature without adap-
for reading and translating classical texts. Through         tation in later years.
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 YEAR 10:                                                         YEAR 11 AND YEAR 12:

LATIN                                                            LATIN, STANDARD LEVEL
C O D E : LV L C U , C L A S S I C A L L A N G U A G E S ,       I B O U T C O M E : Group 2 Requirement Satisfied
L E V E L 2 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E P A R AT I O N
PREREQUISITE: CLASSICAL LANGUAGES,                               O S S D O U T C O M E : LV L D U , C L A S S I C A L L A N G U AG E S ,
LEVEL 1, ACADEMIC                                                L E V E L 3 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
                                                                 PREREQUISITE: CLASSICAL LANGUAGE,
This course provides students with opportunities to              L E V E L 2 , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
continue their exploration of the achievements of the
classical world through the study of Latin. Students will        Please see list below for Required Standard Level Latin Readings.

expand their vocabulary and consolidate their knowledge
of grammatical concepts by reading and translating               This course provides students with opportunities
moderately complex adapted selections in the classi-             to further develop their knowledge of the achieve-
cal language. English is the language of instruction, and        ments and rich cultural legacy of the classical
students will further improve their ability to use their         world through the study of Latin. Students will
oral communication, reading, and writing skills in both          increase their vocabulary and refine their use of
English and the classical language. Students will also           grammatical concepts by reading and translating
explore diverse aspects of classical culture, including sci-     a broad selection of adapted and original classi-
ence and technology, architecture, politics and military         cal texts, including prose and poetry. English is
campaigns, geography and the environment, and religion,          the language of instruction, and students will fur-
while developing their ability to think critically and to make   ther refine their ability to use oral communication,
connections across the curriculum between the classical          reading, and writing skills in both English and the
world and the world around them.                                 classical language. Students will apply research
    Students will continue their imaginative engagement          and critical thinking skills to investigate diverse
with the language and culture of the Roman world. The            aspects of classical culture, and make increasingly
textbooks, Cambridge Latin Course, Units 2-4, continue           insightful connections between the classical world
with story narratives that detail the life of citizens living    and other societies.
during the first century of the Common Era in Roman Brit-           A significant part of the course includes the
ain, Egypt and in the city of Rome itself. Students learn        development of English commentary and essay
the advanced grammar required for translating and sight-         writing skills in response to the critical analysis of
reading Latin literature at the DP level. The study of Clas-     unadapted Latin texts.
sical civilizations and culture continues to be a rewarding         Students will review and learn the advanced
aspect of the course, as Latin readings, grammar and cul-        vocabulary and grammar concepts required to read
tural information are woven together in a continuous and         unabridged Latin texts successfully.
stimulating story line. The central purpose of the course is
to enable the students to begin to read Latin with under-
standing and enjoyment, and to prepare them for reading
Latin literature without adaptation in their DP years.
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Finally, students will complete an Internal
Assessment in the form of a Research Dossier. This
dossier is an annotated collection of primary source
materials relating to a topic of a student’s interest in              INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES,
Roman history, literature, language, religion, mythol-                STANDARD LEVEL
ogy, art, or archaeology.
                                                                      I B O U T C O M E : Group 1 (Bilingual Diploma)
R E Q U I R E D S TA N D A R D L E V E L L AT I N R E A D I N G S :   or Group 2 Requirement Satisfied

1. Roman Epic: Selected lines from Virgil’s Aeneid.                  O S S D O U T C O M E : L B A D U - L D Y D U , I N T E R N AT I O N A L
2. Social History: Seected lines from Horace’s Odes                   L A N G U AG E S , U N I V E R S I T Y P R E PA R AT I O N
                                                                      PREREQUISITE: LANGUAGE PLACEMENT TEST
     and Martial’s Epigrams.
3. Prescribed author for sight passage reading:                      This course provides extended opportunities for stu-
    Selections from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.                             dents to communicate and interact in the language
                                                                      of study in a variety of social and academic contexts.
                                                                      Students will refine and enhance their listening,
                                                                      speaking, reading and writing skills, as well as their
                                                                      creative and critical thinking skills, as they explore
                                                                      and respond to a variety of oral and written texts,
                                                                      including complex authentic and adapted text. They
                                                                      will also broaden their understanding and apprecia-
                                                                      tion of diverse communities where the language is
                                                                      spoken, and develop skills necessary for lifelong lan-
                                                                      guage learning.
                                                                         Students interested in pursuing another language
                                                                      option to develop their linguistic diversity, special
                                                                      interest or development of their language back-
                                                                      ground (mother tongue) should speak to their uni-
                                                                      versity counsellor. These courses would be offered
                                                                      outside of the student’s schedule. The school will
                                                                      hire a qualified instructor who will be supported by
                                                                      the school in order to deliver the IB Language A pro-
                                                                      gram. The student will cover the additional costs of
                                                                      this course. All students successfully completing a
                                                                      second Language A course within the Diploma Pro-
                                                                      gram will graduate with an IB Bilingual Diploma.
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GEOGRAPHY
IB SUBJECT GROUP 3

 YEAR 8                    YEAR 9                   YEAR 10               YEAR 11                  YEAR 12

 GEOGRAPHY                                          GEOGRAPHY:            GEOGRAPHY SL         »   GEOGRAPHY SL
 OF CANADA                                          FORCES                CGU4M                    CGU4M
 CGC1D                                              OF NATURE
                                                    CGF3M

                                                    GEOGRAPHY:            GEOGRAPHY HL         »   GEOGRAPHY HL
                                                    SPATIAL               CGU4M                    CGW4U
                                                    TECHNOLOGIES
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     The interaction of environment, culture, population       • Investigate similarities and differences on the
     and location lies at the heart of Geography. This defi-      Earth’s surface, ways in which people have
     nition implies a need for knowledge about the earth          adapted to and modified environments, and the
     — knowledge about the ways in which humans use               influences of the environments on social, political
     the earth’s resources and skills to recognize, describe      and economic activities
     and explain the spatial patterns that result from the     • Understand the significance of such key con-
     interaction of people and their environment.                 cepts as location, spatial interaction, pattern
        Although we must identify and analyze many                and human environment interactions regarding
     separate parts of the environment, we must do so             the use of environments and the organization of
     from a global perspective. To accomplish this, we            human activities
     must have reference points to give meaning and
                                                               • Develop and enhance their communication skills
     value both to the composite parts and to the inte-
                                                                  in written and graphic forms
     grated whole.
                                                               • Examine, reaffirm or revise their own attitudes
     IN GEOGRAPHY, STUDENTS ARE GIVEN                             toward issues related to the human use of the
     OPPORTUNITIES TO:                                            environment
     • Develop an understanding of their surroundings         • Develop a range of skills and competencies that
        and extend their knowledge and understanding              are required for geographical inquiry and that are
        of other peoples and environments                         widely applicable in other contexts
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