10th Grade Course Selections

Science
Languages
6th February 2014
WhaL are your plans
aer Plgh School?
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6 credlLs ln maLh and sclence
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An experlmenLal sclence
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Courses as prerequlslLes
l8/A 8lology
l8 Lnv Sys
8eadlng, eld and lab work
noLe LhaL Lnv Sys ls a group 3 sub[ecL - LhaL
glves you a dlerenL seL of cholces
l8/A ChemlsLry
l8/A hyslcs
roblem solvlng, maLh, lab work
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l8 - a 2 year maraLhon - A - a 1 year sprlnL
Cbvlously ablllLy and apuLude for Lhe sub[ecL
helps
l8 - longer, susLalned bulld up Lo nals
A - fasL, qulck learnlng, on your Loes
Workload
l8/A - LesLs, homework, labs, exams
8uL l8 also has formal lab wrlLe ups Lo be
graded LhaL form parL of your nal grade
Puman 8lology
8ecommended elecuve for furLher educauon
ln healLh-relaLed elds
LnvlronmenLal
Sclence
lollows on from 10 Sclence ln LhaL we
conunue Lo glve sLudenLs Lhe opporLunlLy Lo
learn abouL Lhe sclenuc meLhod and how Lo
come Lo senslble concluslons on sclenuc
lssues ln Lhe real world.
SporLs Sclence
8ecommended elecuve for furLher educauon
ln coachlng, sporLs medlclne, physlcal
educauon, physloLherapy, eLc.
anyone who has never
made a mistake has
never tried anything new
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IB Pathways
Main pathways: French, German,
Spanish
Ab Initio Japanese, German,
Mandarin*
*Having completed Mandarin 1 (see
Mandarin diagram, next page)
AP Pathways
Main pathways: French,
German, Spanish
HS Diploma Pathway
Main pathways: French, German,
Spanish
Most Common Language Pathways (Main WL) by Qualification
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LAnCuACL 8
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course deslgned for sLudenLs wlLh some prevlous
learnlng of LhaL language. lL may be sLudled aL
elLher SL or PL. 1he maln focus of Lhe course ls
on language acqulsluon and developmenL of
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Language 8
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Language Ab lnluo
Language for beglnners-no prevlous experlence
of learnlng Lhe language.
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prepared Lo work lndependenLly.
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Mandarin is taught in High School from Grade 9 -12
Students must have taken Mandarin 1 or have a sufficient level assessed by the
teacher, to take Mandarin2/IB Ab Initio
IB Ab Initio can be taken from Grade 10 onwards and is a 2 year course
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