High School (G9-12)
High School (G9-12)
In the High School, students earn credits for graduation and complete the requisite courses for entry into university programs. They take courses in all core academic areas each year; though they are offered several choices in the courses they take: courses in Grades 9 and 10 provide foundations for specialized courses in Grade 11 and 12. Egyptian students also follow a full course of Arabic, Religion and Arabic Social Studies in preparation for Adadiya and Thanaweya Amma exams at the end of Grades 9 and 12 respectively. Foreign students take courses in Arabic as a Second Language.
A High School Diploma is awarded to students who successfully acquire the credits necessary to fulfil the school’s graduation requirements:
Courses are designed to meet leading US curriculum standards and lessons are taught using a variety of teaching and learning strategies which are research-based and proven to be effective with High School-age learners. Great care is taken to ensure students develop the confidence, knowledge, and the personal, critical thinking skills, and independent learning skills to be successful in higher education and professional life.
Students are assessed through a variety of interim, continuous and end of year assessments, and students in the High School are often required to undertake long-term research and/or problem-based projects. In Grade 12, students also complete an extensive, independent Senior Project on a topic of their choosing.
Students take lessons in class or elective groups, and utilize the full range of specialist teaching areas including Science and ICT laboratories and Art and sports facilities.
The chart below outlines the standard High School course of study for students entering Grade 9, as well as course options available to students in each grade, and students receive individual guidance and career/college counselling in order to enable them to make the best course choices.
In the fall of Grade 10 and 11, students take the Preliminary SAT, which is the best preparation for the SAT I, which students take during the Spring of Grade 11. English and Math courses throughout Middle and High school provide students with the necessary skills, knowledge and strategies to prepare students for the SAT I. Selected Grade 11 and 12 Mathematics and Science courses cover the necessary topics and skills for SAT II Subject Tests in Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry. Invited students are given the preparation to sit for Advanced Placement examinations.
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Please click here for the 2013 University Entry Requirements.
Grade 9 Curriculum Outlines
G9 Physical Science Curriculum Outline
Grade 9 World Geography Curriculum
G9 Geometry Curriculum Outline
G9 Physical Education Curriculum Outline
G9 ICT Curriculum Outline
High School English Curriculum Outline
Grade 10 Curriculum Outlines
Grade 10 ICT Curriculum
G10 Algebra 2 Curriculum Outline
G10 Biology Curriculum Outline
Grade 10 Modern World History Curriculum
G10 French Curriculum Outline
G10 Physical Education Curriculum Outline
High School English Curriculum Outline
Grades 11-12 Curriculum Outlines
G11-12 Advanced ICT Curriculum
G11-12Advanced Art Curriculum
G11-12 Modern World History Curriculum
G11-12 Chemistry Curriculum Outline
G11-12 Physics Curriculum Outline
G11-12 Sociology Curriculum Outline
G11 Precalculus Curriculum Outline
G11 Economics Curriculum
G11 Advanced Biology Curriculum Outline
G11 Integrated Math Curriculum Outline
G11 French Curriculum Outline
G11 Physical Education Curriculum Outline
G12 Business Studies Curriculum
G12 Psychology Curriculum
G12 French Curriculum Outline
G12 Calculus Curriculum Outline
G12 Business Math Curriculum Outline
G12 Environmental Science
G12 Mechanical Physics
High School English Curriculum Outline
SAT Information
SAT Preparation and the Internet
SAT Common Questions and Answers
New SAT Procedures and Information 2012-2013
Grade 12 Transcripts and Graduation Procedures 2012-2013
For more information on curriculum, instruction or assessment contact:
Allison Fleet, Vice Principal (Curriculum), afleet@alsson.com
For more information on student guidance, the Homeroom Advisory program, Learning to Lead, or your child’s progress, contact:
Amira Swellam, Vice Principal (Guidance), aswellam@alsson.com
Helen Somerville, Senior High School Coordinator (G11/12), hsomerville@alsson.com
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