MYP COURSE & SCHEDULE CHANGES

PREPARATION TO BECOME AN MYP SCHOOL CONTINUE 8 CLASSES CALLED “GROUPS” CLASS NAMES WILL CHANGE MORE REQUIRED CLASSES CONTINUE ADVISORY ONE NEW COURSE

GROUP 1: LANGUAGE ARTS

GROUP 2: MANDARIN, FRENCH, SPANISH, ESOL

GROUP 3: SOCIAL STUDIES

GROUP 4: SCIENCE

GROUP 5: MATH

GROUP 6: MUSIC, DRAMA, VISUAL ARTS

GROUP 7: NEW! (SIMILAR TO MOD. TECH.)

GROUP 8: HEALTH & PE

YOUR SCHEDULE GROUP 1 – LANGUAGE ARTS GROUP 2 – 2 ND LANGUAGE GROUP 3 – SOCIAL STUDIES GROUP 4 –SCIENCES GROUP 5 – MATHEMATICS GROUP 6 – PERFORMING ARTS GROUP 7 – DESIGN GROUP 8 – HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

WHAT STAYS THE SAME? ALL CORE CLASSES ALL SECOND LANGUAGES (MANDARIN, SPANISH, FRENCH, & ESOL)

WHAT CHANGES? MANDARIN “LEVELS” BECOME PHASES 1-6 CHOICE BETWEEN PERFORMING ARTS: BAND, CHOIR, STRINGS, & DRAMA DRAMA IS A YEAR-LONG COURSE ALL MS STUDENTS TAKE ONE SEMESTER OF ART (INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHY) & ONE SEMESTER OF DESIGN GR. 9 & 10 STUDENTS TAKE A FULL YEAR OF DESIGN & MAY CHOOSE A FULL YEAR OF ART AS AN ELECTIVE PE IS A REQUIRED YEAR-LONG COURSE. DANCE IS A UNIT OF PE NOT A FULL COURSE.

GRADE 6  YEAR 1 CHOICES CHOOSE ONE YEAR-LONG PERFORMING ARTS COURSE: DRAMA CHOIR STRINGS BAND 2 ND LANGUAGE: MANDARIN, SPANISH, FRENCH, OR ESOL

GRADE 7  YEAR 2 CHOICES CHOOSE ONE YEAR-LONG PERFORMING ARTS COURSE: DRAMA CHOIR STRINGS BEGINNING BAND INTERMEDIATE BAND 2 ND LANGUAGE NEW STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE: MANDARIN, SPANISH, FRENCH, OR ESOL RETURNING STUDENTS CONTINUE THE SAME LANGUAGE CAN RECEIVE SPECIAL PERMISSION FOR A LANGUAGE CHANGE

GRADE 8  YEAR 3 CHOICES CHOOSE ONE YEAR-LONG PERFORMING ARTS COURSE: DRAMA CHOIR STRINGS BEGINNING BAND INTERMEDIATE BAND 2 ND LANGUAGE NEW STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE: MANDARIN, SPANISH, FRENCH, OR ESOL RETURNING STUDENTS CONTINUE THE SAME LANGUAGE CAN RECEIVE SPECIAL PERMISSION FOR A LANGUAGE CHANGE

GRADE 9  YEAR 4 CHOICES CHOOSE ONE YEAR-LONG PERFORMING ARTS COURSE: DRAMA CHOIR STRINGS BEGINNING BAND INTERMEDIATE BAND VISUAL ARTS 2 ND LANGUAGE NEW STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE: MANDARIN, SPANISH, FRENCH, OR ESOL RETURNING STUDENTS CONTINUE THE SAME LANGUAGE

GRADE 10  YEAR 5 CHOICES CHOOSE ONE YEAR-LONG PERFORMING ARTS COURSE: DRAMA FILM INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED BAND VISUAL ARTS 2 ND LANGUAGE NEW STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE: MANDARIN, SPANISH, FRENCH, OR ESOL RETURNING STUDENTS CONTINUE THE SAME LANGUAGE

HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR ARTS AND 2 ND LANGUAGE COURSES? GO TO YOUR POWER SCHOOL ACCOUNT….

WHICH MANDARIN COURSE DO I SELECT I Am Now In…I Go Into… Not in Mandarin but I want to be  Mandarin Phase 1 Mandarin Novice 1  Mandarin Phase 2 Mandarin Novice 2  Mandarin Phase 3 Mandarin Novice 3  Mandarin Phase 4 Mandarin Intermediate 1  Mandarin Phase 5 Mandarin Intermediate 2  Mandarin Phase 6 Advanced Mandarin  Mandarin Language & Literature Chinese Literature  Mandarin Language & Literature