The IB DP language ab initio course is designed to provide students with the necessary skills and intercultural understanding to enable them to communicate successfully in an environment where the language studied is spoken. This process encourages the learner to go beyond the confines of the classroom, expanding an awareness of the world and fostering…

This course will be a continuation of the studies in IB Ab Initio Spanish I SL. Students must continue with IB Ab Initio II in the senior year.

This course will fulfill the first year of the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum requirements for Group 2 Language B (Second Language). This course will enable the student to understand and use the language appropriately, with an emphasis on language, cultural interaction and communication through the student’s writing, speaking, listening and reading. Students will develop an…

This course will be a continuation of the studies in IB Spanish Year One SL. The emphasis will be on oral and written communications.

American Sign Language I is an introduction to the language and to American deaf culture. The main emphasis is on communication, both receptive and expressive. Students will recognize the interrelationships of languages and develop a cultural appreciation of the Deaf world. The course is conducted primarily in ASL (voice off). Students should achieve the following…

American Sign Language II allows students to continue to develop receptive and expressive skills and also allows them to expand their vocabulary and repertoire of grammatical structures. Alongside this additional language development, students continue to explore deaf culture. The course is conducted almost entirely in ASL (voice off) Students should achieve the following proficiency levels:…

American Sign Language III is a course where students continue to build their receptive and expressive skills by adding additional grammatical features such as location classifiers, quantifiers, and spatial agreement. The course is taught entirely in ASL (voice off). Students should achieve the following proficiency levels: 1) Interpersonal receptive: Intermediate Mid; 2) Interpersonal expressive: Advanced…

Chinese I is the first course of a recommended four-year sequence designed to develop fundamental language across the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication. Students will build a basic foundation of reading, listening, speaking, and writing in modern standard Mandarin Chinese. Students will be able to communicate within a variety of everyday contexts. Students…

Chinese II is designed to develop fundamental language across the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication. Students will continue their introduction to Chinese with fundamental building blocks in reading, listening, speaking, and writing in modern standard Mandarin Chinese. Students will be able to communicate within a variety of everyday contexts. Students will have the…

Advanced Chinese II is designed to develop fundamental language across the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication. Students will continue their introduction to Chinese with fundamental building blocks in reading, listening, speaking, and writing in modern standard Mandarin Chinese. Students will have the opportunity to interact with the Chinese culture through written dialogues and…