Middle School Program of Study

2003-2004 School Year
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
English Language Arts
English Language Arts
English Language Arts
History of Western Civilizations I
 History of Western Civilizations II US. History: from Colonization to the Civil War
Integrated Science I Integrated Science II Integrated Science III
Math Pre-Algebra Integrated Math I
Comunicación (or SSL)a Castellano (or SSL)a Castellano (or SSL)a
Paraguay: Historia, Geografía, y Educación Cívica (or HCC)b Historia de Civilizaciones Orientales (or HCC)b Historia Latinoamericana: Desde la Colonización hasta mediados de 1800 -incluye Paraguay (or HCC)b
Guaraníc(3 x week) Guaraníc(3 x week) Guaraníc(3 x week)
Music: Band, String, Choir, or Appreciation (3 x week) Music: Band, String, Choir, or Appreciation (3 x week) Music: Band, String, Choir, or Appreciation (3 x week)
Art (2 x week) Art (2 x week) Art (2 x week)
P.E. (2 x week) P.E. (2 x week) P.E. (2 x week)
Computer (interdisciplinary) Computer (interdisciplinary) Computer (interdisciplinary)
High School Program of Study
2003-2004 School Year
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
English
 World Literature American Literature British Literature
World History (From ancient to 19th century) Modern World History (20th century) or AP European History U.S. History (from Reconstruction to today) or AP U.S. History Comparative Government or AP Comparative Government
Integrated Math II Integrated Math III Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or AP Calculus AB Calculus or AP Calculus (AB or BC)
Biology Chemistry Physics or AP Biology Physics (2002-03: AP Biology or Physics or Science in Spanish)
Castellano: AP Spanish Language
(or SSL)a		 Literatura Clásica y Siglo de Oro (or SSL)a Literatura Hispana: Siglos XVIII y XIX (or SSL)a AP Spanish Literature: Literatura del Siglo XX (or SSL)a
Ciencias Sociales: Investigación - incl. Paraguay (or HCC)b Filosofías y Sistemas Políticos - incluye Paraguay (or HCC)b Historia Latinoamericana: - incluye Paraguay (or HCC)b Economía - OR - Acontecimientos actuales del Paraguay - OR - AP Economics (or HCC)b
Guaraníc(3 x week) Accounting/Applied Economy (semester) and Speech (APIEL) & Oratoria (semester) Speech/Oratoria (semester) and Psychology or AP Psych.(semester)
(2002-03: yearlong Psych. or AP Psych.)		 Philosophy
Computer (interdisciplinary) Computer (interdisciplinary) Computer (interdisciplinary) Computer (interdisciplinary)
PE/Health (2 x week) PE (2 x week) PEd PEd
Art (2 x week) Band, Strings, Choir, or Music Appreciation (3 x week) Electivee - Choir/Band/Strings (daily) or French or Journalism (3 x week). (subject to change) Elective - Art, AP Art History, AP Studio Art, Choir, Band, Strings, Journalism, Yearbook, AP European History, French, Webpage, or Creative Writing. (subject to change)
a) SSL: Spanish language learners are placed according to their ability in Spanish as a Second Language (SSL). Individual learning programs are created for each student in order to maximize accelerated learning in Spanish. All SSL students are mainstreamed into Castellano and Literatura as soon as teachers evaluate readiness. For high school students, such readiness is usually reached upon the completion of the third level and can often be determined by a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Spanish Language Exam. Mainstreaming is a gradual process that includes alternative assessment.

b) HCC: New international students are enrolled in Host Country Culture (HCC) which focuses on the culture, geography and history of Paraguay and Latin America. HCC students are mainstreamed into the Estudios Sociales courses as soon as teachers evaluate readiness. For students who arrived with little or no Spanish, this usually occurs upon having completed two years of SSL/HCC. Such mainstreaming is a gradual process that includes alternative assessment.

c) Guaraní: International Students who enter in the 9th grade are not expected to take Guaraní. These 3 periods are often used for maximizing the learning of Spanish.

d) PE: All 11th and 12th grade students not involved in after-school sports must take a special after-school P.E. class.

e) Elective: For the 10th graders, music electives are daily. All other 10th grade electives meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday with PE on Tuesday/Thursday.