Coral Gables Senior High School

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Coral Gables Senior High School Celebrating
over 26 Years as an IB
WORLD SCHOOL
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There are over 3,146 IB World Schools in 143
countries, Throughout six continents!
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Diploma Program Curriculum
Language Arts
Group 1
World Language
Arts Electives
Group 2
Group 6
Extended Essay Theory of Knowledge CAS Hours
Group 3
Group 5
Mathematics
History
Group 4
Experimental Sciences
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Typical Pre-IB 9th Grader
Coursework
IB Required Pre-IB Inquiry Skills
Group 1 Pre-IB English 1 Honors
Group 2 IB World Language
Group 3 Pre-IB World History Honors / AP World History
Group 4 Pre-IB Biology Honors / Pre-IB Chemistry Honors
Group 5 Geometry Honors / Algebra 2 Honors
Group 6 Elective (Business/Computer Science/Film/Psychology/ Theatre/Second Science or Language)
Free Elective
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IB Inquiry Skills

• Required 9th grade IB course
• Enhances vocabulary critical thinking
• Students learn how to develop a thesis statement
• Students learn proper research methods

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Group 2- Spanish
3 Tracks (allow for some variation) Bilingual-
(Must have taken AP Spanish Language in Middle
School) Spanish 5 S AP Spanish Literature
IB Spanish 4 A2 IB Spanish 5 A2 Advanced
Level- Spanish 4 S/FL AP Spanish Language or
DE Intermediate Spanish AP Spanish
Literature or DE Native Speakers IB Spanish B
5 HL Standard Level- Pre-IB Spanish 1/2
Pre-IB Spanish 3 Spanish 4 (FL) or AP Spanish
Language or DE Intermediate IB Spanish B 4 SL
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Group 2- French
2 Tracks (allow for some variation) Advanced
Level- French 4 AP French Language or French
5 IB French 4A IB French 5A Standard
Level- Pre-IB French 1/2 Pre-IB French 3
French 4 or AP French Language IB French 5B
(SL) Or Pre-IB French 3 French 4 or AP
French Language IB French 4B 5B (SL)
IB French 4A 5A (HL)
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Group 3- History
(9th) Pre-IB or AP World History (10th) AP
European History (11th) AP American
History (12th) IB Contemporary History

HL
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Group 4- Experimental Sciences

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics

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Group 5- Mathematics

• Math Studies
• Integrated Math
• (75 Pre-Cal, 25 Calculus)
• SL Mathematics
• Calculus
• (75 Calculus, 25 Statistics)
• HL Mathematics
• Advanced Calculus Statistics

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Math Studies SL
Integrated Math Track

• (9th) Honors Geometry
• (10th) Honors Algebra II
• (11th) IB Math Analysis
• (12th) IB Math Studies II (SL)

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Mathematics SL
Calculus Track

• (9th) Honors Geometry
• (10th) H Alg II
• (11th) IB Pre-Calculus
• (12th) IB Calculus (SL)

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Mathematics HL
Advanced Calculus Statistics Track

• (9th) Honors Geometry/ H Alg II
• (10th) DE Pre Calculus
• (11th) AP Calculus AB/BC
• (12th) IB Mathematics (HL)/AP Statistics

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Group 6- IB Electives

• Psychology Business Music Art
• Theatre Film Computer
• Programming

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Additional Group 6 Electives
2nd World Language
2nd Experimental Science
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9th Grade IB Counselor
TERRI ALVARADO terrialvarado_at_dadeschools.net Locat
ed in Main Office Ext.2293
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Program Standards

• Students must maintain a 2.75 unweighted GPA to
  remain in program
• Students cannot earn lower than a C on their
  report cards
• Must complete all program requirements
• Any form of malpractice (cheating, copying,
  plagiarism) will result in probation status (2nd
  offense will result in expulsion)

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• 1st Quarter Probationary Warning
• 2nd Quarter Probationary Letter/Conference
• 3rd Quarter Progress Monitoring/Letter
• 4th Quarter Progress Monitoring/Letter
• End of Year Exit to an Academy

PROBATION PROCEDURES
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Websites

• www.coralgablescavaliers.org/

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CGHS Academies
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Virtual School
FLVS.net

• STATE MANDATE
• Must take 1 course through virtual school before
  graduation (not Drivers Ed)
• IB Students are WAIVED while in the program

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• Coral Gables Senior High IB Alumni

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Bright Futures
Scholarship Program
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State Universities where Bright Futures
Scholarship Can Be Used
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Coral Gables Senior High School Celebrating
over 25 Years as an IB
WORLD SCHOOL