High School Programs

DIPLOMA PATHWAYS

Student Choice AES offers multiple courses in all academic areas. This means that students can choose to pursue an IB Diploma, IDI Diploma, or mix and match courses as a part of an American high school curriculum, and all 3 lead to an AES Diploma, which is accredited in the US and recognized globally.

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INSTITUTE FOR DESIGN & INNOVATION

Program Overview AES is part of a growing network of international schools that offer an enhanced pathway focused on innovation and 21st-century learning outcomes. Students can choose the IDI Diploma or take a series of IDI courses.

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through project-based learning.

personal interest and

Thinking, Creative Thinking,

Project-based and experiential

passion. Students are

Communication & Collaboration. IDI

learning pedagogies are at the heart

invested when they have

focuses on developing and assessing

of IDI. Students engage with NGOs

choice and voice in the what,

key skills that are essential in both

and industry leaders as they look for

how, and why of learning.

college and the future of work: complex

ways to impact their communities

Within the scope of the

problem-solving, exploring

and tackle complex problems. Real-

course, IDI students ask

perspectives, entrepreneurial mindset,

world learning, showcasing learning

questions, explore curiosities,

and working with others. IDI focuses on

beyond the classroom, and leading

and apply their talents in a

developing these key skills alongside

teams are part of the IDI experience.

variety of ways.

traditional academic skills.

Engage with real-world problems

Learn through topics of

IDI Diploma and IDI Course Options An IDI Diploma candidate successfully completes IDI Core, IDI Capstone, IDI English, IDI Social Studies, and at least one semester of a design and innovation course. IDI Students can choose IB courses, though they can not do both the IB and IDI Diplomas.

Develop 21st Century Skills: Critical

Variety of Assessments Students may demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways, depending on their interest and skills.

The following examples provide a glimpse into the types of assessments completed by IDI students.

Student Sample #1 <IDI Core> Link Student Sample #2 <IDI Core> Link

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAM

IB Courses Offered 2024-25 Studies in Language & Literature English A Language & Literature SL/HL English A Literature SL/HL School-Supported SelfTaught Literature A SL

Program Overview AES has been authorized to offer the IB Diploma Program since 1982. Students can choose the IB Diploma Program (“the full IB”) or take one or more IB courses. We have open enrollment and an extensive course request advisement process to support students and their families in making decisions that suit their individual goals.

IB Learner Profile “As IB Learners, we strive to be inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective.”

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Variety of Assessments Each IB course lasts two years and has a variety of assessments that could include orals, exhibitions, revised writing, collaborative projects, explorations, and written exams that are either short answers or essays. Multiple-choice exams are rare, only for one exam in a few IB Science subjects. Written exams occur at the end of the two-year course, and each subject except in The Arts has 2-3 exams varying in length.

IB Diploma and IB Course Candidates IB Diploma candidates choose three Higher Level (HL) IB courses and three Standard Level (SL) IB courses.

The HL choices should be the best fit for their strengths and goals. They also take the IB Core/TOK course which includes the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) class and support for their Extended Essay (EE) research paper and their CreativityActivity-Service (CAS) Program. IB Course candidates can choose IB courses at SL and HL, but per AES policy cannot exceed three HL classes. IB Course candidates can choose IDI courses. A student cannot do both the IB and IDI Diplomas

Language Acquisition: French, Mandarin, and Spanish ab initio SL French, Mandarin, and Spanish B SL/HL Individuals & Societies Economics SL/HL Environmental Systems & Societies SL/HL History SL/HL Psychology SL/HL Sciences Biology SL/HL Chemistry SL/HL Computer Science SL/HL Environmental Systems & Societies SL/HL Physics SL/HL Sports Exercise & Health Science SL Mathematics Analysis & Approaches SL/HL Applications & Interpretations SL The Arts Theatre SL/HL Visual Arts SL/HL

IDI PROGRAM

IB PROGRAM

AES DIPLOMA

Questions for students to consider How do I learn best?

What type of assessment model(s) do I prefer?

What are my personal priorities as a person and learner?

What are my university and post-AES goals?

Course catalog: link

AES uses a team approach to supporting students and families in making the best decisions for their individual goals and aspirations. Based on your interests, we will ensure you are able to meet with experts in the programs available.

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