CURRICULUM, 2011-2012
HIGH School
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Subject
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Grade 9
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Grade 10
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Grade 11&12
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Grade 11 IB courses
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Grade 11&12 AP courses
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English
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English Literature
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English Literature |
English Literature |
IB English A1 SL&IB English B HL
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AP English Literature and Composition
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Advanced ESL
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Advanced ESL |
Advanced ESL |
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Social Studies
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History&Economics
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History&Economics |
History
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IB History SL/HL&IB Economics SL/HL
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AP World History&
AP Microeconomics&
AP Macroeconomics
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Science
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Biology&Chemistry
&Physics
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Biology&Chemistry
&Physics
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Biology&Physics
&Chemistry
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IB Biology SL&IB Chemistry SL/HL&IB Physics SL/HL
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AP Chemistry
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Mathematics
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Geometry
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Algebra II
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Precalculus/
General Math
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IB Mathematics SL/HL
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AP Calculus AB
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Foreign Language
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Chinese
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Chinese |
Chinese |
IB Mandarin A1 SL/HL&IB Mandarin B SL/HL&IB Mandarin ab initio SL
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AP Chinese Language and Culture
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Physical Education
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PE
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PE |
PE |
N/A
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N/A
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Studio Arts
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Studio Art
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N/A
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Studio Art
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IB Visual Arts HL/SL
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AP Studio Art&
AP Art History
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Others
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N/A
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SAT Math& Global Perspectives
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ART |
SOCIAL STUDIES |
SCIENCE |
Placements are determined by test results in English, Math and Chinese
Classroom Schedule
The FDIS Middle and High School daily schedule consists of eight 40-minute periods with five minutes in between classes with a 10- minute break .between 2nd and 3rd period and between 6th and 7th period. Between 4th period and 5th period, there is a 50-minute lunch break. After 8th period every day, there is an extra 30-minute 9th period. 9th period is time reserved for study, review, detentions, counseling, meetings, independent study sessions, student activities, and assemblies.
On Mondays and Fridays, the bus will leave at 3:50 pm. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, extracurricular activities will meet for 40 minutes from 15:50 pm to 16:30 pm. On these days, the bus will leave at 16:40 pm.
