Holy Trinity Catholic High School

IB Middle Years Programme
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Students who have completed junior high at an IB Middle Years school are eligible to enter the final year of the MYP programme at Holy Trinity.

The MYP programme focuses on:

Holistic Learning: An approach to teaching and learning that emphasizes the interrelatedness of subject areas and of these subjects to the real world. Students learn to combine relevant knowledge, experience and critical thinking to solve authentic problems.

Intercultural Awareness: The development of students’ attitudes, knowledge and skills as they learn about their own and others’ social and national cultures. The programme encourages students to consider multiple perspectives.

Communication: Good command of one’s own language enables clear expression of ideas, attitudes and feelings. Listening to what others have to say, self-reflection, and encouraging various forms of expression are all part of communication. The learning of other languages extends that competence and teaches appreciation of different cultures and ways of thinking.

Areas of Interaction: Five important elements known as the areas of interaction focus on students’ intellectual and social development. They provide a framework of learning, allowing connections among the core subjects.

The five areas of interaction are:

Approaches to Learning
    How do I learn best?
    How do I know?
    How do I communicate my understanding?

Community and Service
    How do we live in relation to each other?
    How can I contribute to the community?
    How can I help others?

Human Ingenuity
Why and how do we create?
What are the consequences?

Environments
    Where do we live?
    What resources do we have or need?
    What are my responsibilities?

Health and Social Education
    How do I think and act?
    How am I changing?
    How can I look after myself and others?

These areas are addressed through core subjects but also through interdisciplinary teaching, school wide activities and the personal project.

Personal Project: a significant independent piece of work that is intended to be the culmination of the student’s sustained involvement with the five areas of interaction and the MYP programme. The personal project begins in grade 9 and must be completed in grade 10.

INFORMATION FOR MYP STUDENTS ONLY

Courses Required to Complete the Full MYP

· MYP English 10 MYP Math 10

MYP Social 10 MYP Science 10

(Pre-requisite for above: 70% or higher in grade 9.)

· MYP French 20 IB or Spanish 10

· MYP Physical Education 10

· One or more of the following:

MYP Art 10

MYP Music 10

MYP Drama 10

MYP Technology

MYP Foods

· Personal Project

An MYP certificate will be issued by Holy Trinity.

Courses Required for Partial Completion of the MYP

Students not meeting a pre-requisite mark are eligible to complete portions of the MYP.

Students should register in:

· MYP Physical Education 10

· MYP Technology (CTS)

· MYP Foods

· One or more of the following:

MYP Art 10

MYP Music 10

MYP Drama 10

MYP French 20 IB or Spanish 10

·Any of the MYP 4 core subjects they meet the pre-requisites for.

· Personal Project

An MYP certificate listing completed portions will be issued by Holy Trinity.

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO COMPLETE THE MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM (MYP)

(Only available to students from an MYP Junior High) AND THE DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN GR. 11 and 12

THREE YEAR COURSE PLAN: Full MYP (Gr.10) + IB Diploma (Gr. 11/12)

GRADE 10

English 10 Pre-IB/MYP (5 credits)

French 20 IB (5) or Spanish 10 (5)

Social Studies 10 Pre-IB/MYP (5)

Science 10 Pre-IB/MYP (5)

Math 10 Pre-IB/MYP (5)

Physical Education 10 (5)

Religion 15 (3)

Calm (3)

Art 10 (3 or 5) or Music 10 (5) or Drama 10

(If planning to take Art 20 IB or Music 20 IB or Theatre Arts 20IB in grade 11) or

OPTION or Chemistry 20 if student plans to complete all 3 sciences by gr.12.

Note: All MYP core subjects are offered as a combination of Pre-IB /MYP. These courses have entrance requirements.

GRADE 11

(Arts Oriented Student)

English 20 IB (5)

French 30 IB (5) or Spanish 20 Ab Initio (5)

Social Studies 20 IB (5)

Math 20 IB (5)

Math 30 IB (5)

Art 20 IB or Music 20 IB (5) or Theatre Arts 20 IB (5)

Biology 20 IB (5)

Biology 25 IB (3)

TOK 25 (3)

GRADE 11

(Science Oriented Student)

English 20 IB (5)

French 30 IB (5) or Spanish 20 Ab Initio(5)

Social Studies 20 IB (5)

Math 20 IB

Math 30 IB (5)

Physics 20 IB (5)

Biology 20 IB (5)

Biology 25 IB (3)

TOK 25 (3)

GRADE 12	GRADE 12
(Arts Oriented Student)	(Science Oriented Student)

English 30 IB (5)	English 30 IB (5)
French 31A IB (5) or Spanish 30 Ab Initio (5)	French 31A IB (5) or Spanish 30 Ab Initio (5)
Social Studies 30 IB (5)	Social Studies 30 IB (5)
Math 31 IB (5)	Math 31 IB (5)
Art 30 IB or Music 30 IB (5) or Theatre Arts 30 IB (5)	Physics 30 IB (5)
Biology 30 IB (5)	Biology 30 IB (5)
English 35 IB (3)	English 35 IB (3)
Social 35 IB (3)	Social 35 IB (3)
Spare or Option	Spare or Option or Chemistry 30
TOK 35	TOK 35

IB DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN GRADE 11 AND 12 MUST ALSO COMPLETE: Extended Essay and Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)

Students who do not take a Full MYP program may register in IB Diploma courses in Grade 11 if prerequisites are met.

For further IB information please see:

Mr. Brent McDonough

IB Coordinator

Mrs. Cathy Nissen

Principal

Mr. Joseph Dumont

Counsellor

Holy Trinity Catholic High School
7007-28 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta. T6K 4A5
Tel: (780) 462-5777
Fax: (780) 462-5820