Pre-IB Academy Program at EHS
The first two years (9th and 10th grade) in the Academy program at Elgin High School will prepare the students for the rigors of the International Baccalaureate coursework. The program for these two years was developed locally as the foundational courses of the EHS Gifted and Talented Academy (the first name of the academy at EHS) and the courses still serve as the foundation for the most academically challenging coursework preparing students for success in the Diploma Programme.
The students in the Academy grades 9 and 10 cohort are together in their core courses(English, Math, Science, and Social Studies). Teachers have received professional development in Gifted and Talented Education and/or IB Training which allows for teachers to integrate the characteristics of the IB Learner Profile and the Approaches to Teaching and Learning into their lessons and classroom culture.
The first two years (9th and 10th grade) in the Academy program at Elgin High School will prepare the students for the rigors of the International Baccalaureate coursework. The program for these two years was developed locally as the foundational courses of the EHS Gifted and Talented Academy (the first name of the academy at EHS) and the courses still serve as the foundation for the most academically challenging coursework preparing students for success in the Diploma Programme.
The students in the Academy grades 9 and 10 cohort are together in their core courses(English, Math, Science, and Social Studies). Teachers have received professional development in Gifted and Talented Education and/or IB Training which allows for teachers to integrate the characteristics of the IB Learner Profile and the Approaches to Teaching and Learning into their lessons and classroom culture.