Shanghai Livingston
American School
Welcome to the
2015– 2016 School Year
Middle School Program
In Middle School, students take Music and the 4 CORE classes which
consist of English/ESL, Math, Science and History. Students will take
either On level, Pre AP or ESL courses.
All Middle School students will take the following subjects either
in the fall or spring semester:
Physical Education (P.E)
Information Technology (I.T)
Middle School students may select from many
different electives such as:
Foreign languages:
• MS Chinese 1, 2 or 3
• MS Japanese 1, 2, 3
• MS Spanish 1, 2, 3
• Home Language Chinese and Japanese
Fine Arts:
• Art , Drawing, Drama, Pottery, Dance, Choir & Orchestra/Band
Career:
• Cooking,, Speech & Newspaper
Science:
• MS Science Creative Lab & Horticulture
High School Program
In High School, students take
the four CORE classes which
consist of English/ESL, Math,
Science and Social
Studies/History. Students will
take either on level, Pre AP or
ESL courses.
High School students will
take 3 to 4 elective courses
each year.
Students taking AP courses may
be assigned a study hall to
provide extra study time.
Only Grade 12 students may take
a study hall if they have
completed all other graduation
requirements.
Pre AP & AP courses
(courses offered each year depend on student preference surveys)
Pre AP English Grade 9-12
Pre AP Biology
Pre AP Chemistry
Pre AP Physics
Pre AP Pre Algebra
Pre AP Algebra 1 & 2
Pre AP Geometry
AP Calculus
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
AP French Language
AP Spanish Language
AP Chinese Language
AP English Language
AP English Literature
AP World History
AP US History
AP Human Geography
AP European History
AP Psychology
AP Government and
Politics
Electives
(courses offered each year depend on student preference surveys)
Career Technology
Fine Arts
Computer Applications
Art I, II
Photography/Film/ Editing
Fashion Design
Graphic Design / Web Page
Asian Art
Python
Drawing
AP Computers
3 D Art
Cooking
Pottery
Science
Drama
Psychology
Dance Hip Hop
Horticulture
Dance Latin/Salsa
Ecology
Orchestra/Band
Choir
Foreign Language
Spanish I, II, III
Chinese I, II, III
Home Language Chinese
AP Chinese
Japanese I II III
Home Language Japanese
Language Arts
Newspaper
Speech/ Debate
Graduation Plans
Subject
Advanced Diploma
Accelerated Advanced Diploma
LAS Diploma
English
4 credits Standard English (a maximum of 1
credit is granted for ESL courses)**
1 credit AP English
English required
4 credits (a maximum of 2 credits are granted
for ESL courses)***
1 credit AP English
English required
4 credits (a maximum of 2 credits are granted
for ESL courses)***
English 11 and 12 required
Social Studies
4 credits
1 credit of an AP social studies class required
4 credits
1 credit of an AP social studies class required
US History required
Econ/Government required
3 credits
US History required
Econ/ Government required
US History required
Econ/ Government required
Mathematics
4 credits
Algebra 1 required
Geometry required
Algebra 2 required
4 credits
Algebra 1 required
Geometry required
Algebra 2 required
3 credits
Algebra 1 required
Science
4 credits
1 credit of an AP science class required
Biology required
3 credits
1 credit of an AP science class required
Biology required
3 credits
Biology required
Foreign Language
4 credits
3 years the same language
2 credits
2 years the same language
3 credits
2 years the same language
Health & Phys. Ed.
2 credits
2 credit
2 credit
Fine Arts
3 credits
2 credits
2 credits
Electives
4 credits
2 credits
5 credits
Career/Technology
1 credit
1 credit
1 credit
Total Units
30 credits
24 credits
26 credits
Grades 6-12 COMMUNITY SERVICE projects
Each year, secondary students
go to a rural area of China to
perform community service,
camp with their team mates
and build bonding
relationships with staff and
students.
Our expectation is that
all students will
participate in this
week long experience
either here in
Shanghai or on the
field trip.
Community Service
25 hours required each year
Shanghai Trip
will earn 5 hours
Rongshui
Adventure will earn
20 hours
Standardized tests
Students in grades K-12 will take the Measurement of Academic Progress test 3 times a
year.
Students in grades 3 through 8 will take the ITBS (Iowa Test
of Basic Skills) each year in October. The ITBS is a progress
monitoring tool that allows us to track the growth of our students in
order to adjust our curriculum according to their needs.
All Students in grades 9-11 will take the PSAT in October. The
information from the test will be used by staff to monitor students
academic growth in comparison to students in the same grade in the
United States.
The ITBS and PSAT will also help us to determine placement for the
coming year courses.
All students in Grade 12 must take the SAT in order to graduate.
SLAS is a testing center for both the SAT & ACT.