Here - International School Manila

Required Courses 2012-2013
Geography Grade 9
Pre-requisite: None
1 year course, 1 credit
This required course which runs throughout Grade 9 looks at contemporary issues in
geography. The course covers the topics of water use, development and sustainable
development, population change and migration and the human response to hazards. These
themes are major concerns of our time and the decisions our generation makes will have
consequences for future generations. By studying Manila, the Philippines and a selection of
countries from the rest of the world students see how geography is not content merely to
describe but also seeks to explain and offer solutions. Geography will build on the skills
acquired in the Middle School and will broaden these to ensure a smooth transition into the
IB programme while providing opportunities for students to become ethical contributors to
the world.
20 th Century World History Grade 10
Pre-requisite: None
2 semesters done over 2 years, 1 credit
To run concurrently with Geography, this required course is a survey of the major social,
political and economic forces of the 20 th Century. Through themes and case studies, the
people, events and ideas that have shaped the landscape of the past century are examined.
Major activities include lecture, discussion, interpretation of historical documents and
other media, research-based projects and written assignments in the form of expository
essays.
Geography Grade 10
Pre-requisite: None
2 semesters done over 2 years, 1 credit
To run concurrently with History this required course which runs throughout Grade 9 looks
at contemporary issues in geography. The course covers the topics of water use,
development and sustainable development, population change and migration and the
human response to hazards. These themes are major concerns of our time and the decisions
our generation makes will have consequences for future generations. By studying Manila,
the Philippines and a selection of countries from the rest of the world students see how
geography is not content merely to describe but also seeks to explain and offer solutions.
Geography will build on the skills acquired in the Middle School and will broaden these to
ensure a smooth transition into the IB program while providing opportunities for students to
become ethical contributors to the world.
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