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ACADEMIC PROGRAM The school’s curriculum is international in nature. Upon successful completion of the course of studies, students will be prepared for higher education in their home countries or elsewhere. The language of instruction is English and, where appropriate, the school provides support to students through EAL instruction. When students have identified learning needs, the school offers Learning Support. The School Board has adopted the following educational programs: 1. The Primary Years Program (PYP) for Kindergarten to grade 5. 2. The Middle Years Program (MYP) for grades 6 through 10. 3. The Diploma Program (DP) for grades 11 and 12. While CIS only offers Diploma Program classes in the final two years of high school, it is not necessary for a student to take the full IB Diploma. Alternatively, a student might work towards a CIS High School Diploma by taking a number of Diploma Program Courses, and might follow some, all, or none of the Core Requirements (the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS). In this case, the student will receive an IB Certificate for any subjects taken at examination level, and the CIS High School Diploma providing graduation requirements are met. It may also be possible for students in grades 11 and 12 to have online or tutored courses credited, or to enroll in language, arts, P.E or technology courses not at the Diploma level. CIS aims to be flexible and to provide a suitable academic program to meet the needs of all of our students. Student progress is monitored closely to ensure that courses selected are suiting students’ differing learning needs, tertiary study and career plans. ACADEMIC HONESTY All Senior School students are required to read these guidelines in order to be fully aware of, understand, and agree to adhere to the standards and policies of CIS and the IB with respect to Academic Honesty. Academic honesty requires that all students and teachers respect the integrity of one another's work and recognize the importance of acknowledging and safeguarding intellectual property. Academic dishonesty is a serious violation of the trust upon which our academic community depends. We are committed to the basic academic right that students receive due credit for work submitted for assessment. It is clearly a breach of integrity for students to submit work that represents the work of others as their own. The types of and consequences for such breaches of integrity are outlined below. Academic Malpractice Malpractice is behavior that results in, or may result in, a student (or students) gaining an unfair advantage in an assessment. Malpractice includes: 1. Plagiarism: This is when a student represents the ideas or work of another person as their own. This can be intentional or unintentional, the consequence is the same. 2. Collusion: This is when a student supplies their work to be copied or submitted for assessment by another student. The consequence for both students is the same. 3. Duplication: This is when a student presents the same work for different assessments, (double dipping). 4. Any other behavior that gains an unfair advantage. This includes cheating on an exam or test, taking unauthorized material into an exam or test, misconduct during an exam or test, falsifying a CAS record, etc. CIS Senior School Parent/Student Handbook 6
Consequences of Malpractice at CIS If a student is found guilty of malpractice, the following will occur: • 1st Offense: The student is required to re-do the work and reminded of CIS’s academic policy. Parents are notified by the teacher and the malpractice is noted in school records. • 2nd Offense: The student is given zero for the work, parents are notified by the Principal, and the student receives disciplinary consequences. This second malpractice offense is noted in school records. • 3rd Offense: If a student is found guilty of a 3rd breach of academic honesty, they will receive no credit for the relevant course, and may be recommended for withdrawal. Any student who is found guilty of repeated malpractice, (or a serious first offense) is ineligible during the school year for any award or citation that requires good moral character as a criterion for selection. Note: CIS has the responsibility and reserves the right to contact prospective colleges and/or universities when a student has committed a serious breach of our Academic Honesty policy, to notify them of the nature of the malpractice. Consequences of Malpractice at IB If the IB finds a student guilty of malpractice, the following will occur: • If the amount of plagiarism is considered to be minimal, zero marks will be awarded for the assessment component, but a grade will still be awarded for the subject. This is referred to as ‘Academic Infringement’ • If a candidate is found to have plagiarized all or part of any assignment then no grade will be awarded for the subject. This automatically means that no Diploma can be awarded. • Misconduct during an examination will result in no grade being awarded for the specific subject involved. This automatically means no Diploma can be awarded. • If a candidate falsifies a CAS record, no Diploma will be issued until 12 months after the examination session have passed. The CAS record will need to be correctly completed. • If the case of malpractice is very serious, the candidate may not be allowed to re-register for examinations in any future session • An IB Diploma may be withdrawn from a candidate at any time if malpractice is subsequently established A full outline of the IB Academic Honesty Policy is available on the School and IB websites, and from the DP Coordinator. ACADEMIC PROBATION In order to ensure that students are able to cope with the demands of the Diploma Program, certain expectations are in place concerning the transfer between the Middle Years and Diploma Programs. Students must receive a minimum of 40 points in the MYP if they are to proceed directly to the Diploma. If a student receives between 36 and 40 points, they enter the Diploma on Probation. Probation means that they will begin Grade 11 following the full Diploma Program, but their progress will be monitored carefully. They will be expected to take advantage of all pastoral, academic and linguistic support offered. Should it be felt that the full Diploma course load is proving to be too challenging an experience, students will be required to switch pathways, and to focus on achieving the CIS High School Diploma rather than the IB Diploma. If a student is failing to achieve 24 points by the end of Semester 1 in DP, such a switch will be strongly recommended. Students who score lower than 36 points in the MYP are not recommended to enter the Diploma Program. CIS Senior School Parent/Student Handbook 7
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