AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL

1- WHO NEEDS AN ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA?
2- WHY INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL?
3- HOW TO REGISTER?
4- CURRICULUM
5- HIGH SCHOOL COURSES
6- GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
7- FEES AND TUITION
8- BOOKS
9- COMPLETED SECONDARY/HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
10- COURSES DURATION
11- AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL SERVICES
12- STUDIES FORMALITIES
13- GRADING CRITERIA

AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

Most jobs today require at least a high school diploma, and thanks to online schools, you can now obtain your high school diploma from the comfort and privacy of your own computer.

International Council is now offering a unique and flexible approach to earn the American high school diploma using computer-based courses.

The American High School is accredited by SACS (Southern Association of College and Schools) and by CITA (Commission on International and Trans-regional Accreditation).

WHO NEEDS AN ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA?

• Needs a job! Most jobs today require a high school diploma at minimum.
• Works in skilled or unskilled labor and wants a new or different job.
• Is looking for more responsibility and higher pay at work

o Is ready to prepare for a college degree
o Wants to transition from an hourly-wage job to a salaried position

• Suffers from discipline problems.
• Suffers from poor academics in a specific area.
• Have health issues.
• Enjoy working at their own pace.
• Have difficulty concentrating on their work.
• Needs to schedule their schoolwork around a career (such as acting) also benefit from an online high school education.

WHY INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL?

• Wants to earn his High School diploma from an Internationally & Regionally Accredited School
• Wants to customize his educational plans and earn a diploma using 21st century technology.
• Wants to attend a private world-class online high school.
• Dropped out of school, but want to get his nationally recognized high school diploma.
• Wishes to continue with post secondary studies at an accredited college or university.
• Wants a better job and better pay.
• Wants to complete courses at his own place and at times that best fit his daily schedules especially that course can be started at any time during the year.
• Is looking for an individual attention and personal support from our online teachers and our faculty and staff.
• Would like to receive one-on-one instruction and guidance from certified teachers

HOW TO REGISTER?

• Recent personal photo.
• Copy of passport.
• Updated CV.
• Work experience attestations (If available)
• Last educational high school grade.

o 8th grade in case the student wants to register for the 9th grade.
o 8th and 9th grade in case the student wants to register for the 10th grade
o 8th, 9th and 10th grade in case the student wants to register for the 11th grade
o 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th grade in case the student wants to register for the 12th grade

CURRICULUM

At International Council, the student will find the same classes that he finds in traditional high schools. We provide a comprehensive set of high school classes online that cover core subjects, as well as additional areas of study.

• Courses include extensive professional-level readings supplemental to the assigned text, and require the assimilation and measurable application of large blocks of knowledge.

• Challenging assignments have been designed to promote strong critical thinking, analytical, and communicative skills. Each course has been developed and reviewed by multiple field experts, and is subject to regular revision.

• Faculties, who are nationally-recruited, select and approve the text or texts and readings for each course.

• Qualified faculty and significant learning resources are in place to facilitate and foster student success: that is the High School’s ultimate objective.

HIGH SCHOOL COURSES

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

FEES AND TUITION

Enrolling at International Council to complete your high school diploma is a great value as well as a great investment in your future.

The cost for each grade is as follows:

• Each of the 9th, 10th and 11th grade costs $1500*.
• The 12th grade costs $2500*

*excluding registration, administrative and logistic fees.

BOOKS

• All core courses have digital textbooks that are included in the enrollment fee for your course. Core courses are English, Math, Science, Social Science, Health, and Foreign Languages.

N.B: User names and passwords will be issued to students as soon as the registration process is complete so they can access the online material.

• Advanced Placement & Career Technical courses: A hard copy books is needed to be ordered from the publisher or through Amazon.com prior to beginning the course.

COMPLETED SECONDARY/HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

International students who have already received a high school diploma or its equivalent from his native country must successfully complete the below classes that are specific to an American diploma, in order to obtain an American High School diploma.

• American Government
• Economics
• Health
• English 11 (American Literature)
• English 12 (British Literature)
• American History

This assumes that students have already completed 4 years each of Science, Mathematics, and their native language; as well as World Geography and World History.

Students who have completed Health and/or Economics as part of their original high school diploma are exempted from those courses, but must still complete a total of 4.0 units in order to earn a diploma. Additional credit can be made up by completing an elective course of their choice.

COURSES DURATION

The time is spent doing textbook or online readings, completing interactive activities, responding to a discussion topic, and completing the assessment. Some students, who are disciplined and self-motivated, have been able to complete each lesson in just a couple of hours.

Once a lesson is completed, the student may move on to the next lesson and complete the course as fast as he would like. If he needs more time for special circumstances, it is also possible to receive an extension past the normal 18 weeks per semester.

AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL SERVICES

Independent study students will have access through email, telephone, and special appointments with an independent study teacher who is also an expert in their disciplinary area.

STUDIES FORMALITIES

• WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS: Students will be evaluated based on their ability to answer questions to worksheets provided in the course. Each assignment will present questions regarding information learned throughout the unit lessons. Students will be graded based on the number of answers scored correctly.
• EXAMS: Exams and assessments for the High School courses are all given online, via the Internet in a computerized format.
Most questions (true/false, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, matching) are computer graded, although short answer and essay questions need to be reviewed by the instructor before a complete grade for the exam can be given.
• Prompt submission during the time frame in which project was due, according to the schedule of assignments.
• Synthesis and analysis are organized, neat, typed and concise.
• Student demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of material.
• Responses to all specific questions are thorough, pertinent and accurate.
• Responses manifest critical thinking and full understanding

GRADING CRITERIA

• The quality and regularity of student-initiated contributions (via email). A minimum of ten interventions are required – at least one per week.
• Student demonstrated knowledge of weekly reading assignments: including required submission of chapter syntheses and preparation of end-of-chapter exercises.
• The quality and frequency of constructive comments in discussion.
• The degree to which the student shares relevant workplace and/or personal experience and knowledge – a sign of collaborative learning and a means by which to evaluate and apply concepts learned to real-life situations

Final grades for assessments and exams are completed and posted within 48 hours in the student's online grade book, so that students may move on to the next lesson.