THE AMERICAN PROGRAM CURRICULUM – CCSS
Sagesse High School (SHS), offers a customized American Program (AP), from grades 1 to 12, which has been accredited since 2009 by the Middle States Association Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), Pennsylvania (www.msa-cess.org).
In Lebanon, the American Program, offered by accredited schools, is recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the Equivalency Committee recognizes the High School Diploma. To this extent, holders of this diploma are eligible to join first year Freshman, or its equivalent in other system universities, when applying to American or other system universities.
Lebanese and foreign students must secure an exemption, from the Equivalency Committee, to be allowed to follow a foreign program.
American Program students are required to sit for SAT I, for university admission, and have to meet the requirements set by the Equivalency Committee to receive recognition for their Freshman year.
The courses per grade level offered in the American Program at SHS are listed below.
Students in the Lower and Upper Elementary Divisions take two World Languages (Arabic and French). In the Intermediate Division students may choose two World Languages from Arabic, French, and Spanish and may choose either Visual Arts, ICT or Music Education at Grade 9 AP level. As of Grade 10 AP, students choose their courses and may only opt for one World Language. Students are placed in the Language level that best suits their abilities.
Grades 1 to 3 AP
Arabic Language, Catechism, English Language, French Language, ICT, Mathematics, Music Education, Physical Education, Protect Ed, Science, and Visual Arts.
Grades 4 AP
Arabic Language, Catechism, English Literature, French Language, ICT, Mathematics, Music Education, Physical Education, Protect Ed, Science, Social Studies, and Visual Arts.
Grades 5 AP
Arabic Language, Catechism, English Literature, French Language, ICT, Mathematics, Music Education, Physical Education, Protect Ed, Science, Social Studies, and Visual Arts.
Grades 6 AP
Arabic Language, Catechism, English Literature, French Language, ICT, Mathematics, Music Education, Physical Education, Protect Ed, Science, Social Studies, and Visual Arts.
Grade 7 AP
Arabic Language, Catechism, English Literature, French Language, ICT, Mathematics, Music Education, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, and Visual Arts.
Grade 8 AP
Arabic Language, Biology, Catechism, Chemistry, English Literature, French Language, ICT, Mathematics, Music Education, Physical Education, Physics, Social Studies, Spanish Language and Visual Arts.
Grade 9 AP
Arabic Language, Biology, Catechism, Chemistry, English Literature, French Language, Mathematics, Physical Education, Physics, Social Studies, Spanish Language, and either ICT or Visual Arts or Music Education.
Grade 10 AP
English Literature, Biology or Health & Wellness, Catechism, Chemistry or Art, Economics or ICT, French Language or Spanish Language or Arabic Language, Mathematics Advanced or Mathematics Standard Level, Physics or History, and Physical Education.
Grade 11AP
Business Management or Chemistry or Visual Arts, Catechism, English Literature, French B or Spanish B or Arabic B or French AB or Spanish AB or Arabic AB, Information Technology in a Global Society or Biology or Health & Wellness, Mathematics Standard Level or Mathematics Studies Standard Level, Music Education, Physics or History, and Physical Education.
Grade 12 AP
Business Management or Chemistry or Visual Arts, Catechism, English Literature, French B or Spanish B or Arabic B or French AB or Spanish AB or Arabic AB, Information Technology in a Global Society or Biology, Mathematics Standard Level or Mathematics Studies Standard Level, Music Education, Physics or History, and Physical Education.