Academy of International Studies
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Freshman Year
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Required Classes:
- Global Biology*
- English 9 - AIS*
- World History: Transformations* or AP World History
- Healthful Living
*Courses can be taken as standard or honors credit
Activities:
First Quarter
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Getting to Know AIS
Second Quarter
- Hosting CultureFest
Third Quarter
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Model UN Conferences
Fourth Quarter
- Fundraising for WAMUNC Trip
Sophomore Year
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Required Classes:
- English 10 - AIS*
- Civic Literacy - AIS*
*Courses can be taken as standard or honors credit
Activities:
First Quarter
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Understanding Global/Domestic Issues
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Overview of Ecuador AIS Trip option with APES
Second Quarter
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Attend CultureFest
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Position Papers for NAIMUN Trip
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
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Community change project
Junior Year
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Activities:
First Quarter
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Meet with your Guidance Counselor about post-HS goals to determine next steps for junior year
Second Quarter
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Attend AIS CultureFest
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VAMUN Model UN Trip with MUN Club
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
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Senior Year
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Required Classes:
- 4 mandatory leadership & ethics workshops -- students will complete 1 Leadership Book Study, 2 Ethics Workshops, and the culminating AIS Leadership Retreat at Triangle Training Center (Pittsboro, NC)
- AIS Senior Statement of Purpose
Activities:
First Quarter
Second Quarter
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Attend AIS CultureFest
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Attend First AIS Capstone leadership session
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Attend Second AIS Capstone leadership session
Third Quarter
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Attend Third AIS Capstone leadership session
Fourth Quarter
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Verify final AIS standing based on completed courseload
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AIS International Trip
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AIS Senior Celebration
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Other Requirements:
World Languages Requirement
- AIS requires that students must complete two courses in a single World Language (while enrolled in high school)
AIS-Approved Honors Elective Requirement (choose one)
- Honors Creative Writing 2
- Honors Global Cinema and Filmmaking
- Honors Global Cultures and Minority Studies
- Honors Global Systems and Issues
AIS-Approved AP Elective Requirement (choose one)
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Human Geography
- AP Statistics
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AIS International Trip
In the Spring of 2020, a group of CHS students were set to go on a trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland and the surrounding area to dive deeper into the geopolitical and socioeconomic consequences of “The Troubles” from the 20th century and most recently, “Brexit.”
This year, AIS has a plan to revive that trip and expand the journey overseas to “The Two Irelands.” Our goal is to offer a small group of students the opportunity to apply their studies via a visit to Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland in a post-Brexit world. Their objective will be to better understand the nuances and reality of the European Union, international relations and trade as well as national governance.