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Absolutely. If your student takes and succeeds in challenging courses that prepare them for AP® courses and exams, then your student may talk to our AP® Path program coordinator about joining the AP® Path Program. This is recommended before the end of their sophomore year so they have time to take five AP®s in their last two years of high school. Three AP® courses and exams in one year is a grueling schedule. Also, remember that qualified students can join an AP® course without necessarily being in the AP® Path Program.

It depends.

While the AP® Path of five or more AP® courses and exams is a great option for students who want to apply to certain academically selective colleges and universities around the world, it is not absolutely necessary to be accepted into a university in the US. Taking AP® courses can enhance a student’s college application, or help them achieve a college degree in a shorter time-frame. However, some colleges in the United States do not require AP® courses, instead, they look for academic curiosity and commitment, leadership, engagement in many diverse activities, and positive recommendations from their teachers. Students can demonstrate all of this at the 91´«Ã½ without taking AP® courses, though students will have access to more university options with success in AP® courses.

To apply to colleges in Europe, students usually need to pass at least three AP courses and exams. What is more important is that students take the right combination of AP courses. For example, if a student wants to go to a university in the UK to study biology, we would recommend at a minimum that they take AP English Language, AP Calculus, and AP Biology. Our academic and college advisors will work with your student to ensure they understand the college application process and have the opportunity to take the required courses they need to apply to the university of their choice.

We try to meet our students where they are. We want them to be successful by drawing on their unique strengths and interests. AP® courses require the ability to complete college-level work and comfort with standardized testing. If your student’s strengths and/or interests are not aligned with a standardized, test-based curricular program, we do not recommend the AP® Path for them. Instead, your student will benefit from our other academic courses, which are more flexible in their approach to teaching and are tailored to meet the individual’s learning styles, needs, and interests. These courses use progressive techniques like experiential teaching, project-based learning, and inquiry-based teaching. It is these classes that make the 91´«Ã½ truly unique.

The benefit of these courses is that they are not standardized like the AP®s, so they are academically challenging and stimulating in ways that suit each student. If your student has strength in a particular subject area and they desire to take a standardized AP® course in that subject, they are welcome to discuss this with their academic advisor.

Students are challenged physically and artistically through sports, outdoor activities, handcrafts, art, and music classes. We believe that these skills are just as valuable as a student’s academic skills and we seek to nurture those strengths in your student as well.

Yes! Of course!

Not only are they able to, but they are also expected to. While some AP® courses do require additional instructional hours, they will not prevent your student from participating in hikes, ski days, and other co-curricular courses. All students benefit from a well-rounded education that allows them to explore diverse ways of knowing the world, their community, and themselves. Students who are physically and socially active and who engage with nature are more likely to succeed academically.

We work with oour students throughout the year to ensure success in their AP® courses and exams, and we expect that our exam takers will do well. If they are in danger of failing a course and/or an exam, we will notify and communicate with you.