RIGOR increases gradually to REDUCE anxiety
The pressure of national and program-based exams heightens teacher & learner anxiety, but sometimes parents demand these offerings. If you prepare students for those exams, Integrated Science is the the perfect non-test-prep precursor to AP, IB/DP and other test-prep courses. And those who know the IB program quickly see how Integrated Science is a great fit for MYP.
One high school principal comments that Integrated Science “is very strong in terms of content and intellectual rigor, in terms of asking kids to make choices and decisions in collecting and evaluating data. They’re really figuring things out.”
Authentic rigor is not about forced memorization, nor does it need to increase anxiety and stress. Our intentional, coherent multi-year design supports the right kind of rigor.