The American School of Douala is a Candidate School* for the Diploma Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School.
These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that The American School of Douala believes is important for our students. *Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP).
Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.
For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org
By educating students we can create a better world. The learner pro le expresses our mission statement in action.
As a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), we are working toward offering the following subjects upon authorization. This proposed curriculum reflects our commitment to providing a rigorous, globally-minded education that prepares students for success in higher education and beyond.
Students must select One subject from each of the following six groups ( With some flexibility in Group 6):
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Group
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Subject Area
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Examples
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Group 1
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Studies in language literature
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English A: Language & Literature
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Group 2
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Language Acquisition
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French B
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Group 3
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Individuals and societies
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Global politics, Economics, Business Management
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Group 4
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Sciences
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Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Computer Science
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Group 5
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Mathematics
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Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation
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Group 6
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The Arts
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Visual Arts
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In addition to six subjects, students must also complete the IB Core:
The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common
humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.
Download the IB learner profile.
Courier Address: American School of Douala, 771 Avenue de L’independence
B.P. 1909 Douala – Republic of Cameroon, Central Africa
