International Baccalaureate authorizes first Career-related Programme (CP)in the state of Arizona
Career and Technical Education in Arizona takes a leap forward with CP
September 2, 2015, Bethesda, MD – The students at ChandlerHigh School in Chandler, Arizonawill soon have another option to choose from when it comes to high-quality preparation for college and career readiness. ChandlerHigh School was recently authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate’s newest educational program, the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme, or CP.
The CPmeets the needs of schools seeking a technical or career-related studies option that combines career-related skills with a rigorous academic program to prepare students for success in a career and/or post-secondary education. Chandler High School is one of four comprehensive high schools in the Chandler Unified School District.
“We have been offering the IB’s flagship Diploma Programme since 1982; in fact, we were the first high school in Arizona authorized to offer the DP over thirty years ago,” said Larry Rother, principal of Chandler High School. “We are excited to bring on the CP as a way to broaden opportunities for our students who are ready to specialize in a career-related field and want the flexibility of going directly into the work force or onto university studies.”
Chandler High School students will be able to choose from six options in the Career-related Programme. These includeengineering, computer science, tv/media production, agriculture, sports medicine, and marketing. Their career-related studies will be complemented by a minimum of two IB Diploma Programme courses, as well as aCP corethat includes an approaches to learning course, community and service, language development and a reflective project.
Drew Deutsch, Regional Director for IB Americas said, “We want to congratulate ChandlerHigh School on its achievement of becoming the first IB World School in Arizona to offer the Career-related Programme. We anticipate that the CP will become one of the IB’s most popular offerings because its flexibility allows schools to cater the programme tothe needs, backgrounds and contexts of their students and their community.”
About the IB
Founded in 1968, the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a non profit foundation, which offers four high quality and challenging education programmes for a worldwide community of schools. For more than 45 years, the IB programmes have gained a reputation for rigour and high academic standards, for preparing students for life in a globalized 21st century and for helping to develop citizens who will create a better, more peaceful world. Currently, more than one million IB students attend over 3,700 schools in 147 countries.