From 048bff117af1ce45cadcb63c42ffac958dae6e3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jenn Lindemuth <jlindemuth@crics.asia>
Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 04:15:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update handbooks/secondary-academic-handbook

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 title: Secondary Academic Handbook
 description: 
 published: true
-date: 2024-01-04T05:31:01.970Z
+date: 2024-05-01T04:15:51.855Z
 tags: 
 editor: ckeditor
 dateCreated: 2023-09-21T08:11:25.861Z
@@ -324,10 +324,25 @@ dateCreated: 2023-09-21T08:11:25.861Z
 <p>According to Thai government regulations and CRICS policy, Thai language study is required for all students grade K-8 and all students who have not already taken 2 years of Thai Language and Culture. The requirements are available from the Thai Department Head upon request. The CRICS Thai program is provided primarily for full-time CRICS students and follows prescribed standards for history, language, art, geography, government, and culture from the ISAT and ONESCA, our Thailand accreditation organizations.</p>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h2>Advanced Placement<sup>®</sup> Courses</h2>
-<p>CRICS offers Advanced Placement<sup>®</sup> courses when teaching staff are available and willing. “AP gives students the chance to tackle college-level work while they’re still in high school and earn college credit and placement” (copied from<a href="http://ap.collegeboard.org/"> http://ap.collegeboard.org</a>). As may be expected of college-level courses, the time needed for assignments, studying, and deep understanding will exceed the CRICS homework policy. By choosing to enroll in an AP course at CRICS, parents and students recognize this need and agree to devote the necessary time to these higher level courses. Additional information that is crucial for parents and students to understand and agree with can be found on this <a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/what-ap-stands-for">AP Principles site</a>.</p>
+<p>CRICS offers Advanced Placement<sup>®</sup> (AP) courses when teaching staff are available and willing. “AP gives students the chance to tackle college-level work while they’re still in high school and earn college credit and placement” (copied from<a href="http://ap.collegeboard.org/"> http://ap.collegeboard.org</a>). As may be expected of college-level courses, the time needed for assignments, studying, and deep understanding will exceed the CRICS homework policy. By choosing to enroll in an AP course at CRICS, parents and students recognize this need and agree to devote the necessary time to these higher-level courses. Additional information that is crucial for parents and students to understand and agree with can be found on this <a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/what-ap-stands-for">AP Principles site</a>.</p>
 <p>Students are not required to take an AP exam at the end of the year, although it is highly recommended. Students may not repeat an AP course.</p>
 <p>Each AP course has its own prerequisite(s) in an effort to ensure that students can be successful in the course. In addition to the course-specific requirements, all AP courses are contingent upon teacher recommendation.</p>
 <p>AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this handbook.</p>
+<h3>Advanced Placement (AP) Testing</h3>
+<ul>
+  <li>Successful completion of an AP test will not affect a student’s GPA or credits towards graduation.</li>
+  <li>CRICS will offer AP exams on campus upon request and according to the College Board schedule.</li>
+  <li>These exams are not included in regular student fees, so the cost is the responsibility of the family. Payment of the testing fee is required by the end of October for testing in May.</li>
+  <li>Students can report AP test results directly to the university or institution of their choice.</li>
+  <li>We have been informed by university admissions professionals from around the world that universities will assess a student's performance in the context of the school environment. They will check to see that the student has challenged himself or herself to take the most rigorous courses offered at the school. They will not penalize a student for what the school does not offer (such as AP courses), but they will question a student who does not take advantage of every rigorous classroom opportunity that the school does make available.</li>
+  <li>Online AP Courses<ul>
+      <li>Students wanting to take AP courses may take online AP courses separately from the CRICS curriculum. AP Courses are completed in addition to regular, required CRICS courses. Online AP courses do not substitute for courses in the core CRICS curriculum nor for AP courses offered in person at CRICS.</li>
+      <li>The student takes the course on his or her own time and at his or her own expense.</li>
+      <li>AP online courses are extremely time-intensive. It is not recommended that any students take more than one online AP course per semester. A personal commitment by the student and family to spend additional time studying and &nbsp;preparing is crucial for success in the class and on the test. An online AP class may take as much as two hours of additional study time per school day in order to score a 4 or 5 on the exam.</li>
+      <li>Students who choose to take an online AP course need to consider whether they can give the necessary time to required CRICS courses in addition to adding a separate AP course.</li>
+    </ul>
+  </li>
+</ul>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h2>Independent Study Courses</h2>
 <ol>
@@ -364,25 +379,7 @@ dateCreated: 2023-09-21T08:11:25.861Z
   </li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
-<h3>Advanced Placement (AP) Courses and Testing</h3>
-<ul>
-  <li>CRICS offers AP Calculus AB and is considering the addition of other AP courses. While CRICS does not provide many AP courses, AP content is taught in some of our courses. This enables students the opportunity to take AP tests, but additional study and preparation is required for success.</li>
-  <li>Currently, CRICS is piloting two courses that can prepare students for taking AP exams. The courses are Comparative Government &amp; Economics (grade 11) and Calculus (grades 11-12).</li>
-  <li>These courses are not registered AP courses, so they will not be transcripted as AP courses.</li>
-  <li>Successful completion of an AP test will not affect a student’s GPA or credits towards graduation.</li>
-  <li>CRICS will offer AP exams on campus upon request and according to the College Board schedule.</li>
-  <li>These exams are not included in regular student fees, so the cost is the responsibility of the family. Payment of the testing fee is required by the end of October for testing in May.</li>
-  <li>Students interested in taking the AP exam are strongly encouraged to sign up for an additional AP test preparation class whenever these classes are available. These classes would be in addition to regular coursework and instruction.</li>
-  <li>Students can report AP test results directly to the university or institution of their choice.</li>
-  <li>We have been informed by university admissions professionals from around the world that universities will assess a student's performance in the context of the school environment. They will check to see that the student has challenged himself or herself to take the most rigorous courses offered at the school. They will not penalize a student for what the school does not offer (such as AP courses), but they will question a student who does not take advantage of every rigorous classroom opportunity that the school does make available.</li>
-  <li>Online AP Courses<ul>
-      <li>Students wanting to take AP courses may take online AP courses separately from the CRICS curriculum. AP Courses are completed in addition to regular, required CRICS courses. Online AP courses do not substitute for courses in the core CRICS curriculum.</li>
-      <li>The student takes the course on his or her own time and at his or her own expense.</li>
-      <li>AP online courses are extremely time-intensive. It is not recommended that any students take more than one online AP course per semester. A personal commitment by the student and family to spend additional time studying and &nbsp;preparing is crucial for success in the class and on the test. An online AP class may take as much as two hours of additional study time per school day in order to score a 4 or 5 on the exam.</li>
-      <li>Students who choose to take an online AP course need to consider whether they can give the necessary time to required CRICS courses in addition to adding a separate AP course.</li>
-    </ul>
-  </li>
-</ul>
+<h3>&nbsp;</h3>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h2>Mathematics Advancement Policy</h2>
 <ul>